The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
ONLY one WAY OPEN
Solution Of Race Problem Lies in
Christian Education, Says Rev.
]. M. Waldron.
Mr.. Waldron Has Been in Work for
Years-Wil Speak
Here.

minneapolis people who have a genuine
desire to secure better knowledge of the
race problem will have an excellent oppor-
tunity to do SO during the next two weeks
Rev. J. Milton Waldron, pastor Of the
Bethel Bible and Industrial School and In
stitutfonal church in Jacksonville, is in the
city and will make several public adj
dresses. Those already arranged are at
Lyndale Congregational church. Sunday
evening, Nov. 20, Plymouth church. Sun
day evening, Dec. 6, and Henepin Avenue
M. e., Sunday morning, Dec. 8. and he is
open to engagements during any of his
| unoccupied time.
| It really requires documentary evidence
| to convince people meeting Mr.. Waldron
that he belongs even remotely to the race
for which he is working, as to all appear
ances he is a white man. While Mr.. Wal
dron is in the north primarily to interest
| philanthrOpic people in the institu ton with
which he is connected, the promotion Of
the welfare Of the whole race is his mis-
sion and the means by which this be
accomplished is his chief theme in his
public addresses.
! Mr.. Waldron is a graduate of Lincoln
university in Pennsylvania and has been
making for twenty years deep and
earnest study of the problems of his race
in the light of New Testament principles.
His conclusion is that the future of the
| south for both white and colored races
1
titan education. The purpose Of his school
and church is thus stated by Mr.. Waldron:
ITO make Christianity practical among
1.-THE masses, to lead the colored people to
increase their efforts to provide for them
selves Industrial and educational advan-
ttages, and to show them by concrete ex-
ample that their churches may properly
land profitably be utilized as schools
/ The Institutional church Is twelve years
/ old and carries on in addition to the usual
religious work of a church, a night school
for those unable to attend other schools
on account of age, ignorance, poverty OF
| lack of school facilities, a kindergarten
classes in homework, cooking and bust
i ness training, free reading room and cir
|culating library, free lecture course, and 9
Bible training school for lay workers.
The colored people have supported the
work from the beginning themselves anC
/ will probably be, able to provide for Its
i future maintenance, but in the fire all Of
/ the buildings We're burned, the insurance
merely paying the debts upon the propert!
and clearing the land, valued at $4,000
of incunbrance. The people lost theil
property also but have succeeded by great
sacrifice in making a beginning of a new
building fund. The temporary structure
provided must be removed on account OF
the danger of fire and the cheapest build
4 ing that can be built will cost $4,000, hall
of which is secured. another $1,000 being
pledged conditionally.
| The work has the hearty approval of the
city officials and of leading citizens Of the
state, and southern white people aid fl
financially, as they are able. but the fire
made it necessary for all of the white con.
l gregations of the city to seek assistance
from friends in the north to enable then
i to rebuild.
4 While in Minneapolis Mr.. Waldron is
making his headquarters at IA Fourth
street S.