The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-08
PLEAS FOR NEGRO Y. NJ. c. 4.
Bishop Potter ana Booker washington ~
q Mass Meeting.

Bishop Potter ana Booker Washington at
q Mass Meeting.
The importance Of bodily exercise and
training for the young negroes who hope
to compete successfully in the activities
Of this city was the theme Of a number Of
addresses made before a mass meeting in
Carnegie Hall yesterday afterno on.
The meeting was held by the Colored
Mems Branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association Of this city and nearly 1000
were present. Upon the stage we're 100
or 90 speakers, officers and singers. One
Of the principal purposes Of the meeting
was to raise money toward lifting t2s 900
debt on the property Of the branch at asa
and 254 West Fifty-third street.
The secretary announced at the close Of
the meeting that the amount raised was
about $4,000. OF this J. Pierpont Morgan
contributed $500 The general association
has agreed to duplicate every dollar that
the branch raises before July /.
Bishop H. c. Potter and Booker T. Wash
ington we're the principal speakers.
Preventive methods are the best,
said Bishop Potter, in beginning his adj
dress. And there il none more proven
tive than that which recognizes the isola-
ZION Oh n young ilAAAAl VI NhdloNNI bAbAta VI
color. Lees and less does II become easy
for a young man 10 relate himself to the
domestic life.
Lees and less II our modern social life
organized on a basis which enables us to
bring ourselves easily into contact with
the lives Of others. II we really knew
what the people Of the so-called dark
ages were, We would know that they were
far above US in this respect
Mr. Washington then arose amid cheers
and TIE waving Of handkerchiefs. He told
frst " the hopeful conditions Of the oolored
race IN New York and said that he had never
stood before a finer looking lot Of people
I have always been proud OF my raos
and am prouder Of II this afternoon than
ever before No temptation, were IL physi-
oally possible, could make me become a
Japanese, a ChinATnan. an EnEhshman
OF any other but an American negro. /
am told by Mr.. Jerome, the District Attor-
ney Of your city, that the colored people
here are q most reputable element; am
glad to see that this organization has the
confidence, the sympathy and the active
support Of the Christian ministry Of the
city. The best thing about this orEaniza-
ton Il that Il concerns itself with the negro's
believe that II you take care Of your body
the Lord viii attend to the soul. The
great trouble is with the negro's body.
Everybody believes that the negro Will
be saved and that his soul has an eteTnal
abiding place. but the trouble h with his
body. This organization makes . young
man keep In good trim. And unless the
negro young man keeps a strong and v1gor-
QUE body he cannot hope % compete With
the rest Of the people In this OF any other
city. You can't cit up At q card game
In a saloon all night and hold your job
long
In closing Mr.. Washington said that he
would sit down because be was afraid Of
repeating and told this story. He Wa
called 10 TO q little church In Alabama where
The oongreGation had Refused TO pay the
preacher. While he was making q speech
an old negro IN the back part Of the room
kept saying IN loud tones;
We ain't gYtns to pay fnl We amt
gWine 70 pay 'iml'
After being Interrupted several tines
Mr.. Washington aslred the old man Why
he objected 70 paying TIE preaohsr.
Because We paid I'm foh dem nnma
sermons lac year.