The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-04-28
SOCIAL REFORM
Burning Question in the Minds of the
People-Plans on Foot for
United Effort.

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the Negroes of Nashville of all class
es. The preachers, the teachers, bust
ness men and rank and file of the best
people of the city realize that there
is great need Of social reform. To
this end there are several movements
under way now that are indicative CT
a campaign being inaugurated that
will greatly benefit this city. The de-
sire to train up the young people in
the proper way is Selling all classes
and they are making strenuous efforts
10 organize in the churches, among
the professional classes, in the lodges
and among the business men, and t.
blend all of the organizations into
one central body for the purpose of
making a campaign against vice and
immortality. Several meetings have
been held already by the Ministers
Alliances of the different denomina-
tions, also by the professional classes
and the business men as well. Re-
Gently the doctors held a rousing
meeting at the Mt. Olive Baptist
Church at which a special war was
waged against the dreaded plague, tu-
%herculosis. The doctors have their or
%ganiZation known as Rock City Aca-
deny of Medicine" The Methodist
Episcopal, the African Methodist and
the Baptist preachers all have their
minister's alliances, and from each
body the information is CLEANED that
they are taking steps to organize for
a campaign of reform. The business
men are not in the least negligent
of their duty along this line, and
while they are not active in their bust
ness leagues, they have expressed
themselves as heartily In favor of the
campaign and will promptly fall in
line with some of the above ~organjza-
lions. Prof. Haynes, of Fisk Univer-
sity, is interesting himself in this
work and it is understood that the
faculty of Fisk University is also in
terested with him. Another move
ment that must not be lost sight of is
that put forth by Prof. F. G. Smith,
principal of Pearl High School, to aid
one Of the graduates in their efforts
to better their condition. The teach
ers as a whole are manifesting an
interest in the social reform move
ment. The information comes from
all of these organizations that they
are each anxious for this general
meeting and the united campaign.
Nashville is greatly in need of such
an effort. There are evidences of it
on every hand. There is scarcely a
block in the citv where the 2 -
be found a pool room and a soft
drink stand. The young people con
gregate in these places in large num-
bers and dance and carouse day
and night. Homes are being broken
up and boys and girls of tender years
are going to destruction through
these agencies. Mothers and fathers
seem helpless to check the TRADE.
They hold their children under sub
lection until they reach a certain age
and then influences are so strong and
the places Of vice are so numerous
and of such variety that before they
realize it their children are in these
dens of vice. They are appealing to
the leaders, to the churches, the
schools and people in all lines to aid
them in the crusade against vice, and
a great meeting is anticipated in the
near future which will eliminate in
a strong organization that will organ
ize the people in one strong body that
will wage a continuous war against
vice and immortality until every hull
labaloo and sluch pool is stamped out
of the city.