The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-20

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which they desired the Southern as
sembly 10 appoint, on the subject of
the Union OF These Two Churches"
BY strange coincidence, about the
same time, without having any init
nation of what the Northern assem-
bly, had done, the Southern sen.bly
passed resolution saying that It
would take no action this year look
ing to union with other churches.
other than that which had been taken
in regard to the United Presbyterian
, Church.
Work Among Negroes.
The meeting In the auditorium to-
night was given up to the considera-
ton of work among colored peo-
pie" One of the interesting fea-
lures OF this meeting was the sing
ing OF about 200 young negro men
from spellman institute, of this city,
which was remarkably fine.
Rev. DIR. j. G. Snedecor. of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, was
the presiding officer of the evening.
Or. Snedecor is the superintendent of
Spellman institute at Tuscaloosa. Ala.
This Is the theological school Of
the southern Church for the training
of negro preachers to carry the Cos
pei to their own people. DR.. Snedecor
said that there are not now many
Fresbyterians among the negroes,
most of them are Methodists and
Baptists, for" said he, the negroes
like the Methodist shout and one
of them told me that the reason SO
many of them are Baptists is tina,
with the Baptists ii is just dip and
done with it,. Rev. DIR. Edward p.
Cowan, of Pittsburg, Pa. secretary
of the freedmen's board of the North
ern Presbyterian church, made ar
address on Fifty Years of Edu-
cational Missions Among Negroes. "
For fifty years his churches have been
engaged. and many other churches
are also engaged in this work In
this country there are $40 schools aud
colleges for secondary and hi~her
education. Statistics for 1879 of these
schools show an enrolment of 54,o O0
Plans of Cooperation.
Rev. DR.. r, w. McGranahan. OF
the United Presbyterian Church
spoke on Practical Plans of Co
I operation in Religious Work Among
the Negroes" He Is president OF
Knoxville college and institution OF
his church located at Knoxville
Tenn, he said he realized from the
first that nothing permanent. for the
upltft of the negro without the CO.
operation and hep OF the white PEG.
pie of the South.
negro christian education the hope OF
solving the negro problem is gone The
work can be done only by cooperation
I cooperation.
Then there must be CO. cooperation OF
effort The Northern churches have
n M
have the greater part of the field
Both have the money. Let them get
so drh as partners in this great
solve the racial question.
IL the white people were helping
the NEGROES and praying for them, the
white people and then the race ques-
! ton would be solved. The churches in
any community should employ a mis-
sionary to work among the negroes
Rev. DIR. J. S. Lyons. the moderator
the spoks e%
point" and attempted a solution Of the
negro religious problems. Among
subject Which h has sA caused a'1 more ~s' dis he
cussion or worse feeling than this
In dealing with the negro biunder,
the political blunder Of trying to make
a man of a child In day. The seconc
blunder Ia the persistent effort to make
| a white man out Of black man. Each
race should be treated upon its owr
ground. The third blunder Is the plant
that has been used to make the negro
an educated and industrious man. This
overlooks his religious aptitude. His
religious instinct is his strongest and
best characteristic and all that 1t needs
Is that II be properly developed DR.
Lyons spoke strongly. candidly and
couraGeously in dealing With this ques
ton. correcting many erroneous ideas
which the Northern people have had
about slavery.
The Negroes Keeper.
He showed that the Northern people
had brought the slaves to this country
and when they found there was nc
money in slavery for them they sold
them to the South. Slavery was = ques-
ton OF money, both in the North and In
/ the South, so both sections were re-
sponsible for il. He said other races
come to this country voluntarily. but
he never knew OF negro who came
to these shores OF his own accord.
They were all brought here by the
white man and 80 1t Is especially the
duty Of the white man to do all In his
power for tho uplift OF the negro. The
| audience OF several thousand people
/ had a large proportion of Northern
people In It. They listened as atten-
lively and applauded as loudly as did
| the Southerners.
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