The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-21
Southern Women Go to
Assistance of Col
Ored People
MEET THEM IN
CONVENTIONS
Every Effort Made 10
Promote Home Mis-
sionary Work
ev The aELroIous eANsLEe.

ey THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
Just as thc a,teaf.e u the co-e
try turned 90 an economic ur9-.'r
created FOR tho south Dr. 'n, ldier
emigration y thousands u Ne
sroes 10 ne north 20 enter indus
trial esta +, mems, intsrer' is new
Is awakened bv three conventions
for Negroes. In thc religion. PROS
lem OF The race.
There ere 10000 oco Nesroes tn
the south and ralf OF them ara sad
20 be outside Of I'll churches sa1
. thu moral standards ~ some az
those in the churches aoes not rise
as high as their occasional spiritual
fervor. Ever since tho -st 'a"
leading northern religious bodies
have done missionary and eysnsehs
tic work among the Negroes ocea-
rionally this work is not done In
way that appeals 10 the southern
white people, altAo much OF It !s
conspicuously effective
Recently, there has been apparent
great incSsase OF the senss n ~
sponsjbility on the part OF leaders In
the southern churches for the reli-
gious welfare Of the Negroes among
whom they dwell The inconETlifr
Of sending white missionaries 90
Africa and negiecting The African
in ones own town II apparent Some
men. like tn Rev. John Little. Of
Louis vile. have become yerita b1,
apostles OF the Negroes cause 70 the
white churches. All the southern de-
nominations maintain various form
of work for the Negroes. bat none
have az all been adequate 70 the
need.
Next week there ~ill BE- held IN
Atlanta the second convention OF the
Laymens missionary movement et
oiusively for Negroes Another wa
held a few weeks ago ia Birming-
ham. Ma Both OF these conventions
have the same white leaders and
many of the same speakers. az ths
recent series O. Isymen's ccnven.
lions held fhrlout TIE south The
Rev D. Clay Lilly. district secretary
is In charge Their, are also MN.
Der OF Negro speakers
Significantly the greatest atten-
ton was centered Lpcr condition
among the Negroes Themselves ore
oolored speaker showed a map oi his
own county, pointing out that most
az the pastors 81 rural churches
among his race. are torP zing on tho
congregations Oh Sunday living Ia
towns and doing no pastoral work
These laymens conventions are
designed 10 equip leaders anon
the Negroes themselves. snc IKE
wise - cali he attention OF the
White churches m tho present need
OF their cependen, reightcrs
b. al means one ~ the most sig
nIfcant developments IN the souti
4 IL the nrsr conference FOR Negro VIC
men held las month a. Tuscaloosa
Alabama. by the Woman auxiliary
8 OF the Southern Pres oyterisu church
This is an unusual expression 81
the woman movement Not onl,
was II initiated and maintained -
conservative southern women. but 4
was also a recognition 81 the par
that the women OF The colored rae,
are TO have in the uplift ~ their pee
pie.
As everybody knows. the Negro Fl
naturally OF a religious tempera
ment One OF the features Of TIT
conference was the singing ever
day. under the leadership Of a choi
OF 90 women. % the old "natursls
or plantation melodies. such a..
Lord. want 20 be Christian
In my heart. IN my heart
Lord ] want 20 be Christian
In my heart
In my heart. ln my heert
Lord | want 40 he a Christian
In my heart
The townspeople were admitted :
the evening sessions. One who va
present wrote, In The Christian Ol
server" OF tho especial feeling an
fervor with which the delegates san
again and again, a fayorite song,
TITS me. it's me. O Lord
Standing In the need OF prayer
IT'S not nv sirter. its me. q LORD
STANDING In the need ~ prayer
r's ma, tte me, q Lord.
4 Standing ia the need OF prayer
Students OF the Negro questio
are Q unit in declaring that religio
must always be first factor in n
upiin Of the race. Thus Alabarr
ksnt 10 this meeting a worker Hn
&c Huckabee. who IL employed
EnDonA hss owe people better ways
- In thsma ever day Of q