The broad ax., 1919-11-29
NTERCHURCH WORLD MOVEMENT
PLANS NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF
CONDITIONS AMONG NEGROES.

] SONO444ONS AMONG N hGhOGS
New York, Dec. 1.-The Intcrchurch
World Movement is undertaking a
study of conditions of the Negro
churches and Negro communities of the
United States, both city and country,
as part of its plan of complete sur
vey of the church and community needs
will be studied.
Already schedules for rural condi
tiOns have been prepared and are being
sent to state representatives in all the
states where Negroes reside. These
schedules will be used by trained and
competent Negro leaders and investi-
gators who will visit their own church
es and communities for gathering the
facts. The churches will be studied
along the lines of physical equipment.
extent of the parish, financial resources,
the minister and the relation of the
church to recreational and other activi-
Tvs VI AAAN community Inc Community
will be studied from the point of view
Of land ownership, occupations. com
munity organization, roads and other
means of travel, etc. In addition to
the rural survey there will be special
studies of Negro occupations, educa-
tional institutions and of city life.
The survey will be so organized that
in every state where there is a consid,
cradle Negro population there will be
a Negro associate supervisor to work
with the white supervisor, the associate
supervisor carrying out the plans for
the Negro survey. There will be com
petent leaders in every county TO visit
the Negro churches and communities
gathering facts.
A most important and unique feature
of this program will be inter-raeia'
councOuneils, or committees, as the
policy of this movement is to have
councils, or committees, as the
which will be inter-racial. The rep
resentatives of the colored churches
will meet in council with representa-
tives of the white churches to talk
ever and make out plans for reaching
both parts of the community.
DR.. George E. Haynes. of the UniteT
States Department of Labor, has been
called and arrangements made witt
him for supervising the the survey
among colOred people without severing
his connection as Director of Negro
Economies for the Labor Department
The Interchurch Movement is a co
~perative organization of Protestant
denominations through their mission
boards, home and foreign agencies and
churches for the purpose of effectively
Meeting the new demands of tho new
l1y. The plans Of the Movement cal
cor careful study Of the conditions an@
equipment Of each church and the
needs of each community surrOund'u~
each church. Following such a study
representatives Of the churches Will
meet together and make up q practical
program Of work based upon facts
which have been found. THIS practical
program will aim to meet discovered
needs both of the church and com
munity.
But the making of a program is eff
fective only when the means are pro
yided for carrying it out. Therefore.
the next step will be a plan to carry
out an educational campaign through
conferences, newspaper
publicity, etc, to inform the people
throughout the United States Of
the church and community needs
and of the program. TO meet
them. Then the people are
thus fully informed, the cooperating
that have been planning
these forward movements will unite in
making an appeal to their eOnstitu
eneies for the money and the leader
ship necessary to put the program into
operation to meet the needs
This movement win not interfere in
any way with the regular organization
Of any church OF denomination. The |
work from beginning to end will be
lone by representatives Of the various
denominations. The regular church and |
ienominational organizations viii be
used as q means through which the