The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-07
ADDRESS Of DIR. GEORGE T. HAYNES
WORLD SURVEY CONFERENCE INTERCHURCH w R D
MOVEMENT ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

4 first presented to the American public
| through Negro voices. Recreation,
| then, and provision for recreation in
every rural district and in every urban
community is II problem of the church.
But not only in recreation, and in la
Dor, and housing which should be pro-
vided for workers; but in the matter
of education, particularly that second
ary education so absolutely necessary
| if we are to have the trained brains for
the internal, race leadership-all this
must receive Il new awakening of the
American Conscience.
Our program as adopted after Sc
rieS of conferences of representatives
| from all of the church mission boards,
and all of the distinctly Negro denomi-
/ national representatives. proposes
national system of 300 secondary
schools of high school grade. twenty
| one Junior colleges, eleven senior col
| leges, and as n capstOne, three univer-
sity centers, to provide the supply of
and replenishing of 10000 professional
people = physicians. nurses, social
| workers, college, high school and pri-
mary school teachers and ministers.
We have about 10000 teachers and
about the same number in other profess
sions. For the supply of the proper
| tion of trained brains and chastened
and uplifted spirits that must 20 into
this leadership which is absolutely es-
sential for 100000 Americans. these
leaders of education and of church de-
nominations agreed in conference and
recommended to the National Council
of Review their national program of
secondary and higher education.
Not only do they ask this for educa-
tion but their religious life has been
the sole and greatest untrammeled eX-
preston that the Negro has had in the
past. He has something in religion to
contribute to America
Those who have studied these spirit
uals which Mr.. Burlegh has sung,
which are n part of some 800 when
came out of slavery, know that they
breathe all of the range of emotions
of love, joy, hope, fear, triumph-but
not one of them breathes note of NAL
ice, hatred or revenge. (Applause.)
Their churches are their life blood.
Through them they have found their
greatest expression. Fifty out of ev-
cry hundred of the 100000 Negroes
in the United States are enrolled in
church membership. (Applause.) Their
ministry has a small proportion of
training because they have not had the
opportunity to be trained. And today
there is no greater service that can be
rendered than to give the facilities OF
training for religious leadership to
these ten millions of Negro Americans
Then, finally, they are going to APP
peal as they have never appealed be-
fore TO the American conscience for
protection of home and life and prop
erty, and for their part in our life as
American citizens, their share in the
civic and community life as part of
the community.
They have something to contribute,
and they should not be made drag
upon the body polite, particularly in
being shut out for participation in COM
munity life.
My friends, we are beginning to lift
our eyes beyond America. We are be-
ginning to see that we have something
outside of America to contribute to
that great clash of races that is tax