The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-01-28

a respectable audience in so many of
that pressed itself upon my atten-
ton was. why don't people go to
church there as they do here? Is the
minister the cause? AS 1 have just
stated New York has many able men
in her pulpits, but do not think that
is the cause of the lack of interest,
but close study of the situation con-
must be taken into the account. It is
an open question If larger percen-
tage of our people go to church in
New York than in Dallas in proper
ton to population. there are more of
our people in Harlem than there are
people in Dallas of all races. The in
dividual member in New York
seems to be more alert than our people
Tho sharp competition in church life
in this city has forced this activity,
persons who have been faithful MEM
bers of a given denomination at home
are taken in by the consideration
shown them at the church they
chance TO visit; the large numbers at
the church render ii very unneces-
| sary to say any thing about money
in many cases it is not mentioned
at all in public, and finally the &C
tual spiritual life of the people
uality among tht churches up here
1t Is often said that the churches In
the great cities are all form and
style, but II is mistake-I have
spoken in all of the churches I have
mentioned, and find 1t much easier
to preach to them than it Is to my
church in Dallas, So it is a bit hard
| to decide this matter-one is swept
away by these large crowds at first
= lance and feels like saying that We
are. doing nothing, but If a large
majority of Negroes in Harlem wen
| to church IL would be next to i'm
possible to build enough churches tC
accommodate them.
| The Garvey Movement.
Many ptople have been attracted
by the movement that bears this
out the nation Each year when
come TO New York l make 1t a point
to visit these meetings with the OBJ
ject of studying both the man and
his plans as best l can. It must be
SAID In the outset, Marcus GaIvey has
large following here, if we are
to Judge from the crowds that attend
his meetings each night and the en-
thusi"sm that sways the great mass
OF humanity. He is a native of the
9. lne!ss, ana in physical appear
ance, strikingly resembles our late
friend, former Chief Grand Mentor
G. ~ w. Day, of the Knights and
Daughters of Tabor, He is intelligent
and possesses all the characteristics of
real fighter MI Garvery has been
successful in attracting some very able
persons to his support. but the great
majority of his New York audiences
seem to be made up of people from
the West Indies, which make up a very
large part of the Colored population
of New York.
When / first attended his meetings
l feared they would be productive of
much evil-his radical Views bordered
on to anarchy He stressed the evil
treatment we receive from the white
and advocated resentment that
was foolish. 1t Is well known fact
that New York of all places on the
American Continent is where the two
eNrremest meet--ibe very rich and the
extremity poor. Anarchist are born in
gatherings where 1t is held up to the
poor some of the actions of the rich;
who in one instant paid five hundred
dollars for the funeral of q bird.
smother who gave fifteen hundred doll
lars for the care of his cats and dogs
and still another who paid $4,000 just
for O bird estate. On the other hand
Il man gives dinner to his friends
hat cost $4,000 and many of those
In this audience are paving an out
m. in property that man
owns. Then in the matter Of employ
nenI. tile discrimination that Is shown
and many other things along do
inestic lines, and finally the conditions
In Africa ere painted in glowing col
40 not believe that here Is at
tention of the world to the treat
inent that the poor black man is Rc-
core ed, but the remedy will not come
by holding meeting among ourselves
and cursing the transgressor, that only
fires our souls with the rancor of
hate, but the matter must be brought
10 the attention Of the offenders in
the name of humanity and in the
spirit of Christ. Mr.. Garvey claims
40 mis- far reaching purspose the unit
ing of all the Negroes of the world
In q scheme to redeem Africa and es-
lab,isn there a powerful Negro State
that will command the respect of the
world.
This will give some idea of the
largeness of his plan. / note that he
has greatly modified the tone Of his
that is to say, he is not
So radical as he was by any means
many who were inclined to follow
him some time ago claim that he has
almost swung from one extreme 10
the other. / want to give him credit
for being sincere and Yet that is
open to serious question. Money has
90 into him by the thousands
from the very beginning Of his move