Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-17

! but remunerative investment The
| Commission on the Church and Race
/ Relations of the Federal Council OF
| Churches has agreed to collect AMI
make available for inQuirers informa.
ton of such successful housing pro-
| Jects.
D. We further recommend that these
| interracial committees in cooperation
with all interested agencies promote
employment of Negro newcomers by
l. Interviews with employers to open
Up new opportunities for Negro work
! ers.
2. Keeping contacts with employers
of Negro labor to advise on perplev!ng
| ,roblems and to OK ourage further elm
ployment.
! 3. Talks to Nes"o workers them3elv
es in churches nc factory meetings
about punctuality. regularity, attitude
toward their WORK and other items OF
effio 'ency.
4. Discussions before white church
congregations. commercial and civic
organizations concerning the useful
] ness of Negroes as workers and on re
! lated subjects.
7 5. Presentation of the case of Negro
workers in favorable light thru the
newspapers.
We urge ministers of churches that
have numbers of Negro newcomers TO
keep in touch with them at their plac
es of work and to establish cordial re
lat!ons with their employers.
6. Religious advancement is undoubt
edly fostered thru leisure time activi
ties. Therefore we recommends:
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that Negroes may have access to pub
lie facilities for recreation and that
when necessary such facilities be pro.
vided in neighborhoods where they
live.
2. That colored people he stimulated
TO avail themselves of the advantages
of parks, Fairgrounds, libraries,
museums etc.
8. That existing church property
and equipment be used to greater ex
tent for service of the people seven
days of the week.
4. That community centers and par
ish houses be established wherever
practicable.
5. That social programs be undertake
en- in churches and that the use be
made of suitable motion pictures, dra =
! MATES, and similar recreational feat
ures.
6. That efforts be made to see that
the enforcement of municipal regula-
lions for commercialized amusement
centers frequented by Negro patrons
is the same as that for places frequent
ed by white patrons. Experience of
many cities shows that this can be
best accomplished by the action Of in
terracial groups.
The churches of the two races have
a challenge to free Negro Residential,
neighborhoods from amusement agen.
cies that link up with vice and to see
that moral expectation and police pro-
lection shall be applied to Negro neigh
borhoods as to others.
z. That ministers give increased at
tention to their young. in recreat-
ion as well as in worship, and tina:
some suitable man for leading the
boys and woman for leading the girls
be designated to direct such work
with the young people OF the church.
Z. 1t is highly important that there
| be the closest cooperation between the
churches and church agencies and com
munity agencies. We recommend:
1. That among the first steps in
making plans of work study of the
outstanding problems affecting Negro
newcomers and race relations be made.
2. That study or survey of com
munity agencies available to Negroes
| and to white and Negro churches as
siSting them in city or district of q
city b. made and that the information
of such survey be utilized in the work
of the interracial committee or other
groups that undertake to aid newcom-
/ ers.
8 That wherever there are commun
iy agencies dealing with problems
that affect Negro people and race rele
tions the white and Negro churches so
relate themselves through the inter
racial committee with such agencies
that the Negro people may share in
the responsibilities and benefits of
| such agencies
s. One of the greatest and most in
dispensable needs of the Negro new
church leadership. We recommend
| therefore:
1. That in community and Christian
- in Y. NJ. G. A. and Y. w. G.. A.
and in connection with we'll equipped
| EhulCneS' tTuiHlilS GLASSES LOT VOIuU-
teer and part time leaders be formed.
2. That more attention be given to
discovering and giving openings fo.'
experience to young people who mani
fest qualities Of leadership in religious
and Social Service, and that periodi.
Cal1y pastors present to their young
| people the call for such service and the
necessity of thorough preparation for
| it.
3. That increased provision be made
by church agencies and boards TO-
better college and university oppor..
| tunities for such leaders
q. That opportunity for special ey
Derience and training i'm executive
work for interracial and Social Ser
vice be offered to suitable candidates
nv church declarations and councils
! and in institutional church activities
8. Worship and religious education
for the newcomers is Of first import
ance. We recommend. therefore:
1. That special attention be given to
PROVISION Of more church buildings
end better equipment. The undesirable
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