The broad ax., 1926-11-27
WORK AMONG NEGROES BY
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
DESCRIBED
preston News Service)

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 26.-Rosa
Brown Grubbs, field worker for Negro
auxiliaries of the United Christian Mis-
sionary Society, told of the work being
done at the meeting of the Interna
tional Convention Of Disciples of
Christ, Wednesday. She said "The
Church Of Christ is fortunate in that
there has been no division into north
or south or black or white, as with
some of the denominations. Without
reviewing the shortcomings and the
failures of the past as regards the
racial situation, permit me to say that
the opportunities Of today with the for
ward look and desire Of self-expression
on the part of both races concerned,
bids fair for a fine cooperation of
kingdom building, if the strong will be
reasonably considerate Of the weak.
Just ten years ago, the Negro Disciples
at the call Of Preston Taylor, were or
ganized in a national convention. 1t
was indeed fortunate that at this first
meeting the spirit of racial co-opera-
ton manifested itself through the pres
ence of J. B. Lehman, superintendent
Anna R. Atwater, president of the
| Christian Women's Board Of Missions,
and Robert M. Hopkins, director Of
the religious educational work of the
church. The expressed desire for inter
racial cooperation on the part of all
who attended that first meeting made
| impossible gulf and started us on the
upper road" Great progress has been
made during these ten years and worth
while have been the achievements. Be
| cause of this cooperation, our evangel-
istic force has been strengthened,
thereby conserving the church in fine
way. Because of this cooperation,
struggling churches in strategic points
such as Chicago, Cincinnati, Baltimore,
| St. Louis, Dayton, Columbus, Kansas
City, Oklahoma City, Houston, Austin.
and Paris, Tex, have been helped to
secure more adequate church homes,
which were absolutely imperative il
these churches should at all be able to
meet the needs Of the local commu-
mites. Some of these have already be-
come self-supporting and are doing
fine work in the community. They
are sharing too in helping to meet the
call Of the world through the United
Christian Missionary Society.
Because of this cooperation new
and strategic fields such as Memphis,
Washington, D. C., and Cleveland.
have been entered and the church es-
tablished. In both Washington and
Memphis, adequate church homes have
been provided, while in Cleveland, eff
fort is being made through a cooper
alton of the City Mission Board
| (white), the Negro church and the
United Society to provide an adequate
church home. In practically every in
stance mentioned the local board
(white) has been a potent factor in
the achievement.
The Negro church Of the past was
largely rural church with the Dis
ciples of Christ. The migration of the
population Of the rural districts into
the towns and cities and the south into
the north has carried about one-half
Of our membership into centers where
there have been no church homes. AS
far as men and money have permitted
US, we have entered these fields and
we have established in His name, but
the end is not yet, for today the call
comes from more than score of large
cities where already are gathered from
rs to 100 Disciples awaiting organ.
ization.
The emergency campaign luncheon
for the purpose Of building a church
in the nations capital, establishing a
Christian college and to share in world
missions resulted in putting into the
treasury Of the United Christian Mis-
sionary Society $4,000. Our quota to
the Golden Jubilee was reached, in
fact, we went little better than over
the top, and we have shared generally
in the achievements of the United
Christian Missionary Society"
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