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REV. 5. X FLOYD A MISSIONARY LFOR SIXTEEN 8TAL £ s, Ue Says That the Negroes of the South Are Advancing Materially and Intele “lectually. Faster than Morally and Religiously—ne Views, Rev. Glas X. Floyd, A. M., fled work er of the International Sunday School As sociation, is in the city this week in the pines of his se Geis per rec essionary f teen states, and is a well known in Giueon. What he says always has great weeht among the negroes, as he is, through his superior intelligence and high character, a leader of his race. While here, Rev. Floyda will attend the meetings of the educational convention of the negro Baptiste of Georgia, of which he has delegated member. Rev. Floyd was here and had three or four Sunday school main meetings among the colored people. Since then, he has held meetings of the same kind in every im portant city in Florida, Alabama, Louis iana, Texas, and District of Columnts. His mission is not to establish new Sun day schools, but his efforts are mainly directed towards creating such an en thusasm among pastors, parents and Sunday school teachers as will increase the attendance of the schools’ already es tablshed, and to better equip the teach ers for their work. is report from the field,is very interesting, and gives an en trely new view of the great question of the negro's progress. In speaking fast tight, Rev. Floyd said: . “Nothing is plainer to one who travels though the length or breadth of the th, and who is willing to admit tha truth, than that the ‘8 advance ment along moral ones a not commensu rate with his material and intellectual vancement. The negro has a great ear of religion, but very little vital Christianity. There is no necessary con nection between a negro’s region and his tite, po bond of union between a negio's religion and morality. With him, religion is a sentiment, a fact, a vague supersthtion—something good to profess, but the profession, in the majority of to practice his precents, Hin eee ee its pr. 5 on. hot make him more ceilable as a citizen, @ friend or neighbor; this religion does not make this word his bond; does not Upright; dose not ieee nish ee et Ge ieht;:. ro °. Te Toomey gambling dens and houses’ and places of sinful emussment. As a class, the negroes know nothing of family de votions. Few Hideed are the homes of ere, Zacenner one finds jar ct family devotions carried on from day body. The vast majority of the Hiren of the mace receive tittle ar no moral and religious training. They do not receive any at home—they do not get it in the public schools, because the law does not contemplate that moral and re ligious instruction should be given there— they h ad wet it in the monday. BChoene, 8: 3, perhaps, not an exaggera tion to say, after a careful survey of the Whole South, that not more than one third of the colored children. between the ages of 6 and 18, ever see the Inside of a Sunday school. So that the vast ma jority of the children of the race are croming up the weeds wo whoue receiving moral and religious traiing. Is it to be expected that such children—so trained so brought up—wil make pod a worthy citizens? Not at all. Is it a serous question. The boys and girls of this generation are to be the men and women of the next generation. They are to be the future leaders along ef] Iines— socal,al, political, educational, religious and oth But, under the present pro- Sees, of Areining and Snvelopment, me ane nee up @ Be ne peopl who wil be fi mubjecte enter the chine aT or Work timoven Mine Sour 1 n Cul tien roe pris marta ae eo Pr ‘8 sad things, and I am glad to say 1 the people everywhere seem ready o take hold and try to mend things. In many of my meetings, moth ers and fathers, with tears in their eyes, have stood up and Pledged hives to to read the Bible have prayer in their homes at least once a day, and hun dreds of ea have pledged themselves to do all they could to increase the at tendance upon the Sunday schools. What the egress Hse emong Niem more than an one to a peur revit! Of piety, a foul revival of holy lving. They must isk the old ‘dea, which we generally Prevails among them, that shouting and singing ‘long prayers and the multiplying of ‘words, constitute celirion.” Who in the city Rev. Fioyd will be the est of Rev. W. G. Johnson, pastor of ton Avenue Baptist church. He will hold two or three meetings Before leav rscple ou sie wot Eteakers ‘His 3 - ing dor all the churches and en she See: OT a 8 all= ooy achoties and all people hear him en wherever he goes. He $4 cepectalls: In. Geo; native state, though he has been much on the road during the past two years. ‘or five tant he was post of a pub lc school in Augusta, for even years he OFted theAugusta Sentinel in that city. ‘For three years he was vice. President of the Negro State Teachers’ Association of ‘a, andi was the founder and first president of the Negro Press Association of ie ils poise ent’ position coes him nai istencing among the spaders of its catu, and his words always carry weight wherever he Wr bs glad to greet Blot ati” oo the will € an ebeence, Poatmaster Farrow at Galoraville, Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 16—Col. 31, BP. Farrow, the new poetmaster, took charge of the office here yesterday. Judge J. B. M. Winburn, the old post master whose term of office was out last December 21, has been in charge of the office to date. This was owing to some delay and confusion which arose in the appointment of Col. Nar row, Judge Winburn has made a most excellent official and CoL Farrow gives promise of doing the work in an effi cient manner.
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Macon Telegraph
Macon, Georgia, US
Thu, Feb 17, 1898
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