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(5) Churches. — There is a great need for an approach 

 to race relations in the Christian spirit of common human- 

 ity. This spirit should pervade all phases of the activities 

 of denominations. Tn organization, there is a need for a 

 unified policy towards the colored people, for closer rela- 

 tionship between the white and colored denominations in 

 their governing councils and in the local federations of 

 churches. Among the clergy there is need for a freer and 

 more courageous expression of an enlightened viewpoint to- 

 wards race relations, — a change from the policy of silence 

 which, at present, renders it more than probable that people 

 may be members of congregations in the South for years 

 without ever hearing a word from the pulpit on this im- 

 portant phase of community life. Among the laymen there 

 is need for a keener and more active interest in the home 

 mission activities for colored people. There is a general 

 need throughout all churches for a return to the spirit of 

 the old South, which manifested a real and active interest 

 in the religious welfare of the colored people. 



Private Philanthropy. — (6) Private philanthropy will 

 always have an important function to perform in race rela- 

 tions. Democracies are always slow and have to be shown. 

 Private initative must demonstrate the value of new mea- 

 sures, before the majority adopts them. Just as the General 

 Education Board experimented with and demonstrated the 

 value of county farm demonstration agents before their work 

 was taken over to the Department of Agriculture, and like- 

 wise with expert supervisors of colored schools before these 

 officers were included in Southern State Departments of 

 Education, just as the Phelps-Stokes Fund could devote 

 its energy and resources to a much needed nationwide sur- 

 vey of Negro education, and just as the Jeanes and Slater 

 Funds have so thoroughly demonstrated the need for indus- 

 trial and teacher training work in public schools. The 

 National Association for the Advancement of Colored 

 People for legal aid, and the National Urban League for 



