New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-14

IColorcd Churches In the Diocese of New-Yoris
TO he Editor Of The Trib,ssc:
1t was with great satisfaction | read your re-
marks on late communication under the above
/ nile. While admit the Justice of the complaints
] made by your correspondent, dissent from the
remedy he proposes, az both inexpedient and i'm
/ practicable. A ooloted Bishop, to have the ever
light OF coored Episcopahans, would only tend to
strengthen and perpeuate the distinction OF caste
! IN the Church. But in fact such Bishop is out
ld the question. The Church will not. and in my
sopiniou ought not, to allow his appointment Nor
] 4 such Bishop required by the spiritual inter.
leafs ofthe colored people. Their churches have
hight 70 be admitted into connection with the
lOonvcnton, and to have & voice in the election Of
IaBishop who is to rule them, and in the enact
Inent OF laws to which they are to be subject
This right is founded not only on the spirit and
,mecepts OF the gospel, but also on the constitu.
lion and canons OF the Church WHY then it
may be asked, are colored churches excluded =?
She exclusion is only partial, In only five bio.
lcases have they applied for admission, and in
Three of these, viz Rhode Island New j ersev
and Michigan, they were admitted without dis
lanting vote. In Pennsylvania alone have they
leen excluded. In Now.York the application has
In vet been Graded and postponed
| And now, what is the reason why the Dioceses
Iii Pennsylvania and New-York are averse to
lnlding Christian fellowship with Episcopalians
Having dark complications The reason is not to
liz found in any theological system. High and
lew churchmcn act together both in opposing and
III advocating the admission OF coored churches.
I2odoubt the great mass OF the clergy OF all par.
lies are persuaded in their COnscenoes, that they
Ira Il tuli tph m
he barrier of caste in the Church of God Vet
Iaev would prefer that the question should not be
fused. they do not want 20 be compelled to vote
Ia it, for the most part they want TO be pdSSlrc,
Iut it is due to the clergy 50 say that the active,
Igilent and effective hostility to colored churches
Fling received into convention, does not proceed
I'm them but from certain lay delegates both in
Few York and Pennsylvania, belonging to class
Ihown as cotton politicians These gentlemen
I've great horror Of agitation in the Church, and
le exceedingly tender OF the feelings OF our
luthern brethren. Ii SO happens, however, that
he unanimous action OF three Dioceses III behalf
/ colored churches has ia no degree endangered
Ia Union. nor given rise TO the slightest agito
In The only agitation in the Church on this
object has been caused by these same gentle.
fen. Agitation arises nos from doing right but
kug wrong.
From the character Of :he delegates who have
+ some time past annually brought before the
Invention the claims Of The colored churches,
Sire is little reason to believe that those claims
hl be suffered to sleep. The decision of one
enyention is not binding npon the next, and
lace agitstion viii nor be suppressed by an adj
'ese vote For many years Congress manly
kpve to suppress agitation by SURPRISING the
sAt OF petition. Agitation wazed tiercer and
scer, until the right was admitted, and then It
sssed. Caste in the church 10 so obviously anti
eals,lan, that il cannot be maintained without
assing agitation, and tins agitation must ult
ttely destroy it.
Lst not the colored cherches be discouraged
q tie contrary let them pegsevere in demanding
Ae' Fights, and they viii assuredly obtain them
A'NHXNVoRk CHTRCHNAN