The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-21
THE COLORED CLERGYMEN.
4 CONFERENCE THAT OPENS WITH
sOUL-sTIRRING SONG.

Brother Murray Sustained for Beldins the
Fort against his RebeIiicus Trustees-Net
} Eneush Churches for tho Preachers-
When the voices OF the oolored members
Of the African Conference mingled In the open
ing soog yesterday morning, there was suoh
music as makes the race noted In song The
GOOD humored Bishop, who generally leads,
threw back bis head, closed his eyes, and en-
tered fully into the spirit OF the song, keeping
time with bis foot under the table. The relt-
rIous services over, the Bishop hurried the dele
gates into business. The Rev. benjamin LYNCH
from the Committee on Temperance, offered
resolution that no elder, deacon. preacher, or
lay member OF their beloved Church should be
considered blameles who was guilty OF the use
Of Intoxicating drinks.
Tho REV. Jeremiah Beulah Murray, from the
Sunday School Committee, reported In favor Of
having the ministers devote one-third OF their
time to the Sunday school, and also In favor Of
using the book entitled, "Milk for Babes and
schools and in favor OF the Berean system OF
lessons. Brother woodward from Buffalo, who
bad betrayed excitement while the report was
being read, said yehemently at Its close. De
Bibles de only book to use. We doan want
enything about milk for babes. Tencn de chin
and Brother Mowbray we're in favor Of the
Berean lessons, and Elder woodward asked {:
"Isnt It Just as good to read the lessons in the
shouted so loud that the Bishop looked eraveIy
ground, and said that he thought that Elder
Dorrell had the only hon-ke voice In the Con-
ference until he heard that.
The Conference, after thanking Bishop Paine
of tho wilberforce (colorcd) University went
eravely to work to right the troubles In the
Fleet Street Church, where Brother Murray had
remained a voluntary prisoner so long. The
Bishop said that forty years ago such rows were
sSey dd not Sa' e 1 lie DIDN'T Know anv reason
for II except that New York was the Empire
State. She couldn't get the candidate President,
but she must have the Vice. resident; her
finger must be IN the pie. He hoped there
would be an end to all these chickering's until
Gabrlels trumpet should sound. The commit
tee on the church trouble reported In favor of
returning the memorial signed by one hundred
names all IN the same handwriting back to the
senders who were complaining OF Brother Muir
ray. As for the complaint Of one or two deacons
OF the church that four q the rebelllous trns-
tees who had been expelled were still acting
with three regular trustees the committee
recommended that meeting should be called
port was unanimously adopted without discus
sion. The Bishop said that they had cleared
him Of a Latin phrase. He wouldn't try to quote
II 10 the original but the English II II was: I" II
z human to err divine TO forgive" The reason
lines gave him some trouble to get around one
Tho Bishop continued In a iow Of good hui
por, saying that he had too many preachers for
his churches-"more bosses tnan I've got
Tho woolly-beadcd brethren began to think.
The Rev. .TheoDbilus Stewart suggested
Texas" Another member suggested jersey.
One delegate thought he had solved the difi-
Guilty, and exclaimed, Put two HOSES In the
same stall" The Bishop concluded to send the
extra men TO New Jersey
In the afternoon there was large throng OF
brightly dressed negro children in the Bridge
Street Church. at the SUNDAY school anniversary.
The Rows. X. NJ. Turner, I. N. Davis, J. Titus,
and ID. h. Jackson addressed the children.
In the evening the Bishop addressed the
daughters OF the conference In the Fleet Street
Church, having for his text picture of the
eleven African Bishops. He said, pointing, TO
bis own picture, that he expected to speak mos
Of" that little ia; fellow there" He told how
hethodism began In n foundry In England, In a
pail loft In New York, and among the colored
Methodists in blacksmith shop In Phiadel-
phia. After the lecture, the Bishop said that
bhe conference delegages were invited to eat all
The ladies' would give them.