Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-28
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CON-
GRESS.


An Interesting Discussion on the ReIa.
lions Of the COl0red Race to the
Church.
RICHMOND, October 20 I'm the Pro-
testant Episcopal Congress last night
Rev.. W. b. w. Howe, d. d., Bishop Of
South Carolina, in speaking on the sub
ject of the relations of the church to
the col0red race, said the method must
be purely missionary for century or
two. They should be entitled to seats
in diocesan boards; they should be
considered as members Of the same
body until the two races should be
united under one bishop. The general
sympathy on the part Of the hites and
becoming modesty On the part of the
blacks would unite the two races. AS
to the qualification of colored candi-
dates for the deaconate and the priest
hood, he said the difficulties could be
met by recognizing in the canon the
differences recognized in nature. He
advocated theological department in
some institution near the field of their
labOrs.
Rev. ]. E. G. Smedes, of Raleigh, NC,
in his paper gave at length statistics of
the worb done among the colored race
oy other denominations, and contrast
I'd Herewith the little work that the
Episcopal Church is doing among them.
The contrast was Notifying and it
should stimulate renewed efforts and
better results.
The next paper was by Rev. Henry
Dunlap, Of Savannah, who spoke of the
relations between Christians and the
colored race, all of whom prayed to one
Father.
The first speaker was Rev ] L. Tuck
er, ID. D., of jackson, Miss. He said the
selection of topic was an evidence that
there is difference between the rela-
ton of the Church to the colored man
and the relation of the Church to the
white race. After stating that the ne
groes were brought TO this country in
absolute barbarism, and charged them
with utter want Of honesty, truthful
ness and virtue, and said that all at
tempts on the part of the masters and.
others TO instil better principles devel-
oped the vilest hypocrisy.
Rev. j. 5. Hanckel, of Virginia, con-
tended that the Church stands in her
relation to the colOred race as to every
other race. He advocated separate
diocesan organization for the cOlored
people. +t......
DR.. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, com
pared the prior efforts to bring the At
rican up to the level of the Episcopal
church service to pouring hot mutton
gravy into cold dish. The negro mis-
OOk emotion for religion, and after
shouting and feeling warm and good he
takes that to be piety and then does
not care how many hen roosts he robs
Mr.. Shackleford, of Virginia, defend
ed the character Of the negroes and con.
tended that in the matter of gratitude
and justice they were often in advance
Of the whites and we're generally true
in their relations in life as far as they
had an opportunity of learning right
from wrong.
Df. Yale, of Philadelphia, favored
missionary work among the negroes.
Rev. G. G. Tiffany, of New York, con-
tended that Episcopal churches was es-
pecially fitted for colored people.
Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky, thought
injustice had been done to the colored
people by the gentlemen who had pre-
coded him. He said that the negro
must be brought into our bodies and
welcomed. He as southern man, was
willing to sitIwith him, he, be as black as
he may, if he is the right sort of clergy
man or layman. Congress adjourned
at II sop. m.