Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-09
EPISCOPACY'S SESSION.
THE COLORED PEOPLE UNDER
CONSIDERATION.


Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States reassembled
this morning in the Church of the Holy
Trinity. The morning prayer was read
by Rev. George Vernon, of the Diocese of
Fon du Lac, and Rev. William c. Will
Hams, ID. D., Of Georgia. and the benedic-
tiOn was pronounced by Rt. Rev. Richard
Hooker Wilmer, d. D., Bishop of Ala
bama.
The House Of Deputies was then called
to order by Rev. Dr. Beardslev.
\ message from the House of Bishops.
which was read, stated that the House
of Bishops concur with great pleasure
in the resolution relative to the meeting
with the House of Deputies and had ap-
pointed the Bishops of Missouri and
Alabama to confer with a similar COM
mittee from the House of Deputies. The
motion prevailed for the appointment of Il
committee from the House of Deputies of
two clergymen and two laymen.
Rev. DR.. John W. Brown. from the
Committee on New DiOceses, presented a
report recommending the transfer Of the
county of ManitO from the Diocese of
Michigan to Western Michigan. 1t was
agreed to.
Rev. Samuel Upjohn, of Maine, from
the Committee on Conservation of Bishops
reported that they had examined
the testimonials Of the Rev. Dr..
Randolph, Assistant Bishop elect of
Bishop elect of New York, and Rev. Dr.
knickerbocker, Bishop elect of Indiana.
and had round them in due form, and
recommended that the convention con-
sent to their conservation.
Rev. W. II. Nibbert.ES. Il. D.. of Illinois.
presented a minority report, which stated
that those signing it would not concur in
giving their consent to the cOnsecra-
tiOn of the Assistant Bishop Of Virginia.
as sufficient time had not elapsed to ascer-
tain whether the disability OF the Bishop
would continue. The report of the Com
mlttee on the Conservation of the Bishops
was placed on the calendar.
memorial for division of the Diocese
of Tennessee and a protest against the
same were referred to the Committee on
New Dioceses.
Rev. DR.. Hill, of New Jersey, from the
Committee on the State of the Church
presented report recommending that the
secretary be requested TO summarize the
statistics and publish them in the journal.
The recommendation was adopted.
Rev. William Payne, of the Diocese of
Albany. from the Committee on the PRAYER
Book, to whom was referred the charge of
leaving out the words protestant Epis-
cOpal,' reported that, in their judgment,
such alterations were ineXpedient. The
report was placed on the calendar.
number OF memorials were presented and
referred to the appropriate committees.
The Board of Missions was then called to
order by Bishop Lee. \ message was re-
ceiVed from the House of Bishops, con-
tanning resolution which was adopted.
providing that the House of Clerical and
Lay Deputies cOncurring, a committee of
three Bishops, three presbyteries and three
laymen be appointed to make a prelimi-
nary report, looking to thorough consid-
Grafton of the subject of the election of
ministers into church or parish for pre-
SentatiOn to the next General Convention.
Reports from the missionary Bishops of
Hayti, New Mexico and Montana were
next read. Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama.
then spoke on work among the
cOlOred people Of the South. He said that
his earliest childhood had been spent
among cOlOred people, and also a large
part of his ministry. The changed con
dition OF the c0lored people has given rise
to peculiar difficulties. The present time
is most prOpltiOus for the work of the
church among the cOIored people. Polit-
ical demagOgues have sought elevation
OF the cOlOred race only i'm
order that they might be elevated them
no indication of the Church having to
deal with them in large masses. "Only Il
few come to us" said the Bishop, "and
they are destined to achieve ultimately
the salvation of the race. A great deal
has been said about the religious cOndi-
tiOn of the negroes. 1t is the natural out
come of the religious system in which
they are reared. The wild orgies of re-
viVals have a deadly fascination for the
l.
be done with this remnant Of the colOred
people: Shall they he set apart by them
selyesy"
The Bishop would rather his hand should
be palsied than that he should give his
consent to any legislation looking to the
deylding of man in social life by lines OF
demarcation. Cries OF good good. Here
there is neither Greek or jew bOndsman
or freeman. The Church is stopped at its
threshold from pursuing such course by
its cathOlicy. She has divine cOnsti-
tuition. 1t has been urged that the black
man has not the intelligence to legislate
IN the Church Of God. Admitting such
to be the case, would il be wise to throw
him of by himself The Bishop protested
against drawing color lines.
The board then took a recess.
on reassembling Rt. Rev. DR..
Lyman, Bishop of North Carolina,
spoke relative to the work among
the colored people Of the south.
He said that at a meeting OF the Bishops
at Suwannee, with regard to dealing with
the cOlored race, it was unanimously
agreed that there should be no separate
organization. We should strive to eX-
tend the influence Of the Church among
them. In the Bishops diocese he believed
more had been done than in any other
diocese. In 1868 the st. Augustine
Normal School was inaugnrated at
Raleigh for the elevation Of the colOred
race. The primary aim of this school was
to educate young men and make them
teachers. The number of students in 1883
was 1876, and the alumni to the present
date number 1870. The services of the
church have been regularly performed
since the organization of the school. and
there are catechistical exercises daily.
There is an endowment of over 1000,
well invested and secured. 1t had been
deemed advisable to establish as Il branch
THE institution a theological department.
Bishop Lyman did not believe that only
a few cOlOred persons here and there were
coming into the Episcopal Church, and
cited the case Of request from an entire
congregation to be admitted. He was
anxious to appoint cOlOred man as an
evangelist. Those already ordained were
doing noble work. \ man in charge of
Bishop that he had in his prison several
colOred ministers, but could not find that
any were members of the Episcopal
Church.
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, spoke Of
the work Of the ladies' auxiliary
He stated that in twelve years they
had raised nearly $120,000 in money
and materials for missionary work. aside
from the work of aiding in active labOrs
in the field. They had planted schools
and hospitals and paid the salaries of fe-
male missionaries sent out to foreign
lands. AuXiliaries have been organized
in thirty diOceses, but the ladies feel
keenly that they have not the sympathy
and cooperation of the Bishops and pas
tors of the churches. 1t was their desire
to plant hospitals wherever the church
has established missions.
Bishop Neely. of Maine, offered a reso-
luton that the action of the Board of
Managers be approved in appointing Mrs.
\. L. TwIng as Associate Secretary of the
WOman's Auxiliary, believing that the
purpose of appointment is one of eminent
Importance and that Mrs. living Is
specially qualified by experience for
needs of the work to which she has been
assigned. The resolution was seconded
by Bishop Huntington. OF Central New
York, and adopted by rising vote.
Bishop Bedell, of Ohio, from the Commit
tee on the Nomination OF the Board of
Managers. stated that claim had been
presented for representation In the board
from the South and West, those sections
of country being at present unrepre-
sented. He moved its reference to the
Committee on the Alteration of the
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