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for home missions rs nur brethren. They
have Churches ia about thirty t"wE.-
aud in these Churches they have ne,
quite D 900 members. I'll the Same towns
nn't cities We have speaking in round
numbers not quite 1900 me,nhcrs.
FROM these works they raised 81, 300 OF
III cents per member; We $500 Gil .:
cents per capita. Will any one attempt
10 recount for the Discrepancy by saying
that we are less wealthy, Intelligent OF
influential III these places? While We
are the Church OF the masses, we do have
4 large per cent OF tho best of people ii
the State. Sh"3id We no candidlv ac-
knowledge that the Episcopalials are do
ing more in proportion to their number
for domestic Missions than VIC are?
WHAT THEY THINK About THE COLOR
Ep PEOPLE.
I was very much gratiiicd at the intro
durtion Of the following resolutions ~
Indicating a. the increasing sense Of re-
Sponsihilitv Of the whites to their "brotil-
er in black" and CIV an advanced position
Of ikis belly on that subject. The reso-
lutions Of Rev. Mr.. Foster contain a
manly confession and Il candid acknnwl-
c!ge;Hant. In fact it appeared to me to
b" somewhat of The nature Of Il rebukc ol
high claims without corresponding zeal.
Those OF Col. Whlttlc were more practi-
cal in nature, and tho expression OF 4
large hearted Christian layman Oh this
subject OF growing interest to all branch
cS of the Southern Church. From press
of business, action Gil the resolutions
was deferred until the next Convention.
The following resolutions, presented by
Rev. Mr.. Foulr and seconded by Captain
u JInl,IS &r..rn rnl1 ami referred To tn1
committees:
"WHEREAS. 1t appears from the Parochtal
rcuuriS made 10 this Convention OF last ycnr
that thee are nn.y 22S crlurcd icints
belonging to this Church. out of Il population
If more than 7jO.0ol colorcd people In tho
"WHtREAS. The I. T.. Church In this Do
! rcSc Claims to be an integral part OF the Holy
Catholic Church,, which IN apostolic ministry
ordained ard constituted nv authority OF tlt
great commission OF her Divine Master. "a &
into all TIC world ana preach the gospel lt
every c:rttHlc: AMI -.
"WuEEEAS. TIC cvangclIzation Of The col
orcl pco;,lc in our midst, and in our very
homes, must, OF Necessity. be Il part Of the
! work given us 10 do by virtue OF this divine
commission. Therefore he it
"RrSrir"i, That 1t IS the sense o! THIS Con;
vcntion that some systematic, well organized
! effort he mad" by the Bishop n clergy ol
this diocese dnring the ensuing year l." evan
geiizr the coiorcl people of this state. ana tt
bring them to 4 knowledge Of The truth anu
the saving grace Of our tomm"n Lord ana
Saviour. as received and taught by this branch
OF the Church.
"Rcyoircl farih~r. That for the purpose Of
giving practical Effect to the resolution, com
! mitiec OF four clcrgymcn and four laymen,
with the Bishop chairman, be nppoiltcu u
confer on this subject and report to this Con
vcn!iun as soon as practicablc. SO that some
plan for immediate work may be adopted.'
Tho following resolutions, introduced
by Col. l.. y. White. of Macon, was
referred to the same committee:
"Hcsn'c"d, As. the sense Of this convention
that there should be established Sunday.
schools in connection with each parish IN thi'
! Diocese, for the benefit of TIL" negroes. as also
In connection with each OF the Mission Stl
Ions. where practicable.
"RrsG1red, Thrt the ministers Of the various
parishes and Missionary Stations should urge
| upon their congregations the graat ilnpnr
tarce OF raising the necessary means for pro
viding schools for the negroes
While on this subject, it affords me
pleasure to call attention to the work
among the negroes Of the coast. under
the management Of the Rev. Mr.. Dunlap.
This devoted Christian and cultivated
gentleman has Il circuit of Old fashioned
Methodist dimensions, (ahont n hun-
! lrcd ana fifty nilcs) over which he trav.
els, experimenting several mission
schools, conducting the services of his
Church, preaching, and giving such pas
toral attention as is needed to the people
! He works patiently, laboriously and sys:
tcmalically. Numerically 1t is small
now, but 'the kingdom of heaven is like
tn a grain Of mustard seed, which a man
took and sowci in his field, which in.
deed is the least of all seeds, but when il
is grown it iSthe greatest among herbs,
AMI irromcth 4 tree" There is some
what of the hero in this worthy gentle
man. Perhaps lie is in the succession OF
the apostolic Capers in this work.
STATISTICS.
In looking ovcr tho statistics of this
Church.. I saw one thing which l think
we could adopt as s~erviceahle. Thell
rectorS are required to report the number
Of families. number Of individuals in
families. and number Of individuals not
in families. as we'll rs commandments,
Sunday schools, and finances in their an
nual returns. This plan gives a definite
idea of the size Of the parish. a mar
knows 1T Opce how many sonls Of all
classes are under his charge. There is al
so given something like a correct state
mcnt Of the number Of adhcrents the
Church has in each community, and in
the State at large. Now we need some
thing of this kind more than the EpiSco'
p~alianS. 1t would be very helpful to
each new pastor to have. as soon as he en-.
tcrS on his work, accurate information as
to- the size of his field. lie can soon tind
but the members; in a few months he
can, without great difficulty, gain a
knowledge Of the adhcrcnts of the
Church, hut all this information would
lie ready to his hand, if the Episcopal
plan was adopted. It is necessary for the
report to he required, for fe preachers
Of any denomination are going to dc
more than strict law requires. Our old
''plan Of the circuit contemplated some.
thing like this. hut for one, in n ministry
of ten years. / have received only one
plan that came mp, even approximately,
to the Disciplinary requirement. From
most Of them I could scarcely find out
who the stewards were, and some Of them
did not ever give me the time of preach
parish" is the Methodist m0tto-the sal
Walton Of every sinner. no matter what
name. race. cclcr, or condition he may he,
should he its aim. But the pl,n of Civ
ing tho new preacher the ~clcarcSt idea OF
the immcd;at" probabilities Of his work,
the most definite knowledge of that part
of the great parish that lies nearest tn
HIM, will enable him to work most adj
vantageouSlv. 1.-THE Kings work de-
mands haste" and all possible means
should be adopted to secure that haste.
TIE STATE OF THE CHURCH..
The sense Of need for experimental,
practical, evangelical pietv seems to be on
the increase in the Episcopal Church,
Like too many of the other Churches,
there are painful exceptions to this rule
But tho disposition of the Church, AS
represented in this convention. was to in
crease and emphasize the difference he
tween the Church and tho world. Bish.
op Bcckwith fi.lv leads in this great
work. On Sunday. before the assembling
If The convention. being unable to preach
he lectnrcd the Church and the class APP
pearin" for confirmation, on the subject,
Some of our ,eorle represented it rs he
ing a good Methodist talk. His line o
thought vas tn" impossibility of serving
God and the world at the same time thu
condemnation OF all those practices tina
lead the thought away from Christ. II
his annual address he spoke most elo'
qucntly of the power Of a holy life t.
overcome he sin and infidelity of thu
present. In his farewell address. h
urged. with the same important view-il
fact the need of vital goodness and prac
tical pietv was the key note Of his pleas
ant visit to our city.
One thing the Bishop thought proper t.
call attention to in the discussion of tn
state of the Church. ought to be know,
by all M%ethodis:S. He congratulated TIT
convention or the increasing desire of hi
people for information on the work, doc
trinrs, history and life of the Church, a
tending to the stability of character ant
devotion to it's principles. This is, in
deed, one of Methodism's needs. Die
our people, especially II parents, know
more of our Church. we would gain il
stability. There would not 20 out from
among us so many Of our Sol ant