The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
THE NEGRO IN THE CHURCH.
The Plan of Settlement to be Submitted t
tho Diocesan Convention at Anderson.

The Plan of Settlement to be Submitted to
tho Diocesan Convention at Anderson.
At meeting of the deputies who
withdrew from the Diocesan Convention
of 1887, held in Charleston on the 23d
February last, it was
Resolved, That the delegates who
withdrew from our late Convention can
not recognize the meeting to be held in
Anderson under a resolution passed by
those who remained as q constitutional
convention, and therefore recommend
our churches to send no delegates to the
said meeting, and in nowise to recognize
the same as constitutional convention.
Resolved, That committee of seven
be appointed who shall be authorized
and empowered to suspend the rule of
action if, in conference with committee
or other body duly authorized to bind
those from whom we differ, they are
enabled to reach some settlement of all
the differences now existing, provided
such arrangement be based upon the
separate organization of the two races in
the government of the Church.
Resolved, That the right of appeal
from the ruling of the Chair be main
tanned inviolate.
The committee appointed under these
resolutions have not met any persons
authorized to bind those from whom we
differ, but at a conference of several
clergymen and laymcn who have hitherto
espoused different sides of the question
which have lately divided the Church in
this diocese, it was agreed to recon-
mend as a solution of these unhappy
differences:
| hot II ~e
| Carolina who are, or may be hereafter
connected with the Protestant Episcopal
Church shall constitute a missionary
jurisdiction of the Diocese of South
Carolina.
2. That to effect this purpose the next
Convention of the diocese adopt canon
or constitutional provision on the basis
of the canon recently proposed to the
Council of Virginia.
3. That at the next Convention the
Constitution, Canons and Rules of Order
of the Church in this diocese be referred
to committee of--clergyme elect
ed by the clergy in the Convention and
of-laymen elected by the lay men,
bors of the Convention to revise the
same.
4. And that no other action be taken
by said Convention upon the matter of
difference now existing"
The committee appointed at the meet
ing on the 23d February think that their
recommendation presents q basis upon
which the unhappy controversies in the.
| Church may be settled, and as the same
has been approved by several of the
churches in the diocese at the recent
Easter election, they recommend that
the delegates now elected attend at An
derson, and meet the evening before, or
at some convenient hour preceding the
opening of the said Convention, and
submit to the clergy, and those who
have hitherto differed with us, tho fol-
lowing resolution embodying the recon-
mendation of the conference above men-
toned:
Resolved, That commission be raised
| by the Convention, to consist of three
clergymen to be elected by the clergy,
and three laymen to be elected by the
laity, which commission is hereby
charged to prepare a constitutional
amendment to provide for the ultimate
separation of the colored race into dis
tinct organization under the Bishop, and
until such ultimate separation to consti-
! tute the same into q missionary jurisdic-
tion upon the basis of the lately pro-
posed canon in Virginia, which said con-
stitutional amendment shall provide that
the general convocation suggested in the
said proposed Virginia canon may elect
two clerical delegates, who shall have
the privilege to speak and vote on mat
ters relating exclusively to the condi-
tion, work and needs of said jurisdiction,
but which privilege shall not be con-
strued to permit said delegates from said
| k< l.
matter which may in anywise affect the
white race in the disocese, nor to permit
colorod clorgymen to have seats in Con
ventiOn.
The said commission is also instructed
to revise tho Constitution, Canons and
Rules Of Order, and to report amend.
ments to the same SO as to incorporate
therein all provisions relating to the or.
ganization of the Convention, some OF
which at present are to be found in oul
canons, and also to provide that the
right of appeal from the ruling of the
. Chair be maintained inviolate.
Upon the assurance that the resolution
will be adopted by both orders, the un
dersigned of the committee appointed
at the February meeting, recommend
that all delegates-elect appear in tn
1 purpose waive the question as to it
, legality.
EDWARD MCCRADY, JR.,
w. @. BENET,
3 Cn. RICHARDSON Mites,
= r.. S. DEspoRrEs.
1 We join the majority of the committe
Q in recommending that the deputies NEE
l at Anderson on the evening previous t.
Q the date appointed for the Convention
Z to meet, in the hope that some settle
8 mcnt may be reached. But We dissen
II from them as to the plan OF settlemen
n proposed
o w. III. CAMPBELL,
w. ST. JULIEN JBRYEY.
The Virginia Canon.
t. The following is q statement Of que
d tions asked of the Southern (Virginif
Churchman, with the answer of til
st editors of that paper:
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