Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-16
THE COLOR QUESTION AGAIN.
Amendments to Canon Of the Episco-
pal Church I'm Virginia.

The annual Episcopal council of the Virgins
diocese met in Lynchburg yesterday. Nor,
than two hundred delegates we're present
Bishop Whittle presided Lynchburg specia
to the Baltimore American says that the coloreC
question was the first to come up. Rev. r. A.
Goodwin presented amendments to a canon
which we're referred to a special committee tc
report to-day. The amendments are as follows
Section /. 1t shall be lawful to organize col
ored organizations within the diocese. with the
consent of the ecclesiastical authority of the
diocese.
Section 2. All such congregations have
been. or may hereafter be. organized shall be
independent of the rectors and yestries of the
white parishes IN which they are situated.
Provided. that when colored parishes shall
by proper authority. no cOlored mission or con-
gregation shall be established within any such
colored parish without the consent OF the vestrv
or vestries of the same. in addition to that of
the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese.
Section g. Colored congregations may ac-
quire and hold property of their own. ne by
law provided. but cannot come into the pos
session OF the property of any white congrega-
ton except by legal transfer, nor shall any
white congregation come into the possession of
the property of any colored congregation ex-
cept by like transfer.
Section 4. There shall be appointed by the
bishop one or more archdeacons, who shall
have supervision of the colOred mission
churches. congregations and schools within a
prescribed district. whose duties shall be de-
fined by the bishop.
Section 5. (a.) There shall be a convention
of the coiored clergy and laity Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the diocese CT Virginia.
held on the - day of - in every year. The
said convention shall be composed of bishop
and assistant bishop Of there be one), arch
deacons, colored clergy of the diocese, who
have been economically resident six months, and
are in charge of congregations or missions
under ecclesiastical authority of diocese and of
one lay delegate from each colOred congrega-
ton or mission. The bishop shall be ex-
otfcio chairman, with the same privileges in
the council. The assistant bishop unless he be
chairman in the absence of bishop and arch
deacons. if white. shall have privileges of floor.
but not the right to vote. The convention shall
have power to form a constitution and
enact canons for their own government.
not contrary TO constitution and canOns
of diocese which shall take effect
when approved by council of diocese.
The convention may elect annually four
clergymen to represent them in the next
council of the diocese. whose duty it shall be
to bring before the council any action of the
convention requiring its sanction, and to re-
port to the convention any proceedings of the
council upon said action. or other matters
which NAV be of interest to convention. These
delegates shall have the privileges of the floor
of the council. and the light to vote ON all
matters affecting the con- ention. The council
may grant to the convention such additional
privileges may be expedient and equitable
The committee was announced as follows: L.
\. Goodwin. Il. ID. Tucker, II. Il. Lee, W. H.
Taylor. +. II. Mcclure. Mann Page.