Evening journal., 1889-10-25
EQUALITY FOR THE NEGRO
The Race Question Considered
by the Episcopalians.
TIE POSITION on THE CHURCH

1t Is said 70 Have Been shown by the
ract That a coiored Bishop Had Been
consocrased and Coiored Delegates Re
ceived-The Adjournment
NEW YoEx, oct. a5 The great Protestant |
Episcopal convention, which has been ~
session in ST Georges church, this city, for
the last twenty days, closed East night with
the reading Of the pastoral letter issued by
the house Of bishops followed by religious
services. in which the bishops, clergymen,
lay deputies aud large congregation took
part. The ecclesiastical legislature will meet
again in the city Of Baltimore in 1892.
Or. Davenport's Attack.
The canon IN deconesses as slightly amend
ed BY the hou-sof bishops was adopted.
standing committee, under the care Of the
presiding bisaop, will take charge Of the
American church abroad. Rev. Dr. Daven-
port made an attack on Rev. Mr.. Nevin's
proposed measure IN this debate in which he
said that Dr. Nevin was trying TO erect
bishopric abroad, with headquarters perhaps
at Rome. The canons OF ordination as pro
posed by the joint committee on the matter
went over until the next general convention
The Negro and the Church.
The question Of the negro and his standing
in the church and the proposed amendment
Of the constitution touching proportionnte
representa- tion caused the fight of the day.
On the former question there were two re
ports presented by the committee to whom
was referred the memorial from the colored
people asking for fuller recognition. The
majority report set forth that the Scriptures
did not recognise any difference in race and
color, and such was the attitude Of the
church The fact that colored bishop had
been consecrated and that colored delegates
had been received in the house Of deputies,
making them the peer Of every clergyman
in the body, showed 10 the whole world the
position of thi. church. "Questions Of iuris-
diction and representation in thessveral dio.
ceses have, aader our constitution, been
committed TO them, and they ara question.
over which the general convention, as such
has no CONTROL the report concludes
Dr. Phillips Brooks Voted Down.
The minority report, signed by DIR. Phil
lips Brooks and two others, said that every
ecclesiastical law imposed upon the blacl
mnra must be imposed also on the white, an6
every privilege given the white man must b
given to the black There cnn be no sucl
thing as an fricnn church within the bord
ers Of the church Or. Brooks made stronl
appeal for the minority report, but he va
voted down, the majority report being &C
cepted
seth Lows Piea.
Following this came the proposed canoi
for missionary cpiseopate for the colore'
people, and Seth Low, Of Brooklyn, advocat
ed it to a certain extent Ii the course Of
long speech he cited the statement Of a colore
man whom be, when mayor ~ Brooklyn ha
appointed TO the board Of education. Ihi
intelligent co.ored man had said that he iit
wanted all race distinctions wiped ont The
he wanted the schools for colored children
he maintained. as the blacks did not wish
90 to the schools Of the whites. by havh
colored schools it would bring intelligence
colored nea and women and make them
cidedly useful ia tnat nold In after life.
Mr. Low concluded by asling that thepr
posed canon he recommitted % the commi
tee ON canons nnd that they thoroughly co
slider the question ia all It's phases, reportir
to the next general convention. II was
ordered.
Proporiionate Representation.
Proportionate representation found
champion in the person Of Rev. DR. NJ
Vickar, Of Pennsylvania DR.. Davbnpo
made a vigorous attack ON the plan, and Il
renort Of tie committee to whom was
ferred proposed constitutional amendme
on the subject touching its inexpedienc
was adopted by an overw rwhelmning viva 70
vote
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