The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20

representative OF tho negro race should
command m election by virtue OF his
%transccndant fitness for this high Office.
On tho other side tho argument was,
that unless n black bishop was elected
the colorcd membership can have no
adequate Episcopal supervision, and
that in tho South tho colored ministers
who remain in fellowship with tho NJ.
i. church arc constantly derIded by
tho colored ministers who belong to
churches OF their own, the taunt being
cast upon them that they Rrc mere
lackeys for their white brcthrcn; that,
in other words. the church they cling TO,
whilo It Is willing to tolerate them MS
dependents, Is not prepared to grant
them equality, This, and much moro
OF tho same kind, has been said, both
in committee, meetings. and OH the
floor OF tho conference, and the battle for
n black bishop has been fought out, on
tho part OF the colored troops, with m
energy which is strongly suggestive OF
tho last extremity OF deportation. Nat.
urally, after so crushing n defeat, there
are rumors Of a coming detection. 1t is
said that largo numbers OF its colored
adhcrents will leave tho church. That
some will, there is no doubt, and
amongst those will be several, probably,
who have hold prominent positions.
Wien, however, it is remembered that
this conference, while it has practically
declared the negro race from admission
for the present TO the green pastures OF
tho cpiscopacy, has still opened to them
other desirable grazing places, We can
not think that the detection will DO
large, or that 1t will take away-as some
have said-any considerable proportion
OF their leading mon.
AS a matter OF fact, the colorcd ele.
mcnt has fared pretty well at the hands
OF this body. One Of tho BLACKLIST faces
and brightest minds amongst them is
DR.. Grandson, OF North Carolina. who,
as secretary, divides with DR.. Buckley,
its chairman, the honors OF the Episco-
pal committee And still another OF
their brightest %lights-Dr. Hagood-is
secretary of the committee on freed
mems aid. There is q chance, too
perhaps but q remote chance--that n
representative of this race will walk off
with some general conference secretary
ship: and, a colored man will continue
to adorn the'tripod OF tho Southwestern
1idrocate. Thus the whale will at least
have had a little slop thrown to him,
him, even though he has not. been per-
mittcd to scuttle Off with the whole
cargo. Hence, he may reasonably be
expected tokeep quiet and waitin meas
urablo content for the Developments OF
another quadrennum.
DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE.
That the latch string OF the, Episco-
pacy should have been pulled in against
white applicants, just the same as
against colored, makes n situation
which to some Of the brethren is rather
distressing. 1t was this probably
which moved The Daily ladrocate in a
recent issue tc advise the delegates to
"be religious and have pity on the poor
(candidato):" This pity, however,
should not BIO bestowed upon the hon
ored men who have, been held forth rs
candidates. for the, bishopric, for as
each Of these Voted against my
increase, the inference is that they
are not only reconciled to the situa-
ton, but perfectly happy in it.
But what is to become OF the many
disappointed. ones, who, in the
event Of the promotion of these men to
the e%piscopucy, we're hopeful OF secur-
ing some of the, subordinate places
which would thus be left vacant? Here
is where the shoe pinches, and where,
if anywhere, pity should be bestowed.
One man remarked that he had found a
candidate in this conference for every
place but heaven. and he was now IL
boring with tho Japanese delegate to
see if he could not have him entered as
q candidate for that place. But this is
an evaporation. and If it were seriously
meant, it would be u monstrous SANDER.
Still there are far more candidates than
Offices, and hence, MS a matter OF course,
some will be: lef,-that is;Ssome of the
candidates will DO left, not tho Offices by
any means.
In the matter OF legislation, scarcely
anything has been done. The General
Conference consists OF wheels within a
wheel. First the great wheel turns,
the Conference itself-brincing forth
a variety Of propositions, nearly all OF
which are subjected 10 systematic
grinding by the lesser wheels, viz: the
committees. Then, at length, the
grist being prepared for it, the big
wheel turns again, the result being new
laws, new Offices perchance, and q big
batch OF elections. Just now the Sec
ond turning OF this big wheel is about
to commence. How much wholesome
wheat it will grind out remains to be
seen. 1t is sure, however, to make
noise enough, and to leave behind it,
on tho table or elsewhere, n large
quantity Of chat. Propositions have
been handed in to the number OF about
a thousand. Some OF these may be
wise; but a large proportion are
probably otherwise, and what the fate
OF at least nine-tenths OF them will be,
has already, We think, been strikinglv
%prefgured by the doom which fell last
week upon the pondrous instrument
which the Conference, after three DAYS
OF debate, refused to adopt as its con-
stitution.
MORT GREAT QUESTIONS.
Among the great questions still to be-
settled arc the following: First, what
will tho conference do about admitting
women? There are several PROPOSE
tons on this subject in tho hands of
committees, and when these shall be
reported back We may look for a big
fight Secondly, will it provide for the
admission OF laynen in equal numbers
with ministers? That the committee
on lay representation will report favor.