The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-27
CoIored EpiscOpa|ians Want
Bishop Penick Displaced.
WANT TO BE REPRESENTED
They Ask for the Appointment of a
Negro on the Com mission, for More
Effective Means of Education and
Two Colored Mission Agents-Ani-
mated Discuss lon.

The convection of Episcopal workers
yesterday chose Charleston as the meeting
place for next year and determined what
to ask of the convention. The meetings
were at St Luke's, Fifteenth and Madison
| streets.
Bishop Ferguson, of Cape Palmas, AZ
RIGA, was introduced at the opening and
made brief congratulatory address.
A report was received from the COM
| mittee appointed last year on petitioning
the general convention, which recommended
| that the convention be memorialiZed in
| the interest of the work among colored
| people.
The report was followed by an informal
discussion as to what should be asked of
the convention, and the general opinion
expressed was that the request should not
be confined to specific questions, but
should be general and such as to meet
| all demands
4 discussion arose unexpectedly as to
| the next place OF meeting of the confes-
| ence, when the question OF section was
| referred to.
| a motion that the conference receive
| invitations at this session, and after nom
| nations the selection be made by vote,
| was agreed TO.
| The cities of Charleston, s. c., Whining
| ton, n. c., and Boston were presented, and
| by an almost unanimous vote, which was
| afterward made unanimous, Charleston
| was selected.
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
At the afternoon session Rev. Joseph
| g. Bryant, of Maryland, discussed the
| question, what Can Be Done to Promote
| the Work Among the Colored People?"
| He suggested many things that would be
/ nSpfIIl A pIimhpr nf others fptln wed with
various plans for increasing the Influence
| of the church among negroes and drawing
| them to its fold.
| The subject OF what shall be asked of
! the convention?'' was again taken up,
| and it was finally agreed that among the
| things which the convention should be
requested to give the negro should be
representation upon the church commits
sion for work among the race; for more
effective means OF education, and the
| employment of two Colored mission gents,
| one for the North, the other for the South,
TO replace tn e present agent, Bishop
Penick.
After evening prayer at 8 p. m. the con-
ference took up the subject, The De-
velopment of Self-Supporting Parishes"
Rev George Frazier Miller, 4 bright young
minister, of North Carolina, read the paper
of the evening. 1t was a comprehensive
comparison of the work done in the various
cOIOred churches OF the country.
SIX SUPP ORTING.
He said there were many which had
| reached various degrees of self-support,
but he knew of only six W nieh absolutely
maintained their own worship in all rela-
tons. These We're, he said. st. Marks,
Charleston; st. stephens, Savannah. st.
Peters, Key West; st. Thomas, Phila-
delphia; st. Augustine, Brooklyn, and st.
Philips. New York. He showed how some
of these Lad grown 10 their positions of in
fluence and power. He urged that mis-
sioIrs should try to grow rapidly to the full
stature OF manhood and become self-sup-
porting parishes.
Rev. W V. Tunnel, of se.Luke's, took up
the discussion. He referred to the fact that
st. Phillips, In New York, was at this mo
ment opening splendid new edifiCe in
New York Hesaid communicates ereapt
tothink there are so many mul -millionaires
that all they need to do is to enjoy the
services He approved strongly Father
Field. of Boston. who refuses to give in
| religious things what has not been paid for.
Until the colored people carried to the con-
vention more self-supporting parishes they
need not expect much attention.
Secretary Bragg urged that the true plan
was to make every COMMUNICATE giver,
feeling it just as essential to give as TO
pray. RectOrs ought to have the courage,
who ought to give a dollar, to tell him so.
SYSTEMATIC GIVING.
Members ought to give Systematically,
and not emulate the man who said he had
been a member forty years and it hadn't
cost him forty cents.
Rev Mr.. Kane, Of Galveston. said they
must not expect too mSch of weak missions
All ought to strive for self support, and
even TO help others.
Rev Mr.. Perry, of Tarboro. N. C., said
when men earned $40 and women 50 a
month it ought to be expected that they
could not support a church.
Rev. j. II. NJ. Pollard, OF st. Marks,
Charleston. said when q mission hid
continued as such twenty to twenty-five
years it ought to be given up and the com
municants allowed TO go where religion
could be had without money and without
price" He said st. Marks had help only
when a cyclone came in 1885 and the earth
quake in 1885.
The discussion will continue to-day. At
the close last night Mr.. Tunnell invited all
10 partake of a collation. in the adjoining
ROOM
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who Fired the Pistol?
A mysterious pistol shot was heard ABOUT
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