The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-11
DrBlRRED rEoM THE MINISTRY.
The Church Has No Place for Men with
More Than one wife"

Tie Virginia Conference Of the African
ST. f.. Church spent yesterday morn
ing Boo hearing reports of committees ON
finances and general discussions OF mat
tiers OF interest 90 the race. a large
amount ot business was transacted dur
ing the day.
The conference was called 10 order az .
O'Clock ly Bishop Wesley j. Gaines. -,
d.. who introduced the Rev. J.. j. Coppin.
Do. 3D.. editor ANA publisher of the A. VI.
E Church Review who delivered a lee
tlrc on the Trinity.
a class OF ten young men were recon-
mendei Dog the Committee on Admissions
to he admitted on trial. bat two Of them
were ruled ont ON account Of their moral
standing Bishop Gaines. upon taking
charce of the Second Episcopal district.
announced that among some of the things
Doe would try 20 do for the elevation Of
DIS race and Church was 10 raise the
standard OF the ministry. II was found
that j. l.. Jones' ana Prince Howard
were divorced from their wives, and were
therefore. denied admission on that ac-
count. They were Informed by the learn
cd bishop al the church had no place
for men with more than one wife. The
following young men We're received ON
trial. J.. R. jefferson. G.. +. Lurke. j.
%. a. MeClanuy G.. r.. Founton. J.. ~
Barker. a. j. Nottingham. and Fred.
Howard. These young n ON were address
al Dog Bishop Gaines as 10 the duties of a
gospel minister. Hc told them that they
should be d.lligent and never be unem-
pi'ttd and that they should not DO any
unnecessary visitation.
Last night was The educational meet
ing of the conference. Rev. W. n. Boil
0rn. ID. d.. preached the educational SER
fl L in
Producing The speaker. said.
"The burning at Kittrell y. g.. Of the
Crl, building. of Kitrell Normal and
industrial Institute, is calamity not
only to the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. but 20 the colorcd pupils IN gem
D.al Especially is 30 "a calamity at this
tonne. Do is true that northern benevo-
lcncc has poured millions into the South
.Nr tnc education Of the colorcd people
lf cannot Doe denied that the general as
semhica of The Southern States haze
been wonderfully generous I'm the distribu-
t'"n az funds for the education of the |
co.oroi people. But 10 is a fact that the |
white people of This country arr beginning |
20 think that the colorod people Of the |
south should begin 90 assume the re- |
sponsbility of their own education"
one ~ the leading institutions receive |
ing support from its members is the Kit |
trcl Institute. located az Kiurcl. y. c., i
and presided over by Professor John =. |
Hawkins. who represents that work al
this conference.
ln the report made by Mm last night |
~ was shown that there has been % steady I
erowth from year 60 year and that now
he school ranks among the best IN the
south. The current CNnCrses Is about So
O" year. which is raised through the
students. from the a. NJ. p. churches
BOZ the bounds OF the North Carolina. Nir-
rinia. and Baltimore conferences. and by |
voluntary contributions from friends.
10 nine years the students have paid
f0r beard etc.. about $1,000. receipts from
tho a. NJ. T. churches S2 SCI 80: and from
contributions raised by President Haw-
hns. N,.SS3.i0. making a total amount of
sif.2i5.O1.
The school property consists OF sixty
acres Of land and four main buildings
and the school work Is divided into four
departmcnts-in industrial. formal. scientific.
and musical. This school is making |
friends every year. and is growing IN
popular favor among the frletis ana
supporters OF education all over tile coun-
Try.
40 the close Of his address a collection
of 600 was taken 90 assist in erecting
the girls building destroyed 10y fire.
The meeting was interesting and in
spring The ministers all declared that
they would DO more Tor education IN the
future.
Professor Hawkins said that the white
p'onic of me South and North were as
sisiing iu the work lie said that the |
young men were being taugh, 10 work
iit was strong supporter OF Industrial |
Hnd literary education. The kittrel |
school was meeting the need OF fhe
people and should be encouraged.