New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
NORANCE AND SLAVERY.

The Conference will begin at 10 a. m. The Kew
DR. John NJ Henderson will preach the annual ser,
man after which communion will be administered
nv tho Rlshop Following this tho pastors OF inc
vari,us churches will read their reports AT
, ~ a memorial service Will be held, at whlch the
Roy Or n r Parks and Or. Schaner WI" SP''h'
AT o'clock there Will be preaching Inc "orn'"s
and afternoon Of tho second day VIII ne n"No'' 10
business At night the missionary meeting WIZ o'
hold and DR. Parks who IL tho missionary secre-
,,ry ,vl1 rive m address. Business VIII occupy the
,rorr,,o anil afternoon sessions Of the third dhy
and tho educational meeting Will be heId III tne
evening Sunday will be taken up with pun.
vorship and Monday. which is the last day' "'n
he occupied with the completion OF the business anu
tho reading OF tho appointments Three bishops
,u Tend NO Conference Besides Bishop Grant
.bore will b. the Right Rev. Or. william H. Der
rick and the Right Rev. Or. James C. Embry.
\ STRIKING PERSONALITY.
IN. has no, been in the presence of Bishop Grant
ton, he,,r. no recognizes why b" was se.ect"b as
pre,a,e u his church IL" = an imposing hsure
physi,ally He Is than six feet tai ana weighs
abou, 20 pounds II. wears full black beard mas
but little hair on the top Of MS heaa. mas SHOT.
hu, w.l,-sh,peA nose. and black Intelligent ana
genial eyes He has a common-sen"e cht''y way
Of talking. and only occasionally does Il sou'n''"
lo.uii,n creep into rs otherwise good Engish.
Bishop Grants career from BIRTH In slavery
10 the achieving - the highest dignity when MS
church can give him. has heen reTnarkaplc one
He was born on = plantation near LAKE 'ity' fhi'
forty-.ight year. ago II" ana his parents were inc
properly ~ Franklin Raul-on. who was wealthy
p,.n,.r and Kind 10 youux Grant The young man
learned % read partly from the son of neiShbor-
INK planter. when the war broke out he acc"inp"-
MED his master 10 the BATH" ~ Oln-ie' bnt "hen
IN. bath. VA at Iis thckest ne young slave mount
81 A mule and returned home Lieutenant Rauson
was no, m nricni sIes-onlst and In the December
preceding the surretlcr - Lee he went over 10
the Union forces wSo Were then occupying f1orda.
Instead of llb"rAt'rg MS saves however he so'h
them. /or the present bishop he realized 'o."" III
Co,<,lcrate money Just before the surrender OF
lie. Young Grant escaped from Ralph Dsnks. his
second owner and returned - Florida nfoo,. endur-
lng untold hnr,lrhlps and risk On the long Journey
from Virginia The Bishop SAYS that he under
stands that the " this man Banks IL now Nv
ms 81 Brooklyn
TIE FREEDMANs PROGRESS
After Lees surrender. Gran, returned 20 his old
home in Lake CITY. and engaged 10y hi- former
master Mr Raul-on. At 81 Il month as clerk TN
store which the latter had oponed, but N" "x-
planter permitted drink 20 get the better Of him.
and the Young freedman became steward Of the
Cathy House H., induced two Northern mission
aries 10 open school which ne ana other
employees attended short time later he went to
Jacksonville where he became steward OF the stick
nev House Two Northern women. who were stay
steward attended lie became ardent for learning
that ne left this position ana took course tn the
Goodman Institute Bishop Grants school years DO
no, Aggregate more than two. but he has been an
assduou- student all his he lie takes great pride
In "a library which he has Insured FOR 5000
lie became Christian IN NhA. ana was licensed 10
preach IN NJ He became pastor Of A church which
u. built IN Tallahassee. and for which ioN"rnor
Drew furnished he lumber. After TWO years
pastoratc there he went to San Antonio. Tex. carry
Ing with him from Governor Drew Recommending
ton to tho people Oi Texas. to which was attached
Inc seal ~ tho state. During three years in San
Antonio hc paid church debt % De0 In the
four years that followed ne built church In Austin
which cost $4,000. II was Al the guadrenninl con-
ference he'd In Indianapolis IN ISIS that he was
elected ono 81 the bishops ., his church. and was
assigned TO Louisiana. California, Washington and
oregon In 1892 ne changed TO the Georgia
Alabama and Florida diocese. from which he was
Transferred 10 the First District by the recent
ouairrnnia conference Or. Grant WAS sent by his
people Of the southern diocese on an extended Eu-
ropean trip last year. While abroad he preached In
Wrsry's church IN London.
MEETING HIS FORMER MASTER.
When the conference held In Florida last
n. ,,lxftr az form