The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-24
FORGOT THE
INSTITUTE.
Episcopal Council Overlooked
Important Report Locking to &
School for Richmond.
DR.. HAWTHORNE ON NEGRO
Pastor Of Grove Avenue Makes
Plea for Christian Treatment
5 Of the Black Man.

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Considerable interest Is felt throughout
tho Episcopal diocese OF Virginia In the
elcrtinn Of man to the Important Of
flee OF archdcacon. created by the recent
council held hero, Tho selection Is In
the hands Of tho Executive Committee
OF the Diocesan Missionary Society, and
will no made upon the nomination Ut
Bishop Gibson. This committee will hold
meeting on June 18th, and some action
may be taken at that time. The office
will command the services Of some prom
,inent minister OF that church. 1t
will pay salary not to exceed $4,000.
1t Is just being recalled that the coun-
ell failed to take any action In the mat
tor OF the Bethany Institute proposed to
be established In this city. * report was
submitted and 81 strong recommendation
was made by the bishop. In tho press
OF other matters, however. the council
apparently overlooked tlls. and the fact
is rttl,e, a curious one. Tho question OF
the institute was regarded rs Il very I'M
r.. tart issue. and 1t IVES entirely forgot
TN PROBABLY as a result Of mo absorb
Ing c scusslons over t.. scnool purs--
ton and the archdeacon. The Commit
tee on the Institute was appointed with
powers to act and will probably Itself
settle the matter and proceed with the
work as outlined in Its report that never
reached the consideration Of the council.
This committee will also meet shortly.
The institute, which will he for the
training OF deaconesses. will be the first
OF its kind in the South. 1t Will proha-
NV re located In the building at No. COZ
East Main Street.
Sermon on the Negro.
In the presence Of large audience
SUNDAY morning at the Grove Avenue
Ean,ist Church, the Rev. j. B. Haw-
thorne preached an exceptionally interest
ing sermon upon the subject The Needs
of southern Negroes and What CHRIS
tian sympathy and Help May DO Tor
Them"
Dr Hawthorne referred to the oojec-
ton made against any larger ana nlore
liberal provision for the lnteilec'u IA
molal and religious advancement OF we
nerroes in the South on the ground tnat
thev are not worth the efforts expended
mon them. He also condemned the pes
si,nIsm of Dixon and others.
."rbat tho negro can be educated anu
r,hrletianized." he declared. has been
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF every
man who is willing to know the truth.
That education and Christianity con-
tribute to the Improvement OF MS charac-
ter and his usefulness to society - no.
doubted by any man VINO 10 ~ u',''i'
blinded by prejudice.
D,,you must admit" continued DR.. Haw-
thorne. "that one element OF the negro
problem' has been eliminated social
Equality is a dead issue. The suffrage
question is being rapidly eliminates rum
the same problem. and in Q, manner per-
fectly harmonious with the provisions u
the organic law of the republic. me doc.
trine is established that suffrage IS not
a natural right, but one which man
mus win by qualifying himself TO par
ticipate In the government or the couh-
try. 1t is not on account of race. or
color, or previous condition OF servltude,
that some are deprived of the ballot put
on account of their ignorance. or VICE. of
crime. When this wise and just principle
Is in operation in all the states, Wlat
will remain to warrant us IN WllhIoluHhs
sympathy, fellowship and Christian Kinu-
ness from the negro and In keeping alive
sectional animosity and strife? What Is
left of the negro problem is beyond our
control That we must leave with Cod
Let us rest peacefully In the belief that
He will solve 1t. and that Ills solution
will be wise. Just and benevolent. we 40
not know how long He will permit the
negroes Of the South 10 remain upon our
soil, nor what Is the specific work IN the
development of the world for which lie
$ preparing them by their residence here.
But we do know that SO long as they re-
main, among us it Will be our duty to
reat them justly, and. with all the means
It our command, endeavor to. make them
i wiser, better, stronger and happier
people,"
Pentecost Sunday.
Special services were held in all the
Catholic churches Of the city yesterday
II celebration Of Whit Sunday, Solemn
3ontiflcal mass was celebrated at the
Cathedral at II o'clock by Bishop Van
10 vyver. An eloquent, sermon appro-
,riato to the occasion was preached by
he Rev. Father Cyril De Muynclt. OF the
The following were the ofil-
GERS of the mass:
The Very Rev. J. j. Bowler. assistant
10 tho bishop; tho Rev J. j. Massey, Of
The Sacred Heart Church, and Father
Anthony, O, S. B,, Of st. Mary's Church,
leheons of honor; the Rev. Father Cyril |
De Muynck, Of the Cathedral, deacon of