Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-28
DIOCESAN COUNCIL
M Episcopal Church OF Arkan-
sas Completes Its
LabOrs.
CANON 7. PROVIDING SEPARATE
COUNCIL FOR NEGROES
ADOPTED
Petition From St. Pau's Church.
Little Rock, for Separate Par
isl, Was Denied
NEXT MEETING AT NEWPORT.

Little Rock. May 21.-The thirty
third diocesan council Of the Episco.
nal church of Arkansas. which has
been in session in this city since
Wednesday. finished its labGrs and ad
,6urned to meet May 9. 1906. in New.
port
AT the morning session canon /.
2royiding for separation OF :ae
whites and negroes in the deliberi-
ions of the council which was sub.
mitted at the last annual meeting OF
the council was adopted. The new
canon specifies that there may be Z
separate convocation provided for the
negroes. and thus practically esimin-
ates them from seats In the council
Il is looked upon as the initial step
toward complete separation OF the
white and negro churches in the state,
The following committees were
elected yesterday morning:
Standing ccmmittee--Revs- {. ".
lockwood. W. p. Buckner. P. J. Ro-
bottom and Messrs. p. X Roots. J. A.
Reeves and John r. Hicks.
Committee on mission thank Offer.
ine-Revs. G.. II. lockwood. & u.
Smeade. Geo. B. Norton. W. D. Buck
ner. W. X. Lloyd and A. n. PurEe Il
Marinna. secretary.
S. S. Faulkner of Helena was re-
elected treasurer of the Episcopal ilIld
and Fay Hampstead of Little ROCK
registrar of the diocese.
petition frtm St. Paul' chuncA,
Little Rock. fer . separate caurs1s
was denied.
A report from the university u the
South. at Sawane- Tenn. vas req :,
showing prosperity ard improvement
in conditions.
At l2:l5 a recess was taken mt!
l:3O. and before the council rea'' :! /
bled the following committees, ap-
pointed Cn recommendation U tIe
Bishop. met and organized:
Diocesan Sunday Schools-Re9,
Howard Ingham Of Camden. Kew
Geo. F.. Hanc ok Of Forest City, S. 5,
Faulkner Of Helena, S. Q. Sewer OF
Camden and Or. J. II. Judaschke OF
Little Rocs.
General clecgy relief FUND.-. K.
Roots, Little Rock. treasurer.
To present the cause 1e the church
endowment society-Majcr N. B. TrIi-
lock Of Pine Blud and Rev. w. D,
Buckner Of Pine Bluff
American church building fund
Revs. c. H. Lockwood of Helena AMI
c. B. K. Wood Of Hot Springs.
When the council convened it i'm
mediately resumed discussion Of eau
ons 10 to SO, inclusive, which, after
minor changes, were adopted as pre-
sented The most important of tn IN
~ 'NS fFNo NArr1'n'Hp ''h ttf-S'''' ''' -
and trial CT a clergyman w Dish
op. The canon has thirty-two sub
sections and although it was general
ly desired to shorten it. It was found
that even as lengthy as it Is. 1t IS
vast improvement over the canon on
the same subject Of the old ctnstl
tLtion
Canon Pertaining to Vacant Parishes
Canon "A. relating to vacant par
ishes, which had been passed, was
finally adopted after slight modihca
tions had been made The essence OF
canon II is that. no vacant parish can
call or elect rector without the ap
prcyal Of the bishop Of the diocese
and if the bishop shall refuse to re
ceive clergyman duly called and
elected, he shall not be held to ac
count for any such refusal.
The canons in their entirety we're
finally adopted with the approval oi