The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01

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advocate a n forbldding the clergy
10 remary any divorced persons
Negro Bishops.
The question Of the conservation OF
negro niShops as the best methoi OF
reaching and influencing for coed the
large humble OF negroes - Tecog-
nized as one pf the most important
problems before the zurich al tins
time. II is proposed II 4 missionary
Jurisdiction be set acart in Il diocese
or in a GROUP of dioceSes. 10 be pre-
sided over b. a negro bishop Those
6foceses having active negro work are
said to desire this move, while others
arc strongly opposing IL The question
presents many difficult sides and every
phase will be carefully considered.
Prinate for American Church.
Another proposition which Viii prop
ably be discussed Is the provision Tor
q primate for the American Church-
III present plan makes the bishop
Oldest in order or conservation the
presiding bishop ex-oTlcto. UndeF tne
present law, therefore. il IS practlcaiiS
impossible FOR q man 70 reach me po-
sition Of presiding bishop until ne Is
we'll dvanced in years and at a time
when men are naturally laying down
cares rattle than taking them up
Should the Church adopt the pro-
vincial system which has been pro-
posed. which includes the division OF
the Church into provinces. each with
an elected presiding bishop, n a
court of review. then there are those
who will advocate the completion OF
the system by selecting from these
provincial presiding bishops a primate
for III whole Church. who would be,
in fact. an archbishop without a title.
A IraoJ- tho ChlIrpE. napaTS arc 96NO-
eating the question OF the provision Of
a proper endowment for such position.
\ large number Of other questions
are to be considered and the owen
tion will have its time very completely
taken up during the three weeks ses-
sion.
The Missionary Bishops.
Much attention viii be given the re-
ports of the missionary bishops in the
foreign fieId-the Church's 'far-ftung
battle line'-and several large meet
ings viii be held to hear account Of
the work in Alaska, the Hawaiian
Islands. China, Japan. TIL Philippines.
Cuba, Porto Rico, Brazil, the Can
Zone and Africa.
The reports Of the Missionary bish-
ops in the domestic field will also be
of interest.
North Carolina Delegates.
The delegates from the diocese of
North Carolina are:
Clerical-Rev. f. j. Murdoch, ID,
Salisbury: Rev. |. Mex. Pittinger,
ID, Raleigh. Rev. NJ. NJ. Marshall,
DID. Raleigh; Rev. e. A. Osborn,
Charlotte.
Alternates-Rev. w, H. Meade. D.
d, Chapel Hill; Rev. j. f. Ingle,
Henderson: Rev. S. $. Bost, Durham;
Rev. r. p. owens, Rocky Mount.
Lay-Hon. r. II. Battle, Raleigh:
Mr. w. A. Erwin, Durham; MIR. w. L.
London. Pittsboro; Hon. John s. Hen
derson, salisbury.
Alternates-Mr. John Wilkes. Char
lotte; Col. A. B. Andrews, Raleigh;
Mr.. S. S. Nash. Tarboro; Hon. J. c..
Buxton, Winston.
From the diocese of East Carolina
the delegates are:
Clerical-Rev. n. Harding, Washing
ton; Rev. r. B. Drane, ID, Edenton;
Rev. j.. Carmichael, DO, Whining
tom; Rev. F. n. skinner, Fayetteville.
Alternates-Rev. r. w. Hogan, Mil
m~ington; Rev. w. E. Cox, G~reenville:
j. H. Griffith, Kinston; Rev. A.
w Staircase. Wilmington.
Lay-Mr. w. G.. Lamb, Williamson:
Mr.. George H. Roberts. New Bern;
Mr.. William Calder, Wilmington; Mr..
b. r. Huske, Fayetteville.
Alternates-Col. J. Wilder Akin
son, Wilmington; Mr.. r. r. Gotten, |
Bruce; Mr.. w. b. Shepard, Edenton: |
Mr. George c. Royal, Goldsboro.
From the missionary jurisdiction of
Asheville:
Clerical-Rev. r. r. Swope. DID. !
Biltnore; Mr.. Thomas w. Patten,
AsheVille.
Distinguished Personnel. !
In the long list of deputies and al
ternates among the laity are to be
found many names of National prom
inence, and many others prominent in
their respective States. Notable among
these may be mentioned:
In the world of business and phil
anthropy- George c. Thomas, of the
firm of DreXel & Co.. Philadelphia;
Pierpont Morgan, of New York;
Foster Peabody, of Brooklyn; i
Spencer Trask, of Saratoga Springs. !
Y; Arson r. Flower, of Water |
town, N. Y; A. A. Law. of Brooklyn;
w. HunneWell, of Boston; William
Bryan Cutting, of New York: Samuel
Mather, of Cleveland, Ohio: George
Wharton Pepper, of Philadelphia; G.
F. Westerfelt. of New Orleans, and
Henry E. Pierrepont, of Brooklyn.
A brilliant coterie Of men prominent
in the world of literature Will be
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