The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Robert II. Gardiner president, OF the
National Brotherhood Of st. Andrew;
Mr.. j. w. Wood. corresponding secre-
s si ~ So Society. and Bishop Ferguson.
The oirertory at this service will pc
sung by Professor w. B. Smith. The
church bell in Africa. The services
will begin at o'clock. and will last
only sixty minutes. or until 8 o'clock.
as the sneakers are compelled, , to % N N
Deputies at 8 o'clock or shortly there
after. Visiting friends and the public
are cordially invited to be present.
Guild viii hold a social n the ehap,e.
house. where refreshments will be
served. The social Is to be in the ma
ture OF az reception for the many COLI
the assembling of the General Conven-
ton.
Work Among Seamen.
The General Convention OF 1904 recognize
lnc the great need for furthering co-opera-
ton between existing agencies IN the
cEurch's work among seamen. and for I'M
mtdately extending such work to new CEN
ties where opportunity offers. adopted
resolution that point commission, 70 con,
sst of three bishops. three presbyters and
three laymen. be appointed In order to con-
slider measures. This joint commission
has submitted the following report I'm nc
as summary from the full and exhaustive
data that have been secured. and arc now
in our possession that over three million
seamen nre toiling on the seven seas AZ
present more than 177.000 OF them are en-
pioyed on the $4,000 vessels OF the American
. mercantile marine. and the number Is rap
, idly increasing with the growth of the mer-
chant service. which has increased ~ per
cent. during the last decade. For these ana
for the vast number OF seamcn of foreign
nations, frequenting the seaports and In
To- Il pprfv of otir possessions.
the general church has done nothing. But.
however, under diocesan and local author
I, i.y. well organized and successful, spiritual
and temporal work has been accomplished
| in three ports on the Atlantic and In four
ports on the Pacific coasts, dating back to
the year 1913. which demonstrates that.
there Is urgent and Immediate need of a
special and central organization, acting on
behalf Of the church. for the purpose OF CO.
ordinating existing institutions for seamen.
which at present unoccupied by the
church.
MAY this church perform her duty to-
wards the seamen who visit our shores. tr-
respective OF creed or nationality, linking
all our ports together in one world-wide
girde of Christian-lovlns ministrations
afloat as we'll as ashore
This commission. therefore, recommends.
tkot central board for church work among
seamen be appointed by the General Con-
under the auspices of the Board OF Missions.
and be known as The Seamen's Church In
stitute OF America
bishop Brown and the Churchman.
The Rt. Rev. w. NJ Brown. D. D..
Bishop Of Arkansas. Is the author OF q
new book entitled THE Crucial Raie
Question" II which he studies na;a.s the
View View The New York churchman Of
last week contains caustIc review Of
this book. the Churchman's own view
Of the preposit,ison being easily see. seen
sing the Arkansas plan at length, the
review concludes.
"As an attempt to solve the religious
b be Regarded Ge ' as superfcia i Aus
Speaking editorinlly in the same is
sue the Churchman says:
the statements ta MADE about the
ciated by the Bishop Of Arkansas are
accepted. lynchins is q legitimate. &
not an INEVITABLE. conclusion from the
frank application of his principles to
s'The abandonment of the negro by
white Christians. the segregation of
LETT ins i IN its own own undeveloped aud Help
less state. would tend to reversion to
type and to encourage racial warfare
on large scale"
formal statement In reply to the at
tack made on him by the. Churchman.
defending both his position and his
not clear to the editor of the Church
man. Bishop Brown describes 4he sug-
gastion made by some Northern and
ed races will be "amalgamnted' with
in fifty years as "nauseatng," and
maintains that to have negro renre-
arnl Convention. who would inevitably
hold the balance of power in any
closely contested matter, would cause
constant friction. If not d,srunt the
vocates America and the American
church as a white mans country and
Il white mans church.. and recommends
n sNnarate church organization for the
negroes.