The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-15

ally received upon her. return to her
husbands post In the land OF tha
Napoleons. 1t Is reported IN the
public prints that when Mrs. HUT,
an ived at st. Etienne, the city was
profusely decorated in her honor and
the public officials and foreign con-
suls paid their respects to her at the
American Consulate. Mrs, Hunt
was formerly teacher In the
Washington High School, and lady
OF superior intellect and rare cul-
ture. The recognition thus accorded
was, most worthily bestowed.~ '@@%E@> s%
~. r. w. THOMPSON.
Cincinnati. Ohio.-Rev. w. H.5
Thomas, Cassopolis, Mich.-Rev. il,
w. Sanders. Windsor. Canada.-W.
F. Brown. - New York City, A.
Robinson. r. l., Walker. Bishop H.
Nj. Turner has been made General
% Hon. S. N. ID. North, director of.
the census, has pleased the Baptists
everywhere by appointing Rev. W..
Bishop johnson, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church Of this city, as
special agent Of the census bureau
to gather statistics concerning the
colored, Baptists OF the country,
their numerical strength, value Of
church property, number of minist-l
ers, schools. etc. The church has no
hatfQ0> n In -
than DIR. Johnson and he will get up
a document that will be accepted as1
standard in all respects.
The remarks Of Bishop Satterlee
on duty Of the Episcopal church In
its relation to the Negro, and the -ex-
clusion Of the colored delegates
from the diocesan convention In
South Carolina has precipated quite
q vigorous discussion as to what. will
be the future of the Episcopal
church az q home for the black peo-
pie of the land. Sentiment sharply
divided as to the course that ought
to be pursued by. the Negro commun-
icants. Some favor the maintenance
of the situation as it stands until
there is in every section q sufficient
number to organize separate par
ishes. and then cut lose from the
white protectorate. Others are for
immediate dissolution Of relat ons |
and the formation Of an independent
carrying all the Articles of
faith, but Differed FROM Bishop
down to sexton by Negroes, after the
manner Of the A. M. E. and A. M. |
E. Zion connections A faction wants
to hold on to the present material
help, and will be content If mis-
sionary Bishop is allowed, with the
colored parishes as his diocese. This |
latter seems to be the most popular |
cry for the time being, but there Is
unquestfonably a spirit of unrest In
the church, and fight as stubbDrnly
as one may against the tendency to-
ward segregation, the division Of the-I
Episcopal church on race lines is
Inevitable. This Is especially true
OF the southern wing of the church,
where the Negroes are mere subjects
hot suffragans-and the whites dol
not want to fraternize on terms of
with their colored brethren,
and do not want to continually be
embarrassed about the matter. The
problem is not so acute in the North,
where whites and blacks get along
agreeably In the same congregations,
in locations where the Negro popu-1
lation Is too small to warrant a sep<I
arate organization. In the great
centers of Negro population, ethe SEN
ttment Of both races is for. separa-
ton, both for satisfactory social in
tercourse and to secure local self
government. The northern Episco-
palian does not like the summary
manner in which the southern broth
er is treated and the patronizing and
apologize air that the Northern
whites assume, is none too pleasing.
Ont of sympathy and because OF a
super-independent instinct, the
northern Negro Is apt to follow the
policy which promises the best re-
suits to the section in which the
Negro is strongest numerically and
to the element Of the race that has
the most serious grievance The boil
is rapidly coming to head, and at
the general convention, which is to-
be held in Richmond, VA, this fall,
the question will doubtless be
threshed out on its merits. The last
convention at Boston waived the
problem by appointing a, commission
to examine the particulars and to re-
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