Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-10-26


ed by the colored people for they
undoubtedly will be so scorned by
the large majority OF colored
people. outside OF the Episco-
pal Church and this will ne
cessarily affect the Church from the
fact that the strength OF this great
religious organization so far as the
colored people are concerned must
be drawn from the great mass Of
colored people on the outside rather
than from the small number on the
inside
Imitation bishops viii not be pop
ular unless such bishops are in the
line of promotion to a genuine
bishopric. an this respect, it viii
be well to take note of DR.. Pages
words along this line. He says:
The Bishop Of London. over whom
such a fuss has been made. and pro-
perry made. here recently. was him
self a suffragan bishop, and the ap-
pointment OF such bishops Will
give another opportunity 10 the
church 20 see how far such a step
viii go towards carrying the minis
tration OF the church among the col
ored people.
The cases are not similar. for II
colored priests are elected suifragan
bishops it viii be with the admitted
understanding that st is a case of
thus far shalt thou go and no
further" II we mistake not. in
Great Britain. suHragan bishops are
elected I'm connection with the COM
municants OF the colonies. These
people over whom they prsside occu-
py relatively the same position as do
the Indians in this country fin con-
nection with any of the religious de-
f nominations or Churches.
They do not stand on the same
footing as do fuu-hedged communi-
cants. who can exclaim even as the
Bishop OF London can assert. CT ann
am EnElishman. For thA reason.
this mskeshirt arrangement viii Dee
unpopular with every citizen OF col
or with ordinary intelligence and a
reasonable degree OF education. To
would have been better had nothing
been done and matters had been al
lowed TO drift ON just as they have
been doing for the last decade.
As was the case with the slave
owners and is now often the policy
OF tho Negro-haters, DIR. PAGE pro-
ceeds to- charge an OF this "Jim
Grow" trouble TO the Almighty. for
God was responsible for his color and
for his many personal characteristics
charged up in the following state
ment:
The suggestion that the church
desired 90 Jim Crow the Negro. TO
use an expression which has been
used I'M this connection is absolute
ly unfounded. III We must use this
expression, the Negro was Jim Crow
ca I'm Africa. and boy the institution
of slavery. aud by his color and the
personal characteristics OF "a vast
body of them That Is, these things
made a gulf between him and the
white people and the church. and
the personal good viii and friend
ship of the church people and OF 9th
crs like them have been operating
not 90 widen this gulf. but TO bridge
.it.
DR.. Page IS right Ia his conclu-
sions and Sc is hoped by the good
people OF both races that the effort
TO bridge this eeming chosm viii
be ultimately successful. For oul
part, we are OF the opinion that
much OF the effort in this direction
should bee spent not on the Negro
but on the white man. God knows
there are many of them Ia "the gal
OF bitterness and in the bond Of ini
. guilty" II the effort was made tc
stop all of this wholesale abuse OF
the Negro, the arousing Of the worst
race prejudices by the parading be
fore tho people of this country the
crimes of q dozen Negroes out OF g
population OF ten million and tn,
suppressing of facts in connection
with the progress OF this great null
titude of the country's inhabitants
the situation would be improved.
II is time for the Church and the
/ leaders Of the white race to crystal
ize a sentiment against the dema
/ gogues and politicians, who use th'
/ Negro as a "stock in trade" to rid
into office.
II was only a few weeks ago tina
so distinguished a parsonage as th'
Governor OF this commonwealth
went out OF his way at the meeting
OF the American Bankers Associa
ton to attack an humble and prac
tically helpless race of people in al
effort to vaunt the superiority of
I race with which he IS identified. IL
was Indirectly rebuked there ant
&c remains for the great Episcopa
Church TO perform a similar service
DR.. Page says further:
It is possible that the Episcopa