New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
FOR NEGRO BISHOPS.
COLORED CHURCH 4CIN.
Asks General Contention to Pass
Canon for Them.

Asbury Park y J. Sept. II CSpeciaD.-The TWEEN
ty-third annual conference of workers among '''o
negroes of the Episcopal Church. which has uee"
In session since Tuesday in the St Augustus
Church. in Sylvan avenue. of which the Rev. "A -
Jensen Is rector. was adjourned to-day Inc -
ference was composed of clergymen. laymeh anu
women of the Episcopal Church. and was propaotS
one Of the most notable gatherings Of negro "
lowers of the Episcopal Church 1t passed result
tions against further supervision over negroes ~
white bishops. and demanded that negro ule'''f7
be created and consecrated to the WORK VI
supervision of negro churches
The demand of the negroes for bishops OF tneIt
is not due. il is said. to the desire ~ =
up schism. but the archdeacOns. priests anu 10y
men at the conference here say that If the "ui VI
expects make future progress among the ne
groes to hold its present status neg,
bishops must he placed in charge OF the WI n"
This IS especially true of the churches oi '''0
South where it is often said the negro members
Of the F,pisc0al Church have been 'as ecclesiast-
Caily dsfranchIsed they have been polltCdi'F'
The movement among negro Clergymen Tor coii-
secration Of negro bishops began eight years ".
and the matter is to be finally determined al inc
trennial meeting of the general convention HeN
month al Richmond. Va The last general con
yention in Boston. appointed committee ol nv
bishops. five priests and five iayTnen to maze d
full investigation of the whole subject an" ~
mort at the meeting in Richmond
The resolutions which are in the form OF ~Pe'. ~
TO, aelz the General Convention to pass caIi''
..au+borz;rg some adaptation Of the historic Fps
co7ate to the special needs OF the coioIeu WI n
L ,s rossible that the negro work in two OF ilo'
con+iri,ors dioceses may be set apart as a 's1'i
er,, jurisdiction and a negro clergyman app""l'tu
=, to,,a s,,uer,ision Il is desired by the negroes
that ne and his Jurisdiction shall nave the e"'Io
relation 10 the general church as a hishop.
The Rev James L. Taylor. OF Ne" herhe ~ -
u, his speech here in advocating the coiSeCi" "io
or men OF his race TO the bishopric. said:
-,>,: IL i-,,o-ta,+ subject naturally attracts our
earnest and most serious attention 10 80
who has given It his serious cohslG ~
questions arise: What VIII be the 81 M f,t,re
roIored church workers. and what VIII ne me a. a
church under present conditions: IS ~ ~
desire OF the Church 10 develop the hishesi IN Ia
principles in the negro 70 pbIIi+iHsa pue Ts II
The fburch's desire 70 continue its influence N a
,onst-rctiyn vav for building up Itself among uLe
negroes and saving them Tor GOO S;,
then this can only about by ereCtne n'sSii Ti
districts and COnseCratng negro blShopS. liIS
would make us a part of the general church mo- mo-
0f the bishops and counClis OF tIie NO
h which we live hsaring the same relation 70 Ine
General Convention that white mlssloHal! Ju'i'
dictions bear -.,,o,eit,la
for successes failures, and so develop our So
in+o stronger people. Our loyalty 70 our whlte
hra-hen would not he neglected In the siightest e
gree We feel that have been stuntea S'ulu,lfu
and checked long enough by the everlasting dls,
fr,Ist on the part of of the white bret oi
The church t-nder our own bishops We would kno"
the extent Of own advantages ana nave oppoi
tunity make full use Of al We haLs. ., .,
The white man does not fully know the persofl'l.
oF the negro He remembers the faithful patent
humble servant Of forty-ive years ago. hut seems
"a forget the progress have made IN that tiil'
Now 10 these qualities has been added intelhEerce
/ We owe very largely what know 70 the whit
| negro and the white that there is between
/ negro and negro.