Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-10-19

Bishop Penick also had come from
virginia. and he said he felt as
though be had come from the
same land making three bishops. in
all, for his Inspiration had been de-
rived entirely from virginians. He
went on to say that when he was
confirmed no Episcopal church was
near, and that Bishop Payne had
I confirmed him I'm a Presbyterian
church.
In the name of Africa 1 thank
/ Virginia and all of the good people
OF these United States for all the
work and money which they have
expended there for the good of
Christianity
In these words he closed his intro
ductory remarks, and began at once
to speak OF practical things on the
work in Africa He said that when
he took charge there were 419 COM
municants. and now there are 2.372:
that when he took charge there had
been 1903 baptis9ns, and since that
time there have been 5.S79; that
there had been confirmed before his
coming 1895 people. and since that
time 2,S14; that there were 1872
I boarding school pupils in the schools
on his arrival and now there we're
So: that the day pupils numbered
/ 145, and now they number 1913;
/ in the SUNDAY School there were 653
now there are 2.226.
There were fourteen catechism
teachers when he came; now there
are fifty-nine of whom thirty are
natives; that there were thirteen
/ clergymen. and now there are TWEEN
/ ty-seven. of whom eleven are ma
tives.
ConEratulating his church on its
/ growth in Africa, he recalled what
/ Bishop Penick had said, that &c was
not making the first move toward
self support He said that this was
/ true in Bishop Penick's time. but
lduring the past year the church in
/ Africa had contributed for self sup
port S9.0S9S6; that IL Is rapidly be-
/ coming self-suppOrtin IL IS build
\ ing churches and sending out mis-
/ sionaries into the interior and that
the men. women aud children are
learning 60 work. and acquiring n
feeling of sclf-respect. The trying
needs Of the African church. he said
are industrial schools, where the
/ boys could De taught trades and II
such schools were furnished. Il
would not De long before he could
say TO the BOARD of Missions. Turn
your money into other channels: we
are self-supu0rting."
He told of "a great school that has
| been built for girls. known as the
Julia G. Emory Han. which is vet
/ to be furni shed. He made a strong
/ plea for money for this cause for
$4,000 for the boys school. ana
/ for $500 to educate printer and
Ncabinet maker 10 Dee teachers in the
. African school Bishop Ferguson
, closed his remarks by telling OF the
t"Devil Doctor" who had lately been
| converted. He said that this con-
version meant a great deal for the
church. tie also asked that two
bells be given him TO be used I'm the
/ mission work. He said that he had
asked his colored brethren TO furn-
I ish one. au1 would ask his white
l brethren to furnish the other. to
/ show that young Virginia had the
same love and took the same inter
est I'm Tho African mission that old
Virginia had taken.
Certainly, when this distinguished
churchman has read the statistics
given him. and pondered over the
wealth Of thesc organizations he will
come TO the conclusion that all Of
the Negroes outside OF the Episco-
pal Church are capable OF self-gov-
eminent II those inside Of the
7 Church are not capable. &c Is due TO
the fact that the failure to exercise
an Inherent faculty has rendered it
lncapabIe for service.
It is not due TO any inherent weak
ness. but rather TO the lack OF de-
/ velopment and education on the part
Of those who have these same Ne
groes ia charge. But then the fact
is the Negroes IN the Episcopal
Church are as capable OF self gov
eminent. as are any others. Those
Negroes who argue to the contrary
lack both self-reliance and self-ag-
! gressiyeness. They viii never rise
higher than the positions they now
occupy and GabriePs trumpet viii
find them occupying the some sta
ton. But we have already said e.
nough on this subject. We are not
an Ep.scopalian, and why should we
discuss the affairs of that Church?
Il would men 10 be free
As much from mobs as kings