The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-30
NEGROES WANT BISHOPS OF
OWN RACE; SEND PETITION

Die, III desire to say that whenever the
Protestant Episcopal Church In the
United states OF America wishes 70
take u stand that would amount, IN
my estima ton, to casting q 8reproac,h
uponRthe ministry fthe church III tn
country, i hope she Will never ask me
to assist her In it. The idea that after
all these years OF training intcllectu-.
ally, morally, spiritually and in other
respects, therc are not to be found
'colored priests capable OF Stilling this
high position is absurd @.
A Proposed Compromise.
Bishop Ferguson expects TO attend
the General, Convention. and will be
entertained while lin Richmond. by tho
vestry Of st. Philips Church, the only
colored Episcopal church in Richmond,
stopping at the homo OF William G..
Scott, a. prosperous coiorcd btlrber, who
/ Is senior warden OF the church. Bishop
ferguson Will be tho p only colored
| bishop entitled to q seq in the General
4 Convention, the only other aolored
| bishop III the tworld--B bishop 1Iolley, Of
4 Haiti---having5 an. independent jurisdic-
ton, and having no seat in the Atricrl-
can House of#iBishops. III a "A
! 4 Some or the church pupers are rccorn-
mending as Il compromise on the negro
i question n revival % 6 the English sys-
4 TEN of suffrAgan ~ bishOps--thut Is TO
a say,4to elect assistants or suffrngans
4 inEtloceses whore tho colored work Is
4 eXtensivc,%lt the assistant bishop to be
\. a. colorcd man. and to have particularly
A in charge the &colored work under the
4 whitc bishop Of tho dioccse.t@sThe ;suf-
i fragan bishop, under the proposed plan,
4 would not have tho right Of success
/. sion. nor would he have q vote in8the
4 House or Bishops. Whether this would
q be a. satisfactory compromise remain:
n to he adeveloped.8.. s5}; 4 i
y Fine Musical PrOgrn ii, iS 5
For Impressive Services
Music will DO O prominent featur,
a OF both the conservation service a.
Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday ant
the opening service 81 the conventio,
!, In tho same church on "Wednesday
For the first service a special ritua
4 Is provided in. the prayer book and 70
& the second the regular Morning Prayer
, with Holy Communion, will be SOM:
! what adapted to suit the circumstances
!. Convention Service. 38s&
! AT the conservation of Holy Trinit,
4 Church on Tuesday morning tho fol
? blowing schedule OF music will be fol
2 lowed :E{3s iD 5s 1; ba t,
/ Between tho conservation servic
: proper and Morning Prayer, thore vii
q be sung IN anthen,--'"rlle Lord is /
!, His Holy Temple; Lot the Whole Fart
. Keep Silence before Him" (Elliott).
The musical part OF Morning Praye
!, will begin with the Venite and til
= special psalms SGT to Anglican chnnt
\ The re Deum Tin 13 1lat) and Bcne
Il dictusS UnAD) are from Stainer's "scry
! ice No. az 3Ss
"The Brief Director OF the plal
a Song" has been drawn upon for I'll
Communion Service; tho Gloria !
- Excel sis, -" however, being tho sottin
* in j BY Tours. 3
10 The offertoryg anthem will be q Sc,
n ting by Tours of the words: "Blcsse
,r are they that dwell In Thy lous,
n they will be Away praisinE The
q, Blessed Is the man whose strength
@ In Thee; in whose heart are Thy way
re Who going through thcvnle OF mlsol
rs use It for well, and tho pools a,
81 filled with water. They Will 60 fro
l. strength to strength and unto tho az
lg of gods uppearcth every one OF the
10 in Zion."&$
n Opening Service. Rfs5
AT the opening service OF the Gel
& eral Convention on Wednesday, Il
~ music will be very similar to tn
~ sung on the day before. The otferto
~ anthem will be God so loved tt
81 world that He gave His only begott
ho Son, that whatsoever bcIeveth in III
On should not perish, but have cverlas
Nt Eing life. For God sent not His S
~ into the world to condemn the wor
n n, :.