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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-13

Baca or the learned Mr.. Thomas. or
the studious Mr.. Archuleta who
penned that phrase or the 'inefn-
cheney of severity and brutality as a
means of reformation
one wonders if il was Doane who
dashed of that touching sentence
There are a great MANY steps in the
ladder of crime and how many OF
them Doanc has to descend.
How nice IL Is 10 know hat one OF
these five cultured convicts know the
meaning Of the word contingent asre-
lating to mental medicine and
mental sickness
one wonders If these five scholarly
gentlemen u are unfortunate
enough 10 wear stripes. know just how
great is the need for a Ettle mental
medicine, to- relieve the fast spread
ing mental sickness in official cir
dfes not far from the prison gates.
II these five thoughtful and studi-
Gus gentlemen penued this e%Xtraordi-
nary dissertation on criminal soeiol-
dgy they should be released at once,
for five such preachers could work Il
magnificent reform In the minds ot
some thousands of other worthy per-
sons who are wearing stripes In Kan
sas other states II is a crime
against society 10 keep learning like
this Il such splendid penetration into
the mysteries Of criminal psychology,
pent up in the narrow confines of the
Now Mexico ~penitentiary.
The acting governor was doubtless
actuated by the highest motives in
Withholding this damning letter from
the Investigation" of Trelford, for
this letter alone would have wrecked
him on the spot, but the acting goY-
ernOr has done wrong. such q letter
should have been made a part Of The
official documents of the "invaStiga-
that it might form a part of the
public record of the territory for tho
benefit of future generations.
And then just bark to the post
script which follows the signatures If
.le five cultured convicts. II speaks of
'elf-sacriicing manhood, Of untold
.Ourage. of e~ource and daring ON tho
part OF the five noble conYicts, and Of
iepraNity and coWardice and deEener-
and cravcn fear on the part of all
he other Convicts. These men. If they
ire not pardoncd at nee should at
east be made TRUSTEES. SO that their
,encncient influence may have a wider
ieldI Here is the postscript:
Up. S.-We will not try to get any
more names for we find that a great
many of the prisoners have been in
undated, and others being doubtful
# our success in getting The letter ont.
hink ii would be imprudent to sign"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-13
THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TO PAY
ACCOUNTS
Short Session Yesterday After
noon in Office of CITY Clerk
Harry Lee = Appropriation
Voted for the Territorial Fair,

At a meeting Of the city council
held Yesterday afternoon in the office
of city clerk Harry +. Lee, the GUN
ell voted the sum of $3.50 as the city's
contribution to the territorial fair
fund. The vote was unanimous. The
council also passed on and approved
"a large number Of outstanding ac-
counts which were ordered paid. An
ordinance was passed fixing the license
for moving picture shows in tents at
$40 per month.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-13

III q LIVE ~ \ SMALL TOWN AND
FIND IT HARD 10 GET WHAT YOU
Want N tNNCf OR sfArLk GROCER
EVERYTHING. D. q. PRATT a 60.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-16

Rev. DIR, Milton moved that the vote
be taken In five minutes. The yo.e
was taken on the Arkansas plan The
plan was defeated.
missionary Districts.
The question OF miss I,., ,diatrtSts
Gramnler spoke In favor OF the mis-
sionary district plan, saying thai the
dioceses OF North Carolina. Eastern
SS sshd clEe e pas d as wys as 6s
minority members OF the commission,
the colored church workers. and the
Rev. Mr.. Clark. editor OF the Southern
WHICH, dss a to 70 do s SO to s ceae ali It's
colored churchmen to the church which
forms the territory into a missionary
district. and appoints bishop who has
the General Convention the missionary
district can send deputy who will
have a seat. but no vote.
The Rev. Mr. Norton, OF Arkansas.
because he said, II divorced people
from their natural territory. He said
that the people In the proposed mis-
sionnry districts. would belong 70 no
judge Battle. Of North Carolina, spoke
in favor of the North Carolina and
Pennsylvania plan for missionary dis
3. = i
The Rev. w. B. stehl. OF Easton, said
1t was because OF his love for the
ss sol people that he was opposed
negro suffragan bishops. He said the
negro race is In an Immature state. and
Is not ready for self-government.
Mr.. Brown. OF Washington, urged
that the deputies vote for the measure
Z since 1t would not be acted upon for
three years.
Privileges Violated Again.
The committee then arose reported
progress and asked to sit again.
A message was received from tho
House OF Bishops that TT. Rev. Lucian
Lee insolving had been appointed
Bishop OF Brazil.
The house confirmed the appoint
ment.
The president gave notice that
the privileges OF the house had been
violated. He said that certain
pamphlets which were objectionable in
character had been distributed.
The house then adjourned.
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Night Session

The night session was called to or
der at O'Clock by the president. who
Immediately vacated the chair TO Mr..
Packard. OF Maryland. who presided
over the house, sitting as commit
tee of the whole to discuss the negro
question.
The Rev. c. c. Kramer. OF Louis
lana. said the South should lay aside
Its prejudice and give the negro the
epfscopate. He said he had studied
the question for many years and he
stood for suffragan bishops.
Part of the North.
Mr. Charles NJ. Clement, OF Harris
burg. said that although a Northern
man. he felt that the South should no,
bear the race question alone. He said
the North lad forced the issue on tile
South and that the North must play
her part in the solution. lie stood for
suffragan bishops. and told what the
Roman Church had done In his section
by means OF suffragans.
The question was asked b. deputy
IL the suffraGan movement and the
missionary district movement were in
accord. DIR. Parks and DIR. Grammer
both said that the movements were
not antasonistic.
The chair stated that there were
three questions before the committee.
i. The committee could decline to
act.
2. The committee could recommend
racial missionary districts.
3. The committee could recommend
suffrnsan bishops, which would In a
way decide the race question.
Mr.. B. r. Huske. OF North Carolina.
spoke In favor OF the Pennsylvania
plan for missionary racial districts.
Rev. DR.. AIcKim spoke against the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-16

The three sessions of the House Of
Bishops yesterday were largely given
up to the discussion Of the negro
problem In all It's various phases.
Even the burning question OF the cleo
ton of new bishops for the four mis-
sionary jurisdictions recently created
in the West, gave way to the debate
on the colored work-the most diff
cult proposition before this convention.
When the morning session was call
ed to order the presiding bishop.
Bishop futile. announced the appoint
ment of Bishop scadding. OF Oregon.
to take temporary ecclesiastical charge
of the newly-created missionary dis
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favor of the majority report recon-

favor of the majority report recon-
mending sutragan bishops.
The house was called to order by
Dr.. Mchln to hear the report For d
moment there was uncertainty, as to
what action to take, but only Tor Il
moment. DR.. Huntington. VINO can al
ways be depended upon IN an enerSen-
cy to solve the difficulty. offered q
back TO the committee on colored work,
and that that committee be instructed
to confer with the committee. on SUI
Iragan bishops and to return har-
moniZed report.
The house will then consider this re-
port, and take final action. What it
Will be is absolutely impossible for any
man to, tell. 1t Is we'll to note that the
called sectional one, and there was
O marked absence OF bitterness through
out: There were frequent displays of
real zeal and earnestness. but no bit
terness or sectional feeling at all. The
whole debate was characterized by a
spirit of love and confidence on both
sides, which told far more eloquently
than any words. of the strong bond of
gether al sections. North, East. South
and West. This Is particularly notice.
able here in the discussion of this
question. which in it's political and
terness and hatred between the differ
ent sections of the country.
Unity of the Church.
Again the unity of the church. as
well as her catholcity, is manifested
by the fact that she can include
within her folds men differing SO
vastly in every way as do the whites
and negroes. and by the further fact
that the one thing proven by yestcr
| days discussion beyond any perad
| venture Of doubt was that every depu
| " in the house, no matter where hi!
| home. desired not to run the negro
out Of the church. but to devise som,
means whereby lie might be made t.
realize how much the church is fol
him and can do for him. and to $,
legislate that he might have fun JUS
tice. 1t Is indeed an extremely difn
cult problem to decide Just what t
| do in order, to give him the grea ties
| freedom and possibility of develop
| ment on the one side and on iii,
other to obviate the danger Of giyint
| to him more than he is ready to re
ceive and is able to use profitably
and for his own good.
| No matter. therefore. what the fina
outcome of the discussion Is or wha
/ legislation is taken, it must be dis
tinctly understood that the whole in
tention is to do what Is right for til
negro. and TO give him a fair an,
/ square chance to become fully de
veloped spiritual as well as pbv sica
man. II the final action be a mistak
II will be one of Judgment, but no
one of desire or Intention
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ncter He said this was not fair, be-
cause there were already two negro
bishops. and there were already many
negro priests and deacons, and there
should be no difference in morals be-
tween bishops and priests.
The Rev. Mr.. Terrence, of Michigan
CitAs said he was averse to giving thu.
negro people the episcopate. He said
the time would certainly come when
the negro would have separate
church. but that the race is not now
prepared.
q say they are as yet but children"
exclaimed the speaker.
The committee then arose, reported
progress, and asked leave to sit again.
TO Rni.e s5,o0o,000
ing clergy and lay members on the
joint commission to raise $1,000 900
for the general clergy relief fund:
Clerical. J. Wilkins. Los Angeles.
Parks, New York; James H. Nell
Massachusetts; Angus Crawford, Vir-
ginia; William S. Groton. Pennsylvania;
R. W. Plant. Maine: George r Tor
]. III. Hopkins Chicago; Joseph Cary,
Albany: c. r. Brady, Ohio; j. S. y.
Hodges. Maryland; j. T. D. Lloyd,
Lay@A. D. Molr, Albany: A. d.
ticut; ~ w. sallade, Fond du Lac;
George F. Peabody, Long Island; Jo-
seph Packard. Maryland; i. =. stevens
Newark; z. c. Niles. New Hampshire;
]. P. Morgan, New York: j. II. Stiness.
Rhode Island; Joseph Bryan. Virginia;
Thomas Nelson Page, Washington;
Rowland Evans. Pennsylvania; Robert
Fl. Gardener, Maine; William A. Cor.
nelius, Pittsburg; Frank Spittle, Ore
gon; II. Fl. Ingersoll. Tennessee; n
II. Skinner Western Massachusetts: r
x. Roots, Arkansas; L. III. Miller
Georgia.
Messages from the House Of Bishops
were read. The house concurred in a
motion passed by the House of Bishops
| to form a commission OF five bishops
five clergy, five laynen and five wo-
men from the Woman's Auxiliary to
erect monument at Jamestown Island
| to commemorate the birth Of the
church, the movement to be subject
to the approval of the Bishop of South
ern Virginia.
Tho president then appointed the fol-
lowing members OF the committees OF
conference with those from the House
of Bishops: Messrs. Nlver, Hammond
and Thomas Nelson Page and Messrs
Alsop, Marquis, Harris, Lane and RAW
kins
The house then adjourned.
| Afternoon Session.
! The afternoon session was raped tt
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construed nS to forbid cOmmuni
c"hts OF the church to act as Inv
readers, or to prevent the minis.
ters In charge Of any congregation
OF this church, when authorized
by Ills bishop, OF permitting a ser.
mon or address therein by my
Christian person approved by the
bishop.
Dr.. Brady, OF Ohio. accented Tho
substitute. Mr.. Stetson. of New yorl.
moved that the substitute be made 10
U,uer OF the day at IL o'clock To-day
father Williams, of Nebraska said
ne Wlshed to defeat the substitute
a., ne therefore called for the roll
s,, otue's -, ana would persist in his
..on,s NJ. Inc vote was for Mr.. Stet-
mad , t,.osion, and the matter was
rha sne order OF the day for TO-DAY.
mittee on the prayer book WA WI w
report recommending that the ,,o. tas
ot lessons be referred to conr,tsstaz,
VINO VIII report to the next General
Convention. V'e'al
Negro Question.
The Rev. DR.. Huntington NJ ~.
York. made the report of the cor,r NV
sion on work among colored nann,a
me commission declined to Recommend
the plan OF a separate church FOR
colored people, The report points on,
thats the amount of money spent fnr
work among the negroes in this conn.
Try mas been Very small, and that the
nced Is more money rather than a
special church. The commission then
offered the following substitutes:
ut shall he lawful for n diocese.
with consent Of the bishop OF Inn
diocese, to elect one or more suffrn.
gan hishops, without right of sue.
cession. and with seat unu .yfth-
out vote in the House of nlshop..
suffrngnn bishop shall he con-
secra'ed and hold office under such
conditions and Limitations other
than those provided In this article
ms may be provided by cunons OF
the General Convention. He shall
be eligible MS bishop or bishop COS
ndtutor of Il diocese, or as n suffra-
Han In another diocese, or he may
he elected by the House or Bishopv
nS misnlonnry bishop
The report was signed by Davis
Sessums, chairman; Thomas II. Gailor.
William N, McVickar. Edwin S. Lines,
j. Y, Winchester, William r. Hunting
ton, Lewis Brown. Joseph Bryan, b. u.
Virgins, q. A. Rockwell. w. ". Old,
James Mcconnell, The first four con.
scented to the general principles of the
report. which was long, containing q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-16
LONG DAYS DEBATE
SESSIONS OF House Of Deputies---Varying Views
Of Problem as Expressed by Members.

r
The twelfth days session of the con-
vention began at 0 o'clock with SER
vice at st. James Church, the presid-
Ing. bishop officiating.
The business session OF the House
OF Deputies was called to order by
President McKim. who said prayers,
after which the minutes We're read
and approved. The = president an
nounced that after yesterd ay' mo reso-
lutions relating to new matters would
be received The Rev. Dr.. Trew re-
ported for the committee on elections.
The Rev. DIR. William Cabe,l Brown.
OF Brazil, was permitted to take his
seat as deputy. The Rev. DR.. Hunt
ington. of New York, made correc-
ton regarding the use of the revised
version. which may be read at Morn
ing and Evening Prayer. The Rev. Dr.
Eccleston reported for the COMMITTEES
on canons regarding the establish
ment of missionary districts. The
committee declined to recommend the
appointment OF lay readers.
Open Pulpit.
The Brady resolution regarding
''open pulpit was rejected. but sub
Etitute was offered framed to meet
the situation, the election OF the
preachers being In the hands of the
bishops. The substitute offered by the
committee is as follows:
No minister in charge of any
congregation of this church, or In
ease of vacancy or absence, no
churchwarden, vestryman or trus-
tees Of the congregation shall per-
init any person to ofTlciate therein
without sufficient evidence of his
being duly licensed or ordained to
minister In this church, provided
that nothing herein shall be no
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order at O'Clock by the president who
called MIR. Packard. of Maryland. to
the chair to preside over the house as
committee of the whole. The Rev.
DR.. Terrence. of Michigan City. moved
that the negro question be referred to
a joint committee of five bishops, five
presbyters and five laymen, who shall
report to the next General Convention.
The Rev. Mr.. Patton raised the point
that the negroes had not asked for
racial bishops
read He negro Oh ayn naa vi Views 'eS Mseh
were against separate church. DR..
should go North lie might be received
in a white church, but that this con-
dition would soon change. In the
South. he said. the negro would not
ne would" "He would came the
cries from the Virginia deputies
Dr.. Faber spoke In praise OF the
plea for social equality.
Arhnnsns Plnn Defeated
The Rev. DR.. Grammer urged tina.
vote be taken on the question. The
Rev. Wallace Carnahan, OF West Texas,
spoke 81 against the Arkansas plan; say
fragan plans are much better. He said
the negro Methodists and Baptists were
not Christians but pagans. "Go down
in the black belt and in the canebrakcs
and you will see that so-called religion
is fetish and orgies" exclaimed the
speaker.
"ouestlon! Question:" called the au-
dlence.
The Rev. Dr.. Perry, Of Mississippi,
said that no one who did not live in
the black belt could In any way APP
preciate the question. He said tho
North had kept silent and had left the
solution of the question to the South,
but that the South had come here
the North to decide.
He defended the negro race and said
that when there is charge OF i'm
to look at the mark OF the white race
on the negro race to show where the
charge OF immortality should lie. The
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..rArst. The cOnAecrntiOno of three or
more presbyters of the African race,
possessed of sufficient learning and
picty, who shall profess adherence
to the faith aud doctrine Of tho
church. and ngree to conform to
the r1lbricS of the Book of Com
mon Prayer RS now In use in the
church. but who shall be inde-
pendent Of the General Convention
OF this church for purposes of
self-EOvernmcntj provided that
neither the negro bishops 40 cOnSe-
Grated. nor their SUCCESSORS, nor
the bishops who may be cOnse-
Grated by Them, or by their author
ity, shall become members of the
House OF bishops of this church.
"SccOnd. The election by such
diocesan councils nv may be organ-
lied by the church herein provided
for, OF clerical and lay deputies to
n General Convention, whose first
session shall be held at such time
ana place as said commission may
designate.
s"Tl,lr,i. a constitution md code
Of cnnons. cOnformable AS nearly
IN may be to the constitution md
c.lnOns OF this church, to be ten
dercl to such proposed African
bishops, clerical md lay deputies,
for their adoption or rejection ut
their option.
.Fourtl. a provision that the
presb.ters oftthe African race who
may be c0nsccrntcd bishops as
hereby proposed, shall not have, by
virtue of their conversation, menl-
bcrshin in the House of bishops,
nor the right to seats thercin.'
Dr. Buckner pointed out that Their
are 1o,oOo,000 negroes in the Unite
States, of whom 100000 are in tn
Southern States. He urged that thes
people have their own church.
urging the Arkansas plan, and maxim
an earnest plea for the separation {
the races He said that the people {
the South would not submit to havin
with them
The speaker said 1t was urged ths
the negro should not be. raised to tt
eplscopacy because OF his moral char
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THE WEATHER

Forecast: virginia-Fair and warm
err "Wednesday Thursday partly cloudy;
light variable winds.
North Carollna-Fair and warmer
Wednesday. Thursday fair, light, va
riable winds.
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Amendment 10 Canon.

The House of Bishops passed an
to the canon on missionary
providing that associate
secretaries of missionary departments
shall be elected on nomination by u
majority of the bishops of the depart
ment. The action goes to the House
OF Deputies for concurrence.
Bishop Potter of New York. pre-
scented a report of the work OF the
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NO DECISION REACHED
Bishops Discuss Negro Question All Day but Had
Not Arrived at Conclusion When Night
Session Ended.

trict in Eastern Oregon until mis-.
sionary bishop shall be selected for
the new territory, and be consecrated
for that office
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CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.

CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
RichInonds weather was clear and
cool. Range Of tho thermometer
- M............5S r. M.,.,,...54
3 p. NJ. ,.....,...63 ~ midnight....46
Average. ......... SIS 1-6
Highest temperature yesterday...... So
Lowest Temperature yesterday...,.. 40
Mean temperature yesterday....... 81
Normal temperature yesterday. $500. 60
Departure from normal temperature 3
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j.
II
ofh minent
mn active In the s.fons.
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MOST REV. AMOS NuTTALL. ID. D..
Archbishop OF the West Indies, whose
significant address before the House
Of Bishops was made public ycstcr-
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IMMATURE AINiANAC.

Ms aHlda IlpE,
Mornlng.,,,,
Evening >...1a;2RI
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Some one asked him what he was
pleading for a full blown missionary
district for the negroes. with their
bishop sitting over there in the House
OF Bishops. For once I am glad 10
say can agree with the President
of the United States want a square
deal for the negro"
Vote of the House.
When the vote was taken 1t was de-
cided that the committee of the whole
should rise and report to the house in
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thorough discussion of the subject, but
they preferred another title than auf-
fragan with vote in the House of
Bishops. The Rt. Rev. j. 3. Cheshire.
Bishop of North Carolina and the Rev.
W. NJ. Clark, of Richmond. members
of the commission. did not sign the
report. The Rev. Mr. Clark made a
minority report on behalf of the Bishop
of North Carolina and himself. and
recommended that the Grammer reso-
luton be adopted--that is. that negro
bishops be given the negroes and tina
the negroes have their own separate
church.
The motion went with DR.. Hunting
TONS resolution. the two TO be consid-
cred together. The Rev. DR.. Parks. OF
New York. asked that the report on
suffraSans be considered with the re-
ports on the negro question.
Regulations offered.
A great number of resolutions were
OF Maryland. offered a resolution re-
lating to Sunday work. and urging
that those who are forced to labor
on Sunday. have a day during the
week for rest.
Mr. Thomas Nelson Page offered
resolution indorsing The Hague Peace
Congress. The resolution was car
ried. Another resolution on the same
line was offered by Mr. Payne. OF
Boston. and carried a resolution of
thanks for the Jamestown trip was
sent TO the Bishop of Southern Vir-
ginia.
The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole in order to dis
cuss the negro question in all It's de-
tails. as set out in the various reso-
lut!ons. amendments. substitutes and
reports.
Mr.. Packard. of Maryland, was call
ed to the chair. DR.. Grammer. of Penn
sylvania. suggested that the matter be
taken up in the following order:
| /. The Arkansas plan.
3 Missionary district bishops to ne
groes.
s. Suffragan bishops.
| The hour of midday having arrived
the house spent five minutes in prayer
Arkansas Plan.
| The Rev. DR.. w. u. Buckncr, Of Ar
kansas, opened for the Arkansas plan
by reading the scheme as set out
! by that diocese, and followed the
reading by offering resolution call
ing for the appointment of commits
sion to draft for presentation to the
next General Convention constitution
al and canonical provisions embracing
| Foil