The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
NEGRO QUESTION
COMES TO FRONT
Subject is Already Begin.
ming to Appear in the
House Of Deputies,
.CONV'E ENTION AT
WORK IN EAR NEST
Remarkable Showing Made By
Wornan's Auxiliary Was One
Of Features OF Session Yes
terday- Great Histori-
cal Meeting To 4
Night.

Night.
BY THE REV. JOHN II. brown,
Secretary of the Diocese Of Florida, &
The second day OF the General Con. IA
vention opened With rush of busf-
ness, and was one full of interesting Il
events for the present convention, for
the whole American church and for
Christian people far beyond our shores y
Many Important resolutions were In
troduced and the way was prepared n
for much serious business. &
Furthermore her the second day
of the General Convention wal
one full of historical "reminiscences.
Again, the Old and the New World
We're brought In touch when the rep
| resentatives of the mother church, %
came to greet the assembled represent i
tattves, of the daughter. Each OF the
bishops from England had his special
message for the church in America.
Indies had some most timely and prac-
stical advice to give on a most vital
\ question which Is now being faced.
4 The Negro Problem
Like the Others, he emphasized
the unity existing between the Church.
iof England and tha@ American church,
5llbut IN his interesting talk the arch-
bishop also brought out IA fact that is
Eof peculiar interest at tliis particular
time and to this convention, which has
before ut the consideration of the mo-
gro tion. In referring to the de-
4 struction of church property by earth u
Quake In Jamaica. he told OF the great
Work being done by the church people.
the most spfs whom a re- cplored and
1sh1atk people; and added that there
must not be any doubt that tlies forms
and the teachings Of the church are
A Who'll W suited 4 for the needs OF tho
q negro and adequate to meet them ALL.
If this is keptin mind when the ques
4 ton arises about the disposition of tho
negro problem it will certainly put to-
silence all doubts as to the churclls
II ability to minister unto these people
. which doubts are being indulged in by
some because of scant fruits so far
I shown fro mthe labors already expend-
= ed Els talk to the House OF Bishops
on the natural characteristics Of the
/, negro and the differences be tween the
4 full-blooded negro and the imulatto.
(which he has learned to know so we'll
. by long residence among them, will no
I doubt influence greatly the form OF
Z legislation on that subject which pro-
4 ceeds from that house, and Will neces-
= sarily shape more or less that Of the
a House Of Deputies.
The First Step. IS
g Already this subject is begin.
9 ming to appear in the House of
q Deputies. There is a feeling,
9 that it may arise at any time. The
: first step was taken ina rather tenka-l
!, tive and cautious manner. when DR..
= Grammer, of PENNSYLVANIA. presented
! a memorial from his diocese provid-
= Ing FOR the setting apart OF mission
s airy districts for the negroes and for
y the conservation of bishops for that
r. especial work. This memorial does
l-lnot, however, say that these bishops
l. shall be negroes. which indicates at
le least some hesitancy on the part Of
"a that diocese as to the eNpediency of
ss making negro bishops,
r. A further step was taken when
1t a deputy from Arkansas. called
le attention to the book written by
ii Bishop Brown, of that diocese.
Z on the subject wherein he sets forth
4 the idea OF consecrating three negro
le bishops and allowing them to erect and
n govern their own church. the Afro
i American Church. as no proposes to
II call 1T. Just how long 1T Will be be-
l. fore the question&is preclpitated 1T is
u hard to say, probably not before the
~ middle of next week, for it Is ques-
: ton Of such tremendous proportions
u u that it will not be entered into freck-
-. leSSly. r ave may pesSuFe NHstIs WHaleSsr
~ Is done 1t will be more in the nature
! of experimental than OF permanent ac-
to tion, as is indicated by the Pennsyl-
!. vania memorial, thatsthe legislation be
a of a permissive and not obligatory ma
ed ture.s
vi There is strong sentiment in favol
e. of sutfragan bishops, and there Is m,,cl
nd to say in favor OF this idea. But on'
he of the strange features of the Who'll,
4 mat a q that If the velneEt II
he create negro bishops is defeated II VII
ry II he by the vote from the Northern an,
d. Western dioceses and not by the South
Marriage and Divorce.
n The next question that is merel
ct waiting for an opportunity to- presep
ad Itself is that on marriage and dtvorct
at In "a message from the House of Bish
lid ops information was brought that tho
house had received the report Of III
commission on uniformity in marriag
S and divorce laws, and recommends
that the commission be continue,
!. which is thought In some quarter
As- to be an intimation from the House q
= Bishops that further Legislation on IN
ie- subject should not be made at TIL
~, session. Rut whether this bs so q
TO not there will certainly be furthe
by discussion, IL mot Legislation. as ther
M Is now pending a resolution to
The amend canon -thirty-eight That II WI
ib- read. No minister knowingly, aftt
due inquiry, shall solemniae the Dal
not ,iage of any person who has been or
At 1.-The husband Or the wife OF any otft
the person then living, from whom hs 4
uld She has been divorced for any caus
wn. arising after marriage, !" removing fro
do the canon all proyisos, Ri 4.
md 4 third matter OF imPortance whic
ate Twill provoke much discussion when
on comes from the hands Of tho coHspitts
vas will he that OF u reduction u, the ntir