The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-05-14
(By the National Negro Press Bur-
eau.) -

(By the National Negro Press Bur-
eau.)
Warrington D. c., May 13.-It is
the feeling. among churchmen here
that the election of the Right Rev
Charles Henry Brent as bishop of
Washington. to succeed the late Bish-
,op Henry Yates Satterlee, marks an
epoch In the development Of the Epis-.
copal church among the rank and
file Of the colored people of this
country. The new .prelate is not on
ly man of lofty Christian character,
deep piety and strong sense of duty,
and possessed Of high degree Of
moral and physical courage, but he
has had vast and varied experience
In dealing with the darker races of
the world, and can bring to the work
a broad-gauged sympathy, as we'll as
thorough understanding Of the in
tr1cate problems involved, when min
1stering to a diocese embracing a
large colored population-as is the
case In Washington. Bishop-elect
Brent's earliest parish work was at
the st. Augustine mission in Boston,
where he achieved a phenomenal sue
cess in bringing the Negro masses in
to a closer relation with the Episco-
pal church and spread the influence
OF true Christianity in purlieus that
had not known serious missionary ef-
fort before, His latest and most stu
pendous undertaking was to unto the
natives Of the. Philippine Islands,
having been assigned to the Orient in
1901 as the missionary bishop Of the
Philippines. He has erected stately
temples in the land Of the Moros and,
laid the foundation. of a, Christian
civilization a faithful acknowledge
ment Of the e't'trathernood Of God and
the BrotheThuod NJ MaIa" Expressing
the common salvation or humanity,
regardless Of race or color. This ex-
perience givss Bishop-elect Brent a
peculiar fitness for taking hold of
the problems that exist in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, with It's 100000
Negro population. He knows the Ne
gro and his needs, and the Negro is
willing to trust his interests to the
hands Of a spiritual leader who has
shewn the breadth of vision and fra
terna1 instinct 30 marked in the new
head of this diocese.
Bishop-eleot Breht's election was
materially promoted by the advocacy
and votes of the Negro delegates in
the diocesan convention. Six colored
clergymen' and two laymen represent
ed SAe Episcopal churches Of the
race. They were Revs. T. J. Brown,
Of st. Luke's; O.. l.. Mitchell, of St.
Mary's; w. V. Tunnell, warden of
King Hall, Howard University; F. I.
A. Bennett, of st. Matthew'S; J. c..
Van Loo, Of ST.. Monica's; and A. w.
F. Collier, Of St., Luke's The lay
men, DR.. j C. Norwood and J. O.
Bampfield, came from st. Luke's, the
single independent parish in the dis
trict. Rector r. J. Brown is espe-
cially anxious that Bishop Brent ac-
cept the assignment saying that he
regards the appointment as providen-
tfal, and feeling that the new prelate
Is divfnely ordained for the solution
Of the difhcd1ties that SO sorely en-
compass the race In this country in
the present cNsis. In his opinion,
the new duties offered to the bishop
of the Philippines ere more essential
to the peace, prosperity and happi-
ness Of our country than those he
must lay down; though not disposed
to minimize. the needs Of the Filipi-
noes. The entire 100000 Negroes
in the land are deeply concerned in
the coming If the new prelate, and
all are anxious that he accent the
trust and develop in this social cos
mopolis q branch Of the Episcopal
church so broad in Christian broth
erhood and SO faithful to the preach
ments Of the Master that it shall
stand as model for every diocese in
the land where there are variations
in race and color. "
r-h-A.-.,--A-
"All's over except the shoutingl"
is the message sent out this week by
the friends of Secretary Taft. F,sti-
mates cleaned from reliable sources
in the several states give positive as
surances that Mr.. Taft will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot at the Chi
cage convention. With nine or ten
Taft stronghold, yet to hear from.
1T is said that MIR. Taft is as good as
nominated, and additional votes from
the scattering districts, though well
come, will be 1tRe"carrying Goals to
Newcastle AS everybody knows.
there will be $50 votes in the con-
vention, with 49b necessary to a
choice. ), The bulletin given out last
Saturday night shows Asa votes in
structed for Taft,> leaving him but
81 to pick up among 171 uninstruct-
ed delegates, thfee-foprths Of whom
have indicated d prefetence for the