The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-20
JOINT COUNCIL Of -
METHODIST BISHOPS
All Methodism Represented in Full
With One Exception
Most inspiring spectacle Was Presented by the Gathering
OF the Prelates Of the A. NJ. E, A. M F. = and
g. M E. Churches; Much Good Expected
10 Result From the Meeting

IN : 'oiN> (HuNtu o. BISHOPS Of The
\. VI. f., \. NJ, =. Zion and {. NJ. l..
connections in the HISTORY o: Negro
cL urchianitN heEan on last Wednes,
cay At the NrirpNOlitan \. NJ. T.,
Church IL this city, The tlo,lsc Of
BISHOPS oi each ui Ncthodism's rrin-
v'NAi hrAnchVs w2s rcNresent~L l..
lUt, with the NNrrptjon Of Zion Dish
'o2 T. II. l-om2N, who is critically i'll
at MS homo i'll North Carolina. The
derNeSt interest WAS manifested in
the GcllhrraEonS ri 1Ais GiSi:uyuish-
cd council CT race leaders. for The
rrnDVliinS farce OF eur people is SUN
lodged Very largely in the Hvylcsiasti-
cal SIDE OF our uovcluNM"nl, not
wlthStandipw VIC rNNarkuble prog
reSs made by the professional. con-
ia! and industrial factors in he
racial equation. Tn" entire country
is @wa.t!N" the news from Washing
inN. and the things Tor which these
BISHOPS stand and the things they
base done and Will do, are bound to
AlNc 4 vital effect unon The Negro
people everywhere. anu will not fail
10 impress the very Republic itself
The Joint Council camc together as
the oHiria! voice Of nearly 100000
commandments: primarily. for the
rur"ose of formulating Z plan OF fed
Grafton ny whirn these similar bodies
nay Ne more closely united. to deS-
cr!be the common Cruund upon which
tEey may meet for joint action, and
20 prepare Z ritual and hVmnaI
which might GH used in common by
al: sn"rndariiy, TO consider the po-
!tic2l. Industrial and general con-
:'i;i0N Of The people under their jul
riSdictiON, with view Of Offering
suggestions thaI> might be helpful in
The solution OF he many trying prob
,ems now contributing he Negro in
every sphere OF! his varied activi-
tinS<
Nr;hodism'> Chi4f Pastors in Coun-
Fil.
IRE Bishops sssmbleA at Metro
cii;2n A. " f. church at noon. with
Bishop Henry Mcneil Turner. Of
Georgia, senior relate Of ;he \. NJ.
!. C,VrcN presiding. and the work
Of the session was entered into inn
rIEGint"ly alter devotional exercises
mad been concluded. bishops 3. F.
Lro. Of he \. 81. r. Church, Alexan-
dor Walters, If the a. N. E. Zion
church, and q. II. Phillips. Of the c.
Y. r. Church, Awerc appointed as
secretaries.
The roll-caIl 81 owed the following
Bish0ns present 3t the opening:
\. NJ. I1.-H 3M. Turner. Wesley
y. Gaines. 3. II. Tanner. Abram
Grant. =. +. Lee, II. b. Salter. W. B.
Derri, X. Evans Tyree, G.. s. Smith,
&. +. Shai:er. Levi J. COFFIN.
\. NJ f. Zion--J. W: Hood. c. R
! Harris. \. Walters. G.. ". Clinton
! !. ". Als;O"h J. ". Smith. J. S
! Caldwell.
c. y. FL. II. Holsey. Isaac
! I,arr. Z. { Williams, Elias CDt;reli
G. II. Phillips.
! The gathering Of these consecrat
.Ci mpn Of Christ in one assembly
; presented Il most inspiring spectacle
: end ;he scene when Bishop Hood. as
sisted ~ associate Bishops, admins
, tered the holy communion to the
Joint houses. was one not behelG
. more than Cnce in lifetime. The
ioini convention was presided ovc'
! =, his poin1 by Dr.. +. ". hampton
! jEC energetic HA"Ecldi SUI et'' ~
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