The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-19
Memorial crIticlslng the Citadel
Stirs up the
DIOCESAN COUNCIL
Rev. G. q. Jordan WTthdraws After
That Body Declined to Spread on
the Minutes Memorial, Charg-
ing Citadel Officers with DiscsR1
snatins Against Episcopalians.

The Council of the Episcopal Dio-
ces sat down os Rev. e. H. Joraan
last Thursday at Spartanburg, claim
ing that he had not been shown the
proper consideration OF respect os
the Council, because the Council "a
fused to adopt a resolution Of
fered BY him and refused to
approve memorial that She
he presented, the Rev. c. Il. Jordas-
rector of the Nativity Church at
Union, asked to be excused from fur
ther attendance upon the sessions
of the Council The following &C
count Of the matter We take from
The News and Courier:
The trouble was precipitated Wnen
Mr.. Jordan presented a memorial
from the Greenville convention. tne
snbiect of which was religious con-
ditions at the Citadel. The memorial
was that there was religious discnm-
ination at the institution against ca
diets of Episcopal parents; that they
were not allowed to attend services
at the Episcopal churches as Sreeiy
as they might; that they are TeQus1-
cd to march in squads to other
churchs, while the cadets Of Roman
Catholic faith are permitted to at
ted to attend the church OF their
faith.
The discussion that followed the
reading Of the memorial was lively
objections being made to the adop-
ton or consideration Of the memo
rial. Judge Haskell said that II the
Council inte,fered it would be mixing
religion with politics and advised the
Council to steer clear of the matter;
that the Citadel was State instleu-
ton and not under the control OF
the dioceses.
The Rev. Albert Thomas, Of Dar-
Ifngton, said that he was q graduate
of the Citadel and he knew OF his
own knowledge that the Episcopal
students are not being Disseminated
against. He said that there are I'VE
Episcopal churches in Charleston ana
that the cadets attend these churches
more frequently than the other
churches. During the discussion It
was brought out that the students
who are Roman Catholic were not
required to attend the Protestant
churches and Mr.. Jordan made tae
point that no exception should De
made. Finally, It was decided to re-
ceiye the memorial as Information
and not spread it on the minutes OF
the Council.
Mr.. Jordan, presented then a res
olution providing for the appoint
ment Of a committee to make an In
yestfgation Of the alleged religious
discrimination at the citade. anc
report the result Of its findings at
the next meeting Of the Diocesee
Council. The resolution PROVIDED
sor the Bishop to serve on the com
uittee, Bishop Guerry promptly stat
ed that he would not serve. A mo
ton was made and carried. almost
unanimously, that the resolution De
laid on the table.
Mr.. Jordan then addressed the
councial stating that he had oeen
shut of from debate by the Council.
that he had not been treated with
proper respect and courtesy and ask
Cd 70 be excused. The incident was
regretted BY members Of the coun-
Gil The proposal was almost un-
animously regarded as ill-advised ano
IS likely to place the church IN an
undesirable light, and to provoke an
unpleasant religious controversy
The handling of the subject from
parliamentary standpoint was per
baps a little irregular and this gave
Mr, Jordan ground for thinking that
he had been treated in an unfair
manner, although Bishop Guerry as
snred him that such had not been
Rte insantioR