The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-15
DISAGREEMENT
Memorial Crlslclsing the Citadel
Stlrs up the
DIOCESAN COUNCIL

That Body Declined to Spread OF,
the Minutes Memorial, Charg.
ing Citadel Officers with Discrini
mating Against Episcopalians.
The Council of the Episcopal Dio-
ces sat down on Rev. c. H. jordan
last Thursday at Spartanburg, claim
ing that he had not been shown the
proper consideration OF respect by
the Council, because the Council re-
fused to adopt resolution OIL
fered by him and refused to
approve memorial that he
he presented, the Rev. c. H. Jordan,
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 when
Mr.. Jordan presented a memorial
from the Greenville convention, the
subject of which was religious con-
ditions at the Citadel. The memorial
was that there was religious discrim-
ination at the institution against ca
diets of Episcopal parents; that they
were not allowed to attend services
at the Episcopal churches as freely
as they might; that they are requir-
ed 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 If the
Council interfered it would be mixing
religion with politics and advised the
Council to steer clear of the matter;
that the Citadel was State institu-
tion and not under the control OF
the dioceses.
The Rev. Albert Thomas, of Dar-
lington, said that he was 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 FIVE
Episcopal churches in Charleston and
that the cadets attend these churches
more frequently than the other
churches. During the discussion 1t
was brought out that the students
who are Roman Catholic were not
REQUIRED to attend the Protestant
churches and Mr.. Jordan made the
point that no exception should be
made. Finally, it was decided to re-
ceive the memorial as information
and not spread it on the minutes OF
the Council.
Mr.. Jordan presented then res
,olution providing for the appoint
'ment of committee to make an in
vestigation of the alleged religious
discrimination at the Citadel and
report the result of its findings at
the next meeting of the Dioceses
Council. The resolution provided
for the Bishop to serve on the COM
mittee, Bishop Guerry promptly stat
ed that he would not serve. A mo
ton was made and carried, almost
unanimously, that the resolution be
laid on the table.
Mr.. Jordan then addressed the
Corncial stating that ne had been
shut off from debate by the Council,
that he had not been treated with
proper respect and courtesy and ask
q ed to be excused The incident was
Regretted by members of the Coun-
Bill. The proposal was almost un-
lnimously regarded as ill-advised and
Is likely to place the church in an
/. light, and to provoke an
8unpleasant religious controversy
1.-THE handling of the subject from
= parliamentary standpoint was per-
haps a little irregular and this gave
Mr.. Jordan ground for thinking that
he had been treated in an unfair
manner, although Bishop Guerry as
sured him that such had not been
his intention.