Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-08
THE EPISCOPALIANS.


Convention OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, in session in Cincinnati IS
to broaden the work of the missions in
the domestic and foreign fields, and
yesterday was devoted to u great mis-
sionary meeting, the bishops, laymen
and clerical deputies and members of
the Women's Auxiliary sitting in the
convention hall Bishop VIM. Sloane,
OF Albany, N. Y. presented the trlen-
NAL report OF the board OF missions,
showing that more than $1,000, 900
have been given to the mission work of
the Episcopal Church since the last
triennial convention, and 1872 mission
aries have been added to the home and
foreign staffs.
John w. Wood, corresponding sec
rotary Of the board ofEmissions, in re-
viewing the progress OF the missions,
said S2S, OO0, 900 has been spent by the
church for missions in the last Is years
but he pleaded for larger contributions.
Some interesting figures were given
by the Rev. ]. Newton Perkins, of New
York, secretary Of the American Build
ing Fund Commission, which loans
money TO parishes to build new
churches, rectories and parish houses,
and for the purpose OF building churches
and chapels, often making free gifts.
He reported that the funds amount to
$4,000 The commission has been
in existence for 30 years and in that
time has provided several million to
aid churches in erecting new houses OF
worship. :,
The south auditorium of Music Hall
was crowded with women when the
Women's Auxiliary to the board of
missions opened its convention. Rev.
J. J. Gravatt, ir., secretary OF the
students work in the board OF mis-
sions tried to awaken greater senti-
ment on behalf of Episcopal colleges
by declaring:
while the Methodists have II col
leges and the Presbyterians "a, VIC
Episcopalians have only 3. Most OF
our students arc in general colleges.
The advance OF the church has been re-
tarded because moro strong men do not
enter the ministry"
The deaconess for college girls, Miss
H. r. Goodwin, intimated that mar
riago hindered the ready entrance OF
girls in the missionary field.
The woman's auxiliary defeated a
proposition to make it separate body,
with its own department officers and
the right to call its own conventlons.D
1t was announced that the house Of
bishops had by one vote rejected the
constitutional amendment for the ap-
pointment of suffragan bishops which
was approved by the house Of deputies
yesterday. A conference committee OF
both houses may be appointed to en-
deavor to reach an agreement by which
the matter can again be brought before
the convention.
The rejection OF the amendment by
the house of bishops was a source OF
pleasure to committee of negro clergy
men, representing the conference OF
church workers among colored people,
who had presented to the general cou-
ventiou memorial, declaring that they
were opposed to the suffragan bishop
proposal and i'll favor of the creation Of
missionary bishops of the negro race.
Rev. G. F. Bragg, rector OF St.
James's Church, Baltimore, one OF the
weaIthiest colored congregation, IS
fighting against the creation OF suffra-
gan bishops for the colored race. He
is supported by Archdeacon E. Robert
Bennett, of Jacksonville, Fla, Arch
deacon H. B. Delaney Of North Carolina
and several other prominent negro
clergymen and laymen.
1.-The only colored man in the Gen
eral Convention is a bishop from
Africa" and Bragg yesterday after
noon. IF the suffragan bishops
amendment is finally adopted the
American negro communicates OF the
church will never have representation
in the General Convention. Ihhe do
ceses where there is large proportion
of negro communicates there are sep
arate churches and ministers for them,
but they have no representatives at the
convention. II the suffragan bishops
are appointed they will be detailed to
look after the negro communicates
among other duties and, therefore, we
will never have any delegates to the
general meetings. We have secured
the turning down Of the measure by
the house of bishops and hope to keep
it out of the final business transacted
by the convention as whole. The
house of deputies have passed it, but
it is not a law until the house of bishops
adopts it. y
At the afternoon session reports were
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