The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-05-11
Arcl|ldeac,O q | ] |
Criticised
FOR CZAR-LIKE MANNER IN
WHICH HE PRESIDED OVER
OOLORED CHURCfiMEN.15 ,s.1T
Inquiries Resented
by Prelate, and Inquisitive Brethren
Are Given to Understand Thear
Butt in" Cards Are Null and V0kt
At tCOnvOcatiOn. IN $Hf3E
Especial Correspondence. J.

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Especial Correspondence. $Is|5s Y,
Memphis, Tenn, May 10.-Infor-
nation has just leaked out here thar
all was not smooth sailing at the
recent convocation of colored church-s
men held in Nashville. - Raca CON
sciousness is at work. among them
and they are not at all satisfied. The
Archdeacon, Rev. Father ~Hildebrand,
mas come in for a.. goodly~shareo or
criticism aud the colored people ara
not altogether pleased with hlm as q
guiding star" of their destinieai fia
the Episcopal church. He is a white
man. From the reports, he. seems t6
1eel 1T strongly and inclined to make
the colored ohurchmen feel il. @f4a
seems to think they must be eternal-
~ taught and should never be looked
upon as really knowing Just whei,
they are right or what to do with
Themselves. - ) =
lie had clash with Lawyer Set
Ties at the conyocation in Nashville
over the Introduction of resolution,
On the death of Mr.. Bosley, O. long
time friend Of Settles and Napier. J.
Inc Archdeacon seemed not to want.
the convocation to pass any memorial
resolution concerning the death sof
bosley. Some warm words we're
spoken. >-.... ..-....-, 49,. .-....
Prot. II. l.. Keith asked some uues-
t1ons about the disposition of prop-
erty given by friends OF the coIorSd
people to the Episcopal church.
was TO be- used for them. 1t Mad.
been sold Prot Keith. wanted 10
know the plans fiji rhe xaattGY =, |. .fyySsss3
thought the colored people were ets-
titled to know. He inquired concern
Ing the policy Of the church, in as
ssting to educate the coIored peopIe.
The Archdeacon did not seem pleas-
ed at his curiosity and wanted TO
|stop the questions. He declared the
delegate out of order. Keith said
no. and insisted that he, was In Or
der and talking within his rights aa
delegate. and member i'm good
standing In the Episcopal church, y.
Wednesday at the concluding ses-
sion the Rev Father Demby, rector os
emmanuel church, received a rouah
zeal at the hands Of the presiding
Archdeacon. Father Demby had Gre
ated the Gould OF One More Soul"
and wished to speak I'd the convoca-
ton about the working OF the order.
Its purposes and -plans-It- -haa-ra-L
ceived the endorsement Of Biahot,
Gailor. He began to speak on tho
subject and was suddenly interrupt-
ed by Archdeacon Hildehrand. 1T
was done in an incermonious man
ner and embarrassed Father Demby.
he felt inundated. He was promis-
ed chance to speak OF the Guild at
the concluding Missionary meeting
at Holy Trinity Church Wednesday
night before the reading of the min
utes Of the convocation. But Arch
deacon Hildebraind's memory was
bad.--He forgot Father DenbyeA4s
Guild of One More Soul, the minutes
or the good Archdeacon. Then he
thought Of Demby and the minutes
Iof the convocation but still forgot
the Gould Of One More Soup'. He
called for Demby and the minutes
but Father Demby, so 1t is said,
Heard him not' and the conyoea-
ton was ended without completing
its work. Father DENNY is said to
have been disguised at his treat
ment and many of the communicants
felt that he had been mistreated by
tho way Archdeacon seemed deterf1-
ined to put a muzzle on his earnest
efforts to advance the church work
among the colored people. .,".
Archdeacon Hilderbrand L. a very
excellent man in many respects, but
he does not understand colored peo-
pie. He seems to think that he
knows them perfectly better than
they know themselves. People who
are not connected with the Church,
but who visited the sessions of the
recent Convocation, almost wholly
agree that he Is woefully deficient
as presiding officer and that his
rulings would never be tolerated by
an intelligent body Of white church.