The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-23
NEGROES NOT TO
GET A BISHOP,
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION HAS
PUT MATTER OVER FOR
THREE YEARS.
3ction Taken Only After Lengthy
Debate-Dr. Burleson Declines
appointment as Bishop.

NEW YORK. Oct. 22.-The general
convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Gnu Oh postponed TO day for three
years action on the question OF giving
me negroes OF the South a bishop to
represent them directly in the House
Majority and minority deports from
the committee OF racial episcopate of
the House of Deputies. approving and
opposing the proposal, came before
the convention. Neither reporf was
accepted. The entire problem was re-
IeIred by viva voce vote 10 4 joint
commission OF deputies and bishops
which viii report TO the next general
convention In 1916.
The commission will consist of five
bishops, i've presbyters and ave lay
The decision to defer voting in the
matter was reached after several
hours OF debate, particlpated I'm nv the
ueieE4tes from many States OF both
The North and South The Southern
qeleeates were divided as 10 the Wis
uoin or creating a separate territorial
missionary district FOR negroes. al
though AL who spoke professed the
Elndliest feeling toward the black race.
hose who opposed the plan held it
would mean ultimately the establish
ment OF a colored Episcopal church en-
trely apart from the present church:
ny Nv AaAfu NAlf NOuFuRfn negroes
We're not sufl ciently developed 10 as
sumo church responsibilities for them
selves, but were still in need of fhe In
huence OF white men in their religious
affairs.
viii Not Merge.
supporters OF the plan declared a
merEcr OF white and colOrcd congrera-
tions in the south to be impossible.
and that hence it We're better to give
thc negroes church OF their own than
Tor them 70 nave none at all The Ia
n'nJable conditions among many
southern negroes were pointed out. N
was asserted that the church had
Jailed 10 alleviate these conditions.
and that 10 should experiment with a
negro bishop.
resolution was introduced by the
Rev. ". 4. Il. Goodwin. of the diocese
o.! western New York. authorizing tho
Episcopal church to cooperate with
Christian boards OF other denomInn-
lions In the matter Of general unity In
clurch mission az home and abroad
h" ufl'~'lon was made the order OF
business Tor tomorrow forenoon. As
NJ other proposed legislation the
tonsH or Bishops must concur before
10 can become effective
II was announced on behalf OF the
House oI Bishops that the Rev Hugh
Burlcsou, secretary of the board OF
missions. had declined appointment as
t.a'AANt Nt A4Nf- MISS lUIfaIA ulrfFlff OF
North Dakota. explaining he preferred
10 continue his present duties. The
Rcr. Dr Iohn povutz TYLER archdea-
CON or Cum berland. in the diocese or
N,ry'aud. was appointed to MI the
North Dakota yaclnCv
DR. TYLER is rector OF ST Johns Fpis-
cou'i church o. IE@Cerst own. Nd
Tho House OF Eishous'will send DR.
FNIo~ '= uamC fp DO" npusc Of Deputies
to.Wo'T0W for confirmation.
Moulin Confirmed
Tho House OF bishops confirmed ths
election ~ thn Rev. Frank Du Moulin
EF tI" diocese or Ohio 4s coadiutor
hishop OF that diocese. The House OF
Deputies had already confirmed this
appointment
The pension plan proposed by tite
House Ot Ieuufic- tor aged Clergy
was approved bv fre Hons. Of Bishops
10 was stated that lf the plan works
uu-a'i-fPcf f0rily b. VIII De remadied n.
the NEXT triCnnial convention. The
pensions are fixed at $500 minimum
9u1 s. n'h maximum. graduated to
'''fe' MON ral1riCs during active pas
trr.l l1hors The commission aupoint.
'd Three wears ago to study pensions
NIN Dr. continued fo put The plan in op-
nra'l00 The CORPORATION viii begin
'I" work OF r1isirr e. 500 O0O for inn
med 'tc u.o and s44.OOo.O10 for future
u.Di.