The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-22
Recommendations fol-
Separate Churches
Causes Debate.
MINORITY WANTS
RACES KEPT APART
Amid Storm of Discussion in
Episcopal House of Deputies,
Matter Goes Over, With De-
bate Limited During Future
Consideration to Half
Hour for Each Side.

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/ question came up In the general con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
| Church to-day, the House OF Deputies
By resolution deciding TO cooperate
with the international committee on
marriage and divorce" in arranging foi
an international congress to deal with
the subject. The congress is to be held
in May 1915. at the Panama Exposi-
/ ,ion in San Francisco.
The deputies to-day concurred in the
selection of the five missionary bishops
! chosen by the House Of Bishops yes-
| terday. The new prelatcs are Bishops
Hugh ;sirlcson. OF North Dakota: w
IB. capcfs Of Spokane; Milo II Gates
! OF Cuba. +. 6. Howd.n, OF New Mexico
| Rico.
/ resolution introduced several days
ago by Di. Freeman. putty from Min
/ nesota. intended to further religious
, training in the public schools. was
I adopted by tn" House OF Deputies
Must He Concurrch In.
The resolution instructs the general
ho"fd OF religious cduca tion TO effect
I II possible through cooperation with
other religious bcdies u system Of in
struct!on comm ra:n with tn. u...Gs
OF oui youth" tog.thc" with forms ana
exercises calculated to promote pa
tr!otisn ard the highest sense OF
personal integrity and purity OF life"
Ihc general board is Introduced ito
'1ke prompt action TO promote the
! da:iy reading OF a portion of tho Hoy.
Scriptures in all public schools" Both
! this resolution and that on marriage
and divorce must be concur-ed in by
( tie House of Dithops bc.or1 becoming
effective
The committee on the prayerbook
/ to-day reported favorably on the pro-
posal that the phrase call Jews. Turks
I and herctics and infdels" be made to
-read 'ali those who Know Thee not
! through the Gospel OF Thy Son" The
\ House of deputies voted favorably on
! this change.
I \ heated debate over the negro ques-
/ ton enlivened deliberations of the
! House OF Deputies to-day \ majority
report by the committee on racial
episcopate, with recommendations
4 against the proposal 10 establish sep
/ arate churches. dioceses clergy and
/ bishops for Southern negroes. was pre-
scnted y minority report advocating
separation OF the races and appoint
! nent of negro bishops to sit in the
House OF Bishops with powers equal
10 the whites also was presented
Discussion Goes Over.
/ Amid storm of discussion the
/ house made discussion OF both OF the
reports the order for the afternoon
I session tomorrow. limiting debate on
+ eacn side to half IN hour,
The proposal is radical violation
/ OF the principles and customs of dic-
cesan union" asserts the majority re :
/ port read by Dr. c. b Bryan. Of Vir-
( Ginia. With the utmost friendship
/ for our negro brethren. and we de-
( sire to advance the work OF the church
/ among them. we still cannot believe
/ that ms race they are prepared for
IN independent ecclesiastical admins
| tration."
| To this declaration. tho minority.
| consisting OF EishoD Kinsoivng of
| Texas bishop Cheshire. of North Caro-
| lima. and Rev. j Mex Pittinger. D..
d.. Of Raleigh, y. c.. took sharp ex :
| centions
The white peonie and the negro peo-
pie Of the South" said the minority
representative. Cannot he dealt with
| by the church without a sharp and
positive separation and distinction be-
tween the two in worship and in all
cornorate. ecclesiastical activities as
well in social life We feel that
! something should he done 10 give the
colored members in III" South a status
and an opportunity which. in our judg-
ment they do not and cannot enjoy un-
der our present methods and organi-
! cations.
The following letter was received by
/ President Mann nf the House OF Dcnu-
ties. expressing the appreciat ton OF the
/ orthodox Jews for the protest of the
! convention against the ritual murder
| trial In Russia and the elimination OF
! the word lew" from one OF the Good
Friday collects in the prayer book.
II thank YOU for your note of the
sixteenth. and desire to express our
deep appreciation of the unanimous
action taken by the House of DEPUTIES
In convention. protesting against the
blood accusation. And permit me 10
add that the change in the collect is
also kcnly appreciated. With high re-
CARDS. believe me to be. dear and rev.
ercnd sir.
| Faithfully yours
"PEREIRA MENDES"
| DR.. M"ndes is president of the Union
of Orthodox Jewish CONGREGATIONS OF
the United states and Canada.
Although thee has been an increase
i'm the total numbers Of communicates,
| the last three years have witnessed Il
loss of more than 1000 pupils from the
Protestant Episcopal Church's Sunday
| schools according to q committee re-
port made to-day to the general con-
vention here. 1t was recommended in
| the report that the Sunday schools be
made more attractive.
| 1t was announced Tonight that the
| House"of Deputies had voted adversely
upon the proposal to give n vote to the
| The only other action announced was
| the defeat of the proposed amendment
| to the constitution, making 1t 'neces-
! snry for tho standing committees Of all
OF suTraBan bishop.
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