The Denver star., 1916-05-27
EPISCOPAL HoNoRs URGED
FOR REV. GEORGE W. PORTER
Noted Clergyman 10 Choice Of Whole
Tennessee Delegation.
BY DR.. CHARLES W. SHELLS.

BY DIR. CHARLES w. SHELLS.
As chairman OF the Tennessee state
delegation to the general conference of
the A. NJ. f. church, which convened
at Philadelphia May 3. feel it my
duty to set before the convention the
facts Of the discussion of the whole
delegation with reference to the Rev
DR.. G. W. Porter, who has three times
received the Endorsement of the con
ferences In Tennessee for the high po-
| sition Of bishop within the past year,
and there is now no question as to
whom Tennessee will support in the
general conference for the episcopacy.
First DR.. Porter was indorsed with
, DIR. ]. A. Jones during the fall confer
| ence sessions with the understanding
that whichever Of the two should get
a majority Of the delegates elected
| would be Tennessees candidate. After
the sessions of the conferences the
delegates were called upon to mail
sealed votes to Bishop Jones, which a
ma ajority of them did, and DR.. Porter
received n large ma jority of the votes
cast, and DR. Jones at once withdrew
from the race and declared himself for
Or Porter.
Finally the state delegation met in
Nashville Feb. 1. 1916. with twenty-one
out Of twenty seven delegates present.
and made the selection of DIR. Porter
unanimous. So we are asking the
members of the general conference to
assist us in the election OF this highly
competent and worthy man to the bish-
upiic. DR. Porter is IA man Of great
experience III the church. strong
preacher. great pa Stor. good hnancier,
upright character. ripe scholar and all
around Christian gentleman He both
knows and loves the A. NJ. II. church,
and we here in Tennessee, who know
him best. know that the connection
will he blessed by his elevation to the
cpiscopacy
Once in II hundred years Tennessee
has been honored by our great church.
Let US have this honor once more at
the close OF the century and we will be
satisfied for the time being. We know
that no man among the many candi-
dates for this hiyn position Is better
fitted for its duties than DIR. Porter,
and we are not trying to elect him sim
ply to honor him nor even to honor
Tennessee, but we want to elect him
because we know he will be blessing
to the connection in particular and to
the race In general
He Is man OF clean life and strict
integrity lover of men and espe
cially lover of ministers, he Is always
full of sympathy for the struggling
preacher, and none are too small to
share his sympathy and aid to the ex
tent Of his ability.
The people OF Tennessee regardless
Of church denomination are justly
proud Of DIR. Porter. and the Tennes-
see delegation takes great pleasure In
Offering him as their candidate for
bishop. We call upon other states and
sections to help us In the elevation of
this worthy man, and we shall be glad
to reciprOcate on behalf Of the worthy
men they may offer for various posi-.
tons.
Judge Dyer Renders = Fair Decision.
In rendering his decision against the
enforcement Of the segregation ordi-
nances In St Louis District Judge
Dyer says: THE Negro Is entitled to
the same consideration and the same
rights as Is n white man. The Negro
doesn't want social equality. He wants
the same rights before the law as the
white man, and he should have them"
Interest Shown In Homo For the AGED.