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May 15, 1937
Twin City Herald
Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
In a historic move, the all-white New Hampshire Methodist conference voted 40-12 to invite a Negro bishop to preside, responding to calls for brotherhood and contrasting with Communist support for Negro rights.
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BY METHODIST GROUP
Boston—Zion's Herald, century-old journal of American Methodism, asked editorially in its current issue:
When will some white conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church invite a Negro bishop to preside at its annual session as a demonstration of brotherhood?
By coincidence, the question was answered before the magazine was off the press.
The New Hampshire conference of the church by a vote of 40 to 12, has requested that a Negro bishop be assigned to preside at the next session when the resident bishop is unable to preside. All members of the conference are white.
The action was unprecedented in the 150-year history of American Methodism, and is believed to be inspired by the growing conviction of church leaders that the church suffers by comparison with the aggressive championship of the rights of the Negro people by the Communist Party of the United States, and groups under its influence.
BY METHODIST GROUP
Boston—Zion's Herald, century-old journal of American Methodism, asked editorially in its current issue:
When will some white conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church invite a Negro bishop to preside at its annual session as a demonstration of brotherhood?
By coincidence, the question was answered before the magazine was off the press.
The New Hampshire conference of the church by a vote of 40 to 12, has requested that a Negro bishop be assigned to preside at the next session when the resident bishop is unable to preside. All members of the conference are white.
The action was unprecedented in the 150-year history of American Methodism, and is believed to be inspired by the growing conviction of church leaders that the church suffers by comparison with the aggressive championship of the rights of the Negro people by the Communist Party of the United States, and groups under its influence.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Methodist Conference
Negro Bishop
Racial Integration
Church Action
Where did it happen?
New Hampshire
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New Hampshire
Story Details
The all-white New Hampshire conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted 40 to 12 to request a Negro bishop preside at their next annual session if the resident bishop cannot, an unprecedented action in 150 years of American Methodism, prompted by comparisons to the Communist Party's advocacy for Negro rights.