The only colored Bishop consecrated in
this country so far, is the Rev. J. T. Holly,
D. D. He was consecrated in Grace Church,
New York, and sent to preside over the mis
sionary diocese of Hayti. Of course he is
amenable to the Church authorities here.
Dr. Crummel is scholarly, eloquent, accom
plished and very gentlemanly. He is a
graduate of Cambridge, England. He was
at one time a missionary in Liberia, but
now has a flourishing parish in Washington
City. He was born free, but his father was
brought to New York in a slave ship from
Africa and sold on Broadway early in the
present century. In time he bought his
freedom and succeeded in making a good
deal of money. He was ambitious for his
son Alexander, and finding he could not
send him to any of the first schools in this
country, sent hium to England. In England
there is no prejudice of color-the shades of
complexion are taken as a matter of course
and it is no uncommon thing to see at a
banquet, Whites, East Indians, Negroes,
and Chinese on perfect social equality.
