He has discountenanced and defeated several attempts made by his rectors and curates to abolish the odious distinctions of color in their churches.
We were led to form an unfavorable opinion of the Bishop's course, from observing among the intelligent and well-disposed classes of colored people, the current use of the phrase, "bishop's man," and "no bishop's man," applied to different rectors and curates.

Those that they were averse to, either as pro-slavery or pro-prejudice characters, they usually branded as "bishop's men," while those whom they esteemed their friends, they designated as "no bishop's men." The archdeacon has already been introduced to the reader.

We enjoyed several interviews with him, and were constrained to admire him for his integrity, independence and piety.

He spoke in terms of strong condemnation of slavery, and of the apprenticeship system.

He was a determined advocate of entire and immediate emancipation, both from principle and policy.