C003 Withdrawal of the name the Rev. William Porcher DuBose from the Lesser Feasts and Fasts Calendar

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the Rev. William Porcher Dubose observed on every occurrence of August 18th in the liturgical year, be withdrawn from the Lesser Feasts and Fasts Calendar of the Church.

Explanation

  1. It is stated in the citation for The Rev. William Porcher Dubose, August 18th, that he was “possibly the greatest theologian the Episcopal Church has ever produced.”
  2. It also states, “He preached the faith as it is in Christ Jesus.”
  3. The truth is Rev. Dubose served as an officer in the Confederate Army, and
  4. The Rev. Dubose’s family owned 204 slaves.
  5. In all of his scholarly writings and teaching, there is never a mention that Rev. Dubose renounced slavery or his participation as a traitor against the United States by serving in the Confederate Army.
  6. The Episcopal Church should not be honoring a man who saw no conflict in teaching Jesus, but believing that Jesus would somehow condone the enslaving, killing, torturing and destroying of the families of a people, slaves or free.