he became bishop diocesan of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. During the 1920s and 1930s, Finlay was responsible for many endeavors to create churches and schools for African Americans. In 1928, he became Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Voorhees Normal and Industrial School for Negroes at Denmark, South Carolina. By 1934, all but the two South Carolina dioceses afforded African Americans representation with a vote in diocesan affairs, and Finlay was working hard to change this; though the change was not approved in the 1934 diocesan convention, it was approved in the 1947 diocesan convention. Finlay was one of the church leaders instrumental in the creation of the Kanuga Conference Center in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Finlay died at Kanuga on August 27, 1938. He is buried in the churchyard of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC. References External links Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina 1877 births 1938 deaths People from Greenville, South Carolina Episcopal bishops of South Carolina Furman University alumni Episcopal bishops of Upper South Carolina