▁five ▁years , ▁B rag g ▁expanded ▁his ▁con greg ation ▁into ▁the ▁fully ▁self - support ing ▁Grace ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁He ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁School ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Girls , ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁through ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁Normal ▁and ▁Agricult ural ▁Institute . ▁However , ▁Virginia ▁increased ▁its ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁black ▁cler gy ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁restrict ing ▁their ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁council ▁to ▁the ▁Con v ocation ▁of ▁the ▁Mission ary ▁Jur is diction , ▁over ▁the ▁ob jections ▁of ▁B rag g ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁B rag g ▁accepted ▁a ▁call ▁and ▁became ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁black ▁Epis cop al ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁the ▁South , ▁Baltimore ' s ▁St . ▁James ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 8 2 4 ), ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁ 4 9 ▁years , ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁Under ▁B rag g ' s ▁leadership , ▁the ▁struggling ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁ 6 3 ▁again ▁became ▁self - support ing , ▁tri pling ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁on ▁Park ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Pr eston ▁Stre ets ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁largest ▁black ▁Epis cop al ▁par ishes ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁over ▁ 5