The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
PROTESTANTS ON GUARD
HOPE GOVERNOR WRIGHT WILL
NOT AFFILIATE WITH CATHOLICS.
Taft Criticised Because He Treated
Mgr. Guidi as Vatican Official
REV. DIR. PentecOst Snubbed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The religious af
fliations of General Luke f. Wright, the
new civil Governor of the Philippines, is of
marked interest to Professionals and Catho-
lies in the United States. Protestant criti-
cism of Governor Taft has been general
because he counted Archbishop Guidi, the
Vatican representative at Manila, as hav-
ing some political and official character.
At one time during official interview,
Governor Taft introduced Archbishop
Guidi, the Vatican delegate, and the Rev.
DIR. George f. Pentecost the well-known
clergyman sent out a year ago by the
Presbyterian board. Instead Of taking his
hand, the archbishop gave the Presbyterian
a look of scorn and slowly turned his back
upon him. Afterwards, it is known, the
archbishop reproached the Governor for
presenting an unofficial person to him, an
official person, during an official conference.
The incident brought crisis, and under
Protestant influence, Governor Taft was
made to realize that Archbishop Guidi
bears no official character in Manila.
Governor Taft changed his attitude some
what toward religious endeavors there, but
love for him the part of Protestants is
strong. Some say it is tinged with salts
faction that he is to return home.
Bishop futile, of Missouri, having sue
ceeded to the office of presiding bishop of
the Episcopal Church in the United
States, agitation of the subject of a pri-
mate has come again. Bishop Tuttle
is vigorous in spite of his years, and one
in
church, but often it happens that
the senior bishop is infirm, as was
the case with the late Bishop Clark,
and unable personally to appear in public.
When Bishop Satterlee was chosen to the
Washington see there was talk that he
might some day be made primate, it being
regarded as appropriate that the head of
religious body should be located canoni-
cally in the capital of the Nation. Bishop
futile was consecrated back in 1867. Were
he to die the presiding bishop would be the
aged Bishop Morris, of Oregon, and the in
convenience OF having the head of affairs
in a State so distant is apparent Next
after Bishop Morris, in point of seniority,
is Bishop Doane, of Albany, and then
comes Bishops Huntington, of central New
York. and Whitaker, of Pennsylvania. 1t
is reckoned certain by those in position TO
know that some younger prelate will be
chosen before many years have passed.
There will be cries of Pope, it is predicted,
but the selection is bound to come, so it is
held.
When the International Missionary Con-
vention of the Christian Churches convenes
for the opening session at Detroit, on Oct.
10 next, it is expected there will be in at
tendance fifteen thousand delegates and as
many evangelists and laymen, swelling the
total TO we'll nigh thirty thousand persons.
The first session will be given to the
Women's Christian Board of Missions, and
the president of the board, Mrs. n. L.
Atkinson, of Indiana, will read her annual
address. Following will come the routine
business and at the evening session w. Nj.
Forrest, of Calcutta. India, will speak on
"Our Work in Calcutta" Saturday, the
17th will be devoted to the closing ses-
sions of this board of the Disciples of
Christ, and will inclued addresses by Miss
Lora l.. Squire. of Kansas; Mrs. G.. Z.
Coler, of Michigan; Mrs. Jessie Brown
Pounds, of Ohio Miss Annie Davidson, of
Illinois; Mrs. w. j. Russell, of Pennsyl-
vania; Enrique Westrup, of Mexico; Mrs.
Anna r. Atwater, of Ohio, and Mrs. Louise
Kelly, of Kansas. On Sunday there will
be sermons from Disciple pastors in many
Detroit pulpits, and Monday will be de-
voted to the business of the auxiliary
societies and reports and addresses will
be made by Mrs. a. NJ Harrison, Mrs.
Fannie r. Thompson and Miss Matte
Pounds.
The American Church Missionary So
ciety is having difficulty finding suitable
prayers for its proposed pocket prayer
book which is to form the basis of what
it announces as a Fraternity of Prayer.
The Fraternity in question will be with
out dues, vows and the usual forms OF
organization. The prayers are to be for
private use, with the hope the part of
the society that they may prove accepta-
BILE for family devotions. The difficulty
consists in the society's inability either to
get prayers written to order, or TO find
them already written. 1t claims that peo-
pie asked to pray eXtempore do not do it,
and asked to attend a meeting plead too
many meetings already. The societys pur-
pose is to find prayers not too liturgical,
nor too much evangeistic. 1t wants them
to be for missions, and in style and word
ing TO be such as will appeal to business
and professional men of to-day. 1t is
claimed that the growing of hturgies
in public services has led, during the last
few years, TO a demand for printed prayers