The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-07
PROTESrANTISM FALLING.
DECLARATION OF IsEE. r. IL.
CLENDENIN OF NEW YORK..
His Argument for Change In Name Of
the Episcopal Churoh-Diseussiono Of
the Question on Closing Day OF An-
nuaI congress-wiIi bs Brought 90 "a
Vote In Boston Next Year.

Pittsburg, Nov. 6.-The twenty-sec-
ond congress of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of America came to close
to-day after series of interesting and
well-attended meetings.
The sessions to-day were presided
over by Bishop Cortland whitehead.
The morning meeting had for its topic
us it Desirable to Change the Name OF
This Church
This question has been under consid-
Grafton for some time by the Episcopal
churches throughout the United States
and will be brought to vote at a con-
vention to be held in Boston next year.
Those who have advocated a change
seem as yet not to have decided upon a
desirable substitute. The title "The
Catholic Church Of America" had
champion to-day in Rev. f. NJ. Glen
denim, Of New York, who in the course
| of a paper on the subject said: That
the mighty house of Protestantism is
falling according to divine prophesy is
a fact as sure as that death is coming
to us ALA fact to which their own
great leaders bear open witness. /"
He closed by saying: THAT name
Il SLiOuia ilEhtiAy do NAlA AAAN SiAAA 49, AApS
Of hundred years, but with the church
of the apostles, martyrs and confessors,
and this, please God, will be our way at
last, for no church will ever win Amer
lea for Christ our Lord but the Ameri-
can Catholic church.
| Rev. William r. Huntington, member
Of the general executive committee and
rector of Grace church, New York, be-
gan his paper on the question in the
following way:
ut is my purpose to maintain in this
paper the following closely related
propositions:
First That the present name Of this
church is unsatisfactory.
"Second-That the name, though 1n-
satisfactory, is as good one as, under
existing conditions we desire.
"Third-That no change of name IS
| either likely or desirable until back OF
| it there shall be discernible a change Of
4 heart"
He argued that a change Of name was
urgent, but that the word Protestant
was singuiarly and strikingly apostolic,
and in the Latin was the exact equiva-
| lent of martyr. He said that the three
features of the Roman religion which
commended it to its adherents were:
Eucharistic alteration, the confessional
and the Invocation Of Mary and the
saints; and when they are convinced
| that not one of these was contained in
the original deposit of faith there will
be some chance Of persuading them to
4 listen, and with their help we can build
| up national church large enough for
Fan.
/ At the Nafternoon session the topic
was "The Life in the World to Come"
Papers were read by Bishop Boyd Vim
\ cent of Cincinnati, and Rev. Pascal
Narrower, of New York, and addresses
on the subject were made by Rev Ed
ward Osborn, OF Boston, and Rev. H.
B. Washburn, of Worcester.
! Next year being conference year, 1t Is
hardly probable that congress will be
held, and on this account the place of
next meeting was not discussed
The congress closed finally with a
| farewell address by Bishop Whitehead.
Many Of the visiting clergymen will re-
main in the city over Sunday and some
will occupy local pulpits. Just before
| the close of the morning session officers
were elected. The president is always
| the bishop In the diocese in which the
congress is held Vice-presidents were
elected as follows: Bishops Of Missouri,
Albany, South Dakota, Kentucky, West
Virginia southern Ohio, southern vir-
ginia, New York, Louisiana, Tennessee,
Texas, Massachusetts, Vermont, Mich
igan City, Los Angeles, Washington,
Connecticut, Rhode Island and sacra-
mento.
The only change In the executive
committee was the replacing of Rev.
DR.. J. S. Shipman by Rev. DIR. w. T.
/ Manning. All of the present active off,
GERS were reelected.