Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
EPlSCOPALIANS IN COUNCIL
Clergy and Laity Of Nebraska Diocese Begin
Two Days Session.
PROPOSITION TO CHANGE cHuRcEs NAME
bishop Williams Advises Both sides
to Consider Most Important oues-
tion with Regard for Each
Others Interests.

This forenoon, probably at about 1870.
the thirty-sixth annual council Of the Epis-
eopal clergy and laity Of the diocese OF
Nebraska, in session at Trinity cathedral
since yesterday morning, will take up a
discussion Of the propriety OF changing the
name OF the church to some title other than
Protestant Episcopal That II will be one
OF the most animated discussions in the
history Of the church is indicated by the
experiences of other diocesan councils, and
is conceded by leading members Of the local
council.
There was just a spark from the flint yes
terday when Clement Chase Of All Saints.
Omaha, moved that that part of the ad-
dress Of Bishop Coadjutor Williams relat-
ms TO the history Of the church name and
the proposed change in It be referred to a
special committee Of four of the clergy and
four of the laity. such committee to con-
slider the same and report back to the
council a suitable resolution relative to the
alteration.
To Avoid Discussions.
Henry W. Yates objected TO making the
committee so large, because he thought II
best to avoid discussion In the committee.
we want no discussion Of this ques-
ton until II comes before the council ne
said. Others spoke and then Robert f.. l.
CTdlH OI lEluNI ChNutoTbt AnNIoaaNC0 =
resolution intended to FIX IL o'clock as a
definite hour at which the committee
should report this morning and at which
general discussion should begin. Judge J.
NJ. Woolworth, temporarily in the chair,
held the Craig resolution out of order be-
cause conflicting the Chase resolution, into
which had been inserted a clause stating
that the committee report should come In
the regular order Of special re-
ports. The discussion became general and
lively. and terminated only when Bishop
Coadjutor Williams addressed the council
beseeching 1t to abandon its discussion of a
minor point and pass on to the matter of
mission pledges. At this, the movers OF
motions withdrew them, the discussion
ceased and other matters were taken up
after the bishop coadjutor had named the
committee called for by the Chase resolu-
ton. such committee includes Revs. Will
lams (of st. Barnabas). Mackey, Pattee
and Mulligan; with Messrs. Woolworth,
Yates, Ringwalt and Chase.
Reports ana Addresses.
The program OF the day was one largely
Of reports and addresses, concluding with
a banquet at the Willard hotel last night.
At 1920 a. M, with a robed choir assist
ing. the general meeting had opened with
holy communion in the cathedral, Bishop
williams being the celebrant, Canon Bur
CESS of Plattsmouth deacon and DR.. Dough-
erty, formerly OF Omaha. but now OF Yank-
ton. subdeacon; Rev. Francis White of st.
Andrews, bishops chaplain, and Rev. w. II.
Moor of st. Paul's, master of ceremonies.
The sermon was by Rev. A. s. Lloyd OF
New York, general secretary of the Board
Of Foreign and Home Missions of the Epis-
copaI church. He said that the purpose OF
Jesus was to change peoples estimate of
the eternal; to foster the conception that
the relation between man and hts Maker
Is as the relation between child and father.
as indicated when He was appealed TO teach
His followers how to pray and began, our
Father"
Repairing to the chapel the council or
ganized with Bishop Coadjutor Williams in
the chair by electing Rev. ". n. Moor OF
st. PauI's, Omaha, diocesan secretary. He
IN turn chose Rev. John A. Williams assist
ant secretary. A message OF sympathy was
sent the diocese OF Quincy, which is now
in session, and which has recently lost it's
most prominent bishop.
Bishop Worthington's address. dealing
with general church affairs, was read in
the afternoon, as was also Bishop Coad-
jutor williams. The latter reeounted the
work Of the year, mentioning the losses as
Including Bishop Whittle OF virginia.
A BighOn TnOmDSOn Oh Mln1luslpplt 6AoAop
BarnwelI Of Alabama and Bishop Taylor
OF Quincy. He referred to Dean Fair as
!, one who leaves the record of a Cody
\ priest devoted to the service OF God and
man. and as "a dean loyal to his bish-
OPS"
bishop wiIIiams' Address.
Bishop williams spoke also of the pros
pect for enlargement of the Garrison
Memorial hospital, and Of other business
affairs OF the church, and then approached
the somewhat delicate topic OF the move
ment 10 change the church name. After
~recountlng st length the history of the
\ derivation or origin of various titles. he
said;
..The church's name should express a
character and a conception which is in
hnitely higher and greater than the acct
dents and controversies OF time. Unfor-
tunately, her present name in this land
expresses only contention. controversy, the
poor. wretched accidents OF time, the
strIfes of men rather than the faith OF the
Living God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
"In approaching the discussion of this
most important question, let me exhort
you, brethren Of the clergy and laity, to
put aside all heat and passion, to discuss
II as reasonable men should. with reason
and dignity and the deepest respect for
the opunlon ana hIbuHuehNS VI ono ahotici
Those OF you who will oppose and resist the
change will remember that you opposed
many other things Just as earnestly as you
now oppose this. You FIRST opposed. then
tolerated. and finally YOU have most cor
daily acduieseed In them and would not
now willingly surrender them.
TO Advocates Of Change.
And you who desire the change, remem-
Der that those who may not favor It have
prescriptive rights in the present name
which they viii be loath 10 surrender. II
will be your duty and province to con-
vince them. and your duty TO patiently wait
until you nave won at least their aeauis.
soenee II not their cordial assent to what
you propose. The movement is young and
yet Il has gathered strong momentum,
which must carry It's purpose before many
years. II win be quite suficient for you
here IN this diocese to assert your con-
viotOn Of the expediency OF a change OF
name sometime in the near future without
EsfahIis