The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08
OPPOSE CHANGE
OF CHURCH NAME
Protestant Episcopal Com
mittee's Report.
lNEXPEDIENT At THIS TIME
General Convention at Boston in Octo-
Der to Be Advised Against
TinkerinG.
INEXPEDlENT AT THIS TIME

BOSTON. May THE committee
which was appointed by the national
triennial convention OF the Episcopal
Church at San Francisco in 1901 to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of changing the
legal name of the denomination has Is
sued an extended report. in which the
opinion IS expressed that any change at
this time Is inexpedient
The report is TO be submitted 10 the
general convention. which Will assemble
IN this city next October. The commit
Tee recommends the passage by the Bos-
ton convention of a resolution that the
committee be discharged from further
consideration Of the subject
The report Is signed by all fifteen
members Of the committee, though three
appendices, one signed by seven mem
bers, n second signed by FIVE. and a
third by one, are attached. The second
appendix recommends that the words.
Protestant Episcopal" on the title page
OF the Book OF Common Prayer be
stricken out.
High Church for Change.
Although, officially. party lines were
not drawn in the investigation of the
sentiment in all the seventy-eight do
ceses and missionary districts. a change
was generally favored by the high
church party. and with one or two eol-
eeptions the committeeman. while agree
ing on the report itself. divided on the
supplementary statement
Al the san Francisco convention the
Diocese Of Milwaukee presented a memo
rial that the name The Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States"
be changed TO that of THE American
catholic Church in the United States
Inc request was not PASSED upon direct
~ by the convention, but a committee
OF i've bishops, five priests, ard five lay
men was appointed TO ascertain the
mind of the church and report 10 the
Boston convention.
Use Of Word Catholic.
The first appendix to the report is sign
ed by Bishops Daniel s. Tuttle. OF Mis-
souri,; George W. Peterl1in. Of West Vir-
GINA; David Il Greer. of New YORK.
Rev. 5 s Moore. of Parkorsburg, ".
Va; Arthur J. c. Sowdon. OF Boston
francis A Lewis, and Joseph Packard.
Ihey observe that the present name
can hardly be considered as a hindt9nce
10 growth, since all growth has been in
connection with the name. Vita resnecf
10 the objection that the catholic char
acter OF the church is -Obscured in the
eyes or other catholic commuuions by
the Eame, it IS said:
Our relations with the old Catholics
nave not been strained by reason Of the
tlLe. and IN view Of tie late Pope's
Genial Of the validity OF Our orders a
mere change Of name is nor likely 10
change the attitude OF the See of Rome
toward US.
"a Wall Of Separation"
The second appendix Is signed D.,
Bishop COrtlandt Whitehead. OF PITTS
burg; the Rev. George Mcclellan Fisze
ID. D.. Of Providence. bishop coadjutor-
elect Of Springfield; the Rev. b. talbot
Rogers, Of Fond du Lac. Wis: I. II.
Aloorehouse, OF milwaukee. ana Daniel
J. Lyman. They say:
THE inGica tons shown are most
abundant that the majority Of our bish-
ops, clergy and laity are pronouncedlH,
dissatisfied with our present tide. and
many apply 10 Il more or less deroga tory
aoJectives. II is perceived that il is q
monument Of division and perpetuates
memories Of which all earnest Christian
people would gladly rid themselves I'm
The Christian world II Is a wall Of sen
aratlon on The one hand against our
Roman brethren. and on the other dif-
LetF li.tles us from our non-EViscODal
brethren II Is 10 as Illuminating thar
We must De forever measuring our IougI-
tuue from the pope OF Rome as fh-
meridian. and our pOlity be made disDr0-
pordonately prominent in the ewes OF
our iellow-Cnrlstians at every mention
CT the name
Drop protestant Episcopal,
Tho statement concludes with the
suggestion that the Boston convention
enact legislation by which the wor.ls
Protestant Episcopal shall De omit
tcC from tho title page of the ur..-e~
hook, until such time as the people can
be brought to favor q suitable Ic-aI
designation.
The tAild statement which is brief.
u signed Dy the Rev John Il. Egar. OF
Rome. y. T.. and suggests that .'.-
llame be changed 20 that of The
lhv-ch IN the United States OF Amer
The two remaining members Of the
o. New Jersey. and W. 3. Leonard. 1f
ohio. make 40 suggestions
How the D.oceses Stood.
III New England. the Diocese OF New
II napshlre was the only one 10 vote
FOR an immediate change. although he
clergy of vermont expressed similar
opinion. and the laity favored a con
sectlon at some future time. The LARK
ICEfCrn CiOCCscs were opposed TO ans
fr.a-