New-York tribune., 1906-11-16

MISSION WORK DEBATE.
AT ODDS.
Proposal to Work Among Je1cs
Causes Discussion at Contention.

A
work arnon1, the Jews OF this city created lively
| discussion Yesterday in the New York Diocesan
! Convention. which continued its sessions in the
SYNOD Hall. near the Cathedral of ST. John the
Divine. The resolution presented by the Rev.
DR. I.oring w Batten, rector Of old ST. Mark 5
Church chairman of committee that had been
named by Bishop Potter Wednesday. It read:
Resolved That n committee of seven be ap-
pointed. of whom the Bishop Coadjutor shall be
chairman. authorized to engage in missionary work
among the Jews in this diocese
Il don't think this will occasion any discussion"
said DIR. Batten explaining that the purpose was
TO have a committee working under the special di-
rection of C'oadjutor Bishop Greer for the conver
sion Of Jews in the city.
II question the advisability of the Diocese or
New York undertaking a propaganda among the
members of any special race said the Re" Dr. w
NJ. Grosvenor, rector of the Church of the Inca ma
tion. with much earnestness. 1T is the way 70
create race prejudice. Announce to the city that
your purpose 10 convert the Jews. and at once you
incur the prejudice. If the Church makes the
effort let her make ii standing in the place in
which God has placed her Otherwise she will at
once arouse terrible race antagonism-
Il think Dr. Grosvenors position eminenty wise
said the Rev Dr. John p. Peters, rector of St
Michaes IF such work is to be done, it should be
done mission work of the parishes and the CITY
Mission Society,"
We'll, I don't how it is done said Dr
Batten. do you know that there in New York
Jews than there members of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in the United States? our
Church is doing nothing of any consequence. In
some OF the parishes one or two Jews perhaps,
but nowhere has work Of any size been attempted
in America. But it is successful in England, where
ii has been attempted on a larger scale. Bfshop
Potter has spoken Of the need of susenance or the
downtown churches. Now I say St Marks, which
has part of Its work the East Side, will either
soon have to give up that work convert 1t into
a mission for the Jews. But that Is hard for her
to do a church. for the very influx of the Jews
has cut off her financial ability TO do the work
We deplore the present inactivity of the
Church II is indeed a crying problem"
Let's refer it 10 the City Mission Society," sug-
gested Bishop Potter in aside to Bishop Coad-
jutor Greer.
Wait a minute wait a minute" said the Bishop
Coadjutor, rising 10 speak
Il am in entire sympathy with what Dr. Gros
venor has said,' announced Bishop Greer This
work must be done through parochial agencies
But the situation calls for action, but for no prop
aganda among the Jews. l appeal to this con-
vention TO rise and do something with this large
difficult and pressing question"
Y hope the resolution will be sustained" said
the Rev. DR.. w. r. Huntington, rector of Grace
Church Twenty years ago I would have in
dorsed the other point of view. but .he conditions
have changed 1t is not question of the Conver-
sion of the Jews but of the large numbers of them
that have gone into agnosticism. An examination
of the criminal records of New York City for the
last few years is all that is necessary TO con-
vince any mind that an alarming condition exists
Religion is in great part lost among the Jews
Every Christian denomination has duty, and
we will not be encroaChing There is CALL a dis
tinct call, for to go into the work.
Il suppose every one here second the desire
for the lessening Of crime expressed by DR.. Hunt
ington" said ex-Mayor Seth Low, but this resou-
tion Will not be the means Of accomplishing IT, In
deed l question if 1t will accomplish anything. II
will only divide citizenship of this place along the
lines where feeling is the strongest Good will not
come in response 10 any such propaganda. Results
will not follow it. In fact. see in 1t a misfortune
and a thing I take il, likely, lines where we
could be useful, to reduce power to absolute
nullity. l move this referred to the archdeaconry
tan. rector of the Church of st: Mary the Virgin
can it be possible that this Church THIS strong ing
appearance of being afraid? There IS no question
people to which St Paul has directed Us when he
tells labor for outpOuring of the HOLY
Ghost among the Jews? Why should we be afraid?
all the IS word Sqf guy Are we going to stop teacng e
Chinese in our Sunday schools because some one IN
How would the missionaries in India raise az ct there
the & of cnFI F 5 # the3 afraid OF the
R sFuIton Cutting made a notifying speech. in
vised that the resolution should be changed. He
held, he said that there were so many persons OF
@ Of ays wn9 HsS @
to them the Anglo Saxon beliefs We're perhaps un-
integible and they should be included IN the
scope of the resolution as well
q
tired changed the latter part of the resolution
TO read TO engage in specific missionary nj sion yoHsS %9rK
The resolution amended was passed at the after
n099 sGn on caTee q s9p o mop work Bbop eeT T he
Rev pr Batten, the Rev Dr. Stires Of St lfta Th3m-
Cutting, Henry Lewis Norris and George zabriskie
a resolution in favor of bonding church treas
was presented by g P Wilmer member Of the
Church Of the Holy Apostles, and changed some
Church treasurers," Mr.. Wilmer said, ARE not
but man IS certain Great business interests are
protected thus: why not the Church? Now. can
Many times the difficulty is covered up and nobody
what has happened to the church treasury in many.
far too many r Not long ago had @ to 60
books The public never never got wind Of the trouble,
Contrary to the expectation of many. the ques-
ton of division Of the New York Diocese did not
journment Of the convention. however resolution
Chsre IN Mey6r E sronE ths
| seemed TO pave the way for division next year.
was the lack of endowment for that part Of the
diocese outside Of New York City which would form
| a new diocese. Mr. Faure's resolution provided for
increase of episcopal supervision in the diocese
dowment for such increased supervision.
we are not saving ANYTHING N now about division
luton was passed: The resolution means now
1t took the convention a long time TO elect two
members Of the Standing Committee to fill va
Octavius Apologize of Newburg who is going
abroad, and ext Commodore s. Nicholson Kane who
has been too i'll recently attend TO the duties
of his position, and whose death occurred yester-
day The election at length resulted in the choice
OF the Rev. DIR. A. T. Ashton, of Hyde Park. and
| Charles II. Russell. Bishop Potters son-n-aw.
The other members of the Standing Committee are
| the Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix the Rev. Dr. W. VI.
Grosvenor, the Rev DR. Thomas r. Harris, George
Zabriske.
In the election OF deputies to the general con-
ventOn, the choice seemed to fall low church
men. The following We're chosen:
Clergy-The Rev. Or. Morgan Dix. the Rev. DR..
W. NJ. GrosVenOr, the Rev. DIR. w. r. Huntington
and the Rev. DR. J. Lewis Parks; alternate dep