Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18
STARTED W|THA RUSH
Wind-Up of P. E. Convention
at Richmond Today.
pCc0I IlTIOM
HUNTINGTON RESOLUTION
Likely to Provoke Much Discussion
Before Adjournment.
SUFFRAGAN BILL Is PASSED
Northern Diocese Left Negro Issue
for Southern Delegates to Settle.
Child Labor Condemned.


RICHMOND, Va, October 1S.-Both
| houses of the general convention OF the
Episcopal Church started upon business
with rush this morning, this being
practically the last day of the conven-
ton The first business of the house of
credentials of the newly elected bishops
A matter which is likely to provoke
some discussion before adjournment is
the old one of dsposing of DIR. limiting,
tons resolution to eliminate the articles
of religion from the prayer book.
The morning hour of the house of depu-
ties was taken up in discussing the re-
ports on canons The question of recon
sidefing the action of the house last
night regarding the standard Bible was
taken up and defeated. The proposition
rejected contemplated permission to use
the revised version of the Bible in the
church services. With this was an amend
ment to the constitution declaring the
King James, or authorized version, to be
the standard Bible. The house voted over
whelmingly last night against the per-
nissive use of the revised version, but
adopted by still greater majority the
amendment declaring the King James
DR.. Parks of New York read the report
of the committee on the election of a
board of missions to serve during the
next three years.
George P, Thomas of Pennsylvania was
reappointed treasurer of the board and
the Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd was reelected
secretary. The report was adopted.
Suffragans for the Negroes.
The suffragan bishop bill was passed by
a
form of the resolution reads: 1T shall
be lawful for diocese, with consent OF
bishop of that diocese, to elect one or
more suffragan bishops without right of
succession and with seat and without
vote In the house of bishops. A suffra-
gan bishop shall be consecrated and
hold office under such conditions and liml-
tations, other than those provided in this
article (Article XII of the constitution,
as may be provided by canons of the gen
eral convention He shall be eligible IS
bishop or bishop coadjutor of a diocese
or as suffragan in another diocese or he
may be elected by the house Of bishops as
missionary bishop"
Attention was called to the fact that no
question of race was mentioned in the
resolution. but it was made to fit as nearly
as could be the special needs of the
Recognized as a Southern Problem.
1t was noticeable that the northern do
cese took no part in the many and warm
debates that preceded the passage of this
resolution. They respected the fact that
it was the souths problem aud allowed
the southern delegates to do all the talk
ing. The trend of opinion was that the
negroes need the supervision and protec-
ton of ecclesiastics of the church and
that to give them Independent bishops
would be to turn them adrift as Abraham
had Hager and Ishmael turned adrift in |
the desert with a loaf Of bread and q |
bottle of water.
DR.. Huntington said If the negro had |
need of the Episcopal Church, the church |
had equal need of the devotion and 10y |
atty of the negro. The entire discussion |
bringing about the best moral and spir-
itual results for the negro rather than
along racial lines.
DR.. Huntington reported that the COM
ton as handed down to them and would
recommend the passage of a resolution
in accordance Herewith. The resolution
was adopted and the action Of the house /
will be reported to the bishops for their
concurrence tomorrow
Missionary Bishops Elected.
Rev. Dr. Frederick F. Reese of Ten
nessee, formerly rector Of All Saints
parish, Baltimore was elected by the
sionary district Of Wyoming and Rev.
DR.. H. d. Robinson of Milwaukee has
been chosen by the bishops to be bishop
of the missionary district of Nevada.
The newly elected Bishop Reese is a
Baltimorean and is a graduate of the
University of Virginia.
The afternoon session of the bishops
was devoted entirely to the nomination
Of two bishops-Rev. Robert Lewis Pad
dock, rector of eastern Oregon. and
fchn of los lra Ixoi,,
ferred to the missionary district of west
ern Colorado The election of Bishop
Rowe will be withheld from the house of
deputies however, until 1t can be learned
fer.
Change in the Prayerbook.
The house of deputies agreed after de-
bate to concur in message from the
house of bishops recommending that the
words according to the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the United States be
stricken from the title page of the Book
of Common Prayer.
DR.. Grammar of Pennsylvania fought |
the resolution, claiming that such action
by the house of deputies would be nothing |
more or less than changing the name of
the church. thing which the convention
had already agreed not to do.
The chief tight in behalf Of the accept |
ance of the resolution was the fact that |
the word Protestant" when translated |
into the Latin, Spanish and Portuguese |
languages meant ''infidelity," and that |
those foreigners would reject on the face |
of it any church with such word on the |
title page of its book of prayer.
The resolution to strike out the objec- |
tionable clause in the title page was pre-
scented and carried by an almost unani-
nous vote, even though 1t involves a |
change in the constitution of the church
and cannot be finally accepted without
the concurrence of the next general con- |
vention.
State of Church Encouraging.
Rev. Matthew Brewster of Alabama
presented to the house of deputies a most
encouraging report on the state of the
church, in which he said in part:
More priests were ordained during the
last three years than in the preceding tr-
ennium. There are nearly 800 more clergy