The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-17
ARCHBISHOP
FAVORED FOR THE
P. {. CHURCH

Richmond, Va. Oct 1.-THE Episcopal
house OF deputies passed the archbifhop
bin last night by a vote or IS 10 IN me
clergy and A to in the laity
The bill. however. is. only for the cleo
tion of presiding bishop OF the church,
who will be paid and controlled by the
general convention and will serve until
he becomes 20 years of age The bishop
can only be selected from those presiding
over dioceses of the United States.
| The most earnest opponent of the bill
was the Rev. DR.. Grosvenor of New
York. who made brilliant speech In
| endeavor to defeat II. DR.. Grosvenor con-
tended that the election of presiding
bishop rather than by giving the honor TO
the senior bishop OF the church was fol-
lowing the example of the church of
Rome and placing a pope over the Amer
team church. lie said II was the most
dangerous precedent that had ever been
proposed in the church and that ii was
nothing but move toward Capitalization.
There were cries of mo. no." all over
the houses as DIR. Grosvenor concludeds
A declaration by the house of deputies
regarding the "open pulpit" a discussion
of change in the title page of the prayer
book, involving a change in the constitu-
| ton; the submission of a joint commit
/ tees recommendation that the triennial
convention of 1910 be held In Cincinnati.
| o., and debate regarding church work
| in the tropics, Alaska and the Arctic
region were among the subjects that oc-
cupied the day sessions.
The declaration regarding the open pull
pit was In the following resolution, pass
| ed by the house of deputies:
| mo minister in charge of any congre-
cation of this church or In case of va
| cancy or absence, no church warden,
| ynS St~x,p ar n
| shall permit any person TO offlciate there
| in without sufficient evidence of his being
| duly licensed or ordained to minister in
this church; provided, that nothing here
in shall be so construed as to forbid COM
muncants of this church to act as lay
readers or to prevent the ministers In
charge of any congregation OF this
church. when authorized by the bishop,
permitting a sermon or address therein by
any Christian person approved by the
bishop"
| In view OF circumstances arising I'm mis-
sion work OF the church and in the pub
lication of the prayer book in foreign Ian
guage the house of bishops adopted n
| resolution dceming II expedient to make n
change in the title page of the prayer
book I'm order to avoid all possibility of
| misunderstanding regarding the charac-
ter OF the church.
II was therefore recommended that the
title OF the prayer book be changed by
striking out the words according TO the
Protestant Episcopal Church I'm the Unit
ed States" IL was explained that the
translation OF the term protestant Epis-
copal" was impossible In many languages
involving at all times a substantiation OF
terms and that I'm foreign fields IL seem
ed impracticable to speak of the church
as being confined TO tho United States
The house deemed IL inexpedient TO as,
any change in the legal title OF the
church. The question of the prayer book
will be referred TO the house of bishops
for its concurrence. and in case the reso-
luton Is adopted the change I'm title, In
volving n change In the constitution, will
not be finally accepted until adopted ir
the convention of 1910