New-York tribune., 1910-06-04
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES
Episcopaans of This City consderng' New Plans OF 0s-
fribtItna Work Hera

The Illness Of Bishop Greer, chiefly rom
crerwork, has caused leaders In the Epis-
ecpal Church in the diocese OF New YORK
10 consider the formulation Of new plans
+ conduct OF work. Most OF the plans
now followed. including the official orzani-
zatfons were devieed years ago, wneh
communicates numbered forty thousand or
fifty thousand. Now the number is nearly
ninety Thousand, with many new Interests
Ike the Protestant Protectory. the Cathe-
drai Of ST John the Divine. with a main
tsnanee cost OF sso,ooo g. year. and the ne"
interest of laymen in missions. calling lot
contributions next year Of no less than
s2s5,ooo
A uToposition is now made 20 create
diocesan missionary society that shall re-
ueve Bishop Greer of much OF his present
burden II is not argued that society
can take burdens. but simply that
stronger organization can support men
who can bear them. The QUESTIONED di-
vision of the diocese is dead. il would seem.
and n would also appear that the PROPOSE
ton TO elect bishop eoadjutor Is not likely
TO be raised again at present There Is.
However an expectation that bishop
suffragan. or maybe several Of them, VIII
ne elected this fail Much depends upon
the health of the present Bishop and his
wishes in the matter.
To relieve the Bishop and TO provide SIP
port for the new suffragans. or whatever
the new leaders prove to be. there rs gen
ersI inclination TO create the compact or
gsuization mentioned. II VIII not be go
eie,y TO care for missions in the diocese OF
New York alone, but one that performs
missionary work here that extends 70 All
the world 4 body Of about one hundred
Of the Younger Iaymen have proposed that
such organization, provided with sInsAi
governing body and q large cooperating
rr7nr,fttee representative of tbs entire do
oess. shall maintain one Official head. posi-
hly a new bishop suffragan. and have one
treasurer. VINO shall be a sort of financial
agent for the diocese.
Such organization shan. II Is proposed DO
! three things: Ffrst-deIp existing parishes
and missions Many OF these do not con-
tribute to outside causes because overbur-
dened at home. Many salaries of ministers
are inadequate. Proper salaries ana ezsous n
workers, freedom from mortgage debts
these are held 20 be the primary needs for
a vigorous missionary advance second
co-.,rs;nste. extension work ia the eeun-
ties of Dutchess, Westehestsr and Ricn-
nond and everywhere; the work among
! the foreign EE~dhIHS EtoeiC0- -ioN
the prisons ard tue poor, among the sea
rne,, for education i'm the Sunday schools
and IN the directic:f Of social service. not
suppIanting existing organizations, but CO.
operating with and better supporting them
Third-HeIp all parishes and missions 10
nav their respective shares of the SssseD
needed annually for missions in the West
and In foreign lands. The new idea IS that
missionaries are not 10 90 cut hats ia
hand making appeels fer money, but that
Iavu7en in the respective churches shan
ratse the money and send 1T in without ap-
pesls
This new missionary method IS now beng
mt into successful operation N St. Ear
( tholornew's ST. Georges, St. Jsusess, *
/ Mary the virgins St Asness Chapel
| zfor and St Timothy and other leading
marshes, and William Jay Schieffefr. VIII
| lam r Curtis, Z r l. Gould, Stephsn
Baker. George { Gorham. John A hiy'
Tarons Nav Duane Charles Lyon Russell
I rAnrse p Parker, Edward r Finch enc
others are urging the plan upon parishes-
! II is Drounse6 Immediately 20 formulate a
peakers' bureau, whose members shaA GO
! 70 the marshes and tell them or thfs new
neth3d. Tt IS not intended TO create neTe
committees in parishes. bot 70 form per
msnept bodies that shall, year 5fter year,
/ look after the missionary work and reheFs
rectors Of financial burden.