The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-10

Pos:Rnk eepsie Clergyman Says In the De-
| hate THAT 70 the Church Could Not
| Attempt 60 Right Wrongs Tie would
Leave f-BIshop Greer's Address.
| The express strike. its cause and ad-
justment got into the Episcopal con-
! veption yesterday. A dozen delegates
took part in the discussion, which was
/ sometimes accompanied by cries. The
outcome was q resolution favoriug arbi-
! tration.
The matter was brought into the con-
vention by the Rev. Ralph ). Walker.
rector OF new parish in The Bronx.
II sided with the employees and called
on the companies to submit TO arbitration.
Instantly William S. Rogers, a lay dele
gate from 81. Philips Church at Garrison.
moved to lay the matter on the table. So
excited was he that the convention was
too. The Rev. II. F. Taylor OF St. Paul's
Church. The Bronx. ask ed him to give his
name and John Brooks Leavitt shouted
across the ball Ia know his business.
There were cries that Mr. Rogers was
n capitalist. he gave his name and said
he was lawyer. His motion failed.
Shouts followed. The Rev Mr.. Walk er
offered to withdraw the resolution. where
upon tho Rev. DIR. William n. Grosvenor.
president OF the standing committee OF
the diocese. called out that he would
himself Offer the resolution. lCheersl
X. Fulton Cutting declared that the
convention must be fair and that all
present felt sympathy with all who are
wronged. He moved that the matter
be referred 10 the social service com
,,Nts -
the facts on both sides and give them To
the public. The Rev DR.. =. he L. Town.
send OF All Angels Church. on the West
Side: j. Howard Wainwright. tho Rev.
Or. William T. Manning Of Trinity and
several others spoke. The Rev. Percy
$. Grant Of the Church OF the Ascension
desired an immediate report.
After heated hour the Rev. 2. 8
Middleton, a professor of Greek in Trinity
School. moved the following:
-Resoirsd. That this convention favors
the submission of disputes betwe.n en-
ployers and employees 20 arbitration
lhls was adopted by rising vote
on the debate Lawyer Rogers said this
was religious convention and had moth
ing 20 do with labor troubles The Rev.
Alexander q 'ummins Of PouRhk eepsie
chairman Of the social service commission.
said that II has Church would not or c0ii7i
not enter everywhere to Fight wrong
he would cease To belong 20 i The
r"uI.!rr caused cheers.
This convention opened yesterday morn
ing with a religious service in the crypt
OF the Cathedral. Al II O'Clock 10 was
called td order in Synod Hall. Bishop
Greer IN the chair Former officers were
reelected. and J. Pierpont Morgan moved
"a SUSPENSION Of regular rules that report
Of a business committee of which he IL
Z al Dsa IaH IA
done. MIR. Morgan left before the strike
debate came on.
On Mr.. NOrgan'- committee were
: Francis Lynde Stetson. stephen Baker.
Henry Lewis Morris. the Rev. Dir. q. X.
van de " atsr and the Rev. q. 4. Strong.
Tn, report provided for a committee on
finance that shall take into account all OF
the financial funds. their collection and
distribution. and the appointment OF "a
treasurer who shall give his time 10 tho
work Of keeping things a. they should
be Funds owned by the diocese run
into the millions.
There WIS also presented 4 report in
favor of rotation in office To prevent IL
possible the "a ms men holding all Of the
office, all 81 the time. Thes" matters
went To "A committee To be reported on to-
day They represent Mr. Morgans eff
forts TO put better business methods into
the management 81 finances and other
work OF the Episcopal Church In this city
Ia his address Bishop Greer told Of the
new emphasis which he thinks IL every
wher. put upon the personal Christ He
believes not only that tn. divinity III
Christ il believed IN more generally than
heretofore. hut that also loyalty To- the
person OF Christ ~ growing. especially
10 the spiritual life which Christ stands for
liz. said the recent general convention in
Cincinnati stood for that fact He asked
for the election OF Bishop suffragan to
help him and this will be- don. to-day
only once yesterday was division Of
the diocese mentioned. That was by the
Rev George II Toop OF Na''eawan. who
presented a plan for "A church missionary
society for the diocese. His plea was
especially for better missionary work in
the rural counties. This don. he. laid
division can he put over for som. years
v ithout il he declared the question will
not down II ~ Understood. however.
that the rural Delegates have agreed with
Bishop Greer To keep the division CUES
ton ~ allowance. this year. until n trial Of
rh. Bi-hop suTrag gan plan can be tried
The Rev Dr. leighton Parks 81 ST
Bartholomew Church was named chair
man Of a COMMITTEES on the despatch Of
business. n new committee The report
ing for the fund 10 euua lie salaries 81
ministers -ald THAT ~. 500 had boon raised
where ~. 800 was nsecied. Only n small
proportion Of the parishe contribute Ia
the fund.
hree VnODs1NN peTNDVN. H.bp OF 'OPGn /
men. filled Carnegie Hall last night 20 ev-
press their belief in worldwide Christ ian
missions They represented most Of the
more than go Episcopal parishes
and missions in New York and !
vicinity. not Including Long island or
New Jersey. The meeting was held in
connection with the convention 81 the !
Diocese Of New York and was called The
Bishops Meeting Its inception came
from The interest Of six societies 81 layinan
Of this city.
The speakers were the Bishops Of Mas
sachusetts. southern Brazil and the
Philippine Islands. and the subject was
The Great Commission Bishop Greer
presided and lnO vest ed choristers led tho
singing under direction Ut tho ohoirmastsr
81 the Catheiral 81 81. John. The mis-
sionary Bishops told something Of their
work Bishop Lawrence Of Massachu-
seti- spoke 81 she effect ~ foreign work
upon the church Mt home.