New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-14
MOVE FOR Church UNITY
EpiscopaIians Adopt Resolution
Offered by DR.. w. 7. Manning.
TOWARDWO CONFERENCE
Report Says the Church Must
Ally Itself with Neither of
Capital and Labor.

Cincinnati. Oct. 12-7-hs many discus
sions on the unity OF Christian churches
were crystallized to-day at the Episcopal
convention here in definite proposal Ter
Immediate action looking toward that end.
DR. William 7. Manning rector Of Trim
fly Church. New York offered a res0t 4tfo1
that a joint committee Of seven III sIiJys.
seven presbyters and seven 1ayn1cn BE
named TO report TO the present general
convention on the proposal 70 call q .s1r'd
Conference Of CHRISTIAN churches "r y
lines Of the Edinburgh Missionary Confer
ence on questions pertaining 20 the faith
and order OF the Church of Christ" The
resolution was adopted.
The committe appointed by the House
Of Deputies consists of Dr. Manning. New
York: Dr. Alexander Mann. Boston; Or.
Warner, Louisville; DR.. SuIger Indianapo-
lis: DR.. Lathrop. California. Dr. CLARK.
Virginia, and Dr. Rogers. Fond du Lac.
Wis for the clerical division; and Nessrs.
Gardner Of Maine: Mansfield of Connect
cut: Bailey. of Chicago; Stetson. OF New
York: English. of Pfttsburg. and Robinson.
Of Kentucky, IN the Iaymen's division The
House Of Bishops has not appointed it's
committee yet
THE menace of the idle poor. Who must
than the menace Of the idle rich. who give
themselves up 70 pleasures. with no thought
Of work"
This is one Of the expressions in the re-
port Of the joint commission OF the reia-
tons OF capital and labor submitted TO the
convention by the Rev. Edward l. Parsons
Of Berkeley. Cal
Specific recommendations in the report
included the gradual reduction Of the hours
Of labor in order to give that degree OF
leisure for all which is required for proper
social life, one day Of rest in every seven
for all who labor and living wage as the
minimum in all branches OF industry
The Church cannot ally itself with either
capital or labor" said the report 1T must
be the Church Of all men. But It must
throw it's influence on the side of human
rights. There is no moral justification Tor
working men twelve hours a day, seven
DAYS in the week or at a wage necessftarlnS
the labor Of women and children 10 maln-
tain the family. The first care OF Chris
tianity must emphatically be men, not
profits
The commission recommends the appoint
uent Of a commission on social service,
consisting of five bishops. FIVE presoyters
and five Iaymen. to study social and indus
among church organizations for the i'm
prOvement of the conditions of labor. and
to cooperate with other organizations for
the establishment of cordial relations be-
tween capital and labor
The House Of Bishops decided that II
would be inexpedient at this time 70 bring
before the convention the question or
changing the laws OF the Church regarding
marriage and divorce
1t was expected that the House Of Depu-
ties would again take I'D JUNCTION TO the
sick for healing purposes. rather than ror
spiritual needs, but discussions on other
subjects lasted so long that 1T did not reach
q nearing 1t is in line for discussion to-
morrow
The House of Bishops spent most OF the
day constructing the new canon relative
20 sIIffragan bishops. This canon will be
adopted as soon as constructed After that
it is probable that several sufragan bishops
will be elected before the convention ad-
journs.
The principal subject before the House OF
Deputies was the changing OF the name OF
the church from the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF the United States OF America 70
the Episcopal Church OF the United States
of America No action was taken, and the
discussion will be continued
So many amendments were offered TO the
report of the committee appointed by the
House Of Deputies TO draft a new collect
for Good Friday. IN which mention of
Jews, Turks and other heretics and in
fdels'' was to be omitted, that the mat
ter was referred back to the committee It
Is the intention to replace the phrase with
those outside the true faith or words %
similar import