The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-12
TIE SICK HEALED BY PRAYER?
EPISCOPlLIlNS ARE Urged TO
RECOG NIZE POSSIBILITI.

Deputies Note No, bua HOUSE 81 ui~net'-
4 o. TO Be Heard FROM, No ReNislon %
DlNorer Canon New hymn Bsok q
Adopted New Nork Gets ConN eati0n.
/ CINCINNATI. Oct The question Of
| giving the sanction 81 the Episcopal
Church to the healing Of the sick by
prayer was debated In the house Of depu-
ties az the tri-nnial general convention
to-day The committee having con-
sideration Of the matter reported In favor
OF establishing an once for the JUNCTION
Of the sick on the lines OF the Scripturai
and Roman Catholic usage, bur avoiding
any appearance Of a sacramental rite
! for the dying
great many ministers had declared that
the sick have been healed IN a supernatural
manner by PRAYER now. a. was done
in the first century. and they wanted the
Church 90 recognize that fact by the simple
form of Amounting the sick ~ was de-
clAred that the Christian Science Church,
for one. had taken advantage OF this.
A DIR. Francis NJ. l., Taylor OF last 81.
Louis. formerly rector Of New York
church put ~. the Church has cast aside
one Of its most precious jewels, the etft
OF healing the sick. and u has been picked
up by a woman. meaning Mira. EDDY.
who has enshrined IL in a talisman oy
which she has now bewitched the world
He pleaded for the recovery Of this jewel
NJ the Church The clerical deputies
voted in favor of the matter hut the lay
deputies defeated H. The House Of
Bishops still have 70 consider the ques-
ton
The first hymn book with music pre-
pared for the Protestant Epiecopal
Church was adopted by the House OF
Deputies after n division Of sentiment
had been displayed as 20 the character of
some If the hymns collected 10y the COM
mIttee appointed at the last general con-
VentIon The mission hymnal ~ IN
tended for Use IN mission and rescue work
and IN the sunday schools. The Rev. DIR
Hodges OF Baltimore. "A member OF the
committee, objected in "A minority re-
port 10 the adoption ~ the hymnal. upon
the ground that some 81 the hymns AS
sumed a degree Of personal intimacy With
the Lord and did not show the proper
reverence while the tunes we're frivolous.
in a tripping, dancing kind Of time. He
agreed with the editor ~ a church periodi- |
cal that they were tunes IN obviously |
consecrated ragtime
New YORK. city was selected for the |
neat general convention IN 1911 bv CON
Of both houses y. PiCrpont |
Morgan was a member of tho committee |
on selection of the next meeting place and |
he Wa influential IN securing the con
vention fey New York in preference e. |
Atlantic Guy.
The committee 81 deputies, ~ which |
was referred the matter of revising tho |
Canons on divorce and marriage. re-
ported that any chang" was undesIra bile
at this time. No action was taken. how
ever. 10y either house
Several new missionary Bishops viii |
be elected before the convention closes.
because the missionary work Ot the |
Church has broadened ont 49, materially |
In late years. Bishop kendrick of the
missionary district II New Mexico and |
Arizona was relieved 20 the Jurisdiction |
~ Arizona and a Bishop will be appointed |
for Arizona
The House Of BishoTS ConCurrcd with |
the deputies in The division Of the diocpSes |
Of Pittsburg and California and the dio. .
cese NJ Dallas was divided into a ms
sionAry district 10 include a par uf west /
Texas to which another Bishop will tie !
elected
The missionary district 81 Hankow !
and Wuhu. China. was divided and the !
district Of Wuhu will be changed 10 |
another name IN charge ~ an additional !
Bishop.
A missionary Bishop will be elected
Tor the newly created district Of San |
Joaquin. The Right Rev. Frederick Foote /
johnson, assist ant Bishop OF South Da-
kota. was made a Bishop to All the place |
Of the late Blshop Hare. who was be- |
loved by the Indians
The resi- gnation Of Bishop 4. r. Graves |
NJ The missionary district ~ kearney was |
accepted He has had many wears ex- |
perience in the Western country and he /
feels his age and infirmities no longer AZ |
him for the duties devolving upon him |
He will be made an Assistant Bishop
EN-Mayor Seth Low Of New York spoke |
tonight before n great missionary mass |
meeting AZ Music Hall on What the Con-
Sunday school Joint convention will open |
To- morrow