Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Majority Required.


Majority Required.
1t required a majority i'm both orders
of the house to carry the report. While
the question will come up before the
house of bishops at some future date, it
is regarded as improbable that the upper
house of the convention will take any
action on it.
Thomas Church, Hanover. ~ H., pre-
scented the report. In doing he ex-
planned that he had no fear OF the word
supernatural" He continued: IF Jesus
did heal the sick in the first century in
supernatural manner. He can do so
today; and to recognize that fact is not
to put the church in the position of not
recognizing modern science. While the
limits of modern science have been
reached, we have not reached the limits
of the power of God"
Rev. Fl. NJ. s. Taylor of Atlanta in
dorsed DR.. Waterman's resolution. He
said the Episoo opal Church had been
taken in the dark in the matter Of divine
healing.
1T is our own fault" he declared, for
this magnificent gift was given to us by
our blessed Lord in the beginning. This
power of restoring the sick by prayer
was thrown away by our church, and
a woman picked up that jewel. Now,
say. let us take back our own and use
this magnificent gift in the name of the
church,
Laity Oppose Report.
The laity of the house of deputies as a
rule opposed the report. DR.. Karl Ep-
pert Grammer of Philadelphia was the
leader of the opposition. Dr. Grammer
told of his personal experience in his
church. where persons come TO him at a
certain hour daily to seek help in spiritual
troubles and nervous Affections He
was opposed to adopting the report, Sob
Jecting to any one mode of healing by
suggestion.
No subject that has arisen since the
conception began has aroused so much
interest among churchmen of all orders
The opinions expressed range all the
way from absolute faith in actual mira
Giles through the power of God to the ut
most unbeiief in the power of anything
but medical treatment to cure the sick
ORR n of Emmanuel Movement.
The fact that the so-called Emmanuel
movement" had its origin in the Prot
estant Episcopal Church in Emmanuel
parish. Boston, has had a deep influence
There is large proportion who admit
that faith as an element of cure is not
to be overlooked, while contending that
faith alone cannot heal.
These churchmen take the ground that
expert medical advice is the prime es-
sential in all cases of illness. but that if
faith in ultimate cure can be inspired in
the patient. either through religious min
iStratiOn or otherwise, the physicians
work will be greatly aided
But they maintain that no ritual could
be devised to insure the establishment of
faith in every case, and that the prob
lem should be left to individual clergy
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Election Of suffragan Bishops.
This was the day set by the house Of
bishops for discussion of the question
of suffragan bishops. the matter having
been reconsidered after once having been
voted down. There Is an acute difference
of opinion on this point, many bishops
under the leadership of Bishop Kinsol-
wing of Texas. favoring negro missionary
bishops to take charge of all negro
churches and be responsible only to the
general convention, while others prefer
the sunragan plan. under which the
negro bishops-suffragans be sub
ordinate to their diocesan bishops.
Big Program Today.
Another heavy program promises a busy
day for the delegates to the general con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Two regular meetings of the
two houses of the general convention
were scheduled. as also were conferences
of laymen and Sunday school joint COM
mission, a meeting of the Daughters Of
the King and general conference of the
Woman's Auxiliary.
The theme before the Woman's Auxil-
larry general conference viii! be the
United Offering a Gift of Means
The answering speakers will be Bishop
Graves of Kearney. Neb.: Bishop Well
of Spokane. and Bishop Thomas of Wyom-
ing.
Strategy Board" to Meet.
A meeting. designated as "a strategy
board" is on the program for tonight,
Speakers will tell how lawyers, bank
clerks and other professional and bust
ness men in the large cities give time out
side of ONCE hours to personal work for
the church and for missions The speak
ers will include Judge William j. Stuart
of Michigan Bishops Whitehead of Pitts
burg and Woodcock of Kentucky, Rev.
DIR. Beverly Warner of New Orleans and
Archdeacon Nelson Of New Orienas.
At the opening of the session of the
house OF deputies today, prayer was
offered for the fire sufferers of the north
west. Delegates from the new dioceses.
Sacramento. Cal, and Olympia. were
seated.
The first work of the house of bishops
was 10 name Rev. Frederick FoOte John
son. Bishop of South Dakota. To fiji the
place made vacant by the death of Rtshor
Hare. The missionary diocese of Okla
homa was split and an additional diocese
to be known a. eastern Oklahoma, was
created. The diocese of Hankow and
a SeDarate dioceSe