The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23

N" fnt 20 suffer bv the Ices of con
tact with their white fellow churchmen
The fact remains that in the presen
situation the Church makes no prog
reSs among the blacks. II was allegeC
M the cpurse ~ debate that the Epis
copal Church has membership 81 onl,
"ne-hfth 81 Que yer cent. among tn,
negro"-. Other Christian bodies hav,
m large measure turned the negrr
adrift Ia shf, for himself. with thu
general result Of = low morality and q
merely emotional religion. More thar
on" individual who voted at Cincinnati
q" grant tho petition ~ the negroes
was painfully divided.
some half dozen additional missionary
Bishops were appointed. II IL r,Imored
that Bishop Brent ~ the Philippines
will hc recalled and made president
~ the entire missionary work ~ the
Church. In m" interval between the
sessions 81 III" convention enthusiastic
/ missionary meetings we're held. show ING
that N" Church has felt the great wave
If evangelism zeal whrh has moved
over the whole country.
Intimately concerning he Eplscopal
Church and Vet sur" to excite attention
among all Christians was the proposal
10 change the Chnrch's name nv the
omission of Protestant on the title
Tag" Of the PRAYER book and the declara-
| tion that IN" Church : a true branch Of
N" HOLY Catholir Church The new
! tai" Wa IN read
The noos - or ron PRAYER
Inc Naturalization ~ N. Sacrament,
To manner ~ uasins ordering and eon,ssra,.
g Bishops Priests AMI peaeons and other
u'sN sud ceremonie. ~ N. Holy rs,h
ol" Chgrch
according 10 the Use 81 ma, roruor ,b.r.of
snoWn A.
IT,. Episcopal Chirch IN me tinted state, 81
America
Tps-'rsr win ne PsAl'sr or Psalm. ~ pa,td
Thor" - no doubt that widespread
dislike Exists 70 tho word Protestant
IN the mi" Of this Church. and the feel
ing seems 10 be growing with every
year The Episcopal Church has always
avowNd herself catholic according 10
ID" language Of her cre~ds recited a,
every service Protestant. while stand
ing for great principles Of primitive
Christianity. principles which all alike
claim 10 cherish, seems TO many church.
men TO obscure the Churoh's true
character and 70 identify her With the
religious bodies which arse in the
sixteenth century
With Ec>- cogency perhaps IL was con-
tended that the removal OF the word
protestant would tend 10 unity. Prot
e>tant- was said 10 be sectarian word,
while the whole tendency II the present
aga was toward broad catholicitv,
Whatever NAV be said ~ the argument.
u was noteworthy that tho opposition
vas based almost wholly on the ground
II "EpedienCv. Whatever the effect
upon III" outside world Of removing
from The title the word Protestant. Il
VA feared that numbers among the
thurch'- children would he panied and
Gr'"v"d bv the change. YET the vote was
surprI-lnRlv close One more vot. for
IN" proposition and the change would
have been "fected There ,eemed 20
h. llttl" question ~ m. minds Of mast
"i IN" convention that the proposition
would ~ adopted ultimately. and a, no
distant dav.
oi Tar reaching Importanc" and uni
v"r-al interest j. the development AZ
the final session of the convention on
! rlday II an effective organization 10
pr"mot" conference IN America on the .
general lines Of that recently held ai
10 which Christians 81 every
name and from all over the world shall
b" invited 20 discuss the questions o.
iaIth and order now separating the sew
'ral religious bodies that profess belief
N ia" divinity and leadership Of CHRIST
Ih" adoption u the proposal Of the Rev.
Or WILLIAM MANNING. rector Of Trim
~ hur' h IN this town. the raising Of
. JOINT commission 10 arrange for the
word conference. the appointment Of
"nWii'"" on plan and scope. Of which
DR. MANNiN" II Trinity Is the chairman.
and III" Inauguration 81 the movement =
N ~ ura' teal side by the notable gift
""drd fund reported Yesterday morn
ng. ar" matters 81 prime interest 20
'ver' Christian IN the world
IN" debates a. Cincinnati were Al
lines keen. but never acrimonious
som" wer" abb" \ widespread spiri,
Il liberation and the desire for unity
we're very manifest. The Use Of the re-
Used v"r-ions American and English IN
II" sunday lessons was authorized bya
preliminary vote. and doubtless will IA
inallv adopted at the next convention.
ms was real conceSsion II charity
~ 'h" part II those to whom the noble :
ing James version has been endeared {
rom childhood :