New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
TO RETAIN CHURCH NAME
Episcopal Conference Against
Holy Catholic Church.

The Protestant Episcopal Churcn- winch
for some time has been stirred by pro-
position TO change its name TO HOY
Catholic Church. has proclaimed with ilTlai-
ity that the Church shall be faithful TO the
heritage hequeathed by the Reformation;
that il is to be essentially a protestant
church and that the name. Protestant
Episcopal Church, must remain unchanged
Representative clergymen and laymen'
representing two-thirds Of the communl-
csnts Of the denomination, met in the
chapel of Grace Episcopal Church. in TINS
city. on Friday afternoon. and unanimously
adopted the following resolution. which, II
is understood. has been heartily sanctioned
by J. Pierpont Morgan:
Resolved. That the chairman Of the meet
ing be authorized to appoint the following
committees. each to consist of three clergy
men and three laymen, namely: A com,
rittee on publication and circulation OF
literafure and a committee on flIalceS, aild
that these two committees. with the cldlr-
man and secretary. be made q general ex-
ecutive committee for the purpose OF edu-
ca+ine, the people of the Church in the
history and name of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church.
The movement TO change the name 70
"IIolv Catholic Church was led by George
Wharton Pepper. Of Philadelphia. On the
Invitation of the Rev. DIR. Charles l.. Stat
terry. rector of Grace Church, the confer
apce was held here and those who were
invited composed a committee that was IN
formally appointed al the recent general
convention at Cincinnati. DR.. Randolph H.
AfcKi,n. of Washington. who was president
NJ the general convention. was chairman
When the proposal TO change tne name
vas brought up in the convention, rep
rssentatives of twenty dioceses, the strong
est and most influential in the country ar
ranged an informal conference and as a
result appointed the committee wnich met
,ere FRIDAY The work outlined for this
committee was the planning OF such a pro-
,rar,ue as would result in the nal1lteh-
spcs Of the present church name
Although Mr.. Morgan was not present
a. the New York conference. his views were
conyeved to the committee by the fseV'
u-fliar,, crosvenor. Of the Church OF the
Incarnation. and several others VINO are IN
cloea touch with the fnanc1er- the pro
,aedi,,es we're devoid of factionai ieeitls'
apd rbe leaders of the church say that lhe
question is settled once and Tor all
In attendance on the conference were the
Pc yyilliano Grosyenor rector OF Inc
1.I,,,rch of the Incarnation; the Rev cfi"fieh
n slatrer,. rector of Grace chufeh' the
poy feiqhton Parks. rector of st. barinoi-
- cI,,,rcb. the Rev Ernest NJ. Stires,
r~ctor If 81. Thomas's Church; General W:
"a c,,idav Hamilton Wright Mabie' OF
this city. and the following from o'i' OF
town ra.tc,
The Rev. DIR. Carl j., Grammef, rector
., cta,.tars's Church, Philadelphia the
Rev u n. Niver, the Rev i'aihei -
,sa,so,, Rroo,,Iine. Mass: the Rev. Reese
If Alsop, brooklyn; the Rev, .no Hsnry pnG
+. Jones. wilkes Barre. Penn the KEY, .
Charles \. Addison, Stamford Conn ,he
pev. george ". Douglas. Tuxedo I'M -, :,
cbarles Andrews. syracuse y J., : I...@,i'
roIier. Burlington, n j George = Iie',, :
r,ss : Moines, Iowa. and j. h' c@rfeh'ol'
New Brunswick, ~, -