Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-22
MEASURE VOTED DOWN
BY HOUSE OF DEPUTIES
Resolution in Protest Of Jews in Rus
STA is Adopted-Joint Commission
Created to Gail a World Conference
on Christian Faith and Order Is
Organized.


CINCINNATI, Oct. 2l.-As the last
echoes of the martial, occasional
hymn. THE Son of God Goes Forth to
War" died away in ST. Pauls Cattle
oral today. the forty-thIrd general con
ventide of the Protestant Episcopal
Church i'm the United States of Amer
lea ended. AS on the opening day OF
the great religious gathering seven
tcen days ago. the church again rec
osnized its democracy and universal
ity by inviting to take part in the
ceremonies of dismissal the bishop
Of Cape Palmas. Africa. H. ID. Fergu-
son, tyypifying in his person the spirit
Of missions that had been the guild
ing star of the great gathering. On
the opening day the sermon was
Preached by the most distinguished
of England's churchmen. and on the
closing day the words of admOnitiOn
and exhortation came from the lips of
the head of the American church. Pre-
siding Bishop David Sylvester Tuttle.
Of Missouri.
Tho service in the cathedral was
The simple ritual of the church for
evening prayer Bishop Tuttle's adj
dress was one of praise of Cincinnati
and its people and their spirit. and
of the convention for its work.
Suffragan Bishops Defeated.
One important piece of business
marked the closing hours of the house
of bishops, the deputies refusing 10
concur with the upper house in Civ
ing the new order of suffragan bish-
cps votes in the convention of 1913.
The sentiment of the deputies was
overwhelmingly against the proposal
so far as The laYsielegates were con-
oerned. Only eisK dioceses were re-
corded IN favor of the measure. while
thirty-three were registered against it,
The clerical vote resulted in a tie.
The resolution introduced yester-
day IN protest of the treatment Oh
Jews in Russia was adopted. Il was
to the strains OF Publish Glad It'd
ings" that the session ended.
Commission Created.
The joint commission, created to
call a world conference on Christian
faith and order was organized and is
preparing to take immediate action.
RI. Rev. Charles II. Anderson. ID. d.,
bishop of Chicago, was chosen presi-
dent: J. Pierpont Morgan, treasurer.
and Robert II. Gardiner, of Gardiner.
Me-, secretary.
A committee on plan and scope
consisted Of Rev. W. T. Mannings, OF
New Iork: Bishop Anderson. Of Chi
cago: Bishop Brent. of the Philip
pines: Bishop kinsman, of Delaware:
Rev. p. VI. Rhineiander. of Cambridge,
Mass: Francis Lynde StetsOn, of New
York. and r. ". Gardiner. were alp
pointed with instructions TO prepare
statement as tc he objects and
methods of procedure.
Morgan Gives 100000.
\ gift Z $i00.oJ0 to campaign fund
for the Sorld's conference on church
unity. made by ]. p. Morgan. served
as a fitting climax today at the close
Of the convention.
Mr.. Morgan was named as treasurer
of tn movement 10 raise the funds re
CURED to bring about what It is hopei
will be the greatest worlds confer
ence Of Chr stisn churches throughout
the universe.
Shtrtiy before leaving for the East
tonight Mt Morgan made the omciai
announcement that ne had started the
fund with a gift OF a tenth OF a mil
lien dollars.