The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-13
Amendment Providing
forSufragan Bishops
Is Passed.
TO INVESTIGATE
FAITH HEALING
Decision to Look Further Into
Subject Of Unction as Means
of Cure Creates Stir at
Episcopal Convention.
Faith in Bible AS Word
of God Affirmed.

Cincinnati. o., October 12.-The
House OF Bishops OF the Protestant
Episcopal Convention to-day not only
reversed It's decision of a few days
ago, when It refused to pass an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
suffragan bishops. but also passed
resolution calling for committee to
Investigate faith healing by means OF
prayer or suggestion.
The suffragan bishop question was
defeated by the House of Bishops last
week, after the House of Deputies had
adopted 1t. The vote at that time was
close. To day 1t was again but spe-
cial order of business. but was adopted
by the bishops by vote of 90 to 81.
Owing TO the fact that the House of
Deputies has adopted the amendment,
1T now becomes law
Causes Great Stir.
The greatest stir was caused when
1t was announced that the House of
Bishops had passed resolution call
ing for a committee to investigate
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healing purposes rather than for
spiritual needs.
This is the resolution that was de-
feeted in the House of Deputies yes
terday by non-concurrence or orders,
the resolution being adopted by the
clerical division but defeated by the
laity.
In all probability healing by prayer
will be brought up again in the House
of Deputies, and should this house de-
eide to reverse it's former action.
committee VIII be appointed to bring in
a report at the 1918 convention in New
York.
canon for the regulation of suf-
fragan bishops was adopted by the
House of Bishops 1t gives these
bishops an equal vote in the conven-
ton with regular bishops.
The Daughters of the King, a
wcman's organization, held the first
business session to-day.
There were addresses by Mrs. John
Moncure, second vice-president OF the
council. and president of the local as
sembly of virginia, and by Miss =. j.
Hall. diocesan secretary of North Caro-
lima.
No subject that has arisen since the
convention began has aroused so much
interest among churchmen of all orders
as the healing by prayer. The opinions
expressed range all the way from abb
solute faith in actual miracles through
the power of God, to the utmost un-
belief in the power OF anything but
medical treatment to cure the sick
These churchmen take the ground
that expert medical advice is the prime
essential in all cases Of illness, but
that If faith in ultimate cure can be
inspired In the patient, either through
religious Ininistration or otherwise,
the physicians work will be greatly
aided.
squarely on Record.
The House of Deputies to-day put
itself squarely on record by unani-
nous vote as believing in the Bible
as the word of God. thus making
official declaration that the statement
to the contrary, made in the course
of debate last Saturday by the Rev. A
A. Morrison, OF Portland. Ore, did not
represent the sentiment of the church
as whole. The matter was brought
before the convention by the Rev.
James r. Winchester, OF Memphis.
Tenn. Dr. Winchester offered reso-
luton declaring that THE house places
itself on record as declaring that the
Holy Scriptures are beyond doubt ac-
cepted by the church as the word Of
Almighty God.''
"Itis tima' said DR.. Winchester. .'to
protest againut the charge that we do
not believe the Bible Is the word OF
God, charge that is being thrown
at us from all parts of the country.
I beg this house to send out the word
and Danish all doubts on this point. If
this is not true. there is no place in
this church for me-
The Rev. James Houston Eggleston,
of Baltimore, proposed as subreso-
luton that the secretary Of the con-
vention shall publish In all the daily
papers of Cincinnati the eighth article
Of the constitution of the church.
William r. Butler, Of Mauch Chunk.
to have the whole matter laid on the
table.
Amid cries Of question:" the sub
resolution was adopted by an unani-
nous vote. When asked afterward how
he had voted DR.. Morrison, whose dec
laration that the Bible is not the word
OF God started the discussion, said: 81
do not care to answer that question at
this time"
Plea for Clergy.
Pensions for aged clergymen were
urged in a report made by Rev. J. j,
Wilkins, D. D., dean Of st. Paul's Ca
thedral. Los Angeles, and general sec
retarY of the s5,Oo0,0OO clergy relief
fund. He read figures showing that
the average salary OF Episoopalian
clergymen in cities OF. $4,000 and over
is s1.202 a year, OF the work done
in raising money during the two years
of his service, DR.. Wilkins said the
average had been $3.50 a day, nothing
to be ashamed of. but woefully made
auate for the purpose. He cited the
fact that thirty millionaires of New
York had endowed a theatre, and asked
If there were not in the whole church,
in the United States 100 members who
would. give s1o.ooo,o0O as 4 fund for
the pensioning Of the aged and worm.
out ministers of the church.
"Let 1t be done,' he said, that We
may no longer have the spectacle of
these men finishing out their lives asI
mari na tatic aallars Of hnokRa or aolinl. :.