The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-13
ACTION IS IMPORTANT
By Special Resolution a Committee Is Called for to Take Up the Qucs- tion of Healing the Sick
 By Prayer

ops. passed a resolution calling for a committee to investigate faith healing by means of prayer or suggestion.
 The suffragan bishop question had come before the house of bishops last week after the house of deputies had adopted it. The vote at that time was close. To- day 1t was brought up again as a special order of business and was adopted after an interesting debate by a vote of 60 to sl. It required bs votes to carry the measure. deputies has adopted the amendment, 1t now becomes law.
 The leading argument In favor of the measure was put forward by Bishop Greer of New York. Bishop Smith of Pennsylvania was also a strong advocate of the amendment It was unofficially announced by both the New York and Pennsylvania delegation that suffragen bishops for these two states will be ap- pointed in the near future.
 Most Important Action
 This action is probably the most inn portant yet taken by the convention, but 1t did not create the stir among the dele gates that was felt when it was an nounced that the house of bishops had tee to investigate unction to the sick for the sake of healing purposes rather than for spiritual needs. This is the resolu- tion that was defeated in the house of bishops yesterday by a concurrence of orders, the resolution being adopted by the clerical division, but beaten by the aity
 In all probability it will be brought up again in the house of deputies, and should this house decide to reverse its former action on the resolution, a com- mittee will be appointed that will bring in a report at the next convention, three years hence, in New York.
 A canon for the regulation of suffragan bishops was adopted by the house of bishops, which gives these bishops an equal vote in the convention with regular bishops.
 A departure from the routine occurred at the morning session of the house of bishops when a petition from fl chaplains of the army and navy of the United states was received, asking that the na- ture of their work be considered as special department in the work of the church. The petition asked that the body that they represent be created into a spe- cial jurisdiction which will include chap lains of the military and navy reserva- tions, on ships and at insular points. After lengthy discussion the house of bishops appointed committee to inves- tigate the idea, and to report back at some future time during the present con vention In case favorable action is taken on the petition, the jurisdiction will be represented in the convention by bishop to be known the bishop of the army and navy and delegate to the house of deputies.
 Revision Committee
 A commission was appointed to revise the translation into Spanish of the book of common prayer. The commission con sists of Bishops Brent of the Philippines, Van Buren of Porto Rico, Ayes of Mex leo and Knight of Cuba. Competent lingusts will act with the commission.
 Bishop Cheshire of North Dakota and Bishop Johnson of Los Angeles took their seats in the house of bishops today for the first time. A message of sympathy was sent to Bishop Atwell of Kansas City, who Is seriously i'll at a local hotel.
 The Sunday school joint committee held a meeting today and discussed the ques tion of visiting and organizing superin- tendents.
 The Daughters of the King, the wom ans organization in the Protestant Epis- copal church. held the first business ses- sion today.
 There were later addresses by Mrs. John Moncure, second vice president of the council and president of the local as- semby of Virsala by Miss E. J. Hall, diocesan secretary of North Carolina, and by Deaconess Pell-Clarke. president of the assemblies of Albany and central New York. For the evening service at the cathedral Bishop Whitehead of Pttsburg presided and there were addresses by Bishop Darlington of Harrisburg and Bishop Greer of New York.
 Bible the Word of God
 The house of deputies today put itself squarely on record, by unanimous 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 a whole. The matter was brought before the convention by the Rev. James R. Winchester of Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Winchester offered resolu- ton declaring that the house places itself on record as declaring that "The Holy Scriptures are beyond doubt accepted by the church as the Word of Almighty God"
 Except for the fact that the Bible IS the Word of God, none of HIS would be here" said Dr. Winchester. Tt is time to protest against the charge that we do not believe the Bible is the Word of God, a charge that is being thrown at LIS from all parts of the country
 The Rev. John Williams of Omaha de- clared that 1t was a question of ordinary morality. He read from the eighth arti- cle of the constitution of the church the requirement of those applying for holy orders. that they shall avow their acceptance of the Scriptures as the Word of God. No priest on this floor de- clared Dr. Williams. "has the right to make the declaration that the Bible is not the Word of God"
 The Rev James Houston Eccleston of Baltimore proposed as a substitute reso- lption that the secretary of the conven- ton shall publish in all the daily papers of Cincinnati the eighth article of the constitution of the church.
 The substitute resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote.
 When asked afterward how he had voted the Rev. Dr. Morrison, whose declaration that the Bible is not the word of God started the discussion and said: q do not care to answer that question at this time.'
 Pension Plan