New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
SIX BISHOPS ELECTED
Protestant Episcopal Convention
Closing Its Work.
MANY IMPORTANT ACTIONS
What the Convention Has Ac-
complished-Business Ses-
sions End To-day.

Cincinnati Oct. 2O-With the appoint
nent of five new missionary bishops and
the selection Of a successor to Bisnop
Graves. Of Kearney, Neb.. to-day, the last
important action by either OF the houses
of the convention of the Protestant Epis-
cCpal Church was probably taken The
business sessions will end tomorrow.
The new bishops are as follows;
The Rev. George Allen Beecher' OF
Omaha. Bishop Of Kearney, Neb-
The Rev. Theodore Payne Thursten, OF
Minneapolis, Bishop of East Oklahoma
The Rev. Francis L. n Potts. OF
Shanghai. China. Bishop Of Wuhu. CHINA
The Rev Louis Sanford. of Berkeley,
Cal, Bishop Of San joaquin. Cal
The Rev julius Walker Atwood. Of
Phoenix, Ariz. Bishop of Arizona
The Rev Edward A. Temple, of Waco.
Tex. Bishop of Northern Texas.
BY their election the membership Of the
House of Bishops is increased TO 10.
Bishop Baecher is dean of Trinity Ca
thedraI, Omaha. and member OF the
standing committee Of his diocese Bishop
ThurstOn is rector of St. Paurs. in Mime
apoiIs. He IS a graduate OF Trinity Col
lege Bishop Atwood is a missionary in
Arizona Bishop Sanford IS secretary Of
the Board Of Missions for the eighth mis-
sionary department and was formerly rec
tor Of St. John s, in San Francisco Bishop
Potts is the head Of St. Johns College, in
Shanghai. He married a Chinese woman
and has the reputation Of being one IF he
most brilliant church workers in the Orient
Bishop Temple is rector OF church ct
waco.
In the opinion Of a large number OF the
bishops this convention has been the most
important ever held by the Church Nearly
every day has brought some important
legislation before either the House OF Bish-
ops or the House of Deputies for consider
alton.
The most noteworthy acts Of the cOnven-
ton have been the creation Of ne suffra-
gan bishops, the calling Of a worlds con-
ference for Christian unity and move
meut toward indorsing unction for the sick
for healing purposes rather than for spirit
ual needs. The convention voted down a
movement for negro bishops. The move
ment to indorse divine healing OF the sick
bv offerin-, OF prayer was uuquaIifedly sup
ported by the House Of Bishops and was
passed in amended form by the House Of
Deputies. An effort TO change the name OF
the Church was voted down by one vote
and defeated by non-cOncurrence of orders.
The establishment OF parOchiaI schools was
indorsed and permission was granted 10
use the Revised Version Of the Bible.
A resolution was passed by both houses
10 expunge the words Jews. Turks, here
tics and iufidels" from the collect for Good
Friday but the phraseology Of the amsnd-
ed PRAYER is left to commission. appoint
ed 10 report the revised collect in 1918
Provision was made for the election Of the
presiding bishop for six years instead OF
fer life by seniority as heretofore An -eX-
ception is made in this provision to the
effect that Presiding BushOp Tuttle shaH
serve as presiding bishop for the remainder
of his life or until he rettres.
Bishop Arthur Z. Lloyd. OF Southern Nir
ginia. was elected president Of the reor-
ganized Board of Domestic and Foreign
Missions at the afternoon session Of both
houses to-day. The name of Bishop Brent.
of the Philippines was also proposed. but
was withdrawn, and Bishop LlOyd's cleo
ton was unanimous George Gordon King,
of Albany, was elected treasurer. and the
following we're elected members Of the
board
Bishops-Doane, Talbot. Nelson. Edsall
Francis, Anderson. Greer and Lloyd
CIergvmen-The Rev. Messrs- Anstice
Steerz. Mann. Manning. Mel, Clarke, Stet-
lev and Cobbs. Laymen-Messrs- Law
Davies. Chauncey. Morris, Pepper, Saun-
ders. Cochrane and Newbold The eight