Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-13
WIDE SCOPE OF OPINION
EXPRESSED ON SUBJECT
Advocates OF Measure Proposed Be-
lieve Religious Mlnlstration VIII
Greatly Aid the physician-6ody
Goes On Record ss Believing the
Bible the Word OF God.
(By Assoc 'area fress)


though defeated In the house or depu-
ties by reason OF the fact that the
clerical and lay delegates did not
agree upon It. The proposal to include
I'm the ritz. of the church, form
OF prayer and JUNCTION for the sick,
not as a sacrament In preparation for
death, but as n means OF healing, Is
far from being dead, in the opinion
of It's advocates.
The report OF the joint committee
on the subject Is still to be acted
upon in the house of bishops. and II
that body Should approve 1t by con-
siderable majority, 1t Is qui.e likely
that the house of deputies would re-
consider its action and submit the
question again 10 a vote.
The plans for such ritual, II the
conference should approve II, are -
be drawn up by committee or
bishops, clergymen and laymen and
reported to the next general conven-
ton.
Strong Opinions.
No subject that has arisen sincs
the convention began has aroused SO
much interest among churchmen or
all orders. me opinions expressed
range all the way from absolute faith
| I'm actual miracles through the power
| OF God, TO the utmost unbelief Ia the
power of anything but medical treat
ment to cure the sick.
These churchmen take the ground
that expert medical advice is the
prime essential In all cases OF illness.
but that IL faith IN ultimate cure can
Re inspired in the patient, either
through religious ministration or 9TH
erwise, the physicians work will be
greatly aided.
Bible Word Of God.
The house of deputies today put IT,
self sauarely on record by a unanl-
nous vote as believing In the Bible
as the word OF God, thus making OFF,
ciaI declaration that the statement to
the contrary, made In the course OF
debate last Saturday by 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 Rev. James
X. Winchester. OF Memphis. Tenn.
! DIR. Winchester offered a resolution
declaring that the house places 1t
self on record as declaring that the
Holy Scriptures are beyond doubt &C
cep,ed by the church as the word OF
Almighty Gcd."
1T is time" said DR.. Winchester,
TO protest against 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 sll doubts on
this point. IL this is not true, there
Is no place in this church for me-
sub-resolution Adopted.
Row lanes Houston Eccleston. OF
Baltimore, proposed as a sub-resoiu-
ton that the secretary OF the conven-
ton shall publish in all the daily
papers OF Cincinnati the eighth sru-
Gle of the constitution of the church.
William r. Butler, of Mauch Chunk,
Pa. a lay deputy. made vain at
tempt to have the whole matter laid
on the table. Amid cries OF "ques-
ton" the sub-resoluticn was adopted
by an unanimous vote
when asked afterward how he had
voted. Rev. DR.. Morrison. whose
declaration that the Bible Is not the
word OF God. started the discussion.
said: Il do not care TO answer fhat
| question at this time"
Pensions for Aged cisrgy.
Pensions for aged clergymea were
urged in a report made BY Rev DR..
IL. j. wilkins. dean OF st Paufs Ca
thedraI. los Angeles. and general
secretary OF the ss.000.0o0 clergy re-
lief fund. He read figures showing
that the average salary Of EDiscopa-
liam clergymen in cities OF 1s.eos
and over Is 81 .2o2 year
OF the work done in raising money
during the two years Of HIS service.
Dr.. wilkins said the average had
been $3.50 q day. nothing 10 Be sshern-
cd OF. but woefally inadequate Tor
the purpose. lie cited the fact that
thirty mIIlionaires Of New York had
endowed a theatre. and asked II there
were not IN the whole church In the
I United States ieo members Who
would give SIC 100000 as fard for
the pcnSloning Of the AGED and worn
out ministers Of the church
Let n b. done he said. that Ne
nay no longer have the spectacle nf
these men finishing out their lives a.
peripafefIc- sellers % books, OF soiicf
tors Of ne Insurance