Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-23
NO WOMAN VOTE,
DIOCESE RULES
EpiscopaIians Defer Until Next
( Year Amendment to
Constitution.
BISHOP LINES DEFINES
VIEWS ON TEMPERANCE
Had Heard He Had Been Misun-
derstood, So He Speaks
Promptly.

The business of the closing session
of the thirty-eighth annual convention
of the Newark diocese of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. held at Trinity Church,
included the election Of officers and com.
mlttees. The Australian ballot caused
gone confusion, and a second vote was
necessary on some Of the propositions.
The clerical members of the standing
committee chosen were: The Rev. VIII
lam r.. Jenvey, the Rev. d. Stuart Ham
iIton. the Rev. Frederick u. Carter and
the Rev. Charles r.. Walkley. Candidates
required at least twenty-five votes in
order to be elected and It was necessary
for the deputies to vote a second time
to elect the four members.
The lay members of this committee
elected we're. John r.. Emery, William
Read Howe. Hamilton Wright Mable and
G. wisner Thorne.
Mr.. stevens Again Treasurer.
Edwin A. Stevens was reelected
treasurer.
The auditing committee was elected and
consists of Richard r. Stevens and Thomas
g. Conway.
The Rev. William II. Upton was re-
elected registrar.
The clergymen chosen for the Board of
Missions and Church Extension Glass of
1915 were the Rev. George =. Armstrong,
the Rev. George S. Bennit, the Rev.
Henry II. Hadley and the Rev. Samuel A.
Weikert. The lay members elected were
Frederick f.. Meyer and Hugh Harris
horne.
For the class of 1918 Arthur e. Barlow
was elected.
The Rev. Charles r. Walkley and the
Rev. George ID. Hadley we're chosen for
representatives to the missionary council,
second department, from among the
clerics. and the lay representatives
chosen we're Arthur e. Barlow, Francis
III. Holmes, William Fellowes Morgan and
Decatur NJ. Sawyer.
For ecclesiastical court the Rev. Edwin
Al. White was chosen, and Edward Q.
Keasbey for lay assessor.
Take Up Votes for Women.
A report of special interest was read
by the Rev. Edwin A. White, chairman
of the committee on constitution and
canons, on the resolution referred to the
committee on the amendment of the Sec
ton of the constitution regarding the
notifications of voters at parish meet
ings.
The amendment called for the elimina-
tion of the word male in the bylaws
and virtually endowed women communi-
cants with legislative power equal to that
of the male members. 1t was pointed
out that the amendment would not only
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the general convention, but would make
IT. spossible for them to become wardens
and vestrNwomen.
Mr.. White said that the committee be-
iieved the question was more than a mere
constitutional one and out of the commit
tees province. He, therefore. returned
the matter to the president without ac-
ton. As n deputy he said he believed the
amendment was a just one and for that
reason made n motion hat the resolu-
tion be adopted.
Applause from Gallery.
A number of women, the wives of some
Of the deputies. were sitting in the
gallery and greeted this motion with
applause. II was seconded, but at this
moment a number of speakers rose to
urge u more mature conSluerutloH OF tue
proposal. A mild uproar reigned for a
few moments before Bishop Lines could
be heard. He pleaded for an orderly
and serious consideration of the amend
ment. The deputies discussed the mat
ter among themselves and the general
sentiment seemed to be one of caution.
Delegates said they would like to get the
instructions of their v~estries before de-
Gliding. At this time Mr.. White rose
and asked permission to withdraw his
motion, This was granted, but another
motion was Immediately made by depu-
ties favoring the amendment. This met
with defeat and another was made de-
ferring the matter until the next con.
vention. rh opposition was spirited,
but upon a vote being taken the motion
was adopted.
The Rev. D.. Stuart Hamilton, rector of
st. Paul's Church, Paterson, made a
motion calling for an official protest to
the State Board of Education in the mat
ter of the teaching of sectarian doctrines
In the public schools. His motion also
called for a protest against the stand
taken by the Roman Catholic Church
in regard to mixed marriages.
Urges Careful Thought.
Bishop Lines urged that the convention
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