Evening journal., 1913-10-16
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OF THE JEWS
Protestant Episcopal COnven-
tlOn Condemns Russian
Ritual Murder" Trial
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NEW YORK Oct 16-The "ritbsl
murder trial AT Kiey, Russia, was
condemned In resolution adopted
yesterday by the House Of Deputies
the joint clerical and lay body OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church at the
tricnnial general convention. The
Hpiscopalians also took steps to
amend their prayer book by ellminat-
ing the passage in the Good Friday
collect whore Jews are classed with
'inddels. Turks and heretics."
IN presenting the resolution regard
ing the Kiev trial, the Rev DR. VIII
liam T. Manning, rector Of Trinity
Church. New York. said.
Jews in this city are deeply moved
by this matter. Jewish brethren have
asked me TO bring before this con-
yention q protest yoiciug the seuti-
ments contained in a petition signed
IN England by the Archbishop Of
Canterbury and by many bishops,
clergy aud laymen of the church
The resolution said:
"We call upon the archbishops.
bishops and other members OF the
Holy Orthodox Eastern Church lof
Russia 10 make formal pronounce
mcnt that charges of so-called ritual
murders arc without foundation or
justification in the teaching and prac-
tico of the religion of Israel
I'VE remind them that in the early
day OF Christianity and superstition
against our own most holy religion" "
To Amend Prayer Book.
The committee on prayer book Of
the House OF Deputies reported favor
ably on proposition TO amend the
third collect I'm the Good Friday ser
vice by omitting the words "all Jews,
inhdels. Turks and heretlcs" from tho
general prayer for humanity. Con-
sideraton of the committees report
was postponed, however to permit
discussion regarding a further amend
ment which proposed that this prayer
be offered for the ancient Jews aud
all atheists"
The report of the commission on
faith and order was accepted and it
was voted that the commission be
so that IL might be free
TO receive bequests of money.
The social service commission met
today, with Bishop Lawrence, of
in the chair, and dis
cussed "Co-operation with Secular
Agencies" and Education for Social
Service"
The commission held a msssmeet-
ing this evening in the Cathedral of
St. John the Divine. when addresses
we're delivered on the Church and
the Social Movement" The speakers
included Bishop Lawrence, Bishop
Spsuldiug, OF Utah. and Rathbone
Gardrer, of Providence, r. I.
Three of thc~Western bishops went
into the financial district this after
noon and preached at the corner Of
Wall and Broad streets, where Dr.
Wilkinson. known as The Bishop OF
| Wall Street has been holding SER
T, vices for nine years. The bishops
who spoke at Dr. WilkinsoD's invita-
tion were: James r. Winchester. OF
Arkansas; James B. Funston, of Ida
no. and George A. Beecher, of Western
Nebraska.
Three Bishops Resign.
The House of Bishops accepted the
designations today OF three of its
members. Rt. Rev. Lemuel Wells,
missionary bishop of Spokane, aud
ri. Rev. William Crane Gray, mis-
sionary bishop of Southern Florida,
retired on account of age. Rt. Rev.
Albion Williamson Knight mission
airy bishop of Cuba. gave up active
service in the church to become CAPT
tai vice-chancellor Of the University
of the South at Sewanee. Ten.
Bishop Wells is 72 years old and
Bishop Gray is 7s.
The House Of Deputies devoted the
morning to further discussion of the
remaining sections of the report OF
tho committee on provinces. Hester.
day the House adopted the first part
of this report, calling for the group
ling OF The various diocese Of the
American Church into eight prov
inces. Today there was a lively de-
bate. over the proposal that eacl
province be governed by two houses
with presiding bishop as the heat
Officer of the province.