Evening journal., 1913-10-22
CHURCH TALKS
OF DIVORCE
Episcopal Decides to Cooper
ate Against Evil With the
international Committee
DEPUTIES AMEND
AN OLD PRAYER

NEW YORK. Oct. 22.--The divorce
question came up in the general con-
vention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church yesterday. the House Of
Deputies, by resolutions. deciding to
cooperate with the international
committee on marriage and divorce
in arranging for an international con-
gress to deal with the subject
The congress is to be held i'm May
1916 al the Panama Exposition. in
San Francisco, for the purpose. In the
language Of the resolution. "of awak-
ening the conscience Of the American
people toward the great evil of di-
vorce and remarriage"
Before the opening meeting the
deputies in executive session. concur
red in the selection Of the five mis-
sionary bishops chosen by the House
Of Bishops on Monday
The new prelates are Bishops Hugh
Burleson, Of North Dakota. w. b..
Capers. of Spokane; Milo ~. Cares, Of
Cuba; p. c. Howden of New Mexico
and Charles Blaney Colmore, Of Porto
Rico.
A resolution introduced several
days ago by the Rev DR.. Freeman.
deputy from Minnesota intended to
further religious training in the pub
lie schools. was adopted by the House
OF Deputies. The resolution instructs
the general board of religious cduca-
tion TO effect II possible. through CO.
operation with other religious bodies,
a system OF instruction commensurate
with the needs of our youth, together
with forms ana exercises calculated
TO promote patriotism and the high
est sense Of personal integrity and
purity Of life
The general board Is instructed as
means to this end, "to take prompt
action to promote the daily reading
OF the Holy Scriptures In all public
schools Both this resolution and
that on marriage and divorce must
be concurrod In by the House OF
Bishops before becoming effective.
Jews Express Appreciation.
II was announced that the House
OF Deputies had received a letter from
the Rev Dr. Pereira Mendes, presi-
dent of the Union OF Orthodox Jews
Congregations. expressing that body's
deep appreciation OF the deputies IN
denouncing the charges Of ritualistic
murder against Jews in Russia. Or.
Mendes' letter also said:
Permit us 10 add that the change
in the Collect is also greatly appreci-
ated"
The reference to the Collect meant
the change for the Good Friday SER
vice IN the Protestant Episcopal
Church. and was a timely allusion, for
this proposal came up in the House
of Deputies at this afternoons ses-
sion. The committee on the Prayer
Book reported favorably on the pro-
lposal that the phrase. "Ali Jews,
Turks. heretics and mhdels." be made
ito read "All those who know Thee
not through the Gospel OF Thy Son.
The house voted favorably on this
change as recommended by its com
mittee
A heated debate over the negro
Question In the South enlivened the
deliberations Of the House Of Depu-
flies.
A majority report by the commit
tee on racial Episcopate, with recon-
lmendations against the proposal TO
Establish separate churches. dioceses,
clergy and bishops for Southern
negroes, was presented. A minority
report duNoChllHb Ant ncpdtdIoh ~
the races and the appointment Of
negro bishops TO sit in the House Of
Bishops with powers equal to the
whites. also was presented. Amid a
storm of discussion the house finally
made consideration OF both reports
the order Of business for the after
noon session tomorrow. limiting de-
bate on each side TO half an hour
II was announced that the House
+ OF Bishops had voted adversely upon
the proposal TO give a vote in the
House OF Bishops TO the suffragan
bishops.
This proposal was brought up in
the House Of Deputies at the Cincin-
matt convention in 1910 and was de-
feated there
The only other action announced
was the defeat Of the proposed
. amendment 70 the constitution hand
ed down from the last convention
making II necessary for the standing
committees Of all the diocese to con-
b. sent to the election Of a suffragan
2 bishop