Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-13
Rev. C. F. J. WrigIey Asks
Church to Urge Uniform Laws
on It and Marriage.
PRESENTS RESOLUTION
TO HOUSE OF DEPUTIES
Joint Committee Of Convention Re.
ports Against Suggested Changes
in the Prayer Book.

NEW YORK, October ia sweeping
denunciation OF the present system of
divorce reached the house Of deputies OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church today
IN q resolution introduced by the Rev. c.
+. ]. Wrigley OF the diocese Of Lone
Island. The resolution asked the con.
vention to express its sympathy with the
ehort OF the international committee on
marriage and divorce, which is trying to
have the Constitution of the United
states amenAed TO enable Congress "a
enact uniform marriage and divorce laws.
In his resolution DR.. wrigiey declared
that the condition Of these laws at pres
ent is detrimental to all family life and
morals; has encouraged fraud upon our
courts, sham proceedings and various
evas1ons OF the law which would other.
wise be impossible, SO that INSCRIPTIONS
lawyers organized systematic and persist
emit attacks for financial gain upon the
domestic life OF the whole country. there
by adultery is legalized, innocent chill
dren are made orphans and defenseless,
innocent spouses are irreparsbiy injured"
Against Changes in Prayer Book.
OF the various committee reports on
resolutions introduced last week re-
ceiVeo py the house today several he'd
to DO with changes suggested in the
prayer book. The Joint committee an.
pointed, reported against the proposed
changes.
1t was announced today that We'd
nesday the convention would consider
the report OF the commission appointed
to bring about world conference or
Christian unity. This report, as made
public today. says 1t is doubtful
whether such unity will be realized
during the present generation, but,
| the report adds, 1--WE are convinced tina,
the movement has actually begun ane
| that visible factors are making for thi.
glorious contamination"
Sessions to Be Secret.
After long debate the house of bish
ops this afternoon decided by a marrow
majority not to open its sessions to tn,
public. The vote against the proposition
was hfty-two to forty-nine- During tn,
40 years that the house Of bishops ha,
played Its part In the government Of tn,
church its sessions have been secret. Tn,
house Of deputies, the other governin,
body Of the church, does all its work a
open meetings.
Occupy City Pulpits.
Prelates in attendance upon the gen
eral convention Of the Episcopal Churcl
occupied various pulpits in this cit,
yesterday. The Rt Rev. William Law
renee, Bishop of Massachusetts,. de
livered the sermon at Grace Church
Bishop Charles D. Williams of Michi
gan preached at Mount Morris Bapts
Church.. and Bishop p. T. Rowe Of
Alaska addressed the congregation Of
historic Trinity Church.
| Bishop Lawrence, who took for his
text I'VE seek to kill me, a man whe
has told you the TRUTH" touched upor
events at Albany and also declared tina
there were two great powers outside TIT
church which are trying to win thei
ends by violence. In part Bishop Law
renee said:
Try to Win by Violence.
1.-THE kingdom cannot be won by VIC
lence, but by reason and by the spirit
There are two great powers today, no
within the church, but in the world, try
ing to win by violence. One Is the grea
united mass of wealth that sends to TIT
legislature to have certain bills pu
through. Some of their bills are held III
for worthy motives and some for un
worthy motives. When they find that Il
is impossible to get the bills through they
have them damned through by unworth,
methods.
"The other great power is the labor
unions. When they find that Ii is impos.
sible to put their plans through they
resort to violence Christ's church stands
| for the truth. The question Of truth il
i the question of character. Each one OF
us has his kingdom to win. and IL We
have the faith and hope that went with
our Savior we will succeed. Jesus Christ
was crucif!ed because he spoke and lived
up to the truth"