Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-21
COUNTIES taking
Interest IN EXPOSITION
GREAT RELIGIOUS
GATHERING COMING

New York, Sept. 20.-Several unus-
ually important church conferences
or conclayes win be held during the
coming month and in view Of the Wit
al questions to be discussed and de-.
cided at some of these gatherings,
their outcome is awaited with a great
deal Of interest in church circles
throughout the country.
Bishops and clerical and lay depu-
ties Of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States will
gather In New York city on October
., to the number OF about eight hun
dred to attend the forty.third trien-
NAL general convention. It is twen-
ty.fve years since a general conven-
ton has been held in New York city
and the leading clergymen and lay
men Of the diocese have made every
effort to make the occasion notable
III the annals of the church.
The completion Of the new Synod
hall, at Amsterdam ven and 10th
street, will afford a magnificent
meeting place for the House of Dep.
uties. The House of Bishops sits
separately from the House Of Depu-
ties and will hold It's session in Old
Synod hall. The delgate will come
from every part of the United States
anG will represent the cominuni-
Cants Of The protestant Episcopal
church in this country, of whom
there are about 1000. 600. The don
vention will Include 100 bishops and
600 deputies. 800 of whom are clergy. |
men and 900 layInen.
One of the proposed changes in
church law which will come up IT the
convention and which, it is expected,
will be debated with great forcefu|.
Tess by the advocates Of both sides,
will affect the representation i'll the
convention, sc that srch representa-
ton In the convention shall be based
on the number of communicates in
any diocese instead of being the
same for all regardless of the num-
Der of. communicates.
. Another matter which is expected
to give rise to considerable discus.
sion Ia the question of changing the
name of the church. This matter has
been agitated for a long time, but
the views concerning the name to be
substituted for the present designa-
ton Of the church are widely diver
gent. A majority of those who are
dissatisfied with; the present name,
seem to favor the name of American
Catholic church Another subject OF
considerable importance to be con
sidered is the attitude of the church
to marriage and divorce. .-. |
The second American Catholic Mis-
sionary congress, under the auspices
of the Catholic Church Extension SO.
ciety, which will open it's session in
Boston on October 10, is looked upon
as one Of the most important Catho-
lie church gatherings held In this |
country for many years. Eighty bis
hops from different parts Of the
United States, Canada, Mexico and
other countries, hundreds of minor
members Of the Catholic clergy and
thousands of laymen will attend the
gathering.
The Catholic missionary work Of
the world will be discussed at the
coming congress and plans will
formulated for carrying on this work
with ven greater zeal than hereto
fore. The necessity for this is real
lied and appreciated by the entire
Catholic clergy. The Holy See has
appointed Most Rev. John Bonzano.
D. D., archbishop of Mitilene and
Apostolic delegate to the United
States. as his special pontifcal dele
gate to this congress, a most signal
tribute to the Importance of the gath.
ering.
The seventy-fourth annual session
Of the Rock River conference Of the
Methodist church will open at the
Embury Methodist church at Free
port, ILL.,, on October l. The Rock
River conference is composed Of 1926 |
full members and eight probationers,
and In addition to these there are
ninety.two esupply ministers serving |
within the bounds. of the conference. |
The conference will close it's session |
on OCTOBER G.. vi. J
The National Council of the Con !
gregational churches, which meets !
once every three years, will hold one |
of its meetings next month at KaE- /
sas City. Names are already dis |
cussed for the position Of moderator !
of the council. Among these are !
President Henry Churchill King, Of
Oberlin college; D. Percy Jones. for
mer mayor of Minneapolis, and the |
Rev. DR.. Charles S. Mills, Of Mont