New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-06
ASKS EP|SCOPAL|ANS
TO TAKE UP DIVORCE
Tho Rev. DR.. Percy StlCkney
Grant Says Issue Confronts
Triennial Convention.
FEMINIST MOVEMENT PART
,.serts Church Must Face
Modern Problems or Become
Archaic--Bishop Greer at
St. Andrews Meeting.

The twenty eighth annual conven-
IN If the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew
,,e United States ended with ser
I'm st. Thomas's Church. Fifth ave-
and sd street. last evening. Bishop
r.osr addressed the public mass meet
!, Carnegie Hall in the afternoon
- mans Need of the Church" In
v,s,v churches OF the denomination the
,ais.ers Yesterday discussed the work
tho brotherhood and the triennial
.,ovention Of the Protestant Episcopal
ch,rcb (which will open here Wednes-
day.
4, the Church of the Ascension,
,,fh avenue and 10th street. the Rev.
p,rcv stickney Grant forecast a back
,..rd step for the Church unless it took
IN the divorce question.
THE principa! business of the con-
,.ntion has always been the organiza-
a., Of mission work, aside from rou-
.,rs matters" he said. This is a great
york. but there are other fields OF en-
Sesyor which ought not to be neglect
"A We have problems at home which
,,ust he faced And the Episcopal
church is turning away from the prob
lens.
The tendency to-day is to be liberal
On the question of marriage and di-
vorce. Our American Episcopal Church
has q rule now that il couple are di-
vorced only the innocent party may be
renarried by the Church. Now move
msnt Is on foot, and probably will come
10 at this convention to prevent di-
,orced couples from remarrying.
Part of Feminist Movement.
This will be reactionary If II Is
nsssed Those who suggest II fail to
realize that three-fourths of divorces
are granted on the application OF
women. Those advocating that di-
yorced couples should not remarry fail
10 grasp the fact that the divorce ques-
ZION is a part Of the great feminist
movement. Woman is becoming indie
pepdent industrially. economically and
socially.
The Church must face modern prob
Inns or become reactionary and archaic
II will not be the peoples church II it
sCes backward. We must face modern
vroblems in place of creeds, If neces-
ary. What if We had no creed?
Would We not be better off and would
We not progress faster?'
The Right Rev. William F. Nichols.
Bishop OF California. who is here to at
tend the convention. preached the SER
mon at Trinity Church yesterday morn
ing His text was, And He, when He
come will convict the world Of sim"
Bishop Nichols said this meant that
the Holy Ghost would descend on the
apostles and help them discern the
signs OF the times. Speaking of the
coming convention. he said
In the general convention we want
10 get down to the fundamental things.
Ot course. we must take care OF the
values close TO the surface; but more
important than anything else we don't
want 10 overlook this fact: The Holy
Spirit is bringing the world 10 the
Church, and the Church must every
day be more and more prepared to hold
the world up to the truths of it's exist
In H. LET IN
apostle, 10 convict It Of sin"
Millionaire Hobo" Speaks.
The millionaire hobo" James Eads
How, Of St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati
Peoria and the Bowery, last night dis
posed Of all the weighty and abstruse
questions to come before the triennial
convention by advising the delegates TO
become hoboes. How spoke at con
lertnce on vital issues" held at ST.
Marks, on the Bowery, under the
auspices Of the Church Socialist
league. II was explained at the con-
Rrence that there was a feeling that
many radicals and Socialists, who are
'onnunicants in the church, felt that
IN opportunity was needed for frank
ana unofficial discussion Of certain
lrobems.
The whole thing is easy; it all rests
VI Inc hobo" said How. "Why do they
these abstruse problems bother
~en! Let them know the joys OF "A
I'VE IN box car. Then they will feel
we swirl Of the universe: then they
VII get great big view Of the world.
~ them get hungry for the philosophy
the hobo; then they will sec the end
"0m The beginning and feel the swing
the planets"
nov said he felt it his duty TO teach
"uafen the value of the hobo IDEAL
'''o mat the boys of the East Side had
'eo MIN TO help them to organize a
asue Of Junior hoboes."
mere will be other sessions of the
,'nerence, of which Suffragan Bishop
s1eh is chairman, to-day and to-
aarow.
sssnop eer, in calling the Carnegie
ea meeting to order. said the con-
'Auon Of the Brotherhood OF st. An
w mad been an inspiration 10
"hen mems faith and hope in the
'@urch and It's work.
e., me work OF our Church." he said'
bring men TO Christ. We strive
slike the human chord and sound