El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-18
FIGHT Of EPISCOPALIANS OVER THE
CHANCE Of NAME LOSES BITTERNESS
Both Factions Now Agree That Other Things are More
Important; Old Age Pension and Retirement of
Clergymen Planned; Opening of Canal Elk
pected to Open New Bible Field.
"HE fight between parties in tn

l." HE fight between parties in the
Episcopal church over the
question of change of
name of the church has sud
denly become less bitter. The agrees
sives, those who demand a change, are
beginning to talk about taking time
for all to come around to their way of
thinking Confronted with the state
ment that the adoption of the name
American Catholic would split the
church, they waver in their contention
Bishop Greer, of New York, bishop
Lawrence, of Massachusetts, bishop
Anderson, of Chicago, bishop Spaldlng
of Utah, Rev. DR.. Manning of New
York, Rev. DR.. Hopkins, of Chicago,
and some others have rendered helpful
services by pointing out to leaders OF
the parties, some of them to the public
in the press, that there are many other
things to put forward, far more I'M
pOrtant than a change Of name, at
least at this time. Their work has
had some effect The question will come
in to the General convention in OcIO-
Der, but indications of the moment
are that it will do so in less belll-
gerent form than appeared likely a
fortnight ago.
Rev Dr. Randolph McKim. of Wash
ington, who has been president of the
house of deputies of the convention
for three terms, will oppose the change
of name from the floor and will not
be a candidate for election for a fourth
term. The most prominent candidates
for the honor, reckOned a high one,
are Rev. DR.. William 7. Manning, of
New York and Rev DR.. Alexander
Mann, of Boston. One is High" the 9TH
er LOW, but both agree . change OF
name ought not now TO be pressed The
contention of parties is not nearly so
great as it has been in some times
past. The canvass is rather personal
than party with the present indfca-
tons favOring the Boston Trinity man
rather than the New York one, chiefly
because the overwhelming strength Of
deputies is Low" Although there are
equal numbers of laymen and clergy
IN the house of deputies, the president
has from the first been a clergyman,
the vice president is a layman-
CHURCHES TO AID IN WORK
to PREVENT MINE ACCIDENTS
Protestant Missions to Miners. one Of
the many forms of church extension
that English Christians think UP and
push, are appealing to home mission
boards in America to pay more at
tention to men in the mines. In a
delicate way the question is raised
/ whether, with more cooperation by the
chuEches and mission boards, some
of the most depIOrabIe accidents to
country The American some societies
have received the suggestion and in
quiry with courtesy, and have promised
to look into their obligations There
have also been mentioned the gold
miners in the Rockies and of the
Alaska fields
British missions to miners have their
headquarters at Brighton, and came
into a substantial support in q curious
way. A very wealthy mill and mine
owner of Bristol was some years ago
walking the streets of Brighton when
he suddenly went blind, never to see
again. His affliction sent him to
church, into Christian work which he
had never done heretofore, and into
giving money for British miners The
missions have spread into the central
counties of England, into Australia,
Japan, western Canada, distant Siberia,
and now the work is about to be
started in the mines of Chile The work
| dates only from 1887 as a whole It
| has included from the first not only
Christian work among the miners and
| their families, but has gone into the
matter of wages and especially Of
! safety for lives. Hence the guarded in
quiry made of American home mission
boards about a possible Iessening of
| the mine accidents, in this country.