Evening journal., 1913-10-21
FIVE MISSION
BISHOPS NAMED
Upper House Of Protestant
Episcopal Convention Sc
IeCtS Five PreIateS
PENSION PLAN is
TALKED BY DEPUTIES

NEW YORK. oct 21.-loiye mis-
sionary bishops Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church we're elected yes
,c-day by the House of Bishops at the
General Convention. They are;
rishop of North Dakota. Hugh Bur
Lesson. of New York city; Bishop Of
Spokane. W. r. Capers. OF Columbia,
Tenn: Bishop Of Cuba, Milo II. Gates,
Now York city: Bishop OF New Mexico,
j. G.. Howdon OF Georgetown. d. C.;
Bishop Of Porto Rico. Very Rev.
Charles Blanpy colmore, dean Of the
HOLY Trinity Cathedral, Havana. cuba.
This missionary district includes
Haiti and Santo Domingo.
The action of tho House of Bishops
must be ratified by the Honse OF
Deputies before the bishops are ap-
nointcd but IL Is practically certain
that tho choice made by tue former
body will he allowed to stand
DR. Burleson. chosen for Bishop OF
North Dakota. is secretary Of the
Church Board Of Missions. Win mead
nusrtcrs in this city. Dr. Capera Us
nrincipal of the Columbia Institute
Tor Girls. at Columbia. Tenn. Dr.
Gates IS vicar Of the Chapel OF the IN
lorcession of New York. Or Howden
s rector Of st. Johns. Georgetown.
Pension plan Considered.
The House of Deputies considered
INC sunport OF its clergymcD. pen
sion plan was submitted by Mcneil
Sayre. OF New York.
As a result OF the preliminary re-
,ort OF the Joint commission ap-
,ointed to take this matter up a
resolution was adopted continuing
hc commission. with power TO be-
,onc a corporation. and put into
,ncration pension system covering
ne entire territory Of the Episcopal
-hurch. Tho maximum pension VIII
oo $1,000 and the minimum $500.
Il was stated authoritativcly that
rho General Convention. which was
To have closed next Saturday, VIII
continue into the following week, oN-
iur to the amount of important leg
islatlon yet 10 be considered
a resolution demanding more
cnulfabic distribution OF wealth and
n lust return for the worker intro
6uced in the House of Deputies by
Rathbono Gardner, lay delegate
from Providence r. l., WAS one OF
the most radical the convention has
had to deal with along this line. The
deputies voted down a request 20
consider the resolution Immediately,
and it was referred to the committee
On social service.
For Evangelical Campaign.
A movement for a preaching mis-
sion OF wide proportions s'-what
somc other denominations would
term evan geiical work--was started
hy resolution introduced by the
Rev James r.. Freoman, OF Mnnc-
sO19.
ofr Cardncrs social service meas
urc arorAed comment by its unspar
inr Jfrunclation of proscut socia
unlI Ions 'Tho most disproporton
INEQUALITIES and glaring injus-
.<@ g. said. "as we'll as misun
3erstandings prejudice and hatred
as between employer and cmployc
arc widespread in our social and in
dustriai life II provided that the
church declare itself for the ideal OF
social Justice and asked every COM
nruicani TO study conditions and try
to remedy them.
The House OF Deputies adopted
resolution providing for the appoint
mcnt OF committee 10 make geu-
cral investigation Of business meth
DDS of the church and recommend
reforms al the next convention.