New-York tribune., 1913-10-10
Auxiliary Body, at Great Meet.
ing in Cathedral, Breaks All
Records in Providing
Money for Missions.
VOTE FOR A CHIEF BISHOP
House of Deputies at Church
Convention, by 131 to 16,
Favors the Election of a
Presiding Official for the
Church in America.


Side by side and simultaneously yes
terday, the House of Deputies and the
Womens Auxiliary attested in 10 un-
certain way the tremendous vigor of
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
While the House Of Deputies, In the
beautiful new Synod Hall. was passing
an amendment to the constitution over
turning the custom OF a century ana
providing for real personal leadership
of the powerful organization. the wom-
en-, in the new giant of cathedral
rising from the bluff only hundred
yards or so distant were piling their
tthes upon the offertory plates with
such an abandon that the ushers stag
gered under the offertory. Its total
announced late last night, was S3Oi,-
500.
All this happened in the morning.
In the afternoon the way was cleared
in the House Of Deputies for the con-
sideration Of those acute questions In
volving marriage and divorce, which
are convulsing the whole modern
world There was no lack Of evidence
that the Church was following the ad-
vice Of Bishop Lawrence, OF Massdchh-
setts. given in his sermon at the Gen
eral Conventions opening service,
Tuesday morning, in seeking to adapt
itself TO the intellectual and emotional
currents of the day.
The spirit Of the gathering promised
an ideal forum for the discussion Of
social and moral principles, constituted
as the House is Of progressive churcn-
men, whose religion fits Matthew Arm
old's definition, morality tinged with
emotion"
Enthusiasm Greater than Ever.
The House of Deputies is typical OF
the entire institution. which the laity'
through the women. is supporting with
an enthusiasm greater this year. appar-
emily, than ever before Three years
ago AT the general convention In Gin
cinnati, the Women's Auxiliary pre-
sented TO the Church Board OF Missions
at its triennial Thanksgiving service
only S243,O 900, the largest gift ever re-
ceiyed ND 10 that time. Yesterday they
beat this record handsomely.
Those who attended the triennial
mass meeting Of the auxiliary at Car
negie Hall in the afternoon expected
that the most interesting feature OF the
meeting would be the announcement OF
the total cf the mornings contribution
TO the missions. But when the pro-
gramme at Carnegie Hall came 10 an
end George Gordon King. secretary Of
the Board of Missions, and his assist
ants were still counting the mountain
of silver and gold and greenbacks and
checks which in the morning had half
hidden the altar at the cathedral
Another thing-both at the mornings
service and at the afternoons mass
meeting-the crowd Of women anxious
10 see and hear and rejoice more than
dral and hall. Both meeting places
were filled long before the hours set.
and late comers had to stand These
same women no doubt will flock again
70 the cathedral this morning, when.
at q toint meeting Of the House Of
Bishops and House Of Deputies. the ex-
ar, size Of the united offering" will be
made known.
Election Of Presiding Bishop.
The amendment TO the constitution
providing that the presiding bishop Of
the Church should be elected at each
general convention, instead of auto
matically filling that office by right OF
san,oritv. came from the general con-
vention at Cincinnati in 1910. Follow
ing its massage by the deputies yester-
dav morning it needs only the sanction
~ the House of Bishops to become
effective.
Little doubt exists that the bishops
will approve it. They have made 1t the
order of the day for Monday. Its pas
sage will mean that when the term of
bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, of Mis-
souri,. expires as presiding bishop,
oi,ber nv death or resignation. his sue
cessor will be elected.
One Of the gratifying features of the
amendments passage in the House Of
Denuties. so its friends said. was the
o.,oa, unanirnity with which Low