Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-14
A SPEAKER KISSED AT
 EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
Bitter Feeling Shown Over Project to
 Change Denomination's Name.

New York. Oct. 13-The suggestion that the corporate name of the Pro- teStant Episcopal church be changed to the American Catholic church pre- cipitated a long debate today at the general convention of the church At the instance of the high church it was voted by the house of deputies to ap- point 9 commission to revise the pray CT book, but before the decision to do this was reached the low church dele gates had succeeded in having restrict ing amendments made to the resolu- tion that authorizes appointment of the commission.
 It was openly declared by low church delegates that the resolution as introduced by the high church members left the way CIear for the commission to decide for the whole house of deputies that the church name should be changed. The amend ments made it impossible for the com mission to take such action if 1t de- sired to do so.
 The resolution to revise and en- rich" the book of common prayer was offered by the diocese of California and the missionary district of Arizona which asked that a commission of seven bishops. seven preSbyters and seven laymen consider the matter and report at the next trienniaI conVen- ton.
 Dr. Randolph H. McKim of Wash ingtOn, a low church leader, declared the appointment of such @ commission meant an opening wedge to changing formally the church name. He offered an amendment reading provided that no proposals to change the title page of the prayer book or the name of the church shall be referred to said com mission" By a vote of 257 to 197 the amendment was defeated.
 Dr. Edwin L. Goodwin of Virginia offered an amendment provided that no proposition involving the faith and doctrine of the church shall be con- sidered or reported upon by the com mission. Speaking on his amend ment Dr. Goodwin said:
 Tt is a pity that this partisan issue has been injected. Both sides should be willing to let the matter pass if this commission is expressly restricted from taking up in any way this parti- san issue.''
 Dr. Leighton Parks of New York, while speaking of the apparent effort being made to change the name of the church. was hissed Well. some of us believe, he continued, that if you take away the Protestant character of this church you rob it of a great treas ure. This issue on the change of name has been unexpectedly precipitated in this house, and it is to be regretted, because it may injure an otherwise very valuable meaSure.'
 Dr. Parks cited resolutions previ- ously offered. one making it necessary to have a two-thirds vote instead of a majority to decide upon a change of name, and the other providing a. re vised representation to the house of deputies. Until these resolutions had been decided. he said."no action should be taken that would not express inc fair minded wish of the people of our faith"
 br Goodwin's amendment was car ried by exclamation. Several dele gates resented the Inference" that the high church would attempt through the original resolution to change the church name. Judge James Mcconnell of New Orleans declared that Dr. Goodwin's amendment was so broad in scope that it still left the way open for the commission | oakmaewk,to for the commission to make a decision on the change of name that would stand for the whole house