The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-28
Determined to Make Episcopal
Convention Here the Sue
cess He Planned.
WORKING AS HE WISHED
Change Of Name May Make
Gathering Most lmpOr-
tant in Years.

j . Morgan did no, live to rra lize
his hope OF seeing the Bishops and
delegates of the Protestant Episcopal
Church assemble In national conNen-
tion in the synod halls OF the Cathedral
Of st John the Divine. but the plans
that he helped to form are being carried
out according To his wishes, and the
General Convention that IL 10 he held
here in October promises To b. the
most notable in the history Of the
American Episcopacy.
Already money has been ra ised for
the entertainment OF visitors and other
details Of preparation are being at
tended to 10y u committee Of arrange
mentS. Of which Francis Iynde Stet
son Is acting chairman in the absence
~ r. Fulton Cutting, who IL in Spain.
The General Convention takes place
every three years. None has been held
in this city since 1859. For long
time MIR. Morgan. who was n deputy
from tn. Diocese Of New York and
a member Of the committee on the
place Of the next convention" tried
to bring the churchm-n TO New York
but Was outvoted in favor OF some
Western or Southern city.
Hut after three trials he succeeded
in his purpose and the invitation OF
New York was accepted by the Gen
eral Convention held in Cincinnati in
1910 Mr.. Morgan then began at that
early date 10 plan for acCommoda-
tions. he and X. Fulton Cutting built
the new Synod Hall at the southwest
corner OF the Cathedral. in which the
House Of Deputies will meet. the old
Synod Hall south OF the Cathedral pro-
viding space for the House OF Bishops
Mr.. Morgan virtually guaranteed the
success Of the convention. IL was said
that some other lay leaders and some
Of the clergy Of this diocese were not
enthusiastic over his project to bring
the convention here but one Of the ar
rangement committee said IsNt night
that there existed now nothing but
wholesouled cooperation. The very fact
that the leadership Of Mr. Morgan IL
lost has spurred on his friends to make
the big meeting all that he could have
wished
Unusually spirited debate on the old
question Of changing the name OF the
church will take place at this conven-
tion. 1t IL predicted. In many general
conventions such names az the Holy
= dtnolt nll'I III ftIuflltds lne StIlfI-
lean Catholic Church. the American
Church, the Church and the Episcopal
Church In America have been proposed
as substitutes for the present name. the
| Protestant Episcopal Church In Amer
| lea.
Some 81 those opposed to any substi-
tuition have gone so far IA TO suggest
| that their opponents go over TO the
Roman Catholics. while those go tn
vlted out Of the church" have accused
their low church" brethren OF lack of
appreciation Of true Catholicity" and OF
faithlessness to apostolic tradition.
The principal strength Of those who
! advocate a change seems to lie In the
middle West, Th. LirinO Church. pub
llshed IN Milwaukee. represents this
! sentiment. thurChmen of the South
are generally opposed tIa change and
are earnestly supported by the South
ern Churchman OF Richmond. Va The
largest of the Episcopalian papers, the
| Churchmdn Of this city, admits that the
present name might he improved hut
suggests that perhaps the time To do II
IL not now.
one body Of Churchmen said To be al
most unanimous In favor of change
are the foreign missionaries, They
maintain that the natives Of Japan
lChina, Corea and other countries are
not familiar with Church history and
therefore see no Significance in the
present name. one missionary recently
illustrated this point by saying that a
young japanese convert who had
learned the name protestant Epis-
lcopal' In his own language when asked
to translate it back into English rem
dered the title The Kicking Overseer
Church,
Episcopal missionaries and their con
verts in China have recently formed q
church organization independent of thu
mother church In this country and Eng
: land, and the name they have choser
for their institution Is the "Hol,
/, | Church nj ('hina