The sun., 1913-10-18
EPISCOPALIANS END
NEW NAME BOGY
Troublesome Problem Shelved
by House Of Deputies
Amid Applause.
HERESY COURT DISCUSSED
Move for Final Tribunal Meets
With Heated OPP
position.

rut through the amendment OF Dr. Man.
uiu. providing for a two-thirds majority
in matters affecting the Book of Common
PRAYER. the advocates Of della, Welcomes
N, introduction of a resolution 10y the
committee on prayer book which dis
charged the committee from further con-
sdcyation If the name question during
this convention.
Long discussion Of tho name question
evidently had cleared the atmosphere. for
when tn, resolution was put to vote i
WAS carried amid applause indicative Of
feeling of relief that a very trouble
some problem had been tabled for the
time being at least.
Tn. resolution. which was introduced by
the Very Rev. DR. William NJ Grosv"nor.
dean Of III. Cathedral. referred sprcif-
cdy To the two-thirds rule adopted IN
Thursday az the chief reason for delaying
further consideration cf the proposed
change The report NJ the committee was
as follows:
The committee on prayer book has had
referred to II a number OF memorials from
diuCeses and missionary districts in refer
ence to the change Of the name of the
church
"All of these save one. that from Cali
fornia. refer generally to the change of the
legal title Of tho church. The memorial
change Of the til" page of the prayer
book Your conirnttc. feels as To the
memorials referring to the change OF the
!. gal till. that II Is without jurisdiction
and asks to be discharged from further
consideration Of them.
rs to the memorial from California.
your committee IL OF the opinion that the
proposal for amending article 10 Of the
constitution should he finally disposed If
before thc.. should b. any further acton
b. this house upon any proposed change
Of the title page of tn" prayer book. For
this and other reasons they recommend
the following.
R.soir,d. That the committee Ne dis
charged from further consideration Of the
subject.
Provincial Canon Completed.
The committee on Prayer Book also
recommended a special observance for
Good Friday. II is "A period OF five
minutes silence at 3 o'clock. the hour
AT which Christ died. The resolution SAYS
that this time ''b. devoted TO prayerfu
silence in cnmmemoratton of the suffer-
iugs and sacrifices u. our blessed Lord
for our sakes." The resolution was
adopted.
The House Of Deputies passed yes
terday morning the remaining sections
- the canon which provides for the "r-
ganization of provinces and provincial
was no way III which .>laska could he
eft out Of the Eighth province. nccause
II the expense and loss ~ time the meet
,ngs of the synod would entail upon
the Bishop and the deputies who work in
;he distant territory. He received AN
enthusiastic welcome. and every one
wanted to see and hear the man who
planted the stars and stripes and the
Cross Of his church upon the summit
of Mt, Mckinley: but his appeal was
voted down
Tn. house then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to consider the
report Of a joint committee appointed in
'Hlo 10 make recommendation as To the
establishment Of court of appeal to
winch cases of presbyters convicted in
IN" diocesan courts Of heresy may he
r'moved for inns determination The
discussion lasted tn. res, g: the day and
10 action was taken.
Il is provided In the repOl. of tile
,ant committee that the Ho5sc Of Bishops
constitute This court Of rfpeal The dis
cUssion brought again and again to the
surface the inner convictions OF those
who believe that the less restraint placed
on priest in his interpretations OF
matters of doctrine, faith and worship
IN The present time NJ unfolding the
truth the better it will be for the church.
st-t.on Opposes Move.
Francis L,nde Stetson and Dr, Leigh
ton Parks of the New York depuration,
the Rev r. /. Parsons Of California.
'he Rev Dr Cary breckenridge Wilmer
ot atlanta and George Wharton Pepper of
Philadelphia led the opposition to the
establishment of the new court
The venerable Charles Andrews. former
Judge of the New Yonk Court Of Appeals
ii. Very Rev william NJ Groton ~
PENNSYLVANIA and the Venerable b Tai
b. Rogers Of Fond du Lac led the de-
debate in favor Of the change
NJ" Stetson. Or. Parks and others de-
olar.d that the House Of Bishops ought
no' 10 have final Jurisdiction in the mat
Ter of doctrine. faith and worship. and
they reviewed several famous heresy
,rials to show that good men had been
. thrust out of the Church on ridiculous
grounds DR.. Rogers declared that the
bishops were the guardians Of the faith"
and that ne would be content to- have
them judge him finally.
But would not" he said have this
House Of Deputies the final arblter be-
'"e'n me and my God"
NJ Pepper summed up the arguments
or both sides in a lucid statement Of tho
dHcuty, which he declared TO he
cho'oe between Justice to single presby
tsr and the welfare OF the entire church
He averred his opinion to he that in
n long run II would he better that
occasional injustice he done a clergyman
tom than that the Church should face
h' possibility Of stultifcation and dis
rup'on through the pronouncements Of
'rbuna' whose determinations were ir-
re'~ievahle.
The House Of Bishops yesterday be-
came the Council of Bishops for the
co7sidcration NJ nominations to MI fvs
W ancies in the missionary field. Not
1''n the attendants were allowed inside
'hc meeting place, rhe nominations were
r''@rrod to a committee which reported
ha'' and then the council proceeded to
Al exhaustive examination OF the fitness
~ the candidates proposed This morn
Ing. after secret partaking Of holy COM
rlnlon in the Cathedral. the election
Will he held The elections must he con-
trmed by the House OF Deputies,
immortality Topic To.nixht.
A. - mass meeting IN Synod Hall to-
neh' there will he a discussion of
The Part Of the Church In the Fight
Against immortality and the Social
Evil Admission In to he by card only.
The meeting will be held under the aus
pres Of the Church Mission Of Help and
th' Rev Dr. william T. Manning will
Stide, Dean Walter T. Sumner Of
Mcsgo and Or Floyd Tompkins will
tank NJ the need Of making such fight
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