Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-14
SYNOD PLAN FOR
us. EP|ScOPAL|ANS
Low churchmen Oppose Propo'
sition as Tending to Create
american Pope"


american Pope"
NEW YORK, Oct. IA radical
change in the methods of governing
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
America-by grouping the various
dioceses into provinces or synods, ac-
cording to the method that has long
prevailed In the English branch of the
church-was proposed today at the
general convention.
The proposal came In the form of
report of a joint commission appoint
ed at the last triennial convention. Its
consideration promised to develop one
of the liveliest debates of the con-
vention.
Many of the low church delegates
opposed the change on the ground
that it was a step in the direction of
archbishops and IAN American Pope"
The report provides for eight prov
inces or synods in which the various
diocese and missionary districts of
the church shall be grouped, accord
ing to their geographical location.
Each of these provinces would be
governed by a council composed of
two houses.
At its head would be a president,
and in general the method of admin
istration would be similar to that now
In force for the entire body of the
church as exercised at the triennial
convention.
The proposed division Of dioceses
into provinces was as follows:
First Province-Dieceses within the
New England States.
Second PARTNERSHIPS of New
York and New Jersey and missionary
district of Porto Rico.
Third PARTNERSHIPS of Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware Maryland, Virginia.
West Virginia and the diocese of
Washington.
Fourth Province-Dioceses and mis-
sionary districts within North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida. Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana,
Tennessee and Kentucky.
Fifth Province-Dioceses In Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin.
Sixth Province-Dioeeses and mis-
sionary districts In Minnesota. Iowa,
North and South Dakota, Nebraska,
Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
Seventh Province-Dioceses and
missionary districts In Missouri, Ar
kansas, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma
and New Mexico.
Eighth Province-Dioceses and mis-
sionary districts in Idaho, Utah,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Call
fornia, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and
Philippine Islands.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
will not be renamed the American
Catholic Church. This was decided
on when the low churchmen blocked
an attempt by the high churchmen
to change the title page of the prayer
book as an opening wedge to the
change of the name of the church.
The vote was 2,257 to 1877.
Then DR.. Leighton Parks, of st.
Bartholomew Church, made an adj
dress that caused still greater COM
motion. In speaking of the efforts of
the high church party to change the
name of the church, he used the word
robbery" He was interrupted by
groans and Kisses.
well, some of us believe" DR..
Parks defiantly added, that IL you
take away the Protestant character
of this church you rob it of a great
treasure"
DR.. w. c. Whitaker, of Tennessee,
expressed sorrow that craftsmanship
had been injected into the debate.
DR.. c. NJ. Miller, of Atlantic City,
hoped the convention had sense of
appreciation of every gentleman's
honor and dignity without asper-
SION"
Finally, the low churchmen Joined |
forces with the high churchmen in |
behalf of the original measure, after
two amendments had been adopted. !
One was DR.. Wilkins, which was re- |
the other was offered by |
Rev. DR.. E. L. Goodwin, of Virginia, |
and provided that no proposition in |
volving the faith and doctrines of the |
church shall be considered and re- |
ported upon by the commission"
The Women's Auxiliary of the |
Board of Missions last night decided /
how to apportion the 100000 1t has |
from dioceses everywhere |
during the past three years. All but |
$40, 900 will be devoted to home and |
foreign missions. OF this amount /
SIS, 900 will be spent for building the |
Mary j. Hooker Orphanage in Mex
leo City, and $1,000 to complete the |
George C. Thomas memorial building
at an industrial school for colored |
people in Raleigh, N. c.
The auxiliary voted to accept the
offer, made in a unique manner, oil
Miss Virginia Taylor Singleton, of
South Carolina, to devote herself TO
the cause of foreign missions. Last
when this years united Of
fering for the Women's Auxiliary was
being taken in the Cathedral of st.
John the Divine, Miss Singleton left
plain white envelope among checks,
gold and bills in the almsbasin. A
message in the envelope read: "Silver
and gold have I none" in the words
of st. Peter; "such as / have give
unto Thee" followed by Miss Single
toms offer to work in the mission field.
A suffrage memorial to the general
church convention was offered at the
Women's Auxiliary meeting by Miss
Kerr, of the diocese of Denver, Colo.
This memorial, which was passed,
demands representation In the House
of Deputies, which has always had
male delegates.
Four clergymen and four laymen
from each diocese now make up the
to the House of Depu-
ties. The women desire to have one
layman substituted by a woman.
More chaplains with additional
assistants and better equipment are
needed In the army and navy, ac-
cording to the report of q special
convention to take up the matter
of army and navy chaplains. The
report recommended that Congress
be asked to remedy the situation.
A special committee consisting of
two bishops, two clergymen and two
laymen will be appointed to memoir