New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21

post OF Missionary Bishop to Cuba would
be made at great financial sacrifice. and
there was some discussion as to whether
he would accept the nomination. One OF
his close friends said last night that DR..
Gates had been unofficially informed or
his selection and that he would undouot-
edly accept.
Frederick Bingham Howden. rector or
St. Johns. Georgetown, took his b. a.
and his NJ. A. at the University OF Toron-
TO. He was graduated from the General
Theological Seminary in 1894. Among the
cities In which he has had churches are
Detroit New York and CuWberland MD.
Charles Blaney Coimore is the younges.
of the five men named as missionary blsh-
ops He is thrty-four. Mr.. Colmore Is
graduate of the University Of the South.
He took not only his A. B. and his A NJ
there. but also received his h. d. In the
theological seminary OF the same institu-
rt,on. He has been in Havana since 1904
Among the developments of the Jay
was the unofficial announcement. whicn
is generally regarded as trustworthy. that
the convention will not be able TO hnlsh
it's business by October Is. which was the
date set for adjournment. 1t Is propaoie
that the deliberations will run at least
two or three days past this date.
Bishop Brent on Mission Work.
The elections took UP almost the entire
day of the House OF Bishops. The morn
ing session did not end until after
o'clock. and Immediately the bishops went
into Joint session with the deputies TO
hear of. The Needs OF the Church In tina
Island World" The discussion OF this
subject included missionary conditions IN
Cuba. Panama, Porto Rico. Hayti. Ha-
wall and the Philippine Islands. The
sneakers we're Bishop Albion Knight. OF
Cuba and Porto Rico. who has Just re-
signed to become vice-chancellor OF t"e
Irniversity of the South; Bishop Henri
B. Restarick OF Hawaii ana bishop
Charles II. Brent. of the Philippines
Bishop Brent spoke OF the work which
Father stanton was doing among the
I.orotes More than 1900 natives came un-
A. b,e influence, he said. Father Staun-
80 mission is TO teach the natives in
dustrial usefulness through sawmill ana
O grist mill. LAS soon as man learns
tina, he is useful and can produce some
ching he begins TO have reverence for
himself" said Bishop Brent.
The speaker also discussed the MORO
problem. He said that he had nothing 10
say against the pure motives OF the Amer
team soldiers and others In authority IN
the islands, but that any policy "hieh
,ested chiefly on aggressiveness must Dc
inadequate.
Tho bishops had no time to rest AFTER
the Joint session, for they Immediately
vent into council to choose the Bishop OF
Porto Rico. This session lasted until ':So.
New Pension Policy.
A new church pension policy proved inc
nos, interesting feature OF the morning
session of the House OF Deputies Dr.
lanes Mcilvaine presented preliminary
~onort IN the Joint commission on the sup
-. ., the clergy. which was formed three
years ago. II was decided by the com
mission that fund OF at least s'.'ooo"
must be raised by private SUBSCRIPTION
Tho commission believes that the retrins
o,,ovance should be based upon comp'-
,ot,op NJ average stipend and length OF
actual service.
"When effective service is over the WORK
ooes on" he said. why should not the
stipend 60 on. too, and why should II not
he based on the length Ct service and the
amount of responsibility
Mcneil sayre. actuary for the commits
s,on explained the details Of the plan and
orswered questions. 5ome objection was
,aised TO the provision that the pensions
should be In proportion to the previous
stipend. The general features OF the plan