Evening journal., 1914-05-14
Continned From First Page.

account OF otAe eiui NHdi2t5 AHt aupIcSl
had been laid upon the table. The
amendment was proposed at the morn
ing session and had been referred to the
committee on constitution and eanons,
which reported it back in the after
noon.
When taken up BY the convention
several ministers objected to the Ian
guage OF the proposed amendment ON
the ground that a different construction
might be placed upon certain words.
These changes were made to conform
to the suggestions and the amendment
again was referred to the committee on
constitution and eanons, which reported
it back favorany. The amendment to
Article l3 as adopted is as follows
Section Upon a vacancy oe-
curing in the Episcopal office by
death or otherwise, the election
Of a bishop shall he held at the
regular annual convention or az
A special convention duly sum
moned according to the provision
Of article III of this constitution.
Section ,2.-No election OF
bishon shall be held unless there
be present at the time three
fourths Of all the clergy entitled
to seats and votes in the conyen-
tion and lay delegates represent
inp tbree-fourths Of the congre-
cations in union with the same
and contributing to the conYen-
tion fund n
be by ballot. the clerical ana lay
IDENTITIES to be each entitled to
vote The~clerical and lay orders
shall vote separately and concur
rontlv until some fit and qualified
nominee shall have received a
two-thirds vote Of those present
and voting in each order, and the
nominee receiving such concur
rent two-thirds vote of each order
shall he declared duly elected.
II addition to the election OF offi
cers and committees, a full report Q
which appeared in THE EVENING
TOI1RNAI. yesterday, the following
alternates to the Provisional Syno'
were elected at the afternoon ses
sion Clergy. Rev. A. f. Clattenburs
nov. III. G. Parkman, Rev Richard W
Trappell. and the Rev. Raymond J.
Woiven: Laymen, I'll. *. Green, Fred
erick Bringhurst, c. A. Cook and "
IT. Moran.
School convention were elected q
follows Rev T. G. Hill, Rev 3. I
Thompson, Rev. P. T. Donaghay, a. 2
Curtis, of Newark; Or W. r Orr, Q
Lewes: Harry e. Speakman.
AT the suggestion of john $. GrohI
secretary OF the convention, the Rev
John 10. Parks was appointed as a.
additional secretary to assist in get
ting out the reports Of the eonven
ton.
The report Of the social servie
committee was made by the Rev Y
II. Laird. chairman of the COMMITTEES
Hc outlined what the committe
hopes to accomplish, They realiz
that their mission is to discover th
remedy for evil and help in that wa
rather than to denounce IT., Mr. Lair
emphasized Men arc already awar
that it exists. They believe that th
church has a corporate part 20 pla
in regenerative efforts as controllt
and modifier.
Definite data Of what is being don
by Industrial plants in tho diocese fc
their working people viii be obtaine
and this will be the committees wor
for the present.
After the election Of the delegate
Bishop Rogers Israel of Erie, Pa
addressed the convention on the sui
ject oil "The Church Pension Fund
Bishop Israel said that strange as
may seem the greatest opposition
pensions came from the men WI
were to receive them. the ministe
Tho FIRST fund for pensions that tt
bishop was connected WITH he d.
clared 60 be the most unpopula
thing lie had ever undertaken, bl
stated that all authorities now agree
that the system proposed by the Epi
copal Church for the pensiOning
its clergymen is the best and on
system now known that will not fai
He said that such systems as ii
pension system of the United Stat
Steel Corporation and Mr.. Rockefe
ler's teachers pension fund would "a
within twenty-five years, and that e.
perts gave the Episcopal Church Il
credit of finding accrued liabilitie
something that had been overlook
in other pension systems.
no make the system a success Il
bishop asserted that il would be ne
essary to raise S3,500,000 This cou
be gotten through the wealthy men
the church. The bishop passed o.
booklets explaining the system al
asked that a resolution favoring Il
action of the pension board be adop
ed. The resolution was adopted al
The following committee on pension
appointed by Bishop Kinsman: W.
Laird chairman; Colonel George
Elliott, Or. William r. Orr, II. +. d
Pont and H. L Beers.
lively discussion occurred on ii
floor when the proposal of Mr.. Kirk
that the treasurers OF each ohurC
and parish give bond came up f,
discussion. Mr.. Kirkus said that Il
treasurers of the chuches shou
give bond Mr. Kirkus made it pla
that he was not casting reflection
Objection was made by several pc
sons that IL the treasurers of son
o. the smaller churches had to gi
bond they would not accept Office,
il had been very hard to persua
some OF them to act in the capacity
treasurer. The Rev. T. G. Hi
stated that he did not think that Il
treasurers should be bonded N
KirlSus stated that every honest mi
should insist upon himself 5eh
bonded. for the very reason that
never knew what would happen
him. Mr. Hill asked if the treasur
Of the convention was bonded. N
kirkus withdrew his motion. sayii
that he did not think the conventi
WAS ready for thn ,aattar fh