The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
Protestant Episcopal Views.

81 see no reason" said DR. William
r. Manning OF Trinity Parish New
York. why the Church should be de-
MED this larger participation Of its
faithful women
The occasion for his comment was
the 131st annual convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of the
Diocese OF New York held at the Ca
thedral of st. John the Divine, New
York city. on December IL. 1914,
when with hardly n dissenting vote
the resolution that women be per-
mitted to vote at parish meetings
was passed.
IL hope this resolution will prevail"
continued DR.. Manning. There IA
nothing dangerous In the proposition
There is nothing radical in II. New
York finds itself in the unusual po-
sition in this case of being behind the
times. l favor this resolution. not
only in the interests of women. but
also for the credit OF New York"
Upon the larger issue at woman's
vote IN civil affairs some of the
Episcopal clergymen Of New York
city are not slow to see that New York
IS also behind the times and needs
woman suffrage. mot only in the In
torests Of women, but also for the
credit OF New York"
I ON April 26. 1915. the following
brief expression of belief in woman
suffrage was stated in the most prac-
/ teal manner possible.
When the suffrage amendment IL
submitted to the people Of New York
we clergymen OF the Episcopal Church
propose to vote for IT." This state
ment is signed by Or. John q.
/ Bacchus. rector emeritus OF the
Church OF the Incarnation, Brooklyn;
DR. Frederic w. Norris. rector Of 81.
Matthew's, Brooklyn; Or. Robert
Rogers. rector OF the Church OF the
/ Good Shepherd. Brooklyn: DIR. Spen-
Ger s. Roche, canon of tho Cathedral
OF tho Incarnation at Garden city.
and Mr.. Bartlett OF Christ Church
Chapel. Red Hook.
At recent meeting OF the Public
Forum OF the Church Of the Ascen-
slon DR.. Percy Stickney Grant. rec
tor. the following resolution, proposed
| by Thomas l. Chadbourne, Jr., was
adopted:
BE Il resolved that the Public
Forum favors granting the .rn n" hise
| 20 women In the State OF New York.
"Re Il further resolved that as n
body this Forum urges each OF Is
members who favors woman suffrage
To urge and aid tho cause in their
respective election districts at the
: coming election"
The following letter has been re-
ceived by the Empire State Campaign
Committee from one OF It's best cam
pa.gn workers. Or. Arthur Hunt. pro-
fessor OF ethics in the General Theo-
logical Seminary Of the Episcopal
Church. Chelsea Square. New York
AS you probably know, am on
the Executive Comsnittee of the Chel-
sea District and am doing what I can
In n practical way to further the cause
of equal suffrage. especially with =
view 10 the coming election. So NJ
course 7 am glad 20 he nut on record
as both a hearty believer in and 4
worker for votes for women.
AT this late day you will hardly
eNpeCt me 10 add to the many clear
and convincing statements another
list OF reasons for believing in such
Justify my own use OF the ballot seem
10 apply with equal force 10 the moral
right of the vast majority OF women
and M for the practical eXpedicncy
of extending TO them the legal right
Il seems to me that both from the
point Of view of experience and from
that Of the current situation there
is good reason TO believe that we are
in peculiar need of just the forces
which such an extension OF the bal
lot would bring into the field AT this
time"
From DR.. Howard Melish OF N,
Church OF the Holy Trinity, 1877 Mon
,ague street. Brooklyn, comes th!'
confess on OF faith:
''The suffrage movement is a mora
and spiritual force entirely apart from
the merits of the issue 1t has ere.
ated "A new atmosphere IN which a dts
cussion OF serious social and mora
problems, long tahoocd. Ia possh',
and worth while. Women in larg,
numbers are now aroused to the SO
nifcancc OF the community, aud ar,
educating themselves to take an IN
telligent part in its affairs Tho mora
forces making for decent government
have been reinforced n mrudOus.y rs
the aroused interest OF womank.r'
II such good * a hy-produrt or III,
movement for the suffrlga We have
right to expect greater good TO com,
from the use ny women Of the suf
frage"
The rector of ST Mary's church, M
Rev. i. Clarence Jones, - for Vut.
for women because tho state ncedi
women's votes. He says:
The law of democracy which ha'
brought about the enfrauch, scmont OF
men is now about to thrust the hallo
into the hands of women. Tho con
S!derations which lod t. placing The
= responsibility of voting upon all mal'
citizens now place the same respon
sihility upon women whether they nj
welcome II or not, one Of tn funda
mental doctrines OF democracy Is tina
of individual responsibility. In tn
! final reckoning this can he avoided y,
none, whatever their sex may he, Tn
state needs and must now have tn
votes of women IN the settlement @
many questions affecting the home
education, temperance, SC, II IS
patriotic call to the heart OF Amer.
can WOmlnhOod "