New-York tribune., 1915-10-28
EPISCOPAL BOARD
PICKS DELEGATES
Seven Bishops Named to
Attend Panama Congress
on Christian Work.
NO ACTION TAKEN ON
FIVE RESERVATIONS
Plan to Evangelize Central and
South America Not Affront to
Catholics, Is Stand Taken.

NJ the FIVE members of the Board OF
Missions OF the Protestant Episcopai
Church who resigned Tuesday at the
prospect of sending delegates 10 'he
Panama Congress on Christian Work
three were present yesterday at the
meeting Of the board, but refrsined
from voting. Seven delegates were
chosen to attend the congress, but
with no power to commit the board to
cooperation, and the board took no
official notice whatever Of the resigna-
tons
Bishop Reginald II. Weller, Of Fond
du-Lac. Wis, who led the revolt on the
ground that sending delegates to Fan
anna would be an aifront TO the Roman
Catholics. sat in an adjoining room and
took no part in yesterdays session
Bishop G. Mott Williams. of Marquette,
Mich. and Dean Selden p Delaney, OF
Milwaukee, attended the session, and
the former took part in the discussions
but did not vote. The Rev. DR.. William
T. Manning, rector of Trinity Church,
New York. and Bishop Alfred Harding,
Of Washington, did not appear at all
The seven delegates elected TO at
tend the congress at Panama neAt ep-
ruary were Bishop Arthur 5. Lloyd,
president of the Board of Missions;
bishop Hiram R. Hulse, of Cuba;
bishop Lucien l.. Kinsolving, of Bra
iii; Bishop Albion W. knight. of Pan
anna: Bishop c. B. Colmore. of Porto
Rico: Bishop W. Cable Brown, former.
lv of Brazil. now Bishop Coadjutor OF
Virginia. and Bishop Henry ID. AYES,
Of Mexico.
Evangelization Is Purpose.
The avowed purpose of the congress
is the evengelization of the Contra.
end South American republics by the
Protestant denominations, and the
conditions under which the Protestant
Episcopal delegates will attend were
set forth in a report prepared by
committee. of which Bishop Cleland
Kinlock Nelson. Of Atlanta. was chair
man. The report as adopted by the
board read:
ain sending delegates to the Panama
congress the board does so with the
understanding that, as stated in the
official bulletins of the congress, II IS
10 be along the same general lines as
the Edinburgh meeting (the World
Missionary Conference at Edinburgh in
1870. IL is not TO be a gathering for
legislation on ecclesiastical questions,
or even on matters of missionary
policy
alt shall be the purpose OF the
Panama congress 10 recognize all the
elements of truth and goodness in
any form Of religious faith Its 'ap-
proach 70 the people shall be neither
critical nor antagonistic, but inspired
by the teachings and example of Christ
and that charity which thinketh no
evil and rejoiceth not in iniquity, but
rejoiceth in the truth
"'All communions or organizations
which accept Jesus Christ as Divine
Saviour and Lord. and The Holy Script
ures Of the Old and New Testament as
the Revealed Word Of God, and whose
purpose is to make the will of Christ
prevail in Latin America. are cordially
invited to participate in the Panama
congress. and will be heartily wei
comed'"
No Power TO Commit Board
On the motion Of Bishop Talbot,
amended by the Rev. nr. Alexander
4 Mann. il was resolved: hat our dele
kdlto kO lOl NOuAtltlNt DI4Ns anu Win
no purpose, authority or power of COM
mittng this board to cooperation"
Bishop Nathaniel S Thomas, OF Wy
oming. introduced the following resolu-
tion. which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the Board Of Mis-
sions appoint committee to draft a
resolution 20 memorialze His Imperial
Majesty the Emperor Of Germany 10
use his influence as a well known
champion Of Christianity with the Sui
tan of Turkey, with a view 10 assuag-
ing the ravages Of religious persecu-
ton now inflicted by the Turks upon
their Armenian subjects"
No official action was taken on the
designations of the five board members,
which created an important division
between the High and Low Church ele-
ments of that body. Bishop G.. Mott
Williams asked that action be taken,
but Burton Mansfield. Of New Haven.
pointed out that none was necessary,
and Bishop Talbot declared himself as
decidedly opposed 10 such a step. The
men in resigning severed their rela-
lions with the board only so far as the
Nvoting privilege, and the three bishops
remain members ex-oiicio.
Resignation Intended as Protest.
Bishop Reginald II. Weller. of Fond
du Lac, Wis. explained yesterday that
his resignation was meant as the
strongest protest he could make
against the action Of the board in send
ing delegates TO the Protestant
congress.
"The Board Of Missions" he ex-
planned, ais elected by the general con-
vention. which meets every three years,
and this board is therefore directly re-
sponsible 20 the wishes Of the conven-
tion. At the last meeting Of the con-
vention, held here in 1913. a resolution
was introduced giving the Board Of
Missions the right % take part in just
such conferences as this which is 10 be
held in Panama in February.
"This resolution failed 20 pass the
House Of Bishops, one Of the bi-cam-
eral branches Of the convention, and
the principle contained in the resolu-
tion was therefore not approved by
the convention. FOR this reason the
vote Of the Board Of Missions to send
delegates 70 the Pan-Protestant Con-
sress was directly in opposition to the
wishes of the General Convention,
which refused 70 pass the resolution
referred TO"
Participation in congres that has
for It's purpose the eyangeiization Of
Central and South America would be
new movement in the history Of the
Anglican Church said Bishop Weller.
''Never before has il made an effort 20
convert Roman Catholic lands. am
emphatieaiiy against the principle Of
carrying sectarisn warfare over the
earth"
Gays Delegates Can Only Talk.