Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-28
MAY ASK SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS
Opponents Plan to Carry Panama
Conference Issue to Highest
Church Court.
NO ACTION ON RESERVATIONS
Board of Missions, After Spirited
Controversy, Votes to Send Seven
DeiegateS-No Power to Commit
Organization to Co-Operation.

NEW YORK, October 27.-The board
OF missions of the Protestant, Episcopal
Church. after spirited controversy
lasting two days. day voted to send
seven delegates to the Panama Inter
denominationai Missionary Congress. to
be held in February. The controversy
developed around the purpose OF the
congress and the action Of the Roman
Catholic Church in declining to par
ticipatc.
After long arguments to-day the
board passed a resolution that 'it shall
be the purpose of the Panama congress
to recognize all elements of truth and
goodness in any form of religious
faith" and also stating that the Epis-
copal board delegates will attend tho
congress with no purpose. authority
or power Of committing the board to
cooperation"
The quarterly meeting of the boa rd
adjourned to-day without taking action
upon the designations rendered by tive
prominent members yesterday when the
board, voting two TO one, defeated Il
motion to rcsrind the resolution
passed at the last meeting favoring
participation at Panama. Efforts to
cause the five men to reconsider their
action were made without success.
THREE WHO RESIGNED
DO NOT ATTEND SESSIONS
The five members were the Rt. Rev.
Reginald II. Weller, Bishop of Fond
du Lac. Wis; the Rt. Rev. Alfred Hard
ing Bishop of Washington. n. c.: the
Rev. William 7. Manning. D. D.. rector
of Trinity Church, New York city: the
Rt. Rev. q. Mott Williams. Bishop Of
Marquette Mich. and the Very Rev.
Sclden i. pclany. of milwaukee,, Wis
The first three men did not attend to-
days meeting. Bishop Williams and
the Rev. Mr.. Delany attended the meet
ing. but took little part in the discus
sions.
The Rt. Rev. Alexander Mann. rector
of Trinity Church, Boston, offered a
resolution stating the purpose of the
Panama congress, as understood by the
board, but not embodying any instruc-
tions to delegates. This brought forth
considerable opposition, and in the dis
cussion which followed ii developed
that the main objection among mem
bers Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
10 the Panama congress was not based
upon the fact that the Roman Catholic
Church had declined to participate. hut
upon question of whether or not the
board had authority to authorize q con-
ference with delegates from board or
boards of other denominations
1t was decided that the board could
send delegates to confer with represen-
tatires of other denominations, but that
the delegates could not take part in
any Legislation upon ecclesiastical ques-
tons nor cooperate in any way upon
missionary plans.
WANTS PRINCIPLES SHOWN
MATIGRIALIy ALTERED
Bishop Weller. after spending sew
eral hours in the meeting. gave out a
statement. III which he declared a spe-
cial convention of the house OF bishops
of the Episcopal Church might be
called in an effort TO prevent the board
from participating in the Panama con-
Gress and making what he termed q
direct attack against the Roman Catho-
lie Church. He said he would not con-
slider returning TO the board until the
principles shown at the present meet
Ing were materially altered"
Tho contest for specific instruction
and Limitation OF the powers Of the
was led to-day by the Rt Rev. Richard
l.,
who announced yesterday that, while
he WAS in full sympathy with the mem
bers who resigned. he intended TO stay
and fight to n finish"
1t was largely ..'rough his efforts
that the board added to DR. Mann's
resolution tho statement that the dele
gates will attend the Panama meeting
solely for conference.
The delegates elected to attend the
Panama congress Were: Rt Rev. Arthur
| s. Lloyd, president of the board; Bishop
Lucien Leo Kinsolvng. OF Brazil.
Bishop Albion w. Knight. In charge at
Panama: Bishop Hiram X. Hulse. OF
Cuba: Bishop c. B. Colmor, of Porto
Rico: RI. Rev. w. Cable Brown, Co
adjutor Bishop OF Virginia. and Bishop
Henry ID. Aves. OF Mexico.