The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-24
EP PI9COP PAL|ANS
CONSIDER TIE
UNENPL. .OYAbL.E.
MINISTER PLEADS
IN THEIR BEHALF
Bishop Lloyd is Reelected
President of Mission Board
Other Elections.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Oct. 23.-Empl0y-
ers of the United Stales should give a
larger consideration TO the problem OF
the unemplOyable, the Rev. Finest NJ.
StireS. Of New York. said in an address
in the social service forum Of he Prot
cstant Episcopal General Convention
here Today. Rev. SlireS distincu::hrd
between the unemployed. those able
10 work and unable To Obtain employ.
ment." and the "unrmpi0|H those
who would work but are in.'auaCiraied
by ply iCal or mental intirmllirH.'
He urged that Christians through
out the country follow The lc.ld OF the
Morgan memorial Of Boston and he
goodwill industries of BrnOllyn. in
saving the Sclf-reSpeCl Cf the unnm-
ployable by giving Them .nr"r or iour
hours work daily, such IS lhHy can do
despite blindness. deafness. crippled
condition or other intirIni,iea.
There are in New YORK today one
hundred thousand uncm ,liOEahle men
--men untitled for the battle OF lue," 4"
he said.
ut is essential that w", for the
Christian church, attempt 10 help solve
their problems and save them from
in our own country already are u:iliH-
ing the waste of the hous1aold 10 ben
eft wasted humanity
Over some opposition. the Tc-elec-
tiun Of Bishop Arthur Seldom Lloyd as
president OF the board Of missions, the
most important board OF the church,
was confirmed in the house Of dep
utics today. He previously had been
reelected by the house of bishops.
Reelection of George King, OF New.
pOrl, Il. l., as treasurer OF the board
Of missions, and the election OF the
members by the house Of bishops also
was confirmed in the lower house.
A step looking toward the eventual
change of the name Of the church TO
make it more nearly in accord with
It's apostolic origin" was proposed in
Il resolution offered in the house Of
deputies by the Rev. Martin Aigner.
of FRANKLIN, Pa This resolution,
which was referred to the committee
on prayer books. would substitute the
words "nf the Holy Catholic Church"
on the title page of the prayer book
for the words of the church" How
ever, leaders Of the convention as
serted that since the church is named
in it's constitution the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF the United States
of Auerica.' the proposed substitution
can have no effect on the church title.
Jews who have accepted Jesus
Christ as the Messiah and have be-
come communicates Of the Protestant
Episcopal church, may retain if they
desire, The Jewish national and racial
customer and feasts. according TO a
ruling of the house of deputies of the
Churchs general convention in session
here today.
The action was based upon n resolu-
ton that had been presented by the
Rev Floyd W. TompkinS, of Philadel-
phia. 1t WAS asserted that there are
in the United States hundreds of Jews
who have accepted Christ and yet
have hesitated to affiliate with Chris
tian denominations because they do
not care to abandon their racial
customs.
Efforts 10 have women permitted to
sit as delegates in the house OF dep
uties Of the general convention were
abandOnd today when on the heels Of
a rejection at the hands Of the house
OF bishops a lower committee reported
the proposal adversely
The house of bishops today rejected
q proposal to open their sessions,
which have ben held behind closed
doors, since the first triennial conven.
ton in 1889. to the press and public.