Evening star., 1916-10-23
ON
THEIR FINAL WEEK
Discussion to Center on Prop
osition to Change Method
of Representation.
BISHOPS MAY OPEN DOORS

BY the Associated ffess.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. October 23.-An-
nouncement of the appointment of
standing social service committee,
headed by the Rt. Rev Edwin S. Lines.
Bishop of Newark. was made today by
the house of bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal general convention in ses-
sion here.
The committee will cooperate with
similar committee of the house of dep
uties. the lower body of the convention.
The appointment. according to leaders
Of the church. in effect marks the ap-
proval of the upper house "of the sense
of social responsibility and social SYM
pathy, which has manifested itself at
this convention
This year for the first time the Rt.
Rev. Paul Jones. Bishop of Utah, and
member of the newly created commit
tee. pointed out today the convention
has held daily social forum at which
the attitude of the church toward the
social welfare of "the masses" has been
discussed openly.
Begin on Final Week.
Today the beginning of the final
week of the convention, discussion CEN
tered on proposals to change the meth
cd Of representation in the house of
deputies. The Rev. r. H. McKim of
Washington urged that the present sys-
tenn, providing equal representation
from each diocese, be discarded and
plan giving the church units repre-
sentation in proportion to the number
Of their communicates adopted,
The house of bishops. according to
announcement made several days ago,
will debate today upon a proposal to
open their sessions to the public. Since
delphia. 1879. the meetings of the up
per house have been held behind closed
doors.
Name Will Not Be Changed.
Efforts to change the name of the
Protestant Episcopal Church have been
abandoned in the convention in session
here. leaders of the wing of the church
advocating the change announced. This
follows the action of the house of dep
uties of the convention in adopting
without debate title page for a new
hymna1 which reaffirmed the present
name of the church.
For several years a change of name
has been advocated by a faction In the
church, upon the ground that the word
lies it with those denominations having
their origin with the reformation. The
Protestant Episcopal church traces it's
history to the time of Christ. they as
sert.
Many names have been suggested,
among them being the American Epis-
copal Church. the Catholic Church of
America" the American Catholic
Church" and the "Anglo-CathoIic|
Church"
The time is not yet ripe to press the
movement for a change Of name.' said
Frederick c. Morehouse of Milwaukee,
one of the sponsors for the proposal.
I'VE have too many other pressing
problems before US yet at this conven-
ton The movement is not dead, but
probably, because of it's untimeliness,
will not come before this convention
Many Hear Visiting Clergymen.
The EpiscopaHan puipits, of ST. Louis
and neighboring communities were oc-
cupied yesterday by members of the
clerical delegations to the convention.
Tens of thousands of people, out of
the church in the United States; per-
sons of excellent character and re-
ligious parentage. are to be Won back
to the church by fair play. a sense of
justice and life of willing sacrifice
on the part of the clergy, the Rt. Rev
chusetts. said in the official sermon of
the general convention here today.
Bishop Lawrence cited as an example
of the masses out of the church Nico-
demus, a young man of Christ's day,
and Christ's methods in winning him,
as examples for the minister of today.
Speaking of social justice. the bishop
has urged larger consideration for a
man touched with the spirit of social
ISM"
when such a man rises up. the
church. or Christian people. may not
condemn without hearing" he con-
tinued.
Fair play is what the people de-
mand from the church. There is a sus-
picion on the part of some that the
church Is composed of carefully hous d
people. who, in social life. wish to keep
things as they are. There is a sus-
picion on the part of others that the
church is here to support its own dog
mas and opinions without regard for
truth. Men of today want and will
have truth. and We must. as a church,
give such a man hearing"