El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
NEGRO BISHOPS
MAY Be ELECTED.
Episcopal Church May Place
Complete Ban on Divorce
and Change Prayers.

St Louis. No. Oct lin impor-
tant constitutional change viii come
before the Episcopal church general
convention. which opened here today,
but if approved it cannot become ef-
Active unless it also is ratified BY the
beneral convention Of 1879. The pro-
posed amendment authorizes The Gre
alton Of dioceses of negro churches and
removes the negro parishes from the
supervision Of the present diocesan
bishops. Fl the amendment is adopted
negro bishops will be chosen TO preslue
over negro dioceses- The constitution
at present permits the election OF negro
Euffrag gan bishops IN the various Clo-
ceses but none such has been CHOSEN
The house Of bishops and the house
Aof deputies, the latter composed OF
clergymen and lay delegates must pass
upon all matters separately
One paramount question IN cnurch
law will come before the general con-
veurfon-that Of divorce me canon
- -,-esent permits a clergyman Of the
Episcopal church to perform the mar
ri4e-e cNemouy in tie case or the m
nocent party TO a divorce grehleo On
statutory grounds providing lne ce-ss
first has been submitted II and the
marriage authorized by the bishop Of
the diocese 81,
come effective If il IS approved BY the
general convention this year, PROMPTS
; clergyman from perform ing the mar
TTiage ceremony for any divorced per
- rarar5less of the ground on which
the divorce was obtained
Nav Eliminate Jews and Turks"
Many changes in the prayer book VIII
b considered, but they cannot become
effective unless they are approved by
both the 1916 and 1918 general con-
ventions. Among these suggested
changes are the shortening OF the len
Co-1r1ardn-enrs as read in the COM
r77r1uion service. the elimination OF the
Svord obey" and "eDCow with Worioig
hoods" in the marriage ceremony ana
me elimination OF specific prayers Tor
the Jews and Turks-the prayer DooA
al present contains prayer TOT Jews
and Turks in connection with lnIldels,
and il is urged that ~ Is ClsrespeCLL-A
towards the Jewish race 20 class them
with infideIs. and inaccurate TO use me
word Turks when Nohammedans
clearly is meant
come before the convention viii De the
designation Of the presiding Dlshop og
Affection, instead o. BY seniority es =
present and the direct control OF the
hoard of missions by the general con-
vention- II il is decided that after Ine
death of bishop Daniel sylvester uttte'
Of Missouri. now presiding bishop the
-,-esi6frg bishop shall be designated by
k6ection. an attempt VIII be made 70
have the presiding bishop become oy
virtue Of his office president OF ne
board OF missions. president OF lns
hoard OF social service and president
of the board Of education Now, the
hoard Of missions chooses its own presi-
dant. and the board Of education and
the board OF social service, their eNecu-
+ives known as secretaries
The first assembling Of the general
,--,rvenri0n was at the communion ser
SIC al Christ Church Cathedral Al le-S4
ee--fS morning but the formal opening
of The convention took place IN MooIan
Temple. This opening was preceded Dy
2 PROCESSION of the bishops
british and Canadians Present
Two fraternal delegates from tne
CHURCH OF England will probably ad-
dress the gat herinE. These represent
srfves are Ri. Rev Huysche Wolcot
Yesrman- BiEgs. bishop Of worcester.
and 2 member Of the British House OF
Tor5S- and bishop MCntgamery, VINO
= secretary of the society for the PRO
9agarfon Of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
inc great missionary society o. lAS
Church Of England
Two prelates from the Anglcah
church OF Canada are also attending
me convention as fraternal delegates
me archbishop Of Algoma and the
bishop Of Huron
During the convention the hoCse OF
bishops will choose two missionary
bishoos-one for south Dakota and one
f5r western Nebraska
. on the night Of October IS a paseallt
illustrating the history Of the churcn
1-i7i he given oy the parish churches
Of 81. Louis More than 1000 persons
will participate