Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-27
DELAY E0R THREE YEARS
REVISING BOOK UF prayer
episcopal Deputies Send Back Sew
eral Sections for Re-RepOrt
at Next COnClHye.
CHURCH TO ISSUE "A WEEKLY
Will BE Based Upon Newspaper
Rather Than on Magazine Lines.
Pastoral Letter to BE Presented ut
Final Joint Session To-Day.

J. by Associated Prcss.I
ST. LOUIS. October 26.--Revision and
enrichment of the Book OF Common
Prayer OF tho Protestant Episcopal
Church cannot be completed for an
other three years. This was demon
3tratcd to-day when the house Of
deputies OF the general convention
mere sent back several sections OF the
report Of the commission with instruc-
ions TO re-rcport at the next conclavc
Previously. however, the report of
the house Of bishops upon proposed
changes III the Order for the HOLY Com.
m,inion was read. This report had no
value. it was pointed out. except AS 1t
registered the views of the bishops
upon the service. concurrent action of
the houses being necessary.
Reaflirmntion of the belief OF the
church In prayer for the dead was
contained in an amendment suggested
by the bishops for prayer in the COM
munion service for Christ's church
This would eliminate the word .mili-
tant." thus. leading churchmen ex-
planned, implying that I'VE do pray for
those who have departed this life In
Gods faith and fear"
The house Of bishops. according to
the report. officially rejected the reso-
luton of the committee that five of the
ten commandments as read In the com
munion service be shortened by the
elimination Of the reasons
Another change approved was in the
title Of the Order for the Holy Com
munion. This would change the name
TO the Divine Liturgy" and substi-
tute Holy Eucharist" for the express
sion Holy Communion" these terms
ne
in accord with the though, OF nd-
vanced churchmcn.
WEEKLY PERIODICAL.
WILL BE; Published
Publication OF weekly periodical!
based upon newspaper rather than OH
magazine lines" Will be started By the
Episcopal churci on January. it was
announced at ,o-day's session OF the
church convention here.
This. 1t was announced. would he the
FIRST step In al attcnp; TO preach the
Gospei through the press. The pas.
torai or the general convention viii
GeaI with the world conditions. and
Will review the European war in it's
effect on other nations. the United
States in particular according to an
other announcement, made to-day.
The letter being prepared hy the
~. Rev Charles II. Brent. Bishop Of
the Philippines: the n. Rev. William
Lawrence. Bishop OF Massachusetts
and the Rt. IteE Charles +. Anderson
bishop of Chicago. il the message or
The general convention TO the com
municanta OF the church, and VIII be
presented Mt the final joint session
tomorrow. subsequently, II will be
read In every Episcopal Church in the
United States.
To-day the house OF deputies planned
10 attempt the completion Of the dis
cussion OF the report OF the Joint COM
mission on the revision and enrich
mcnt OF the Book OF Common Prayer.
Il Was announced that the lower
house would meet III executive session
later TO consider the selection oy
the house OF bishops Of the Rev
Frank Touret, OF Colorado Springs.
for the missionary bishopric of Western
Colorado, and the Rev. Hugh l.. Burie-
son. OF New York. for the missionary
episcopate OF South Dakota.