Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-21
LLOYD AGAIN NAMED
. HEAD OF MISSIONS
Episcopal Bishops Submit His
Reelection to Lower House
for Approval.
FAVOR DETROIT FOR 1919
Convention Acts Favorably on
Plan of Taxing Each Parish
for Pension Fund.
FAVOR DETROIT FOR 1919
tRy Associatcd Press. |

| -. i<'CiS' Mo, october cu.--Detrolt
VIII he the meeting place of the 1919
triennial convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. If the house of depu-
Ties or the convention. in session here.
! concurs with the house Of bishops In
It's selection. made late to-day.
! The house Of bishops also submitted
to the lower house for approval the
reelection of Bishop Arthur Selden
Lloyd. of New York, as president of
the board of missions. and of George
Gordon King. of Newport. X. T., AS
treasurer. This board is generally
CONSIDERED the most important in the
| church.
| The convention to-day approved a
! plan of pensions for the clergy. the
mouse OF deputies concurring with the
house of bishops in system, whereby
each parish in the church is taxed for
the support of the pension fund "A
| per cent Of the annual salary paid its
pastor. The plan AS adopted provides
ior cIcrgymen who have reached the
age or siXty-eight "a minimum pension
OF $500. one-half the average annual
salary of the clergy. and for maxi
mum OF $1,000 yearly. There are 5Sl4
cicrgYmen In the church who will
proft by the plan. providing the initial
s5.coo.o0o is raised. Two-thirds of this
amount has been obtained. it was re-
Gently announced.
FOR EPISCOPAL CIAPLAINs
IN THE ARMY AND NAVY
"A resolution adopted by the house
| OF deputies provides for commission
| TO urge the national administration ito
| restore the Episcopal Church to repre-
| sehtation among the army and navy
chapiaihs In proportion to the number
OF Episcopalians in the country and to
| request the administration to get def
mite Information to the religious
afiiliation of our soldiers and sailors"
report on business methods in the
! church. approved in the house of depu.
ties and sent TO the house of bishops
urged uniform financial and accounting
methods throughout the various par
ishes in handling church moneys
The house of deputies also indorsed
the work of the Actors Church Ali
| ance.
Speaking before a joint meeting of
| the two houses of the general conven
tion to-day. the Rt Rev. w. A. Guerry.
| Bishop OF South Carolina, said the
church has definitely and finally com
mitted itself TO the work OF social
reform
| We know that the church is doing
more than ever before for the work
| ing class he said. I'VE should en-
| deavor to bring about legislation to
| give every man the just reward of his
| iaoors. In such way are we going
| 10 WIN back to the church the es-
transed and separated masses
TO the great body of laboring peo-
pie IN this country the church repre-
sehts privilege and is the enemy of
progress"
IRREvEBENCE; GRI.ATEsr
DANGER TO OUR LIFE
The greatest danger to American life
! is irrevercnce, the Rt. Rev T. T.. Gailor.
Rishop of Tennessee, declared. sneak
| ing In the interests of religious educa
! tion.
on can't have patriotism without
reverence" he said. amy nation that
| is drifting into disbelief is drifting
INTO inelficiency. political imbeciIitv
and moral bankruptcy"
Development or individual character
| means the development of Christianity.
the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence. Bishon
or massachusetts, told the convention.
"A friend of mine called football the
most spiritual game because j. de-
veiops discipline. self-restraint and
character" he said. "An of these
| make for religion"
Bishop Lawrence spoke ut n Joint
meeting of the two houses of the con-
Vention in. the interest of organization
work of religious education. lie urged
modernization of Sunday schools
I'VE can accomplish nothing by hav-
ing our children step from modern
| secular schools TO fifteenth century
Sunday schools" he said.
Speaking of religion in the pubic
| schools. Bishop Lawrence said: II
hold child can get religion in the
home. on the public playground-any-
where he can get growth of char
acter."
REVIEWS WORK OF BOARD
OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Robert II. Gardiner. of Gardiner. Me.
reviewed the work of the general board
OF religious education of the church.
a proposal to permit Jews who have
become communicates of the church to
retain certain of the racial customs
and feast days is on the house of dcpu-
| ties calendar for discussion.
Discussion of the proposed revision
and enrichment OF the Book Of Com
mon Prayer has been halted. pending
| action on the proposals by the house
nf l,ich