Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-19

St. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 1s.-Women were
denied equal rights with men in two ac-
tons taken today by the House of Bish-
ops Of the Protestant Episcopal General
Convention in session here.
A proposal to permit women to sit as
delegates in the general convention was
rejected, while a request from the hight
Rev. Logan H.. Roots. bishop of Hankow,
to be allowed to admit women to men,
bership in his advisory council was de-
MED. The house suggested to the bishop
of Hankow, it was stated, that he nigh,
create an auxiliary council of women.
Sponsored by Gardiner Man
The proposal to give women equal rights
with men in the convention was spon-
sored by Robert H. Gardiner Of Gardiner,
Me. A similar resolution is now on the
calendar of the House of Deputies and,
1t was pointed out, today's action in the
upper house does not preclude it being
discussed in the lower body. Since con-
currence of the two houses is necessary,
in the event the House Of Deputies should
approve the proposal it will go to the
House of Bishops for reconsideration.
Changes in Communion Service
The view of the House of Bishops,
which also considered changes recon-
mended in the communion service by the
commission on the book of common pray
er, will suggest in it's report to the House
of Deputies that the Ten Commandments
be printed in the prayer book in both
their shortened form and in their full
form and that clergymen be given option
al use of either in the service, it was
stated. The commission had recommend
ed that five of the commandments be
shortened as read in the communion SER
vice by the elimination Of the reasons.
Efforts to have the prayer of George
Washington, uttered upon the occasion
Of his laying down the supreme COM
mand of the federal armies, adapted
and substituted 70 rthe present prayer
for our country" in the Book of
Common Prayer. were inaugurated III
the House of Deputies by ROLAND S.
Norris of Philadelphia. Mr. Morris in
PRODUCED resolution which resulted in
prayer which had ben recommended
by the commission on the prayer book,
being recommitted to the commission
with the suggestion tina it consider the
Washington prayer. This pleads for
Gods holy protection for the United
States. obedience for its citizens, for
their brotherly affection for each 9TH
err, particularly for their bretheren who
have served in the field" and that God
will dispose us to do justice, mercy and
charity"
The prayer suggested by the commits
sion asked that "our land be blessed
with honorable industry, sound learn
ing and pure manners" 1t also asks
that we be saved from violence, dis
cord and confusion; from pride and ar
rogance" and that our liberties be de-
Tended and our unity preserved.
Discussion Of the revision Of the eve
ming prayer was concluded today, a
number of minor changes being agreed
upon. In the main these loked toward
greater liturgical fexibility and the
dropping Of archaic phrases. enabling
the clergy to adapt the service either
to the ordered worship of a metropol-
itan cathedral or that of a frontier
mission Discussion of new prayers re-
suited in the approval Of one for Leg
islatures and another for courts Of u.s.
tice.
Publicity Bureau
Establishment of permanent
church publicity bureau because of
the increasing dependency of the
church upon the press" was urged in
resolution adopted by the House of
Deputies. To become effective the reso-
luton must be approved by the House
of Bishops.
The bureau, according to the plan
announced, is to study means of get
ting the cooperation of the newspa-
pers of the country in carrying on the
work of the churches.
The House adopted resolution
thanking the press Of the country for
| it's support in the present convention.
The general convention went on rec
ord as favoring movements looking to-
ward prison reform and requested the
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