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Supplication Will Be for
Safety and Preservation
of Nation.
MISSOURI BISHOP
URGES PUBLICITY
ri. Rev. James Wise Believes IT Is
Thru Newspapers That Church "Can
Best Reach the Man Outside" and
Suggests Publicity Board.

st. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE house of
deputies of the general conference OF
the Protestant Episcopal church to-
day voted to eliminate the special
prayers for the president of the Unit
ed States from the morning and even
ing prayer service, and to substitute
for them a prayer for the safety and
preservation of the nation. The same
PRAYER will be used at both services.
As it is now in the prayer book tn,
morning prayer asks for the presi-
dent the boon Gin health and pros
rerity long to live" and that he final-
ly may attain "everlasting joy and fe-
lefty" The new prayer, as adopted
for both services, will ask that TIE
president land all others in authority"
be given wisdom and strength to
know and do Thy WILL" and makes
no reference to long life, prosperity
or eternal felicity.
The house of deputies also voted,
despite vigorous protest, to eliminate
the words 'the governor of this STATE
from the evening prayer, it being ar
gued "that all others in authority"
included the governor.
The changes, adopted at the sug-
gestion of the commission on prayer
books, must be approved by the house
of bishops and the next general con-
vention.
Rev. Leighton Parks of New York,
supporting the changes, said that the
present prayer in the morning service
was an adaptation of the prayer for
the king in the book of the Churc
nf I'm ole nd hof t1siv oil
to pray for the health, prosperity and
long life of the president.
The house of deputies spent the
Gay reading and discussing proposed
changes in the book of common pray
er as recommended by the commits
sion. The house of bishops, in Sc
cret session, also spent the day con-
sidering the proposed changes.
More Rights for Women.
Skillful parliamentary maneuvering
saved the resolution admitting wo-
men to membership in the house of
deputies from being killed by an ad
verse committee report. From the
time of the church's first convention
in Philadelphia, in 1855, men only
have been allowed to represent do
ceses on the floor of the convention.
The commission to which the reso-
luton, introduced by Robert H. Gar
diner of Maine, had been referred, re-
ported the proposal was inexpedient
at this time. Mr.. Gardiner, before
the committees report was acted up
on, made a motion getting the origi- |
nal resolution on the calendar. thus
giving it a chance for discussion in
this house.
Cognizance of the European war
was taken in both houses of the con-
ference today. From the house of
bishops came the announcement that
the pastoral letter this year will con- !
tain message to the communicates |
Of the church Gin view of the present |
world crisis.' This letter is read at |
the final session of each triennial ses-
sion convention and subsequently In
each Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States.
Plans to Minimize War.
Steps looking toward an official ex-
preston from the conference on its
attitude on practice intending to
minimize war were taken today when
the house of deputies adopted a reso-
luton providing that committee of
NASA 6JAAC SlAA tNACC 10y AuCu w
appointed to present a resolution
embodying these ideas to the house
OF deputies. The house of bishops
concurred in the resolution.
A larger religious life in the homes
OF the United States was urged in
resolution introduced in the house of
deputies by the Rev. Charles N. Tun-
dell NWilliamsport, Pa. This reso-
lutloAft,xhich was referred to COM
mittee, said there had been serious
changes in the family and homx life
OF the American people during the
present generation, and that it is to
me church the people look for differ
ent leadership. The resolution pro-
Woes for a commission of five bish-
ops, five clergymen and five laymen
70 study the whole question Of the
present status and condition of the
nome and family life of the people Of
tne United States in its relation to |,
Ieiglon and morals" making report
70 the 1919 convention.
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