Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-18


son Fucc. objected ID the change. H..
contenGcd that the prayer was rot
trivial
CONSIDER PROPOSED CHANGES
N HOOk OF CoMMON PRAYER
IN the house OF deputies the day
Ihraer' WIS occupied by tho reading
oil the proposed changes IN the Bcok
OF Common PRAYER. The house OF b.Sh-
ops holding its meeting behind closed
drors. also spent tho day considering
the proposed changes.
Ski!lful parliamentary mancuy,rins
saved the resolution admitting women
10 membership in the house OF d.pu-
iics from being Killed by an 3ivcrsc
committee report, From the ,inlc 81
tho churcttSs first convention. in Phi.a-
dclphia. ia 1855. men only have h..n
allowed 10 represent dioccScs the
floor. iicfore the advcrs" report was
acted on to-day. a motion was made
which put the original resolution on
the calendar. thus giving IL :: chunc.
for discussion in the house.
CoGnizancc o: the European war was
taken in both houses OF the convention
to-day. From the house OF bishops
came the announcement that tho pas
toral letter this year Will contain :.
message 10 the communicates OF the
church lin view OF tho present world
crisis THIS letter il read in each
Protestant Episcopal Church in The
United states steps looking for :.n
Official expression on methods tending.
10 minimize war were taken day
when the house OF deputies adopted II
resolution which proposed that :. COM
mittce OF three clcrgymcn ana three
Iaynlcn be appointed to draw up res
olution, embodying these ideas The
house of bishops Concurrcd in the ac-
tion.
\ larger religious life in the homes
of the United States was urged IN :,
resolution Introduced in the house OF
deputies by In. Rev. Charles ~ Tyn-
delk OF Williamsport Pa This rcso-
luton which was referred TO :, COM
mittce. provides for Il committee Of
five bishops. five clcrgyrnen and FIVE
laymcn ito study the whole question,
Of the present status ana condition of
the home and family lifc OF the pee.
pic OF the United States in It's relation
TO religion and morals making a re-
port to the 1919 convention.
ORGANIZED PUBLICITY
Is URGED UPON CIiURCH
Use OF efficiency systems in the con-
duct Of the business OF the church.
coupled with larger publicity for
church propaganda was urged ny del
cgates to the General Convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church. in session
here, to-day.
Rev James Wise. of St Louis. suf-
fragan bshop-clcct Of Kansas. has
drafted a resolution calling for IL per-
mancnt church publicity commission
In our churches We can reach many.
but il is through tho newspapers aud
other periodicals that we can best
roach the man outside" he said. I'VE
are coming TO the point where We mus.
realize that the church, like all other
large organizations Interested in
molding public sentiment. can best do
il through organized publicity"
NEW SYSTEM or HANDLING
FINANCES rs URGED
\ report OF the joint commission on
business efficiency urges new systems
Of handling parochIal. diocesan and
provincial finances. the regular audit
ing of the funds hy outside account
ants and the handling OF such finances
in trust funds.
The church is n large business con-
ccrn, to all intcnts and purposes" said
Robert S. Pruyn, of Albany. y. "
chairman Of the committee. comment
ing to-day on the report. "Consc-
0ucntly we must handle its business
as wo would that Of any firm
Tho house Of deputies to-day de-
fcated proposition that the "re Deum,"
- sung in the morning prayer SER
vice, be shortened.