The Washington times., 1916-10-24
CHURCH WON'T HAVE
WOMEN DELEGATES
Efforts to Have Them sit In
Protestant Episcopal House
Of Deputies Tabled.

ST. LOUIS Oct aL--Jews who have
accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah
and have become communicates Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church may re-
tain II they desire the Jewish national
and racial customs and feasts. accord
inG 70 a ruling Of the house OF depu-
ties. OF the churchs general conven-
ton, In session here today.
The action was based upon a resolu-
REV Floyd w. Tompkins. Of Phiiadel-
phia. IT was asserted that there were
In the Upited States hundreds OF Jews
who had accepted Christ and yet had
hesitated to affiliate with Christian de-
nominations because they did not care
TO abandon their racial customs.
Efforts to have women permitted 10
sit as delegates In the house Of depu-
ties Of the general convention were
abandoned today. when, on the heels
lower house committee reported the
proposal adversely. r. II. Gardiner.
Of Gardiner. Me-. sponsor for the move
nent. consented to his resolution be-
Fight on Representation.
The house OF bishops refused by dioc-
esan vote to adopt the recommend a ton
OF q special committee proposing the
present system Of equal diocesan repre-
sanitation In the mousse OF deputies TO be
changed s,. to one Of proportionate repre-
ceded the vote. which, in the clerical or
vided. and In the lay order. 20 to 101k.
with four dioceses divided. Fears were
expressed by Representatives OF some OF
the smaller dioceses that the proposed
amendments would throw the balance
Of power TO the larger and weather
church bodies.
The report proposed that. instead of
each diocese being represented as al
present. by four clergymen and four
from each order be allowed from each
diocese. with an additional lay and cleri-
cal delegate for each 100 resident clergy
men. the maximum representation being
six from each order.
The lower house refused to concur
with the house OF bishops In Its action
giving a seat and vote In the upper
house to suffragan bishops. Concurrent
action rs necessary. At present sunra-
Rans have a seat but no vote. However
the lower house adopted resolution
providing for a constitutional amend
ment allowing suffragans to substitute
In the event OF the death or disability
OF the bishop.
Reject Open Door Sessions.
The house OF bishops today rejected
a proposal to open their sessions. which
have been held behind closed doors since
the first trienniai convention. In 1879. Il
the press and public.
Employers OF the United States should
give larger consideration to the prob
lem OF the unemployable. the Rev. Err
nest NJ StireB, OF New York, said In Al
address in the social service forum to
day. Mr.. Stires distinguished betweeI
tho unemployed. those able to worl
and unable to obtain employment" ant
the unemplc yaole. CHOSE who woul'
work brt ar" incapa cltated by frhyslca
or mental inhrmities."
| A stcp Looking toward the eventua
change OF he nnmo of the church. 1T
mako II more nearly In accord with IL
apostolic origin" was proposed In
resolution offered In the House Of Depu
| ties by the Rev. Martin Aigner. {;
Franklin. Pa. This resolution, whicl
was referred to the committee on praye
books. would substitute the words 20
the Holy Catholic Church" on the It'll
page OF the prayer book for the word
| ''of the church." However, leaders o
the convention asserted that since tn
| church is named In its constitution 9TH
Protestant Episcopal Church OF tn
| United States OF America" the propose
substitution can have no erect on tn
| church title.