Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-13

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/ -1'..~. language by . clergyman will be
~ . the Pictorial Page.
.,.rt,on that may find Its way into
'..s,crs at the forty-fourth triennial
-, conventlon OF the Episcopal Church,
- ming on at st. Louis, is whether or
dssf mute shall in the future be re-
. <,.S crdlnation to the priesthood.
o-,,,ons OF high churchmen and low
>',-h,rsn in Philadelphia indicate that
--.u,nt will be precipitated should the
.-.,<,on arise in the general convention.
- <~rt,ln churchmen of one school OF
/ <..hcrv cite a canon Of the Church ruling
I ~ .nutes out Of the priesthood, while
s<.rr arrue that conditions have changed
~ ne adoption Of the sign language. and
&rriore the Church has 'outworn" the
=. Rev DR.. Charles S. Hutchinson, rec
- A 81 Clements Church. Twentieth and
/ &~rrr streets, said today that he was
~,cssd to the ordination of deaf mutes. The
/ 6urcA canons, he said, refuse ordination
| 4 rripples and all men with any infirmity
| a that therefore deaf mutes should be
rrIeded from the ministry.
reasonably, I don't believe they should
y udained," he said, because of that pro-
t 11aory canon, which Is one of the Oldest
/ 4 the Church. The sign language. how
~ d all right for mutes to communicate
vkh one another, II seems"
ne Rev Frederick d. Ward. rector OF
1 q Eizabeth's Church, Sixteenth and Min
y slrsets, said the sign language is "such
snx and novel thing" that the ordination
<taf mutes might be a question with
- Hrong sides for argument.
] wouldn't want to express an opinion
. that should be doie about II at the con-
uE'lon think the mutes. with their sign
GEuage, are very live people and we want
n}<lp Them all we can. They seem to be
W % communicate with one another. but
~ question for the Church to decide"
1he Rev. Charles l.. Steel. rector OF Cal.
my Church, Forty-nrst and Brown
ritsts. said he was personally inclined
uFafd the prohibitory canon. The old
nnoa would seem to exclude deaf mutes
~ conditions now are different. he said
he Rev David NJ. Steele. rector ot the
Qnrch Of st. Luke and the Epiphany. $40
@lh Ihirteenth street. Is strongly in favor
ne ordination OF deaf mutes
70 argue against IT," he asserted, '1s
*assnse. Who else would minister to tho
~ mutes but deaf mute?" he asked.
me Rev. c. o. Dantzer, rector of Al
EH ,for the deaf). defends the ordina tioT
mutes with the contention that their sigI
4azuAse In its present state of development
much OF a language as German
mach or English. Because of this. h,
~ The conservation OF the sacraments II
ngn language, to which some objection
~ been made. Is just as valid as IL is II
~ audible language
noeed, the deaf mute has come. to con
- nh language" as good as and some
- better than speech. Mr.. 'Dantzer says
~ only when he Is communicating will
q one not a mute does he consider him
q bearing an infrmity.
~ Dantxer says the deaf mute takes ii
eu'er world with his eye and he is abl
HoFe meanings OF hand and finger move
m his memory and associate then
With the objects they signify as we'll a
osster than hearing persons store mean
= words and the objects they signify
- only can the deaf mute receive def
nees and name all concrete and alb
- shings on his fingers and by pose
exprsssions. says Mr.. Dantzer, but, a
,oon these IDEAS are clarified and beau
sent more direct ito his soul'-jus
"a rhythm of the dance tells the spec
~ more things than all the explanator
can hint at In the printed program.
uounx Mr.. Dantxer affirms: He hat
~ things well: He mslxeth both IN
" near ana the dumb to speak"