Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-14

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct ia plea to the
working people Of America to come
into the church was made by Rev. j.
Howard Melish of Brooklyn in an ad-
dress in the social service forum in
connection with the Protestant Epis-
copal general convention here today
He asserted that in the American
churches today can be found people
Of culture and social standing, but it
the working people who is absent.
The church started among the work
ers in the beginning, tentmaker be-
ing it's chief missionary and his EEL
low workmen its first members in Eu-
rope" DR.. Melish said. He said it was
ignored by the people of culture, art
and social standing. Today, he con-
tinued. the workers in Catholic and
Protestant countries alike are inditfer-
ent or hostile to the church.
Must Understand Them
Rev. DR.. Melish held that the church
can regain the working people of
Christendom only by understanding
them.
There is no use telling employers
to be kind and generous he said.
Our competitive system is morally
and socially bankrupt. The workers
know it and ask for soil where the seed
of real human individual and social
life may bring forth fruit abundantly.
The church now recognizes the rich
as the class by which its mission and
philanthropies are carried on. In the
Same way why should il not recognize
IA
mentality, under God by which the
new economic order is to be intro
duced?'
Gardiner Resolution
a resolution w2s introduced in the
House of Deputies of the Protestant
Episcopal General convention. giving
women the right to sit as delegates.
This resolution. which would alter
policy that has prevailed since the or
saniZation of the church in America
was introduced by Robert H. Gardiner
of Gardiner. Me
George Gordon King, treasurer of the
board of missions, reported that dur
ing the last three years. the board of
missions had received $4,000 654; that
all payments had been met and that
the reserve on hand was s74S,716
More than half the mission receipts
came from the Parish churches-the
contributions from this source amount
ing to S2.246,912. The Sunday schools
contributed s560.456. and from lega-
cies, $1S4500 was derived.
The Virginia delegation asked that
the Sunday nearest Feb. % of each
year be set apart as a memorial day
for George Washington.
Steps looking toward a reunited
christendom were announced by the
Rev. B. Talbot Rogers of Racine Wis
in presenting to the House of Depu-
ties the report of the committee on
world conference for the consideration
of questions touching faith and order
The report said that preparatory plans
for the bringing about of world con-
ference on the subject are well under
way.
In the last three years IS commits
sions or committees of the various
churches have been appointed to work
toward the goal, making a total of IS
religious bodies cooperating on Aug
81" the report said.
Report Adopted
The report was adopted by the
House and permission was given to the
commission to continue its work.
"A man who is paid $4,000 for SER
vices Is under a moral handicap in
asking a missionary to go out to hard
places. often at small stipends, Bishop
Hall of Vermont told delegates to the
session today. Bishop Hall raised the
point in introducing a resolution at
Joint session on missions Of the two
houses of the convention. urging that,
in fixing the stipend of the president
of the church board of missions for the
next six years, it consider whether the
present salary of the president-sSooO
annually and travelling expenses-'s too
large.
The term of Bishop Arthur 8. LLOYD.