Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-22
This is a Question Episco-
pal Convention Wishes
Determined.
PROHIBITION WILL
BE UP THIS WEEK
Chnrch's Attitude Toward Remar.
riage of Divorces Certain to BE.
come Paramount Issue Before
Next Convention.
It. Louis, Oct. 21.-The general

st. Louis, Oct. 21.--The general
convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal church turned it's attention today
to the effects of moving pictures on
the morals of America. A resolution,
adopted by the house OF deputies, di-
rected the church social service COM
mission to arrange conditions to
create national board Of censors.
Whether the class of motion pictures
shown in the United States is i'm
proving was the question raised by
the submission of a resolution Dy
Rev. E. n. V. Shaylor of Seattle.
The clergy and laity of the church
were urged in a resolution adopted
by the house of deputies to 'the rigid
observance in all social habits Of
those Christian principles which
make for sobriety, purity and holi-
ness in life" The resolution, which
was presented by Rev. James E.
Freeman of Minneapolis, asserted that
there is conspicuous laxity in the
observance of such laws in the
United States" manifesting itself in
the increasing tendency TO divorce
and the dishOnor of Sunday" The
resolution also asserted that "the
awful tragedy in Europe demands
searching investigation of the stand
ards of our individual and corporate |!
life American life, it asserted, is
marked in vulgar and fragrant way !!
by ostentatious luxury and prodigal |
extravaganza, creating false stand
ards Of living and tending to make |
hn oil
the rich and the poor"
Remarriage of Divorces.
That the fight within the church for !
the prohibition of the remarriage by
Its clergymen of divorced persons
was not ended when the house of
deputies recently rejected the pro-
posai, was evidenced today in reso-
luton introduced by the Rev. Leigh
ton Parks of New York, and referred
10 the commission on holy matri-
mony. This proposed canonical
amendment, which for5ids clergymen
performing such ceremonies, leaders
OF the convention asserted. was Ger
TAIN to become one of the paramount
issues in the 1919 general conven.
ton.
Prohibition probably will be dis
cussed before the convention next
week. This was determined today
When a memorial was submitted to
the house of deputies by the church
temperance society and was referred
TO committee to be reported later
in the session.
Ihe house of deputies did not act
To-Day upon the selection of Bishop
arthur Seldom Lloyd of New York as
president and George Gordon King
OF Newport, r. l., as treasurer of
the board of missions. as had been
expected, but probably will vote Mon
nay. Announcement was made from
the house Of bishops that among
Inose elected to places on the board
are Bishop Alfred Hading of Wash
ngton and the Rev. W. T. Manning
u New York, who were among five
members of the board to resign a
year ago. The designations followed
ne sending over their protest of
to Panama Last Feb
'uary to confer with the representa- I
ives of the Protestant mission board t
IN the general subject of missions
n Latin America.
Detroit, Mich, was finally chosen :
Is the place for the next general con- =
'entlon when the house of deputies I
oday concurred with the house Of y
'lshops in its selection. The next i
-919. Ic
For World Court to Prevent War. =
inc establishment Of an interna h
ional court having jurisdiction over o
II nations of the world was suggest e
q ksa practical method for prevent ;,
NJ war in report submitted to the q
ouse OF deputies by the commission
N minimizing war. The report was \
laced on the calendar. y
Conflicts between the larger and
mailer dioceses over question cf
locese representation arose today
yer proposal to change the present A
asls OF representation. At present 4
ach diocese is represented at the =.
eneral convention by four laymen 6,
no four clergymen. The proposed t.
ass would give each diocese mini 4,
lum representation of three laymen ~
nd three clergymen with an addi- in