The sun., 1916-01-27
NAVE OF ST. JOHNS
TO Be BUILT AT ONCE
Church club. Honoring Bishop
Greer at Dinner. Hears
of Orders.
PLEAS FOR UNITY MADE

diocese " New York hono'ci Bishop
pavii Hummel Greer nj it's twenty-ninth
annual nner last nigh, In pelmonico's
The twelfth anniversary Of the consecrs-
ton Of Bishop Greer furnished tho op-
ro-,nnity for the leading clergy and
lai,y of the diocese to vie In praisinc the
service " the Bishop and In revealing
important news and important points OF
view about church work and social SER
vice.
The Rev pr William T Manning,
rector cf Trinity. said that the quickest
wa 20 make the Episcopal church a
living force would he to abolish the
rental rcws system and make every
pew I'm every church absolutely free.
n shop Greer announced that the trus-
tees Of the cathedral Of 81 John the
pvne decided unanimously yesterday
afternoon to begin Immediately the
building OF the nave, and that they had
instructed the architects to prepare the
necessary contracts
Bishop MILAN Lawrence Of Massa-
chusrtiS told the brethren of tn" clergy
and laty that he had relnquished tenn
p,rartly the direction Of his diocese 10
marase the church pension plan office
at "a wall street. where he and his staff
are working out the details Of gigan-
t. pension plan. which will provide
ample means for Episcopal ministers
pas, the age Of 6S.
Dr. Greer Asks for Unity.
These announcements and declarations
made the dinner particularly notable In
the history OF the Church club. but
'he-e was In addition feature Of
peculiarly agreeable interest. Bishop
Greer made a broadly general plea for
unity. holding that prejudices and
strongly held convictions should not he
permitted to interfere with the great
mission OF the church. Dr. Manning's
speech rang with the same spirit.
The toastnaster was William Edmond
Curtis president Of the club With him
or the dais We're Bishop Greer. Bishop
Lawrence. Bishop Page Of Spokane. Dr.
Manning, the Rev Dr. Ernest NJ. Stires
,f 81 Tnomiss. the Rev. Or William G.
Thayer. he..dmaster Of 81. Marks
s'hool the Very Rev. William Mercer
t,roSVenor. dean Of the Cathedral the
Rev Dr +. l.. II Fott, the Very Rev.
Wlford L. Robbins. dean OF the Union
Theological Seminary; roltce Commits
soner Arthur Woods. Francis Lynde
>'s,son. William Felloues Morgan and
Mcneil SaIre.
Among the 900 clergymen and lay
men we're the Rev Herbert Shipman.
the Rev. Richard Golden, q W Bur
.rh. -. II. Hartman. ". de r. Manice,
AUGUST Belmont. Edmund l.. Baylies,
2 N Dutsrbridge r. II Outerbrdge.
George Gordon Battle, j. :. Rogers.
George Zabr.skie, =. Il. Lamb, George
Peabody. r. ]. Berw.ld the Rev. Dr.
John +. Peters. the Rev. Dr. Karl Rel
land. the Rev pr A II Van de Water,
n -, John Hyde and Gen. W. w.
Skidd,.
Bishop Greer said thar he had found
many problems and complexities in his
tnelve wears service. hut that on the
whole his work had been Joy to him.
~ have not been the Bishop Of any
Iar'y or o. any school Of thought" he
continued, First, last and all tn. time
I nave :r!ed to be = bishop "f service
\ hN7op should recognize and respec.
freely the honest opinions Of those who
fer from him. However much | have
n l-d that is the spirit in which have
served Human nature mas its alloy. its
pr.judices But | fain would believe
tat We are united for the greatest work
ever slven 20 man The great thing is
- dismiss as really important our
r-eiuiices, any such questions. perhaps
81 me chara rter OF the infalliblity Of the
TopA. and lesser matters of creed. and
& rN our minds firmly on the great fact
that the universe is nrt ruled by the
blind and savage forces of nature, but
BY the spirit of Christ"