The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-27
SYN0OS MAY ELECT
SUFFRAGAN BISHOPS
Episcopal House Of Deputies Initiates
Plan Designed to Meet Racial
Problem in Episcopate.
CHURCH TO SPREAD
GOSPEL THROUGH PRESS
VIII start Periodical Based on News
paper Rather Than Magazine Lines.
Adopt George washington's Prayer
For Country.

St. Louis, Oct Adjudication Of
a weekly periodical based upon
newspaper rather than on magazine
linss' will be started by the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church January l, 1t
was announced at today's session Of
the church convention here.
This, It was announced. would be
the drct step in an attempt to preach
the gospel through tho press. The
pastoral of the general convention
will deal with the world conditions
and will review the European war In
its effect on the other nations. the
United States in particular, according
to another announcement made to-
day.
eynods 10 Eject Sunragan Bishops.
The House Of Deputies today adopt
ed an amendment to the constitution
authorizing provincial synods to elect
suffragan bishops for any diocese in
tho province to have authority over
any particular race.
The amendment II adopted by the
House Of Bishops and approved by
the next general convention will be
a solution for the present of the prob
lem of racial episcopate which has
been urged particularly because of the
negro parishes. The suffragan bishop
would be under the direction of the
diocesan bishop.
Opposition was voiced in the House
Of Deputies on the ground that a
negro could not be father in Christ
to negroes" In reply it was urged
there was no valid objection to negro
bishops for negroes
Adopt Washfngton's Prayer
The House OF Deputies, in consid-
ering prayer-book revision, adopted
the prayer of George Washington
when he gave up the command Of
the continental army as "a prayer for
our country" The House Of Deputies
voted to change the title of the decla-
ration of absol1tton in the service OF
morning prayer from IAN absoiution
to he said by the priest" to "a dec
/ laration OF ahsolutioa to be said by
the priest
The latter being prepared by the
Rt Rev. Charles H, Brent. bishop of
the Philippines: the Rt. Rev William
Lawrence, bishop of Massachusetts,.
and the Rt. Rev. Charles p. Anderson,
bishop OF Chicago, is the message of
the general convention to the COM
| municants of the church and will be
presented at the final joint session to-
morrow. Subsequently 1t will be read
in every Episcopal church in the
United States.
Today the house OF deputies plan
ned to attempt the completion of the
discussion Of the report of the joint
commisson on the revision and en-
prayer.
1t was announced that the lower
! house would meet in executive ses-
sion late today to consider the Sc.
lection Of the house Of bishops OF
the Rev. Frank Touret. OF Colorado
Springs. for the missionary bishopric
of Western Colorado, and the Rev.
Hugh l. Burleson, OF New York. for
tho missionary episcopate of South
Dakota.
Attacks Emotional Evangelism.
At = missionary conference yester-
day the Rt Rev. Theodore Irving
Reese. bishop coadjutor. Of Southern
Ohio. said the American flag should
be carried after the cross tn all ser
vices OF the Episcopal Church.
He attacked what he character
lied as emotional evangelism as sen
sational. commercial, and creating ir-
reverence"
Provision was made for the first
| time in the history Of the church for
voluntary confessional. followed by
absolution. The lower house approx
ed q recommendation to insert in the
| service for the visitation OF the sick.
a rubric directing that the sick per-
son shall be moved to make special
confession Of his sins, and If he feels
his conscience troubled with any mat
| ter; after which confession, the min
lister shall assure him of Gods mercy
and forgiveness.
The rubric, which now goes to the
house of bishops, was adopted only
after vigorous protests.