New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-24
DOOR TO JEWISH
CONVERTS OPEN
Those Who Join Episcopal
Church May Retain
Racial Customs

81. Louis, Oct 23.-Jevs who have &C.
cepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah and
have become communicates Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church may retain, il
they desire, the Jewish national and
racial customs and feasts, according TO
ruling Of the House Of Deputies Of
the Church's general convention in ses-
sion here to-day.
This action was based on a resolu-
ton that had been presented by the
Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, Of Philadel-
phia. 1t was asserted that there were
in the United States hundreds Of Jews
who had accepted Christ and yet had
hesitsted to affiliate with Christian de-
nominations because they did not care
to abandon their racial customs.
Efforts 20 have women permitted to
sit as delegates in the House OF Depu-
ties were abandoned to-day when, on
the heels of rejection by the House
of Bishops, a lower house committee
reported the proposal adversely.
No Change in Representation
The House Of Deputies refused, by
diocesan vote, to adopt the recon-
mendation Of special committee pro-
posing that the present system of equal
diocesan representation in the House
OF Deputies be changed to one of pro-
portionate representation. Fears were
expressed by representatives of some
of the smaller dioceses that the change
would throw the balance of power TO
the larger and weather. church bodies.
The lower house refused to confer
with the House of Bishops in giving
a seat and vote in the upper house TO
suffragan bishops. Concurrent action
is necessary. At present sufrsgans
have seat, but no vote. The lower
house adopted q resolution providing
for constitutional amendment allow
ing q sufragsn TO substitute in the
event OF death or disability Of the
Bishop.
The House Of Bishops to-day reject
ed proposal to open their sessions
to the press and public. Their sittings
have been held behind closed doors
since the first triennial convention, in
1889.
Care of Unemployable
Employers Of the United States
should give larger consideration to
the problem Of the unemployable, the
Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires, of New York,
said in an address In the social service
forum of the convention. The Rev. Dr.
Stires distinguished between the unem-
ployed, those able to work and unable
to obtain employment" and the "unem-
playable, those who would work, but
who are incapacitated by physical or
mental infrmities."
There are in New York to-day 100,-
900 unemployable men-men untitled
for the battle Of life" DR.. Stires said.
1T Is essential that we, for the Chris
tian Church, attempt to help solve
their problems and save them from
beggary and attendant evils. Agencies
in our own country already are utiliz-
Ing the waste Of the household to bene-
fit humanity"
Over some opposition the reelection
Of Bishop Arthur Selden Lloyd as
president Of the Board Of Missions, the
most important board Of the Church,
was confirmed In the House of Depu-
ties to-day. He had been reelected by
the House Of Bishops.
A step looking toward the eventual
change Of the name Of the Church "to
make IL more nearly in accord with its
apostolic origin" was proposed In a
resolution offered in the House of
Deputies by the Rev. Martin Aigner,
Of Franklin, Penn. This resolution,
which was referred to the committee
on prayer books. would substitute the
words "of the holy Catholic Church"
on the title page Of the prayer book
for the words "of the Church"