Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-08
BISHOP RHINELANDER
MAKES WAR APPEAL
Opens Episcopal Convention
With Address Urging Individ-
ual Effort by Churchmen
FIGHT FOR BROTHERHOOD
Purpose of Conflict the Establishment
of Righteousness Through
out World

The address Of Bishop Rhinelander at
the opening session of the convention of the
Episcopal Diocese Of Pennsylvania at the
church Of st. Luke and the Epiphany. Thir-
ieenth street below Spruce. this morning
consisted principally of strong appeal for
every individual to give of his energy and
discipline to the cause of the war.
His appeal consisted OF three principal
thoughts, one for the conservation of food,
one for the abolition Of liquor and the
other for willing enlistment in some branch
Of the service which will win the war, He
especially appealed for community spirit
patriotism for the sake of our institu-
tions.
In his opening remarks Bishop Rhine
lander declared that this time is the most
momentous in the history Of the church.
Think what it means he urged his
hearers
america lined up with Belgium. France
! England. Italy. Russia. Japan and many
| others. already come. or coming into the
| concert of free peoples, Hearts. minds
| arms. flags and resources are met and min
! gled in one great and high common under
| takng-which. please God. shall result in
establishing for all time and for all men
| liberty and truth. Righteousness and broth
| erhood on earth"
! Later in his address he appealed for care.
| iul organization that there may he SUN.
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! to accompany the troops to camps and into
the field AS rapidly as they are organized
| BY way of impresslng his thought alons
| this line he recalled the fact that there vii
| probably be approximately 20O0.00O mer
! in camps and in the field under training
| for the European conflict by December next
! He alsi commented upon the fact that scv
! eral rectors were absent from the conven
! ton on duty as chaplains.
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
In speaking on discipline he again ap
| preached the war subject and in his re
! marks declared that, in his belief ther,
| was nothing stronger than sentmen
| against conservation or universal service
| The Stonemen's Fellowship received tn,
! bishops hearty approval.
| Speaking of democracy the bishop said
| THE chief danger threatening democrat cy
| as this war has clearly shown, is tina
democracy has come to he associated NOR
! with protection of private rights than witt
| the discharge of public duties"
| In commenting upon the condition o
the church. Bishop Rhinelander urged tn
| members Of the convention to take hom
| with them the thought that the diocese /
| the important thing in the Church, not tn
| parish
Among his other urgent appeals to tn
| convention was one for better and NOR
earnest work among negroes. This brancf
| he said was the most important mission
airy field which can logically he carried int
effect by the Church during the war. Fo
this reason he asked for earnest effort.
PENSION FUND OF CHURCH
lie announced that $l.1os.27O,29 has bee
| raised by the diocese Tor the church pensio
Fund. while its share was originally set a
one million. In speaking Of the educationS
feature. Bishop Rhnelander announced tina
| the trustees Of the Philadelphia Divinit
| School have secured new site for the inst
tuition in West Philadelphia aud that
new school viii be erected as soon as thei
are sufficient funds.
Bishop Suffragan Garland outlined III
various matters considered and acted upo
by the general convention Of the Churc
and then reported upon his various act
during the year.
The Rev. e. l.. Fulfor;h. rector of II
| Church of the Messiah. Philadelphia wa
elected secretary and the Rev. Charles
| Lyons. of st. Adams. Philadelphia. va
| elected assistant secretary.
| CONVENTION GIVES PLEDGE
The following resolution, introduced h