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Believe That Petitions for Divine
Guidance and Protection of
President Should Be More
Democratic
REVISING PRAYER BOOK
Protestant Episcopal Convention Il Adj
dressed by Cardinal Mercier-"We Are
brethren in Christian Faith" Says
Catholic Prclate

Detroit Oct. 20.-petit.ons for Divine
guidance and protection for the President
of the United States should be democratic
, in form. the House of Bishops decided
to-day tnrcfisihg to concur in action by
the House of deputies Of the Episcopal
Church in convention here 20 retain the
old form of prayer. The bishops endorsed
the new form of prayer, rejected last
week by tho deputies. which also contains
a plea for safe guiding the nation.
1t was the contention that the old prayer
modelled after that for the monarch OF
England In the English prayer book, pre-
sent 4 too strongly plea for tho man
and not for he Office. The House of Dep
uties was asked to concur in adopting the
now fora
BY action Of the House of Bishops, also
Thanksgiving day is TO be created n Holt
day of the church Concurrence Of the
deputies is necessary.
In both houses progress was made in
revision of the prayer book, the bishors
ratifying many OF the amendments made
by the deputies and the latter adopted
further changes The bishops agreed to
omit the alternative absolution in the
morning prayer. In tho evening service
confession and dissolution prayers may
be omitted on Sunday as permitted on
week days.
Another step toward enfranchi sement
OF women was taken to-day when the
House of Bishops gave PERMISSION to
The missionary district of San joaquin,
Cal. to admit women to its legislative
councils A commission has been named
to consider the subject of the status
Of women in church councils and is
TO report in 1922
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IN 1900 will remove anv obstacles to
give eniscono1 ordination To ministers
OF other faiths. Before the next con.
yention an Episcopal commission is to
confer with the CONGREGATIONAL sig
natories to the concordat with a view
The League of Nations issue came to
the front again to-day when the inter-
national affairs committee of the House
of Deputies offered n substitute for
Bishop Brewster's resolution adopted by
the House of Bishops endorsing "a
covenant Of nations" The new resolu-
tons which like the Brewster pro-
posals found objections in the deputies
because they did not fatty declare for
Or against the covenant in its present
form would pledge the support of the
church to all movements (Which air to
draw closer the nations of the earth I"
stating the belief that the League Of
Nations ''when consummated in such
form as may be agreed upon by the con-
tracing powers" will attain this end
Other substitute resolutions will be Of
fered. delegates from the South stated
to- lay.
The House of Bishops TODAY took a
decided stand against "ir,nroner moving
nIctures,' and asked tbe church member-
shin TO use all influence against tho
Towering of morals through the disnlav
of such pictures"
In executive sessions the blsbons this
afternoon decided the Philippines dues
ton and the charges that unauthorized
nractices have nrevailed certain missions
of the church there. What action is con.
templated has not been made known.
The bishops made clear TODAY that
Tho convention has mt reioctad tho nou,
hymnal, adopted in the last convention
The House of Deputies has gone on rec
ord as demanding inclusion of certain
OF the 'old hymns" that were omitted
It Is expected by the delegates that an
insert with the hymns desired will be
published
Delegates to the convention are being
asked by Dean Charles n. Latbrop Of
Milwaukee. one of the foremost cierpv
men of the church and a delegate to sign
resolutions asking the release of con-
scientious directors to the draft now held
Ia federal prisons. Dean Lathrop. who
was decorated by King Albert of Bel
GUM feles that many of the conscientious
directors got INTO difficulties through