Evening journal., 1919-10-09
EPISCOPALIANS GO
into open session
Convention by Overwhelm-
ing Vote Changes Rule In
Effect Since 1884
LABOR rs TOPIC
OF BISHOPS SERMON

DETROIT, oct. 9.-By an overwhelm-
ing majority the House OF Bishops OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church voted
Yesterday 10 hold open session at the
oDeniug session Of the f0rty-siXth iri-
ennial general convention in the parish
Rouse of II. Paul's Cathedral. since
the first general convention In i1Si the
House OF Bishops has met in secret
session, and every attempt TO change
the rule has been defeated.
For twenty years the advocates OF
open sessions have been growing more
persistent in their efforts and ut the
general convention in 1916 they lost by
only one vote.
Suspendine canonical rules, the house
n Identities unanimously voted 10 ap-
nrove the election OF the Rt. Rev.
charles summer Burch as a bishop OF
the diocese Of New York. A memorial
nstinr such action was presented on
behalf Of the diocese by Dr. william u,
Manning of New York. 70 l. expected
that the house of bislpos Will concur.
Tho RI. Rev. Thomas + Cairo
Jishop Of Tennessee. who was presld-
ng over the convention, took The floor
% speak in behalf of open sessions ana
made The motion 90 change The rule.
The Hl Rev William Lawrence
,ishop of Eastern Massachusetts; the
Rov. Charles Henry Brent, bishop of
Western New York, and the RI. Rev
.harlcs u. Williams, bishop Of Michi-
van. led the fight for open sessions. The
method Of conducting the open meet
ugs was left 30 IL committee.
The house Of bishops organized boy
,lecting Bishop Gailor chairman. The
louse of deputies elected the Rev. Alex
.ndcr Mann. of Boston, chairman and
ne Rev. Dr. George +. Nelson, OF New
FORK. secretary. The house Of deputies
,dopied resolutions sympalhizing witt.
President Wilson i'm his Illness.
several bishops who were consecrateC
Turing the lriennum were formally
PRESENTED 10 the house. The orlenla
,ishops were presented by the Bt. Rev
J9mcs Henry Darlington. bishop Of Har.
-isburg and welcomed by the chair
man. Archbishop Platon responded fol
lhe visitors.
TWO Canadian bishops, BishoI
Slringer. OF Yukon, and Bishop Roper
of Ottawa, were presented.
I'm an address that stirred J,OU
,hurchmen at the opening service u
Arcadia Hall in the morning Blsh0l
Brent. chaplain general OF tile Amerl
can EXpedilionary Forces in France
declared one or the great problems o
the great moment in history is th'
industrial problem. that the 're'
menace" must be avoided, and tn
church. if il il 90 retain its leadership
must discover where the blame lie
and insist on obedience TO the principle
of Justice and honor and freedom
which are not abstract ideas, bu
practical forces.
NO decent man cares to pretend ina
the existing industrial situation Is salts
factory" Bishop Brent said.
When, the bishop asserted that l 10
my part cannot see why cOnferenc
should ever be refused. The greater Ou
conviction we are right. the greater
our readiness 10 submit our case
and test that challenges IL, some
the churclmen whispered: He's hi
ting Gary.
Bishop Brent said that whereas Oh
church was once like the pillar Of IN
that leads mankind, 10 is now more {
an ambulance. following on behind an
picking up the wounded
we rest under the imputation IN;
we are class church. that our symp;
thies run with capital rather than wit