The Washington times., 1919-10-25
TAKE UP HEALING At
MEETING
Commission Appointed to Study
Observation-Disclosures Ses-
sion Is Ended.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 25.-One of
the most momentous sessions Of ses-
sions of the Protestant Episcopal
Church ended yesterday when the
trfennial general convention adjourn
ed to meet in 1922 at Portland, Ore. :
In the closing service of the con-
vention the church was called upon
through the pastoral letter to square
ly face its duty in the new era and
| the problems of the period of recon-
struction.
The convention just closed made
church history, leading men of the
Episcopal Church declare, and adopt
ed legislation destined to place the
communion on a broadened plane in
the eyes of the entire Christian world.
In this connection they cite the fol-
| lowing four general points:
First, the almost complete reor-
ganization OF the church through the
| creation of an executive council and
! the granting of increased powers to
provincial synods.
Church's Outioosk Broadened.
Second, the broadening OF the
church's outlook on social matters.
| industrial questions and international
affairs.
Third, the general approval of the
movement toward church unity by
amending the church constitution to
| make possible the proposed con-
cordat with the Congregational
Church whereby ministers of that
! church may be ordained in the
Episcopal faith, these amendments
also making possible similar agree
| ments with other denominations.
Fourth. the broadening of the wor-
| ship of the church in revision of the
| book of common prayer and its en-
| richment
| Greatest interest of church people
| and convention delegates today was
! shown in the selection by the house
| of bishops of Bishop Thomas +. CALI
| or, of Tennessee, as chairman OF the
| new executive council. which will
handle the business of the church
| after January /, next.
Become. Executive Head.
Bishop Gailor will hold office until
| the next convention. He becomes by
| virtue of the office, executive head
| of the church, Bishop Daniel S. Tut
| tie, of Missouri. remaining its eccle-
siastical head as presiding bishop.
although eventually the two offices
will combine. Election of a suffragan
bishop to the missionary district of
Il
| of the house of bishops.
The new council which on January
1 next becomes the ruling body of
the church and under which all
church affairs are to be centralized,
| is made up as follows:
Bishops William c. Brown. OF Vir-
ginia; William Lawrence, of Massa-
chusetts: Edwin s. Lines. of the do
cese of Newark, N. j.. and Theodore
]. Reese, coadjutor bishop of south
ern Ohio; DIR. James e. Freeman.
Minneapolis; DR.. Alexander Mann,
| Boston; DR.. William H Milton, Will
mington, N. c.; DR.. Ernest NJ. Stirres,
New York. and the following eight
York; John Stewart Bryan, Richmond.
Va; Samuel Mather, Cleveland: Bur-
| ton Mansfield. New Haven. Conn;
| Frederick G. Moorehouse. Milkauwee;
| Arthur f. Newbold. Philadelphia:
| Harper Sibley. Rochester, N. Y. and
| H. c. Wycoff, of watsonville, Cal.
Believing that the ministry of
healing is a mission of the church
and that it's inclusion in the work of
| the church will ad to and help hold
| the present membership, the conven-
tion yesterday appointed a commits
sion to injuire into the question and
report at the 1922 meeting.
The house OF bishops vest erday re-
ferred to the council an investigation
of work among negroes and a sug-
| gestion that a conference Of racial
Representatives be held in each large
city to consSer greater social justice.
The closing service OF the conven-
tion was held in st. Paurs Cathedral.
the bishops enrobed, clerical and lay
| delegates attending. Presiding Bishop
| Tuttle pronounced the benediction.