The sun., 1919-10-14
PRAYER BOOK ISSUE
MAY NOT Be FORCED
General Convention of Episco-
pal Church Not Expected
to Take Action.
AUGMENTATION" IS HIT
Anti-Revisionist Says Change
Will Not Win Hearts Of
American People.

DETROIT. Oct. 1s.-Possibility OF q
breach among the dioceses making up
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
America because OF the prayer book
revision controversy in tho Triennial
General Convention here seemed les
sened at the close of to-days session
when 1t became known that II is I'M
likely the issue will be reached during
the present convention. Not because of
the strong objections to the proposed
changes made by Southern deputies I'M
der the leadership of those from the
three Virginia dioceses. but because of
press OF other business delegates believe
- main points in the controversy will
not be reached before the next conven-
ton In 1929. BY that time II is hoped
an agreement will be reached
DR.. Charles Lewis Slattery of New
York and Bishop Coadjutor-Elect Ed
ward L. Parsons OF California, members
OF the prayer book revision commission
declared to-day that the commission
finds no radical demand for alteration
at this time in the communion Office
about which the controversy centres
particularly in the proposed reservation
or the sacrament. and the changes In
the prayers Of conservation. The COM
mission believes that the present con-
vention Will reach the proposed amend
ing OF the service OF burial and the
penifential Office, to which there is some
opposition.
No Revision of Prayer Book.
DR.. Randolph McKim of Washington.
one or the leaders of the anti-revision-
ISIS among the Northern delegates. holds
that the commission has rewritten. not
revised, the prayer book. and that in its
new form the Protestant character OF
the service is Comprised He has pre
pared commentary on the proposed
changes In which he says they SAVIOR of
the medieval and that a church which
stands for compulsory prayers for the
oeao, for auricular confession, for pen
ance. for reservation Of the sacrament
ana eucharistic alteration, church
which turns Its face to the middle ages
will not win the heart Of the American
people"
Some other proposals to '.modernize"
the church are finding rough road In
the convention. Bishop William A
Query OF South Carolina made SIREN
uous objection to-day to the request of
the Board of Missions that 1t be permit
~N~ ~ NcOPSi otc III tilc lnIeTCnurCh world
movement In America, an association of
evangelical churches. maintaining that
the associations "avowed object" was n
nationwide campaign for the spread of
Professionalism. The request of the boa rd
was referred to the two houses for indi-
vidual action.
Board of Missions Reports.
In joint session to-day the convention
received the report of the Board OF
missions. The financial report showed
contributions by the church the last
three years of $4.54s.23069 for mission
work. The budget estimates for domes-
tic mission work for 1920 totaIled 81
127.s2s.
In this connection Bishop r. II. Touret
or western Colorado declared the church
at large does not realize the Importance
or and Its duty to the rural districts.
The average rural church building. he
said. rs a combination of a dry goods
box and voting booth"
The joint sessions will resume to-mor-
row. Full consideration OF the nation
wide campaign to finance church extern
sion was deferred until Wednesday.
Another attempt Is to be made to
induce Cardinal Mercier to appear be-
fore the convention during his visit here
next Sunday and Monday, and a resolu-
tion inviting him was adopted in the
House of Deputies