Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22
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CURB ON MOVIES
General Convention Calls on
Congress for Law to Re-
strain "ThrilIers"
LABOR UNREST DEPLoRED

Detroit. Oct. 22.-The impression
Omaha and other cities Of the country
showed it's effect in actions in both the
House of Bishops and House of Depu-
ties of the Episcopal general conven e
ton yesterday. One result was to
bring out stirring dCnunciatiou
of the moving picture thriller in
the House of Bishops, and the unani-
nous passage of resolution by that
body condemning the spirit Of lawless-
ness created by thrillers and a sugges
tion that Congress appoint u committee
to devise means of curbing the present
tendency of the young to go in for
crime.
Bishop Shayler. of Nebraska. spoke
in condemnation of the scenes of vice
and lawlessness presented in moving
pictures, and attributed to them much
of the crimes among the younger gener-
alton, and which had been very evident
In this day. He referred to the mob
outrages in Omaha, and said this in e
cident had undoubtedly some influence
In inhaming the public mind
At the same time in the House of
Deputies a resolution brought in by the
social service committee was adopted
with much the same idea. This rosolu-
tion put the convention on record as
condemning mob violence in every form,
and calls upon all people to remember
that it is a clearly defined and impdra :
tive Christian duty to sustain the civil
authorities In the righteous exercise oi
their powers in seeing that even handed
Justice is uniformly administered ac-
cording to due and lawful processes.
From this phase of the spirit OF un
rest the House of Deputies turned tC
the numerous strikes in the country ant
adopted a resolution urging capital ant
labor to form a partnership in the IN
terest Of the community
A federal law on marriage and divorce
is advocated in a resolution adopted
unanimously by the House of Bishops
This resolution calls on Congress Il
enact uniform divorce law which vii
eoualize court procedure of the country
The resolution was adopted by unanl'
nous vote.
The diocese of Pennsylvania is under
writing a seventh of all the missonar,
work of the Episcopal Church. Bishol
Philip Rhinelander told the House o
Bishops at late session yesterday. I'll
added that not only could the diocese d'
that, butt had more than made goo'
on all its appointments.
., He was speaking in behalf of tn
final adoption of the plan for the ma
tion wide campaign which is now plan
ned to raise S67 900, 900 for church ex
tension work during the week cndin
December I.
In the House Of Deputies Reynold
D. Brown, chairman otthe nation wild
campaign committee for Pennsylvania
urged the house to adopt the plan an
explained the commission Of fifteen ap
pointed to handle the campaign and dis
burse the funds according to the need
of the church. The vote in both house
taken during the afternoon gave unani
nous Endorsement to the plan of cam
paign.
Franklin Spencer Edmonds, who
attending his first general convention
was today appointed a member of th
Joint commission of fifteen which is t
investigate the worth of faith hcalin
and the way it can best be used unde
safeguards to the advantage of tn
church. This commission is to look int
the work being done by DR.. Jane
Hickson, of London, and report to th
next convention.