Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-06
CHURCHMEN START
! FOR CONVENTION
On Way to Detroit to Act on I'm
portant Changes in Epis-
copaI Service
KINSMAN CASE TO COME UP

off, thousands of churchmen from Maine
to California are en- route today for
Detroit. the convention city.
The Philadelphia delegation. which
includes Bishops Rhinelander and Gar
land, clesical and lay deputies of the
Diocese of PENNSYLVANIA and prominent
women connected with the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Board of Missions, will
leave Broad Street Station in a special
car this afternoon. This party, which
will include a number OF prominent
churchmen of Wilmington. is scheduled
to arrive in the convention city tomor
row morning at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Rhinelander and Mrs. Garland
will accompany the bishops. OF the
clerical deputies, the Rev. DIR. Floyd
w. Tomkins, rector of Holy Trinity
Church. already is in Detroit, and the
Rev. DR.. George c.. Foley, of the
Divinity School, is going by another
route to visit his friend, the Rev. Ben
iamin s. Sanderson, in Buffalo. The
Rev. DR.. Edward NJ. Jefferys. rector
Rev, Dr. Llewellyn n. Galley, rector
of st. Jude and the Epiphany, will be
on the convention train; also the lay
deputies. Morris Earle. Arthur f. New
hold and Reynolds D. Brown. Mr..
Brown goes as the alternate for George
Wharton Pepper, who will not y" "hle
to attend. The fourth lay deputy,
Franklin S. EdmonGs. went to Detroit
last week to attend the convention OF
the brotherhood of st. Andrew.
To Act on Bishop Kinsman
One Of the most important matters
to come before the convention will have
to deal with the resignation of Bishop
Kinsman, Of Delaware, who quit his
see and Office because he felt mo cspe-
ciai authority attached to the orders
of the Episcopal Church" and because
he felt conscious Of growing lack of
sympathy and fear in the influence
of the Church.
The committee appointed in 1913 to
revise and enrich the prayer book will
make it's report. The general tendency
of this provision is to give permissive
use to shorten the services, This com
mittce will recommend the omission of
the words obey and serve in the
marriage ceremony.
The revision provides prayers for the
dead, which have been used by the
authority of some bishops. but that
have been held by others to be at va
rance with the theology of the Church.
It gives sanction to the application of
holy oils in anointment of sick and
countenances faith healing.
TO Reorganize Church
Much interest will center in the pro
posal to reorganize the general enter
tho iS Siu M
liar to the reorganization of the Cath =
olic Church, as just effected by the
meeting of the hierarchy in Washington.
1t would put the activities of the gen :
eral church on an efficiency basis. just
as did the movement of the Catholic
hierarchy. 1t would prevent much of
the duplication of the present day
methods
The nation wide campaign, which
has been engaging the attention of
the diocese and parishes for months,
will be brought formally to the atten
ton of the general convention and the
approval of that body will be asked fol
the plans already formulated. The pur
pose Of the campaign is to enlist the at
tention and interest of every member
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church ir
the general work of the communion. a
drive for at least $50, 900, 900 is ex
pected.
Other important matters before tn
convention are:
A statement pointing out the attitud
Of the church toward industrial AM
social unrest. 1t is believed this, vii
take the form of joint pastoral letter
which is expected to embody many o
the recommendations of the now ia
nous -Four Bishops Letter of tn
Roman Catholic Church.
To Decide on COncordat
Decision as to the matter of the pro
posed concordat with the Congrega
tional Church, which would permit tn
ordination by bishops of the Episcopa
Church of ministers who would continu
in the Congregational communion. Thi
has been advocated as step towar
church unity.
Revision and enrichment of the Boo
of Common Prayer. This involves som
changes that are regarded as revolu
tionary by some and that are held b
others to be merely in line with tn
Episcopal Church trend.
The proposed canon to prohibit tn
marriage of any divorced person
whether innocent or guilty, will prob
ably be adopted, since it needed onl
a small majority at the last convention
the total vote then being clerical. 401
for, and 24a4 against; lay votes, 2
for, 32& against.
A review Of the case of Bishop Pa,
Jones, formerly of the missionary juris
diction Of Utah, who was compelled
resign on account of his attitude to
ward the issues of the war.
Revision of the canons pertaining
requirements for ordination, as resu
of which 1t Is expected that men
secular occupations will be brought int
the ministry for localized work
Sagada Incident Comes Up
A review of the Sagada incident. int
which Bishop Brent has projected him
self in defense of Father Staunton, Il
missionary in charge of what has bee
called the most successful mission
modern times, whose activities were re
sented and inhibited by bishop exei
cising temporary jurisdiction. Faith,
Staunton permitted the native Filipino
to sing the "Ave Maria" and to ado
the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Wht
this was brought to the attention