The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
PRAYER Is RETAINED
FOR THE PRESIDENT
Attempt Fails to Change
Ritual Of the Episcopal
ian Church.
UNITY OF SECTS is AIDED
Former Chaplain-General of
the A. Z. F. Presents Plan
to Big Convention.

DETROIT, Oct. 16.-Petition for divine
guidance for the President of the United
States will not be omitted from the
morning service of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church as the result Of appeals,
made In the House of Deputies In VI
Trlennial General Convention today
Thomas Nelson Page, former-Ambast
sador to Italy. and Major-Gen. Charles
M. Clement of Harrisburg, Pa.
The proposed concordat by which II
Is hoped to bring about closer unity of
denominations for spiritual welfare of
the world was saved to considera-
ton in the convention by an
appeal in the House of Bishops by
Bishop Charles H Brent western New
York, formerly Chaplain-General Of the
American Expeditionary Forces.
These were two outstanding features
in the deliberations of the most i'm
portant general church convention held
since the war on what delegates charac-
terize its biggest day"
There was heated debate in the House
of Deputies on the recommendation OF
the revision commission that the prayer
book rubric be so transposed as TO per-
NIT shortening of the morning service
by omission of the prayer for the Presi-
ident when the Litany is said or COM
munion service follows Immediately.
Page Makes Appeal.
Former Ambassador Page. who repre-
sents the European branch of the church
in the convention, declared:
"This is not moment to dispense
with the prayers of the people for the
| President This is the most inspir ing
prayer of Americans in Europe. You
may strike from your prayer books the
prayer for the President, but you cannot
prevent the American people from pray
! ing for him"
I Gen. Clement sprang from his seat and
thrilled the convention with his declara-
ton: Although l do not agree with the
| President and have no sympathy for him
excepting in his illness l believe the ma
| ton, apart from all politics, desires that
his life be prolonged"
| Bishop Brent's appeal for the con-
cordat was dramatic. AS proposed 1t
| provides that ministers of the congre-
gational communion may be ordained
priests of the Episcopal Church without
severing affiliation with their own church.
Other denominations, it is stated, are
showing a decided interest in the plan.
| Bishop Brent, by his appeal, prevented
| reference of the question of the Lambeth
| Conference. a convention of the Anglican
Bishops of the world, which is without
power to legislate Reference to the
Lambeth Conference was proposed In a
resolution by Bishop Charles p. Ander-
| son of Chicago.
! Others Ask Unity.
| "Other churches are appealing to us
| for unity" said Bishop Brent III wo
sidestep they will think we are afraid
10 face the question fairly. This is a
concrete proposition for church unity"
He said the concordat could be acted
upon without transgressing the princi-
pies of Anglicism and declared Il am
loyal to the Anglican Church but not to
| dead conservatism"
The Anderson resolution was defeated
and one was passed calling for the pre-
| sentation of the concordat to the conven-
ton by a committee of seven bishops
Monday morning.