Evening star., 1919-10-10
EPISCOPAL BODY
HON0RS CARDINAL
Belgian PreIate to Be Invited
to Address TrienniaI Con-
vention in Detroit.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, October 10.-Car-
dinal Mercier OF Belgium, who Is to
visit Detroit October 10 and 20, will
be greeted as q guest Of Christian
America by the general triennial con-
vention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. in session here, according to
present plans. Cardinal Mercier will
be invited to address a joint session OF
the house of bishops and the house of
clerical and lay deputies. The car
dinaTs visit Is to be made the occa-
sion Of a great demonstration of the
Roman Catholic faith also. Nineteen
thousand Belgian residents Of Detroit
and vicinity will welcome him Their
program includes a brilliant pageant
of church and fraternal organizations,
as we'll as mass meetings fathered by
the church and the municipality.
Proceedings Of Convention.
Today the house of bishops was to
take up the work Of rearranging the
missionary districts, to be followed by
the election Of bishops to several do
mestic missionary dioceses and two
foreign dioceses.
tion to amend the constitution for the
purpose of giving missionary districts
vote on constitutional amendments,
now withheld. was up for action.
Committee discussion of prayer
book revision was resumed.
Various Topics Discussed.
The convention yesterday began
discussion Of proposed canonical.
prayer book and liturgical re-
vision, a fight developing in the
house Of deputies for postponement
until the next general conven-
ton of action on the latter two.
This fight was led by Rev. Floyd w.
Tomkins of Philadelphia. supported
by DR.. Randolph McKim of Washing
ton. D. c. Indications are that the
question will be fought out on the
floor in a lineup Of the conservatives
and progressives.
Another argument developed in the
lower house as to whether the twen-
ty-one changes in the morning prayer
service suggested by a committee ap-
pointed six years ago should be
adopted as a whole or individually.
The house of bishops spent the
greater part of the day in discussion
of canonical revision, particularly the
canons of ordination. The proposed re-
vision would modify examination of
the candidates and Interpretation Of
holy scripture. add an elective study
subject prior to ordination and ad-
NIT ordained priests of other churches
to practice in the Episcopal Church.
Election Of Bishop Approved.
The bishops concurred in approval
of the election by the lower house OF
DR.. Charles Sumner Burch as Bishop
of New York, and the deputies con.
Cured in decision of the house or
bishops to discharge the wartime
commission, leaving dts diminished
duties to a committee.
Something Of a fight is expected on
a resolution introduced in the lower
house, asking the United States SEN
ate to ratify the peace treaty and
league of nations covenant.
Approval was given several amend
ments to the church constitution
adopted at the last triennial conven-
ton, including that providing for the
election Of presiding bishops instead
Of promotion by seniority.
BY means of a pastoral letter the
duty Of church people of America in
facing the social and industrial prob
lens and after-the-war unrest Will De
brought sharply to the attention OF
the membership of the church. The
house Of bishops yesterday delegated
preparation Of the letter to Bishops
Anderson and Brent, with one other to
be named.