Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-15
'EP|SCOPAL|ANS BAR
/ DEBATE ON LEAGUE
Deputies Forbid Political Talk,
but Sanction Offer of
Resolutions
PLAN 1919 CONVENTION HERE

Detroit, Mich. Oct. 15.--Therc will
be no political debate on the league of
nations covenant in the house Of dcpu-
ties Of the general convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church here whey
the attitude TO be expressed before the
world on the issue by the church IS
decided.
A resolution to this effect but author
izing submission of resolutions ana
amendments of resolutions on the league
of nations was adopted this morning 10y
a three too vote
Objection of the southern and manv
northern delegates to the prohibition Of
discussion was hcatcdly voiced by l)r.
G.. Gordon Smeadc. of Jackson. Miss.
who has q resolution before the House
unaualifiedlv indorSing the covenant ~
IL stands The MisSisSinpian questioned
the propriety of 'muzzling the ronvcn.
tion on the worlds greatest questions
and characterized the covenant nS the
greatest human document that has. ever
emanated from the mind of man.
Meetings outside the convention
proper for discussion Of the covenant
"by nationally prominent advocates AMI
opponents Of tho document arc being
planned
Next Convention in philadelphia
The next tricnnial general convention
will bc held in Philadelphia in W..
Announcement of the decision Is cXpoctcI
some time today. but late last night
the choice had narrowed down to either
Philadelphia or Atlantic city.
Members of the delegation from the
diocese of PENNSYLVANIA were confident
this morning that Philadclnhia $ NV
tation, presented to the joint committee
ali Af y
thur f. Newbold. would be accepted by
the convention.
Members of the New Jersey doIcga
ton here are making n strong effort to
have Atlantic CITY selected ~ the place
of meeting. hut the philadclphianS feel
that the facilities offered BY the larger
city will appeal more directly to the
convention. At least il is certain that
the 1922 convention of the church VIII
be held in the Philadelphia district.
Deputies from North and South Car
olina made an effort to have the con
vention go to either Charleston or
Raleigh, insisting that it has been
long time since that part of the coun-
try has had such insniratioual stimulH
as such gathering would be to the
South.
Philadelphia Looks Like Winner
The forcefuness of Mr.. Nrwbold :
appeal though. so impressed the com
mittee that it is believed certain that
Philadelphia will win.
The entertainment of such con
vention will mean big things to the
city. There are more than thousand
clergymen and laymcn directly con
nected with the two houses and. in
addition. several hundred women and
many hundreds of visitors fill the con
vention city during the three weeks
that the convention is in session,
The convention is expected to come
to an enc by October II. and in the
house Of bishops today a resolution was
adopted to close the meeting that dal''
No Change in Divorce Canon Now
p No change in the existing CanonS on
divorce and marriage is to be expected
Is at this general convention. members
of the Philadelphia delegation here to-
day said The whole question of mar
riage and divorce is now before the
convention. The house of deputies has
received the reports from the commits
sion which had the matter before II
and the whole question is now on the
calendar for consideration,
The clerical members from the do
cese of Pennsylvania seem inclined to
follow the lead of the Rev. DR.. Floyd
w Tomkins to insist on the new leg
islation which would prevent any EpiS
copal clergyman from rcmarrying any
person who has been divO:Ced. Doctor
Tomkins is strongly in favor of any
action which would make the rcguIa-
tion of matrimony more strict.
The tendency among the Phihdcl-
phians here is either to side with Doe
tor Tomkins in asking for a Stricter
Interpretation of the Church'S atti-