Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
WORK ORGANIZED
BY EP|SCOPAL|ANS
Council Ends Meeting Here
After Creating Church
Departments.


mittec on organization and bylaws
and the establishment of five depart
mcnts which will have charge of all
the work formerly done by church
boards, the executive council of the
Protestant: Episcopal Church COnciud
cd it's frs: meeting here last evening
and adjourned to meet again in New
York city December 4.
It. Rev. Thomas r. Gaiior. bishop
of Tennessee and president of the
council, explained that the boards as
now organized will cease to exist
January l next. when their functions
will be absorbed by the council and
the departments 1t has organized. but
the general methods Of administra-
ton Of missions, church extension.
social service, etc, will not be
changed.
Bishop Gailor's Duties.
The council agreed that Bishop
Gailors new duties would keep him
in New York much of the time, and
that he should arrange to be absent
from his diocese whenever the coun-
ell required his presence. \ suitable
salary was voted HIM Tor this work.
James II. Pershing of Denver, Colo.
cousin OF Gen. Pershing, was
elected temporary secretary OF the
council. and will hold that office I'M
til Il permanent secretary is chosen.
Louis Il. Franklin. now treasurer of
the board of missions. IS eN-ofiicio
treasurer of the council.
The committee on organization ana
bylaws Will have n most important
function, as its report next month will
largely determine the scope and
method of the councils work. Its
members are Bishop Edwin ;. Lines
N1SCnrhllSpttS HlGhOD
James De Wolfe Perry of Rhode Is
land, Bishop John G. Murray of Mary
land. Rev. DR.. James +. Freeman of
MINNEAPOLIS. Stephen Baker of New
York city. Burton Mansfield Of CON
necticut, Mr.. PerShing and Mr.. Frank
lin.
Personnel of Departments.
The personnel of the five depart
ments organized yesterday afternoon
is AZ follows:
Missions and church extension
Bishop William Cabcil Brown of Eir-
slnii "hairman; Mr.. Mansfield. score
tary: Bishop Murray. Bishop Perry,
Rev. Or. Ernest NJ. Stres. New York
city: Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann. Bos-
ton. Mass: Rev. Dr. William II. Mil
ton. Wilmington, y. G.; Rev DR.. Free
man, Samuel Mather of Cleveland,
Ohio. and Mr.. Baker.
dore |. Reese of southern Ohio. chair
man: william II. Baldwin OF Long
Island. y. Y. secretary; Bishop
Charles =. Anderson of Chicago.
bishop William Lawrence of eastern
Massachusetts. Rev. DIR. Il. i. T. Phil
lips of st. Louis and Harper Sibiey of
New York.
Christian social service-Bishop F..
r. Reese Of Georgia, chairman; Bishop
Lines, secretary: Rev. DIR. Freeman, II.
6. Nyckoff Of California, Mr.. Moore
house and Mr.. Sibley.
FInance-Mr. Baker, chairman: Mr..
FRANKLIN. secretary; Bishop Law
renee DIR. Stires. Arthur +. Newbold
OF l-aVerock, Pa, and Mr. Pershinp
Publicity-BiShop Frederic w. Kent
er OF Olympia. Wash. chairman: Rev.
Or. Milton and John S Bryan of Rich
mond. Va.
May Increase Membership.
Each department Will have the DOW
er TO add not more than twelve ad-
dltlonal members to it's personnel
some of whom may be women. the ad-
dltional members to be subject to the
approval OF the council. Two such
additions were made yesterday and
approved. They were Bishop 4. S.
Lloyd, now head o. the board of mis-
SionS. who was made executive sec
rotary of the department of mis-
SlonS, ana Rev. Or. William T.. Gard
ner, who was made executive sec
rotary of the department of religious
education Each position carries APP
propriate compensation. Other addi-
lions to the department memberships
will be submitted to the council at it's
December meeting.
1t was agreed yesterday that each
department should submit Il budget
for 1920 expenditures to the depart
ment Of finance and this budget is to
be approved by that department and
by the council. After such approval
the budget can be altered only by
consent of the department of finance.
Only one budget will be submitted
to- the tricnniai general convention of
the church and that will be prepared
by the executive council. The next
will be held in 1922.
Bishop GaiIor. who in addition to
his other duties is chairman of the
house of bishops. was the guest of
Bishop Alfred Harding of Washington
while the council was in session here.
He left the city today for New York. .