Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
MERGER OF BOARDS
BY EP|SCOPAL|ANS
Central Administrative Body
Will Be Proposed at De-
troit Convention
WILL SUBMIT NEW CANON

New York, Sept. 5.-To unite all
three national boards of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, creating thereby a
central administrative corporation. is
one of the plans to be submitted Ia
the general conference in Detroit next
month
The movement has the support of
many of the members Of the three
boards, which are the board of mis-
sions, the general board of religious
education and the joint commission on
social service.
The proposal is embodied in the form
of new canon, which will be No. rs.
Z IL calls for board of seventy six mem
bers, clerical and lay. who would BE-
elected triennially at the general cou-
vention.
Each provincial synod would nOm-
nate four members. The original
board, il the canon is adopted, would
be selected by caucus at the conven-
tion next month The caucus will b."
called by action of the president Of
each synod, or. in his absence. by the
senior bishop of the jurisdiction.
The new organization is to b" known
as ''thc executive board 0f tn" gen
eral convention
Presiding Bishop Head
The presiding bishop Of the Protes
tsnt Episcopal Church will automati-
cally become the head uf the proposed
board when the office Of presiding
bishop becomes elective. This will fol
lew immediately on the death of Bishop
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle. who holds of
fee by virtue of seniority and who Is
protected in that office bT action of the
general convention until his death.
Pending the election of n presiding
bishop the president Of the proposed
executive board is to be chosen for Il
six year term.
1t is proposd that all the bishops
Of the church be members of the board
ex -oficio and without votes.
The board would report every three
years to the general convention. An
nual financial reports and reports of
activities would be published.
Semiannual meetings are provided
TOR, majority to constitute a quorum.
An administrative council of the board,
consisting of twenty members, inClud
ing the president and treasurer, the
treasurer to be elected by the general
convention, would act When the CXcCu
tive board was not in full session.
1t is proposed that departments of
church extension. Christian education
and social service be organized at once.
Executive and departmental secrc-
taries are to be nominated by each de-
-partment. subject to election by the
full board. Salaries are to be fixed by
the board itself Each province is TO
nominate one or more secretaries, com
pensation to be fixed and paid by the
board.
y Pay Missionary Bishops
With the creation Of the executive
board, all missionary bishops would be
placed under the direct control of that
body and paid by it. All bishops re
ceiving financial aid from the board
= whether missionary or diocesan, would
make annual reports.
The proposed canon would repeal
Sgall canons relating to the present board
of missions. but provides that the cor
porate existence of the present board
shall not be impaired.
The creation of the board would lead
to the renewal Of the effort to retire
Bishop Arthur s. Lloyd, the present
head of the board of missions. At the
last convention an effort was made to
replace him, but il failed by a small
vote.