New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
by many is regarded as the most far
seeing venture the church has ever

by many is regarded as the most far
seeing venture the church has ever
undertaken.
Revision Of the Prayer Book, which,
although by no means approximating
the hopes of the more advanced mem
tually provided for the enrichment of
the book, so that it represents a more
modern expression Of thought.
Women May Get Voice
Decision to appaint joint commits
sion which will study the whole matter
of the relation Of women to the church,
carrying with it a proposal to create
national church house for women,
he general convention and shall have
power to make recommendations to
the general convention.
Approval of the plans for the nation
wide campaign, through a joint COM
mission. This seems that the entire
church is to be canvassed not only to
contribute largely to the work of the
church in offerings Of money, but to
give Of their own efforts. This move
| ment, which is to be concentrated in
the short space of time between now
as offering the finest opportunity for
spiritual reawakening that the church
has ever known.
Appointment Of commission which
will further the interests of the pro-
posal for q return to the apostolic
practice of healing by faith. This is
an outcome Of the Rev. DR.. William T.
| Manning's warm advocacy of the
methods Of James Moore Hickson, of
England, whose espousal of the cause
Of spiritual healing" has attracted
lc nk~r
he has been heard.
Election Of bishops for vacant mis-
sionarv jurisdictions.
Approving the largest budget ever
proposed for mission work, reaching q
total of more than $10,000.000 in three
years.
The deputies defeated a proposed
canon introduced in their own house,
which would have forbidden the re-
marriage by Protestant Episcopal
clergy Of any persons divorced for
Challenge Not Accepted
These are some Of the things the
convention did not accomplish:
1t did not accept tie challenge con-
tained in the letter of resignation Of
the Right Rev. Frederick J. Kinsman,
former bishop Of Delaware. Bishop
Kinsman said he was Withdrawing from
the episcopate because of the fact that
orders as conferred by the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
seemed to have lost their significance
and because ecclesiastical authorities
rad permitted to go unrebuked utter
ances at variance with the traditional
teachings Of the church.
1t did not take any steps to restore
0 jurisdiction the Right Rev. Paul
Jones. whose enforced resignation
VAS the result of pacifist utterances.
# the Paul Jones case came up for
review the proceedings were In coun-
Gil and no public statement was made
The convention did not pass on the
highly controversial recommendations
Of the Commission on the Revision
| and Enrichment of the Book Of Com
mon Prayer, which involved formal
Prayer Book sanction of reservation
Of the Blessed Sacrament and sanction
Sor the use of holy oils in healing, as
veil as many other proposals which
would have been bitterly contested by
! the evangelical element in the Prot
astant Episcopal Church.
! The convention did not finally pass
| on the Inter-church World movement
! resolution indorsing it came to g
oint session through the board OF
the mission. 1t brought a vigorous
protest from Bishop William A.
| Guerry, Of South Carolina. 1t was in
reduced in council in the House OF
Bishops, and, according to members
Of the house, was rejected. The reso
ution was never acted upon by the
deputies.