Evening journal., 1921-11-17

which in its judgment demands spe-
cial attention; and be it
Resolved, That this Commission
First. prepare for the foreign born
Americans division statement Of
conspicuous needs within the prov
ince; and Second, designate a defin-
ite district which shall serve as a
demonstration centre for the year,
to which they shall request the
Foreign-B Americans Division to
send for at least one month, a rep
resentative who shall direct an in
tensive survey and guide in the ex-
ecution OF a program of fellowship
in one or more parishes and in
struct key-persons within that dis
trict on the principles OF the pro-
gram OF the Division. as outlined in
its recent publication called For
eigners or Frlends;" and Third. the
Commission shall request the SER
vices Of the racial specialists OF the
Division for places in which a
diocesan survey has revealed a prob
lem with a definite race"
The Rev. Paul S. Atkins. addressed
the Synod on Impressions of the
Church Conference at Milwaukee" in
its relations to social service. Dea-
coness Maria p. Williams spoke on
Christian Social Service in a Coal
Camp in Tennessee"
Deaconess Williams told OF the
work done among the mountaineers
and related how one woman in that
section had likened the Episcopal
church. because Of its efforts to help
people, as the Church Of Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Robert p. Kreitler also
spoke on social service and the pro-
posed program OF the department OF
social service for the diocese and
parish.
At noon Bishop Brown declared a
recess while he offered prayer. The
Synod adjourned at / o'clock for
luncheon and the concluding session
will be held this afternoon when the
Synod and the women's section will
meet, and the women's organizations
will submit reports.
This evening the Synod will close
with a social service mass meeting
at st. Andrews p. r. Church, when
the Rev Clifford Gray Twombley. d.
D., will speak on "The Church Mill
tant's New Task"
Welcome Hungarian Clergy.
AT the afternoon session the fol-
lowing resolution extending a well
come to the Hungarian Reformed
clergy whose relations with the
American church were severed by
the war, was offered and adopted.
The Bishops OF the Province OF
Washington express their gratifca-
tion and pleasure at the application
OF the ministers Of the Hungarian
Reformed Church, and will gladly
welcome them 10 the Protestant
Episcopal Church. under the condi-
tions of section Of the concor-
dat"
Section 2 Of the concordat, re-
ferred to in the resolution. provides
that the CLERGY OF said parishes
and missions (of the Hungarian
Church) parties of the second part
hereto. without repudiating their
existing order. agree to accept addi-
tional ordination at the hands OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church,
baving met the requirements of said
church"
It is probable. therefore, that the
bishops in the Province OF Wash
ingon. pursuant to the above ac-
tion. will or ain those Hungarian
ministers who apply for ordination.
The diocese most affected will be
those in Pennsylvania.
Urge Religious Training.
The educational day program OF
the Synod closed last night at a mass
meeting held in Emmanuel p. f..
Church, when Bishop Carter Jett, OF
Southwestern Virginia, presided and
in a speech dwelt on the Importance
OF religious training. This training.
he said. most properly begins at
mothers knee" He he'd that
motherhood" was the greatest in
huence for religious training in the
world.
The Rev Gardiner l.. Tucker, field
secretary OF the Board OF Religious
/ Education, Province Of Sewanee. was
the principal speaker and he likened
the church to a flight OF steps
leading to the altar. each step
distinguished by some particular
phase Of the life OF a scholar, be-
ginning with the child at the age OF
four years. and continuing upward
: towards complete religious under.
d standing.
The Rev John W. suter. Jr.. tol,
OF the need and importance o
- Teacher Training"
, At the joint session OF the Synol
- and the Women's Section at Trinit
a p. e. Church yesterday afternoon
the Rev. r. Bland Mitchell, secre
tarv OF the nationwide campaign
urged recruiting Of Episcopal minis
ters from the ranks OF the churcl
'e He told OF the need for gathering {
the isolated" ones who were inclin
- ed towards the church but did nc
4, belong.
The effect Of the nationwide cam
" paign. ne said. had been to bring I
- the people information about IN
- church. In addition. the movemer
4, had strengthened the church
- home, he said.
During the report OF the standir
committee on missions there WI
considerable discussion over 70
:. mulating a budget for the u
- OF the nationwide campaign an
this finally led TO the adoption OF
resolution to permit the executiN
: committee Of the synod, in place
the Synod itself, to pass upon Il
D. matter in conjunction with the con
/, mittees on missions, religious instru'
tions and social service.