Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
EPISCOPAL SYNOD
CONCLUDING ITS
BUSINESS TODAY
Final Sessions at Trinity Church
Devoted to Important
Matters.
PLANNING FOR THE WORK

eTsN sVu tUG WOnN
Many important matters confronted
| the Province OF Washington of the
Protestant Episcopal Church when
| the sixth synod resumed its session
at Trinity Chruch today. This is the
| final day of the session and gives
promise OF being one OF the busiest
For the next Synod. Bishop Brown
appointed committee on the dispatch
o. business consisting of Rev. Freder-
ick NJ. kirkus, Rev. +. T. Cady and
Hugh ]. Jewett.
ReV. Ricnard w. Trapnell. ID. d.. or
nehait or the committee on the ia,
last, presented resolution deplorina
Turkish atrocities and pledeing tn.
Ichurch's support Tor the relief of Ar,
menians.
Declaring the resolution improper
Bishop Thomas James Garland criti.
cised TIE frequent pledging of Armen-
IAN reiiet and said the church shouN
uehhand that steps be taken 10 stop
ihe persecution Of Arsnenians.
The Synod referred the resolution
10 Bishop Garland and DIR. Trapnell
for re-draftng.
KEY Martin Aigner. ID. D.. read a
minute on the death of Bishop poe-
ers Israel, and Bishops James Henry
Darlington. Ethelrert Talbot arid
John Chamberlain Ward also euIoyiz-
ed the deceased. As a mark of re-
spect. the Synod arose and stood i'm
silence for few minutes.
ihe Synod adopted a resolution pre.
sented by Judge Il. ]. c. Williams
lhaiklns the Wilmington newspapers
ior' iuii ana accurate reports of the
iroceeoings Of the Synod. IL also
ADOPTED a resolution presented by D,
Ngner,> thanking Bishop Cook and
MRS. Cook, the Church Club of De,a-
ware the governor of the State Tho
mayor of Wilmington. III. Doiav,.ro
members OF Synod committees tha
,ectors' Nardens and vcstrSmen of
irAi''y' st. Andrews, st. Johns and
Iiii'uahtei Churches and the church
men and church women Of Whining.
Ton and the diocese for gracious co,,r.
tesies' bountiiui hospitality and many
kindnesses.
Inc synod adopted a resolution nv
pressing 20 country churches SWINE
my regarding the strenuous slunn ~
farm products. 'r VI
An invitation TO hold the 1923 nosat-
ahs OF the synod in Washington was
accepted. Unless a special ono &.
eaneu there viii be no meeting of tbe
synod next Year as the 6;ener,, Cor,~
vention meets In 1922
Inc synod adopted a resolution 70
guessing the General Convention mo,
10 merge the Women's Auxiliary wi.b
any other organizat ton.
other resolutions adoptad hv 81,
synod recommended the prinfiny ava
circulation OF reports OF sta,,a;,ss.
committees and commissions in al.
vance Oh synod sessions; that there
De longer adjournment at the lunch
cen nour Tor fellowship and personal
I''ercourse; that meetings of tho
synod be featured occasionally hv a.,
open conference. led by a recognized
expert on such problems as racial
work. rural work and the Ike w,.h
Tree opportunity for discussion o,as-
S!ons and interchange of e,periepco.
mat, while the holding OF two or tbrss
FIplic meetings has obv,ous i'm
portance and value to the local cburc,,
community, it might be wortl, co,,
siderfng whether only one such sbo,,fa
De oefniteiy part of the Synod nro-
ceeoihgs at which the delegates were
expected 10 be present.
Far East Situation.
After brief discussion the SYNOD
UNANIMOUSLY adopted the following
resolutions. which weu.e presented nv
ifishop Garland and DIR. Trapnell:
whereas, A most desperate and
uIpiorable condition exists TODAY ~
ASIA Minor, due to the persecution
OF the Christian people of that region,
by the Turks. and to the suffering inn
pc sed by the war; and
whereas, The Near East Relief nm
american organization, incorporated
py Congress, is feeding the starving
sheltering the homeless, caring for the
SICK, maintaining orphans and widows.
stimulating the industries and agri-
culture and in other ways assisting IL.
the reparaton, rehabilitation and re-
establishing Of the destitute md suffer
ing people of the Near East: and
whereas, This humanitarian work
must continue indefinitely so long as
Christian nations allow the slaughter
OF the Armenian people by the Turks;
therefore be it
Resolved. That we. the Synod of
Washington, assembled in Wilmington.
Delaware. November IA to IS. appeal
to the President of the United States
To use his good offices in recommend
ing to Congress and to the Conference
now meeting in Washington that inn
mediate steps be taken to inform the
authorities of the Turkish empire thas.
the long -sufferings Of the Christian
nations have reached its limit and
that action be taken by the represen-
tatives of the nations in Washington.
or if that be not possible, then by
the governments OF the United States
and Great Britain TO permanently re-
lieve the intolerable condition in Ar
menia and secure its absolute free
dom from Turkish control or influ-
ence; and be it further
Resolved, That we urge all orr
people to give generously 20 the work
Of the Near East Relief for the $50
700 orphan children under its care
and To pray daily that God viii guide
cur President in his efforts in behalf
OF Armenia. the oldest Christian ma
ton"
Bishop Garland and Harding and
DIR. Trapnell were appointed a COM
nittee TO personally present the reso-,
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