Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-18
EPISCOPAL SYNOD
FINISHES SESSION
AND LEAVES CITY
Clergy and Laity Of Province OF
Washington Had an Inter-
esting Conference.
CALLED CHURCH TO BATTLE


After spending three days in inter-
csting and profitable session. the
Sy..od OF the Episcopal Povince OF
Washington adjourned sine die last
night. The closing exercises. social
service massmeeting. With BISHOP
William Loyal Gravatt presiding aad
n large audience In attendance. We're
held i'm st. Andrews Church. While
commenting on the synodical session
Bishop Philip Cook expressed the
hope that the mobolizing of the do
ccse of Delaware for better work VIII
be one result AS the members O the
synod and their hosts were departing
Organist Edward j. Muhlhausen
played "God be with you Till We Meet
Again"
Addresses by Rev. Robert p. Kreit-
Ter and Rev. Clifford Gray Twombley'
II. d.. featured the massmeeting.
MIR. kreitler outlined the national
program OF -cial service and stressed
the need of education,
Declaring vice is rampant in the
United States. DIR. Twombley said the
church is at death grapple with the
enemy and must fight. fIe liked to
tnlilk VI Ait' hAtl'i ssS 80 $3.50
ting up the kingdom of God on the
earth. The church has sung militant
HYMNS. but has not followed Christ to
battle. he remarked. 1t has talked OF
social service. but has done little. II
needs new and wider vision and
must go out and fight the forces oi
unrirhteousness. II must not only res
cue from corruption. but must attack
and overthrow corruptionists. EVIL
forces are trying TO impose false
view Of life on the country and the
,,unc people The church is In a
condition of inertia, but day OF
awakening Is coming. 1t has beer
trying 20 overcome by peaceful means
moral suasion and long g-distance in
yectiyc, but now needs nghtins
fearless spirit. We must do our part
a. good, Christian citizens and organ
ize for the fight. he said. The enact
ment of good laws is one of the neces-
sary means FOR setting up Gods
Kingdom. which cannot come Will,
corrupt forces are unchecked.
DIR. Twombley stated 100000 Ameri-
can soldiers were incapacitated by vice
during the World War. Automobiles
are a large factor in vice. n tremen-
dous wave .of gambling Is spreading
over the nation. Thirty-two thousand
lottery tickets were recently contisca-
ted i'm Boston, and 100000 punch
boards. which the promoters thought
would net S4.000,0 900. we're seized in
philadelphia. One hundred thousand
persons gambled as county fairs in
PENNSYLVANIA and 1900 attended
At, fef
were held In Pennsylvania, and each
WAS a gambling hell, he said. Baseball
pools during the summer and fall were
OF tremendous dimensions.
Although admitting their possibili
ties for good are great. DR.. Twomble,
stated there is need for regulation
a sordld list OF films so uncensore,
except in Ave States. Forty pes cen
deal with marital infidelity and lust
He denounced political corruption an,
bossism and declared American l.
serism" is an enemy OF the church
'KaiserLsm" has been conquere'
abroad. but not in the United States
The church should combat crime, bu
Is doing little to prevent evil. II is in
credible that the church sits silently
There is greater evil in the Unite
States than in Germany. He advise
the church not to be content with indi
N.dual effort, hut TO go out collectiv1
~ and fight.
Joint Session.
The Synod and the yvomen's sectio
held a joint session in Trinity Paris
House yesterday afternoon, with Bish
op William Cabsil Brown pres!diu.
RHy,nrtS % Inn f.o a.f. -.,l
mitter by various organizations com
posed OF women.
Mrs Marcellln Adams reported fo
the Woman's Auxiliary. which is gath
ering a fund to mark its golden jub
Ice year. Contributions are being re
ceived daily and now approxima,
$4,000. Of which 1000 has been gi,
On by the women Of the 13 diocese
in the Province OF Washington.
Reporting for the Girls Friendl
Society. Miss Margaret NJ. Luker
said IL has organizations in eight
the u di- ,eses. There are 144 branch,
in the province. with a membersht
of s.33s. The societys income through
out the United States during the pa
year was 100000.
Mrs. Helen T. Birney reported r,
the Daughters of the King, who form
ed new chapters during the past ye;
and added considerably TO the men
bership of all the chapters. The pu
pose OF the Daughters is TO spree
Cnrists kingdom. One chapter la
year distributed 500 get acquaint,
cards. The Daughters held servic
In hospitals, homes for the aged al
homes for incurables. They suppo
missionary in China, have allow,
her three Bible women and have Sc
money for Daughters of the Xii
scholarship at Wachang.
Mrs. Albert S. Souset described Il