Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-09
BISHOPS PRAY
FOR PEACE IN
RAIL STRIKE
Act Quickly on Resolu-
ton of Chicago Dele
gate to Convention.
Pleas for Support of 8
Year Program Made
by Laynan at Portland

Portland, Ore, Sept. S.-Prayers for
peace in the railroad shopmen's strike
were said at the close of meeting
of a Joint session of the house OF
bishops and the house Of deputies OF
the triennial convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal church here Friday. The
action was taken as result of reso-
luton by Courtenay Barber, lay
delegate from Chicago.
Mr.. Barber's resolution called for
prayers by both houses of the conven-
ton Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
but under the impression that the
prayers might then be too late, the
suggestion was made that they be said
at once.
Accordingly. the Rev. DR.. James e.
Freeman of Washington, ID. C., who
presided over the joint session Of bish-
op houses, recited the Episcopaiian
prayer for industrial peace, beginning
"Oh Lord who hast taught us that all
our doings without love are nothing
worth, send Thy Holy Ghost and pour
into the hearts of Thy servants that
most excellent gift of charity"
The injection of the strike matter
came at the conclusion of a day de-
voted to consideration of program of
the church for the next three years.
During the afternoon there were ad-
dresses dealing with various phases of
the church's work
When Mr.. Barber proposed his reso-
luton the presiding officer asked the
house whether it was in order and the
house by a rousing vote gave unan-
imous consent for it's consideration.
Addresses indorsing the work of the
church and appeals for support of the
new three-year program were deliv-
cred at the joint session Friday after
noon by John Stewart Bryan, of Rich,
mond, Va, and Bishop johnson of
Colorado.
Mr.. Bryan's talk was in happy vein,
mingling humor, which amused the con-
vention. with appeals for great Chris
tian efforts, which brought enthusias-
tic applause. He held up the financial
report and declared it the most i'm
portant document ever presented at a
convention of the church. This is no
time for self f-congratulation. but a time
for self f-consecration," he declared.
Bishop Johnson delivered thrusts at
Snug, self atisfied conception of re-
ligion. ''The great difficulty in the
church is an apathetic clergy and secu-
lar-minded vestrymen," he said.
Bishop Charles II. Brent of New
York. discussing religious schools, de-
clared in answer to the criticism that
they were below par, "If this argument
is entertained it is equivalent to blam-
ing a child for being thin and not blam-
ing the parent for failing to give 1t
enough to eat"
Bishop Fl. L. Burleson of South Da-
kota told of missionary work in the
domestic field and Bishop Coadjutor
Theodore l. Reese of southern Ohio
spoke of Christian work in connection
with state universities urging greater
help for local churches in carrying
this on.
Bishop Henry st. George Tucker of
Kyoto, Japan, said that next year two
districts in Japan would be
established as dioceses with native jap
anese bishops. He added that the
church has more than 125 native jap
anese clergymen.
G. l.. Munson of Williamsport, Pa.
a lay delegate, pleaded for tithing for
support Of the church's program.