Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-20
BISHOPS URGE CHECK
ON SUICIDE OF RACE
Adopt Coat Of Arms; Favor the
Elimination of Mystery"
From Marriage Prayer.

Portland, Ore, Sept 2o.--The House
of Bishops Of the Episcopal Church
at tho General Convention yesterday
fought to keep In the wedding cere-
mony a new prayer relative TO chill
dren. Last week the Bishops adopted
this petition but the Deputies voted
against It's adoption.
Yesterday when the non-concurrence
OF the Deputies was announced. on
motion of Bishop Reese OF Georgia
the Bishops referred the prayer to a
committee on conference with like
committee from the House, OF Depu-
| ties.
The prayer ID not in the printed
book which is the report of the joint
commission on prayer book revision,
but was inserted on the initiative Of
the Bishops during the week they
were here In informal conference We-
ceding the convention. The prayer is
as follows:
Bless, o God. we pray Thee, the
union Of these Thy servants. that 1t
may be fruitful according to Thy pur-
pose. and enable them to train In
health of bodys and OF soul the chill
dren whom Thou givest them through
Jesus Christ, Thy son, our Lord.
Amen"
| The prayer Is intended to he a bar
rier against race suicide and birth
control The bishops ask that II be
permise,ve only.
The bishops were informed that the
deputies had amended second per-
L -t<rs ty, hn tn cvc
servica which the bishops last week
approved. This. as advocated by the
bishops. began: 20 God, who hast con-
secrated the state Of matrimony to
such an excellent mystery that In II
is signified and represented the spirit
ual marriage and unity betwixt Christ
and his church. The deputies had
taken out the words TO such an ex-
cellent mystery"
Hold on TO the mystery" called
out one bishop. But the bishops con-
Cured and let the mystery" go by
one board.
Then the Bishops resumed their re-
vision Of the service of holy com.
mupion. On request of Bishop Brown
OF Virginia. they reconsidered theil
action of yesterday in changing the
petition for Christian rulers" TO ''civi
rulers" Yesterday they eliminated
"civil'' and restored Christian" The,
voted out the sentences blessed Is h,
that cometh in the name Of the Lord
and 'hosanna in the highest"
/. Concurring in the action of the dep.
uties. the Bishops approved a new
rubric 10 be inserted in the baptisma
service that when necessity arises
such as extreme sickness. IL a ministe,
cannot be obtained any lay person car
administer baptism. The Bishop:
amended the rubric by inserting "bap
] tized," making x read amy baptized
, lay person may administer baptism.
Bishop Brown remarked: Blu, I dt
| not believe baptism is necessary e
, salvation"
: In spite OF some opposition tn,
Bishops approved a church coat-of
arms. This is a plain cross in red OF
q silver field, the cross surrounded b,
border in blue with stars in silve
and all surrounded by a large gol,
s mitre. Bishop Lines OF Newark. n. J
Y and Bishop Acheson. Sufrragan o
A Connecticut, opposed the mitre. Fifty
Z three voted for the coa:-of-arns an,
;, thirty-eight against IL.
4 The Rev. DR.. Edward c. Chorley
9 rector at Garrison. y. Y. was electe
j historiographer of the convention. H
is here as a deputy.
The Bishops held an executive ses
4, sion in the afternoon 10 hear repor
/, on nominations for a new bishop 70
= Eastern Oregon and a bishop 70
!, Haiti. AS the Right Rev. William I
. Remington. Suffragan Bishop Of Sout
:. Dakota. had thirty bishops second hi
nomination for Eastern Oregon, il
believed he will be elected
A feature of the convention was th
= presentation. first 10 the House {
n Bishops and then TO the House of Der
O uties, OF the Right Rev. Rennie Mao
Il Innes. Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem
n Bishop Machines represents the rigt
Hon. and Most Rev. Randall Thoma
Davidson. Archbishop of Canterbur,
at the convention.
Bishop N,cInnes asked for cooper
} alton betw( m the American Episcopi
n Church and the Church in Jerusalem
d THE movement is critical" he sal
e The position of Professionalism in Pa
i estine is pivotal. There is division b.
n tween Christian and Moslem. betwee
l. Moslem and Jew, between Jew ar
Y. Jew. and worst of all. between Chris
tan and Christian. 1t is a land
antagonism and intrigues. The Turl
rule the Arabs. The Turks have no VI
for the Arab except to get money oI
Of him.
- The House Of Deputies last evenir
! adopted a resolution which was pr
! sented by Edmund L. Baylies of Ne
York City, president of the Seamer
Church Institute. ITO inquire in Il
various parts Of the United Stat
what facilities now exist for the pu
pose Of giving to workingmen, VIII,
.. not employed at their daily vocation
q, proper opportunity for recreation al
!, social intercourse both for themselv
/. and the members Of their families; 8
J. so TO determine 10 what extent pre-
: ent conditions can be permanently ir
:. proved by the establishment throug
;. out the United States in all suitat
~ places Of mems Institutes locally SCI
80 governing"
The deputies adopted a resoluti
-, that the convention go on record
,s condemning the use of all forms
:, gambling for philanthropic purpos
as contrary TO Gods law and the Ia
~, Of the church.
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