Evening journal., 1922-09-09
CHURCH PRAYS
FOR Rail PEACE
Episcopalians Invoke Divine
Aid for Settlement of
Strike
HEALING ALSO
is DISCUSSED

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 9.-Pnay-
ers for peace in the railroad shop
mems 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 conven-
tion of the Protestant Episcopal
Church here yesterday. The action
was taken as a result OF a resolu-
tion by Courtney Darber, a lay dele
gate from Chicago.
Finances and divine healing were
two subjects which came before the
convention. Most of the day was
devoted to joint session of the
House OF Bishops and the House of
Deputies hearing reports on work of
the past three years and the pro-
gram for the ensuing triennial.
Healing came up in resolution
introduced in the House of Deputies
by Dean ]. Wilbur Gresham of San
Francisco, asking the convention to
take action restoring Christian
healing to its ancient and rightful
place in the church." This was re-
ferred to a committee and judging
from the comment In convention cir
Giles is likely to cause much discus
sion when 1t is reported back to the
House.
Church unity-the relation of the
Episcopal Church to other churches
OF Christiandom-was the subject Of
a resolution introduced in the House
of Bishops by Charles II. Brent, of
New York, asking that the report OF
the commission on faith and order,
which had the matter under consid-
Grafton, be received by a joint ses-
sion OF the two houses at a date
to be decided later.
A resolution providing that the Of
Ace of bishop IN charge of Ameri-
can churches in Europe be made
elective rather than appointive, was
presented by Bishop c. Mott Will
iams, retired bishop of Marquette.
At present in charge of European
,hurches.
Bishop Thomas T. Gallord, who de-
ivered the report OF the presiding
bishop and council. stirred the two
houses TO demonstration by his ad-
iress at the conclusion of the report.
He said. in part:
"You and I know that in this time |
If unrest and revolution, when mems |
hearts are failing them. for fear; /
when the shadow of suspicion and /
listrust and hate lies hsnvy upon |
he world and sinister centrifugal |
orces are threatening the very sta
'ility OF the republic. what we need |
most OF all is not new gospel but
renewed loyalty to the old gospel |
4 Jesus Christ.
you cannot cure smallpox with
ologne water, and all efforts TO i'm
rove mems character by changing
heir physical environment or the
hysical conditions under which
hey live viii fail unless accompan-
ed by individual patience on the
art of men and women OF truer and
obler ideas of life"
Lewis B. Franklin, vice-presi-
ent and treasurer, delivered his re-
ort, explaining in detail the flnan-
ial condition and plans of the
hurch. The three-year program
Or expenditures Of S21iOO0,000 Of
-hich s12, 100000 is to be devoted
} present work of the church and
le remainder TO New York.
mot more carpets for churches,
OF more organs to please the musi- {
Il taste. but more money for hu- l
an needs" was the way Mr.. {
rankin characterized the method ;
/ which the council had made its
llotments.
The Rev. DIR. James z. Freeman,
Washington, d. c.. presided over
10 joint session after it had heen
llled to order by presiding Bishop
aniel S. Tuttle. The House of
lshops had been slightly irritated
its session preceding the joint
ssion by a message from the House
Deputies suggesting that DIR.
reeman act as chairman Of the
int session.
The Joint session adopted a reso-
tion thanking the women of the
urch for their thank Offering yes
rday which was the largest in the
story of the church.