New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
Episcopaliarns
May Reinnstate
Pacifist Bishop
Liberal Element i'm Conven-
tion Favors Recognition
of Paul Jones, Who Quit
Under Pressure i'm War
Announced His Socialism
Committee Is TO Consider
Closer Relations With
Hungarian Congregations
BY Rev. DR.. E.. c. Chorley

.NSN' A)ts Ls. A~stOliCt
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 12.-The re-
election of the Rt. Rev. Paul Jones,
formerly Missionary Bishop of Utah,
to the active Episcopate, is being ad-
yocated here by some Of the liberals
IN the convention Owing to the paci-
fist position taken by Bishop Jones
during the war and the fact that he
announced himself as a socialist, pres
sure was brought to bear upon him to
resign his jurisdiction and he is now
a Bishop without a charge and serves
as secretary of the Fellowship of Rec
onclliation and president of the
Church Socialist League. 1t is be-
lieved that he will be nominated in
this convention as Missionary Bishop
of Eastern Oregon if the resignation
OF Bishop R. l.. Paddock is accepted
by the House of Bishops.
At the morning session of the House
OF Bishops a memorial of some of the
clergy and laity of the diocese of Los
Angeles was presented by Bishop J..
H. johnson, asking permission TO use
unfermented wine in Holy Communion
by those priests and communicates to
whom its use is a matter of conscience
it was referred to a committee. Later
In the sessions the House of Bishops
VIII be called upon to consider the use
OF the common cup in the commun-
ion service. 1t will come before the
House in the shape of an open letter
addressed to Bishop William T. Man
nlng, by the Rev DR.. Leighton Parks,
rector of st. Bartholomew's Church,
New York City.
Ordination Change Deferred
Constitutional amendments confer
ring the power to ordain men not in
this church were deferred until t he
bishops could consider the proposed
concordat with congregational minis
tiers. Other amendments designed to
increase the powers of the provinces
were defeated.
Bishop Paul Matthews, of New Jer-
ssey, presented report on closer re-
lations with the reformed Hungarian
congregations in the United States,
which as result of the war have been
cut off, politically and financially. from
their mother church They are now
looking for union with the American
church, and Bishop Matthews said that
this request 'brstled with difficulties
and abounded in opportunities. 1t
was referred to special committee
including Bishops EtheIbert Talbot. of
Bethlehem, Pa; Thomas ]. Garland
Suffragan of Pennsylvania; j. H. Oar
hngton, of Harrisburg, Pa, and Will
liam T: Manning, of New York.
The House of Bishops and the House
OF Deputies are deadocked on grant
ing vote to the Suffragan Bishops
the bishops having passed it and the
deputies voting to POSTPONE II indef
nitely.
The deputies voted in favor of weel
1rrln nd, IL
schools and appointed committee t,
urge the Secretary of State to co-oper
ate in the suppression of the cultiva
ton of opium and the sale of narcotics
The bishops formally adopted the re
vision of the office of baptism, and hav,
agreed to combine the three services O
the present book into one.
"Obey" Dropped from Ritual
BY thirty-six to twenty-seven the bis
hops voted to omit the word obey i,
the marriage service.
They also agreed to the new service
for confirmation.
The bishops in executive session ac
cepted the resignation of Robert L
Paddock, missionary bishop of Easter
Oregon for the past fifteen years.
While there was no question as t,
the integrity and honor of Bishop Pad
dock, there has been considerable crit
cism as to the policy he has pursued il
his administration of the affairs of tn,
district and some dissatisfaction on th
part of his clergy whom he has pre-
cluded from receiving financial al,
flom the general funds of the church
| One of the clergy of eastern Orego,
said:
eve must distinguish between tn
man and the bishop. AS man w
have the highest respect for Bisho
Paddock, but as bishop we feel tha
it would be good for the district t
| have a change