New-York tribune., 1922-09-16
Episcopalians
Debate ON Title
OF Clerggyrnn,en
Substituting PASTOR for
Rector" Urged; Bombay
Envoy Says India Influ-
ences American Religion
Wants U. s. to Cooperate
Bishop Manning Opposes
Ordaining Deaconesses
as an Order i'm Ministry
BY Rev. DIR. E. c. Chorlev


PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 15.-Whether
clergyman shall be called "rector" or
pastor" in the Office of institution was
the subject of sharp debate in the
House Of Bishops this morning. In
moving the substitution of pastor for
rector, Bishop G.. P. Anderson, of Chi
cago, said the word rector, which comes
from word meaning ruler. was for
elgn to the spirit and genius of the
Christian religion, born of days of
monarchy and not used either in the
Catholic or Protestant churches other
than the Episcopal.
ms position was challenged by
Bishop Frederick Burgess, of Long ISL
and, who pointed out that the legal
title of most parishes was "rector,
wardens and vestrymen." He added:
Il do not find clergymen in charge
OF parishes clustering or taking adj
vantage of their positions. would like
to put more backbone into some of the
rectors in their relations with their
|, emphasize their office"
The bishops in accepting a report OF
the commission on home and,family life
went on record as strongly opposing
the limitation of families and indis-
crlmlnate and hasty marriages The re-
port adopts the warning of the Lambeth
conference of bishops against the
practice of means for the avoidance
OF conception as involving grave dam
gers to physical health and threaten
ing the future Of the human race.
Boys and girls must be taught as
early as possible that the chief pur-
pose Of marriage is the perpetuation
of the race"
In line with this report the House
of Deputies approved the insertion of
new prayer in the marriage service
for fruitfulness.
Receive Professor From India
Professor S. L. JOSH, exchange pro-
| fessor from India at the University Of
Nebraska and representing the Church
of England in the diocese of Bombay,
was received by the House of Bishops
He presented the greetings of the Right
Rev. E. j. Palmer, Bishop of Bombay,
and Of the Anglo-Indian Church in
that diocese Professor JOSH told the
bishops that the growth of Christian
Thought in the United States was an
indication Of "the gradual inflammation
Of the religious life great nation"
Professor JOSH said:
"The moment is ripe for the Amer
lean church to render a great service
to the Church in India. / speak from
knowledge when l say that the Church
of England would heartily welcome
American cooperation in the Indian
| field under the peculiar conditions pro-
duced by the war"
The House Of Bishops appointed Joint
commissions on the army and navy
work and on alien races, and appointed
Bishops w. A. Guerry, South Carolina;
| l. P. Johnson, Colorado, and ]. G.
Murray, Maryland, as members Of a
Joint committee to nominate members
of the national council. Stephen Bak-
er, of New York, was appointed mem
Der of the Joint commission on alien
races.
The House of Deputies adopted the
report of the commission to consider
the fuller recognition of the ministry
Of healing in the Church, and approved
the appointment of a new commission,
consisting of six bishops, six clergymen
and six laymen, to make further
study and report to the next conven-
ton. 1t was determined that three of
the laymen should be qualified physi-
clans.
A heated debate followed the presen-
tation of the report on the place and
work of deaconesses in the Church in
the House of Bishops. The report rec
commended the recognition of deacon
esses as an order in the ministry and
provided for their formal ordination by
bishop.
A motion by Cameron Mann, Bishop
of Southern Florida, to lay the report
on the table was defeated by one vote.
BY vote of 46 to 40 the house refused
to recommit the report to the commits
sion for further consideration. In the
course Of the debate Bishop w. I. Man
ming of New York said:
Manning Voices Objection
"To declare that deaconesses were
an order in the ministry and empow-
cred to assist in the communion and
preach in our churches would kill the
work of deaconesses ANY proposal to
ordain deaconesses is abhorrent to the
women Of the Church as whole They
are an order of noble and valued women
in the Church, but not an order in the
ministry"
The work of the department of mis-
sions was considered in joint session.
The following domestic missionary
bishops made brief addresses: Robert
Fl. Mize, Salina, Kan; John D. Lamothe,
Honolulu; James Craik Morris, Panama
Canal Zone; Gouverneur F. Mosher,
Philippine Islands, and Arthur w.
Moulton, Utah.
Addresses were given by Bishop G..
H. Sherwood, Springfield, ILL.,, on the
Church's missionary work in organized
dioceses; what the church should do
to strengthen the work among the
negroes of the South, by Bishop T. D.
Bratton of Mississippi, and on the
continental missionary bishops, by Ma
thaniel s Thomas Rishnn of Wuana ing