Evening journal., 1922-09-15
WORLD Church
MERGER URGED
Bishop Brent Outlines to
Episcopalians Program
for Union
EMBRACES ALL BUT
ROMAN CHURCH

es and their linking into corporat
unity and inter-communion will
the Eastern Orthodox. old Catho
lie and Anglican churches was th'
program outlined in the report o.
the commission on faith and unit!
delivered by Bishop Charles H
Brent Of Western New York at tht
Episcopal convention yesterday
The report called for world con.
ference in Washington in 1925 tC
further the program.
A dramatic tribute was paid tc
Bishop Brent at the conclusion oi
his report. Bishop Anderson OF
Chicago and Bishop Mansing OF
New York. declared the program
demanded the selection OF one man
10 give his life to its leadership and
management and declared Bishop
Brent the one man capable and
worthy A tremendous round OF
applause greeted the proposal.
Resolutions asking an appropria-
tion of approximately 100000 10
be distributed through 1922, 1928,
1924 and 1925 for carrying out the
plans for the Washington confer
ence Of world churches were re-
ferred to a committee.
This great program for consoli-
dation OF the churches has been
developing by Anglican and Episco-
pal churches for twelve years.
Both the Church of Rome and the
A.
lures TO the Russian Church. ac-
cording to one OF the deacons in
the train of Archbishop Gerassimos.
representative OF the Church Of
Syria, who was a guest at the
opening of the convention here,
and the entire group OF Eastern
churches are in the position OF de-
Gliding between the two Affiliations
as the pressure of the Moslem re-
vival east Of them Is becoming more
and more seriously felt.
A report filed in the House OF
Bishops indicates that the move
ment toward intercommunion and
separate unity between the Episco-
pal group and the Eastern churches
has already advanced far and that
both have indorsed a group of prin-
ciples aiming at closer relations.
In the Episcopal program for
world unity the Roman Catholic
Church was invited to participate.
but kept aloof. This was noted by
Bishop Anderson OF Chicago, speak
ing on the report this morning.
Should the program be carried
90 actual organic unity among the
various denominations, including
the Eastern group, which has about
10000, 600 communicates. it would
result in a single Christian group
numerically larger than the Roman
Church and probably the most pow
erful religious group in the world.
Practically every church in Chris
tendon, with one great exception,
has committed itself TO work for the
program" declared Bishop Ander-
son. Il could say more about this
one great exception. but feel that
this is not the time nor the place"
Bishop Woodcock, OF Kentucky,
said that in local conferences he had
held in Louisville all denominations
had participated except the Catholic
priest. who was forbidden by his
own church."
In the House Of Deputies the Rev.
John D. Wing, of Savannah. pre-
sented a resolution condemning or
ganizations Of the type Of the Ku
Klux Klan.
The resolution said secret socie-
ties such as the Ku Klux Klan,
while proclaiming their loyalty TO
the Government Of the United States
in reality, by appealing to religious
prejudices and racial antipathy, by
preaching bigotry and intolerance,
and by affording opportunity for
acts OF violence. have pursued a
course tending toward the overthrow
OF the very foundation of ordered |
society,""
The resolution urges the conven- |
tion to take the stand that amy |
men or set OF men. organized or un- |
organized, who seek to set man
against man, citizen against citizen, |
neighbor against neighbor, race |
against race, or creed against creed, |
are the enemies of society and dis
loyal TO the fundamental ideals OF |
America. no matter in how strident |
tones their claims to the possession |
VI dANA d-pdbA AoNASiA may 10 NcASNAs
The committee on social service
received the resolution and will re-
port it for future action.
More stringent marriage laws.
preventing marriage of criminals or
detectives, are recommended in a
memorial introduced by William c.
Overson. of South Dakota, referred
to the same committee.
The House Of Bishops voted TO
drop from the ritual on the burial
Of the dead the rubric which for
bids the service TO be read over a
suicide. an unbaptized adult or an
accommodated person. Bishops
speaking on the measure declare
that the old rubric was too harsh
and cruel and too medieval in its
attitude"
Efforts was made by friends of
Dean r. T. T. Hicks. formerly rector
of the Pro-Cathedral in Portland,
who resigned last spring after a
controversy with Bishop w. 7. SUM
ner, TO revive the controversy in
the convention by sending letters
with an appeal for justice" to tho
members of the House of Bishops.
Nothing has been done, however,
and il is intimated the letters will
not be brought before the house Off
cial for consideration unless stron-
ger representations are made, the
convention regarding the matter as
nurelv a local controversy