Evening star., 1922-09-10
HEALING G gY FAITH !,
URGED|i''0iN + CHURCH
Ministry Commission Pleads
for Revival of Prayer as
Aid to Health.
WOMEN MAY BE DEPUTIES
Episcopal House Of Bishops to Vote
on Question in Con-
vention.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore. September g.
The first great need of the church
today Is the revival of her ministry
of healing, according to the finding
of the Joint commission on ministry
of healing of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in the United States. re-
ported today to the house of bishops
and in the house of deputies in tri-
ennial convention here.
THE church must renew. said the
report land act more contidentlailS
and constantly on her faith in the
power of prayer-especially in the
mower of her corporate intercession-
to heal the sick, whatever the means
or process by which the blessing
comes"
The commission also announced
that medical science must De rai'S
Bishop Boyd Vincent of southern
Ohio Is chairman of the commission
on healing. The other members are
Bishop William T Msnnins n phs;ne,.nser oi MsM
of Pennsylvania, the Rev. DR.. A. B,
Kfnsolving of Baltimore. F. 5.
Simonds, Joseph c. Monit or BOSTON,
and George F. Henry of Des Molnes'
Iowa.
Woman Deputies Urged.
A report recommending that women
of the Protestant Episcopal Cnurch
be given seats in the house or depu-
day. The report will be placed on
the calendar for future consideration
by the convention. The report was
presented by joint commission; OF OF
which Bishop William Ford NlcnoIs
of San Francisco is chairman. otner
Bishop Harding Of Washinston. D.
C.; Bishop Woodcock. Kentucky: the
Rev. DR.. Sedgwick, New York; Dr.
Phillips. Philadelphia: Judge Pninp
A. Parker, Boston,; Mortimer MAT
thews, Cincinnati, and warren Near
ney, New Orleans.
A resolution proposing to postpone
consideration of the report or the
commission on revision OF the prayer,
book was rejected by the house OF
deputies. A..
Christian churches OF the near east
was brought to the church In the
United States by Archbishop fante
lennon. of Neopolis. representing the
Pa,rah .res,mos Of of serus ana syTa
rsprssshieIhs nf Antioeh they were formally re-
ceivef1 by the house of deputies. the
formet addressing the house in Greer
nd the latter in Arabic. Archbishop
Gnrasimos delivered the apostolic
benediction of the Patriarch of An
tiech.
A resolution expressing sympathy
with President Harding over the III
ness of Mrs. Harding was adopted oy
both houses of the convention. Ihe
resolution, which was ordered tele-
rraphed to the White House, was
proposed by the Rev. James +. Free
man of Washington, d. c.
Announcement that substantial
sereement had been reached between
the Episcopal Church and the
churches of the congregational com
fnunion was made In the report OF
HE Joint committee on the concordat'
of which Bishop Vincent or southern
Ohio is chairman and George sea.
briskie of New York, is secretary. II
was announced that the Bishop OF
Fondulac did not concur in the re-
Bishop Charles Henry Brent of New
York. introduced resolution In the
house of bishops proposing an amend
ment to tho canon regarding divorce
which would prevent any member OF
the church from marrying ANY other
person who has been or Is the hus-
hand or the wife of another then liv-
ing from whom he or she has been
divorced for any cause arising after
marriage"
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