The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-25
Episcopalians In Convention Sept.
 9th In Chicago

Chicago, Aug. 25-Cont1nuance or the. revision of the Book of Common Prayer- and plans for carrying on the Nationwide Campaign started three questions of legislation to come be- fore the triennial general convention of-the Episcopal church which opens in F Portland, Ore, September 6. The convention is expected to be in ses- sion from fifteen to twenty days. There has been a commission on the,S Prayer Book revision for some years, and at each convention some definite progress has been made in the enrichment of the Book on Com mon Prayer. Any change, however. must be approved by both the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies various dioceses for their considera- ton, and then must come before both Houses of the succeeding convention. for final approval. No change, there foReyacan be made in the prayer book that has not been. brought before the whole Church for consideration 1.-The Nationwide Campaign was tnadgurated at the Detroit convention in-1919. The church then planned to raise $28, 100000 for missions, relig- fous education and social service dur ing the years from 1919 to 1929. The dioceses were organized to carry on this effort and while the amount actually raised was short of the goal set, there was a. large and marked in
 
 tributed throughout the church. The income of the Presiding Bishop and Council for the general work of the church was almost doubled and there was a total increase in the income of the church for all purposes of $10,- 900, 900 in one year. While only $1,600,000 of this was for general church purposes, the bulk of the in- crease was applied to the salaries of clergy, construction, and development work in the dfoceses and in parishes and missions. The salaries of the clergy were increased $1,418,O0O in 1920. with a. still further increase of $997,0O0 in 1921.
 At the coming convention plans will be decided upon for the work of the next three years. It is probable that the church will besasked to raise S21 100000 for the general work of the church during that period but on a. graduated scale of $6,00O,000 for 1928, $7,000,o0O for 1924 and $S,0Oo,- 900 for 1925
 The campaign will be conducted this fall in all of the dioceses and mis- sionary districts and in every parish and mission throughout the church. Meetings of various general or ganizations of the church, such as the Auxiliary, Church School Service League, the Daughters of the King, the Girls Friendly Society, the Church Periodical Club, the Church Mission
 
 be held in connection with the gen. era1 convention.
 On September 7th, will be held the Corporate Communion of the wom- ans Auxiliary, at which there will be presented the United Thank Offering for Missions which this organization . presents every three years. The. of fering at Detroit in 1919 amounted to<more than s45o It is expected the offering at Portland will exceed $70o, 900. The offering will be pre- sented in the gold aims basis which Church by the University of Oxford in 1852.
 The House of Bishops comprises all the bishops of the diocese of the church, together with the Bishops Coadjutor and the Suffragan Bishop: and also the Bishops of the domestic and foreign missionary districts. Al ot these except the Suffragan Bishops who are in reality Assistant Bishops have seats and votes while the Sui. fragan Bishops have seats but no votes Legislation inaugurated at ths votes to the Suffragan Bishops ant probably will be completed at tn, coming convention. In voting. tn, clerical delegates from each dioces, one vote. Each of the delegates. cler ical or lay, from missionary district mas one-quarter of a vote.
 The convention meets every thre, years in various cities, and is, there fore, frequently spoken of as tn Reverend Walter T. Sumner D. D. Bishop of Oregon, who was formerI, the Dean of the Cathedral of St. Pete and Paul in Chicago, and his commit tees have been making elaborate plan for the convention and for the enter tafnment of the delegates and visitors For the first time the entire conven ton, including the House of Bishop and House of Deputies, as we'll as tn Woman's Auxiliary and other organ izations of the church, will be house, under one roof.