Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-02
CHURCH|MEN WOULD.
STOP RACING. BETS.
Episcopal Convention Urges
Maryland Legislature to
Pass Law.

A resolution to have the Washing
.o' oiocese strongly urge the Mary
i"no legislature to pass the bill now
pelng considered to eliminate race
track gambling: was introduced .by
rev. George F. Dudley and passed by
the convention of the Washington
diocese of the Protestant EPISCOPAL
church at today's sessions at.Trfn.1v
E1urch. Sd and c streets northwest
II the resolution 1t was pointed out
mat race track gambling. al il is
lesanzed in Maryland, "underfhines
enaracter and social, politicaifa and
esonomlc life. and leaves in its train
e q, le, oe1aication and untold mis-
cry, ana since several of the Mary
land parishes are under the nrov;nca
~ me Washington diocese, this mat
tia, IL OF vital interest to the conyen-
OppOses Separation,
nt ne petition entered yesterday by
S g. taln members of the st. David's and
alrlck's Vestries asking the CON
cb,,rs approval for those two
the g. Shes 70 become disconnected from
.ne OF. Adams parish and form a new
parish in the Conduit road section was
, eiporteo on today by Rev. ]. W. Au-
SUN, In behalf of the COMMITTEES IN
new parishes. The committee RECON-
inenoed that the petition be not grant
g. uesause OF the lack of the promise
OF sufhcient financial supDort Iacls
OF unity of opinion in the narisb the
un"ise policy to create small and
weak parishes and because the com
mittee felt that the application for
Sopaldt loh was based primarily on
psIsonal direrences The finding of
the committee was upheld by the con.
Ventlon without debate.
senator Pepper of Pennsylvania, ad-
dressed the convention on the new MAN
Ior each diocese to make known it's
needs IN advance. so that the MANY
ouusets each year could be gone over
a .uately ana concise and compre-
ts program could be laid before
!le general convention. He said that
Just as the appeal for buying ljbertv
oonus was based on the vital necessity
ioi victory IN the war, so in the future
"ppeais Tor the various activities in tha
church, would be based not on the re-
iuirements in terms of money, but in
Terms OF the specific needs of the
The committee on new PARISHES
recommended a petition to unite ST
WIFI and All Angels parish
win st. Pauls parish. and if vas
ADOPTED by the convention.
for 'Hf.iuisory education and home
1 nistr eebie-minded Children in the
district We're advocated in the
report OF the board of social servica
me board of examining chaplains
also read its report,
me report Of the board of religious
euucatloh was read by Commander
=. L. Jewell. showing highly en-
Ge,ourdsins statistics among the
sunday schools of the District.
Favsrs New Chapel
AT the afternoon session Yesterday
" -. Z. Main of St Elizabeth's
Hospltal, advocated the construc,jon
OF new chapel. William b Mover
superintendent of the penal institu,
tlons or the District. outlined the
work done by the welfare organiza-
uons at Occoquan.
fo resolutions of sympathy for the suf-
lerers IN the Knickerbocker Theater
were adopted by the convention. Mrs.
CABOT Stevens and Mrs f., S. Durvea
spoke on the needs of the near east and
a resolution supporting the relief work
there was adopted.
Bishop Harding appointed the fo1-
lowing committees:
70. S. Dunlap, Rev. H. S. smith, Ar.
thur s: Browne, T. E. Robertson.
Admission of new parishes and
congregations-Rev. j. w. Austin
Kew. c. S. Abbott, Rev. c. f. McAliis,
ter, n. L. Rust. Commander c. r
State of the church-Rev. c, NJ
Young. Rev. c. S. Abbott. Rev. C. r
McAlllster, c. p. Benns. c. W. Clum
nominations were made for the
Standing committee, delegates to the
general convention, and the diocesan
board OF managers, to be voted on
today.