New-York tribune., 1922-09-06

divided Over
Ritual Changes
thief Issue at Convention.
Opening atPor,land, Ore.
To-day, Will BE i'm Regard
Is Prayer Book Revision
May Ask Long Delay
One Group Expected to
Urge 1'laaf Ali AIierca-
lion Be Abruptly Ended
/. Reu- Dr. c. chorley

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PORTLAND. ore. Sept. 5.Prayer
saoS revision will be the chief issue
4. the forty seventh trienrial cenyen-
,;op d the Protestant Episcopal
fsurch. which opens It's sessions IN
re Muricipal Auditorium tomorrow
Fer zine years the regiS MS ana en-
ush,ner. OF the prayer BOOK aas seen
4. tic hands of a join; co's'niss'oh
eon,rose1 OF bishops. clergy snG "a,
rem md the tnmd report WIZ be prs-
.eu,ed az this conventioa.
Tho proposed changes VIA encoun
er considerable opposition. SINE I
Aucat;al members Of tire bNuse
clerical and lay deputies who feel
ma. tls commission las y'.ie fa' lie.
,.sd Ike terms Of It's ar3 ,ii'ne':t VIII
n.ave "a receiye The report, lav il OF
,bs I, fie and discharge the eomnis-
si,n. They are IN tavor ot bringing
.,e sa.,isi n to an abrupt end bat 1t
i hardl; likely that thg conveu.icn
viii take 50 drastic st"a.
To Present Second Resolution
second resolution will be presented
..tjng the work out of the hands of
ne commission and referring the report
n special committee of bishops,
slerog and laymen with instructions to
consider the proposed changes and re-
uoYt to the general convention three
y,ars hence This will meet with con-
s;aerable support in the house of dep
ss;es notably from those who consider
hat the prayer book commission has
asue all it can and that the time has
sonse when it's work should be reviewed
81 an independent body. This pro-
rsdare was adopted at the last revi-
ion Of the prayer book in 1895 and the
srecedent will be strongly urged. 1t
m.y succeed but there is also TO be
Yeekoned with the fact that there are
many bishops and deputies who feel
that the work of revision should pro-
ceed al this convention.
As q prayer book is part of the con-
stitution of the Church, any change
must be adopted by the House of
Bishops and the House of Clerical and
Lay Deputies a. enc convention and be
ratified at the succeeding meeting three
years later. The necessity for CON
current vote of the two bodies has con-
sributed greatly to the delay in the
progress of the work. Twice the House
q Deputies has adopted the proposed
changes in the burial Office, hut the
bishops have failed to act, and the
vers has to be done all over again.
70 avoid this difficulty the bishops
havs been meeting in conference here
the lsstweek t. consider the; report of
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meeting OF the House of Bishops can
be cslIed only for the election of mis-
sioaary bishop, and the presiding
iasior any other purpose.
100 Bishops in Attendance
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, president
d the executive council and chairman
ef the house bishops, then invited the
bishops to meet for informal confer
eace Thirty bishops were present at
the FIRST meeting and the number low
exceeds one hundred. No account of
tie proceedings has been given out
sd the doors have been closed to the
public, 1t is known, however, that a
good deal Of progress has been made
and taat there has been no clash OF
ecclesiastical parties. The sharp di-
service ef holy communion, but it is
aadersto ID that; with one or two ex-
sptions, the bishops have informally
adopted the changes proposed by the
ssmmission.
There Will be communion service
aanorrow morning in Trinity Church
isr the bishops and deputies. st which
slshop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, pre-
uding bishop, will officiate, assisted
By the senior bishops of the Ameri-
can church and one of the visiting
bishops.
Newark Bishop to Preach
At 10 o'clock there will be the later
service in the Municipal Auditorium,
waien will be attended by about 5000
persons. The sermon will be preached
by Bishop Edwin S. Lines, of Newark.
IN the afternoon both houses will
organize The Rev. Dr. George F. Nell
son, Of New York, secretary of the
nease OF Bishops for the last five
years, has intimated his intention TO
=, Ilesigh that office at this convention,
b. possible that one of the younger
gglsaops may be chosen to succeed him
dar. lanes am wan De proposed for presi-
,sa., Aas Kev. Dr. Alexander Mann,
a. ~ AteS SHuFCn, Boston. and
.ae Key; DR.. James E. Freeman. rector
;a. !, .ne church Of the Epiphany Wash
,agton DR., Mann has presided At tbe
saas asa lnree conventions and has won the
suhhaence OF all parties. He is likely
iority. az overwhelming ma
,urra me general convention, which is the
ssprsme ssll, legislative BODY Of the En;s-
sSgpai Church, consists Of two bodies. p
~ sHe house of Bishops and the Hnnse
1epqties. The former is comnosad
- n sn !, tne bishops in the United States
md .ns missionary bishops in foreign
4 s sssas' including China. Japan Mexieo
Il W Forto Rico. Liberia and Homo,