New-York tribune., 1922-09-23
Bishops Stir
Deputies Ire
AT Portland
Put Through Council Ticket
While Other House Is
Proceeding to Election;
Lay Deputy Squelched
Bishop Manning Chosen
Episcopalians NoiioJoinF
eral Council of Churches
OF Christ in America

BY Rev. DR.. +. c. Chorley
PORTLAND. ore. Sept %. The
election OF four clcrgymcn and eight
laynon 20 serve on the national coun-
ell Of The Proics,an. Episcopal Church
Tor The ensuing three ycars caused
OF Deputies to-nigh: md created some
irritation against thc House or Bishops.
While the dcputier were proceeding
% election. unofficial word came that
The House Of Bishops had elected
complete ticket. F. j. Bovine. lay
deputy from Utica. n. Y. said: "Tll
be hanged II I've ever seen anything
go neatly put over on this house" lie
was sharply callcJ 20 order by tho
president Of nc house and directed
20 take his seat.
Several additional nominations were
made from the noor in an ondcavor 70
smash tho tickets offered by the nomi-
rating committee. The following were
eventually elected: Bishop William c.
Brown. Virginia, Edwin Stevens Lines.
o. Newark; Wiliam 7. Manning, Of
New York; Theodore Irving Reese, of
southern Ohio; Roy. Drs. James +.
Freeman, Washington. d g.; Alexander
Mann. Boston. Mass; " II. Milton.
Wilmington, y. c.; +. NJ. Stirea. New
York; Stephen Baker, New York: John
stewart Bryan. Richmond. Va; Burton
Mansfield. New Haven, Conn: samuel
MaIhcr. Cleveland, Ohio; Judge Philip
y. Parker, Brookl.nc. Mass. United
states Senator Gcor~c wharton Pep
per, Of Philadelphia. Pa: Harper S.b-
Icy. Rochester, v. y, u. c. Wyckof.
Watsonyille, Calf.
Manning Succeeds Lawrence
Bishop ". o. Manning takes The
place Of Bishop William Lawrence and
Judge Philip = Parker is elected in
place Of Frederic G.. Morchousc, Of
Milwaukee. In addition 20 these each
OF the eight provinces is entitled 10
elect ono repre- sentative. Bishop
Thomas L. Gailor. OF Tennessee. is
president Of the council, and Lewis
B. Franklin, Of New York, is vicc-chair-
man.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
will not become q constituent member
OF the federal council Of the churches
o. Christ In America. o. result of
the kecnest debate and the closest vote
o. this convention In the House ol
Deputies.
Amid considerable excitement The
vote was taken. One hundred and for
ty-scvcn voted for mcmbership Ia the
council and l42 against IL was carried
by a majority Of FIVE When the main
question was put the delegations from
Chicago, Washington and Maryland de-
manded n vote by diocese and orders,
this giving one vote each TO the clergy
and laity OF diocese. In the vote by
orders and diocese the decision was re-
versed By half vote.
Federal Council Proposal Beaten
The Constitution requires n majority
OF whole votes. Twcrty-six votes were
necessary. twenty-five and half were
cast. The proposal TO become con-
stituont member OF the Federal Coun-
Gil was beaten by half vote, the mis-
sionary districts being allowed half n
vote. Subsequently. the deputies voted
to continue the present relations with
the Federal Council by allowing the So
cial service department 20 become
member OF the board They also agreed
to the appointment Of joint commits
sion 10 inquire into the whole matter
and report at the next convention.
Bishops stir Deputies Ire
Bishop william T. Manning, OF New
York, was elected chairman OF the
Joint commission On faith and order in
place Of Bishop Charles II. Brent who
becomes chairman Of the continuation
committee for the world conference on
faith and order.
Late this afternoon George Zabriskie,
Of New York, introduced in the House
o. Deputies the proposed canons on
the concordat with congregational
ministers. The debate was adjourned
10 night session.
The House Of Bishops rejected the
proposal to license women as lay read
ers. and while commending women for
their work in the Church, did not ap-
prove OF their admission 20 the House
Of Deputies.
Opinions concerning the merits Of
spiritual healing clashed ~ the late
night session OF the House Of Bishops
when the special committee presented
its report Bishop Manning, OF New
York, declared that he had not known
Of single case where faith had been
lost. The resolution as adopted pro-
yides that "healers" shall act in sym
pa 'hotic cooperation with physicians
and can only minister with the writ
ten consent Of the bishop.
Unction Is now sanctioned for the
first time in the Episcopal Church, with
the specific proyiso that il is not 80 be
administered in cases Of imminent
death.