Evening star., 1922-09-21
.UPITO-DATE BIBLE
URGED ON BISHOPS
Ancient Language of Scrip.
lures Is Not Understood
Now, Say Churchmen.

PORTLAND, Ore; September 21-
The concordal. declared by those who
advocate it as a movement in the inter-
est Of church unity, was before the
house of bishops today for final action.
This proposed agreement with the
Congregational Church provides for the
ordaining by Episcopal bishops under
certain conditions of ministers Of the
Congregational Church who may ask
for such ordination.
To make the concordal effective.
adoption of canon will be necessary.
Already both houses of the convention
have adopted a change in the constitu-
tion OF the church which will make pos
sible the putting into effect Of the con-
cordial
task in passing upon proposed changes
In the communion service.
An Eleventh Commandment.
ment. one quoting Christ's words. urging
brotherly love, is before the house of
deputies. having been approved by the
house Of bishops.
Election of members of the national
council is task ahead of both houses.
Following the nomination of four
bishops yesterday by the house of
bishops, further nominations were in
| order and final election of four members
Is to be made.
Assertion that people nowadays do
| not believe the biblical statements
that heaven and earth were made in
| six days and that inhibitions against
coveting ones neighbors' "ox" or "a S.
would be more effective if changed to
his automobile We're made in the
, house of deputies in a debate on ac-
ceptance of a plan to print part of
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| type and the rest in different type.
Rev. F. NJ. kirkus of Wilmington,
Del, said the effect of the command
! ment against labor by son, daughter
| man servant and. maid servant on
Sunday was lost when every one
\ knew that there was some one at
| home preparing dinner.
Pageant Censored.
When "A Sinner Beloved" a pageant
presented under the auspices of the
| drama commission of the church, was
repeated at the auditorium last night
to packed house the leading dancer
! in band of votaries of the God Baal-
| Ashtoreth was not in the cast.
Protest haF been made by clergy
men attending the convention that
the dancer. who led band of bare
legged maidens in a dance which was
one of the features of the first pro-
duction of the pageant. was immodest,
and the dancer was ordered out of the
performance by DR.. w. +. Gardner.
head of the educational department of
the church, under which the drama
commission operates.
It was announced later that "she"
was a boy.
Hope that "all available means be
used by this country to put an end
to unspeakable atrocities" causing
suffering to Christians in eastern
lands was expressed in a resolution
adopted yesterday by the house of
deputies.
This supplements action of similar
nature taken by the house of bishops
and places the convention squarely
behind a demand for action by the
United States government in the mat
ter.
The deputies adopted a resolution
extending sympathy to the bereaved
families of the miners in the Ar
gonaut mine.
Joins Federal Council.
The deputies ratified the election of
the Rt. Rev. William P. Remington
of Rapid City. S. D., as mission bish-
op of eastern Washington.
A storm over the proposed new title
of the communion SERVICE in the
prayer book of the church broke
when the report Of the house of bish-
ops approving the new title recon-
book revision was taken up. 1t was
not approved.
| The proposed new title of the COM
! munion service was the divine lit
| urgy, being the order for the Lords
| supper or holy eucharist, commonly
! The house of bishops last night
| voted to make the church member
| Of the Federal Council of Churches.
!