New-York tribune., 1922-09-15
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Streng Resolution Ahmed at
8 Masked Societies" Pre-
serlted TO the Deputies
by Southern Clergyman
Burial Service Changed
Bishops Vote to Onlit the
Rnbric; Move TO Insert
Prayers for Dead Wins
BY Rev. DR.. E. c.. Chorley


name, was severely assaiEed In the fol-
lowing resolution presented to the
House Of Deputies this morning by fine
Rev. Dr.. Jonn D. Wing, rector Of
Christ Church, Savannah, Ga.
Whereas there have come into ex-
istence in our country since the World
war certain societies whose members
are secret, disguised and masked;
whiah organizations while proclaiming
Ineir loyalty to the government of the
United States, in reality, by appealing
10 retlglous prejudice and racial am
tlpathy, by preaching bigotry and in
tolerance, and by affording opportunity
for acts of violence, have pursued a
course tending toward the overthrow of
,the very foundation of ordered society:
and, whereas, in many places in
which society of this nature has been
introduced there have followed numer-
GUS instances where persons without
the ceremony of trial have been taken
OUT ny masked men, tarred and feath-
cred, GRIZZLY whipped, and otherwise
humlilated and maltreated; and others.
hy threats and intimidation. have been
driven from their homes and comnfuni-
ties and deprived of their inalienable
rights without due process of law:
And, whereas, such an organization
is morally responsible for crimes of
this nature committed in it's name and
by men wearing its garb, whether they
are really members thereof or not, be-
cause the very nature Of the organiza-
tion opens the way for any lawless ele-
ment in community to operate with
but little fear of arrest and punish
ment; there be it,
Resolved by the House Of Deputies
the House of Bishops concurring, that
we solemnly condemn all secret, So
called patriotic societies, whose
masked and unknown memberships cap
italize bigotry and hate, foster racial
and religious prejudice, and encourage
acts of lawlessness and mob VIOLENCE.
BE it further resolved, that it is
the conviction of this convention that
any men or set of men, organized or
unorganized, who seek to set man
against man, citizen against citizen,
neighbor against neighbor, race against
race OF creed against creed are the
enemies Of society and disioyal to the
ter in how strident tones their claims
to the possession of ultra patriotism
may be voiced"
There is very strong feeling among
the clerical and lay deputies from the
South against the workings of this or
ferred to the committee on social
service.
The House Of Deputies has agreed
with the House of Bishops in striking
out the word "obey' from the promise
made by the woman in the marriage
service. AS this involves a change in
the constitution of the Church, it will
have to be ratified at the next conven-
ticn. The action was taken by an
overwhelming majority.
The Rev. DR.. Charles L.. Gomph, Of
Newark, N. j., introduced resolution
that the convention place itself on rec
method of settling differences be-
tween nation and nation"
Protest against the marriage of de-
fectives, criminal and diseased persons
and the adoption by the various states
of more stringent laws regulating
marriage were advocated in resolu-
ton offered by w. B. Overson, lay
deputy, from Wililston, N. D.
The question as to whether the
burial service of the Prayer Book shall
be read over the unbatized and sui
cides was again debated in the House
of Bishops on reassembling this morn
ing. The rubric in the Prayer Book
now reads: Here it is to be noted
that the office ensuing is not to be used
for any unbaptized adults, any who die
excommunicate or who have laid vio-
lent hands upon themselves
Bishops Vote Out Rubric
The debate was on the resolution OF
T 0f =
chusetts, to omit the rubric entirely.
He said that man who had com
mitted murder could be buried with
the church service. while 1t was denied
good man who committed suicide in
fit of temporary insanity. Bishop
Edwin S. Lines, of Newark, N. j.,
argued that the restriction had never
brought any one to baptism, neither
had it prevented any one from COM
mitting suicide, and added that it was
hard and cruel provision. On division
the proposal to omit the rubric entirely
was carried by a vote Of 81 to 3A Ii
concurred in by the House Of Deputies
it will disappear from the prayer-book. k.
Without the expected protest by the
low church bishops the prayers for the
dead in the revised burial service were
adopted. This is the first time that
any SUCH pEdyCIo haVG pCNH
authorized for use in the services of
the Protestant Episcopal Church,
though they have generally been used
by the clergy at funerals.
In the discussion to change the
phrase in the burial lesson, "Thou
Fool" to "Thou Foolish One" Bishop
Paul Matthews said "Thou Fool'
sounded little hard and Bishop w. +.
Faber retorted by saying that "Thou
Foolish One" seemed to be little too
soft. The change was adopted.
Bishop Charles H. Brent presented
the report of the commission on a
world conference on faith and order
and stated that the conference would
meet in Washington IN 1926. The COM
mission was first appointed at the gen
eral convention of 1910 and has now
secured the official cooperation nj
every church in the world save the
Roman Catholics. In presenting the
report Bishop Brent said that it was
the most colossal task which the
Church had undertaken since she be-
came divided. William T. Manning,
Bishop Of New York, said that the re-
suits had been we'll worth while be-
cause 1t had kept the question ot
Christian unity before the minds of
men, He added that the time had rome