The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-20
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
HOLDS CONVENTION
ROLSTON BUTTERFIELD OF MOS
cow, LAY DELEGATE OF IDA
HO, TELLS OF MEETING

One hundred eighteen American
bishops and a number of foreign bish
| ops, approximately $50 clerical ant
| lay deputies, many hundred represen
| tatives of the Womens' Auxiliary an(
thousands of Episcopolians were il
attendance at the Forty-Seventh Tri
ennial convention of the American
Episcopal church at Portland, accord
ing to Rolston Butterfield of Moscow
who has recently returned from the
convention. Mr.. Butterfield was lay
delegate from Idaho.
The convention is being held in the
municipal auditorium at Portland Sep
tetmber 6 to %. In speaking of the
convention Wednesday, Mr.. Buttetr-
field said:
zone Of the main things done by
the convention was the revision of
! the book of common prayer. This
! was the acceptance Of most of the
report, submitted by the commission,
appointed three years ago to revise
the prayer book. The report had to
be voted upon section by section,
which action took up the major time
of the convention. These changes
passed at the convention will have
to wait final ratification at the con-
yention three years hence, to be held
at New Orleans. If ratified second
time they will be formally incorpora-
ted in the prayer book.
Union of Churches
Probably the most spectacular fea-
ture of the convention was the great
est interest to all classes of people
from historic standpoint is the union
of the Holy Eastern Orthodox church
and the ANGLICAN churches of the
world This is not a merger, but it
means that the two churches will work |
together and that broad Christian I'M
ity which has been advocated by so |
many is one step nearer.
'.The first steps toward this union |
were started in 1867 and it was con |
sumated last week at Portland through |
the attendance in person of the Arch |
Bishop of Syria and the Arch Bishop
Of Jerusalem, who. brought the official
notification from the head Of the Holy
Eastern Orthodox church, better
known as the Greek Catholic church.
1890. Thousands Attend.
~ "One hundred eighteen American
bishops were in attendance and a num-
Der from foreign Countries About
$50 clerical and lay deputies and many
hundred representatives of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary of the Episcopal church
we're present. In. addition many Ep1s-
,opalians availed themselves of the
opportunity to attend the convention
and visit the Pacific north
vest.
FL couldn't be too generous in
ny praise of Portlands hospitality
The municipal auditorium is being
lsed for the full three weeks. This
magnificent structure seats 5000 in
he main auditorium and has rooms
arge and small, including a dining |
DOM seating 1000 people, so that all |
apartments of the convention assem- /
led under one roof The delegates II
7ere provided with free automobile
ides so miles along the Columbia riv- II
r highway an around the city. II
HI ~ Portland Prosperous. II
Portland is looking very prosper Il
US with lots Of. building and every K
Ody busy. Portland has not given II
p the idea of having the 1925 Worlds Il
air, and boosters in Portland are K
ming up special train to carry If
lem to all sections of Oregon in the lie
lterest Of legislative appropriation" Il
Other Idaho men present at the lie
ortland convention were Bishop |E
rank Hale Touret of Idaho, the Rev. IE
homas Ashworth of ~Payette, lay del lE
,ate for Idaho, and number of Ida is
} Episcopalians from all sections Of II
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