Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-08
CHURCH ADVANCES
PASTORS SALARIES
'Episcopalian Convention Hears
Of Increase in Receipts
for Projects
LONG BREACH IS HEALED

| Portland. Ore. Sent. s.-Revicw o.
| the work of the last thrcc years of
| the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States and plans for the coming
tricnnium occunicd joint session OF
the House of bishops and the House
Of DEPUTIES today at the forty seventh
triennial convention Of the church here.
Addresses were 10 br made during
tho day hv bishops RurlcSon. Of South
Dakota Tucker. Of Southern Virginia ::
Brent. Of Western New York by Lewis
Il. Franklin. vicc president and treas.
urer Of the council and by John Stew
art BRYAN. publisher Of tn" Richmond
News .Cndcr.
Bishop Thomas +. Gnylor. who has
been president Of tho House of Bishops
and thc council, presented Il detailed
rprort on tho work Of the council. which
was created nt the last triennial con-
vcntion Mt Detroit. He reviewed the
wor'; Of tho departments Of miS>i' ms,
church education. religious extension.
Christian social service. finance. pub
Iicity. the Nationwide campaign and
the womcn's auxiliary.
Increase Clergy SALARIES
The church pension fund. he said.
reported that salaries Of clergy during
1920 were inrrca"od 81 .4lS.OOO and
during 1901 by SNH7 600. a total of So
$1,000 lie sn!d that during the two
and n half years of work Of the pre-
siding bishops and council the dchcit
inherited from the old board Of mis-
sions had been reduced from Sn2O.GtH
70 SJGT .G39l. The rcccir'> for general
projects applying on the quota for 1920
showed an increase of III per cent
over 1919. aud in 1921 the receipts on
the quota showed only n slight decrease
from tho preceding year.
The council financed in large part
ten operation organizations. The
council. he said. also undcrwrOtc the
entire budget OF the continental do
mcstic missionary bishops. causing 'H-
Dondituro in 1900 OF SG9S .G5%, and in
1927 of S1fS los as against 500.
G01.iT in 1919
II was estimated that for 1920. In
addition 10 the increase above. the
diocescS for themselves increased np-
rroNriatiOnS for diocesan mission work
to more than s.. 80. 600 and the par
ishcs for parochinl work to more than
81 .JOO. 600. The department Of mission
reported having sent to the domestic and
foreign fields during 1920 eighty mis-
s!onaries. in 1921. seventy two mis-
sionaries. and in 1922. tfty-ono mis-
sionarics.
News Of action. healing breach Of
more than 1000 years duration. reached
the House of Bishops.
The Holy Orthodox Eastern Church,
through its EcUmcncIal Patriarch,
Melptior ". has announced its recog-
nttion Of Anglican orders az valid and
regular and has set apart the ancient
Church Of -. John tho Baptist in Con-
stantinople for the use OF the AmPri =
can Episcopal chaplain. when such is
appointed.
The news. and also TITO notification
that the Episcopal Church in the
United States was - be invited to
send a chaplain :" C"nstantnople. was
received from. III" Rev. W. {. En-
hardt, of Isl south avenue New
York.
\ Gift Of 5000 12G was presented on o
golden aims basin at the Episcopal Con
yention by the women of the church
Mt a Communion service held in
Trinity Church That offering, which
IS made triennially for the support OF
women missionaries in the field. IS
about 5000. 900 in excess Of that o!
1919.
sharp competition for tn" meeting Of
the next general convention was dis
played in tho House Of Deputies
! when an invitation was presented from
Pittsburgh by the deputies from that
diocese. TIE claims of Philadelphia
were strongly urged by the Rev. Or
Floyd W. Tomk!ns. rector Of Holy
! Trinity Church, and ably seconded by
Colonel William +. Bnrba. Other in
vItat!ons were given BY Providence ant
New Orleans. the latter with the in
dorsement Of the solid South
The matter was referred TO q join
committee Of two bishops and twt
clerical and lay deputies and will be de
Cided later,