Evening journal., 1922-09-11
CHURCH URGES
PRAYER HEALING
Bishop Brent Would Forbid
Marriage After Legal
- Separation
SYMPATHY FOR
THE PRESIDENT

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 11.-Th'
first great need of the church is th'
revival OF her ministry Of healing
according to the finding of the join
commission on ministry Of healing OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church In
the United States. reported Saturday
to the House Of Bishops and to the
House OF Deputies, in triennial con-
vention here.
"The church must renew" said
the report. "and act more confident
ly and constantly on her faith in The
power of prayer-especially in the
mower of her corporate intercession
to heal the sick. whatever the
means or process by which the bless
ing comes"
The commission also announced
that medical science must be fully
recognized.
Bishop Boyd Vincent, OF South
ern Ohio. is chairman of the COM
mission on healing. The other mem
hers are Bishop william T. Manning,
OF New York; Bishop Philip NJ.
Rhinelander, of Pennsylvania; the
Rev. DR.. A. B. Kinsolving, of Balti-
more: F. S. simonds, Joseph c.
MONT, of Boston. and George f.
Henry Of Des Moines. Iowa.
A report recommending that wo-
wen OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church be given seats in the House
OF Deputies was presented TO the
honse. The report will be placed on
the calendar for future consideration
BY the convention.
The report was presented by
Joint commission. of which Bishop
William Ford nichols. OF San Fran
cisco, is chairman. other members
of the commission are Bishops Hard
ing, Of washington, d. C.; Bishop
Woodcock; Kentucky; the Rev. DR..
SedRwick, New York; DR.. Philips,
Philadelphia: Judge Philip A.
Parker, Boston; Mortimer Matthews,
of Cincinnati. and Warren Kearney,
Of New Orleans.
A resolution proposing TO postpone
consideration OF the report of the
on revision of the prayer I
book was rejected by the House of
Deputies.
A message of unity between the /
Christian Churches of the Near East |
was brought to the church in the /
United States by Archbishop Pan
eleimon, of Neopolis, representing /
he Patriarch of Jerusalem, and /
Archbishop Gerasimos, OF Beirut,
Syria, representing Gregory V. Pa
-riarch Of Antioch. They were |
formally received by the House of
Deputies. the former addressing the I
house in Greek and the latter in
Arabic. Archbishop Gerasimos de-
livered the apostolic benediction OF
he Patriarch of Antioch.
A resolution expressing sympathy !
With President Harding over the III
less of Mrs. Harding was adopted by
10Th houses of the convention. The
esolution, which was ordered tele-
raphed 10 the White House, was ,
roposed by the Rev. James e. Free ,
ian, OF Washington. d. c.
AnnOunCemtnl ltldl huucldHlAdi
greement had been reached between
he Episcopal Church and the
hurches Of the Congregational Com
aunion was made in the report of
be joint committee on the concor-
at, OF which Bishop Vincent, OF
'outhern Ohio. is chairman, and
feorge Zabriskie of New York, is :
secretary. 1t was announced that the I
Bishop OF -Fondulac did not concur |
n the report.
Bishop Charles Henry Brent, of !
New York. introduced a resolution in
he House Of Bishops proposing an
amendment 10 the canon regarding
iNorce which would prevent any
of the church from marry
ng "any other person who has been
,r is the husband or the wife Of an
,ther then living from whom he or
he has been divorced for any cause
rising after marriage"
This tightens the present divorce
anon.