The Washington times., 1922-09-12
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CONC[AVE TELL
FOREIGN NEEDS
Latin-Anterican and African
Affairs Of the Church Dis
cussed in Convention.

PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. 12.-At a
joint session yesterday Of the two
houses of the Protestant Episcopal
convention, Bishop Hulse, or Cuba,
made an earnest defense in behalf
of Latin-America.
I'VE are familiar with Latin-Amer-
ica," the bishop said. chiefly
through the information contained in
our newspapers. That information
consists of stories of revolutionary
movements Of instances Of political
corruption and OF accounts of busl.
ness depression. The fact is. how.
ever. that there are two sides TO the
question. - =
"Latin.America has Its good side
as we'll as its bad side, and The
political corruption and business de-
preston are no worse than similar
conditions In our own country.
Causes Of Religious Insdequacy.
Dwelling upon the causes of ap-
parent religious inadequacy in latin
America. the bishop emphasized the
following:
The priesthood Is limited numeri-
,caliy because for centuries the clergy
have been set apart from their fel
lows and divorced from the currents
of the practical life of the people. Tine
appeal of modern existence In all it's
fascinating departments of effort
has nullified the medieval appeal
OF the technically religious life. The
result is that in the past eight years
in Cuba, for instance, thirty.six
Spanish clergy have made appli'
cation for admission into the minis.
try Of the Episcopal Church"
Needs Of Africa.
Bishop Overs. OF Liberia, said that
Africa is a great treasure continent,
but many people fail to realize that
the greatest treasure Is the native.
"One hundred and thirty millions
OF people" he said, ''are looking
outward for a ray Of hope to help
them.
AFRICA has been known as the
land Of mystery. 1t should be known
today as the land Of opportunity.
The bishop said that France Is
conscripting the natives Of Africa
within her Jurisdiction to build up
great military machine-a policy
reprehensible in the extreme at this
time in the worlds affairs.
THE republic OF Liberia" the
bishop continued. "is composed in
population OF 10, 900 descendants Of
the American negro, and OF 100000
half.negroes included in the forty
inland tribes. The Episcopal Church
has in operation ninety parishes and
mission stations, manned by thirty
three native clergy, and eighty one
schools. presided over by lO5
teachers. In its educational teach
ing force, Liberia is entirely self.
sustaining. "There are S50,OOO chill
dren in Liberia without educational
advantages"
Prayer.Book Revision.
On the subject OF prayer-b book re-
vision, in connection with the office
OF morning prayer. the divisions on
each and every vote, with one eX-
ception, were marked and close.
II is apparent that there is great
divergence of opinion on each su2-
gested change, and that the laity
are more conservative, more averse
10 revision and so-called enrich.
ment than the clergy.
II the divergence in the general
convention is representive OF the
difference Of opinion in the church
at large, it would seem to be a
question as to whether or not any
revision OF the prayerbook was
justifiably called for at this time.
Somewhat startling among de.
velopments at the convention was
the discovery that friends OF ex.
Bishop Paul Jones are to try to
have him reinstated. He was de.
posed during the war period be.
cause Of his alleged socialistic atti-
tude and teachings.