Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-29
CRISIS ON HEALING
BY EP|SC0PAL|ANS
Church Convention May Divide
on Question OF Cures
by Faith
INVESTIGATORS TO REPORT

New York. Aug. 90 A movement
. focused at present IN Grace Church.
Tenth street and Broadway, where
meetings for Spiritual healing" have
been conducted over since James Moore
ilirkson was here three years ago, will
come into national prominence with the
presentation at the forthcoming general
convention Of the Episcopal Church In
Portland. Orc, Of tho report of 4 com.
mission unique in tho annals OF the
church
For tho last three years the 1ont
Commission 70 Consider the Fuller Rec
ognition of the Ministry Of Healing has
noon engaged IN an investigation Of
Nh" subject. Now 1t Is ready TO pre-.
sent its findings for the vote Of the
convention. Bitter opposition is expected
in quarters where psyche therapeutics
In religion Is regarded with suspicion
TN" of the aims Of the commission, i,
~ understood, f. to bring about closer
alliance of tho clergy and physicians
IN This connection, n report that
'trace Church is 10 open n clinic for
tho treatment Of functional nervous dis.
orders could not be verified yesterday
IN the absence Of DR.. Charles l.. SIat-
terry, rector Of the parish.
Laying On Of Hands
The laying on Of hands" is prac-
iic"d with prayer at these services
They arc largely attended by persons
III physical ~ mental distress and by
m" relatives Of cripplrs and invalids
VINO are too Ill TO appear in person
Bishop Manning, who was then rec
n Of Iri,
dickson in New York, Is known TO feel
sympatheticaIlv on the subject. Hc il
prominent member of the commission
which is to bring in its findings ~ ihc
convention in Portland Other members
ar" the Right Rev. Boyd Vincent. Bish-
op OF Sourhcrn Ohio. chairman: the
Right Rcv. Philip NJ. Rhinelander.
Bishop Of Pennsylvania the Rev. Ar
thur Il. klnsolving. -. D.. rector Of
-. Paul : baltimore; the Rev Y. r. T.
Phillips, -. D.. st. Louis Mo. .To.
scph &. MnOt. George +. Horny,
LID, and +. s. Edmonds. The three
lnymcn on the committee represent edu.
cational and legal interests.
An indication of the bitter feeling
which will br encountered in some
quarters If the findings Of the com
mission are radical and the convention
approves them. may be gathered from
an editorial in current issue Of tho
Chnrrhman, official organ of the
Episcopal Church, which intima,es
thar 1T would be an almost irrcrarable
calamity If the Episcopal Church
should be stampeded into indorsing.
without reservation. work like Mr..
llickson s. merely to prevent dcfections
to Christian Science
Fuller cooperation between clergy
men and physicians in ministering 10
III" sick and unhappy is urged by the
thurChman. thus:
For AT least TWO decades now psy-
rho;hcrapy has been praCticed by clcr-
grm"n Of our church and the ministry
of healing has been emphasized. lncal-
Cu!ahle good has been done both 10
mems bodies and souls through thar
ministry. There is a considerable body
" religious and scientific data which
these pioneers in this new fold can
lay NJ the disposal of the general con-
vention. II any experts nre 10 be in
Portland 10 give counsel concerning the
ministry Of healing, it would be well TO
invit" distinguished cIergymcn and
rractiti"ners like DR.. Worcester. DR..
McComh, DR.. Rnttcn and others who
nave moro recently entered the field "