The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-23
Bishops Favor
Further Power
for Provinces
Bishop Beecher Protests Epis-
copal Resolution: Woman's
Auxiliaries Hear
Reports.

resolution to increase the powers
OF the province WAS introduced Mon
day afternoon by Bishop G.. G. Ben
nett of Duluth at the sixth provincial
synod Of the Episcopalian church.
meeting at Trinity catedral.
The motion evidently met with the
favor of all the bishops with the ex-
eeption of Bishop G. A. Beecher of
western Nebraska. hTe Nebraska
bishop assailed the resolution as rad
ical and reactionary." He pleaded
with his brothers to be guided by
precedent.
Bishop Benefits resolution provid-
ed that II the provincial synod ap-
proved and endorsed the suggestion
of the provincial councils on enlarge
ment Of powers. that the president of
the provincial synod, Bishop Harry
Longley, place six suggestions before
the general council of the church at
its convention at New Orleans in 1925.
Vote OF Six Suggestions.
The suggestions were voted upon
separately. There was one dissenting
vote to the suggestion of the desir-
ability of larger provincial initiative
in church extension. Discussion and
voting upon the second provision that
the distinction between diocese and
district of the province be obliterated
was postponed until Tuesday.
Several clergymen objected to the
restoration OF the canon giving the
province the right to receive appor-
tionments In bulk and to distribute
them among themselves.
The suggestion that the provinces
be authorized to nominate to the
house of bishops the name or names
OF candidates was passed. The reliev-
ing Of the congestion OF the general
council by the committal to the synod
some of the legislative duties was
favored unanimously.
Tho sixth suggestion also. was
passed. 1t read: "In all national
commissions organized on a provincial
basis. the provincial representative
should be appointed by the province. ="
Drive About City.
At four the synod attendants and
the members of the womans auxiliary
were taken on motor drive about
the city and to the Episcopal resi-
dence, 5134 lizard street, where an
informal reception and tea were held
Bishop Bennett addressed the wo-
mans auxiliary on Personal Rellg-
ion" at noon Monday. The auxiliary
heard the reports of diocesan presi.
dents and were addressed by Bishop
y. V. Shayler on 1.-The Birthplace Of
Missions" in the afternoon. other
afternoon speakers were Mrs. p. II.
Barbour, former missionary to China,
an4- Miss NJ. fs Thomas, national ex-
eeutive secretary, c. p. C.
Bishop Paul Mathews Of New Jer-
sey Is a visitor at the synod. Bishop
Mathews is former Omahan and was
2 priest here at st. Andrew during
the time Of the associated missions
which was abandoned 10 years ago.
Other workers of the associated
missions have made names for them.
selves in church work. Among them
are Bishop James E. Wise Of Kansas.
Francis White. dean of the Cleveland
cathedral. Cleveland. o.. and Bishop
Irving p. Johnson of Colorado. who
is attending the synod.
Iowa Bishop Oldest Here.
T. n. Morrison. bishop Of the Iowa
diocese. Is the oldest bishop in the
point of ordination.
Among the clergymen attending the
synod are:
Rt. Rev. W. Blair Roberts. snffra.
gan bishop Of South Dakota: Rt Rev.
j. p. Tyler. bishop Of North Dakota;
RI. Rev. Harry =. I.ongley. bishop
coadjutor of Iowa Rt Rev. II. IL. IL.
Fox, suffragan bishop OF Montana;
1T. Rev. II. l.. Burleson. bishop Of
South Dakota; Rt. Rev. +. A. McII
vain. bishop of Minnesota: Rt Rev.
q. 4. Beecher, bishop of western Ne.
braska; Rt Rev. W. +. Faber. bishop
of Montana; ri. Rev. e. G. Bennett,
bishop of Duluth
Rt. Rev. y. :. Thomas, bishop OF
Wyoming, Is absent.