Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-20
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CHURCH DEPUTIES
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in fun
Frederic C. Morehouse of Milwaukee,
editor of the Living Church, was the
first to speak against cooperation with
the Federal Council. He declared that
the Federal Council holds entirely diff
ferent ideals from the Episcopal Church
on the question Of Eastern churches,
and that to join with the council in
such work would set back the advance
made toward friendship and co-opera-
ton with the Eastern churches.
ITO some churches, evangelism means
only tearing up your playing cards and
stopping dancing" he said. The ideas
of the Federal Council on evangelism are
entirely different from those OF our
church. 1t would only embarrass our
church If this proposition is carried
Dean Howard c. Robbins OF the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine, New
York, declared he had talked with OF
ficials of the Federal Council shortly
before coming to the present conven-
ton and had been assured there was no
intention to force upon the Episcopal
Church methods of evangelism OF the
council. but only to cooperate toward
unity.
DR.. Samuel Tyler OF Rochester, N. Y,
supported the proposition. He declared
the Episcopal Church had something to
offer other communions and that she
cannot give such help by standing aloof.
THE great churches making up the
14IA III If hox
specC for the Episcopal Church." ne as
serted, land do not ask that we give
up one thing in joining them in CO.
operating on such work.
Opposes Proposition.
DR.. George Craig Stewart of Evans
ton, Ill, vigorously opposed the propo-
sition. asking. however, that the two
questions evangelism and Eastern
churches---be separated and voted on
separately. BY unanimous consent, this
was done. DR., Stewart said he does not
agree with the council on either SUBJ
jects, and that to Join it in cooperative
endeavors would set back the cause OF
unity for a generation.
The House Of Deputies approved the
amendment OF the canon which will
give provinces the right to dominate
to the House of Bishops one name for
the election of ti1e missionary district
within that province.
1t also approved proposal not to copy
right in the name of the church the
new PRAYER book.
The House voted down resolution
TO request the National Council to con-
slider the discontinuance of It's depart
ment on foreign born and social service
A resolution by E. j. Lee. missionary
of Anking. China, proposing that i'm
migration and naturalization laws
should be so modified that they may
be applied without discrimination to
the nationals of all countries and to all
aliens now resident in the United States
or later to be admitted to such resi-
dence," was tabled.
Loses Hold on Youth.
The church has lost its hold on
young men, George w. Wickersham,
former Attorney General, told a mass
meeting of laymen in Epiphany Church
last night.
II find among young men," he said.
"a lack of religion coupled with lack of
interest in the churches. They are
getting less from the church today than
ever before. The men between rs and
IS know this The very best men in
the land are Indifferent but impatient.
The solution will come, 1 think. from
outside pressure. These young people
will find some way back into the
church"
An appeal for more lay activity in
the work of the church was made by
Rev. Samuel S. Drury, rector of st.
Paurs School, Concord. N. H. There
has been a tendency among clergymen,
he said. to regard the laymen as some
thing between the vegetable and
clerical kingdoms But where is the
actual difference between a clerk In
holy orders and a clerk in grocery
store? If priest were ordained by
the combined councils of all the
Catholic Communions, his soul would
be worth no more than that of the boy
who lights the candles in the church
or the woman who scrubs the floor"
+ Urges Gospel Message.
The Episcopal Church has many
wealthy communicates, Or. Drury
nointeG out. But" he said, 1--WE do
not want a gold coast church or a
church that blindly worships the god
of things as ethey are. But we might
as well take these well-to-do folks and
make them work No church has a
more notable group of Indifferent folks
men whose personal religion consists
in saying the Lords Prayer while taking
off their shoes"
It Is not the business OF the church
to be divider between capital and labor,
the Right Rev. William P. Remington,
Bishop of Eastern Oregon, told the
meeting. but rather to carry the gospel
to the so per cent of Americans who
have no adeuate understanding or ap-
probation of the Christian religion"
There will be Joint session of the
two houses Monday afternoon to con-
slider a program of church unity, per-
sonal evangelism and young peoples
work. This was called at the sugges-
ton of Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington.
The House of Bishops yesterday voted
to hold the next general convention
in 1881 in Denver.
/ Ecclesiastical art will be the SUBJ
iect of a mass meeting in d. A. r.
Hall tonight at which Bishop Free
man will preside. There will be adj
dresses by Rev. DR.. Milo II. Gates of
New York, Right Rev. Irving P. john
son, Bishop of Colorado; Rev. DR.. An
son Phelps Stokes, canon of Washing
ton Cathedral, and former Senator
George Wharton Pepper. A series of
stereopticon slides will be presented by