Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

prayerbook of Edward WI that a service
has been provided by the church for the
amounting of the sick. A vote of SO
Bishops ratified the change.
A number OF minor changes were
mace In the Office of communion of
the sick. The old prayerbook required
that there be at least two to receive
the communion with the sick person.
The new book omits that requirement.
An appropriate epistle, gospel and prayer
for use in the communion was adopted.
A third change by an amendment to the
rubric shortens the Office. The new
Office was ratified by vote of 90.
The report of Bishop Slatery. which
started the work of prayerbook revision,
carried resolutions that the commission
on revision shall be continued, that 1t
shall edit the new standard prayer book
ana correct all errors. These obvious
errors" will include a new rubric re-
minding of the place of the Lords
Prayer In the Office of morning and
evening prayer a change In the wording
or the phrase preceding the Lords
Prayer in the holy communion. which
would then read We are bold to say. =
and a rubric Here may be sung
hymn"
The commission also has considered
the proposed Mission Prayerbook. a
shorter edition for use In rural mission
neldS, and will offer resolutions pro.
vidlng for authority to prepare such
book and make such changes as NAV
ne Of aid to people unfamiliar with
the services
The whole report will come up for
dar
Prospects of a lively debate on the
general question of pacif1cism arose
with the introduction OF a resolution
SIatlng that the General Convention
LOOKS with disfavor upon compulsory
nlllltary training in schools and COL
reyes IL was offered by Right Rev.
EoWsro l.. Parsons, Bishop of Cali
Iornla, and referred to the committee
on social service.
Fosters Reliance ON Force"
Inc resolution expresses the opinion
tnat such military training In educa-
tional institutions fosters a general at
titude of mind favorable to reliance
upon force and the assumption that
war is inevitable" The resolution pro-
Vides for the affirmation of the Gem
ersl Convention of 1922 that the world
must adopt peace system.
me war system it declares. lis
un-Christian In principle and suicidal
In practice" 1t commends peaceful
methods of settling international dis
putes. the growing influence of the In
ternatlonal Court of Justice and the
League of Nations, and particularly
mentions the efforts of the United
states through the Kellogg treaties
without mentioning these recent pacts
by name.
total of $1IlO,405 was placed on
the altar Of the Washington Cathedral
sanctuary at the communion service of
the Womans Auxiliary yesterday morn
ing 1t was announced at the annual
thanks offering mass meeting at the
Washington Auditorium last night.
This is considerably in excess of any
previous thank offerings and will be
used for the missionary work OF the
church.
AT the mass meeting last night 200
I missionaries marched in procession pro-
ceeded by the flags of the countries in
wnlcn they serve, carried by Boy
. Scouts. The missionaries and members
OF the Woman's Auxiliary were well
. coined to Washington by Bishop Free
man. The Right Rev. John Garner
, Murray. presiding bishop. was In the
chair. The announcement of the thank
Offering was followed by an address by
DR.. w. g. Sturgis after whichSa motion
picture was shown depicting the work
81 z iscQpalian missionaries In Hawaii.