Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
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Toxic, warned the convention that any
reduction of institutional work of the
church in Japan would be suicidal"
This country, he declared. is under
the false impression that danger has
passed from the influence of bolshevism
In the Far East.
Due to the Christian influences at
work in Japan, DR.. Teusler declared 1t
is 1.-THE absolute moral duty of the
church to keep planted in Japan a
worthy representation of the mission in
situations of the church"
Referring to Conmunistic propaganda
menacing western civilization. DR.. Teus-
Ter said: Japan is the barrier between
lis and chaos. as represented IN the
most insidious antt-Christ campaign
ever known to exist
Appeal for Hospital.
Or. Teusler's rerlal IS were in con-
nection with an appeal made by Pre-
siding Bishop Murray for support and
reconstruction and reorganization OF st.
ruke's Hospital, which he declared
occupies 'a place of supremacy in the
mission work of the church"
DR.. Teusler. who made his first ap-
peal last Sunday at the open-air ser
vice of st. Andrew. enlarged on the
work of st. Luke's Hospital, explaining
that the American Ambassadors to
Japan had declared that support of the
institution is 1.-THE one thing to do to
hold lip his hands in Japan"
He attacked the proposal before the
convention to reduce the institutional
work of the church in the Orient. and
declared that failure to support st.
Llke's Hospital would undo the work
Of years accomplished for Christianity
in Japan.
Conditions in the Far East, DR.. Teus-
Ter told the convention. made it i'm
pervative that the work of Outstanding
Japan must continue,
Bishop McKim of the Toxic diocese,
who also made an appeal for support
of the hospital. declared the institution
not only has the confidence of the Jap
snese people, but also of the diplo-
matte corps. Former Senator George
Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania urged
the convention not to turn away in the
face of the greatest opportunity of its
lifetime by refusing aid to the hospital
Bishop Murray read telegram of
greetings to the convention from the
Episcopal Church in the Province of
Ontario, Canada. Recess of the Joint
session was taken at o'clock, after
which second session will be held
this afternoon.
Controversial aspects of revision of
the Book of Common Prayer were
reached in the House of Deputies yes
terday afternoon. when the proposed
changes in the order for hol~ commun-
ion were reached. On several issues the
evangelical and Anglo-C Catholic wings
of the church were al odds. The split
extended into the individual delegations.
In some cases the lay delegation of a
diocese cast solid vote in opposition to
the clerical delegation. while there was
division in both lay and clerical dele
gaCionS IN many cases. so that roll calls
OF the individual members were required.
The hardest fight came over the pro-
posed Repatriation" of the practice
Of Injunction, or dipping the communion
wafer in wine by the clergyman before
offering it to the communicate. rather
than offering him both bread and wine
separately - the wine from a common
cup. It's now is widely practiced, but
the church never has officially sane
toned it. Neither has 1t been forbidden.
and the individual priest takes all the
responsibility for procedure that many
regard as violation of the Episcopal
doctrine.
Advocates of Injunction insisted that
use OF common cup in the communion
service, sometimes by hundreds of per-
sons OF all degrees of health and per-
sonal cleanliness, is insanitary and NAV
spread disease. They declared also that
1t prevented many persons with COM
municable diseases from partaking OF
communion for fear of injuring their
neighbors.
Opponents Outline Views.
Opponents declared that the use of
the common communion cup had been
specifically ordered by Christ and that
MS protection was extended to those
partak1ng OF communion, so that there
need be no fear of contagion. While
this was not sharply divided issue
between the evangelicals and the An
glo-Catholics, some suspicion was ex-
pressed that lntinction was a step
toward Roman Catholic practice of
communion with bread alone for the
laity and that its adoption would be
distinct victory for the extreme high
church party. The fight came over
inserting in the communion order the
following ANY bishop may, under
proper conditions. authorize the adj
n1iniStration of the holy communion
by Injunction in which cases both sem
fences of administration Cthis is MY
body, and this is My blood) shall be
said"
The ratification was defeated by a
close vote Of both laymen and clergy
clergy, yes. 30: no. 80: lay. yes, SO;
no, IS. There were is split delega-
tons, which were added to the negative
votes, resulting in throwing the pro-
posed change out of the new prayer
book
The fight against Injunction was open
ed by Canon H. B. ST. George of Mil
waukee, considered an authority on
church history who declared that one
of the first steps of the English Refor-
nation was to restore the adn1inistra-
ton of wine to lay communicates.
This practice had been discontinued by
the Roman Church. He insisted that
clergymen who practiced Injunction did
so illegally, that the responsibility was
on their own shoulders, and that the
church would be violating direct ccm-
nand of Christ If it recognized it. If
there is anything directly against
Christ's orders, 1t is intinction," he de-
clared.
Capital Pastor Speaks.
'1 thank God ! don't know anything
EDCub IlCQ1eNdI bLlEOlUS9. Sttu rev. Wy,
C.. Capers of Jackson. Miss, but 1t GER
tainly destroys the effect Of communion
for me to administer the cup to COM
nlunicants among whom are persons
from our State tuberculosis Sanitarium.
Lots Of people will refuse to drink after
200 or 800 others. l think, perhaps. our
Saviour has changed it so we will not
get q communicable disease Never
theless, many are losing faith"
Rev. Robert johnson, pastor of St.
Johns Church, Washington, declared
that If such rubric was adopted the
words under proper conditions" should
be exactly defined. Il am not sure" he
said. chat Injunction is the most artis-
tic way consistent with deep devotion
Exceptional cases could continue to be
dealt with tu a little irreol1la ritz I have