Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-23
DEPUTIES ADOPT
EPISCOPAL BUDGET
Reduction of $12s,S2o for 8.
Year Program Brings Plea
for More Income.

The House of Deputies before 1t re-
cessed at / o'clock today adopted a
budget Of $4,224,6e0 for the next tri-
ennium Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, after O brief debate without
making any change IN the recon-
mendations as reported.
While the total figure represents q
reduction Of $120,e20 in the amount
the new fiscal program, however. Is
$4,000 more than the total presented
to the 1925 general convention. The
budget was presented on behalf of the
committee by Rev. DR.. Cameron j.
Davis Of Buffalo. N. Y.
Representing O reduction Of $12e, 800
in the original budget as submitted by
the National Council, the new fiscal
program, nevertheless, Is $4,000 larger
than the total budget presented to the
1925 General Convention.
Must Increase Income.
While the reduction proposed does
not affect the work now being DONE"
the report stated, I'VE emphasize the
fact, however. that the expected income
from dioceses must be increased by ap-
proximately 100000 to do the work
proposed In the revised budget"
AS soon as the budget report was
read the presiding officer, Rev. DR..
z. B. Phillips, chaplain Of the United
States Senate, invoked a prayer for
the guidance Of the deputies.
Under the -as-you-go" plan, the
committee reported 1t was possible to
make curtailments In the present work
of the church without jeopardizing |
vital existing work.
Items Are DeIeted.
Every diocese, therefore was urged |
to make determined efforts to reach |
Its full quota.
The deleted items in the budget pre-
pared by the National Council are, in
large part, for projects not yet begun
and for which no obligation has been
These are classified as
follows: Departments Of religious edit
cation, social service, publicity and
field, $3O,s32; emergency fund and
and foreign mission field, S27, Ses; China
exchange, $4,000, and saving due to
conditions, $4,000. Estimates of $4,000
we're added to the budget to maintain
the faith and order and Tohoku pro-
grams.
$3,66O,0O0 From DioCeses.
Toward the sum submitted In the
budget 100000 is to come from the !
United thank offering and interest on
invested funds, leaving approximately
$3.50 900 to be apportioned to the do
ceses.
A part Of the increase in the budget,
t was explained, Is due to increases
which were voted by the commission.
1T is o fact, however, that during
the last triennium the income of the
church has been insufficient to balance
the budget of 1925, by sum varying
from $685. o8 in 1925 to 9700,639 in
1928, and the amount Of the proposed
budget is $733,62o greater than was
actually received In 1927"
The budget commission declared 1t
was convinced that however necessary
the curtailment of projects each year
might be In order to balance the budget
under the pay.as-you-go plan, It is
harmful both to the work and to the
morale Of the church.
Elected to Council.
Previous to submission of the budget
report the House Of Deputies elected
for terms of three years the following
as members OF the national council:
Right Rev. william Lawrence, former
Bishop Of Massachusetts,; Right Rev.
H. st. George Tucker, Bishop Of Vir-
GINA; Rev. DR.. w. H. Milton of Will
N O.; Rev. DR.. George Craig
Stewart Of Evanston, ILL.,; Burton Mans
aeld Of New Haven, Conn.,; Samuel
Mather Of Cleveland, Ohio; Lewis r.
Monteagle OF San Francisco, Calf,
and Richard I. Manning Of Columbia,
3. G.. Concurrence Of the House Of
Bishops Is required for the election.
BY two separate votes the deputies
amended the constitution affecting the |
status under which q presiding bishop |
may fill this position. Under the pres.
snt constitution the presiding bishop |
must be q bishop having Jurisdiction /
IN the United States. This was amend |
cd by vote Of 70 to SO, 80 rs to pro-
vide that presiding bishop might be
chosen from any jurisdiction under the
church.
This was done with the view to elect
Ing In the future any suffragen or mis-.
sionary bishop who might be worthy Of |
elevation to preside over. the church.
BY another vote Of ~ to SO an amend /
ment was carried which declares that |
u bishop resigns his Jurisdiction he
may still continue to serve as presid-
Ing bishop.