Evening star., 1931-05-20
EPISCOPAL SESSION
NAMES DELEGATES
Convention to Elect Four Men
to Represent Capital Dio-
ceSe at Denver.

Nominations of clerical and lay dele
gates to the General Convention of thc
Protestant Episcopal Church in Denver
next September were made at tht
sixth annual convention of the dio.
cese of Washington today In the
Church of the Epiphany
Out of the 10 clerygymen and {
1aymen placed in nomination, the
convention will elect four in each clas.
before 1T closes tomorrow afternoon.
The clerical Nominees are Dr. Ze Bar.
ney Phillips, DR.. Robert Johnston, DR.
George F. Dudley, Rev. F. Metcalf, Rev
c. E. Smith, Rev. Clyde Brown, Rev
C. e. Crusoe, Rev. H. A. Gxifith, Rev
NJ. F. Minnick and Rev. Joseph vii.
liams. Laymen nominated are H. T
Nelson. T. e. RobertSon, H. L. Rust
Busey H. Hcwarda DR.. w. Sinclair
Bowen, Melville Church, Arthur S
Browne and CHARLES F. Roberts.
Nomination4 also we're made for the
Standing Committee, the ecclesiastica
authority IN the diocese in the absence
OF the bishop and the Executive Com
mittee.
Bishop Freeman Speaks.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishor
Of Washington, who Is presiding at the
two day business sessions Of the con.
vention, delivered his annual address,
late yesterday, in which he sounded the
keynote. At tonight's annual dinner
Undersecretary of State William r
Castle will he the principal speaker
TIE election Of delegates to the house
of deDuties at the Denver convention
was the major issue before the loca,
diocesan booy.
Bishop Freeman referred without
prejudice" TO the Committee on Canons
the whole question defining specifically
the rights to seats in the Washington
convention. Discussion developed wide
1y different views interpreting these
rights under the constitution, so it was
decided the question would be settled
definitely before the balloting.
-Four clerical and four lay member:
of the Standing Committee also are tc
be elected from the following persons
placed in nomination today: DR.. George
F. Dudley, DR. H. S. Smith, Canon
Fletcher, Rev. M. F. Minnick, Rev. G
E. Buck, Rev E. M. Thompson anc
Rev. u. o. Anderson, clerical nomi-
nees, and DR.. H. M. Bowen. M. Benja-
min, H. T. Nelson, w. B. Patterson
George A. King and Richard Hyson
laymen.
Clerical nominees for membership or
the Executive Council are DR.. g. Ernest
Smith, Rev. c. E. Buck, DR.. Robert
Johnston DR.. F. j. Bohanan, DR.. H. H
Bogert, DR.. Ze Barney Phillips, Rev
George Atkinson, Rev. M. B. MacBryde
Rev. F. A. Parsons, Rev. L. B. Franck
Tucker.
Laynen Nominated.
Laymen nominated include Byron s.
Adams, S. e. Kramer, Busey H. How
ard. Mai. F. G. MunSon, H. T. Nelson
j. c, williams, H. l.. Choate. Melville
CEdrch. Fulton Lewis, z. L. Stock and
Henry p. Blair. There are IL membeF1
to be elected, six of each class.
Before the convention was organized
Bishop Freeman received reports on
diocesan affairs not calculated to lead
to debate.
H. T. Nelson, chairman Of the Insur-
ance Committee. explained the insur..
anoe operations under the national
trustees, headed by J. Pierpont Morgan
of New York and IA prominent asso-
ciates. He denied the church was go
ing into the insurance business" con-
tending 1t insured only its own property.
Owing TO the lack of understanding on
The part of some, he urged the min
isters not to question the integrity oi
the church insurance policies.
No change was reported in the
Episcopal or bishops fund, the amount
The report Of the Executive Council
which admittedly will lead to some de-
bate, was ordered deferred until later
in the convention.
Bishop Freeman in his speech last
night said:
Speaking by and large, our parish
properties are in better physical condt'
ton today than they have ever been
Two splendid stone churches have beer
1,,,fIf The oxaa AZ C0Ila0a Dark tn min.
lister more particularly TO the student
body Of the University Of Maryland, anc
another at Silver Spring to serve tht
people of that ever-growing community
Both OF these churches are distinct
acquisitions TO the diocese at large
Along with this. the Diocesan Home fol
Children. formerly located in Anacostia
has erected three superb buildings o.
Colonial design, in Chevy Chase. anc
laid upon the property, there are eyi
dences that this splendid institution Il
evoking a new spirit of generosity. The
property on which these buildings stand
some nine and a half acres in extent
was the gift of distinguished phil
anthropist, Mr.. Edwin Gould Of New
York, and represents value In ttSel
Of approximately $4,000
The buildings themselves and Their
$4,000. 1t is safe to say these build
ings and their equipment constitute ar
asset TO the diocese of Incompatible
value The Episcopal Church Home fol
Aged Women on Wisconsin avenue Is
steadily advancing, and serving an ever
increasing number and under wise
leadership Is decreasing its debts, while
at the same time it increases the field
Of its usefulness. Many parish improve
ments could be recorded, showing debts
liquidated or substantially reduced and
their work expanded. and all this
through the seN-sacrifice and labor OF
clergy and people alike.
Calls Yeah Notable.
The year 1880 in the story OF the
great cathedral. and its allied irstitu-
lions, was the most no able in its his.
tory. Last June a contract was Riyer
for the erection of the structural part,
Of the north transept at a cost of nearly
81 200 900. This work is now well ad
vanced, and the chapter hopes the worl
on the south transept may be provided
for and set forward at an early day.
II Is now planned 10 house in thos'
portions Of the Cathedral that ar
structurally complete and TO have then
in readiness for the great Bicentennia