Evening star., 1934-10-14
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
CLASH THREATENS.
Convention Rift Looms Over
Budgets for Mission
Work.
BY JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., october
13.-Storm clouds gathered today over
the Fifty-first Triennial General Con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church and clashes between dele
gates were indicated for early this
week.
One of the principal issues is that
of foreign versus domestic sessions.
A bloc representing the former already
had been organized when the conven-
ton opened, and bloc representing
the latter was formed yesterday.
Neither party has had any public
meeting, nor have their differences
come on the floor in either the House
of Bishops or the House of Deputies,
but the rift is apparent.
Foreign Phase Emphasized.
At Fridays joint meeting the for
eign mission phase of the church's
work was accorded special emphasis
and only one speaker, Right Rev.
Frederick B. Bartlett, Bishop of North
Dakota and secretary of the domestic
missions department of the National
Council, was granted place on the
program to plead for the mission
cause in continental America.
The work in Japan, critics have
said, is costing the American church
approximately $1,000 a day, and yet
a cut of $4,000 in the 1885 budget
was a subject of complaint by Right
Rev Shirley H. Nichols, Bishop of
Kyoto.
More than twice as much Of the
church'S annual revenue is being AL
located for foreign as for domestic
missions.
Fight Looms Tuesday.
Domestic bishops were in session
Friday night, the discussion continu-
ing until 1:30 o'clock this morning
under the craftsmanship of Right Rev.
James E. Freeman. Bishop of Wash
ington, as chairman of the CommiS-
sion on Budget and Program.
There are indications that the whole
problem will come into the open Tues
day or Wednesday,
Meanwhile, lightning flashed in the
House of Bishops yesterday, when an
attempt was made to discharge a
commission on city missions.
A second difficulty concerns the
much debated proposal to constitute
the presiding bishop an archbishop.
Those who favor this reform" are
insistent that it should be effected
Immediately. The subject came up
before the bishops meeting yesterday,
and Right Rev. Irving P. Johnson,
Bishop of Colorado, led a successful
fight for postponement until Wednes-
day.
Social Reforms Are Issues.
Third among points of disagree
ment is that of a large accumulation
OF social reform issues including un-
employment, relief policy, marriage
and divorce, and peace and war. A
liberal resolution on labor problems,
sponsored by the Long Island delega-
ton, is on the calendar of the House
Of Deputies.
On the other hand, Rev. DR.. Ze Bar
ney T. Phillips, presiding over the
deputies, yesterday was requested to
appoint committee for the consider
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the convention.
Other outstanding developments in
the House of Deputies yesterday were:
The introduction of a resolution by
Rev. DR.. Henry B. Washburn of MasSa
chusetts asking legislation to control
the international trade in munitions;
a resolution of sympathy for the per
secuted Jews of Europe, offered by
Rev. DR.. r. o. Kevin of Missouri: a
resolution calling for continued agita-
tion in behalf of clean movies, spon-
sor by Rev. DR.. Arthur Lee Kinsolving
of Massachusetts,, and a resolution to
substitute the word American" for
the word Protestant" in the name
of the church, drafted by Clifford P.
Morehouse of Wisconsin.
ARMS INQUIRY PRAISED.