Evening star., 1934-10-07
SESSION DRAWS
EPISCOPAL GROUPS
Washington Delegates to
Leave TomorroW-Many
Questions Up.

The Washington delegation to the
5lst triennial General Convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church will
leave for Atlantic City tomorrow eve
ming. and the first session of the as
sembly will open Wednesday at II am.
More than dozen major problems.
It is understood, will come before
the gathering for discussion. Among
the issues are: A revision OF the
marriage canon, proposal to ehml-
nate the word "Protestant" from the
name of the church, plan for con-
stituting the presiding bishop an
archbishop, with headquarters n
Washington; a proposal to remove the
national headquarters of the church
from New York to Washington,
plan for the retirement of aged
clergy, and the question OF how to
meet the accumulated deficit OF the
denomination.
The sessions of the House Of Bishops
will be held at the Haddon Hall Hotel,
those of the House of Deputies in
the assembly room of the Convention
Hall and those of the Womans Aux
iliary at the Chelsea Hotel.
Huge Altar Built.
All the delegates and many visitors
from the dioceSeS of New Jersey and
PENNSYLVANIA will attend the opening
service in the main auditorium OF
Convention Hall. The room has been
redecorated for the occasion, the
stage enlarged and great temporary
altar built. A chair for Right Rev.
James De Wolf Perry of Rhode Island,
presiding bishop, will stand within the
sanctuary, and stalls for the other
bishops will be arranged on the right
and left of the chancel.
The presentation of the united
thank offering is scheduled for We'd
nesday, and the occasion will con-
stitute another colorful and deeply
impressive ceremony.
Rev. DR.. zeBarney T. Phillips,
rector of the Church of the Epiphany
dIlu IIlhkldlll VI ILlC CI1lOCd OOdJCS
Senate, will preside over the delibera-
tions of the House of Deputies. He
occupied the same position at the
conventions of 1928 and 1881 at Wash
1ngton and Denver.
Other clerical delegates from the
Washington diocese will be Rev. DR..
George F. Dudley, chairman of the
Standing Committee of the diocese;
Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith, rector,
st. Margaret's Church, and Rev. DR..
Franklin j. Bohanan, rector, Rock
Creek parish.
The lay contingent includes H. L.
Rust, Hugh T. Nelson, DR.. w. Sinclair
Bowen and Charles F. Wilson, chan
cellor of the diocese.
Johnson to Attend.
From other geographical divisions
of the church will come Gen Hugh
S. johnson, former Ambassador
Alanson B Houghton, former Senator
George Wharton Pepper and many
other national leaders.
Maj. Edwin N. Lewis, executive
secretary National Cathedral Associ-
dI4OA1, WILL DC Ill SIld1 &c VI d WdSIllIlS-
ton Cathedral exhibit at the Con-
vention Hall. The association will
have a luncheon meeting at the Hotel
Dennis. October IS.
Among the Washingtonians attend
ing different convention assemblies
will be Canon and Mrs. Raymond L.
Wolven, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Edwin
Slater Dunlap, Canon William L. De
Vries, Mrs. Lucy Knox, Mrs. Fred
Kent, Mrs. F. w. Crowther and Lau-
renee Choate.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will preach
before the annual convention of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew at At
lantic City today.