Evening star., 1940-05-09
Procope Speaks
Al Dinner Of
..Epiiscopa|ians
Convention Approves
Move for Security
For Lay Employees

Move for Security
For Lay Employees
The annual convention Of the
Episcopal Diocese Of Washington
held its final meeting today in
st. Thomas Church, Eighteenth
and Church streets NV. following
. fellowship dinner last night in the
parish hall, At which Finnish Min
lister Hjalmar Procope was principal
speaker.
A prayer session opened the days
schedule at $50 am. and the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop Of
Washington, called the business
meeting to order at 10 O'Clock.
The budget was approved, a stand
Ing vote Of appreciation was ten
dered clergy and laity Of st. Thomas
for their hospitality and the con-
vention adjourned with benediction
at noon.
In addition to Mr.. Procope's ad-
dress the dinner program last night
included q charcoal talk by Cliff
ford K. Bergman, The Stars politi-
cal cartoonist, and songs by George
O'Connor, well-known local banquet
entertainer.
The afternoon session yesterday
was featured by a spirited discus
sion on the motion Of the Rev. F.
Bland Tucker, chairman of the de.
partment Of social welfare, that the
convention approve majority re-
port Of his group recommending to
the General Convention of the
Episcopal Church "that steps be
taken to provide some form of Sc
curity for its lay employees, either
through its own organization or by
inclusion in the Social Security Act"
Minority Report Offered.
A number Of clerical and lay
members objected to any indication
the convention favored bringing lay
church workers under the Social
Security Act and urged adoption Of
a minority report recommending
that the church should accept her
own responsibility for her lay EN-.
ployes within her own econ.
omy."
It finally was voted to adopt the
majority report after elimination of
reference to possible methods by
which security might be provided
the employees.
1t was announced q diocesan com.
mittee will meet with representa-.
tives Of the Joint Board of the Gen.
| eral Convention June to discuss
proposals for establishment Of q see
Tor the presiding bishop.
l. Bishop Freeman has favored des.
ignation Of the Diocese of WASH
ington as see for the presiding
bishop, but has objected to sugees-
tions calling for dedication Of Wash.
| ington Cathedral and only q por-
ton Of the Diocese of Washington
to that purpose.
| The committee Is composed Of
the Rev. DR.. Ze Barney Phillips,
chairman; the Rev. DR.. Oliver j.
Hart, the Very Rev. Noble C. Powell.
the Rev. Charles T. Warner, Charles
F. Wilson, Henry p. Blair, H. L.
Rust, jr., and c. F. r. Ogilby.
The convention voted to remit all
penalties assessed against churches
through 1887.
Rust Reelected Treasurer.
The invitation of the Church of
st. Stephen and the Incarnation to
hold the 1s41 conclave there was
accepted, as was that of the Church
Of the Epiphany for 1912.
Mr. Rust was reelected treasurer
OF the diocese and among appoint-
mentS Of Bishop Freeman approved
were those Of the Rev. Clyde Brown
as diocesan missioner and Mr.. VIII
son as diocesan chancellor, both re-
appointments.
Results of other elections were as
follows:
Standing Committee - Clerical
members, the Rev. F. ]. Bohanan,
the Rev. F. Bland Tucker, the Rev.
| H. S. Wilkinson and DR.. Hart; lay
members, Fulton Lewis, w. Sinclair
Bowen and Lynch Luquer.
Deputies to the general conven-
tion-Clerical, the Rev. Mr.. Phillips,
the Rev. Mr.. Bohanan, DR.. Hart
and DR.. Powell; lay, o. r. Single
ton, T. E. Robertson, Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Bowen. Alternates-Cler.
ical, the Rev. Mr.. Brown, the Rev.
Mr.. Tucker, the Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson
and the Rev. Richard Aselford;
lay, Busey Howard, Mr.. Lewis, w.
r. Castle and Mr.. Luquer.
Executive Council Clerical, the
Rev. A. A. McCallum, the Rev. MI.
Wilkinson, the Rev. Mr.. Phillips,
the Rev. Mr.. Warner, the Rev. Mr..
Bohanan and DR.. Powell; lay, c. F.
Roberts, A. G. Houghton, E. l.. Stock,
Mr.. Blair, Mr.. Robertson and Mr..