Evening star., 1946-09-20
Bishop Sheriff. Urges
EpiscopaIians 10 Heed
Urgent World Issues
By Cospor Nonnes
Stor Stoff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20-Epis-
copal clergy and laity were urged
to look beyond their immediate prob
lens to the urgency of the grave
world situation by the Right Rev.
Henry Knox Sheriff., newly elected
presiding Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, in an address to
the House of Deputies this morning.
The House of Bishops. supporting
Bishop Sherrill's view of world needs.
voted today that $1,0o0.0o0 a year
for the next three years be raised
for world relief in war-devastated
areas. The resolution passed the
House Of Deputies yesterday.
The action was taken as the 55th
Triennial General Convention of
the Episcopal Church held it's clos
ing sessions of the two-week meet
ing on the University of Pennsyl-
vania campus.
Calls for Broad Vision.
'Let us be broad visioned and big
hearted" Bishop Sheriff. urged
THE only hope of the world and
the future is that human nature be
changed by Gods goodness into
some measure of the fullness of
Christ"
Pointing out that Europe was deep
In starvation, ruin, tragedy and
hatred, Bishop Sheriff. declared he
missed the sense of urgency of the
day at the convention.
Most of the things said during
this week might have been said in
1945 as in 1916" he asserted. Il
hope you will carry home a sense
of the urgency of the world situation
and the demand that We be united
In a world missionary enterprise.
When it comes to supporting the mis-
s1onary work of the church." he
continued, Il hope we have less re-
Spectablllty and more fanaticism."
Pays Tribute to Bishop Tucker.
Paying tribute to the Right Rev,
Henry st. George Tucker, retiring
presiding bishop, as a great pre-.
siding bishop" Bishop Sheriff. said
he hoped Bishop Tucker would par
tlcipate actively in church affairs
and give him the benefit of his ex-
perience and wisdom.
L pledge my conservation to the
best OF my ability to the task" he
continued, but that is a small
thing. ask more than your loyalty.
I ask conservation of all that you
are to the task ahead"
During his talk, Bishop Sheriff.
said in the past lawyers in the
House OF Deputies always have had
a field day with the presiding officer. |
But now understand" he said, |
looking at former Supreme Court |
Justice Owen j. Roberts, president
OF the House of Deputies, that the
lawyers will now have to get their
practice at home"
Retirement Resolution Defeated.
The House of Bishops today de-
feated a resolution requiring clergy
men to retire on reaching the age of
II. The motion, passed yesterday
by the House of Deputies. was to be
effective in 1857.
A grant of 100000 a year for
the next three years was voted by
NAAS SSAASA al SOllsCl4llOll 1OI tn6 6X-
tension OF town and country church,
work. The fund was 10 be admin
istered through the Division of Do
mestic Missions of the National
Council.
The Women's Auxiliary voted to-
day to hold its 194e meeting in
San Francisco at the same time the
general convention meets.
To Clarity Origin of Church.
Another resolution adopted by the
House of Deputies will seek to clarity
the relationship of Henry VIII TO
the founding of the Anglican Com
munlon for future students.
The Diocese of Iowa advanced the !
subject by pointing out that secular
schools have been teaching that
Henry VIII is the founder of the
Anglican Communion The diocese
asked that the department of Chris