Evening star., 1946-09-18
Installation Service
For Presiding Bishop
May Be Held Here
By Cospor Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Stor StoH Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 18.-The
Episcopal House of Bishops today
approved a recommendation of the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of
Washington, that a service be au-
thOrized for installation of the pre-
siding bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, and a committee was
appointed to arrange the ceremony.
Bishop Dun had suggested that
the ceremony be held at the Wash
lngton Cathedral, but in approving
the recommendation the House of
Bishops specified that it be held at
the aCthedral "or some other ap-
propriate" place.
The Right Rev. Henry Knox Sher-
rlll, Bishop of Massachusetts. yester-
day wa selected to succeed the retir-
ing head of the church. the Right
Rev. Henry st. George Tucker, on
January l, 1947. Bishop Dun recon-
mended that Bishop Tucker head
the committee to prepare the in
stallation service.
NCtiltuncHt canon AuOptPu.
The House of Deputies concurred
with the House of Bishops in making
the retirement of bishops at the age
of 70 mandatory.
The Right Rev. John Chandler
White. 70. Bishop Of Springfield, to-
day announced his resignation, eff
tectlVe next spring. Bishop White.
who has held the post since 1924.
strongly opposed the canon setting
up the retirement age. insisting he
would not be told when to quit"
When the proposal was brought
before the House Of Bishops he
leaped to his feet and shouted:
III resign when l get ready. I
was consecrated by the Holy Ghost
and I'll continue as long as the Lord
gives me life )"
A convention spokesman today
quoted Bishop White as saying his
friends talked him into" reSigning.
Three Bishops Elected.
The Rev. Lane w. Barton, rector
of Grace Church, Orange, N. j.. was
elected missionary bishop for East
ern Oregon by the House of Bishops.
These also were elected: The Rev.
Stephen c. Clark, rector of St.
Marks Church, Pasadena, Calf. as
missionary bishop for Utah. and the
Rev George H. Quarterman. rector
of St. Philips Church. Ardmore,
Okla. as missionary bishop of North
Texas
designations of eight diocesan
bishops who either are i'll or have
reached the retirement age were ac-
cepted. Bishop James Maxon of
tennessee automatically was sue
ceeded by his coadjutor, Bishop Ed
mund P. cambridge, while Bishop
Harry t. Moore. Dallas, Tex, also
was succeeded by his coadjutor,
Bishop Avery Mason.
Successors to the following re-
signed bishops will be named during
l947:
Bishops William T. Manning, head
OK the New York Diocese; James
De Wolf Perry of Rhode Island:
Cameron j. Davis, Buffalo, N. Y:
Charles P. Colmore. Puerto Rico:
Charles P. Reifsnider. Japan. and
Bishop Coadjutor Donald Aldrich
of Michigan.
Roberts Resolution.
The House of Bishops will act
today on resolution by former
Supreme Court Justice Owen J.Rob- !
ertS proposing that a new interna-
tlonal legislative body elected by the
people OF the member nations be
formed to enforce world peace. q
The resolution, passed by the
House of Clerical and Lay Deputies
two days ago was referred to
committee by the House of Bishops
yesterday.
1t also completed action on the
revised marriage canon and the
question Of union with the Presby-
terian church in the United States
of America. The House of Deputies
concurred in the revised marriage
canon as passed by the House of
Bishops previously. and the latter
body passed the formers recon-
mendation that conversations to-
ward union with the Presbyterians
be continued with definite action to
be postponed until the question had
been brought to the attention of
the Lambeth Conference of Angli-
can communion churches in Eng
land in 1948.
Bishop G. Bromley Oman. presi-
dent of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America, told
the Women's Auxiliary which is
meeting in conjunction with the
convention that peaceful relations
between the United States and Rus
sla can and must be retained.
Amnesty to Directors. e
Action on a resolution, approved
by the above body, calling on Presi-
dent Truman and Congress to grant
amnesty to conscientious objectors
will be taken up by the House of
Deputies today.
The Roberts amendment to a
resolution proposed by the Joint
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