Evening star., 1946-09-11
EpiscopaIians Outline
S9,031,979 Budget;
Debt Is Liquidated
PHILADELPHIA. .
By Cospor Nonnes
Stor StoH Correspondent

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| Stor Stoff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11.-A
$9,031 ,979 budget for the next three
years was recommended to the 55th
General Convention of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in the
United States of America today with
announcement that the church debt
had been entirely liquidated.
The report was presented by Lewis
B. Franklin, treasurer of the
churchs National Council, at a
joint session of the House of Bishops
and the House of Clerical and Lay
Deputies in Irvine Auditorium on
the University of Pennsylvania cam
pus.
The general convention, which
meets every three years, opened yes
terday and will continue through
September 20. s..
To Meet Call for Workers
Mr.. Franklin, who is serving his
9th year as treasurer of the
Council, explained the budget was
set to meet program designed to
provide for more workers in the,
domestic field, greater help to COL
ored churches and schools. support
new work in the Republic of Co.
lumbia. enlarge the present work in
the Philippines, aid projects in
Liberia and increase assistance in
other areas.
He said the quota set for 1947 is
So SCI ,979; for 194s, S3,560,O0O, and
for 1949, $3,910000. The 1947 total
| is s478,7ll larger than that for this
year, Mr.. Franklin pointed out.
The treasurer noted in reporting
the liquidation of the church debt
that the S852. 1878 deficit incurred
in 1884 had gradually reduced until
$42 ,17046 remained on December
81, I945. g.,..... .s,.sas. s.s
Women to Give Thank Offering.
Women of the church were to give
a united thank offering of more
than 100000 to the church at a
corporate communion service this
morning in Convention Hall, p: =
The Right Rev. Henry St George
Tucker presiding bishop, was cele-
brant at the communion service to-
day. He was assisted by the
Right Rev. Oliver j. Hart. Bishop of
Pennsylvania, and the Right Rev.
William P Remington, suffragan
bishop of Pennsylvania.
The Joint session also is scheduled
| fo roooiva y,aiccipporu ronnrtc tpHaU
from the Right Rev. Alfred A. Gil
man, Bishop of Hankow, China, and
the Right Rev. Robin S. Chen, as
sistant bishop of Marking.
Roberts Upsets Precedent.
Yesterday former Supreme Court
Justice Owen j. Roberts, lay dele
gate of Pennsylvania, upset prece-
dent of 16l years to become the first
| lay president of the House of Depu-
ties Preparation for this history
making step occurred a few min
utes before Justice Roberts was
placed in nomination for the post
when the deputies, by decisive
voice vote, decided to admit its
first woman deputy. Mrs. Randolph
H. Dyer of st. Louis, to member
ship.
(Justice Roberts was senior
warden at st. Johns Church in
Washington for many years.
Proponents of the union of the
Episcopal Church with the Presby-
terian Church in the U. S. A., an
issue that soon will be placed before
the convention, today said the elec-
ton of Justice Roberts was signi-
ficant act favoring the merger.
Signsr Of Bishop Dun's Paper.
Justice Roberts was one of tn
signers of statement prepared by
the Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
of Washington, asking that the issue
be squarely faced by the convention.
The statement said in part:
IF strong majority favors such
resolution both we and the Presby-
terians would know that there are
good grounds for moving ahead If
if were defeated, all concerned would
know just where we stand. I fit
passed by only small ma jority, the
probability is that both bodies
would consider it fruitless to con-
tinue the negotiations at the pres
ent time.
The expected strenuous battle over
the admittance of Mrs. Dyer to the
House of Deputies did not ma
terislize. Judge A. D. Cochran
of Oklahoma, following the read
ing of the names of the depu-
ties by the convention secre-
tary, moved that the question of
Mrs. Dyer's admittance be referred
to the Committee of Canons for
clarification. Charles P. Taft of
Cincinnati, chairman of the Ad-
visory Committee for Voluntary
Foreign Aid, in a point of order
noted that the credentials of Mrs.
Dyer had already been accepted
and the only question to be raised
would be an appeal from that rul-