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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1923 EPISCOPAL WOMEN finish coram a- Final Service to Be Held at St. Mark's Today. THANKS EXTENDED CITY Many Delegates Said to Have Ix"f for Homes in Remote Part of Country. Business of the triennial meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal church was brought to a close yesterday with an all-day session devoted almost entirely to final reports and duties. The final service will be observed this morn ing '"at 10 o'clock at St. Mark's church with, the celebration of holy communion. The address wiu db made by Rt. Rev. Louis Childs San- ford;. D. D., bishop of San Joaquin. The closing sessions of the aux iliary have shown that many of th( delegates and visitors have already departed for their homes, many hav ing: come from remote parts ot tnis and other countries. It was esti mated that approximately 385 au thorized delegates were present at the auxiliary meetings, represent ing 95 dioceses. In addition there were hundreds of visitors from out of town as well as from Portland churches. Mrs. Wilson Johnston president of the auxiliary and of the women's auxiliary of the dio- . cese of Oregon, has presided over all business sessions of the national body. Debate Is lively. Lively discussion was aroused yesterday by the introduction of a resolution by Mrs. Loaring Clark of Tennessee, to the effect that eacn national woman's organization in the church, recognized as a co operative agency by the national council, should, if it so desire, be represented on the executive board of the auxiliary by one member whom should elect or appoint. The vote, which followed a rapid fire debate, taken by diocese, turned out a tie. Mrs. Johnston, as chairman of the meeting, cast the deciding vote on the negative side. Bishop Rennie Innas, bishop of Jerusalem, told of the existing con ditions in Palestine among Christ ians, Jews and Moslems, the desire for peace and the part western civilization is playing in bringing this about. He. gave an account of the work of the church of England in schools where Christian, Jewish ' and Moslem girls and boys are being taught the principles of Christianity with .the consent of their parents. Secretaries f.ive Talks. Various secretaries of the church addressed the afternoon part of the closing auxiliary session, giving a look forward in church work. Those included were Dr. John W. Wood, executive secretary of the depart ment of missions; Rev. W. E. Gard ner, executive secretary of religious education; Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, president of the council; Dean Lathrop, executive secretary of the department of Christian social serv ice, and Lewis Franklin, treasurer of the church and vice-president of the national council. Dr. Wood urged the women to aim at tasks in place of dollars, and Mr. Gardner asked for increasing. inter est in young women in colleges, for more faithful daily "Bible reading and for support of scholarship funds. Kduoation Declared Xeed. Bishop Gailor, pronouncing the auxiliary the moving force in the church said: "What the church needs is education, a spread of the knowledge of what our church is and what religion is." Other speakers of the afternoon were Miss Eva Corey, chairman of the committee on the dispatch of business, who made suggestions concerning the kind of social serv ice which might be rendered by the auxiliary; Mrs. Monteagle of California and Deaconess Newell, representing the women from her field of work in Mexico. Portland Is Thanked. A resolution of appreciation, presented by Miss Ruddle of Penn sylvania, chairman of the commit tee on courtesy, . expressed the ap preciation of the auxiliary for cour tesies extended by the city of Port land, Bishop and Mrs. Walter T. Sumner, Mrs. Johnston, the women of the various committees, by mem bers of other denominations, the pages, ushers. . boy scouts, the or ganist and choir, the press, the mayor of Portland, civic authorities. An additional resolution expressed the thanks of the auxiliary for the courtesy of authorities of the Port land central library, where study classes were held. local nress. It remains to be seen whether the resolution will be read j before the deputies or receive at tention or answer. In a letter accompanying the reso lution, Fred L. Gifford, exalted Cy clops of Luther Powell klan. says his "splendid organization, to a man, believes in the ideas as set forth in your resolution." It was admitted that the conven tion resolution deprecating activi ties of certain societies, "whose masked and unknown members cap italize bigotry and hate," was di rected specifically at the ku klux klan. Despite this fact the klan resolution quotes the convention Cpcument and proceeds to give ap proval to it. The- Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, referred to as "an American Chris tian fraternal organization," accord ing to what follows, "numbers among its most loyal and zealous members many ministers and lay men of the Protestant Episcopal faith." After commending the "fearless stand" of, the- churchmen, rhe resolution says: But we go further and condemn all socl-eties, whether they parade under the nilR. nf "natriotic" or "religious" so cieties, and whether they be masked or unmasked, whose memberships capitalize b.gotry and hate, foster racial and re ligious prejudice and encourage acts of lawlessness and mob violence. The next paragraph says the- klan members "are pleased to have the hearty co-operation and assistance of your great Christian body in our earnest endeavors to" make, these United States a better country to live in. "We reiterate our oft-repeated statement, to officers, of the law, that we expect them to enforce the law without fear or favor," says the resolution, adding that the klan stands ready to assist in this. MODERNISTS ROUT HIGH CHURCH GROW 0 House of Deputies Fights Over Text of Bible. CREATION IS ATTACKED Parts of 10 Commandments Held to Be Fiction and Blasphemy During Prayer Book Debatej, BISHOP IS ELECTED S (Continued From First Page.) KL-ANSMEJi" IiATJD CHURCHMEN Episcopalian Resolution Hitting at Mob A'lolence Indorsed. In resolutions sent to the Episco pal general convention yesterday, Luther Powell klan No. 1, Knights ht the Ku Klux Klan, realm of Oote gon, commended the house of depu ties for having adopted the resolu tion against mob violence and so- called patriotic societies" it ap proved in a recent session. The klan communication became public through being given to the No.2 What I know about COLGATE'S; RIBBON DENTAL CREfiM I know that I ceroid scrape -my teeth clean with a soap less, gritrf tooth paste, but ' 1 know that washing it safer than scouring. I know that Coumti's Is made from non-gritty chalk and pure soap, which will loosen and wash away injur ious substances in my mouth. I know COLGATE'S cleans my k teeth thorougmy ana mat no 1 dentifrice does more. mission on concordat early in tne convention sessions presented its report. Yesterday, when the ques tion came before the bishops. Bishop Reginald H. Weller of the diocese of Fond du Lac, presented a minor ity report. It was signed only by himself, but he made a vigorous fight on the floor of the house for his contentions and had only fin ished when adjournment hour was at hand. Ken Bishop Gratified. Bishop Remington, interviewed after confirmation of his election, expressed himself as pleased with the prospect of coming to Oregon to take up the work rormeny camea on by Bishop Paddock. The house of bishops," iJlsnop Remington said, "has selected me for this work and its wishes are supreme with me. But do not think I am at all hesitant about coming to Oregon. I see that there is a big work ahead here, a splendid neia. shall be glad to enter upon my work in this field just as soon as I can conclude undertakings cow un der way in my district in South Da kota. I have been in missionary work four years and like it. 'In coming to Oregon I do not come without fair knowledge of the needs of just such a territory as that now given me. I have been work ing in an agricultural section, but where there are mines and timber as well; in fact, the two districts seem very much alike." Prelate Young: Man. ' Bishop Remington is one of the youngest bishops of the Episcopal church. He looks decidedly younger than he is. He was born in Phila delphia, Pa,, March 13, 1879. He was eraduated from the University or Pennsylvania in 13u0 and from the "Virginia Theological seminary in 1505. From the university he re ceived a bachelor of science degree and from the seminary that of doc- tdntof divinity. He became a deacon in 1905, and was ordained and made a priest in 1906. From 1905 to 1907 he was connected with Holy Trinity church n Philadelphia. From 1907 to 1918 he was rector of St. Paul's church ri Minneapolis. In 1918 he was consecrated as suffragan bishop of South Dakota, the position he has since held. J Bishop Remington is one of the members of the house of bishops who saw service overseas. He was the only bishop consecrated in uni form, as he was under orders to pro ceed with base hospital No. 26 when the time for consecration arrived. This hospital unit was formed at Rochester, Minn., by the . famous Mayo brothers, and also had a large contingent from the University of Minnesota. It was known as the Minnesota base hospital unit. As its chaplain the bishop spent six months in this . country and six months overseas. . . Wife Able Assistant. . In 1905 Bishop Remington married Miss Florence Lyman Allen of Bur lington, Vt., who has ever since been an able assistant in his work as rector and bishop. Mrs. Reming ton? is widely known among Kpis copal churchmen and is spoken of as 'a ! very capabie and gracious woman. She is attending the conven tion with her husband. They have no children. Bishop Remington is of slight build and rather thin of face, giving those who meet him the impression that he may not enjoy robust health. He very much dislikes to have anyone think him "delicate" of health or constitution. To offset this impression his friends merely cite the fact that while he was in the University of Pennsylvania he was a member of the American athletic team which competed in the Olym pics. He was a brilliant hurdler and jumper in his college days and re tains that athletic prowess to a re markable extent. Unity Up to Deputies. If the house of d-eputies. concurs, the Episcopalian church, as a body, will join the National Council of Churches. Decision to this effect was reached by the house of bish ops, convened in session last night. Overman: hour of acrimonious debate preceded the ballot. Jhe measure carried by almost a two to one vote. The invitation to join came in the form of a resolution submitted by Bishop Brent. "For 12 years we have been ring ing the church bell for Christian unity asking others to join. But in thpss 12 years, we have stayed iu the bell tower," he declared. Bishop Gailor, in opposing, de clared that the national council was antagonistic to the Roman Catholic and Greek churches and that he was opposed to union with any organi zation that tended to cause further discord in the Christian body. "Instead of bringing about Chris tian unity, they are further dividing the Christian people," he said. "We've slapped our Protestant brothers in the face," t-estily de clared Bishop Williams. Now is the time for us to put up or shut up on Christian unity." An attempt to put over the matter of the concordat' with the Congrega tionalists for another - three years was defeated and this subject was made a special order of business for today. Ground to Be Broken for Church. BEND, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.) Breaking ground for Bend's new $30,000 Baptist church will take place within two weeks. Rev. F. H. Beard, pastor of the church, stated today. An effort will be made to swelhthe building fund to $25,000 by Fundamentalists and modernists high churchmen and low clashed in verbal battle on the floor of the house of deputies of the Episco palian general convention yesterday afternoon. " The inclination of the high chuch men toward Roman Catholics and medieval phraseology precipitated one fight; the old question of the authenticity and the literal transla tion of the bible was responsible for the other. The low churchmen won their point and the modernists rout ed the fundamentalists in their con troversy. Commandments Are Assailed. ' The argument was furious, one minister, during the debate, shocked the conservative element by declar ing that he believed a certain por tion of the ten commandments was blasphemy. During the conflict Dr. Alexander Mann, presiding officer, was obliged to stop the debate while the house bowed its collective head and prayed for charity and spiritual guidance. Like other questions which have Etirred the convention, the matters on which the battle hinged were rel atively unimportant ' in themselves. But, representing as they did, the general trend of the church, they are regarded as decisions of con siderable importance. Communion Starts Row. The fight was begun over an at tempt to introduce the words "the divine liturgy" and "holy eucharist' into the title for communion serv ice. The battle was the result of the plan of the prayer book revision commission to make the reading of tne commentary of the command ments an optional matter. Neither of these questions affected the laws. theories or doctrines of the church. The storm broke when the mes sage of the house of ' bishoDS, amending the title of the holy Com munion service, was read.- ... This change would make the title read, "the divine liturgy, being the order for the Lord's supper or holy eu charist, commonly called the holy communion." " Church Split Predicted. You will split the church into two factions," heatedly declared Rosweil Page, lay delegate from Virginia. "You will make yourself no stronger with the Catholics and you will weaken your church with tne Protestant element." "The men of this generation have neither the liturgial skill nor the piety to make this change," heatedly aeciarea It. h . Henry or Iowa. i he high churchmen were not witnout their champions. In the midst of the debate Dr. Minn rapped for order and read prayers. l.ne aeoate was renewed, the mat ter went to a vote and the high churchmen lost. The title of the service will remain the eame as in tne present prayer book. Creation Declared Mythical. The work of revision of the com munion service proceeded smoothly "' ie commandments were reacnea. Tne prayer, book commia sion, in its revision, has made the saying oi tne iirst part, or the commandment itself, obligatory, wi.ic me seuona part, or com mentary, . is optional. It was ex piainea mat tne pnraseology of the cuuiuianomenia is out of place in modern life. "We used to believe that God made the world in seven days " said George Zabruskie of New Tork ve ao not oeiieve that now. We are distressed to hear priests say """6 wuiun ecnoiars Know can not be true." "The young people of the present uiy are not impressed by the word ing of the commandments," said Rev.- W. B. Kinsolving of Maryland. Flrxt Commandment Attacked. The real fight was staged over that part of the first command ment, reading: "For I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God and visit the sins of the fathers upon the chil dren, unto the third and fourth gen erations." "There are many of us who do not believe that phrase," said Rev W F Sterrett of Bethlehem. "If you omit it you do not force us to say things we do not believe. I, myself, be lieve that those words are blas phemy." The champions "of the fundamen talists rushed to the defense of the exact wording of the scriptures. Attempts to change or abrevia"t Lthe commandments were held to be a direct blow at the very foundation of religion. The authenticity of the Bible was upheld, the divine sanc tion of the book was pointed out. The last commandment caused an other clash. Rev. F. M. Kirkas of Wilmington would have substituted the word "automobile" for "ox," holding that the children of this generation, knowing nothing about oxen, would be more impressed by a phraseology which they could understand. Another clergyman objected to the injunction against labor in the third commandment. "What Is the use of reading to the congregation the injunction against labor foy "thy son, thy daughter, thy man servant, thy maid servant," when everyone knows that some member of the family is at home cooking dinner?" In short, the modernists held that the phraseology of the old Mosaic commandments was so antiquated that the people could not under stand the meaning of the Injunc tions themselves; the fundamental ists held that any attempt to modify the commandments was a sacrilege and a direct affront to the Diety. t ne matter, going to vote, showed the modernists the victors by a close margin. , The laymen opposed the change, the clerical deputies favored tne aDDreviatea form. Convention XMsintegrratlnff. The convention is rapidly disin tegrating. Lay delegations of ten dioceses were absent yesterday. An other exodus followed on last night's trains. A plea has been made for the delegates to maintain a con stitutional quorum . until the of ficial close of the convention. : Prayers and prayer books were almost the entire order of busi ness yesterday. 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