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17 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 24, 1922 K GREAT CGHTI IT TO CLOSE Blessing by Bishop Tyttle Ends Episcopal Session. TRIBUTE PAD PORTLAND General Conference Is Declared Largest and Most Successful in History of Church. Long may our land be bright With freedom's -oly light; Protect us by thy might. Great God. our King. Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle had raised his voice in final bless ing; those concluding words of "America" , rang through the big auditorium, and the largest general convention ever held by the Pro testant Episcopal church was at an end. The Portland convention of this great church 17th of such triennial sessions may or may hot have been epochal, according to the viewpoint; In the consensus of opinion of the delegates it was successful and fruitful to a gratifying degree. It brought together at least 1000 more leaders and workers of the Episcopal church In America than" ever had assembled in a previous convention. Total registration at the Detroit general - convention v-n 1919 wasgiven as 2500, in round numbers. Registration in the con- j vention Just closed, according to fig tires of the housing committee, slightly exceeded 3550. The Detroit figures heretofore constituted the high record. Tribute Paid to Portland. It is taken as a tribute to Port land's hospitality that he conven tion on this side of the continent drew so large an attendance. This was remarkable in view of the threatening nature of the railroad strike Just prior to the opening of the convention. This kept away many delegates and visitors . who feared to travel so great a dtance rrom tneir homes. That entertainment features were very acceptably handled, was wit nessed by the flood of resolutions of thanks and appreciation adopted in me closing days of the session. Use of Portland's fine municipal au- aitorium, wnere, ror the first time, .all three Important executive de partments and a score of affiliated exhibits and activities, were housed under one roof proved an especially pieasing arrangement. Cities offer ing such an arrangement in the fu ture will have a big argument toward winning a triennial con vention. Business All Transacted. Contrary to general expectations the convention wound up its ses sions without particular, pressure or business. It even had been feared that matters of importance would fail to receive attention in a final rush. Such was not the case. The house of bishops had little business that occupied attention of its mem bers in the morning. Much of the time the bishops were at leisure The -house of deputies kept busy but managed to conclude without confusion or undue speed exactly on time at 12:30 P. M. . The concluding service was of a religious nature, held in the main room of the auditorium. There was no processional and except for presiding Bishop Tuttle and others of those officiating with him the bishops were not in their robes. The crowd that attended was Email, not more than half filling the body of the auditorium. Programme Is Impressive. " The programme was this: Hymn, "The Son of God Goes Forth to War"; opening sentences, Right Rev. Benjamin Brewster, bishop of Maine; creed, Lord's prayer and col lects, Right Rev. William C. Brown, bishop of Virginia and chairman of the house of bishops; hymn, "Jesus Shall Reign"; reading of pastoral letter. Right Rev. Charles Fiske, bishop coadjutor of central New . York: "Gloria in Exeelsis." (suner): blesSing pronounced by Presiding Bishop Tuttle; "America." Right Rev. Walter T. Sumner, bishop of Oregon, was among the group of officiating bishops on the stage and Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann, president of the house of deputies. also had a seat on the platform. The programme lasted an hour, concluding at 1:30, Budget Finally Adopted. Final and formal action was taken In the morning on the big financial programme for the next triennium. The national council was authorized to apportion the $19,500,000 budget among the dioceses. The bishops refused to concur with the house of deputies In au thorizing appointment of a joint commission to study the whole ques tion of divorce and report at the next convention. This put a final ouietus upon the tendency to con tinue agitation of the questions of divorce and remarriage. Efforts to have the church adopt a coat ot arms and a flag, the for mer to be used on official stationery and as a seal by the presiding bishop were thwarted by the house of deputies, which turned down the Idea. Bishop Tuttle Complimented. Resolutions were adopted thank ing presiding officers and secre taries of the two houses, the ushers and those who assisted them and others whose work had not formerly been given such recognition. Such resolutions adopted Friday . and yesterday expressed appreciation to the women of Portland who deco rated the dining room, the motor corps, the press and publicity de partment, Bishop Sumner and the people of, Oregon and Portland. The bishop. adopted a resolution of thanksgiving for the presence of Presiding Bishop Tuttle. '"The members of the house of bishops," It read, "record their thanksgiving to almighty God that he has vouch safed to them again the benediction of Bishop Tuttle's presence and the benefit of his counsel, and they pray God to continue his accustomed loving kindness to this, his servant, unto his life's end." The first part of the resolution cited the fact that Bishop Tuttle is in his 86th year. Bishop Still Under Inquiry. An interesting disclosure of the day's proceedings was the fact that the house of bishops has not dropped Investigation of the case of Right Rev. William M. Brown, retired bishop of Arkansas, accused of heretical pronouncements. It devel oped that a committee of three bishops, to continue probing the case of Bishop Brown, had been ap pointed. Names -of the committee members were withheld on the ground that one of the number had not signified his willingness to serve. Possibility of a trial for - heresy for Bishop Brown evidently still Im pends. Be now lives at Gallion, O. BHQUGf It was indicated that the commit teemen will interview him per sonally. Delegates Homeward Bound. Large numbers of the delegates had departed homeward Friday night and the greater .portion of those who remained for the con cluding sessions left on trains of the late afternoon and last night. A - few bishops and delegates are remaining over Sunday. , Visiting bishops are scheduled to speak in the three larger Episcopal churches of the city today and others will preach In pulpits of the dioceses of Oregon and Olympia. At the' pro-cathedral Bishop Charles H. Brent will 'preach this morning and BishoD Etheibert Tal bot In the evening. M.. St. David's Bishop William H. Overs Of Liberia will preach at the morning service ana u is nop tjouverneur r. juonnier or-the Philippines at evening wor ship. Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann of Boston Is listed to preach at Trinity church in the morning and Bishop Edward L. : Parsons, coadjutor of California, will give the evening sermon, - . BISHOPS TO SAIL FOR ORIENT Rt. Revs. Rogers Graves and John McKlm to Return to Posts, SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) Bishop Frederick Rogers Graves, one of the best-known men of China, who has been passing sev eral months in the united states, will leave next Saturday on the trans-Pacific Admiral , liner Presi dent Jefferson to resume his duties at Shanghai. Bishop Graves is the author of many well-known works in Chinese. His many years in the orient has permitted him to gain knowledge of the country until to day -he is a recognized authority on China. Another passenger of - prominence is Bishop John McKim of Tokyo, who, accompanied by his family, will return to the orient. Bishop McKim was consecrated a bishop in 1893. fMPHOVEMENT COST UP ESTIMATE READY ON PRO POSED WATER SYSTEM; Backers of Parkrose Improve ment Compile Statement on Outlay. . A careful compilation of the costs of installation and operation of the proposed Parkrose water system. which the residents of that district. will be asked to vote on at special election to be held in the clubhouse September 30, has just been com pleted by commissioners of the dis trict. The statement of the costs and of what the commissioners pro pose to do is thought by them to be a sufficient argument to provide for a favorable vote on the measure, which proposes to sell $50,000, 20- year serial bonds bearing, interest at 5 per cent In the provisions made by the surveying engineers at the direction of the commissioners, it was esti mated that the present water sys tem In the district, which- is said to be Inadequate to supply the needs of the vastly increased '- populaton, can be purchased for a sum of $12,430, and this has been included ' in the $50,000 bond issue which the residents will be asked to vote upon. It was also estimated by the board of commissioners that the average monthly bill to each user in the dis trict would be. $5 - J. E. Gi-atke to Address Grange. The 1925 exposition committee will be represented at the meeting of Pine Grove grange at Hood River Monday, at which all the proposed amendments to be offered at the No vember election will be discussed. John E. Gratke, assistant to the chairman, will speak for the com mittee and give Its views on the measure asking thai Portland be permitted, to tax itself in order to finance the exposition. Sergeant Powers Relieved. THE OR EGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, D. C, Sept. 23. Tech nical Sergeant Thomas R. Powers. United States army, retired, now on duty at the University of Oregon, jsugene, has been ordered to be relieved. 1 CONVENTION UNGONVENTIONALITIES f TMBOLIC of this ever-changing . life was the gradual breaking ' up ' of the convention, - As the last days bore down, thinner .nd thinner grew the ranks.- -One by one a familiar face was lost sight of In the group of Episcopal clergy and laity who met for a brief season in the fair city of Portland to acK just the necessary business of that great church. We speak as one of -the visitors who has been accorded a chance to raise his voice in constant protest against the overwhelming serious ness of the occasion. There was serious business to be done, but, the business done, there was no reason why a little Jollity could not be in dulged in. We hope that we have sufficiently showed our appreciation of the un bounded cordiality of the people of Oregon and their unstinted hospital ity. On every side were heard words of commendation over the ef ficient way in which the conven tion was handled and the members thereof made to fe.el at home. And we hope that these few lines of levity have not been out of place In so august an assemblage. We go away knowing that we will miss the merry people of Portland, but we are of the opinion that Port land will be like that fond mother of a wayward and troublesome boy who was called away to the war. After he left, the neighbors gath ered to console the mother. "I suppose you do miss him," said one of her comforters. Tea," answered the weeping mother, "but I misses him " more than I wants him." . , We ran into the Rev'. -. Floyd Tompkins, -clerical deputy, ' from Pennsylvania, the other day, look ing about for someone, -s.'-, ? Oh, these wives!" he said.- "They are hard to locate once they get away from you." "It would be easier if you had but one," was our rejoind-er. Which gave Dr. Tompkins the opportunity to-' tell the following: A little child asked her mother what polygamy was. It means having more than one wife." said the mother. - "And' what is polyandry" "That means having more .than one husband Then what is marriage?" asxea the child. ' That," said the . mother, "is monotony. - - - - In the view of one of the more or less, discouraged woman news paper reporters, as far as matters of news value were concerned, the deputies seemed to her .to have spent a whole afternoon debating whether to put an asterisk where a colon was before and then decided not to do- it. ' '' Much of the work of the conven- BIG THINGS DONE ATGHURGH SESSION Three-Year Programme In volves $21,000,000. CONCORDAT IS APPROVED Some Groups '. Disappointed by Failure to Obtain. Changes Sought at Convention. OUTSTANDIXG ACTIONS OF EPISCOPAL, GENERAL CONVENTION. Adopted $21,000,000 financial programme for next three i years. i - ' T Approved concordat as siep t t ' toward-unity with Congrega- J Itionalists. . . ' j ' Arranged to sponsor world conference of churches in i i " 1925. , I ; wifo ft - i t approval; to "spiritual heal- ! lng." " ' . " . 4 - Disapproved of omission oi wine in holy communion. Approved -optional ' use of shortened form of the com mandments. : .- - Voted to -drop "obey; from marriage ceremony. . Disapproved of marriage of defectives. Amended canon to warn communicants against mar riage to persons divorced otherwise than church", per mits. ' - --' ' v Practically completed, re vision of prayer book. - Declined, to' join, federal council of churches. Refused votes for suffragan bishops. Refused to seat women In house of deputies; to license women as lay readers and to elevate women to diaconate. Proclaimed against mob violence and certain secret bodies. ' ' Picked New Orleans as 192S convention city. In the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church, which concluded a 16-day -session in Port land yesterday, affairs of great im portance to the 1,500,000 communi cants and Sunday school children of this 'faith were, planned and de cided. . ' - Through the work of the con vention and its auxiliary bodies the Episcopal church was shown to be a ' highly organized body, well equipped for its mission in the world. Much of the organization and specialization has been worked out in very recent years. Even to many of the churchmen these func tionings ' were a revelation of the fact that the Episcopal church is now tackling present-day problems of religious activity with -present day methods. : The general convention, as the legislative body of the church, dt its sessions here. stood solidly be hind the new programme arid meth ods. Certain proposed innovations were rejected, certain . advances were considered too modern, -yet the progressives marked tip some vic tories. , - Seats Denied Women. Not all leg'slation and enactments desired by delegates and communi cants, were advanced toward inclu sion in the constitution, canon and prayer book. Among proposals that marshaled many adherents who felt disappointment in their failure to pass were those to grant votes In the house of bishops to suffragans; to admit women to membership in the house of deputies; tS make women eligible to become lay read ers, and to elevate women to the diaconate. Strong hopes had arisen that suf fragan bishops would win votes n the upper house and that women would win seats in the lower house. tlon was concerned with more or less routine matters about nrayer book revision, which, while. of the utmost Importance to communicants of the church, is of little Interest to the well-known man of the street. . Bishop Weller of Fond du Lac is responsible for the following: After a long life of storm and strife the wife of an Englishman died. After a while the Englishman, whose name was Henry, Bought to get into communication - with the spirit of the departed spouse. - He went to the mystic precincts of a clairvoyant who put him' in touch with the spirit of Harriet, his wife. After a few preliminary questions the husband said: "Are you 'appy. Arriet?" ,' "Yes, 'Enry." '.-.Y,.'" -. "Are you 'appier .than' you were with me, 'Arriet?" "Yes, 'Enry." "Where are you. .'Arriet?" "In 'ell, "Enery." ... -; We close these convention' com ments, unconventional though they be, with a conventional note. In spite of all appearances to the contrary, the chief business of the convention was religion. While .. to the casual observer It may have seemed that a great deal of time was taken up by discussion of mat ters of small Importance, yet In and through it all was the purpose of the church to win all men to the standard of the master and to call them to his service. -Material con siderations have to have their place, but the main emphasis is the spiritual. Expediency and truth are always clashing, and when suoh a' body as the convention of the Episcopal churoh fails to take certain actions In the direction of, say, federation with the many Protestant sects of the country, it can be Interpreted In two ways. Either she Is narrow or she 1b more interested in the truth for which she stands and which she might compromise than she is in popularity. We believe theM latter to be the case. It is because she is so vitally interested - in real and vital unity and reunion that she will accept no half-way measure. Co-operate, yes. Federate, excepting under the terms laid down by the master, no. But do not misjudge her because she so stands. Religion is the relation between the spirit of man and his maker. The church is the realm In which that relationship expresses itself. We all hope and pray for the ap proach of that day when all those who follow the master may Join hand in hand as they march along. And so we sing our swan song. ' Vive la Episcopal church! yive la j Portland! Vive la church unity! Vive la everything! ' ., Finisl . . During debates it was frequently as serted, in both these cases, that fail ure to extend the franchise would shake- the loyalty of those rebuffed. That, however, was in debate, and the conviction remains that both the- suffragans and the women will work as loyally as ever during the next triennium and come before the next convention with increased sup port for the'r causes. Another Group Disappointed. Another group of bishops and churchmen was disappointed because the convention declined to join the federal council " of churches of Christ in America. The conserva tives had their way in this after many sharp debates, and the church Is to continue affiliation with the federation only through Its social service department and commission on unity. In taking this action, how ever, the pl'an of urging, financial support to the federation was ap proved. v Turning to the many matters giv en favorable action, one f the first magnitude was the adoption of the ambitious financial programme for the ensuing three yeiys, by wnicn the raising and expending of $21, 000,000 Is projected. This was given indorsement. If the programme can be carried through successfully it will mean much for the growth and expansion of the church. It pro vides for the expenditure of $6,000, 000 during 1923, $7,000,000 in 1924 and $3,000,000 in 1925. , Conference Workers Nnmed. Another project considered of much importance to the Episcopal church Is that of the world confer ence on faith and order, which was fully provided for during the con vention. Right Rev. Charles H. Brent, bishop of western New York, was made head of the committee to push forward arrangements for this conference. It is a project in which the ex-chaplain general of the-Amer-lcan expeditionary forces in greatly interested and much is expected from his labors to make it a success. The convention voted $25,000 a year for. expenses of the continuation committee having the plans In charge. Approval, of the concordat, under which: approach to unity with the Congregational churches of the United States is to be made possible, was voted . ' Significant were the actions taken on messages from orthodox churches of the near east. Close affiliation and inter-communion with these churches was practically established. Affiliation with the Hungarian Re formed church in the United States was probably made possible. The slight hitch remaining here eeems to be marriage practices of the re formed church, which is to be taken up by a special committee. Healing Ministry Recognized. " The convention adopted an ad vanced stand in recognizing the min istry of healing more fully than ever before. It adopted a social service creed which declares that "human rights must take precedence over property rights." This proclaimed against war and for arbitration between na tions, v. Resolutions against the marriage of defectives were adopted. Other resolutions proclaimed against nb violence and secret organizations that "set race against race and creed against creed." Raffles and gam bling of any form as a means of raising funds for church purposes were disapproved. Churchmen consider of import ance the resolution adopted which provides that communion must be served in both kinds, a rebuke to those who favor abandonment of wine in the communion. , A Joint commission on the whole trouble some question of communion was created. Important among canon changes was an amendment stating ex plicitly that communicants ' put themselves out of the church by wedding a person divorced in ways not approved by the church. Practical completion- of the revi sion and enrichment of the book of common prayer was an outstanding achievement Of the session. This revision brought forward numerous innovations. Chief among these was the decision to omit the word "obey" from the marriage ceremony, together with the phrase, "with all my worldly, goods I thee endow." Clergy to Have Option. ' Shortened' form of the ten com mandments was authorized, the clergy to use short or long form at bis option. Numerous new prayers, including a modern one for the president of the United States, were adopted. A new prayer for the marriage cere mony petitioning for the "heritage oy children" express the church's disapproval of race suicide. Prayers for the dead were added to the burial service and greater latitude with regard to funerals for those who commit suicide is to be permitted the clergy. None of these prayer book changes can become effective until approvel again at the next triennial convention. The convention ' re-elected all members of the national council, administrative body of the church, except Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts and F. C. Morehouse of Milwaukee, both of whom de clined re-election. Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of Tennessee was re elected president of the council and f Lewis B. Franklin was . re-elected ' treasurer. - New Orleans was unanimously selected as the place for the next triennial convention, to be held In October of 1925. Office managers, business men, read the Boyce ad., on page 601, October "System." Important mes saere. Adv. RAILROAD MECHANICS WANTED Union Pacific System Strike conditions prevail. Seniority rights protected for qualified men regardless of any strike 'settlement. . Apply W. J. HANLON, 410 Wells-Fargo Building, Portland, Oregon, or Superintendent's Office, Room x ' 29 Union Station . MINIMS 'PISE CITY SCIOXS OF FIRST FAMILIES COURTLY EPISCOPALIANS. Messers. Page and Beverly, Lay men and Convention Dele gates, Elderly Aristocrats. .- There are many "first families of Virginia" self proclaimed "first families" but in the histor.y of the Old dominion there are few names better known than Page and ueveriy. Two representatives of those houses were visitors at the general convention Roswell Page of Bea- verdam and Robert Beverly of Blandfleld. All the traditions, all the courtesy, the dignity and the refinement of the old aristocrats of the south are to be seen in these two elderly gentlemen from Virginia. i Mr. Page seems like a page from a book of the past. He lives on a 1000-acre plantation, which has been owned by his fathers for six genera tions. Many of his present planta tion laborers art the slaves and the sons of slaves owned by his father He is their counselor, their Judge, their priest and their court of last resort. Being a lay reader of the church," he conducts religious serv ice, buries the dead and ministers to the sick. On the Page plantation, his associates say, there is no "negro problem." Mr. Page is the "old massa" and Is respected as such by his people. - The name of Beverly Is one that has been written on the pages of American history. The historic house, Blan field manor, was. built in 1740. The plantation has been the home of the Beverlys for 220 years. The two elderly men refuse to comment on their past, their family traditions or history. Modestly, they contend, Is an integral part of T If FREE! FREE! mmjmmm ' it This beautiful boudoir or mantel lamp (less shade) with every fixture order amounting to $25.00 or more, during this sale. H Fancy candla bracket with tassel effect. Complete as shown (leas ball lamp) S3.C0 - Hot Point Iron Cut to 95.50. Cut to $15.00 200-207 Chamber of Commerce building, Corner Third and the makeup of a gentleman from Virginia sub, "But say for us," said Mr. Page, "that of all the cities of America which I have visited, none Is so hos pitable, so generous or so entranc lngly beautiful as this fair city of yours suh. Express our gratitude to your people suh for their kind ness. "Your mountains are wonderful auh your ' waterfalls beyond the power of description, your women and your daughters suh are beau tiful. If we were not old men, and attached to the homes of our fathers, Mr. Beverly and I would move to your fair state suh." PRIMARY REVISIOX FAVORED Hood River Republicans Indorse Mending of Present Law. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.) Republican leaders. In conference here to sound county sentiment preparatory to the meet ing scheduled in Portland next Tuesday, say that the feeling, that the direct primary laws need mend ing is general. "While no one -4s willing to go back to the old convention system," said W A lsenberg of the central committee, "all seem to feel that our present system is intolerable. Lead ing members of the party also ex pressed the opinion that the initi ative and referendum needs re vision." Republicans who will attend from here are A. Canfield, Roy D. Smith, State Senator Nicholsen, Judge Blowers, nominee for the legisla ture, and District Attorney Baker. A woman delegate will be named by the republicans Monday. ' ;.i ,Reputed Forger Arrested. '- On complaint of Charles Duncan, W. Wheaton was arrested on a charge of forgery Friday night at Eighth and Couch streets. Inspec tor Swennes, Daa cnecK man ac inm police bureau, had been working on the case for several months. Read TheOregonlan classified ads. THE- I must raise several thousand hese Prices Will Do It you are going to need fixtures 10-foot extension Bell transformers, the place of dry only $1.25 aach. Air, a1 kW.4LLia Candle bracket of conservative design, finished In brush brass. Complete as shown (less silk shads $i.00 reoorated bowls in Var ious colorings and deslKn?: 12-Inch size 5.5 14-lnch slie .BO 16-inch -size 7.50 .-v Unique hall or den lantern. Very orig inal, only .....$7.5 S1-lncti celllnv or porch light with ball complete. Sale prlre at , 90c Fill Every Socket With Lamps During Tula Bis; Sale. I reserve the right to discontinue this sale Out-of-Town Folks Order direct from STANLEY PMYEH BOOK UNCHANGED REVISIOX BLOCKED BY LACK OF QUORUM. Shield and Flag Adopted by Bishops Falls of Approval - in House of Deputies. - Lack of a quorum prevented the transaction of any Important busi ness at the final session of the house of deputies yesterday. After deputies had protested against the enactment of important prayer book revisions when only a small number of the house was atlll in attendance. Dr. C. L. Slattery, secre tary of the- revision commission, gave up his attempt to secure final approval of the commission's work. A number of matters, not receiving the approval of this convention, cannot become church laws until 192$. The idea of a church coat of arms and flag did not meet the approval of the deputies. The Bhleld and flag were adopted by the bishops several days ago, but when pre sented to the. deputies were disap proved. , . The prayerbook revision on the ordination service opened the meet ing. After Dr. Slattery had read several important innovations. Dr. Floyd W. Tompkins of Philadelphia claimed the floor and declared that he protested against Ue llth-hour attempt to rush through legislation while so many of the deputies were away. President Mann, pleading for the house to continue its work and not press the question of the quorum, directed Dr. Slattery to proceed. Several minor changes in the ordination service were adopted and when the question of the quorum was raised again. Dr. Slat tery announced his intention of dropping the prayer-book work for this convention. Several changes in canons, teoh- dollars within the next few days. IVilVi Nl iili at all this winter get them now.' A marniflcnt four-MirM fixture, fin ished in gray anil gold, brown and sold, Roman fold. etc. Complete with hadra, ua ihown, wired, ready to hanf. Sale price . 10.00 Over 200 bowla of Ttrlout colon and deslffns to select from. A . 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The Federation of Labor waa thanked for Its court-r in extending the use of the Iabur temple for meeting and exhibits. ltev. E. T. Simpson of Corvallls. a member of the Oregon dli"alltn, who extended the Invitation to the convention to meet here, dllverd an address of Godspeed and ex pressed the appreciation of tha state for tha church's Catherine here. "From tho street-csr conductor, the mailman, the policeman, tha hotel clerk and everyone, we hr praise of this church," be saul. "You have accomplished wonders in your visit here. New Orleans may give the next convention a more material expression of her welcome, but never will this con vention find such a place In the heart of any people as In those of the citizens of the state of Oregon." The closing service, held In Joint session with the house of bishops, formally concluded the convention. Bad Weather Delays Catch. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. JJ. 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