Show Episcopal Bishops Will Refuse to Accept J Jones Jones' Resignation Report I Dignitaries Say Church Holds No Brief Bricf for Bisi Bishops Bishop's ops Utterances HAT tho recent resignation of oC tho the T THAT lit Itt Rev ne nePaul Paul Jones of or Salt Lake L. as bishop will not be bo accepted at th the special convocation con of tho the house of oC bishops of or the Episcopal chur church h of or America which Is scheduled to take place in New ew York April Apri 10 I Is df declared to be a i strong probability in advices nd received here hero last night Commenting upon the case or Jonc Jone which now has become famous omon among churchmen d all 11 over o America the New York Herald says the time convocation of bishops ma may overrule the action of or I the St St. t. t Louis board of or Inquiry This board consisting of five lI Episcopal bishops of western states recommended recommend recommend- ed that hint Mr Ir Jones resign because H e of or al alleged al- al lpg ell dl disloyal loal pacifist activity Ills His resignation announcement followed Never P er In the history of ot that EpisCopal Episcopal Epis Epis- copal church hurch In America has such a unique Involved 1 or more complicated ca case cae e been presented presente for consideration of the house of or bishops In a review re of or tho Iso case published In another column column col col- the thc lit nt Rev ne William Wilkinson one ono of ot the tho New York bishops a and am andI 1111 1 I n I. I nl S II L ll J LU UI Ul Ui Wall Street declared that It Is without without with wIth- ou out t precedent 1 Xo Xu r for June Jones Bishop Wilkinson who has been In Salt Lako several da days s 's and left last nl night ht for the Pacific coast made mado It Iter er very plain that the Episcopal church holds no brief tot for the beliefs or in interpretation Interpretation In- In of or national lo loyalty lt of ot Bishop Jones yet It never has s found Cound occasion to question his hits integrity Bishop Wilkinson declared that tho the Episcopal church knows but one course In the tIle present world cataclysm that cataclysm thai of or tho time obliteration of ot and German During the trial trial of ot Bishop Jones b by bya a a. tribunal of ot Episcopal divines divineR headed b by no less a n. dignitary than Bishop D. D S S. Tuttle of St. St Louis Bishop Jones was found guilt guilty at least In tho the sense of or church tribunal findings of ot ultra pacifism m and unpatriotic utterances These findings caused them to ask aik that Bishop Jones tender his resignation as bishop of oC the time missionary jurls jurisdiction of ot Utah Ulah of ot the time Episcopal church of at America In nn an endeavor to clarify the technicalities technicalities tech tech- In the tho ho case of or Bishop Jones tho the Rev Re Wilkinson pointed out that the tho bishop of ot a diocese e Is elected for tor life and that In the case of or a bishop of a missionary jurisdiction he lie re remains remains remains re- re mains a a. bishop always although the house of ot bishops determines where he ho hoshall shall exercise his episcopal functions This means that Bishop Jones has no hold hohl whatever on the local missionary jurisdiction May Mar 1 n- n Compel X New en- en Viewpoint Being without precedent the case 01 or of orI Bishop Jones ma may cause the house of ot otI I bishops I to take a viewpoint le v new to the to ee new r i I in n America a. It Is further pointed out b by Bishop Wilkinson on and In dispatches from New Now NewYork NewYork York that the house of ot bishops consisting consisting con con- stating of more than members member atson acts ats on a case like that of or Bishop Jones Jones' from the tho standpoint of oC Individual action on the part of ot each of its members Bishop Wilkinson calls attention to the fact that whatever et action the house oi ot of bishops may take Bishop Jones will continue to remain a bishop although he may not be the bishop of ot the tho Utah missionary Jurisdiction Bishop Jones who has han been restricted restrict restrict- ed eel for Cor a brief brier period per to St. St Marks Mark's hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital where examination of ot his physical indisposition showed poisonIng poisonIng poison- poison Ing hag left yesterday afternoon for Los Angeles He lie hopes to convalesce co in lii southern California Meanwhile he will be he under the lie Caro of or a specialist Clarifying matters relative to the scat seat of ot authority In the tho Utah missionary mission mission- ar ary jurisdiction of the Episcopal church hurch after aftem the resignation of Bishop Jones and his leaving Salt Lake L. it was announced an announced an- an flounced yesterday that the council of ol advice will perform the functions of ol th the bishopric where they ma may bo be performed performed performed per per- formed In tho the absence of ot an actual ordained bishop Neighboring cI Prelates Un Aid Ald I But where action only ma may be performed performed per per- per per-I formed b by an actual bl bishop hop the council of or advice will call In either one of oC the I two bishops In iii districts near Salt Sail Lake I These two prelates are arc the Right night ReE Rev Re i E E. H. H Funston of oC Boise bishop of ot the I Idaho missionary Jurisdiction of ot the Episcopal copal church and the tho Right Revl Rev l R F. II Fouret bishop of the western Colorado missionary Jurisdiction lon u The annual convocation of or time tho Utah Ulan missionary Jurisdiction will take place in Salt Lake January 30 0 according to toa toa toa b the time council a call issued yesterday by of or advice A president will be elected at this convocation who will minister tho the functions of the head of ot time the district district dis dis- until such as the house of or bishops ma may take final action In the case of ot Bishop Jones Jonos Member of the council of or advice consist consist consist con con- of the Yer Very Rev Re W. W W. W Fleetwood dean lean of or St. St Marks Mark's cathedral the lie Rev Re J. J H II Dennis rector of ot St. St Pauls Paul's church the tho ho Rev V. V W. W F. F Bulkley of or Provo Prof Proto George M. M 1 Marshall of the University of ot Utah Attorney J. J Walcott Thompson and amid Attorney M. M f. f L. L Ritchie former jud Judge o of ot the district court I I I I |