Show I I SA SAYS YS EPISCOPAL AL CHURCH IS DRY Society's Modification Kc- Kc port pot Called of No Value WESTERVILLE 0 O Oct 29 Dy By ByThe The Associated Press The Pres-The The recent report of cf the Church Temperance society of or the Protestant Episcopal church is of or little significance and practically of or no value Blue In giving an 1111 of the attitude of the rank and file me of the Episcopal church on the prohibition question a statement released at a t headquarters of the th Anti Anti- Saloon league of America declared today The statement made by Dr Howard 11 Hyde dc Russel founder of the league and Samuel J. J J Picket Fickel editor of the American Issue said This Is the third attempt within two Vo years cf ot the society to classify the Episcopal as a aVet wet Vet organization The first attempt was as made mad in Feb Feb- February rusty 1926 At that time at least 20 0 bishops and leading clergymen repudiated the society They re reported re- re reported reported ported it had been practically de defunct de- de defunct since 1918 Upon Sunday following ln the first report Bishop Manning preached In Inthe Inthe inthe the cathedral of St St. John the Divine lne In New York City declaring that the Church Temperance society had no official authorization nor right night to speak for tor that church Manning quoted resolutions adopted by the house of bishops of New Orleans on October 1925 declaring the church churchIn In support of the prohibition law lawand lawand lawand and calling upon members of the church to obey it That action by the house of bishops has never been rescinded The second attempt was made In InJune InJune inJune June 1927 This report attracted little attention because of the re repudiation re- re repudiation repudiation of the society by church leaders' leaders in 1926 In the light of ot the known knon facts It is readily seen that present re report re- re report port is of little significance and practically no value alue In giving gl an es es- es estimate estimate of the attitude of ot the rank and file of ot the Episcopal church churchon on n the prohibition question |