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Show BISHOPS ADOPT NEW FORM OF CHURCH PRAYER DETROIT, Oct. 20. Petitions for divine di-vine guidance and protection for :li president of the I nited States should I be democratic in form, the house of bishops decided toda in refusing to1 'concur in action by the house of deputies depu-ties of the Protestant Episcopal church, in convention here, to retain the old form of prayef. The bishops 1 nilm -oil ihe ne.v form of ihe prayer, I rejected last week by the deputies, which also contains a pica for safeguarding safe-guarding the nation. It war the contention that the old prnyer. modelled after that for the , monarch of England in the English prayer book, presented too strongly a plea for the man and not for the of- i fice. The house of deputies was asked jto concur in adopting the new form By action of the house of bishops, jalso, Thanksgiving day is to be cre-'ated cre-'ated a holy day of the church Concurrence Con-currence of the deputies is necessary In both houses progress w-as made today in revision of the prayer book, the bishops ratifying many of the amendments made by the deputies and the latter adopted further changes The bishops agreed to omit the alternatho absolution in the morning prayer Ii 'the evening service confession and absolution ab-solution prayer-; may be omitted on Sundays as permitted on week days. Another step toward enfranchise jment. of women was taken today Whenl the house of bishops gave perm'ssion , to the missionary district of San Jua-Quin, Jua-Quin, Cal , to admit women to its lejjis lative councils. A commission ha.-been ha.-been named to consider the subject of (he status of women in church councils coun-cils and is to report in 1922. Choice of a place for the next meet - J ing has found divided sentiment in the two bodies The house of bishops has selected Philadelphia and the houso of deputies toda unanimously decided upon Portland. Oregon. The bishops will be asked lo meet the wishes Of the other house. Agreement has been reached in the two bouses on the question of a con-J cordal with the Congregational church whereby Congregational ministers may be ordained lo preai h m the Episcopal church An amendment has been proposed pro-posed to the church constitution, which, if adopted at this meeting and ratified in 1922. will remove any obstacles ob-stacles to give Episcopal ordination to I ministers of other faiths Before the next convention an Episcopal rnmmi.; sion is to confer v. i i i the Congregational Congrega-tional signatories to the concordant with a view to widening its scope. oo |