The Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, proposed to the Episcopal Church Club of Philadelphia on Jan. 20 that the Anglican Congress (a body of clergy and laity that has not met since 1964) be reinstituted, according to reporter David L. Virtue. Canon Peterson reasons that the congress, meeting alongside the bishops as equals, would effectively nullify the strong voices of Third World bishops at future Lambeth Conferences. "The bishops will never again dictate such lofty resolutions," he said.