Among the resolutions which will greet deputies to the 72nd General Convention, July 16-25 in Philadelphia, are the 50 proposed by the Standing Commission on Church Structure. In a previous editorial [TLC, Feb. 23], we commended the report of this commission and asked that the report be taken seriously before and during General Convention. It would appear as though that is being done. The issue of restructure, addressed in these resolution, has been a topic of discussion in such forums as provincial synods, diocesan presentations by General Convention deputies, and in various newsletters.

We hope the structure committee's package does not overwhelm deputies and bishops by its volume. Many of the resolutions address topics of concern raised by Episcopalians for decades, and a majority of them are sensible and well meaning.

The resolutions address such topics as the number of convention resolutions deputies may introduce, the reduction of the number of legislative committees and commissions, the creation of the Church of the Province of Central America, and the role of the Presiding Bishop. Because the resolutions address such a variety of topics, they may occupy much of the time of the two houses of convention.

The Standing Committee on the Structure of the Church has spent enormous amounts of time on its report and resolutions. We hope convention will be equally serious about addressing this legislation.