Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-31
EVENING STAR.
The Proposed Union Of Chnrc..

The oyertures for a union between the An
glican and Greek Churches and between these
and The Church of Rome, though earnestly
Presssd by the high church Of the Anglican
Establishment, are, az might be expected, meet
ing with present opposition from the evangeli
cal party and their outside allies, the dissent
srs. The question is no longer restricted to re-
nelous controyersialists, but is come TO be
handled with great freedom by the secular
press. The Manchester Guardian of the 10th,
we observe, is out in an editorial leader in op-
position. The editor warns DIR. Pussy and his
Oxford friends "tbey may go too far and stir
up even within the bosom OF the Establish
ment another reformation before they are aware
Oft. The Guardian asks:
''Can DIR. Pussy be so sanguine as to ina
gine that in the prospect OF union with the
Anglican Church, the Pope would surrender
the spiritual authority which he actually ex-
erciees over the Roman communion in this
country, or does he fiatter himself that Parlia-
ment will abolish the coronation oath and the
oath of supremacy For one of these alterna-
tyes is an Indispensable preliminary to
union Of the churches. Either the English Ro-
manlsts, with the sanction of the Pope, must
come within the pale Of the English Establish
menf, then recognized by the Pontif AS sister
Church, or the Anglican Church, released by
act OF parliament from the royal supremacy,
must pass under submission to the see of Rome.
Can DIR. Pussy really think for a moment that
elthere OF these alternatives is within the bounds
OF poesiollltyi BY process OF casuistry, some
people may, we suppose, succeed in conyin-
cling themselves that there is no absolutely ir-
reeoneilsble divergence between the canons of
Il
hat part of the controversy we have nothing
do. But how do the UniOIIsts propose to
get over our acts of Parliament The Sover-
eign OF England swears to main tain the Pro-
testant reformed religion as established by
law, and every clergyman of the Church ac-
knowledges the supremacy on oath and re-
nounces the spiritual authority of any foreign
potentate whatever
Per contra, the New York Church journal
AZ If speaking for the High Church branch of
The Eplscopalians in the United States-is ear
nesuy advocating measures looking to union,
especially with the Greek Communion. The
editor says:
$50 far as terms of Communion are con-
cerned, we have nothing TO demand of the
Oriental churches in the way Of concession on
their part. The only question is as to what
they shall demand of on their part. And
in this view, the Rev. DIR. Craik, the President
OF our House of Clerical and Lay Deputies in
General Convention, in a book Just issued by
him, 1.-THE Divine Life and the New Birth"
entirely comedies with the addition that we
ought to give up the FiliOqHe if that shall be
found the sole obstacle In the way of intercom-
munion."
Meanwhile, the Episcopal Recorder of Phila
uelpbia-an organ OF the low Churchmen-fires
shot at what II calls the Remaining tenGeu
cree of a certain community of clerical GENTLE
men who have Just published a volume of de-
youons called The Book of hours" 1t contains
''oniees for the seven canonical hours, litanies
and other deyotions." The Recorder asks:
"Haye we then community of monks of our
communion If we have, where is it'll Do
any OF our Bishops know Of ITS existence and
sanction it We regard the publication
as Jesuit device, to put INTO the hands of our
Romanizing ritnalists, a formula of devotion
which shall foster and feed the taste for Lit
urgies and Litanies which are the productions
Of secondary inspiration, and which cannot
BE- satisfied with our confessedly uninsured
Book OF Common Prayer"