New-York tribune., 1867-10-15


for the Propagation Ol the Gospel III Foreign Parts
! for the purpose OF welcoming the American aud Col
onial Bishops 20 England. Three o'clock the hour
named Tor meeting. brought abOut 500 clHymen and
many leading lay Churchmen 10 the Hail.
and, until the arrival of the Bishops at - quarter
10 five, the meeting was IN fact. COnyerSaZl0ne
the principal topic of conversation being the absence
! Of the men they had been asked 10 come and meet
Some thought they had been hOaXed by the Propaca-
tiOn Society however. about d. news arrived that
morning sitting at the Palace OF Lambeth had kept
them until 2 o'clock, and that then, by the special
request of the Archbishop, they had renamed TO he
photographed. When the bishops arrived the meet
ing % cOHrCrsdeiOH6 than SamWelIGrs leg
of mutton and trimmings was swany" Inc
Archbishop of Canterbury assembled the platform ac-
companed bv the Bishops of Oxford and London,
and rs the foreign and colonial Bishops assembled the
platform his name was announced TO theArGhpshop
The first introduced was " the Bishop OF vermont,
Presiding Bishop of the United States" Bishop Hop
klns bowed TO the audience, ana the audience
cheered. Bishop Potter Of New,York, Bishop 0del-
heimer of NewJeyey, Bishop WhtehOnse OF limos,
bishop Clark of hrOde Island, Bishop Lee OF Iowa
Bishop Atkinson Ui Nsrth Carolina, and Bishop Will
mcr OF Louisiana, were all very warmly welcomed; :;
the rest appeared To be less known to the clergy
present. The Bishop of New Zealand was loudly
cheered and the reception of the Bishop of Cape
1On-which was only equaled by the reception OF the
Bishop Of Oxford, who is one of the most popular
men in England The American Missionary Bishop
OF CHINA the latest arrival IN England was well re-
CCived.
When the Bishops were seated the Archbishop
called upon Bishop Hopkins to address the audience
He said that the unity of his brethren in council,
courteous intercourse, and the exchange OF Christian
sentiment had produced upon him impressions too
deep for language 10 describe. He thought the oc-
caSlOn one Of great promise Tor the future. Inc
Mother Church bad had he satisfaction of wclcOm-
ing her own children and seeing how the Church, re,
formed catholic, faithful and true, was spread
throughout the globe and the children had had the
privilege OF visiting the great seat OF learning oi re-
tnemcnt, of art. and OF ruIe and uudchlcd religion
and they would bear back with them a sense ot
valuable results in feeling, in unity, the strengthen,
ing of zeal and the increase of devotion which would
/ q
! Louisiana was the next speaker among the Ancfl-
can Bishops lie commented upon the iact that
steam and printing had given fresh impulses TO tie
! diffusion Of Christianity. and anticipated tiic
! time when the telegraph would he utilized by
the Church and would facilitate the Assembly on
/ general Tcumenical Council. At the Synod hC had
heard Bishops wish they could communicate win
their people the points under discussion; ana ~
occurred to him that the time might come Whth ne
telegraph would render such consultations possible
| Ihore was prejudice against 4Ecumenical Councils
but historian told MS that the first example OF "a
representative assembly the Council OF Nee.
The fact stood confessed that the world was ndehi
for the best means of legislation 10 the Christian
Church. Why not apply the lesson, promote peace
and union OF nations by Church councils ana 50
make universal peace % grand inspiration from the
Brotherhood of the Christian Church II was time
thev smoke boldly uuou the subject with the At
lautic telegraph and England seemed 10 be one ma
Ouality-CeTtanly they were one Church;
The Bishop of Rhode Island spoke briefly and elo-
CuCutly He said the diocese over which preside
would not have existed but for your Society, The
influence of tAe Conference on my own mlnd was
startling and nalowing. ! was telling me Arch-
bishop that ALWAYS put Shorts Question into the
hands of all my candidates for continuation, ana
that when boy it was put into my own hands
The Archbishop turned round and said. An! here ~
Short and hore he was in the person OF the vencr-
able Bishop OF st. As1ph; and surrounded rs was
hv portraits of the great departed and the great liy
ing ! was not sure which were which, and Should
have been scarcely surprised If old Bishop l1cIson
had started rp tu address the synod. bishop clark
concluded by saying that the first church planted IN
Rhode Island was now Standing and looking down
upon thor beautiful Naragausett Bay, monument
OF the munihccnce Of tie Propagation Society. and
they were about 20 erect granite monument to the
memory 81 Mr.. sparrow, thor hrst missionary.
The Bishop q OXfo.d spoke. and is thus reported
in m, Times. He would briefly express his feelings
about this grand gathering. He thanked God II had
been held; he thanked The Irlmae lchcers that he
had the courage uniinchiBgiy 70 convene % cheeIs
and the temper to TUlcit. Tie believed u to bc apus
tOcal and before long Tor this church. nothing less
than being auOstOllC.I WOud satisfy 1ts desires.
When APOSTLES and elders, read, came together
To consider OF thc matter was NOT tlat an lnulci3h
10 the Church throughout all time that not an ma
vidual contemplation but ia the unity of combined
cOunscls should he found the aiatus OF the DIVINE
spiritf ICheers1 Just as Paul and Bdrnabus gath
cred those who had been IN distant parts 80 had the
bishops OF distant doccSscs been welcomed here. IL
was not mere empty enthusiasm. They lad not met
their American Trends lh VAN Az !lHuai h@ui'n @
had peculiar difficulties aud temptations; ~ had
tendency TO grow marrow. ana 10 , tliik ,,f o o",
thoughts the only wise thoughts; IL had "a tendency
10 fix teclf in forms instead OF uslng lOfIs as tho
plastic instrument Of the spirit that dwet III the
living Church. To welcome brethren IN common
couuc was "A most wholesome thing for the Church
of England. History taught that hcTcsy arose III
little communities from the sway OF particular
minds and the force of particular circumstances.
[Cheers.l Just as You could not get the whole hight
of heaven unless all the pTisnatlc hues were mingled
together by Gods mingllng, so yOu cOuld not Keep
the truth of the whole catholic Church long utaint-
ed unless YOU bring together men Of different haDs
of thought and different fields of labor and 50 obtain
their united decisions upon the IlincuIueS VIII
which the Church may be beset. lCheerh
An address of welcome having been voted 10 the
visiting Bishops, the Archbishop pronounced the
blessing and the assembly dispersed
The United States bishops were loudly cheered as
they left the hail.
All of them have been entertained at dinner dur,
ing the week by the Archbishop of Canterbury ana
the Bishops of London and Oxford.
Inay say here that several prelates OF the extreme
Low Church school among whom were the Arch-
bishop of York and the Bishops OF DlHham IhpOn,
and Carlisle refused to participate III the Confer
ence and have not been present during the whole
week.
This morning went over to Mary's parish church
at Lambeth 10 witness the closing service OF the
week. procession was formed IN Lambeth falace
of all the bishops and several hundred OF the LONDON
clergy in their robes. The Archbishop OF Canier-
bury, before whom the gold mace was carried walked
at the head
clergy and the choir was thrOnged with ladies.
In going mp the river to Lambeth, encountered on
the boat African clergyman "a black as the Ace OF
Spades. He his way TO JOIN the procession at
Lambeth, and will tO-mOrrow morning preach III the
same church in which Bishop Wilmer OF Lousana
will Oflicate in the evening IL was the Rev. MI.
Gordon of Jamaica. He appears TO be man OF eX-
qusite tastes, and of refinement fully equal TO any
of the white clergy with whom he associated to-day
His manners were most calm and gentlemanly, and
he is getting immensely popular in London lie
possesses great elOquence of the quiet classic sort
and | took the opportunity, while going up the
river of enjoying a chat with him about Jamaica
affairs, which will try hereafter TO elaborate.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.
The United States screw steam fngate Frank
lin flagship OF Admiral Farragut arrived IN the Thames
ON the 2Rh and anchored off Gravesend. Whom passing