New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-18
BISHOP oDENHEniER on THE PAN-ANGLICAN
COUNCIL.

At Grace Church, Jersey City, on Monday
evening the Right Rev Bishop Odenheimer delivered an
address upon the PanAnglican Council from the text
Palms 1885, Behold how good and how pleasant 1t is
FOR brethren 10 dwell together in unity" Bishop Oden
bemer said that during his two months absence ne met
Rshops from Ireland Scotland Africa Gibraltar CHINA
Japan, Jerusalem, Bombay and Nova scotia, beside
actions OF the Christian world TIL characteristics OF tho
Anglican debate ITS tcnuvfuess ana delcacy' ana
the absence OF all pedantry and selfconscionSness
During the progress OF the conferences at the warmer
Intervals IN the debate the lecturer had seen Tears
standing IN the eyes OF hard-headed, worldrenowned
writer's OF treatises who could not agree with one
another in opinion and yet wept to disagree, Eyen
those Of the debaers who are inquest IN 9m s
Bishop his Grace the Archbishop OF Canterbury was
tIe gradatons OF English rank ms place next to
that OF royalty itself the lecturer Thought that IL was
hpigbtest ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF social and scholastic life
were united TO a most GENIAL and Christian spirit
The bishop OF Gloucester and Bristol that fine
Greek scholar better known to Dr. Aleck Clarke,
and the Bishop Of Ealing DIT. Browne, whose WORK on
the Thlry.nine Articles is familiar TO the religious read
ers OF every cline were both gentle they
learned or the Bishop OF Oxford the lecturer spoke as
the Cbrysostom of England and remarked that the power
OF his eoquence and truth was well known here as in
his country. The lecturers greatest tribute OF
praise however, was awarde TO Archbishop Sewyn
whom he pronounced the metz OpOlan OF NewZealand,
aud TO whose missionary labors he adyeed IN terms OF
the most aiectionate eulogy. Archbishop SeWyn hau
looked with a sort OF divine upon all positions IN
the church, the luore ana honor OF when eohnehueu
them to the eyes OF the world and had devoted tue no
then The lecturer having considered some OF the prin
cpal members OF tho Council gave short descril
tOn Of the plan Of their assembling The ArchiepscOi
Palace OF Lambeth, which the Conference was held
dated back to the twelfth century he nan useu
once been the ArmOry. The walls were covered WIN
portraits OF the Archbshops OF Canterbury TO beyond me
time Of the Reformation The debate was heId MIN Tt
closed doors no authorized reports were published the
chief place Of interest the Chapel, IN which every
bishop. from time immemoral, had been conseerateH
Here the lecturer INTERCEPTED the thought that should
the heresy OF Colenso Oyerspread the Church OF Enga
that Church would down completely as the Church
OF Ephesus One thing that the Conference had not nc
compshed was the decision OF disputed doctrines IN
divinity Its main object had been % promote fraternity
OF feeling the lecturers opinion, II was the most l
portant meeting kind held since the time OF
the Reformation IL had reatrmed the preparatory sac
ce " the Cross IL had borne witness TO the at deN
cred the saints; Il had presented the primitive ana
Catholic pillar the ground OF truth as u Is IN jesus IL
conclusions, tho lecturer addressed few nwakeuUi
words 10 such us were apatheo tho subject OF churcl
divisions