The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-09
TIE ANGLICAN CHURCH.
The Conl1ice betsveen the High Ohurch
and Low Church Parsaes--The Breach
Widoning.
From the New York Tribune.1

The Protestant Episcopal Church, before
our late war, suffered legs from the agitation
OF the slavery question than most ofthe Amerl-
tions most carefully avoided to, touch the DELI
cate subject, and thus the national unity OF
the EpiscOpalians remained uDdisturbed, while
the Southern Methodists, Baptists. Presbyte-
Northern brethren. because the latter did not
want to let slavery alone. The actual separa.
tion between the Northern and Southern States
caused o atemporary disruption;. but. the war
being over, the Episcopal Church, without any
.diAacuity. succeeded ia the restoration Of hel
unity.
slavery can no longer disturb the peace Of
the Episcopal or any other religious commune
has been il the Anglican Church ever since it
severed, three hundred years ago. its connecl
ton with the Church Of Rome, has OF late as
sumed larger and larger dimensions, aud tho
final issue can only DO . total and an.irreme.
diable split OF the church into two commu-
mons. The cause Of Che difference is primarily
OF strictly theological character. From the
time Of re first separation nom Rome, ,in the
sixteenth century, there were In the Church
OF England two parties radically differing in
in their conception Of the Reformation. The
one, claiming TO be the Catholic party,
duced innovations unknown to the an
cent church, but regarded these innova-
tions as a lesser deviation from the true stand
aIu Ot.tu6 VHTlHtlaN C1ufC0 IMAM C00 EFOG0Ht.
ant Churches. which spraDg up in consequence
of the impulses gwen by Luther and Calvin.
The other party professe d TO stand on SUBJ
stantiauy the same basis with all the religious
denominations Which are generally comprised
The c0nGlcb between these parties has never
tall ceased; but never before has 1t 70 so hugh
q degree pervaded the whole population con
necsed with the chrfch.V The breach widens,
aHd the leaders Of both paxtsespth forward in
divergent directions. Prominent men pfs the
Catholic party. like DIR. Pusey. have endeAvor-
ed to snow that there iss NO real difference be
tween the thlr ty-niDe articles OF tine Church OF
England and the doCtrinal dscreee or the Ctuns
icil sOl Trent and that the Church OF England
is substantially one in faith with the Roman
Catholic Church and the Eastern Chuf ches.
!. Many haye decIarsd themselves willing to
acknowledge on honorary supremacy Of the
Pope over the whole church. Others have ens
deayored to introduce an Official intercourse
with the Eastern Churches, and for this move-
ment the cooperation nt both the English
Conversations ana the American General Com
vention has been gained. The Riaualiste, who
have OF late attracted go great attention, en-
deavOr TO ssEimiiate the liturgy Of the church
as much aa possible. to that OF. the Roman
Catholic and Greek Communions. Monastic
orders. even, and similar institutions, have
been revived in considerable number by soma
OF the bolder and more enthnstastic members
|fof the party. Though most Of these positions
may not be approved by the whole 0f the CathO-
lie, or, 10 IL 10 more commonly called. the High
Church party, oil its members agree In draw
ing $ broad line Of demnrcation between the
! Anglican and tho Protestant Churches, ana In