The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-09
TIE ANGLICAN CHURCH.
The Conflict between the High Church
and Low Church Partfes-The Breach
Widening.
from the New York Tribune.l

The Protestant Episcopal Church, before
our late war, suffered less from the agitation
OF the slavery question than most ofthe Amerl-
can churches. The biennial general copven-
tlons most carefully avoided to touch the DEL
cate subject, and thus the national unity OF
the Episcopalians remained undlsturped, Whlle
the Southern Metbodists. Baptlsls, Presbyte-
rams and others cut the connection with their
Northern brethren, because the latter did not
want to let slavery alone. The actual scpara-
t,on between the Northern and Southern States
caused tenlpol ary disruption; but. the war
being over, the Episcopal Church, without any
difficulty, uc,eeded in the restoration OF her
unity.
the Episcopal or any other religious commu-
mon. But another discord, the germ Of which
has been IN the Anglican Church ever since it
severed, three hundred years ago, its connec-
ton with the Church Of Rome, has OF late as
sumed larger and larger dimensions, aud tho
opinion is rapidly gaining ground that the
final issue can only be total and an irreme-
d1abe split OF the church into two commu-
mons, The cause of the difference is primarily
of strlcllv theological character. From the
time Of its first separation from Rome, in the
sixteenth century, there were IN the Church
of England two parties radically differing in
m their conception OF the Re. ormation. The
one, claiming to be the Catholic party.
charged Rome with having gradually lnr)-
duced Innovations unknown TO the an
q ent church. but regarded these lnnova-
lions as a lesser deviation from the true stand
ard of the Christian Church than the Protest
ant Churches, which sprang up in consequence
of The impulses gwen by Lathcr and Calvin.
The other parry profess,d TO stand OH sub
stantlally the same basis With all the religious
denominations which are generally Comprised
under the mamo of Evalgehc ProteS' autism.
I.1t,r ~
full, ceased: but never before has it 10 so high
q dooree pervaded the whole population con-
pec:el with the church. Tue breach widsns,
and the |, adels of both PARTIES pus forward in
divergent directions. Prominent men OF the
Catholic party. like DR.. Pusey, have endeavor-
cd to ,ow that there ls no real difference be
tween the thllty-BlEe articles OF the Church OF
England and tue docrEal DEGREES OF the Z. un.
cll OF Trent aud that the Church of England
is substantially one in faith with the Roman
Catbo ic ChuIch and the Eastern Churches.
Many have do Jared themselves willing TO
acknowledge an honorary supremacy OF the
Pope over The whole church. Others have CO..
deavorpd TO introduce al official intercourse
with the Eastern Churches, and for this move
ment the cooper alton or poth the Englsh
Conyocatious aud the American General Con-
yentiou has been gained. 1h- Ri'uaiists, who
have of late attracted 80 great attention, en-
deayor to assmilate the liturgy Of the church
as much rs possible to that OF the Roman
Cathoic and Greek Communlons. Monastic
orders even, and similar institutions, have
been revived IN considerable number By some
of the boldcr and more entnnslasnc members
of the party. Though most Of these positions
NAV lot be approved by the whole OF the Catho-
lie. or. us it ls more commonly called. the High
Church party. all its members agree III draw
ing o broad line OF demarcatio1 between tho
Anglican and the Protestant Churches, and in