Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-10

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canOnly express cur regrets that the
long continued contest between the
" high" and the 'low'' church par
ties is likely at last to result in disas-
ter to an organization, that, in CON-
mon with all christian bodies, has our
sympathy and good wishes. The
PhIIadelphia ReoOrd, which seems to
be posted in Episcopal affairs, says
there are nine bishops who have dis
tlnctly pronounced themselves for the
extreme evangelical views, having
signed a papef recommending a quail
fed modification Of the prayer. The
Pennsylvania diocese, under Bishop
Stevens, is probably the strongest low
ebureh~ dioeesein the country, while
thsa Of New York city, under Bishop
Potter. is certainly the strongest ''high
church, diocese. The latter, also, has
the largest infusion of the ~rituslistic
element within its jurisdiction. Yet
Il must be carefully remembered that
q large majority Of those classed as
high church are as much opposed to
ritualism as the "evangelicals" are.
Bishop Odenheimer, of New Jersey,
is rated as high church, bat is under
stood to be moderate or conservative
as against ritualism. The Con
~necticut church is looked up to by the
whole organization as q model in
church polity and moderation. Ken
lucky, under Bishop Smith and assist
ant Bishop Cummins, is evangelical or
low church, as is also, Of course, Ohio,
under McIlvaine and Bedell. Bishop
McIlvaine is, indeed, the low church
leader, and Bishop Cummins is q
warm partisan of Mr.. Cheney. Mary
land, under Bishop Nottingham, is
high church of a very pronounced
type, and still more emphatic is
/ Bishop DOane's diocese of Albany.
Central New York, under Bishop
Huntington, and Western New York,
under DR.. Coke, are but moderately
high church, as is also Bishop Gregg,
Of Texas. Bishop Young, OF Florida,
coming from Trinity, New York, is
very high church. Bishop Beckwith,
of Georgia, the successor of Elliott, is,
OF course, low church, as r Bishop
Johns and his assistant, Of Virginia.
Bishop Lee, of Delaware, is very low
church. Bishop Davis, of South Car
oIina, who succeeded Bishop Gads-
den, is high church, as are Bishop
Wilmer, of Louisiana, formerly
rector of st. Marks, Philadelphia,
and Bishop Green, of Mississippi.
Bishop Upheld, Of Indiana, is from
Pittsburg, and moderately high, as
are also Bishops McCrOskey, of Mich
igan, and Kip, Of California. Bishop
Littlejohn, OF Brooklyn, is a good
churchman," but moderate, conserve
tive and of good influence. Elected
as a compromise candidate, he
developed rather 'lower'' than was
generally expected in his diocese, just
as Bishop Clarke, formerly rector of
st. Andrews, in this city, as a pro-
nounced low churchman, but has
turned out "rsther' higher than was
expected. Bishop Quintard, Of Ten
nessee, is moderately high, as are
Bishops Bissell, of Vermont, Robin
son, OF Missouri, KerfOOt, of Pittsburg,
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Miles, Of New Hampshire, and Viii
mer, of Alabama, and in this class may
be reckOned also many of the mission
airy bishops appointed four years ago.
In the clerical and lay delegation are
many well known and able men.
Taking this list into consideration and
the previous conservative record OF
this body, we judge the chances to be
that a determined effort will be made
10 avoid any decision that will cause
a breach in the denomination,