, 1877-10-07


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h1tua1ls.1c tendenclcs, personal nnolt1on, ane
patls ',aa1Sos @ H4'c srcps 'nto the LOUISE o. nsu
ops as wei Us tnc cler'el ana iay deputies, ae
s1nc lbeasamt 9hn @ % scenes are key to ense
tnouSn tncy WI DC parllv ve1ca og inc lorna
ecc1csf Wh1cn Is supposed 10 cover tne proceed
;nss u 1uc lof'nGE oous 1non;5 tnc alsturo
ius: 4ucstlons 1,Ae!5 10 arlse Is thc e, propoSct
division q the Protestant Episcopal Church ut.
OF Ncw 1ork rs rnmate OF the Church; the
cl!ange @ o. name IRON rrotestant Episcopal te
nc american Catnolc Church PERMISSION
10 shorten the services at pleasure, anu sfeatei
1stlSaiiy incllncd.
:, 1herc eas been general disposition to d'stoe
u1oceses A3u enlarge thc Eplscopatc III late
years. anu the House OF Bishops mas conse-
4uenlis occtulc lalhtt VI uu"leluF uous' ~
consists no" OIL hitF-n'nc :>'shops, anu tnere arc
t"o pfc'4tcs a"a1tln? conseeFat1on. 1he III
crease OF Eplscopates mas opened th1s door ol
nGho. 10 nuMoer ot tiic Younger clersy %'aose
result mas y nesh that LIE social dignity ol inc
mouse u hlsnops mas suAeTeu" anu nfcate Is S
no longer looked ", 10 as Inc incarnation ol al
| the strlues anu nsing ep'toine OF c!oqucncc;
hrleny' Inc fcllslons polstlcs OF thc episcopal
nench may bc summarized US follows ::
| t"ent9-Mne 81 Inc blsnops may DC
! siasaeu Is ill9h Cnurch III doctrihc'
II not IN practice fourteen arc moucr-
Nv cnMEeHtnen' ana fourteen 6e}o'iS 10 lhc
70" Gn!!reh :" party a1stlnet4Eciy. Two are
O. tAc " Hroad church strlpe-thc e!onuent
n'snop ~ I"ioue lslau 1eau'',:5 lA!3 lnanitess,-
| !na, section. Among tse 1eaulnG l!ien thufcn
| nishHps are IolteF ol Nc" 1o1k, MttoShF oa
| M!1, MMIG!nlea:, Mhttlnsham 81 Maryland. hlp 81
Cal'lorn'a, tll''ntaru 81 lcnnessce, Doanc ol
albany, ana tcrrv OF Iowa. The Low Ctiurch
1eaders arc smith oi hcntuckv. the lrcslulng
blsl1op' Lce oil i'cla"are:: bcuell Of Ohio'
stevens ~ Icnnsyl'ahla Mhlttle OF 'ES'''a,
ANA VAL OF Kansas. among tnc more
moderate class arc Atkinson Of NoEtn
| 1nfoilha' hefloot OF fttsnnrS, Lit1lclon1
OF Long Island, and Beckwath oi GcoT,
GA: AS a bouy, tue nlshops are disposed
, 10 nc eonssEsatve anu u cannot oe expected
that ttler anal action Will give ald anu comfort
70 etner ol Inc cSt1einc lactlors, Out LIE party
lines are drawn SO tlgniiy rs to make serious
DISPUTES inevitable. There IS great doubt
Mne!neF 1nsE can ne oFo'1eho 10 lavoF the erea-
ton OF Arcilblshorrcs or ans greater latitude TO
ts'c rltualsts but they may iavor the change OF
name IN their General convention, held during
thc hcoellio'l' thc southern B1sAops voted to
sty'c 1hefnsetvcs Inc American Catholic
Church. and 1t Is understood that they will
nelp thcF may gather from Northern prclates
thev may expect 70 bc successful.
Inc House al Clerical and Lar Deputies is
aa.Act aalsn Gh,iFch M oouy SO 1ar ,s ITS clergy
equal vote on an disputed questions? are dceid-
euty conservative: GTcat 1rcedom OF debate is
ailo"eu tncsG. anu some cXcltlns scenes are an
tripatc1 1T Boston. Inc 10" ChCrch PARTY is
polu ana oppressive, anu lna!sposcd to allow the
1tua.lst'c as1tators any ad'1ntage Even the
uelcetiou VI tte he,o'lied EF1seopai eIcmcns
uoeS not seem To nave materially weakened
Ihem. lhc1r great strength lies IN Virginia.
Acntucky, ana other southern dloccses. IN the
1oF!'er etate blshob heaue USED frequently 10
connrln ca1uioa1es IN o1ack gown, anu rarely
wore the Episcopal robes. Many ot the clergy
mere no" use tnat service ana sometimes
pfeaen ana ADMINISTER tne communion IN
4 olack gown. lei thesc Things may change. 1t
IS not many years since similar customs prc-
vailcu III some !oca!ltlcs not Iar from New YORK.
Inc iatc hes" Dr. Moore y! hchnonti, once sur
prlseu Tue conslc9aton ot u. Lukcs church, |
koss'hle, by entering church during the even !
i1lG ms uinorciia anu nat on the altar, and |
scftiif:- hltnscl doWn comfortably III chair in
tended solely 1or Bishops use The story is
toll, too q clergyman VINO ofilc!ated by inyi-
years ago, WHO wore his surp'icc up 20 the
prayer desk, carrying his black gown on his |
arm and who aston'shed the CONGREGATION By |
attempting to change ll's EestHlcnts behind the
tn!pit, and became s',incxtricably cntanslcdthat !
the services OF one OF tic varlcns were ucecs- |
saEy to right him.
In relation 70 the Low Church party curious |
legend prevails. In old times practices were !
prevailed. The clergy stuck stoutlr to their
APOSTOLIC SUGGESTIONS, and would not fratcrnizc
with other denominations. Finally, there rose
up the lsey: john Prentiss kewley, Rector OF st.
GEORGE thurch IN this city, an earnest preach
er and deront man, who insisted on greater
liberties, and bv hi; personal carnestucss and |
drew others to his way OF thinking,
and finally founded the Low Church party At
md foes ny abandoning the communion Of the
Episcopal Church and Joining the Komnn Ca.h-