The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
Great Gathering OF Anglican and American
Prelates in London Next Tuesday.
CAUSES OF THE CONFERENCE ASSEMBLING.
Reformed EpiscopaIians and the Estab-
lished Church.
GROWTH OF RITUALISM.

ran 10 luz pIeuA tuat Ucss ucsSIiocs ASos"s
and forthcoming council OF Christian churches Last
year a Pan-Presbyterian council gathered in Edin-
burgh; this year Pan -Anglican SYNOD Conference
is to meet in Lambeth. London, and Pan-Jewisn
Council In Paris, the former this week. the latter IN
August In 1880 Pan-Prcsbyteran Corncil is to as
scmble In Philadelphia, and Pan-Methodist Conior-
is under consideration for 1854 Tho Lutherans,
Baptsts and other denominations are discussing The
propriety such conferences Tor their churches
that gradually the idea uniGcaton is growing first
OF the parts aud tnen perhaps OF the whole Church
The idea OF the nication OF Chrisendom Is that
The American and Anglican Epscopalians fondy
cherish. But 1t is such union ms shall leave
out the millions OF Christians who not
rolled in either the Roman Greek or Anglican
churches or the American Protestant Episcopal
Church. But the Roman Catholics, except such as
call themselves Old Catholics, not this way in
cined. Tho Greek Church would have no objection
to union that would place the others within It's fold
but 1t does OF propose 60 inside OF their organz
tons, and the Protestant Episcopal Church IN the
United States Is divided In sentiment regarding the
proposed union. For OF course, II there is to DO or
ganic union OF the Anglican ana American bodies the
former Will swallow the latter. f1st ,a
PRELIMINARY coyrrSENCE.
Last month preliminary council 0 conference was
bold Oxford, Englanu, for tho purpose Of consider
ing the necessity Of the organic union OF ''a Chris
tsusn as the worded but, as the discussions
ana results clearly Indicated, only the four CON-
munions named were intended. The natural in
ference was that all others Chris
tians in the State Church conception OF
the term. Al that meeting resolution was
adopted declaring that the advance OF tho inndel
movement throughout Europe, ana the actual or
threatened dissolution the relations Of Church and
State constitute u fresh call on all sincere believers
10 pray labor earnestly tor the reunion oil Chris
tiaus in one tailn and fold. WHAT tais means
was seen in a resolution :-"rhat the accession Of
Pope Leo Kill, and the reawaKening lie OF Eastern
Christianity afforded at the present moment special
ground Tor renewed energy and hope" Also, That
the ultimate ann and solution OF the Oxford move
msnt OF 1888 sought In the restoration OF the
corporate UNION Of Cnristen dom, and that they
looked with hope 10 Pope 10 help bring about
the union which they sought.
TOPICS DIscUssED.
In the spring OF 1876 a circular was sent by the
Archbishop OF Canterbury all the bishops through
out the word In communion with the Church OF
England, asking their opinion touching the desirable
ness OF a second Lambeth Conference, and also rc-
guessing SUI gestions topics for discussion pro-
yi1ed such y conference should BIO neld. In the
autumn OF last year another circular was sent
nouncng the intention To hold conferences In July,
1873, containing courteous nvitatlOn 10 be pres
al ana partcipste In ts sessions The opening OF
the conference 10 liked Tor Tuesday, July = and
sessions will extend over Tour weeks. The first week
Of sessions will oe devoted 10 discussions IN
terence oil The subjects submitted Tor deliber-
a.ion; the second and Ihnd weeks TO the
con ALTERATION OF these subjects in committees.
aul tho fourth week to nnai discussions In
ference the close Of the meeting Tho subjects
sclcc.ed Tor are the folio wing The best
mous OF maintaining union among tho various
chui Ghes OF The Anglican Communion. Voluntary
boards OF arbitration Tor churches 70 which such
ltAat I'M
each other OF missionary bishops and Of missionaries,
IN various branches OF the Anglican Conn ION,
cnnnlans and cnapla,nu,cs on the Comment OF Europe
ana elsewhere 3. Modern forms Of inndeiy and tho
best Of dealing with thon. g. The conditions,
progress and creeds OF The various churches OF tho
Anglican Communion.
Under the FIRST head will probably como the sec, s.
sion the Reformed Episcopaiians and IN Great
Britain and their organization as an indepeu Ient
branch OF Christs Church, aud also the secession
rong on IN an increasing ratio OF members from the
English Establishment TO the Roman Church Against
the former the Bishops OF Chichester ST Albaus, and
others have issued tner warnings, not their anatn
cmas. Tho mead oil the Reformed Episcopal CnuIca
IN England, tue Right Rev. Thomas H. Gregg, was con-
secraIsd in this CITY year ago and Immediately re-
turned 10 England. be has made such iDroads upon
the Estaul in certain dioceses that whom
Houses oil Convocation oil the Provncs OF Cantsr
bury met last week large portion OF their time
spent considering this movement. They could not
deEy that the performed by Bishop Gregg zap
peared TO 20 regular and authorized acts" Bishop
Gregg had established a church at Southend
uacicd great numbers OF people 70 his sermons and
connrma,ions The Convection appointed commit
tec inquire into MS antecedcnts aud tho manner
oil his c.nsecralon anu the authority Tor his acts.
They found that the late Bishop CummIns, within
after his secession FROM the Protestant Epscon
Church bore, had consccrated Dr. Cheney OF Chicago,
u bishop. and through the latter and two other bish-
ops Bishop Gregg had received the apostolic success
sion. Bishop Cummins not having been dcposed by
ms old Church unt ten months alter the
Of Or. Cheney, the Canterbury Council were In grave
doubt what 70 do. The Bisnop Of Lincoln did not
think Dr. Gregg was economically bishop The Bishop
OF Peter borough believed that tue Reformed Epsco
pal Church gained strcngth only through
oi mo Cnurcn England and the excuses to which
pressed his fear that great many people were being
deceived into thinking that the now sect was part OF
the Church OF England. The Archbishop deprecated
making SO much OF them he saw no cause for alarm
In the alleged Of the Reformed Church New
consider The question arising out OF the claims Of
body calling hscli the Reformed Episcopal Church In
England"
ruE REFORMED EPiscoPALlASs ADVANCE.
Very soon thereafter the bisEop Of Chichester DR..
Durniofd, hearing that Bishop Gregg was ~ hold
nnrmation ut Littcnampton is diocese sent
pastoral ia wnicn he declared that ..the Reformed
Episcopal Church IL tho creation OF certain indivduais
VINO Of their moro Will and motion have set u up IN
pain opposition TO the ancient aud lawful churcn OF
this nation II Is simply scliconstiiu!cd body, and
" u stood on the same ground as tho nonconiormist
boaios IN Engand he should not have tbought u
necessary 10 interfere But" he adds, 'there Is a
great difference between the nvnconiormst bodies and
this now Reformed Episcopal Church. The noncon-
iormist bodes with the single exception OF the Roman
Catholics, reject tho authority OF bishops, and there
lore are distinctly separated from the Estabisbsd
church that mistake the one Tor the other.
But inasmucn a the sclf-styied Reformed Episcopal
church, processes 10 adhere TO the government Of the
churcn W bishops there is danger that members oi
the church Of England may DO insicd, and may join
this new Church, being ienorant that by 80 doing
they separate themselves rsm the communion VI the
Churcn OF Engandn The BishoD, therefore, solemply
warns his dock that any pisnop officiating IN tho
diocese without his sanction 10 an intruder ana that
whether really a bishop or net to winch ho ~ not
quite certainl he commits by such Intrusion open
act vi scbism, direct violation oil the laws oil God
and His urch and the Bishop further cautions his
people after his warning any OF thcm seek COO
nrnIation al the nands OF Bishop Gregg they VIII be
paftakers OF his ransgresson and no blessing can be
expected to follow such ministratioDs. Regarding
tns letter the Rock the ieauing organ OF the Cnurcn
of England rcmarks:--
our modern prslates whilc they regard the progress
OF Romansm with comparative indifference, WAX iu
rous when rival bishops dare to intrude into Their
episcopal ma nora We have how angry the Pope
has the scfstyied owners OF certain Scotch
by the exercise OF equally valid or equally vain
prerogatye Of hrs own. Aud now we IND Tho Bishop
OF Chichester assaing Bsnop Gregg, OF tho "Re-
formed Episcopal Church, In vioicnt PASTORAL ve
cause tho latter has dared 10 set up himself