The New York herald., 1878-11-03
CHURCH GUNS Al WORK.
Clerical Ideas About Literature, the Drama, Wanal's
Work and The Man Of Toll
BISHOP OF MANCHESTER ON THE DRAMA.
Increase OF Ritualism and Ca
tholicism in England.
LONDON, Oct. IL, 1873.

eighteenth nnual meeting al Sheffield, under the
presidency oil the Archbishop OF York. commencing
Tuesday, the 1st inst. There are at the present
time so many and such strong opposing forces in the
Established Church that some striking Manifestations
sf It's spirit and temper looked for the dis
cussons be held in the Albert and Cutters halls
nor was expectation doomed to disappoinlment
Though The first day OF the congress passed In
unrufisd calm, and. under tho adJ uratsns 10 peace
Of the ArchiepiscopaI President, gave promise
of tranquil elaboration, Wednesday scarcely
rived signs OF the warlike spirit that
siumbsred in bosoms OF the Two thousand clergy
and laymsn whom the congress had brought TO-
gcther, consisting OF high broad and low churchmsn
in equal proportions the first day OF October
began TO show itself .it comes in ike a lamb.n
says the Times sand goes out like lion" It's prod.
ecessors have not been wanting IN clerical deliver
anees Of unmistakable meaning, but perhaps mono
have hitherto been memorable in this respect AZ
the present THIS to be expected from the daily
Increasing hostility between the great sections
of tho Church, hostility which must sooner or
later bring about disruption of the Establishment
unless Its inherent vitality prove almost supcrhu-
manly strong.
SCIENCE AND RIrUALIsx
The frat sitting oil the congress Tuesday
prefsced by sermon from the Bishop OF Rtpon, In
which science reminded OF the .iostering isfu-
encss' cxeried In ITS favor by theology The reia-
uons Of science TO religion q topic more sugges-
tive OF battle than a crusade against square pewa
But sheffield all were agreed on the respective
duties of the Two, Tor The simple reason that the
scientists had nothing to tho congress- single
day, however, and change had come tho spirit
sf the assembly, and b.iore word uttered the
Archbishop thought 1t expcdienL to admonish tho
assembly, ''out OF respect for ITS own dignity, TO
give to.ths various speakers patient hearing" The
Hon. l.. ood, President OF the Church Union read
the first paper the subject o The day. 'rne
Just Limits Of Comprehensivensss in the National
Church" :" in other words RIualism. The effect OF
was ike what might have been expected had
piece OF dynamite bsoa suddenly thrown into the
assembly. "Nolhing," he remarked, .could be more
unspiritual, nothing more injurious Church,
than a crusade against neterodoxy." Mr.. Wood pro-
tested against the prosecution OF the ciergy," and
more especially denounced tho oflciousness oil lay
men and paid iniormers In prosecuting priest and
his congregation, as he maintained had been done at
81. Albaas, Aoioorn.
RIrCALIsTfc .PERsEcuTfoN"
Canon Rye followed win his views on 'Comprc.
hsnsivsness.' lie would fix doc,r.nai limits tor ihs
ssks OF order, but they should be arranged with
view not excluding but TO including The Broad
Church paper read by he Rev. J. L. DAVIS
epined-tnough Quaker-lIke in his abhorsnce OF
war-lhat "a kind OF coercion might be legitimate
and sxpedient IN setting limits TO Emergencies OF
ritual which It would be supremely unwse to attempt
70 apply to teaching" Dr. Sunday thought tnst the
Church ought to be as comprehensive as possible.
and with regard 10 parties, that the Evan
eelicais were not DISSATISFIED as regarded
themselves but only with The liberty allowed
70 tnslr opponents and that was, after ali,
very minor grievance. The Broad Church party
with the decision OF the upper 10
the voysey nat Two out OF three OF the great
parties The Church content with tho limits Of
eomprehsnsrvcness IN the Church as they now cx-
lsIed, and tne only party com plainine tho High
cnurcn. The Rev. q. Karnsy ccntsnded that svangs-
Icai truth apostolic the limits
In the Engish Church, those who priced the glo
nous reformation Gsd's best gift TO this happy
country appreciated equally the historical continuity
Of the Church.
TOLERANCE AND DisEsrABLisnMESr.
Tho Archbishop closed the discussion on this sub.
sect. and IN replying 10 the charges OF Mt. Wood
respecting spld informsrS' gave that gentle
man q Roiaud for 0live- aud "brought
down the housep by OF the best hits Of
tho week. lie saId that in hts diocese there had
been only clerical prosecution during sixteen
years, and tnat was instgated by ayman. and that
iaymau was 10 less a person THAI the Hon. C. L.
Wood himself. A more crushing reiort 1t has not
been the fortune Of the Congress TO hear. and
.he next time the presIent oi the church uniol ee.
OF the ola adage that those who i've IN glass nousss
shoald net threw stones Inc Archbishop made
FAR and WIDE. lie secmsd TO come 10 the
conclusion that disestaonsnment at least
probable ut may be-" he said 'that the Church or
England viii be oisests0iisbcd, and am not one OF
those abjsct terror si such state OF things
There are circumstances under which IL would boz
Doms our auty, Que aud all, 10 wish for such an
BvenL" Memorable words. as The Week says, 30
proceed from an Archbishop OF YORK. aud there 70
much wlsdsm stored up IN them. IL would be far
better Tor ths csrgy TO consider tnem weii ana suay
the policy shadOwsd forIh in them, than 10 persist
IN mscnisyous warfare about prontisss forms and
The opinions OF tne press on tnese usterancse re-
spcslLg the limits OF comprehsnsivcnsss In the
speaks with no uncertain sound. .Aftcr years."
says the leading organ, "wil toll best whethsr "
answered any ones purpose TO encourage the known
advocates OF tSres Die systems to proclaim
tnsir irrscouciabs dnerenees success Is tns worst
III success 10 such SO long as three parties
nay or tho matter OF thaI dozen or more-ars
contsndng whtcu the representatives Of the
Church OF Esglsnd, outsiders while enjoying the
stris, may be disposed TO till the question Is
sstisd, the rightlui heir installed In his whole pstri-
mony ana the pretenders elected" the Echo, In us
usual manner. rs equally outsposen "0nly two solu-
tons, says, OF toe existing ecclesiastical anarchy
seem 10 us 70 be possible either dlssstablshment or
else the gradual reformation OF the Church into
honestly national or peoples cnurch 1t is at present
ssnturies behind tne State IN oeveopmsnt, aud may
Be justly descri"ed as comDi nation oi the ola
FssaaLstrche aud the modern Mammon church." OF
course as the custom AZ those congresses resou
tons were proposed aud no votes taken on the purn
tsg subject Of this discussion "lt mas beeb the
times says, "a war OF unprecedented denonstrations
ike our autumn man@uvrcsl No decisions ave been
sttempted no conclusions except wnat each Bear=r
might draw Tor himself; no vote taKing summing
mp beyond what might prepare ior the parting oone
dictloa."
the ATTITUDE or rHE CHURCH TO LITERATURE.
There was considerable discussion On tnis subject
In connection with that oil Recreation. The Kew.
Henry Jones, rector oil ST. hast, made
asingularIy sensible remark. Hs would have the
religious pubilshng societies make effort 10 pro-
vide a wholesome and natural literature, Tree IRON
tne goody -goody element which now 50 largely pre-
walls in their issues visor suggestion could hardly
have made sndtt struck US that the worhy rec
with Mark Iwain's story oi the
adNjt hnv hua road
But he spoiled theme by suggesting as correcuve
20 the prevshng questionable Itsraturs inc cheapre
pubiicatton wpoIesale distribution OF book 'On
the Evaences,p a work winch has already loo
great prscvity 10 the cheap book stp ana the out
Isrmans The Rev. W. Boyd Carpenter, OF London,
asporsd the effect the middle classes OF the fag-
msntary, desuIory reading VI newspspers, inaga-
sines and novels only. which, he said, resulted In
tragmentarIDess o views. The Btsbop OF Maucnes-
ter speak, Gu the suOjset of srature, referred TO