New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-09
PROTEST TO THE BISHOP.
MISUNDERSTANDING AMONG EPISCOPAL
CI.ERGYMEN.

PORT OF THE FvANGEzLIoAb ALLIANCE.
The following memorial, which is being cireu-
lated among the Protestant Episcopal clergymen
of this city for their signatures will be presented
to Bishop Potter within q few days:
To tho Right Reverend Dr. Henry Goldman Possef D.nOp
Of New.Yofk. n..s......
psyorsna pathe. in God The undersigned. Presoyers
Of the Arehdeaeonry Of NowYcrk. having learned WIN
unteened regret that complaint has been formally aao
70 you concerning the Rsv. Alexander
Archdeacon. on the score Of HIS having TWEEN se
Of his name to . movement for oisIcs Vl.1- W
nonsectariaa within tho municipal MINUS ocs ~
speetfully TO depreeste any action on your pafs sna
even seem % Wait ocIa censure upon or convey goo w
onison 70 tho clergyman aforesaid for having done 'nas
which in ia exercise his Christian oertV' ne mas s""D
d. 10 do. 49,.
s undersigned express no opinion whatever IS 20 me
don OF tho Archdeacon's course in this matter They
ara moved to mako their request not only because Of ne
hish opinion they entertain OF their reverend pfosne
personal worth sneleness Of purpose ana misni
70 duty, but also By their keen sense Of tne lHp'
az the issue involved and Of the interests Of stake
II Clergyman holding once under diocesan eanonA are
o DO accounted bam9worthy Tor following the dictates o.
mind ana conscience practical matters such as the guy
m question Il may seousy be doubted whether there can
BE- found mon Of hsh character Wiling 10 hold eceeasaea
posons that compel large eurtament OF mo hperW
wherewith Apostle says chriss has mace Us rvs
For these reasons the undersigned express their cryent
hOpo that the line action taken By the ArchasacOn o.
IN tOnIeCdOu NN'~-~-~-
conferenceS will pass uneensured.
" n HUNTINGTON, II. Y. sATTMRLEh'
&c. w. DONALD. W1s. hAAHeSoD'
c. O. TIFFANY. 3bf
New.Yofk March O. 1850. 80
The REASON why these elergynen have taken
this action IS that there Yves memorial sent 70
pishop Potter about two weeks ago, signed py q
committee composed OF the Rev. Dr.. James Null
ohabev chairman. rector Of st. PauPs Cnurcn;
tbe Rev. DR.. Maunsell Van Rensselaer,, the kcV.
DR. Alfred b. Beach, rector Of St. Peters Cnufcn'
the Rev. DR.. Isaac H. Tuttle, rector OF st. Lakes;
tho Rev. DE- Cornelius e. Swope, minister OF
Trinity Chapel in West Twenty 6fth-st.; the Eev.
Dr Thomas RIchey, professor In the Theoioqcai
Seminary, in West Twenty-second-st, and the rev.
Dr & De IAncey Townsend, assistant rector OF
An Angels Church. This memorial asks the
Bishop TO take some action in reference TO the
recently organized Evangelical Alliance, ana IN
s,rsct the signers TO which they shall give their
sunport> the Evangelical Alliance the City Mis-
aon that IS under the jurisdiction Of the Epls-
oopal Church
DIR! rowNsExD's EXPLANATION.
The Rev. DR.. S. De LAneey Townsend is o young
man. but he is an enthusiastic chnfch WORKER
and IL was he who drafted the memorial mat
was sent 10 the Bishop. TO Tribune reporter
last night he said: -
havo NO kent COPY Of the memorial. bat she elessy
Non who have signed this second memorial 90 nO' IN
IN a ana Arehdsaeon Maekay.s Smiths name was nor
mentioned 1t wus simply this waJi IRero u IN tIi
city uission for the support OF which tne eieasSsn
consleue zach rector has his distriet mAtNeo u o
. r.n ana M Is expccs4 Walt thd home OF every
oy uY.on I'm that district and look out for his OF het
sol,tuaI and temporal welfare. The Arendeaeon % "
Inc hssA Of tAis misson and has several exts
oot assigned to parishes help him since ne mas on
r~atlS
s~an IN the down town dist4ets have received cir
.,,, Ie,sers With Archdeaeon MackaySEn name %
h. svng that the receivers we're expected 70 90 SONS
sonsiae usssion work for the Evangelical Alliance
what No really asked BShcp Potter 70 az We go
a. whetheY We were 70 obey Afchdeaeon haeEa5 snD'n
. an osenf OF the Evangelical Alliance or - tho heao
a The Fpisoopal City Mission II TIE Bishop saosio
,en us 10 suppoTt both Of NE institutions VIC Noua ~
A bot We would like 10 know that IL ms ln'eASA
tn. peodal does not sppy 10 the Arehneacon eNeiu,
49,, ~ mere ,gero sssarai members Of iha Episcopal
.,e,ov VINO TONED the Aiisnee when " Hea IT, -.
started TAs Rev. Dr. H. \. sa"ehes = "a.
a tbeu ana whefh no resigned ABOUT TWO NoHg - "a
.,.. tor resi9nlIe IN his words was oeeaUso NO
o,s ,os son,inuo with ne committee without ownns
sstaas allegiance 10 different hath0Tiaesi sno III "V
sr,ee,s words wers made the basis Of our mems
am sarprised that Dr. sa,sFiee mas AEoea s,
memorial whsn Dr. sa'lesies Iess 900, man IN hs
49, That certainly looked though he vas tnSf" "
a. oacsi capacity - representative o. the enareS
mr. gWOPES VIEW OF IhE NNSf'
The Rev Dr. Cornelius Swope SAID
-. =, .,,v ,.eaived a number Of letters from tho
,,a. ~ ,ha Evangelical Alliances Informing u 'na
s ware sspoctod to do specific mission "0SA M
| ,hs Alliance and Dr. AsekayS Smiths mans a 80,
aDpoared IN the letters WIN -" n,
| s,s a, AFehdeoeon The committee seemed 70 tAA" "
-, .,,n,oa that The Episcopal Church had sntefsa ho
Alliance nat the methods Of tho Alliance arc ~ Va,1
wi,h All OF tho taditiohs Of the Episcopal VnussH
,h,s d,ooese and we we're not In Smpa'hs Nl'n VIZ
a,..nsnt a we ssnt protest TO the bishop mat Nnlt
-. m, Maskax Smith was In his character as pn'e'
i,I,sn ma had no night commit tho church 10 thA
oolcv ana 40 We drew up tho protest we 90 NOS uue
,,allv with he gentlemen who have signed TINS seoona
,nsmotinl in thinking that Dr. hacxayehhtn esoua
I,o,roA 10 do what he wants 10 as private lnai'u
-, .n,,orsv Aoas not DO So for IN ell OF his move
sn,. IN connection with the Evangelical hiianee nc
has gone under the Of ArehdeAeoh MAeHay 0n',
p,.bop Potter was seen Mt his home 10 the
| c.or,da in West Fifty-ninth-st, but he refused
| % saw anything about the matter. lie ma ho'
received copy Of the second memorial ana re,
| tused 70 read the copy that the reporter oneteu
him.
| ApcupEAcoS prAoKAY.sMTTHs WORDS
The Rev. Alexander Maolsay-Smith was seen ct
his home. No. 772 Madisonave. lie saia'
Won can plainly aghy ought nov 70 ~ s !. -
| .bout this matter have been ea 70 osisY. @
there xas nothing personal IN It ana tns ~ ~ ,sDsa
80, alaerenee Of opinion The gentlemen VINO nsheo
,ns Srst memorial seem take Hishohuren WOW ., se
snn,est and In this view diner with mem ns,e
su -, Affection for the clergyman in tho Eyanseii'
=, hnsnce, and We have been trying 70 devise means
80 mich we could better the condition Of Tho poor poo,
uis whom the Church docs not reach ana aoosn
- ,ot say Il IN defiant SPIRIT for shoaia sIeauy ~
40 ~ undsrstood a. feeling THAI way, shah prob.
s sy continue my WORK with the Alliance MY work
s me Alliance has nothing TO do with my eOnnoeuon
i with the Church A.. rro.os. eos,
The gentlemen who prepared , Ene tb p,' slaScs
that IL renrssented IN your official capacity, and
you you in their opinion you were there as repre-
sentative Of the Church suggested t9s Sn.
,,,o,sd = Il look at the matter in an altogether
different light"
WHAT DR. HUNTINGTON SAYS