The sun., 1891-06-03
DR.. BROoKSS CONFIRMATION.
TITS 1ccEP TED As TNEYITABLE BY MS
ursH CHURCH OPPONESTS

NJ ne Costa's Campaign or Anouyuous
r,rc,,ars and sum mo nses TO Dr. Brooks
,o rxpInin seem 60 Have Turred tho
r.,,.. IN the Boston Msr's Favor-An
,.,.eop.ii.u view or Dr. Br,dSmen.
r,o attsmpt OF the Rev. Dr. De Costa to
...n phillips Brooks out OF the biehoprio OF
M.ssaehusetts by circulating anonymous
snmmunIc cations and by calling on DR.. Brooks
~ .vnlain his views apparently has produced
. .csr,ain revulsion OF feeling In church circles
4, favor OF DR.. Brooks. DR.. Brooks Is genefn'-
:. :. ,.rred n broad churchman. and many OF
,,s ujrh Churcnme would have preferred to
..o man Of their own following made Bishop
:. Massachusetts. but leading High Church.
y, .,on in this diocese nre expressing the opinion
anw that DR.. brooks, having boon fairly
.I.c,sd by O majority VOC OF his diocese,
.hond bs on,lrmed. As ono OF them said yes-
,.,dav. they dcrrecate individual attacks like,
,bos, Of rr De Costa, which they consider In
.srecislly bad asto ut this timc.
iohn Horny HOPKINS. who is well known In
,n,s lioces, for his High Church views, is out In
latter frankly stating that he would have
'o,,l against Dr. Brooks II he had been
oember OF tho Convention. but he declares
that he would have signed DR.. Brooks's testi.
,no,iuls as once when he saw that DR.. Brooks
was II choice of tho majority.
T,o rb,,yrhpa an Of tn weck has Significant
.dtori,l upon tho Brooks matter. 1t Is Gen.
s,ally con- -idcred as expressing tho view Of
,hs uirh Church party and ms inspired by th4t
Wing o, the Episcopal Church. II is strong
.,nositlon OF Dr. Brooks's side OF the casS.
and is certain to have great weiRht with the
s,andine committees who have yot to PASS
upon the question OF DR.. Brooks's consecrs-
ton Dl. De Costa is sharply scored in the
very 1rs, pEasraph:
AT this time there seems to be M doubt
tbs, the ELECTION OF DR.. Brooks TO the bishopho
Of Massachusetts will receive the consent Of
an overwhelming majority OF the atandi1g
commi ,ees! Some Of the opposition to It Ae
mead not characterize. because a campaign. OF
mentioning. anu hss,erical sun monses to 'ex-
pisin bis position, when addressed to u man
ike Or. Brooks thr' ugh tho columns OF secular
rsply, which no Rentlemen In DR.. .Drooks's
position could roadescend 10 make. The
ss %Sss INV @ fFbss bsa
no attention. Baton some minds II Is unfor.
tunatsy true that things so slight as these
their Significance, aud 1t Ia strange 70 see how
the vague hints Of anonymous scribblers and
soits Nrs s"metimes permitted to overhalance
III. most solemn evidence OF the most compe-
tent witnesses x,
sachusct;s diocese attestinE 10 DR.. Brook.'s
fitness 10 he a Bishon. tho article concludes:
with this evidence before them. evidence
which the thurc requires and on which tho
canons o! the Church authorize al other pnr.
ties in interest to ground the action. II would
,iy yee ton Of the Bisnop elect ~ amy other
parties What counter evidence is forthcom.
ine' First rumors which have been abun-
IAD, n each i" csse: second. anonymous citcuIars
which are rnworthS OF inviting but contempt;
third. hys:srical appeals in the public prints
statemsn,s staten which h. would stuitify and de-
grade himself BY making in answer 70 @ nre-
IHpS Sus really nS 10 the promiseuoSs pSEllc Of The
speeches and sermons. torn from their context
been open as the day. NATURALLY enough ali oi
this comes from persons who SO far as
h are nnown 10 are kn9sn .1 indeed Hs
n.sses, They declare that they have no
intimate knowledge Of the man against
ask the Church to take their lack oil knowl-
eminent pres sbyters this Church has ever had.
sase and Inc solsmnly mi asseyeraied eonSiction
Of li clerRymen and the 1U9 representatives
Of tho s4oc ,ss o.
gone In and out these many years!- 10 say the
hur theyare not bashiul.
character Of tho evidence before the Church
leaves exceedingly slight 9tounl form refusal
t"I.tiiy Dr. Brookss election. When q diocese
virtual unanimity: when his canonicai testi-
ssi9 snoa BY ss Sss
puns voice ss we'll az I voe ona o ,ss
s,onethlnc more, and welGhtier than has ret
ih, diocese e.nrefned Of i,s constitutional
IN. stnniins t%mmittey Of the diocese Of
b. Br"osss eoasecrs,on sasen Th}s mskss
Ttss Il hs htS sSs se
Standing E!mmit;so "f tue diocese oif'sont6
saroiina nterls next week. and the indicatiops
% sow a,e thai majority OF tha members will
consent The 'ote now stands:
FOR ronsrefaHbr-Sew York. Albany Penn sylrania
sS;s'ra l'.Yt,lyanla Rhode Is ann. West Stslnia>s
s 'sH Missouri s%a'nsI" sn,9sn si' Con:
9.s leu lo.: siard Maryland, Minnesota OHIO New
yss.s s'sia iowa AeH %sss.ra New
'@t 'hs'HA.e Mississippi Chicago Texas. MA,ne-s.
Iev pr Brignan by bishop Potter. which II
snanc'er'zrs "a an event of more than oydin-
rah sa,s: "
ias story Of pr. Bridemnn.s resignation is
nou u an crd IN t,eory every baptist co1gregn-
snd ~ 20: rud ihe control nf baptist ministers
"n nu h'Ipst congregations by Irrational
N.inion; rs cIirrssed In denominatjonai lo,lr-
| o st.hn tahn hS demo inationai rrpresen fat4ves.
nnsstp Es 'hte enough to make II almost i'm.
J issue lot a hef.respecting minister who
as no Adhere to tine prevailing meth ods
:ua s,, o!lhi"ns o.! the denomination TO
.pnnn, u,a,, ns position. though no be thoroughly
bss't"'eo y tho congregation tn which alone
,s.. 70 ttuhnn;.i To be Responsible For years
c~I',p pL !hidcmBns position has been po-
eont hlpr entering on his min! !stry In
rs,dst Nml"'fhy with what al generally re-
Sim".ssl rs sr'nl baptist views. he has found
fbs fbIe a 1853 and lesa able to preach them IN
Wttna,se 10 which he first accep them.
.ae,sma,I .a.Ua. IfhylnH the lust prominence Of tho
hs inneaf OF baptism, but rather because
op,,nnas ms learned to think OF it as an
cahnti' cahnatn'e OF Christ for the whole Church
nomir.,, ahh not as tho badge OF a de-
M Lsatnn "na,nn ne rs not been able to use
am.,a,s' ,ug,s'9maty denominational phrases IN
A TO Ia. .E ~. ,ehpminaional sense. HAVING come
TIsi,natI nI thp Table nftho Lord Ia not the table
lion hH'c hn, enmcresntion. nor Of any denomipA-
aas ds.n,oof VI az baptized Christian people. he
nominsn,,yie ie,t the hardship OF tho narrow de-
lion na,,ill r'Ile which excluded his own wife
oi,L.p d'isiia'ion with him at the cele bration I
Nfsth,on Me ,ven, nnpper for the sole reason that.
To- ,lssha woman though she IL and has been
PsSr,ssrr,.mn many years. sho has remained q
uoa n ,ha hsn m IN IKE manner, as his apprecia-
tsr., u, ns toye M Of God has grown stronger and
iTrSSos'ible y preach the hard and cruel doc
sHsss SHIss nl future torment OF the impenitent
Tba n. 2rre 2arre prevalent In Baptist Churches.'
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