New-York tribune., 1891-05-26
RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY.
CRITICISMS OF DIR. MENTIONS SERMON.
INTERVIEWS WITH VARIOUS cLEReYMEN ON
THE POSITION OF THE RECTOR
OF ALL SOULS.

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THE POSITION OF THE RECTOR
OF ALL SOULS.
DR. Newton's able and eloquent defence oi III, m's
ros,f,on IN the Church, IL was reporteu III Inc
Trfbuue yesterday, shown to one OF ule .woi'0
c.rsymen who siened the requiston to Bishop lo'sr
for trial OF the rector OF All Souls Church anu s
opinjon was invited the subject. The folo"ms 10
his reply -o,,.,or
aThere is nothing novel in DR.. Ncwtons Position
regarding the Thirtynine Articles OF the Ahghcan
Communion. BY the RomaniEing section OF the Cnurch
they have been characterized as tine iorv sup
save one' and by the Ratonaistic school OF thoush
,heir authority has been commonly rejected bu'
unfortunately for Dr. Newton, according to the con
stittion of the Protestant Episcopal Church In tne
limited States in its Article g. those thirty nine aruclcs
are clearly recognized basis OF doctrne ana Dcno
and Dr. Newton minister Of that Church must ai'o
give his assent to Article Of the Constitution "noh
rms thus: "A Book Of Common Prayer administrator
Of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies o
the Church. articles of religion, and the form anu
manner of making ordaining and consecratpg oishops
priests and deacons, when established oy tms OF
hntnre General Convention shall be used In the fro
testant Episcopal Church in those dioceses which snail
have adopted this constitution
aThe words Articles of Religion were added to this
article by the General Convention OF 1929, ana tey
stand part OF the constitution. Of the Church. In
addition 10 this Article of the aforesaid consutu
ton provides that every clergyman, whether American
or foreign who ministers at the atars OF the Pro'esa
EuIscopal Church shall make the following declaraloh
i do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Ola ana No"
Testament to be the Word Of God and to contain
ALL things necessary to salvation; and do soiemhiS
70 conform to the Doctrines and Worship Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United states.
"If Dr. Newton were tried by any body OF leGisis
his sermon OF last Sunday would clearly CONVICT MN VI
disloyalty the constitution of the Church 10 "hoh
he belongs 1t manifest piece of audacty ior any
Clergyman Of our Church TO stand up and declare that
he is only bound by his own Interpretation OF the
Nicene symbol. To say DR.. Newton does WIN
the Book of Common Prayer lying before him. that the
Church does not define herself as 10 the teachng VI @
sacraments is manifesty dishonest. The Churcn mus
definite teaching regarding the sacraments inc orls ~
ov nrodostination and election and the atonement'
Dr. Newton declares his acceptance OF the Apos'es
ns Nic-ne Creeds Why does he not refer 10 the
Greed of Athanasius, still used IN the Chuuch Vi e
land Simply because that creed Is on''e" non s"e
eighth article of those thiryn articles OF relson
which DR. Newton repudiates and from the doom VI
Cannon PRAYER which the American Church a'o'uiis
10 her constitution, regards as a stahudiu VI u'O
aDr Newton IN his sermon refers to the resurrec-
on Of the spiritual body taught by b. fau' ouo ms
on ON that subject are not called in question IL Is
bocause he denies the resurrection OF |hrDts oo0'
that his orthodoxy IS called in question: nc "l'O
,irs n he orthodox regarding his views on fuUaiie
uto The thirty-nine articles do not proporhu anS
view on the subject. In the original iotus WV
,icles there was some reference 10 the cohu'"n VI W
CON, after death, but the thirty-nlne nave ieiV ~
Novton to cut adift from his Low Church Ineoiie VI
- cor da,s and to accept more catholic behe1. Dr
Newton must not pose as persecu'oo man -,
rather Ignati1s nor the twelve memoraises' oi
, a~ ,a orioinated the controversy. DR.. newton nus
- ogcresSive In his attitude toward Church VeS,0s
er ,ba hast ten or fifteen years and has oecn ano
tho utmost freedom. But cr1sls was re" .1
ha pishon Of NewYork, Ike Athanaslus oI oau, So
forth in the ranks of orthodoxy ana puo" L.
nonnoed Mr. MacQueary, who SAID ne hao o''"
views from, DR.. Heber Newton's wrIuns9. -. Ann
aIv,to tho earnest and jealous Hsnop Oh oui
.,..o therefore must rest the reSponslolnOy oi '
rooart controversy. As far rs can asoeiVnip ~
ie an ,muression among the reqmsHonls~ n.
,sc+or Of All sousls will escape pnpio uri",,
hou,d the committee Of FIVE appointed oy 'ne D.sr
present DR.. Heber Newton ior uraai "a" OpI IN. - tho
,u he ptven to some learned divine seecoeo oy Ul'
.,r. rner,orialsts with legal counsel 10 oouiol
80 +o the World that whilst DR.. Newton may oo
| = ,,onbat of some new religion or OF Phhosop,''
fa,se,v socalled he Is not loyal 70 tne ooip''.
80 ~. protestant Episcopal Church OF inc On''e"
States Of America , -. .o.t
iHo w. a4o.uno in DIR. Newton's remarks. Some
% .h r,os+ conservative men In the Church nave eA
nn.ssod themselves in the same way. 1t is prcuy
generally conceded that the Articles are noO VI Guy
e,cb vital importance as is the Creed Inc T"'ion
~ the Articles to the Greed Is much 'tle salno 90
tne relation Of the laws made by Congress 70 'ie
Oco stituston OF the United States. The Creeo Is
FUNDAMENTAL instrument and the Thrty-nlne ArAcIeS
are simply statutory enactments. Ihe ArtcloS aie
not in the highest degree satisfactory to all Eplsco
nalIans. They have never been thrown oVerooau'
and consequently they probably binding Du' oney
+, simply represent the legislation OF the Chnrch at
narticuar time in its history. If DR.. Newtons state
ments in his sermon Illustrate his true stand ne IS
certainly flying the old nag.'
"What do you think about Dri Brdgmans entry
into the Episcopal Church," was asked
at has delighted me, OF course" said Dr. Greer
avhat seemed strange to me, however was that he
insisted on being confirmed in floating chapel His
ola Rapst instinct would not let him get away from
tbo water. I am not surprised that he likes our
rtnal and what he says about our LIBERAL IDEAS Dc
no The REV DR. d. Parker Morgan, when asked about
rr Newton's Sunday sermon, replied: 30 1ar as l
can form Judgment from the reports OF the sermon
in The napers his statements fair rprese
Of the furch's Creed; but the danger comes IN Wlen
he begins tc give his own private Interpretation OF te
| various parts Of the Greed" r.. - .a
DR. Newton himself said yesterday that ne haa
nothing 10 add 10 his published and spoken statements