New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30

sasin refused to change the name Of the Church,
and this venerable question mas be consldered o.
shelvcd for at least q hundred years, the period
generally recognized az the minimum life Of tho
new Standard Prayer Book. II postponed any
consideration of the Provincial System, or an
appcllatc court and refused oven to notice those
who before the Convention, wanted it q throw
the ,hirty-nre articles overheard. These vii! con-
time to be printed il fair type In the new prayer
book, but just what is their relation TO thu faith
of the Church no dne seems exactly 70 know.
There is however. room for suspicion that, with
the Lambeth dcclaration adopted. emphasizing, as
i does. the crccds IA IN" faith Of Ill" Church. the
articles may come to he looked OIL as old lum-
her si!r-tracked on n freight train.
llut there IL no reason TO believe that anything
done or not done by the convention really touched
a"y Of the essential features Of the Church. which
still remains intensely Protestant Episcopal In
spirit rs well es name, welded to ccr'ain tic
oroS that separate it M completely from tie
rest of ChristeEd0m rs though a Chinese wall
were built around it, but in practice much more
tolerant AMI Christian than its maintenance oil
t.cec theories would lead us to expect. Inc
really important work OF this convention was
the completion OF the revision Of the prayer
book u fact which is interesting to the whole
theories OF faith and worship. tn. Anzliran PRAYER
Book is priced hy tic EnGlish spanking peoples
not only a. n noble formulary Of devotion, pnt
rs an exquisite classic. II is pleasant to Know
therefore, that the new Standard BOOK. soon
10 hc issued, will be great improvement o"
the present book Enrichment anil feX,n'!ltS
-, tho two words that will best describe H.
Though r:ny of the changes seem TRIVIAL IL '''
ogrrcpatc they add largely TO its beauty IT'S c"hi-
p,ctcn,ss ard We nay add to lis character US
an American book for tho American church rc"'
r,c Of today. The dreams OF those VINO ""Po
for Chrstinn unity may not b" realized III VI" y"
rc,r future Whether IL is bccaiiSH IN" 'rc''
have not ring the bell, as one deputy sa'''
or because the Church refuses to open TIE "'o'
when thcy do ring, the debate Oh ChriS'ia" ""''
shows that this Convention did rot HI" W"
common Denomination for Episcop'ry IN" VI"
rest OF American Christianity. BIT tho IeN.s
rr,vcr book will do mor" for tho 'h"r'' J"
L;rnction than the more formal rh"r's VI
,,,h,s;,.s n commit il 10 4 specific Declarations
ror il will uivr it formula-y OF worship IVY
rcrrcctly a,,nptch to its needle than " ""'
,,d hcf,rc. and. delivered from the unrest a'''
,,u,ort,;rtv caused ~ the agitation over p'"H,'
hoo, r,..i, ~. thr Church will 20 forward !" INV
- limo. -, rrac.icaI ev,u:r,iral work in whi'h III
rcccrt years " has begun to take % "'" |
rvi,,crcc. vrtc not wanting III Wv
...,.,,,;or that n larger and moro co:hpic!'"-
;.. ,ho,,,,,t concerning Christianity anu '"'
,.,h /. s,r;vinu 10 find an adequate cApt' ~ III
:, t.. c,,,orotc life and, after making all h""'
,rcrts its deliberations indicate TINT III" Ep'' "
,,., Church Of today could rot, II II wo"io' P''
m,rcrt,v cut itself Of from lhc rest oil "''''''
can Christianity