New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-04
TO MAKE DIR. BROOKS AN ARCHBISHOP.
kxEE.BREE, AND A urRE FOR THE BROAD
CHURCH PRtLATE.

Chicago Aug 2 Cspeclan.-A story was recently
started in tho East 10 the effect that tho extreme
HIGH Church Eplscop1lians ~ the West espccaiy "l
Illinois, were forming n Catholic Dcienc" League
who's, object would %, 10 drive ont all PrDtestihts
from the Churh and bring the Church back II the
ideal 81 mc,ilaeyl Catholicism. II any such schem"
VIZ, eyer entertained It speedily dropped when 1t
WAS discovered that all the agacous leaders OF the
High Church party would vigorously oppose It. 1t Is
now laid that few extreme High Church clergy men
arc TRYING 10 vtaliLc more modest movement lhes
Will use every effort to convince the delegates TO The
next General Convention. which meets In baltimore
in October that tho time IS Hlc for the establishment
u the Provincial system In the American Episcopal
church. THIS syscm contcmplates the division Of the
church into A number Of Provinces" each OF which
would have It, own Archbishop and would lcgisate
FOR The gfoui, Of diocese, contained within It.
The schcm, Is BY no means a now one, but II has
been discussed as a coming certainty for the last
fifteen years The clcrgymen In question, however,
according to the story, have special object I'm urging
the adoption of the system just now. which TO many
people will seem ab,ury funny. They have been,
nccodlnc TO r1mors. deeply panied and greved mt the
Indifference not 10 say ignorance. which Bishop
Brooks 81 Massachusetts. manifeSts In regard TO ira
dltional Episcopal vestmens. and especially ut his
persistence in the wearing Of bObailei" coat. In
stead Of the long cssock usually by bishops
They are force 10 acknowledge that the present
~ the Church do not cover this case, and 50 they
have decided that the best thing to do IS for the
Church to make New England a Province. with DR..
Brooks Archbishop and enact stringent mandat ~
canon compelling every Archbishop Of the Church 10
wear the traditional Episcopal dress, including long
coat, shovel hat aud knee brecches. ordinary oc-
ca-ons. and 10 provide himself with mtre IL
pastoral staff aud 81 throne for in the public
Vices In which he will take part.
By thus forcing the great Broad Church bishop TO
wear garments and vcStments in which his soul takes
no pleasure they think that he would be fifty punished
for his opposition to Catholic teachings, while at
the same time the sacertotal character Of the Church
would be vlndicaicd.
No clergyman. however who could be took
the slightest stock in the story said one of them
some such scheme may possibly have been suggested
by n few vcay clergymen, but no one outside of the
lunatic asylum could suppose that the General Con
ventDn will engage I'm such legislation. prefer
to believe that the story IS the work of wag and
looked at that point Of view, IL Is exquisitcly
funny. The idea Of making Phillip Brooks an Arch
bishop and forcing him to wenr knee brceches and a
mitrc all because he has committed the crime OF
wearing II 'lObtalcd coat! Why, IL l. delicious.
The Young High Church clergymen 10 whom II IL
credited could not possibly have thought II out. some
JOKER probably clerical has started II. In order TO
take "A rise out Of them, and | doubt not he Will
laugh consumcdy when he see, 1t In print