The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-02
CLERGYMEN WANT IT
Movement to Establish a
P. E. Archbishoprlc at
Washington.
VIEWS OF EMINENT DIvlNEs
Bishop Williams Suggested as
the Primate-Local Church
News.

IN Y AONNA .
News.
The question of the establishment of a
Protestant Episcopal Archbishoprie OF
Washington will be fully discussed be-
| fore the Joint commission of the General
Convention of the Episcopal Church on
| February q, when Rev. Hall Harrison,
| of Baltimore, will present this amend
| ment to article ". section 1, SO that it
| will read
I'm every diocese the bishop Cor bishop
| coadjutor) shall be chosen agreeably to
| such rules as shall be prescribed by the
| convention of that diocese, except that
whenever the diocese which shall in
| clude within it's limits the City of Wash
ington and District of Columbia shall
cede the said city and district, with or
without any adjoining territory, to the
| National Council, and the National Coun-
ell shall have accepted such c%ession, or
| whenever any diocese which shall include
within it's limits the said city and Dis
trict shall permanently surrender the
right to choose its bishop, and the cps
| copate of said diocese shall be vacant,
the Primus may, under such regulations
as the National Council shall prescribe,
become the diocesan thereof, with the
| title of Archbishop of Washington ana
| Pr.mus, and the diocese which becomes
| vacant by the translation of the Primus
| to Washington hall thereupon elect an
| other diocesan"
The amendment will then be present
ed to the General Convention, which
meets in Minneapolis in May. Should it
be adopted the amendment must be
| submitted to the different diocesan con-
| vent:ons. and then reconsidered at the
| General Convention of 1898.
CLERGY APPROVE OF 1T.
Upon this question there has been much
| divergence of opinion. Clergymen in Jer-
| sey City and Hoboken generally think
| the schemeei good. Some of their views
will be found interesting.
Archdeacon w. r. Jenvey, of st. PauFs
| p. E.. Church, Hoboken, says
IT th:nk it is an absolutely necessary
thing. AS the Protestant Episcopal
| Church is becoming so strong, it will be
necessary to establish, not only one arch
~bishopric in the country, but several.
| But if only one is to be established at
DIcStll i III 4 ollOdisl ~ K oN " $500
l.ton, as that city is the governmental
| centre, and therefore much more prefer
| able than New York, although the latter
| city is the commercial centre of the coun-
try.
But before such a thing can be &C
complished the State of Maryland must
give UP the District of Columbia. I am
absolutely certain, however, that be-
| fore many years there will be an arch
bishop in our church. If an election
was held now. Bishop Williams, of the
Connecticut Diocese, in my opinion, would
be elected the first archbishop, as ne is
| the Oldest bishop in point of consecra-
ton. If more than one were established,
| say one for each quarter of the coun-
try, / think Bishop Potter. Of. New
| York. and Bishop Starkey,, of Newark,
| of our diocese, would in all PROBABILITY
be elected also.
HAVE AN ARCHBISHOP NOW.
why. when you really look into the
| but in name. The Oldest bishop in point
| of conservation is called the presiding
bishop; and that position is now held by
| all the functions of an archbishop. and
all that he lacks of being one is the
In. conclusion. the Rev. Mr.. Jenvey
thinks the establishment of an arch
bishopric a very good thing and hopes
it vii b Be speedy aYeG9afTTTPDlNiShTTfai1 NKs.
n LIN.
The Rev. DR.. George Houghton Of
Trinity Church.. was. also approached
upon the subject and gave his views as
1T is very far-reaehing- and has SO
many grave bearings that do not deem
| it proper to give 1t a hasty opinion. The
| great question is. whether the Diocese
| Of Maryland is willing to be divided.
MANY churchmen have said, yes, there
should be an archbishop. but II one y
| discussion between the churchmen OF
| New York and the churchmen of Wash
ington. The capital could lake prece-
world. which is a much prettier city,
and is the centre of the country. But l
DO not think Bishop Potter n9 .w wh9 s ia aTi
bishop, would be willing to be transferred
70 the pl bs s OF WARRINGTON thing e. esta j fhlna 4
| Cathedral at Washington. The time has
| come when there should be a distinction
between q wee cd the 9fIiciai tb titles t 81 she o, Dashop pe
| be three or four archbishoprics in this
country. with the first one at New. York;
| at washington. I do not think would
| meet with the approval of the majority
of the the churchmen Of the country"
DIR. STODDARD'S VIEWS.
The Rev. Dr.. 2. L. stoddard says
The plan seems to me to be to make a
separate diocese of the District of Column.
bia and make Washington the centre Of
the Episcopal Church in the United
States, as it is the Capital of the country:
A Cathedral will be built and a school
will be conducted in connection with it.
h Rev. Dr.. Warren of St. Mary's P.
r. Church Oakland avenue. believes 1t
is a .goad thing for the Protestant Eois-
copal Churches to establish an arch
bishopric in this country. Although he
thinks it cannot be effected within three
or four years. he is sure it will come
eventually. The object, he says is to
Introduce the English customs. The Sen
Tor Rishop is practically the Archbishop
in this country. but no e-rehbfshoprjc
has ever been established here IS vet.
At present England has two Archbishops
AMONG THE CHURCHES.