New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-16

.,.,,s limitations are placed on the power OF
diocese 10 turn over its missionary territory 10 tns
General Board Of Missions
Article VIII gives the declaration o. pehef 70
which al candidates for the ministry mus assen~
A ro,toeahIe nhrase is 10 conform TO the doctrine
=, 80 church, instead Of the doctrines and the
Iii ,orn controversy over this distinction VIII
douhtless break out in the convention
Article TX SAYS the prayer book shail DE the use
In the Church but 1t does ho' say '"'' '''' ~
shall always be obeyei ,...
Article IL 50 worded that II II were anop'ea
would be practically Impossible 10 a''e' u ""eNN
the constitution in the future
rbera are other proposed changes. but these are
the most important and will give FAIR idea OF me
spirit that an.mates the proposed constitution "
"a q long step forward in the direction OF WHAT
NAV be called the prelatical type OF epscopacy.
This has been ably brought ont by me rev D1'
Toh, Fulton. the learned Editor OF The Church
S,aardv,ir q series Of articles in his paper
These articles have excited so much atteh'ioh na'
thew have been published in pamphlet form by
Thomas Whitaker of tbs city. Dr. fui'oh' "hoss
standing as a theolog.an and cahohs' - 'eeos'
n. zed by the whole Church. thinks ne" cohs"tu'
ton Is badly needed and approves OF many features
in that which is proposed. But he sees IN II a.
vbole an attempt TO exalt the authority Oh mo
bishops at the expense of the presbyters ana AT
men. and against that he protests In vigorous IAN.
guage. He says: -, A..
The devil himself could devise no greater eyiI TO-
ep.scopacy in the United states ma, az tb Ss,orss
episcopate TO American institutions "Icn was IA
vsed century age wsre 10 s erected on ito
ruins In spite OF all traditional sS;
~ ~E1scopal.ans But 1t is the constitutions
eplscopacy which We have mad that u al',. co. NV
prelatical or arstocrat.c caste episcopal, .,
Il Is enough surrey to show the superstition OF
doctrinaire episcopacy by which the COMMISSION ,
a mas IeSh proposed to make the bishops Of
province supreme court for the rehearns OF aafu I
have proposed to make LAWYERS judges OF uvo
ns WHY is sg SarcS mpS because
with the lust principle that the bishops ONCE mas
a judicial character the commissioners nave sonss
on TO the ridiculous conclusion thar, by virtue OK
his episcopal conservation. a bishop becomes
competent judge Of anything and everything N inc
world even OF a profound science IKE the !av
thoueh ne may know absolutely nothing about IT.
II that were true, then a.. bishops mus, De 'os
ideally infallible, perhaps even the D'S''0p "
It is safe to say that such episcopal slpsrsda;;
ton is ever likely to take root In ms CnurJn' a.
ii ever aid or ever could. II would be clearly ess
tablshed that neither the pro baa me cpmmpa
sense 10 adapt itself to the people OF me In sr
states For ( the peSps If ' SSy Win T
much likely TO apply 1t 10 the ltal'Ah sertv
man who claims nfabiiily tnan 10 me rssnenty
and so very frankly deny each others lHiaihoih1'
When such welghty objections are made TO the
proposed constitution, Il is not at all likely that
Will be adopted. But even III IL shOuI! De d"OPSe~
bv the coming convention II would have 10 come
before the succeeding convention for final adopuohi
In the mean while, the Church IL without any
proper judicial system; IL has no appellate court
so that a clergyman who IS condemned. howeVn
uniustly has no redress. Its highest council hss
become unwiedy. and ii is without the proVihcM'
system that is so badly needed. In word II -
hampered in its expanding growth by ctuue az"
ant.quatei constitution
tkely hat
portance except the revision Of the constitution
three years the Church has enjoyed comparative
peace There has been a squaoble between '"e
High Church men and the Low Church men , osss
are profoundly Indifferent. There has been ON On.
siderable growth in the Church in the Sltes h H.
in the rurdi districts IL continues 10 ne -
While In the opinion OF all good thurchnlen !, a.
the Church" the actual fact is tnat as 80
numbers only about 500 clergymen, ana oo"""
members out OF population OF 1O.vVep Wi,
The delegation from the diocese OF Ne" 1os
consists Of the Rev Drs Morgan DiX. r. a, ho rd
Messrs Stephen p. Nash J. Pierponi Morgan e ".
Bayard Cutting and Francis l. Stetson d ne I nrs
CATION from Long Island consists o. the rev Ia
r. +. Alsop. c. B. Brewster L ;. browne inS'
W,l,am sF SiSc, M anS sch e1IT'
II will be the first time that the Northwest ma
had the honor OF entertaining the Genera No.s,l,
tion The city OF Minneapolis. and IN goV ,n
Of their responsibility representing the NoI.n
west and they are going 10 take the uls.in 49,
bishops and deputies their hearts ana tns 49,
homes Many OF them Will be entertained III -.
vate houses and a number OF receptions ana pie~S
ant excursions have been planned for them