The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-19
The EPISCOPAL CONGRESS.
A Large Attendance on the Second Days
Session.
DO We NEED A HIERARCHY ?
Was the Subject OF the Day ana the p'--
cussions Were Listened to with Deep
Intere.t-It Means Leaders, aud Lead
ers in the Church Are Needed

Bishop Randolph with prayer, ana the
congregation united in the first hymn
The programme Of the day was prompt
~ entered into and the Bishop-President'
after stating that Rev. John j. Faude'
Of Minneapolis, who was 10 have spoken
as first writer, was III and unable to be
present. and that the one selected TO
ill hr place was also 81. introduced Rev.
Francis VI. 5. Taylor. Of Mt Vernon, y.
y, who mad been programmed as lasl
sneaker. but who had been prevailed upon
TO speak as first writer upon the subject
for discussion. DO We Need a Hierarchy
in This church,
In his opening remarks Rev. Mr.. ray
lor stated that the American Protestant
Episcopal Church was the only one un-
changed from It's original plan and ideas.
The Romish Church. he said. was pre-
yertcd. the Green expended, the English
restricted. ana We owed IL 10 accident that
the Church in America was 50, not to
design.
This accident was due to England's
shameful neglect and glorious achieve
ment on the part Of the colonies. III
was further the result OF preJudlcc
against Rome and its institutions as
the words Roman Hierarchy had come
and perversiOn.
We need. said the learned gentleman.
to give this question serious thought be-
cause Of the prejudice with which II i5
viewed. lie then went on 20 show that
the word hierarchy was Of hcaven-born
origin, but was too frequently modified
and ccipscd by the adjective qualifying
il used i'm rs connection with other words.
lie illustrated his meaning by various
words like holy and liberty, so frequently
in past ages msapphed IN tile ana name.
GROWTH or THE CHURCH.
lie then briefly skctched the growth OF
the Christian Church 10 its present form.
showing its original hierarchy. us COM
munism of idea and actually the daily
association Of the early Church with the
Eucharist in holy communion ana lei
lowship and its decadencc through super
stition and craft. its restoration To SIM
plicity and present cold Formally
lie showed the popular dcmahu 10 nc
for a return to those pilhcipl'7 Vi '''
carly Church. as shown IN the late po-
Hical contest and remarked: We re 10
that party. which by the aid OF former
enemies has attained power II IL docs
NOT heed this cry ana endeaNor by every
means i'm its power 20 give the people
an ameiiOratiOn of their condition anu 4
return of principles Of truth ana Jus'lce'
This communism Of goods, he said, was
responsible for the order OF deacohs' anu
the question then Is the most Nltai queS-
ton of these times. Here ne toucheu Oh
the various answers Of last night 10 lhe
question then under discussion, ana
showed their relation 10 the ques''o'
The story Of the Nicean Coun-
cu,s ACCOMPLISHMENT Of this thought from
the Apostlos creed was told, ana the To-
s,lt and damage TO the Church shown.
10 remarked that the Chruch OF TO-
dav is not doing its duty ana su55ea'
cd mat a raising Of the hierarchy now
WISHING with the appointment OF NE
acknowledgements with ST. Louis the CEN
nal one and Strengthening OF th'
Church administration by CONTAMINATION
would be the means TO the end success.
rI,s oddress was ably delivered and
affentivclv listened TO- meeting With CYL
d.nt favor from part OF the audience
ALREADY \ HIERARCHY.
Tie was followed by the Rev. George
l.. Locke. y. D.. of Bristol Il. j." VINO
began his remarks 10y saying lhdl lnl0
church could hardly be said 10 De lh
reed Of what it already had having
already a hierarchy composed OF bishops
priests and deacons.
lie explained that the word nad
different significance 10 various classes
or aversion. while even the better euuca'-
ed were not without a fear OF ii.
Ouerving OF his hearers, he asked il
the present hierarchy were 10 be expand
cd i'm what way 81 should be done whether
bv developing downward or upward ana
into what subdivisions.
"Thc difficulty appears to be- said the
speaker. ito draw a distinction between
"a hierarchy and hiorarchical IDEA lhe
first OF which is right and good the lat
ter pernicous.'
lie then described the two graphically,
having his attention to the formulists
and ritualists. and showing the danger
of drifting into the aping OF the church
of England hich church ideas as too near
Romansm for comfort
After the singing Of the eighteenth
hymn. "rhe Church's one Foundation,
Bishop Randolph introduced Bishop John
H. Newton. of Richmond. who attacked
tho position taken 10y the former speak
crs and took the ground that the Ameri-
can Church differed from all others in
that fits hierarchy was one Of orders and
not of ahsOlutism OF an Olgarchy.
Such churches were not i'm sympathy
with this country's institutions. and the
Episcopal Church OF the United states
was.
ANGLO-MAN1ACS
lie ridicuicd the Nnelo-m8niacs who
carried their fad into the Chruch and
opposed the establishment of an hierarchy
as suggested for three reasons.
The first That the idea was un-
American and against the spirit Of our
institutions.
Such AN institution would not flourish
i'm this soil.
The mission Of the Church. he describ-
od was not 10 the twelfth century. 20 the
Latin. Greek. Armenian nor even the
Church Of ENGLAND. but 10 enlightened
and liberty-lovng America. with whom
the simplicity Of bethlehem FAR out
weighs the splendor Of Jerusalem
one Of the most potent reasons for
no such adoption he stated was found in
the fact that tho Church is the prime
mover for Christian unity in America
and the various creeds Of the country
are looking toward II for this work
Showing the Importance Of this work he
asked II the tramp OF twelve archMshons
could outweigh the tramp Of the millions
turned away were such q step taken.
His second reason was found I'm the
fact that this Church Is mission
Church. with n vast field Of labor before
IL. and IL would practically have 10 throw
this work aside TO take the dignity and
pomp of circumstances. which the pro-
posed condition would call for: and. as
third reason. showed that to accomplish
this result the entire character and work
Of the Church would have to be changed.
Here he paid a noble tribute to the work