The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-19
rnn EPISCOPAL CONGRESS.
The Question Discussed, DO We Need -
Hierarchy IN This Church,

Hierarchy IN This Church,
Norfolk, Va, Nov 1sThe Episcne
Church Congresa WINS called to ORD
its second business days session ut 49,
o'clock a. ~. by Bishop Randolph, wiz,
| conducted che devotional exercises. The
| hymn, "tioly Holy, Holy, Lord God
| 4 mighty" WHA then sung y the choi,
md Tho audience stumbling.
The topic for this session Wat no sre
| need u Hierarchy iH this churchf' The
| Hrm writer WIS TO have been Rev II. J
| Fnnde ~ South Minneapolis, and the frst
speaker was 10 have been Rev. q. W
| Dumbell. -. -. ~ West New Brighton
~ r.. bnt neither Of thegc Diyincg were
present, having been unayoidably dc
| tanned
The frat paper read waa by Rev Fran
cis NJ. n. Taylor, OF Mount Vernon, ~ g.
who had been down on the programme as
the last speaker, but WIS substituted as
the first writer-the topics being discussed
first by writer's and they by speakers
The next writer was Hev. l.. Locke, H.
D., Of Bristol, r. /. lie said in part
What the church already has it can
hardly be said TO need. In it's present
Bishops, Priests and Deacons, it has a
hierarchy. But the question is, is Il de-
yclopment Of this hierarchy needed or de-
srable by rcviying Offices not now in use?
The hierarchy an close corporation
would be antagofistic to the principles Of
Americanism and TO the policy Of this
church. The cultivation OF the hierarchi-
cal idea would be mischieyous, unwisa
and perverse."
The hymn, "The Church's One Funda-
ton is Jesus Christ Our Lord" was then
sung.
DIR. Tiffany then announced that be-
sides the regularly appointed speakers on
the topics others would be allowed ten
minutes each if they so desired.
Bishop Newton was the first speaker to
the topic. He said in part:
II have heard to-day for the first time
that 'hierarch, is a God-given term, and
until my good Presbyterian brother, "a
previous speaker, shows me that he has
higher authority for the statement than
his own, / will not take it. It has be-
come the fad in the church as well as The
world to be anglo-maniacs. The objc
ton would make to the hierarchy is thal
it is un-American 1t is against III"
genius and institutions Of our people
Rev DIR. w. H. Huntington 81 Ne;g
York, then spoke He said in part:
with a proposition that the hierarchy
means peacock feathers, yellow jackets,
etc, / have no patience but Bishop White
would be surprised to wake UP and find
that wherever he wrote State we have
written diocese. | believe the time will
come when every State in the Union win
have its house Of Bishops with It's presid
ing Bishop, and that the Union viii have
its house Of Bishops with its presiding
Bishop / do not believe this is reyolu-
tionary idea The church was intended
to conform to the form Of government Of
the country, and / believe it will. The
change of attitude of the Church of Rome
makes it necessary for us to have phil
osophy of our own"
The hymn, Sing My Soul, Ills Won
drous Love-" was then sung.
At 1870 o'clock the Congress adjourn
ed for the session, the benediction being
pronounced by Bishop Randolph.
Long before the hour set for the COM
mencement of the evenings proceedings
Of the congress, the Academy of Music
was filled with a vast audience, fully
alive to the rich and rare oratorical treat
in store for them The second nights
business session was opened with prayer
| and expressions Of sympathy were ex-
| tended to Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, who
is in New York in attendance upon sick
| child.
The first written contribution of inn
! portanca was delivered by Rev. VIM.
| Wilberforcc. Of Pittsfeld Mass.
The topic Of the meeting was ''the
| ideal and the real in literature" and the
subject was ably handled by half dozen
/ clever speakers.
I The best address of the number was
made by Mr.. Hamilton w Mabie, Assis-
tant editor of the Outlook, New York,
who handled the topic in most master
| ~ manner and was accorded frequent and
hearty applause. His effort was unani-
mously voted the finest speech yet made
| in the Episcopal congress.