The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
Autonomy of American
Episcopa1lans Upheld
by the Bishops at
Lamberth
PROSPECTS OF CHRISTIAN UNION
Bishop Nhippls's Views Of ths
Great Conference Missionary
Meeting at St. Saviour's. E

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, Aug. IL, 1SS7.-The Right REV.
Henry B. Whipple, Bishop of Minnessta,
who has been one of the most prominent
among the bishops in attendance upon the
Lambeth Conference, at the request Of
the Associated Press has written tias
following views of the conferences
THE conference manifested decided
unanimity of feeling on all questions con-
nected with work for missions and the
social problems which at this time havs
SO much interest for all thoughtful ulsn.
One of the most remarkable speeches ok
the conference was made by the Bishop
of Washington, Aatterlee, on the social
problems connected with the employer
and employed, the keynote of which was
that men do not need charity, they need
what the Gospel of Christ gives them.
brotherhood as the children of one
father. The Bishop of Albany occupied
foremost position in the conferences as
one who always expressed himself with
terse simplicity. Bishop Potter always
has hearing in England as well as at
home, for his wise and loving thoughtful-
ness.
81 think the American Bishops won the
respect and love of their English breth-
reQ. There was a strong unanimity Of
feeling with all the American Bishops
that while inifraterral love and brother
ly sympathy our hearts are one with the
Church in England and the Colonies In
defense of the faith and in the work Of
our Saviour yet they stand and always
will stand, on the rights of the National
Church with its peculiar responsibilities
to God and His children. The American
Bishops have always maintained from the
very first Lambeth conference that tho
American Church must always stand
upon it's rights and maintain its auton-
omy as National Church and their En-
glish and Colonial brethren all recognize
that this is their position" They know
that the American Church does not desire
to have any voice in the internal affairs
or the management of the missions of the
Church of England nor does it desire to
assume any of the responsibilities there
Of; neither do they expect them to take
ally share of the government of the burr
dens of the Americsn Church.
There were signs throughout the con-
ference and in all the meetings held OUT
side its deliberations that power above
mems wills was drawing Christians 10.
gether. This loving spirit was the most
marked feature of all the gathertngA.
There was very much to cheer US in the,
story of the Church's triumphs in mtssisn
fields such as Uganda, where fifteen years
ago there were five Christians and today
there are four hundred churches, 77,coe
worshippers and $4,000 who oaa read thAl
gospels. There was no complaint cf
failure nor pessimistic. view bat from an
hearts were clear ringing words thai,
never was the Christian work more hope
ful and never was there such victories
won for, Christ: We have seldom been;
privileged to witness suoh gatherings 40
the missionary meetings held In connsc-s
ton with this conference. At SALISBURY
Cathedral seven thousand people oaas.
Ethelbert thirteen hundred years ago.
Ten thousand were present at q nlisrton-r
ary meeting at St.. Saviour's Church snd
the Cathedrals of Southwell and Lichf3sA
never held greater congregations than
" ere drawn to the meetings there.
lt mas been pleasure to the Amer
leans to meet some of the foremost men
among the Non-Conformists who have
shown the deepest interest In our deHb-
erations. We were informed at mis-
sionary gathering at the Church Of ST.
Saviour, that 1t is proposed to place
IN this beautiful church. one of the oldest
In London and excelled in grandeur only
the Non-C -Conformist, John Bunyan. In
st. Saviour's John Rogers and other
condemned by their own kinsmen in
Christ to die as martyrs. And that such
a memorial should be placed in this
We sadly missed Archbishop Benson, one
of the greatest men who has filled the
See of Canterbury. but the present Pri-
mate won all hearts by his marked .
courtesy. his ripe wisdom and his mis-
sionary spirit.
THE American Bishops take to their
hearted hospitality which they received
on every hand. They were entertained
by the Queen, the Lord Mayor, the Dra-
pers and Grocers and other Organizations
But what impressed the American Bish-
ops most was the new life which Is STIR
ring the Church of England to great