The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-12
WORK OF LAMBETH CONFERENCES.
Bishop WhippIe Discusses the Great
Gathering of PreIntes.

LONDON, Aug. II. - The Right Rev.
Henry b. Whipple, bishop of Minnesota,
who has been one of the most prominent
among the bishops in attendance upon the
Lambeth conference, has written the fol-
lowing views of the conferences: tine con-
ference manifested decided unanimlty of
feeling on all questions connected with
work for missions, and the social problems
which at this time have so much interest
for all thoughtful men. One of the most
remarkable speeches of the conference was
made by the bishop of Washington, DIR.
Satterlee, on the social problems connect
ed with the employer and the 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 AL
bany occupied a foremost position in the
conference, as one who always expressed
himself with terse simplicity. Bishop Pot
ter always has hearing in England, as
we'll as in America, for his wise and low
ing thoughtfulness.
II think the American bishops won the
respect and love of their English brethren
There was a strong unanimity of feeling
with all the American bishops that while in
fraternal love and brotheriy sympathy our
hearts are one with the church in Eng
land and the colonies, III defense of the
faith and in the work of our Savior, yet
they stand, and always will stand, on the
rights of the national church with its pecu-
liar responsibilities to God and His chill
dren
THE American bishops have always
maintained from the very first Lambeth
conference that the American church must
always stand upon its rights and maintain
its autonomy a national shurch, and
their English and colonial brethren all rec
ogniZe that this is their position. They
Know that the American church does not
desire to have any voice in the internation-
al affairs or the management of the mis-
sions of the Church OF England, nor does
il desire to assume any of the responsible
tiles thereof; neither does it (the English
chureh) expect to take any share OF the
government or the burdens of the American
There were signs throughout the con-
ference that power above mans will
was drawing Christians together. There
was very much to cheer us in the story of
the churchs triumph in mission fields such
as Uganda, where fifteen years ago there
were five Christians and to-day there are
four hundred churches, twenty thou
can read the gospel
I'VE have seldom been privileged to wit
ness such gatherings as the missionary
meetings held in connection with this con-
ference. At Salisbury Cathedral seven
thousand people celebrated the anniversary
of the baptism Of Ethelbert. l, $40 years ago
Ten thousand were present at a mission
airy meeting at ST, Saviours Church, and
the cathedrals of Southwell and Litchheld
never Ildu Greater CONSIDERATIONS IMAM were
drawn to the meatngF there.
1T has been pleasure to the Americans
to meet some of the foremost men among
the Nonconformists who have shown the
deepest interest in our deliberations. We
were informed at missionary gathering at
the Church Of St. Saviour that it is pro-
posed to place in the beautiful church. one
Of the oldest in London and exceled in
grandeur only by Westminster Abbey a
memorial TO the Noncontormist John Bun
yam. IN st. Saviour's John Rogers and
others priests of the Church of England
were condemned by their own kinsmen in
Christ to die as martyrs. and that such a
memorial should be placed in the church
is marvellous sign of the times
The American bishops take to their
homes delightful memories of the OPEN
hearted hospitality v hich they received on
every hand. They were entertained by the
Queen. the lord mayor the draners and
GLACIERS and other organizations. But what
Impressed the American bishops most was