New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01
BISHOP DOANE'S ADDRESS.
HE DISCUSSES THE CRITICISMS OF His
PATRIOTISM.
HIS EARLY TRAINING AND PRESENT BEIxEFs-
SOME REMARKS ABOUT HIS IRISH CRITICS
AMI THE rprcCOpAY. C~TII'RCV

AND THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Albany, Nov 30 (spec!aD. THE Right Rev. VIII.
lam Crosswell Doane. Protestant Episcopal Bishop
of Albany who has shown in many speeches his
intense American spirit nevertheless has discov-
cred that his recent address to the clergy Of his
diocese. in which he uttered sentiments Of regard
for the people Of England. condemned Lingo" ap-
peas and favored the settlement Of international
differences by arbitration tribunals has subjected
him to lively fusilade OF criticism In both letters
and newspapers. although he also has experienced
the pleasure Of seeing his views commended In
many newspapers and letters which he has re-
ceived
Being asked to-day to relate his experience since
he delivered his address. the Bishop In O. good.
humored way said:
my mail for the last ten days has been much
moro interesting than usual Letters congratula.
tory and denunciatory newspaper articles approx
Ing or condemning. anonymous communications
persona. caricatures ETC.. have been showered upon
me, and / have had much interest and amusement
out Of 1t all. and should be quite content to let
It go at that II there were not serious princi.
pie underlying 1t. am. therefore glad to have
the opportunity Of saying few more words on the
subject For the merely personal part OF the
criticism. It Is little bewilderng and astounding
for p man whose father bore the name OF Wash
Ington. and who was himsel: the most intell.genty
ardent and patriotic American / have ever known
to find himself charged with being born with such
Anglican views and sentiments that Re no
/
nose. Well. l can only say that DO not believe
! there any boys to-day anywhere in America
who drilled on the Declaration Of Independ.
ence and Washington's Address as was. The
Fourth Of July and Washingtor's Birthday were
not only saints days In home calendar. and
my fathers Grafton. One World. One Washing.
ton rings In my OF the most
thrilling utterances OF patriotism that be inag.
ned
"D!sregarl,ng the mere vulgar ridcula OF my
dress. my appearance and my absolutely fabricated
signature. all Of which simply entertaining I
must emphatically deny the statement that have
any connection with or any sympathy for the A. p.
A. society On the contrary. / consider It In line
with the very things that heartily condemn.
class II with Irsh-American societies Of various
names. and think them all unnational unpatrlotic.
and therefore un-Amer!can. They are narrow Bit
ter partisan. sectional and designed to array class
against class. One other thing I must notice.
Many OF the attacks upon me are not directed At
| ire individually but at the Church in which am
minister. And that resent naturally. The
Episcopal Church is not simply the Church Of
| Englapd' England and monarchy are not her
ideals II Is not the Church OF tho Tories tho
Church OF the enemies OF free institutional
Those who make such assertions must forget that
General Washington. quite as much after as before
the Revolution. was devout and earnest church
man. and l believe 1t to be fact that majority
OF the men In the Continental Congress and those
who signed the Declaration Of Independence. and
many who fought the battle and gave their lives
and all that they had for the freedom Of this land,
belonged to this same historic Church. / also call
attention TO the fact that tho membership OF this
same church up to date is not thought TO unit .ndt
viduals for Office In the State or In the Army or
Navy
The Bishop hero took up q bundle Of articles
from newspapers and said: You are quite 1t LIB.
erty TO print any elegant extracts you may So
At" He then read the following extract from The
Irish Republic:
Thank God. We have men stu to stand By and
bid defiance TO the Doanes and every other Amer.
lean traitor who daves advocate an arbitration
treaty with the archenemy OF this country and the
sneakthief Of this world. '-
The Bishop read over some other Newspaper A.
tcles Of similar kind and then added: 's'
Il feel on the whole. greatly indebted to this ettt-
tude OF certain portions OF the press. because It u
such excellent object lesson, IN proving the vsry
positive existence Of the spirit which deprecated
IN the address: which was made. beg you to 90
member. to my own clergy . subject which had
been Of the points discussed at the conference
OF our Church held In London this summer"
The Bishop then. with an air Of amusement, con.
t!ngsd: II suppose .r The Irish Republic tn.
Roman Catholicism In this country. but. never;he-
less their intense hatred Of England. as Irishmen
hatred OF the Episcopal Church. either in England
We are said by them to hold England and
monarchy as our Ideals because We derive oui
allegiance to bishop or sovereign in England
says. our she-Pope' for ne very good reason, tina
We have not got any pope at al! on either side OF
the We do not profess our belief In the
Anglican Catholic Church How Is Il about oui
fellow citizens who assume to themselves the nam,
OF Catholics? They do Believe IN the Holy Roman
Catholic and Apostolic Church They do owe aoso
claims only spiritual but Temporal. sovereignty
I know that up 10 this time, so far from attacking
our free institutions II Is the fashion with Romans
TO patronize them; but the fact is that the talk
about AmericanZed Romanism means the inten-
ton Of Roma MIXING America | confess Il seems C
mo that the foreign Church In America ls not tn,
Episcopal Church which Is absolutely Independent
OF the Church Of England. except go far as inter
communion goes. but tho Roman Catholic Church
which is absolutely subseryient 70 o Bishop II
Italy"
TIVE NnQDEE CJUR nv DECIyyE