The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-09
Enthroned at the Cathedral
of Canterbury After
a Scene.
Both Archbishop and Ceremony
Denounced as Frauds by
a Ritualist.
Result Of Contentious Between High
and Low Churchmen Upon the
Doctrine of Evolution.

LONDON. Eng, Jan. 8.-Right Hon.
Most Rev. Frederick Temple. recently APP
pointed Archbishop of Canterbury and
Primate of all England. was enthroned in
the cathedral at Canterbury to-day in the
presence of twelve Bishops and $50 clergy
men and large laity. AS the procession
entered the cathedral an enthusiastic rit-
uralist named Greenwood cried out:
both the ceremony and the Arch bishop
are frauds!" Efforts were made to quiet
Greenwood, but he continued to cry out
until seized and locked up.
Ecclesiastical England (ncluding Wales)
is divided into two great provinces. each
ruled over by an Archbishop. The larger
province, with twenty three dioceses, has
its seat at Canterbury, the capital of the
ancient Kingdom OF Kent; the smaller,
with only three dioceses, at York, the
capital of Northum bria. The Archbishop
of Canterbury has always held pre-emi-
nent and universal authority over the
whole kingdom.
This pre-eminence is marked in the
titles which the respective Archbishops
assume. Both are primates. But the
Archbishop OF York is simply called Pri-
mate of England. The Arch bishop of
Canterbury. on the other hand, is Primate
of all England. 1t is also indicated by
their relative rights of precedence. The
Archbishop OF Canterbury had precedence
over all the nobility save those of royal
blood, the Loro Chancellor comes next
and then the rchbishop of York.
Though the Archbishop of Canterbury
is the sacerdotal head of the Church of
nd ho oil nd IL
at present Queen Victoria. The reason
why the Archbishop of Canterbury is the
prlestly head of that church is that his
special diocese is the cradle OF English
Christianity. 1t was here the authority
of the Pope over England was transferred
during the reformation to the Episcopal
church, Henry VIII then being the ruler.
The enthronement to-day was an i'm
posing and spectacular affair. 1t is the
most impressive perhaps, in the whole
category of ceremonies OF the Established
church. All the leading prelates from
far and near were present. The represen-
tatives OF royalty were present and distin-
guished men in all ranks of life occu pied
seats of honor.
The disturbance made by Greenwood
was not altogether unexpected, for a large
part of the Protestant Episcopal church is
opposed TO the new primate.
To them DIR. Temple stands for all that
is heretical in the teachings OF the higher
catechism. He is one of the most ad-
lish churchmen. He has long been a pro-
fessed advocate of Darwin's theory of evo-
luton and OF views similar to those which
resulted several years ago in the famous
Briggs controversy in the United States
DR.. Temple is, moreover, not a man to
conceal his views. He has in many pub
lie utterances let the people know his atti-
tude on these subjects.
In his successive offices of head master
of Rugby School, Bishop of Exeter and
Bishop of London, he has written and
preached distinctly in accord ance with
the "broad" school in the Church OF Eng
land.
Indeed, 80 frank has he been that his
enemies could not let his confirmation go
by without entering protest against his
position. The ceremony took place in the
Bow Church, Canterbury, December %.
In the midst OF 1t Rev. DIR. Browniohn,
formerly chaplain of the Bishop of Bath,
arose and startled the congregation by
protesting against the confirm alton on
the ground that DR.. Temple was a self
confessed believer in the full doctrine of
evolution. and that this doctrine was in
compatible with fidelity to the Book of
Common Prayer and the Articles of Re-
ligion.
The Royal Commissioners declined to
hear the Rev. Mr.. Browniohn. After
leaving the church MIR. Brownjohn dis
tributed leaflets to persons outside the
building. 1t was we'll known that this
was not the individual protest OF Mr..
njohn-that influential and powerful
forces stood in his shadow. These forces
are not of the "high church school. but,
on the contrary, of the low church or
evangelical school.
RiSh0x1 Mean Differ.