Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-19
OUR BISHOPS ABROAD.

Bishop WhippIe's View Anent the Lambeth
Conference - Remarkable Unanimity OF
FeeIing-The American Bishops Bring
Home with Them Delightful Memories
of the Open-Hearted Hospitality of Their
British Brethren.
LONDON. Aug. 12-Rt- Rev. Henry B.
Whipple, bishop of Minnesota, who has
been one of the most prominent of the
bishops attendant on the Lambeth con-
ference, has written the following
views of the conference:
THE conference manifested una
nimity of feeling on all work for mis-
sions 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 con-
nected with the employer and en-
ployed, 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
q foremost position in the conference
as one who always expressed himself
with terse simplicity. Bishop Potter
always has a hearing in England as
well as at home for his wise and loving
thoughtfulness.
Il think the American bishops won
the respect and love of their English
brethren. There was a strong una
nimity of feeling with all the American
bishops that while in fraternal love
and brotherly 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 respon-
sibilities to God and His children.
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 as a national
church. and the English and colonial
brethren all recognize that this is their
position. They know that the Ameri-
can church does not desire to have
any voice in the internal affairs
or management of the missions
of the church of England, nor
does it desire TO assume any of the re-
sponsibilities thereof; neither does IL
(the English churchl expect to take
any share of the government or the
burdens of the American church.
There were signs throughout the
conference that power above mems
wills was drawing Christians together.
! There was very much to cheer US in
the story of the church's triumphs in
| mission fields, such as Uganda,
where Is years ago there
were five Christians, and to-day
400 churches, 81, 900 worshippers and
90, 900 who read the Gospel. We have
seldom been privileged to witness such
gatherings as the missionary meetings
held in connection with this confer.
ence. At Salisbury cathedral 1000
people celebrated the anniversary of
the baptism of Ethelbert 1900 years
ago. Ten thousand were present at j
| missionary meeting at Saint Saviour'a
| church, and the cathedrals of South
well and Lichfield never had greater
congregations than were drawn to the
meetings there.
1.-The American bishops take to theiI
homes delightful memories.of the open.
hearted hospitality on every hand.
But what impressed the American
| bishops most was the new life which
is stirring the church of England te
great ventures for God at home and
abroad"