New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
THE CHURCH CRISIS.
, QUESTION WHICH SIR WILLIAM
n,PCorRT HAS RAISED AND
WHICH PROFOUNDLY INTER
FISTS ENGLAND.
London. February 4

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any amendment '' ''' ,o,oh whore Sir
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his place a. ''' -. o,,,,ro,ersial legislative
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programme WIN ' - o., forecast q SOM
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,icious IS that silence - ,..i,.- .to.
rir,es's" sentenuous reh""ue' WIS
It Is the uneNpr'''' VIM - o,sorhine in
Silence %" '''' ~. ministerial unwinngness
teres' .l,t~oversv which IS certain 20
10 IAN r-,,ioDist supporters and to cripple
ai''U7 .,. Government Ministers have
ana V"'"-. ~ rolfour's suggestion that the
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ana - ocd discipline IN the English
Ece "a .n,e NAV they hope 20 keep a dis
CnuiO'.' 1t, g, the background as long as
'-'O,,S me- Ministerial precautions like
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~ 1,,sA,,, - Winchester viii defend this
mo. ~. r4,,ee ~ Lords the action of the
"eeN - - &, dealing with irregularities
cps, ..--,,-,. and My Samuel Smith in the
II w. NC e,,,.o, notice Of his intention Of
~.,.,.c ".he whole question Of the Remaining
,-act,ces IN the Church Of England" These
rosv he desultory debates uhconnected with
,.~.s,o,,va measures. but Sir William Harcourt
49, ao,a his work as q controversialist so thor
-. Tho. q is welnirh certain that the Ques-
.'"s =. discinline In the English Church will
80 -, IN an aggressive form before the close
:. tho session. Whenever this occurs Sir Will
cam Harcourt vii be the recognized champion
., q cause which Will command support on both
siae. ~ the Commons.
,.v1rssNTss AND DIsESTABL1SFMENT.
-.-... o.,,o, he laid unoo the fact
4Oo -1-,o.. 1,oroo,,r, has forced this mes
VIC .,,o,r,,re s-d obedience 10 law upon the
...-.,o, y, ,be English people. Controversies
,o,,-oe- o,nos,,e schools Of thought in the Eng
Ne, church have been in progress for a long
st. roch eide &c well organized. with a re-
Ng,ors nr.ss % its own which is not conspicuous
Gov .e-oDera,e ~ tolerant discussion. and with
powerful societies for securing combined and
systematic effort On the High Church side
there is the English Church Union. Of which
Lord Halifax Is the recognized leader. and on
the other hand the Church Association stands
for old-fashione5 Evangelical Professionalism in
the Anglican communion. Embittered polemics
between these opposing forces over points Of
ritual and doctrine have been continuous for
many years. Mr.. Kensit helped 20 impart pas
sion and fury 10 religious strife by interrupting
an extreme ritualisuc service during Holy
week year ago but loudly as MS name was
oheered last week al the Protestant mass-meet-
Ing N Albert Hail. ne mas renamed an neon
SIDERABLE hsure IN recent controversy. IL mas
been reserved for Sir William Harcourt. In the
debates on The Benefices bills and In mastery
series Of controversial letters IN The Times" 70
give form and direction to movement which
now seems destined 70 bring about the discs
taoishment Of the English Church.
The question which Sir William Harcourt has
raised IS not one 81 ritual or OF doctrine hut
PRACTICAL issue q obedience 10 law within the
English Church. He contends that in q Church
established Boy law there must not be laviessness
AID that the Bishops must not use their veto
power so as - condone contumacious law break
ing He describes them as standing between the
Gerry on The ono bar6 and the 1aff, an tho