The evening times., 1899-09-20
STILL FlGHTING DIR. BRIGGS.
EpiscOpn1 Disputes ReHewed Over
His Ordination.

STILL FIGHTING DIR. BRIGGS.
Episcopnl Disputes Renewed Over
His Ordination.
NEW YORK, Sept. Interpretations
have been begun by the High Church par
ty in the Protestant Episcopal Church for
which found bitter expression in the con-
troversy over the ordination OF DR.. Briggs
last May. s-sfts
The Rev. DR.. Benjamin F. De Costa ex-
pressed the feeling among the High Church
party, when he said last spring at the
close Of the Briggs controversy that the
contest had just begun.
High Churchmen have called a meeting
for next Tuesday, at No. 25 West Ninth
Street, the residence Of the Rev. Edward
Fl. Van Winkle. rector of st. Clements
Church. The meeting will begin at I
o'clock. It is the purpose of this confer
ence to discuss the situation and to con-
cert plans for the election OF a new stand
ing committee which will be in sympathy
with its ideas.
In one sense the contest over the cleo
ton OF the standing committee will be a
continuation Of the Briggs fight. as the
present committee certified DR.. B.igzs' fit
ness for ordination to Bishop Potter, who
instaneed its approval in his reply 10 his
opponents, saying that in view OF the GER
titicatiun he had no option about proceed
ing with the ceremony. In the present
standing committee are the Rev. DIR. Nor
gan Dix, the Rev. Octavius App.egate, the
Rev. Thomas r. Harris, the Rev. ]. Shaw
Shipnan, George NJ Miller, S. Nicholson
Kane, Herman c. Van Post, and George
Zabriskie.
In place of this committee the High
Church party will propose the Rev. DIR.
Morgan Dix, the Rev. DR.. John w. Blown,
the Rev. DIR. Thomas Richey the Rev. DIR.
R. F. Crary, George NJ. Miller, George Ia
briskie, William Bispham, aad Capt A. T.
Mahan.
1t is asserted by the High Churchmen
that DR.. Dix is opposed to the higher criti-
cism Of the Bible of which Dr. Briggs is
the leading exponent DIR. Brown is the
rector of st. Thomas Church. DR.. Richey
is member of the faculty of the General
Theological Seminary. DR.. Crary is the
rector Of the Church Of the Holy Comforter,
in Poughkeepsie. All of the lay delegates
on the ticket were opposed to the ordina-
tion of DR.. Briggs.
In the 116th convention of the diocese of
New York, which will be held on next
Wednesday. the day following the gather
ing at DR.. Van Wrinkles house. the test of
strength wiH come. The High Churchmen
are not hopeful that they will win. but say
they believe it to be their duty to make
the fight
At st. Peters Church. in West Chester,
of which the Rev. +. NJ. Clendenin, one
Of the most determined opponents of the
Briggs party, is rector a retreat for the
clergy is in progress under the direction
OF the Rev. James o. S. Huntington. About
| thirty Of the clergy, the majority of them
from this diocese, entered the retreat,
which will last until Friday. Much inter-
est was manifested by the clergymen gath
cred in West Chester over the coming con-
! test in the church. and il is more than
likely that the men who are participating
| in it will leave it with stronger views than
ever as to the course that they ought to
follow.
| In the invitation TO Tuesdays meeting at
| the house of the Rev. DIR. Van Wrinkle no
detailed outline Of the subjects to be taken
up was given. The recipients were merely
| asked to come, ''in order TO consider some
| questions OF interest that are to come up
at the next diocesan convention" The in
| yitation was not signed, but a copy OF the
| ticket for the High Church standing COM
mittee was enclosed, with the request that
| the delegates to the convention TO whom
the letter was sent should vote for it.
Il wish you would call attention to the
! fact that II is not a mere question of
ritual that divides u.s. said a clergyman
who will take leading part in Tuesdays
council. THE question is whether We shall
remain Catholic or whether we shall go
| over to extreme Professionalism. We agree
with the Roman Catholic Church in many
particulars. We believe in the priesthood
and in the confessional, though we do not
make it obligatory. l would not like to
predict a schism because / do not wish il
to happen. The church in England is di-
viGed. just as it is here, and / do not
know how it viii all end.
| Speaking broadly, the difference be-
| tween us may be classed under three
heads-real presence. sacerdotalism, and
| apostolic succession. j do not see at pres
| ent bow it is possible for these differ
| ences to be reconciled."
Some of the High Churchmen are in
clined to think that ii would be more pru-
| dent not to place so extreme a ticket in
| the field as that which was enclosed in
| the invitation to the conference. They
| argue that the conservative party would
accomplish its object quite as effectively
| and without arousing extreme opposition
| by retaining the names of DR.. Applegate
and DR.. Harris. who is secretary of the
diocese 1t is hardly probable. however
| that any change will be made in the ticket
at the eleventh hour.
1t is possible that Bishop Potter may
| make an opening for a clash OF the two
| parties in the convention. Should he re-
| fer to the Briggs controversy in his ad-
| dress some member of the oposition may
| move for the appointment of a committee
10 consider the reference, and this would
| bring the entire question forward, anG
might lead to a warm contest. Such cler-
gymen as were in the city yesterday wers
reluctant to discuss the situation. The
conservatives had hoped to keep theiI
plans from the knowledge of their pppo-
| nents. and were displeased when they
learned that they had become known.