The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-13
THE DECISION
OF ARCHBISH0PS
Rev, Mr., Meyer Says All England is
Talking About It.
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Church. London, VINO has just arrived
| from England TO attend the Mortified
| Conference. says We DO not appear 20 az
! AN understand the tremendous importance
! Of the decision just rendered by the Arch
bishops OF Canterbury and York. All
! England waited breahlessiy Doe says. for
! that decision. and now with almost equal
interest SIS waiting 20 see what the Iat-
ualists will do.
"Tne issue is the most momentous
| iu English religious history and may
| prove mOment0us in English uoitl "a
| history. / viii give you in brief the sit
| uat.ou OF the moment. blt in order 90
! DO $50 7 must ask you 20 remember the
! old-time Partnership between the State
| and the Church in England. What may
| Dee called the article of this partnership
| is the Book of Common Prayer III is
lawful 60 do whatever Us specified in that
article as permissible. 10 is unlawful 10
do anything not specified there as permis-
slbie.
For some years the Ritualistic party
| I'm the Church of England has been do
ing many things not specified in tho look
OF Common Prayer. There Us no Ques.
ZION that their acts have outraged the
conscience of majority of the English
people That being true. the voice OF tho
voice is the House uf Commons, or as DO
acts in such cases it acted iu this one.
and siguiled its meaning through fhe Pri-
vv Council 10 told The Ritualiat party I'm
that Church that it was doinE things
contrary 90 the legal compact.
1.-THE Ritualist party deieI The privy
Council and in doing 500 be delod the ma
ton. I'm such q condition OF affairs
something had 90 De done. Church Off
Gals saw that. The something proposed
was "a court % be held by the Primate OF
All England and the Primate OF England
the Archbishop Of Canterbury and the
Archbishop Of York. respectively. Now
for warrant for holding such court
there was none Nevertheless they held
&C. and proper persons came forward ana
testified All England held its breath for
the outcome Nothing else was thought
Of You have no idea in this free coun-
try Of yours what tremendous issues we
see involved.
1.-THE text Of the decision has been pub
lished here Of course. Never mind Its
exact terms. but it is against the Rit-
ualist party Now the question arises.
will the Ritua.ists acquicsce2 There was
never n greater question. no least reI--
ious question. before the English people.
VIII the Ritualists acquiesce2 The answer
70 that God alone can give. The Rit-
ualists defed the people I'm Privy Coun-
eli. VIII they obey the Church IN the
ArchbishoDs?
IF they do acquiesce the establishment
in England is secure for many genera
tions to come and the power OF the
Church Of England Will be- even greater
than II has been. And in spite Of contro-
VERSES. IL is stronger now than it has
ever was before. You free Americans
here seem d have no idea Of this power.
You ought 10 be a Free Churchman in
England as / have been, and you would
learn it soon enough
IF the Ritualist party does not ac-
quiesce, disestablishment will come In
side OF n decade Think OF that. and see
II you can understand the tremendous
issues involved. The Riiualisis may give
IN and so save the Establishment Al
though on the outside. 1 have some inside
sources Of information. and 1 cannot help
believing the Ritualists will make the best
of Il and obey. The next three months
will tell Watch affairs for that length |
OF time. The enormous issues involved !
warrant your thought and attention. even |
il you are the busiest people on the globe" |
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The Catholic University has now about 1
Il four colleges and novltiates. located |
IL the great centre OF Catholic edrca- ]
tjonal interests I'm America. The newest !
one IS the College OF the Holy Lind. (
which Is 10 be dedicated on September
l7th. II is located on Mount ST. senui-
chre. and the splendid building reminds 1
the traveller OF similar structures on
the continent OF Europe. IL Is the Com
missariat OF the Holy Land, and the 9TH
er colleges are those OF the Holy Cross.
a mart OF the University OF Notre PANE,
Indiana. Trinity College for the higher
education OF Catholic women. and the
aovitiate OF The Society o. 81. Paul.
Il should be explained that While me
Franciscans have regular provinces. as
have other orders. Buffalo. Cincinnati.
md ST. Louis among them. there Is In
control Of small territory on the Al