The evening times., 1899-10-25
BISHOP POTTER ENDORSED.
Episcopal PreIates.s WeIcome DIR
Briggs Into Their Church.


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-Nearly every bishop
in attendance upon the missionary council
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Low
in session here, expresses himself in sym
pathy with the action of Bishop Potter in
receiving DR.. Briggs into the church and
in accepting the resignation Of DR.. De
Costa
or twenty odd bishops interviewed on
the matter. not one disapproves Bishop
Potter's course. though several decline to
discuss the question at all Following are
condensed opinions OF the more prominent
bishops:
Bishop Dudley. of Kentucky: Il approve
Of Bishop Potter's course in the Briggs and
De Costa incident" - @
Bishop Funstein, of Idaho: Il am in SYM
pathy with Bishop Potter and endorse his
action in receiving DR.. Briggs into the
church. DR.. De Costa acted for himself
He had the right. M
Bishop Peterkin. of West Virginia:
Most assuredly / endorse ifhe action of
Bishop Potter. have ne time to discuss
DR.. Briggs attitude toward the higher
criticism"
Potter is a man who keeps in touch with
things and events which happen, and with
men. His course is to be commended
predict that DR. Briggs will be shining
light in the Episcopal Church. If we have
lost DR.. De Costa, we have gained Dr.
| Briggs
Bishop MilIspaugh, of Kansas Il ha ye
the utmost confidence in Bishop Potter and
am confident he would take no steps detri-
mental to the interests OF the Church.
Bishop Gilbert, Of Minnesota: My syu:-
pathies are with Bishop Potter. He did
what any large minded bishop would have
done. DR.. Briggs is not less orthodox than
many critics. He has a reyerent regard
for the Bible, but controversial DISPOSE
ton" -
Bishop Satterlee. of Washington: IF,
in accepting DR.. Briggs into the Episcopal
Church Bishop Potter did not endorse
higher criticism of the Bible.-I do. AS for
DR.. De Costa, he had been uncomfortable
in the Church for a long time, and the
best thing for him to do was to get out.
/ know DR.. Briggs intimately, and can say
that he is strong churchman, thoroughly
in sympathy with the Episcopal Church,
and a firm and consistent believer in the
inspiration of the Bible"
Bishop Tuttle of Missouri: "If ii is
question of accepting the view of Bishop
Potter or that of DR.. De Costa as to wheth-
er the tenets of DR.. Briggs or anyone else
are conss ent with the creed ofthe Church,
l must side with Bishop Potter. Dr. De
Costa is not man whose Judgment in such
matters / should be willing to trust He
has been known for years as pessimistic
critic and sort of an irreconcilable."
Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburg Il have
every confidence in Bishop Potter and his
ability to judge and act rightly on any
question that comes up in. the diocese OF
New York. For several years past Dr. De
Costa has shown himself to be a follower
of the Roman Catholic Church and not the
Episcopal Church. Ar
Bishop Whitaker, of Pennsylvania:
There is little, if any, sympathy in the
Church with the course Dr. De Costa has
taken. The ordination of Dr. Briggs had
little to do with De Costa's resignation.
1t merely furnished him an occasion to
leave the Church in such a manner as to
create great amount of public comment"