The sun., 1899-05-01
|il lJQGGSAND THE BISHOP
Ip3 h.ITY NOW THAT THERE WILL
MUNBE NO ORDINATION.


rM hnU of tho Former Presbyterian IL
M WUW to Influence the Bishop Toward
t|AlhY urae That viii Avert Conflict.
Ktu ent Episcopalians OF the diocese OF
N{nyk will get together this week to agree
4 yfa3lan OF action to be followed in case DIR.
"a NA A. Briggs does not withdraw his ap-
UM E IN for holy orders. DIR. Briggs preached
II ~ Eton yesterday. and no will not re-
W WIhome until tomorrow Bishop Pot
1U has not announced what he in
to do. Although the Bishop wrote
. HOr Huntington Of Grace Church that
aW had made other arrangements I"
I'D Dr. BrigRs's ordination. some Episco-
ians. who know what polite man tho
! shop is. think that he has advised DR.. Briggs
A recedc from his determination to enter the
4 rIesthood. Bishop Potter. they say. recog-
NJ lies that one of his first duties is to preserve
|Sharmony in his diocese. and there is no ques-
Ition that he Ia opposed to reopening in the
" Episcopal Church the controversy which caused
such bitterness in the Presbyterian.
Dr. Briggs. IL is helieved. will not withdraw
his application voluntarily. He IL still smart
ing from his chastisement in the Presbyterian
Church. and he looks to the Episcopal
Church for the Endorsement that holy
orders would give. In tho preface OF
his neT hook he refers to those trying years
when he was battling for truth and right
the Bible. and when he suffered tho penalties
Of unrGhteous md Illegal ecclesiastical dis
cipline." Dr Briggs. as he himself told SUN
reporter last week. does not need to become al
Episcopal priest He ia n professor in Union
Theological Seminary and has no in
tcntion or desire to take up parish
work As deacon in the Episcopal
Church he has the right to preach. as he is
doing when he cares TO- Ordination" he told
o. is aall, ~
quenre to me. ] can teach and preach without
entering the priesthood. Whatever the Bishop
advises will do
Many Of tho High Church party-and it is
this party which leads the opposition to DR..
Briggs ordination-belicve that Bishop Pot
ter is too polite to take sides in controversy
which SO deeply stirs the Church. For him to
hood as, the Rev. Dr. ,Gendsnin GGf st. Peters,
S Ss say n'SI S"re the Bshor in RR tRe extrems erS
wing Of The he broad Church party. M as an adyo.
.ay. does @ not wish t" b. identned With Wit any any
rarty. and thus is why they believe that. the
y fms bs at the he
would ordan pr, Briggs in the church of DR..
TT HIGH haTss a h1Rss qns
DR. Cendenn, during his rectorshin in West
Chester ;has GGSomG one of Fhs the leading High
In the convention Of the diocese, DR.. Clendenin
moved to strike out the words Protestant
Tia, the tS mt %1F Sluch @ osffHs tEs
country should he called the Church Of Amer.
hT. Huntington. the, leader Of, the, Broad
!!hnrchh party in America objected to the mo-
Potter snccecded in having the motion With With
drawn. although the Bishop stated in the con-
qnae o and fI miseaJne The % QUESTION % mus came mp
again in the House of Bishops. but DR.. Hun
tington; in the House of Deputies, again sue
rBnIpH "A n
HtnFon thus far ths the only ayCTed EYED
number OF the Church Q!orterlv contains the
Qurs!ion. why am / a ChurchmanT"
When was & boy my parents were Low
university, was Broad Church" answers the
rector Of Grace Church. Il am churchman
Anglican religion is large, enough and strong
enough to include all OF these three ways OF
n "I Y hnds Fast to the Church. the
Holy Catholic Church and IN this he Is dia-
baaE to D BSss hs breb tn his
that the consenses. of the Church. the
In the Fathers. their recognition by the early
s,andardi,othese d hist9rcal Q, al evidences haye no
"W$y A% q charc$%ppnS, p says: III n paT1: =" "
The S Church % is the eeca coStnued NJ . ie n
carnation. Christ loved the Church and gave
faith once for ali dclivered to- to the % saints 50 70 To
the tremendous question. What must man do
be 6n 6s n ha na 100 It
clear and , definite; The Holy Ghost dweIls
e tse a and the Tfhh9ues h
nothh1g permanent pInarH in the world but the
time to time. free itself from the accret Ions OF
contsat v despons wrt World TSs. .0sf sfter
centuries. Of eventfu history. the Anglican
part part Of OF the Church ever dared undertake
areturn to pure Catholic faith and practice be-
oT6a OF se saTs tn "ns conflict B t
Anglican Church-the Church ,pre-eminently
# hi. ths pu and hsfH"sPs as
ment. may vel, hope to be the centre
nSh wnsh the dsT 6sv 60 Sns nS pesSssH sSs III
that union find answer to the prayer, Of our
or Thq they m be s,st tbs the
Briggs Ordination heartily ndorsed iiS by " High
tapts and Catholics. IS evident from the letters
and telegrams he receives from all over the
and others in other ,dioceses were seen by
Sun renorter Yesterday; Dr. Clendenin has re-
hood in this diocese, He does not desire to make
any Of these public now. 81 have Just read
%s to Bs5op 9e in s
writes a New Jersey rector. and I write TO
congratulate you and your vestry on the stand
YOU have taken. As you say. why should one
with Dr. Briggss ayowsd views desire to be in
the ministry OF Church which solemnly pro-
tesses what he scouts9 feel sure your action
From p rector up the State DR.. Clendenin has
received this letter:
Your letter will. am sure. be real SER
vice 70 the Church and help and encourage
ment to those who are trying to teach and 70
practice the Catholic faith. l hope you will
not consider it an intrusion on my part to
write this and to assure you OF my remem-
hrance at our altar here on Sunday morning
next at the early celebration"
Among the letters from members OF other
churches Is this one:
~ was born and reared in the Protestant
Episcopal Church and Tin error. perhaps) left
it.when l was converted. because it's pastors
did not seem to me TO stand for the religion OF
my Master. Your letter in THE New YORK
sun has done more to command my respect
for the Episcopal Church than any other thing
can think Of If should be sure that ! could
lind in the Episcopal Church the. doctrines you
hold and defend 50 ably would return to its
communion to-day. fear. however, reverend
sir. thar vOu yourself will he called on to suffer
al