The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-21
HIGH CHURCH MAGAZINE.
alta CKs BISHOP POTTKR, DIR. BRI0aS
AND THE BROAD CHURCHMEN.

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Pictures the "Arch- Enemy of Souls Stalking
in surplice and stole"-Prays That the
Bishop of New York May Turn Back and
Cease to Lend the Rationalistic Party.
The first number OF Church Defence. q
monthly magazine devoted to the Interests OF
the High Church party OF the Episcopal Church
in the United States. will be issued to-day. 1t
Is said that at least one Bishop and several New
York clerRymen are behind the paper and will
write for It. william Writ Mills is the editor.
The first number contains twenty-four pages.
Judging from an advance copy. Bishop Potter.
Dr. Briggs and the Broad Church party are to
be the targets OF the editorial darts. and tho
maxim that the first principle OF defence Ia
attack is suggested by the motto OF the paper.
used also as heading for the leading article:
First Pure. then Peaceable." This article
says:
Tho gospel is first pure. then peaceable.
Its message OF peace Is to men OF goodwill.
not to those who teach what the American
Bishops. In their Pastoral Letter OF 1894, de-
scribe as certain novelties Of opinion and ex-
preston. which have seemed to us to be sub
versive Of the fundamental verities OF Christ's
religion There can be no peace between
faith and unbelIef. and when the arch enemy
OF souls comes stalking In surplice and stole.
the call to battle against error becomes more
Imperative. Now unbelief boldly de-
mands admission to the priesthood. and a
Bishop has been found to lay hands upon an
avowed, disciple Of error. an mpugner OF Gods
Holy Word. This sacrilege was not committed
thoughtlessy or unadvisedly. but In the face
OF serious and earnest protests. 1t was not an
errato incident but 1t was a concerted assault
upon the Citadel OF Faith. 1t Is not that
enemies without the battlements seek to take
the clty but fhay n within eD1aayprnp n
betray the Fortress OF Salvation"
Another article headad THE Crisis In a Great
Mans Life" eIhorts the Bishop to como out
publicly and declare that he committed .
Rrievous error In receiving DIR. Briggs into the
Church. This article says:
Either by silence or by open statement 10
would seem entirely probable that the Bishop
Of New York would at his coming convention
announce his nnal decision whether to remain
a leader OF the Rationalistic Party in the
Church. He 10 strangely In the posi-
tion OF the great Arian Bishops. 1t was furthest
from the thought OF these men to rend or
destroy the Church-rather was It the hope
OF winning for the Church every force and
power OF the world that led them on to
support principles which were at last
condemned by the Church These
Bishops wanted also for the Church the
wealth and power OF the world-it meant
the means Of building magnificent cathedrals.
OF reaching out and Influencing vast mum bers:
1t meant the turning Of the Church from o
hated handful 70 mighty and victorious army
Where stood those Arian Bishops
stands to-day the Bishop OF New York. Will
he be strong enough and great enough to break
away from the evil forces closing about his
name and work? God and he alone can an
swer. Lucian. seeing the ruin to which his
system led. turned In tho midst OF his strong
career and by martyrdom retrieved the error
OF his life. For the Bishop OF New York to
turn now will cost him something much like
martyrdom. Mons the less We pray God he
may be great enough and brave enough to
stand at last with Lucian"
or Broad Churchmen In general the following
comment is made: The Broad Churehman is
generally subtle This ia Of great service to
him. because it enables him to teach heresy
without being called to account for It, The
very words by which he leads the faithful
astray arc put together with such subtlety that
he could explain them away before any ecclesi.
astioal court This ceverness OF the Evil One
has saved many a Broad Churchman from
discipline"
Referring to Dr. Briggs. the magazine says:
THE Church has one Bible. Dr. Briggs an
other. which is a mere collection OF extracts
from the Holy Scripture. DIR. Briggs.
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occupies a position which. to say the least.
must be trying As professor In the Union
Theological Seminary. he Is supposed to be
under obligations to teach the Westminster
Confession; as a priest Of tho Church. he is
| bound 20 teach the Catholic faith. as this
Church hath received the same. As professor.
he teaches men who are to go forth. not as
priests. but as Presbyterian ministers while
he himself has taken VOWS to be priest in the
! Anglican Church. which believes in three
fold ministry. As a clergyman OF tho Church.
which believes the Bible to be the word OF God,
he Is going forth to teach at the Pro- Cat hedral
parish people. a large part Of whom are Jews.
| not to believe the Old Testament"
! With tho possible hope OF having something
done to the Standing Committee OF the Diocese
at the Diocesan Convention next week. the
magazine states that 1T is inevitable that tho
Churchmen ofthe diocese should feel agg reyed
at the failure OF the Standing Committee to
prevent tho advancement OF DIR. Briggs to the
priesthood. and 1t wilt be strange II the dele
gates to the Diocesan Convention do not have
something emphatic to say on this subject"
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