The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-27
NOT FOUNDED
ON The BIBLE.
Rev. Loring W. Batten,
Formerly of This
City Involved in a
Middle.

My suVOlVSu III q
Middle.
Episcopal Church circles in this city
"higher criticism" muddle in which the
Rev. Loring W. Batten, former rector Of
St.. Andrews Church OF Eighth and
Shipley streets, has involved the church
in New York and Philadelphia.
DR.. Batten, branded as hereto while
o teacher in the Philadelphia Divinity
School and rector of 81. Andrews
Church, this city. was induced to accept
call to st, Marks Church, New York,
as rector. He left Wilmington several
weeks ago. The moment he arrived in
New York City, he began to advocate
the extreme views which made him un-
welcome az an instructor in Philadel-
phia, and contest has begun between
his friends and foes which seems to
threaten serious split among the Epis-
copalians throug hout.the country.
Wednesday night DR.. Batten, address,
ing the New Yerk Church Club, said:
"You are obliged to handle the Scrip
lures freely or not at all. Don't read
them intellipently: try to make them
come out as Won yant-tbat is, If YOU
don't care to open these questions. But
the churchman is absolutely free to find
out the truth
1--WE know that the church has said
.bot ,orv oc;er.;8. oduo,cos voro mt
trus or has tried n atif,e them on,v To
Tho harm ~ tho cbrrcb have heard
thot ,hs RIM. ID tho foundation ~ tho
church T for ono don,t want IN n,ace
NV rel;o;on in a book Jesps Christ
10y ,eo, ~ $3.50 ~
NN, ~,
"orlu " "ri1e pooH' Anefo 10 no pal'
of the New Testament that was. written
to become part of a sacred bookl'
Dr Rotten narsad and the b;ob
chnrcbms~ 1 nresant car,ht their breath
nv Pr;nUa i had heen 7orced ont Of the
pa:.hu,a .so 10Y ahrroh fau iess, Rrt Dr
Rattan want aven fnrther ~
nc. p,,,Iuh l.. ,,;a .h.a o.o
.,;,,,.;..
'oea u u'"nins a'on''iou''o. w e"0
red book when he wrote his Epistles
than any clergyman here has when he
s;ts down IN ur;te his Sermon What he
avs avs 49,. A..
uio IL oeihe Aep' up piec'seiy 'ne s"'le
way today. Where are you going to
draw the line? Was all that he wrote in
urirod and tbat Of 81 Claimant not9
SPIN. I'M anu 'n a"n VI ~, ,o' oe eh au'' tho
No man 20" w - VIZ
Protestant episcopal Church ana pelieve
the Bible is the foundation-stone of the
church, The church flourished before
a. o.,;,.,uo, ,noro .ho,nht % ~ hofouo
VIC o'i'p'uiee "e,o '''o'sn, VIZ VI o''o'o
any one got the laea that they were sac
red.
When these statements were read by
DR.. Batten's acquaintances here they
caused something of a sensation, as thew
exceeded the teachings for which he had
been informed his presence upon the
faculty of the Divinity School could be
dispensed with.
"Wil the church take action against
him?" was the question upon every lip.
Opposed to DIR. Batten.
d;onatcb from pbiladelnb;a lost
,;aht .o,,a.
~, Raw Dr Mort;mer rector of g.
MarL,s Cbrrch tales a oraat ;nterast IN
.ha a n,estion He headed a comm;ttaa
shont n voor ooo wh;ch endeavorad to
ten and others of the DIVINITY School
staff of teachers. Speaking of the case
To-Day ne saiu'
Durlng Ihe eieyen years VI pr. DAT.
zen stay IN Ihiiaueiphla US professor OF
o'd Testament iiteratuTe became well
acquainted win MN: ne Is ehtlrely
gentleman, aIhough l, IN common Win
many others,uo nov approve OF MS views.
IL is qn'te true tnat tne church Goes
not rest on the blple' IN the sense mat
the chnrch existed before any DOCK OF
the New Testament was written ana
lurther we receive 1he bipie III tne test-
mony and authority OF the church.
oh the other hahd' every minister OF
our ch Lii Is required 10 aillrm MS ao-
so'nte pe,lei IN ihe hoiy scriptures as
the " ora OF tou' anu 10 promise that ne
VIII teach hothlng us necessary 10 salva-
tion Whlch is not contained thefein. IN
tnls sense tile hip'e IS ti'e source OF tne
chnfch doctrines, though not the origl-
nal source
IN regard TO mr.. batten statements,
II they are correctly reported should
characterize them as shocking, and IN.
consistent with loyalty to the church OF
Which he is priest. or even OF any real
loyalty to CHRISTIANITY.
Protested Teaching.
CIV 100, T od tho honor If holm, oro
81 samo roJ rr;asts nho nrotas,ad ar,; T"
~ r. p ;n tba Shiia
S Ga,ahio ' n;n;ni,v SchneI If Which " Rr
Go,p,," ond Ivy H. Eara G,orIa wave ~.
i,H ;,e;" "iu 49, ~ onn, W." , .no
nn n;atad 81 10 whitswosh the nan,lsm on'
"p Gtioh Ala not avon a I ,hoir oncmOor,
'l atnta ~ tho; o oconsatinns hut tha srh
w f,a;o e.'t tha soanoi ., rond, , al 1u ~
ecilPtiohs w VIC scHo'i no iapiuiy 'oii vi