New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-17
CHURCH CONGRESS ENDED
FoPIcs OF THE SESSION AND THOSE WHO
SPOKE

Providence r L. Nov 10 (speciaD.-The TWEEN
ieth session Of the Episcopal Church Congress was
brought &c close with two meetings to-day. The
sopic OF the morning session was The Icclesias-
sdcai Independence OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church
81 The speaker was the Rev. Dr.. Charles c. Tiffany,
sArchbishop Of Ncw-York. DR., Tiffany rccounted
kahe history OF the separation Of the American
Schurch from the Church of England. and dis
sEuEsed the changes in canon and ritual which this
Asepsretion Involved. George Ia briskie of New
York followed. and also discussed the question
from a historical Joint Of view. The Right Rev.
william Croscwell Doane. Bishop of Albany. said
skhat he liked the words catholic interdependence"
better than the word Independence applied
20 the Church. II seemed TO him the people
of America were afflicted with two diseases-anGlo-
phobia and anglornanis. He considered that when
ffhe American church has not Fgislated and the
schurch Of England has. on any question the
schurch is bound by the latters legislation. He
congratulated the Church that It getting back
30 the English doctrine on the question OF divorce
rhe Rev. DR.. Samuel D. Mcconnell of Brooklyn
suggested that the Protestant Episcopal Church
while ecclesia Sticaly Independent of the Church
{ of England. is independent OF the Protestant
Religious bodies of this country. among which ii is
compelled TO work. and that ii should abate its at
titude Of superiority and should recognize them
as churches. rather than merely religious organiza-
ffions. The Re-. F.. A White. Of Bloomfield y. j.
pleaded for the unfolding of the ties binding the
american and English churches. The topic of the
sfternoon session distinctly ecclesiastical,
being The Realization of the Communion of
Saints" One of the largest audiences of the
gress attended. The first speaker the Right
Rev. Alfred NJ Randolph. Bishop of Southern Viz
gina. Bishop Randolph defined the term saints
as applying 30 every member OF the Christian
Church
a The Rev Charles II Brent and the Rev, Percy
srowne. both Of Boston. spoke the same subject.
Mr.. Brent discussed the question of prayers for
the dead IN favorable tone. He believed that the
existing pra ctceS for that purpose in the prayer
book should be made more specific. He thought
that clergymen should not be exclusive socially
they are. but should reach for those who
differ from them in belief and thus do them good.
The Right Rev Arthur - A Hall. Bishop OF Yer
mont. the closing speaker He held that the
Holy Catholic Church Is the communion Of saints.
1Ie discussed the shifting doctrines of the Church
from the beginning of the question of the future
life. and favored change in the prayer book rec
ognZing intermediate state in the future life.
( since religious thought IS continually SRaying be-
tween Roman eXaggeration ard the modern vaea-
res Of spirituaIism and URiversalism The Rev. Or.
iCh8Ties Q. Tiffany. of New-York. the chairman OF
the National Committee Of the Conference. made
VERY graceful recognition Of the hospitality Of the
people OF Providence.