New-York tribune., 1901-03-18
NEWCASTLE EXPECTS UNION.
THINKS THE ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND
GREEK CHURCHES WILL COME
TOGETHER.

The Duke OF Newcastle. who has spent the last
two months in the South. returned TO this city last
Thursday, and is at the Hotel Savoy.
J Il have had splendid time in Florida and at
Nassau" he said lat evening, but am glad to get
back to the nvigorating air of New-York. The
climate quite enervatIng in the lower latitudes
/ returned North earlier than had expected for
that | shall stay In this city this week. and
then plan 10 go Boston.
After spending Holy Week and Easter in Phia-
delpha the guest Of the Rev Dr. Alfred g.
Mortimer of ST. Marks Church. think shall go
back to England. ! shall not. in any event. delay
my departure after May l. l anxious 10 get
a bit of tarpon fishing the coast of Florida
1 may go to British Columbia. This is my sixth
visit 10 this country. and each time come here
grow fonder OF the American people.
Il came here in December for the purpose Of
getting the churehmen of the two countries better
acquainted with each other. am sorry 10 confess
that the churchmen OF England know little of
the work which their brethren here carrying
\ false impression has got about that ] am
here for the purpose of involving members Of the
American Protestant Episcopal Church with the
quarrels Of the Church of England. Nothing OF
the kind has been contemplated. ] have spent my
time in New-YOrk discussing church work with
men like the Rev. DR.. g. NJ. Christian, of ST.
Mary the Virgins. and the Rev DR.. Arthur Richie
Of ST. Ignatuss. Ny two colleagues who left
England with me have returned home after con-
ferring with number OF churchmen at Boston
we are hshting for the of ritualisfn and
nave found a number or supporters here. although
our campaign in America has not been in any sense
aggressive. one of the principal objects Of my
Nlslt mas heen TO arrange for an American edition
OF The Church Review. a weekly High Church
London.
1t IS wellnigh impossible 10 unite the Anglican
win the Roman Catholic Church. has been
teInpla ted al different times. The Pope has denied
The validity of the Anglican orders. and conse
quently nothing can be done for he initiative. must
come from Rome. do think. however. that within
the next twenty years there may te effected a
sian and Greek churches which the same in
doctrine and in their mild antaEonism toward
Rome England and Russia are politically al odds
and cannot now conceive how this obstacle will
be overcome. Nothing has been done ~ late toward
bringing the Eastern and Western churches into
closer relations though there have been many in
diVidual attempts along these lines in the past
fancy that my interest In the subject will lead
10 take an active part In the campaign for the uni
ncation OF the three churches. The sooner
insular folk learn more about Russia the more
quickly will our hopes be realized.
We ritualists have finely organized fighting
body IN England, and We believe shall eventual
ly triumph II we do. II VIII lead TO IN" disestab-
lishment of the church
Much depends upon the kind OF governments
We have In the future We could succeed better
were the movement 10 come 20 head when the
Conservatives are in power. IL Ne should succeed
IN divorcing the church from the state. Edward
VII could longer call himself the Defender os
Faith. He could. no doubt. accept any creed ex-
cept that Of Roman Catholicism. the entrance 10
which Is legally forbidden To him by the uuwritten
constitution OF the country