The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
Union Of Church and State
Doomed in England.
Duke of Newcastle Predicts
Disestablishment.
WARNING FACTIONS.
High Church and Low Church
Have Caused a Breach
Which viii End in the Down
fall of All.

New York. March 1S.-The Duke Of
Newcastle has returned to this city
from Florida where he has been enjoy
ing an extended vacation. The question
of the publication in this country Of his
raper the Church Review, has not been
dehniteiv settled. Since his return he
has met the Rev. Geo. N. Christian, rec
tor of the Church Of ST. Mary the Vir-
gin. and the Rev. Arthur Hitchie, rector
OF St Tgnatius church His grace viii be
a leading participant in several infor-
NAL conferences to be held during tne
week with high church leaders among
the protestant Episcopalians Of this cry
He will go to Boston next week, and Ia
ter to Philadelphia The Duke Of New
castle in an interview expressed decid-
ed views on the state OF ritualism in
England. He said:
Protestant Episcopal churches are
not % extremely low in America as they
are in England. Here they are divided
into high churches and broad churches
broad in the sense of 1axity OF doctrine.
There is no Drawing, however, in tie
Episcopalfan churches here. kensit has
been going about in the high churcEeS
OF England and actually brawling az tire
services That would not be tolerated l.
this country
owing to these disturbances the bis.-
OPS Of the English church have taken
fright at ritualism. They are therefore
trying TO suppress ritualism. We are not
aggressive, but we only want to be lef-
to ourselves. Ritualism signifies doc
1riue. 1t is an attack on our doctrine by
the bishops themselves. That Is why W.
are fighting for it. II It were only an
attack on the outward forms it would
not be SO serious
II think it viii lead eventually to dis
establishment in England There viii
be a severance Of the church from the
state The extreme low section of the
church win probably leave US It may
come at any time within twenty years.
We have a strong fighting body a
Radical government would probably dis
establish us. whether we wished 1t or
not But what we really want is dis
establishment under Conservative gov
7 don't know what the king would
have to profess after disestahliShment.
T suppose he would have to call himself
a Protestant lit is not our idea to get
high churchmen here entangled with
our troubles IN England We simply
wish TO have them better Informed Of
each other. There is no movement on
foot 10 again promote a union Jetween
the Anglican church and the church OF
Rome
s.The possibility OF a union Of the west
courpifshment- There are not so many an
tagonistic laws IN the Russian and Greek
that eventually the difficulties that exist
Between the eastern and western churches
may be overcome Steps have already
been taken to that end There are political
difficulties between England and Russia
10 be dealt with
The church OF Russia Is wrapped up
in the state Personally. I shall be very
much Interested in the movement to unite
them with the Anglican church. But the
movement needs for a leader man who
knows Russia WELL
As a result Of the conference the Duke
OF Newcastle has held with prominent
ritualists IN this country, his grace has
formed definite plan TO bring into closer
union the ritualists- OF England and the
United States.