The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-09
WHERE LATIN CATHOLICS ARE
S0ME NEW YORK CLERGY THINK
DIR. HUNTINGTON IN ERROR.
upea Arguments % the Rector
sf Grace I'm The Debate on the Amend
mont 10 Permit Other Forms sf wor-
snip IN the Episcopal Church Here.

mont 20 Permit Other Forms Of wor-
snip In the Episcopal Church Here.
Tho reported action Of the House OF Dcpu-
ties Of the Episcopal Convention at san Fran
cisco on Monday. adopting the Huntington
amendment TO the constitution % the Church
which would permit the temporary tuse OF
other forms Of worship by congregations
not In union with tho Church, n they DO
willing to accept the spiritual overnight OF
the Bishop OF the diocese OF missionary
district. was n subject ofmuch conversation
yesterday Ia circles interested In topics OF
religion. II was not until late In the day
TINT IL was made known that there had
becn a mistake la the count. and that the
amendment was lost. as will be seen In
another part Of this paper in a despatch
from SaiI Francisco.
A particular phase OF yesterdays dts
cussion turned upon these statements
made by the Rev. Dr.. William X. Hunting
ton OF Grace Church. this city, In closing
the debate upon he amendment at San
Francisco:
Great fear IL expressed % the Roman
Catholic Church. ] testow great praise
upon the Roman Catholic Church. | believe
u has lone great things In this country.
But a great change Is coming about In tho
Latin Catholic Church. I believe the yoke
OF papacy will be thrown 81. Then shall
We be ready 20 welcome them on the right.
DO what In YOU lies 90 maintain and set
forward quictncss. peacc. love among all
Christian people"
SuN reporters asked several Catholic
clergymsn yesterday for an expression Of
their views upon DR. Huntington's speech
The Rev Father Henry n Brann. rcctor Of
81. Agnes'- Homan Catholic Church, at iil
East forty-thiri street. said.
There Is nothing IN tho actual condl-
ton OF things In Latin Europe TO Justify
tho belief that the Latin nations will throw
on what Dr Huntington politely call tho
yoke Of The papacy ANY one who has read
the history Of those nations FOR the last
three hundred YEAR, ought Co know that the
Catholic Bishops. priests and peoples 81
the Latin rae, are more united TO the papacy
to-day than they we're fifty years ago
'Galucanism' and 'Jansenism' are dead
H. France. the spirit Of G%iannone. an Italian
'Gallecan' Is dead In southern Italy The
'Oid Catholic Church Ia Germany l. also
dead
The persecution 81 the Church la Italy
and rance to-day L. not q persecution by
Protestantz. The prosecutors are ab~o-
lutte unhelievers ia Christianity They
have left the Cathoi,r Church. but they are
tao logical to recognize any other
-Asto France. there are fewer Protrstants
there to-day than there were hftV wears ago.
The same II true Il other nations. notably
Of Switzerland and Germany. tn" Prot
eStant- there seem 10 have accepted the
platform of the Rev H-ter Newton, y D.,
a prominent Episcopal clergyman of this
-. -. A., . .....s Rs.aL -. a.. ~
SUS deuiei original siu. che Trinity.
the mystery OF the Incarnation. and the
inspiration Of the Bible There arr plenty
81 Italians. frcnchmen and Spaniards who
agree with him. and IL The Episcopal Church
wants them, the Pope, | am sure. will not
obJect. because he could not recognize
them ~ Christians ~ all
n Rev. Father Alexander y. Doyle 81
the Paulls' Fathers. Who is the editor Of
the Catholic Word. said
DIR Huntington u u SCHOLARLY gentle
man. but wh-n he a--arts that ia. Catholic
Church Ia th. United States h about a.
throw on the woke Of paIaCy, lee ~ not
talking 81 matters that ~" knows a great
deal OF The Holy Father in Rom" believes
that h. has no NOR loyal children In VA"
world than the Catholic Ts,ople IN the United
State-. and there N not on" eCclesiastiC
Ia tho country who l. az all ~cUnverSlu'
with the religious sentiments ~ III" Catholic
I-.pple who will not say that the Holy fdtlsr
j. right.
There 10 not the slightest manifestation
apparent In IN" lives OF ia" popln. In tho
catholic n"wSIaprr-. which are tho cN-
preston of their ls-t thoughts. or In IN"
sayings or doingS Of the clergy that can
H. const riIed into n desire 10 ie released
from the yoke u 10" plpaCy
III nr. Huntington l0s''s any lopse
on a revolt from Rome. 10 Il counting
without his host Instead 81 tho stpam-
Of people flowing away from Rome. Just
the con rary h the actual stat" 81 affair
II has been asserted Frequently In the pub
hc prns-. and II has not lsen cp~ntrovericd.
that tho number OF converts received into
the Catholic Church during 10" past wear
In this countrv amounts TO in.OOo " -
difficult to get at exact figures on this qu"s-
ton, inaSmuch a. most converts are re-
ceived quietly and uno-ientatipu-ly but
from what | know Of the work ftte Catholic
priesthood. | find that most priests have
converts under instruction all the time.