The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-28
RITUALISM AND ROME.
A striking Letter ON the "Csthelic
Movement In the Episcopal Church.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Su: Your
correspondent Mr.. Fred II. Glasby. says.
In The sUS Of April 81; There is no revo-
lutionary party In the Episcopal Church and
there is no party or section Of a party ad-
vocating ultimate submission or surrender
to the Bishop OF Rome or any other foreign
prelate.' -.
What, then, is the meaning Of the following
plank In the platform OF the Society OF tho
Atonement. which 10 composed Of Epsoopal
clergymen OF education and zeal:
The society further believes tina, the ses Of Peer
fs,er me 0 Wear q ys:u: csI.. md By dSiss
~ al 0 the sisheps u. SSnd soSSo isdsiss o.
P:.r III sss as ssSess ; .;a IL Elm
To be sure. Mr. 0lasby says these -monss-
tic extremists" are not 10 what he called the
Episcopal Church But BY what authority
does he speak? when and by whom. since
they were ordained as cerRymen. have they
been cast out2 II the amateur religious
at Garrison find that Bishop Potter withholds
from them the lisht of his episcopal counte-
nance. they have but to turn TO Fond du Lac.
following the example OF Father Richie.
who imported Bishop Grafton for the dedca-
ton Of the new st. Ignatius's and to preside
over rites which the, Etangelicals Of the
Episcopal Church. denoupce as "Romish-
and hereticai. $50.
But, lea wing the Garrisonites 10 the tsnder
mercy Of the catholic Protestant Frisco
paiians who, i understand. propose 10 dis
ciplne them, what ha. Mr. Glasby to say Of
the Rev Spencer Jones. author OF that lively
work, England and the Holy See: An Essay
Toward Reunion? Mr. or Father" Jones
must assuredly he allowed 10 be in" the An
glcan fold, 40 long. AT least, as he holds his
present place as rect or OF Batsford and Nor
ton In Marsh. A perusal OF the Essay"
its almost purely Roman chapters on ~Papsl
Supremacy -Infallibility." The Immaculate
Conception confession and IndulRences. =
lima yes. Dc. may move Mr. Glasby to revise
his opinion that there II mo party or section
Of a party In the Episcopal communion
-ad vocating ultimate submission or surren-
der to the Bishop of Rome he has not
Of fe his fe' WAY OF Thinking may be enlshtened
by glancine over these propositions. chosen
from the twenty-eisbt points laid down
by the Rev, Mr.. Jones: - t,.
90 4 divine IDEAL mus, BE capable Of fulnlmsn..
II. power 10 hold thrissianty together in bond:
~ S'f TX. See 81 Rom. is the Apostolic Sc. and is
to The s sr o 81 cn
90 Reunion sisnlhes reunion with the Church
dS Rome csnno, change since she claims 10
w az Reunion has come TO b. rccosni. ed both A.
an idea and IS necessity. ,.
Lest IL be thought that the author OF these
picturesquely "Romish" sentiments stands
alone in the Anglican communion, allow me
mar, among the Anglican catholics" who
furnishes the introduction" to MIR. Jqnes'e
book, thus giving to IL the weighty indorse-
ment OF his name
In regard 70 reunion with Rome. ] csnno, be.
neve Il as di n1cut as y Is thought The
question Of reunion still occupies the neld. and
inunIons. which are dcsilnsd. under the euidsnee
have great and Far reaching results.
There is hut one Interpretation for this,
Lord Halifax, Mr. Jones and the large and
* Sn' thss ,hsy
a necessity OF thought" can mean nothing
but -resubnais.ion The Position Of Rome
as s Mr. Jones' ssy easnoe or@ay sssss
TO be what il IS His Lordship has had en-
periencs OF this, Ne is one Of those who made
the journey to Rome and strained every nerve
there to obtain some sort Of recognition for
the hngliosn nm orfers VIII dhSeG answer was
put an end 70 Anglican aspirations for Q com
or their brothers in America desire union OF
Of ssG iSoS IN hs
land. OF Iyss and Bayley and Mcleod and
and nssrs and ans mako sps
humble submission at the throne OF Peter
MIR Jones, Lord Halifax and their party
know this, and II IL because they know Il that
their persistence in the oause OF reunion
so surely forecasts an exodus 10 Rome along
the already well-troddcp road
The Evan eelicals Of half a century ago
said that the oxford Movement meant
Rome" So II now appears IL did: but IN a
sense somewhat different from theirs. Within
the memory OF men now living the "ad yanced"
Anglicans have progressed SUCCESSFULLY from
"the Protestant Church" to the "Esta blish-
ment," the National Church" the Church
OF Rngiand.- the Church In ENGLAND" Can
terbury and York and finally. "EDrland,"
which. ACCORDING TO the Halifax party. Is
ALMOST ripe TO be gathered into the Roman
or the six or seven hundred thousand
Episcopalians In. the United States. few
inc bv experience that sanctuary lamps.
ecclesiastical yestments and Renufections
before an empty tabernacle are not In them
selves thin rs Of weivht, have come to the CON-
clusion that the Catholic Church Ia not on
Invisible. Intangible theory. but a practical
fact.
Episcopal Church II thev leave that CON-
murion' now or later II will not be because
they are read out BY thou ehtless or unlearncd
iaymen-savinV the presence Of Mr.. CLASSIFY.
or any Of his way OF thinking,
oswRoo. April rs.