The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-10
The ology in the Episcopal Church.

The very radical differences between
the saoerdotal and sacramentarian, the
Evangelical and the liberal or Broad
parties of the Episcopal Church are made
to appear strikingly in the canvassing
and discussions now going on concern
ing the election Of a dean of the General
Theological Seminary to succeed the
late DR.. HOFFMAN, which Is to take place
In Easter week.
These three schools are all Of them
powerful in that Church. The Low
Church or Evangelical party Is not
as prominent and perhaps it is not as
numerous as 1t once was, but that it re-
mains and is still OF large influence is
indicated in the discussions now pro-
oeeding as to change in the official name
of the Church, the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The movement for q change
began with the first considerable devel-
opment Of the High Church party,
and its impulse was and still is detesta-
ton Of the term Protestant but Il is
made apparent In these discussions that
the Low Church or Protestant party
will make itself heard very distinctly
and persistently when the question comes
I'D for decision in the General Conven-
ton at Boston in October Of next year.
The High Church party is determined
10 get rid Of both Protestant and
Episcopal in the designation and TO
substitute Catholic The liberal
party seems to look on the whole dis
cussion as touching a superficial matter
merely when essential questions CON-
mand the gravest consideration Of the
Church. and primarily the question Of
establishing some form OF Christian
unity.
The Broad Church party may. per-
haps. be said TO include the prcponder-
anoe Of the intellectual ability Of the
clergy. the sacerdotal party Of the most
passionate earnestness and Aggressive
mesa, and the Evangelical 20 repre-
sent the active survival Of the old-time
protest against everything Of a. Roman
hing tendency. and also opposition
90 the new theology u which the
liberal school has become the exponent
The conflict between them gives exiraor-
binary importance % the forthcoming
election ~ dean for the General Theo-
logical seminary. for that institution 10
the mother theological school ~ the
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