New-York tribune., 1903-07-27
DIR, BABBITT ON THE POPE.
Praises Him for His GoodneSs-Dis-
cusSeS Church Unity.

Leo XIII and His Relations TO the Church" was
the subject Of the sermon preached by the Rev
DR. Dean Richmond Babbitt in the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, McDonough-st.
and Tompkns-aye., Brooklyn, yesterday DR.. Bah
bitt's text Holding the head, from which
ali tbs body by joints and bands having nouTish-
aneut minstered, and knit together increaseth with
The increase Of God" CColossians; H. 19). He said
in part:
II would seem that high Christian character
eminent goodness, great administrative, ability in
santiness should be gladly recognized by all per
Sons OF al creeds and of all shades OF theological
Or ecclesIastlc difference. l therefore. have no
hesi1aiion as Protestant, one, 100 who values
and who tries 10 know the basis and meaning OF
5eIs o m IA gPga6ng ib the highest
ideas, h9nesty OF purpose and beautiful life of
desk not the place to dwell simply on biographi-
sal praises or personal euloges, but is Christian
ersonaties TO enforce es teseRinss % II ulaa
serfy the churchs teachings BY the life and letters
t one SO exalted and SO splendid in personal quail
Ses as tRe late Bishop q Rome. the head of one
The chief lesson that | wish to impress upon
Soq as derived from 81, Paul's instruction to the
tE the organic and corporate character Of the
b nqTs5 Bns1 ana heF faith L5o < X H. as
that The Anglican Church teaches that. What
& t TIE h9Pth 1s vhg 6ees oEgans am 5s
each other. one part living in and helping the other
g1Iq Ie We egsoh s ,+s NLe we hoic 50 much with Leo
sut must dr 6Wba1a not Ss 6eeaSse N We wish to
bsy m four Foe pr e GI S2E Of 4 faf f nor in
q the New Testament was closed. That makes US
Protestants limit our praise and admiration OF this
ping the system This is said sal dPikdT2dhst knds and S'Ge Ge
Enayes q conditions that have rolled up to Leo ss
Prma enr, Jhg ssitpatnles 1I 3L Werid outside Of
end the Church is real organic body
But We are glad 70 recognize oneness and har-
$50 IN the inspiring fellowship Of Christians which
the organic view OF the Church necesstates That
Church IT and our own insists that the individual
entithesis to the Church or in opposition to the
Church an ,7s glad the great Church Of Rome
srity OF the Church and that the faith of the
se 1beT ~ man can have
Again, one Of the strongest and best Of Leo XIIIs
which taught what we also teach viz that this
teachers Of morality and that morality issues from
saith and is consequence Of faith This religion,
,easnTe IF makes the brjsian 9 oo5 SgT5oT ;tf OF
gcod Reighbor good husband and father, good in
Again. one Of the most instructive, enlightening
and Sympathetic Of an Leo KITS encyelical letters
tnat on & SSptai ia aha iapor d5 fhowed this great
great laws that should protect employer and en-
past ages had stood for absoIutisn, was now by
5ts great sympathetic representative inclined to
tses hss democracy "i'e Is 'he note or THESE modern
Again. remarkable and long continued effort
of Leo XIII was for Church unity. IN that he
should have the praise of al Christians. Church
snity OF the great dreams OF his life. I
glad that our own Church. the Anglican Com
5uunion. only has had that dream but like
a.eo XIII, has tried TO actualize the dream. Leo
XII dreamed ~ the impossible the basis he
Efered which absorption of all churches into
she Church OF Rome with concessions or change
sn the latter Such unity be But the
dream how noble. from the stanspoint of this
srdeEt Rshep Of Rome. and the impulses to realize
= the lindliness. the tact, the eonciation, how
beautiful and good OF hiFn
And aeain. historic contrast eEalts Leo
XIII to a high estate IN the worlds thought and
$eeling. We know the history of the Popes OF the
Middle Ages, and of their Church for centuries.
81 is 6iicuit t0 review history and not hurt feel
fDrs wish 10 bA tender not critical. Lee XIII
shines nv contrast with earlier Popes. and the
Protestant world Tefoices Many them were cor
FUDt; he net. Many Of them impure; he
was not He was eminent above niI things for his
goodness
And. lastly. out OF the organic Church we find
legitimate issue of the temporal power II
seeTe was defect ST All marked n the long and
Fulendid e1iscopate spent q prisoner within the
Vatican. IT, WIS the firm. pereevering. unfseging
sFeistenee f,y Leo XIII that he not only q
FrFi'5lai lerd hut Dotcal sovereign The strength
- the Papeev to-day Is moral ard sniritual: its
weakness fa-fsv. for centuries the aRe-Inng
yiry fcr portical sovereignty. Within Ro:ne tho