New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
F0RAN AMERICAN CHURCH
Bishops Appoint a Committee to
Consider DR.. GATORS Suggestions.

Washington. Oct. AT the morning session OF
the Pan-American Conference OF Bishops BisiOp
Gailor. Of Tennessee. advocated the Development
of the Episcopal Church in the United States along
national lines. with view the creation OF a az
tinctively American church. He took the groNhI
that the United States did not need the Cnurch %
England, but the Church OF America He vas =
branch Of the Church o. England and also 70 the
Introduction Of English forms and customs INTO
Of Change Of Jane for PROTESTANT Episcopal
be Americanized. not Anxlicised- ..s
The general subject OF discussion the att,
tho other G t Prot1sst BESIDES bishop
iallor. the Bishop OF Montreal read paps5[- 80
Their Emphasis and they discussed the many many
a common ground Bishop Whitehead OF Pitts
burg. and the Bishop Of Niagara discussed FOih'S
Of Difference and Their Explanation
OF the development OF a distinctiveiy American
Church. Bishop Gaior said:
We ought to emphasize the fact that this Church
is not the Church OF the Middle Ages. nor the
Church OF England. but American cnureh. The
have 70 encounter are IN peculiar sense our ONI
@ Us 90 import into dhls Cnol l aa-tiss 81 the
Established Church OF England seems 10 me a mis-
take. Romanism has tried IN 70 be Roman IN
the United States. and is attempting 70 con-
vince people that it is the American Catholic
Church No body Of Christians ever had the sptsn
did opportunity that we have 20 demonstrate that
catholicity does not mean Ron1anis, aR i7t NE
ualism: but shall not do It "a a braren OF the
Church OF England only as an American church
Bishop Gailor urged the encouragement OF contact
and sympathy between the Episcopal Church and
the other Protestant churches by the maintenance
Of our American spirit and American Independence
in custom and worship and government" He de-
cIared that 10 recognize these differences OF ra-
toual and national progress but TO fall In Win
the Divine design. and 10 disparage or ignore that
he said Is to TRY to be more catholic than God
A committee Of bishops has been appointed 20
.or.stdar and report 20 the conference the e1-
pedency and prscticabtlity OF putting BlshOp
Callers suggestions into effect
At the close OF the afternoon session TINS state
nent was authorized:
A report was made by the Archbishop OF the
West indies on behalf OF q committee dPPOlnt-u
,4on the first ay Of the session. treating OF IN
r5~+9rr matters affecting the interest OF the sew
eral branches Of the Anglican comm 4illoh, - $500,
from one coIr try to another EesOlLl NeLe
troduced embOdying the recomnendatlons OF One
committee. with view % bringing VIC Ia - ~
the attention OF the legislative assemblies u -.
seva~a1 branches OF the Anglican Church and ina
thev might be communicated 20 the Archbishop o.
Canterbury. be laid before the next meeting %
After some discussion OF these resolutions, con-
sideraton OF subject was postponed N Iavor q
Nc h0ls 81 the Churchs WORK Among the Special
" Dependent Races in America 49,. -,
The Bishop Of Southern virginia tne F.lSnt -.
Dr. Randolph. read paper upon the WIN - -
Church among the negroes IN the tinted SteAL
-rEa PfshOp Of Honduras. as representing tn7
bishops in the West Indies. where negroes are -
-110n he subject OF evangeiizing the negroes az
the Dr0blen presents Itself in those regions telns
-aDa- and n was read by the secretary sIter
+aSoItious OF sympathy and fraternal greeting 70
the Archbishop or rupert : 1-st4lu' tlSC-- ..
sickness from being present. the conferences ao-
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