New-York tribune., 1903-05-27
BISHOP OPPOSES CHANGE.
Bad Politics, DR.. Burgess Says, to
Adopt a NezC Church Name.
RAPs GRINDING FACES OF POOR"


There was large attendancs yesterday at the
thirty-seventh convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Garden City
at the religious service which preceded the conven-
ton The Rev. DR.. Lindsay Parker preached on
The Primacy OF the Pulpit" He said the clergy
need 10 awaken to the fact that Il there Is any
weakness in the pulpit il IS largely the fault OF
ministers who do not insist having more time
devoted to the sermons and less the preliminary
services
Luncheon was served at the Garden City Hotel.
the aftsrnon the delegates listened 70 Bishop
BURGESS address. lie said in part
The most important event in the history of the
diocese during the last year mas been ne opeflns
Brooklyn
The purchase Of sites for tuture churches should
be part OF this corporations duty Brooklyn ana
Long Island developing with a rapidtty wnicn
may well appaI Us. Business men understand ars
on doing grant YOU in its arcndeaconTlss, mr. s. po9ss &
vista Of ten twenty years In this connsctioE !
Socesss 70 r1ain aus f nav be i1trusted TO the
Bishop for missionary and charitable work
The Bishop then reviewed the experiences Of the
Church OF the Epiphany and ST. Barnabas's Church
in Brooklyn the latter o: which has dropped OUT
OF existence owing 70 debts. He went on
If! ind that debts are accumulated without any
knowledge and that the ecclesiastical authority Is
being ignored in this particular. then ny consent
give the parishes Of the diocese warning thai do
not intend be deprived OF this prerogativs which
Many conservative men have become convinced
church Leaving out Of account the word "Epis-
necessary epitbet and nxlng our a.eention on ne ne
word Protestant We can see that tne aTgunlerI Tgu1I
The word first came into use IN ne year - as
tba ppi.sC second ID Co:I3ciI of s6fres
+ This document has been thought to be also ne
Bible only doctrine, which has had great vogue IN
the past The position IS one from which qLne-sn
/ scholars have long since seeded ano Wnlcn ne
English Church never assumed II - a more u
/ SThe fear Of the InQuisftion made more Protes
tants' says yotaEe than al the writings ~ Sal 81
Cburcb At Rome The murders and adultsrfss which
/ went on IN papaI palaces-these were among the
most powerful causes Of the Reformation IN This
/ opposed. but Protestant is opposed to cruelty.
lust @ 6s0y o God and ot 10 sCs iS and 2 o St
are words with noble origin. and Z seems un-
wise. as well as unscholarly, TO pit them one
But. granting for the sake Of argument. that the
! Church has never taken. nsvsrthsless. from the
point Of view OF CHRISTIAN statesman, easss s
poos p6 N ths THIS g a.' dess eea IN. Pf4iay q he
Of 1se at the present functuTe would 0e con
fe.sion Of weakness. II not Of defeat The Protss,
either Of its name or its history
Let the Church T go on and d hgB f5s s family ss5fs as ~ tss
ebsupfon Of women and defenceIess children.
aga asapst s esy ! ta4 paf e6s ag0sc from men os 4 orsi
by child labor, or BY grinding tne Iacet
Of the poor IN the gloom OF the mines or AMID me
clarter Of the mills let II STOW -
/ power by stretching out It's hand TO the forelgn
hordes which the greed Of CAPITALISTS brings sVery
wear in increasing numbers within our ports lst
1t educate the negro and proclaim ms e1uan1y In
the sight OF God and nation; let 1t do all this
and we shall have more care about nomer-
claCure-
The old officers OF the convention reelected
Before adjournment the nominations for nen2el-- :
I ship Of the standing committee were made Ihe
name Of Augustus Van Wyck was placed before @ the
[ convention and several ministers nurr1eciIy SuB-
Z ed :.
i p member OF the committee but failed OF re-elec-
lion q year ago because, as openly stated y tne
convention the time. OF his cOnnecLon with JIlf
American Ice Company The vote Will Dc rakso
in the morning