The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-24
OBJECTS TOPROTESTANT MASS
BRITISH ANTI-RITUALIST VICAR
THREATENS A FUSS HERE.


but Doesn't Expect Action on 1t.
Tho Rev. r. G. Fillingham. vicar Of Hex
ton. Hertfordshire, England, whose anti
ritual zeal has led him to create disturb
ances In various churches In England, in
Guiding st. Paul's Cathedral, with the re-
suit that he has been arrested and con-
victed Of Drawing in public places, Is stay
ing for few days at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
In this city. Last Sunday he attended
service at the Church OF st. Mary the Virgin,
In West Forty-eixth street. Mr.. Filling
ham 10 not here yet, for the purpose Of con-
Quoting an anti-ritual crusade, but he
promises to come to New York next spring
and carry on the same sort OF warfare In
extreme ritualistic churches which he has
conducted in England. For the present
he says he will content himself with the
following letter of protest which he sent
yesterday to Bishop Potter
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
New York. June q. 1908
RIGHT REVEREND Sir: ] hope ! shall not
affairs Of others If / address you on the sub
iect OF the scandalous and unlawful proceed
l Nsw S e. The Church of st. Mary thevirsin'
Church OF England, ! have been called upon
ny pst III IL he
ment IN our Church Several Of my American
have Urged ae me 70 b 90 in
- was present nH last Sunday lay morning at st.
My the e bs has shJSh Is SS
part from the Church oi gland IL any ut es
The Whole service was iissrant defiance Of
Protest antism. The Church OF England was
reformed especially to get rid OF the mass
but on Sunday morning what was openly
ana eSSne1y sR was per-
hrned oepmasetons Se wsr worn nd was
These things are in fragrant defiance at OF the
discipline or the English Church: they are abb.
solutely illegal. And the proceedings cllmi.
mated In the elevation and alteration Of the
shouId he abSnrred Nv ali rbriss ian Do0 osp says
'" Sir the articles Of Reiigion. adn ,nd bv
the whole Protestant Episcopal Chiirch n
1901 describe masses as ..'blssphemous fables
St. Mary the virgin publicly celebrates the
high mass which , ne is pledged to disbelieve.
th 70 YOU e,r enis 20 soiemny urge
t IN eIea a,t. o. foul sptse0pat authorlty
Won 1n are not merely Bishon in name. sureIy
you have some power to enforce the laws .@ Of
Church in America, is not the kingdom Of
chance and error. ! eali upon YOU. as
ruler OF the lrotestant ChuLch 10 TAKE steps
70 pst a ee 70 .hes' anu
II has been INV lot To protest MI blclv Of in at
idoiatry in st. Paul's Cathedral, London.
and elsewhere: l hope 1t may not be my
duty, on my return to New York. TO protest
publicly with band 81 friends, against the
iaolaNtry prach1iced oy the reGsod o, 81, Mafy
th S not max fse doe o no ntS
by forcible action, to cail the attention Of
the public to this matter. I am, Right
Reverend Sir, your obedient servant.
r. e. FLLINoHAM. Vicar OF He3ton. England;
am on my way nome from Japan,
said Mr.. flllhgnam at MS hotel YESTERDAY
where went Tor a rest. IN iokohama
my attention was orawn 70 rltuanstlc praoI1
ticee IN an episcopal Church mere ano
protested against the same, win tne result
that rather Niolent Controversy was
preoipNateo. lneIe are many IN Engia; nN,
VINO are interestea m tAls ih mo against y.
these niegal practlces " the Gnurch. ~ 10
our ann 70 arouse puonc oPhipon on .ne
s9oIsci. We wtno 10 Gte ,.nsist;e
OF al uen3.hlna''ohs against 'ie f'uAis'io
prsfn En~Iand T notihed tho nean ~ a.
poni's thst was eo;no to nrotest n,,hiicaiiv
aao;nst t Esth"r Ho,lins q noted ritnaiisf
oeendm"t;no sarvioas n the cathedrsi'
Thev were ready Tor me- with a force 81
nnIIcemen. hut did not 90 on that occasion.
I went at A time when thew were not ex-
peotine me, and took number OF persons