The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18

lively IN service Is Lno IocV"' VI ui~ . -"
and powerful Trinity Church, 10 eight
years older than Bishop POTTER.
In tho Roman Catholic Church, tho
Pope is Of exactly his age, but Arch
bishop FARLEY of New York is his junior
by seven years. Archbishop RYAN OF
PHILADELPHIA is older by four years and
Archbishop IRELAND Of st. Paul younger
by only three years.
1t will be seen, therefore, that there Is
nothing In the mere age OF Bishop POTTER
which would require or even justify the
election of Coadjutor on the ground OF
his superannuation. In politics, IN the
professions and in the world OF affairs,
some OF the most masterful OF the leaders
are Of an age as great or even greater.
The possibility. however, OF any mans
being able single-handed to perform the
multifarious round of duties, OF episcopal
visitation to the churches for confirma-
ton, for example, may be questioned,
no matter how great his strength. and it
Is on that ground that the clergy OF Bishop
PorTER's diocese seem to be satisfied OF
his need of Coadjutor. But criticisms
Of his administration are also heard
from some quarters. With the situation
Of the Episcopal Church az it Is, such crit
icisms are inevitable. A Bishop nova
DAYS has team to drive which pulls in
many directions. The Low Church, or
Protestant, party cannot be called as ag-
eressive iu New York as it was once; but
the even violent opposition to the in
tensely aggressive Ritualists, or Anglo
Catholics indicates that the distinc-
lively Protestant element is strong, IL
not dominant. Then comes the Broad
Church. party. with very much OF the
intellectual strength OF the clergy.
The bitterness of the conflict between
these parties 10 shown in articles in the
last number OF the Church Eclectic, a
magazine published in New Jersey as a
representative Of the High Church y
school. To tho question, why is Prot
estantism 80 rampant in the Anglican
Church at this hour?' the leading article
replies: Because every year there are
raised to the episcopal bench and or
dained into the ministry men who have
no conception Of the Catholic Church.
Hitting at the Broad Church school.
it says that IF there is anything dis
gushing to common sense it is the way
in which our young divinity professors
are made to lose their heads and to con-
slider themselves to be qualified to brush
aside by a wave OF the hand or stroke OF
the pen the accumulated learning of the
early centuries. This modern school
Of Anglican theologians, it asserts, "is
largely school Of rationalizers, gram
marians, dialectioians; and reason. not
faith, is the instrument by which it fash
ions its system.
The violence OF this conflict between
the Catholic and the Protestant schools
was indicated when now Ritualist
vicar OF an extremely Ritualistio London
parish was instituted last month by the
Bishop Of Stepney, acting for the Bishop
of London. An English Church paper
commenting on the proceedings, says:
"The work of the Pope will 20 on for ill practlca
purposes tho same as before. No doubt this will
crafty the secret conclaves OF the Confraternitl
Of tho Blessed Sacrament and the Society OF tn
Holy Cross. to say nothing Of the Jesuit intrguer
in tho land. But how long will English Churchmel
allow themselves TO be trincd with by preates o
the stamp Of DR.. INGRAM Bishop OF London since
,oop and hix sateilites7"
We give these merely as indication:
OF a bitterness OF feeling between thu
different parties OF the Episcopal Church
which will complicate the question o
! the election of a Coadjutor to Bishop
POTTER. Our clerical correspondent
suggests eight candidates, included
among whom are representatives OF
the one hand Of the Protestant spiri
! and on the other Of the EXTREMIST schoo
Of Ritualism. Between them he put
DR.. HUNTINGTON OF Grace Church, VIII
may be set down as representative @
the Broad" or liberal school, to whic
also Bishop POTTER himself may be as
signed. As compromise candidate, tn
Rev. Mr.. GRosvENoR OF the Incarnatio
seems to be regarded by our CORE
spondent as having, perhaps, the bes
chances. Extreme Ritualism, he thinks
with good reason, is likely to be repre-
scented in the candidacy Of DR.. CHRIS
TIAN of st. Mary the Virgins, but with
out #the least chance of his carrying I'll
vote Of the convention. DR.. CHRI.
T1AN Is undoubtedly one Of the ablest {
the Episcopal clergynen OF New forl
but he and Bishop POTTER harnessed t.