The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-09
A VICTORY FOR THE LOW
CHURCH PARTY.
The Episcopal General Convention as
Viewed by q Clergyman Of That Church.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
unexpected vote of the General Episcopal
Convention at Boston in its election of officers
clearly indicates that the Low Church party
has a decided majority in both the House Of
Bishops and the House Of Clerical and Lay
Deputies. Bishop Lawrence of Massuchu-
sets has been elected chairman Of the House
of Bishops, and the Rev. Dr. McKim of Wash
ington chairman of the House Of Deputies
Bishop Lawrence Is we'll known as Broad
Churchman. with decided Puritan tendencies,
and Dr.. McKim has recently attacked the
spread OF ritualism as well as the proposed
change in the canon on divorce. He is also
very decidedly opposed to the change of
name Of the Church. 1t is therefore fore
gone conclusion that the canon on divorce
will not be altered and that the elimination
Of the title of Protestant" from the name Of
the Church will not take place.
About four years ago the Rev. DR.. Dix,
rector of Trinity. decided High Churchman,
was president of the House of Deputies and
Bishop Doane Of Albany was chairman of
the House of Bishops. an indication that the
majority OF the convention WAS favorable to
advanced churchmanship; but matters have
rituali.tic party have not the sli ghtest chance
Of influencing the legislation Of the Church;
In addition TO the canon on divorce and the
proposed change OF name, there are two other
Of canon whereby the P.esidins bishop SHAH
De elSCUeu, anu tne lOTiIldtiUH vi Cuncu
creating provinces over which an. Archbishop
shall preside. The, creation Of prov inces
would tt shs S he
matters now stand clergyman may be de-
posed in one diocese for, ritual and doctrine
and there is no court OF appeal. he lorna;
ton OF provinces under an Archbishop would
hs t tat 81 NeM MOULD Ss
presidins over some five or six Bishops would
an an a appeal could be made to the House Of
Bishops, There are m many dsates in the
would seem to indicate that provinces will
not be formed at at present ntnon 0ra,d,o N.
position Of Presiding Bishop will only be op..
posed by the = personal friends Of the Most
s Nsn ha0P as eerssna T tie BisheP
futile is man full Of physical and mental
and has only one pdssonalSatTn
age Az Of bis predeeessor, the Right Rev; Thomas
pletely united him for his duties. and demon
strated the very great tnconvenlenoe Of the
h daeess st iss h 1esn DT Bhp
and practically the .Archbis hop Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, of America. If q
will come into force at once, and either an
Archbishop or Presiding Bishop; will be
esse the tWo popaP will H S
Bishop Doane OF Albany. who is 70 years Of
age, and Bishop Lawrence OF Massachusetts.
who Is only ~. They are both natives OF Bos-
ton They represent the two parties of the
Church. But the vote to which I have re-
ferred very clearly shows that decided Low
Churchman would be elected. The presence
Of the Archbishop Of Canterbury has been an
object lesson, and as Archbishops have been
recently appointed in Canada II would seem
very probable that the Presiding Bishop I'm
der the new canon will be designated Arch
bishop LII. d.
NEW YoRK. Dot. A.