New-York tribune., 1907-09-25
BISHOP OF LONDON HERE
On a Tdcation, but 1t viii Be q
Busy One for Him.

The Right Rev. DR.. Arthur Foley Wittington-In-
gram, the first Bishop of London pay visit to
this country, arrived In this city last night The
Lord Bishop did not arrive at. the Grand Central
station until S34 o'clock his train being somewhat
late He by a number OF newspaper men
and Silas McBee, editor of The New York Church
man. Mr.. McBee accompanied by Bishop
Henry MONTGOMERY, secretary OF the Society for
the Propagation Of the Faith. the great English
foreign missionary society, who the Fur
nessia. of the Anchor Line, yesterday afternoon
accompanied by his daughter
His lordship was accompanied by his special chap
lain. the Rev. Z. p Anderson vicar of St Johns
Paddngton. England. and Stanley Christperson, a
layman friend His lordship, who is about sixty
years old, wore the conventional garb of an An
gcan bishop-long black clerical coat apron waist
coat and CATERS, black soft hat and silken ro-
settle, denoting his rank and order He was asked:
Has whatever there may be of materialstic and
asnostic tendency in the English Church affected
it?'
"Ch. no. the reply. "It has not hurt the
Anglican church. You know he went on earn
estly when he asked about the amount of
spirituality to be found in England twenty years
ago. I'VE we're facing a materialistic tendency
which 1 happy to say has disappeared. The
tide has turned in the other direction
Mention made of the recent encyclical of the
Pope against modernism. and the Bishop
asked what in his opinion II presented of danger
in the English church.
I'VE afraid of modernism of any
agnostic tendency Those are not things which
bother US particularly in the church to-day
The Bishop expressed himself as astounded at the
reception he had received. And 1 am here my
holidays" he said plaintiveIy. He spoken to
audiences of 5000 and 5000 in Ottawa and Toronto,
respectively, in the last few days, he said, and
added: Most of them wished to shake hands,
To-day if 1t does not rain, DR. Winnington-Ingrarn
will play golf and tennis on the links and courts at
Garden city lunching there and returning to Great
Neck His lordship will come to this city on Thurs
day and deliver address at Trinity Church
Thursday noon. after which he will return TO Great
Neck.
Bishop Montgomery was asked while he wait
ing for the arrival of his ordship If there was any
truth in the rurnor that st. Paurs Cathedral. in
London was sinking. He said that the cathedral
was not sinking any than any other old build
ing and that the rumor arose from the fact that
plans which had been made for digging water
main under the church had been abandoned He said
that learned that to build the main would let
the water into the lower part Of the church. so the
project had been given up.
Friday morning the Lord Bishop. with his secre
tsfy and friend. will to Washington. in COM
pany with Mr.. McBee 10 call upon President Roose
Welt. On Sunday he will speak several times In the
capital city. addressing the annual convention OF
the brotherhood of st, Andrew in session there.
and the laying Of the cornerstone, of the Cathe-
dral of SIS. Peter and Paul.
The Bishop of London is combining holiday trip
with more serious purpose He is on this side of
the Atlantic take part in the celebration, with
American Episcopalians. OF the three hundredth
anniversary of the establishment of English Chris
tianity upon American soil. which takes place in
connection with the triennal Episcopal General
Convention which begins its sessions in Richmond.
va on october 2. The Archbishop or Canterbury
was Cor the convention of three years ago