The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
BISHOP LINES
ON CONFERENCE IN
LAMBETH PALACE
Head OF Newark Episcopal Dio.
cese Home, Describes Bishops
Meeting Abroad.
SEES GREAT BOON TO
CHURCH AS RESULT
Distinguished Churchman Re-
sumes His Duties, Much
Benefited in Health.

Bishop Edwin S. Lines, of the New
ark Episcopal Diocese, who has just
returned from the summer spent in
Europe, said today that he had gone
to England especially to attend the
Lambeth conference. a gathering held
once in about ten years, of bishops oil
all churches in communion with the
Church Of England, commonly called
the Anglican communion.
About $50 of the 800 bishops met In
Lambeth Palace. the home of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, during the five
weeks beginning July 6. he said, in
telling of his trip. The subjects for
consideration, such as 1.-THE Church and
the Democratic Movement In the
World "The Christian Faith in Rela-
ton to Modern Thought" Reunion
and Inter-communion," Religious
Education THE Supply and Training
of Clergy Foreign Missions" Min
istries of Healing" Marriage Prob,
lems," had been named long before
the conference. Two weeks were given
W thC dioSdoSiOll " tlSSc SuUJtClSs dlu
then the conference was divided into
large committees for their considera-
ton.
After two weeks the conference came
together again to heal and act upon
the reports and to frame resolutions
and the encyclical letter. The confer
ence ended with the service in st.
Paul's Cathedral August 6, and ten
days later the proceedings were pub
lished.
OF the 100 American bishops about
sixty were present. taking their full
share in the deliberations. The on
ference Is not a legislative body, and
there Is no purpose to bring about
close organization of the different
churches so as to bring danger of CEN
tralized ecclesiastical authority.
Bishop Lines said that he was on
the committee on The Relation Of
the Church to the Democratic Move
ment,' and was deeply interested in
the consideration of the subject. The
utmost harmony prevailed throughout
the conference, and 1t is believed by
the bishops, he said, that the outcome
will mean good for the churches espe-
cially interested, and for religion gen.
orally. The conditions under which
the different churches do their work
are very dissimilar, Bishop Lines re-
marked. The connection of the Church
of England with the State makes prob
lens there from which the churches in
the United States, Ireland and Scotland
are Happily free.
1.-THE churches in Australia, Canada.
South Africa and New Zealand are free
from State connection also, but ,natu-
rally are influenced more than the
Episcopal Church in the United States
by the Church of England" Bishop
Lines said. 1.-The time is close at hand
when there will be native, independent,
national churches in China, Japan and
India. to develop with full freedom as
regards their work. The Lambeth
Conference has shown the complete
unity of all the churches of the Angli-
can communion in holding the old
and the old order of church life
under the differing conditions in all
parts of the world.
THE bishops in attendance at the
conference have gone back to their
work with increased hope and m OF
power as regards the future of their
communion in the world continued
Bishop Lines. 1T is believed also that
the relation with the Moravian Church
and the Church of Sweden has been
made closer, and that something has
been accomplished toward a better an
Outstanding with the non-Episcopal
churches"
After the close of the conference
Lines remained in rural Eng
land, in Worcestershire, W~arwlckshire
and the Isle of Wight, returning on the
Oceanic, which reached New
York early Wednesday morning.
Bishop Lines begins to keep his APP
pointmerts at once, expecting to lay
the cornerstone of Grace Church, in
Nutley, tomorrow afternoon at 1880
o'clock, and to oficiate in Ridgefeld
Park on Sunday morning.