The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-02
GATHERING
Of BISHOPS
BISHOPS OF THE ANGLICAN
CHURCH ARE ASSEMBLED IN
LONDON FOR DECENNIAL LAM
BETH coNFERENCE-1Oo,o OO, 900
CHRISTIANS ARE REPRESENTED
Special 10 The Journal

London. July 1--CaItered ana
aproned bishops of the Anglican
church from all corners of the earth
eighty of them from AmeriCa-are
assembled here to take part in the
decennial Lambeth conference. In all
$50 bishops are here, many of whom
took part in the Pan-AngIican Confer
ence, and viii represent at the con-
ference a Christian community
less than 100 .000, 900 persons VIE
the actual business of the conference
viii not be commenced until Monday.
the distinguished churChmeu will be
received Saturday at Canterbury. On
Sunday there will be a celebration OF
holy communion at Westminster Alb
hey, the sermon TO be preached by the
dean of Westminster
England and Wales will he repre-
scented by thiTty-seven bishops at the
conference. Canada, Australia. India.
South Africa. China and Japan have
also sent nearly all Of their bishops
Among the delegates is Assistant
Bishop ChuWOlle, fuil-blOoded negro
who has many native clergymen IN
der his jurisdiction in the jungIes Of
the dark continent The United States
has by far the largest representation
Subjects of Discussion.
The conference will continue to Az
for discussion are the relations Of the
church to modern thought, science.
philosophy, democracy and social AMI
economic questions. Religious educa-
ton in schools, supply and training
of clergy, foreign missions. reunion
and intercommUniOn, prayer book
adaptation. marriage problems di-
vOrCe, race suicide" faith healing
and Christian science are other prcb-
lens which will be considered.
1t must be understood that while
the decisions Of the conference will
carry great weight with churchmen
the world over. they will have no
binding effect on anybody. They will
be simply expressions of opinion by
the leaders of the church which the
various branches of the Anglican com
mun1on may OF may not adopt as
they please When the conference
was inausUrated forty years ago the
fear was expressed that in time TO
come the foreign and colonial
churches might be able 10 outvote the
mother church even on important
points of doctrine and 1t was decided
then that the decisions of the confer
ence should be purely of a recon-
mandatory nature.
Presiding Officer
The Archbishop Of Canterbury. the
pTimate of all England and the snirft-
ual head of the English church will
preside at tbs great gathering. The
Protestant Episcopal church in Am
erica is, of course, entirely independ-
ent and is demOcTaticaIly governed.
the bishops being elected BY their
people, while in England they are an
pointed by the king. who is the nonI-
nal head of the church The AmeTi-
can bishops trace their ordination.
however. to the Anglican CHURCH and
the sentimental tie is very close
The churches in Canada. Australia
and many o. the other colonies are
also entirely Independent of the
mother church and are governed bx
their own synOds and mPtTopoIifsus
or archbishOps, while in some of the
smaller or newer colonies the bishops
are directly under the control of the
archdiocese Of Canterbury.