The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-12

QUIT CHURCH
CONCERTED MOVEMENT PLAN
NED BY FIFTY RECToRS.
The Deserters viii Align Themselves
With Catholic church-"open
Pulpit Is Explanation for
Change in Faith.

Philadelphia, May 1l.-Flfty Epis-
copal clergymen in different cities
have agreed upon a certain day UPON
which they will renounce Episcopacy
as preparatory step towards EN-.
bracing the faith of Rome, according
TO the Rev. Alysh II. Doran. formerly
an Episcopalian minister of this city.
Ten Of these ministers have charges
in Philadelphia, seven in New York,
eight in Chicago and six in Fou-du.
Lac Wis. The others are scattered
throughout the United States.
The wholesale detection TO the
Catholic church, according TO DR.. Do
ran. is due primarily 10 the open
pulpit which is repudiated by high
churchmen
Father Doran is connected with the
Church of the Epiphany Eleventh
and Jackson streets Previous to his
conversion to the Catholic faith,
about eight years ago, he was
minister of the Episcopal church. lie
was one time connected I with St
Clements church.
1t is also declared that a strong
propaganda in favor OF Catholicism
is being conducted by the companions
Of the Holy Savior, an Episcopal or
der, TO which all the local Episcopa-
lians who have renounced their faitn
belong II is said that there is a
perfect understanding among the
clergy allied in this order and that
they have been working in conjunc-
ton with Catholic authorities for sew
eral years. Dr. Doran is the author
ity for the statement that on def
mite date. within a month, the deser-
ton of half a hundred Episcopalians
will occur.
DIR. Doran refuses TO make any
names public, on the grounds of be-
ing premature. As a result of the
adoption of the open pulpit" canon
by the general conference, the Rev
DR.. William McGarvey, rector of st.
Elizabeth's church. resigned his pul-
pit last Sunday, carrying with him
three assistant priests, the Rev. ".
l.. Cowl. the Rev. w. l.. Hayward and
the Rev. William NJ. Mcclellan. The
senior warden also resigned.
Announcement has also been made
Of the resignation OF two more cler-
gymen widely known in this city,
where they have served in important
parishes. They are the Rev. Albert
$. Cooper, for some years a mission
airy in China, and the Rev. Edgar A.
Cowan, eXcurate of St Marks in
this city. The Rev Mr.. Cooper has
severed all connections with the
board of missions. lie has started
for America to join DR.. McGarvey in
hi present movement.
Bishop Coadjutor Mackey Smith OF
the Episcopal diocese expressed his
views on the matter as follows:
Il have the greatest sympathy for
DR.. McGaryey. lie is a fine man. So
are his associates all fine men. But
the whole thing is a tempest In a
teapot.
THE only criticism | have to make
is that these gentlemen talk as IL
they were the whole church, when, in
point of fact, they are an insignih-
cant part
The great fact about the Eplsco-
pal church is that 1t Is in no sense
sect. Its great virtue IS It's magnih-
cent comprehensiyeness Every once
in awhile either one extreme or the
other gets tired of trying 20 transfer
into a sect and determines to leave.
THE low church did this thirty
or forty years ago. This started a
new sect, the so-called Reformed
Episcopalians. believe a few OF
these still exist
"They say that they were driven
out by the ritualists, who formed the
other extreme. Now, 1t appears as
though the rituallsts' time has come
and they must take their owa bitter
medicine. Between these two en-
tremes the vast majority Wi. still go
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