The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
FORM OF The ROYAL OATH
ENGLlNDS "HINDRFD RIIIa,
IONS" CAN'T AGREI
Opposition FrOm Many source, 10 IN.
Proposed change In kInE George,
Accession Declaration The nm
Likely to 60 Through ~ . St.D,,

tIun fLr Lew fern Il the roNat cr.l.,
atiNn ~ n. 81 men 10 ssem,Si f.t ~.
time h al come for the removal f.r... H..
aCc.'.ssi m declIriti IN ~ IN. Rrirsr g.
crricn OF a passage which could r.'t.tp.
offensive t. a large body 81 his va. ,,,,.
jects as well ~ - all the m-mh,-, # -,
great church Tho time uud, tretlv
had been when the Protestant sIp,.-s,,,
Ia the Britiai throne was ~ d,us.,
hut that time has long passed n ~.
fslt that there was no more reas o. f.r
retaining a damnatory formula aga,n.,
the Roman Cain lie religion than aga.r,,
MrhammeI.nnlsn ,r any ether 3 m.
countless religions which hourIsh r1 M.
various PARTS ~ H." British Empr"
The late King WAS strongly .r,us.-t
q the present decLIrati1n GET 4
abominatas it. II surely s~emri TN.
for a Parliament In whose hous., then.
sit. II might Elincst h. said men ( All
religions and no religion & d. way
with a formula oppUsed u the --rs. 4
the tolerant and enlightened sprt of
the great mass uf the people ard q
the new accession declaration bill h.,,,u.
part q the programme Of the rev hing.
first Government.
IL was satisfactory % the King Il
was welcome q the great ma nrity y
his people. Generally speaking ~ va.
praised by the press and the people Il
the civilized world To bind the Ming
q the Protestlnt Rsformei Chu-c1
as by law established in England WugH
seem sufficiently 20 protect the rr ,estart
Succession.
such bill. IL might be thought. wuuh
have a fair passage. but II u now evident
that this Is not O. be the case The bhl
without doubt. will 60 through. and
IL will be generally approved In the
meantime. however. its opponents pllnly
are determined II give the Government
all the trouble they can
The objections male to the hill are ~
umerous a. they are IL ger ious and far
fc;ohe l. There are high churchmea Who
hate the word Protestant The Church
of Ergla' d. they protest il not -Prot-s.
TAFT hut Catholic and they seek IN
plurg 60 you la the clouds and mists q
church history.
Nor co, formists Of mfr its variety OBJ
ject to the wCrl -estsSlishsi- In N.
formula row suggeSte they s~e some
VI ;ue dan GER To- IN" accomplishment 81
u
Fl glad.
ore member OF the House Of Commons
has PUT dow A. iro, icSl amendm"nt To
forhii the spverei IN belonging 20 a'y
Of the sixty: 1. g e: omit atiors not In
commur icatipu with the Church Of n E.
laHd. You or Tot help recrlli'c the
Ere china = site ~ Fl gland a. cou'.
try ~ . huudTe religion AID 81 sr,lrc
This member docs l e l. clutc / ! hi. %
the Church OF Scotland Ma cf ts
fri"r IL Of thai church sIv thr' Ne
d"'lG-ati1u a. TOW sugFc~te MAJ -
te-f"re with the lnI Z -, u . Gust, m 4
Qu~eu Victoria 1i.i ki' Z r lvcr.I e 80
te"Ging or cummI Ica'ifgi the Ia isa
church whom they wee T. Sc"t!R.t
II this argument IL hrIshe al . thew
PORT out that the rev declaration i'm.
poses q much closer restrict ior on the
pr"~e:t sovcr"i GA thai or airy Of -
pre- .eCe>sors. - a. or two 81 TIE
Georges Oil oriCi' ally telong ~ al
British sovere'zi were free To belong.
/" other bra "hcs ~ tho Prot"sta't
Jhurch so II is sugErstc that the Kirg
shout 10 reIuirei orly TO declare him
self = hs-lievcr the ProtestE1t reformai
rcliSion without specifcafipu Of az par.
Iiculsr comfnu' ipr The = ere Scotch.
me Shn objert eyel to IN" word Eng
la"d- IN com eCtiou with their King
Then there are the Low Churchman
They delight IN calling themselves Prot
-Stant They bcast too that they arc
'brnadminded They desire dirsC,
rcpudiaton 81 the central doctrines n
The Roman Catholic Church For tham
l4a - - al -
It'll hot; bat th"y ar broad mindei
and ara willing that tho rcpudiation Of
hose doctrines should he couChed N
language not offensive To Roman Caiho-
les
How such a declaration could h~ framed
i seems difficult 20 suggest Certainly
no suggestion was put forward nv the
National Church League az its great
meeting at tho beginning n last weeS,
when ihcv unanimously condemned N"
ormula ~ the Government
Perhaps the Belfast Pro'estants arr
nor" honest They demand a dAmna-
DRY formula Equally frank - TIA
london Council Of United Protestant
'ocietie 90 A couple Of nights ago tie
held big meeting IN Queens
Hall Al this there was no pretence n
wishing to spare the feelings Of Roman
'atholics The meeting was TO uphold
he existing accession declaration II the
overeign and To combat the new form
proposed by the Government
reerS and Commonsrs Liberal and
Tory. were there. Several members u
Armament including Lord Ro>eberys
on. Neal Primrose. and the Farls ~ I'm"
nd Portsmouth. with Lord KInnart
nd Lord Sharborne. wrote 20 cypress
heir sympathy and 20 regret f'",r Ia
bility 10 he present G.ra' vls me
nthusiasm when IN. chairman. col
'andys. VI y tori up a copy ~ the Gov
rnment hin and throw the fragments
way. saying that .hc could -" from
h" demeanor Of the meeting that hoy
rere determined tnn' not word .v-
nile or u comma NJ IN" Kings rrn''s'am
cClarI'inn should h" il's"rt
Sir clifford Cory. VI p rivall"j 'h" h
oy in -PiCkwick Hc must hIE" ri ldr
IL E"Ircrs' fcsh 'rccp whra b" .a.. w
ispuith tolls Ills that the" l. o.. .'n-
piracy ~ put another mouIr b ~
hrpn" Arc w 20 Su-" Of thai ''i
manor tho other day Prov, ,U,. { 'IH