The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
HAS AN AWAKENING
Leaders Announce Intentions
20 Shake Off the Feeling of
Snug Complacency.
MISSION WORK BETTER
Episcopal Interests Have Adj
yanced Rapidly, According
TO Published Report.
MISSION WORK BETTER
BY D. v. FRANCIS.

By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Nov. 8.-One Of tho most
remarkable developments along religious
lines Of recent years has been the
awakening or the Church OF England "a
THE fact that II IL Is not 10 entirely miss
It's mission and grow away from the
great mass OF people, IL must shake OH
its feeling OF SNUG complaeency anu
tackle with carncstness the propiens
which now confront tho people.
Evidence OF this is contained IN The
sensational sermon preached at the re-
cent church congress In England by the
Bishop Of Carlisle and London:
The bishop OF carlisles argument Was
.hat the Church of England had through
the 'boupdlcss pretentions OF ioonsn
aid narrow men incurred a repugnancs
almost. amounting 10 odium; ana tla'
SHE could only overcome this by COM
ing forth from her sepulcher. abolish;
Ing "the caste OF ccclesastlcism ana
substituting for the old prtstcraft the
new ideal OF priesthood. CIerical!sm was
n cankcr the bishop Numbered and IN
many countries IL was being ruthlessly
cleared away The process was painful.
but it was also both inevitable and
necessary. Tho church's worst enemies
were among men Who honestly and
,ruest friends They treated the church
as corpse. embalming IL In costly
spices, for some OF them were rich.
They seemed TO i've In constant dread
clothes and rise again 10 guide and bless
tho world.
Thr Bishop or London was In = mood
equally critical He had been trying TO
90 organized working people. were so lit
tie Influenced either by tho Church OF
Enslsnd or By any other religious body
lie thought this was due 10 three main
reasons; First the churches took too
little heed OF the passionate desire for
. heaven upon earth. which was AT the
ism vas inspired by a beautiful dream.
The dream OF a living wage and leisure
co cooperation instead OF cut throat COM
petition. independence and not the
Furthermore. i'm this country the labor
movement was definitely religious Sec
ondly. the Church OF England was still
= class church. The clergy were largely
drawn from one class. so were the lay
people. With leisure they were apt 10
Ike the poor so long a. they kept in
given BY the bishop for the gulf be-
tween the masses and the church was
that the latter had concerned itself far
100 much with auarrels .over questions %
siders as petty and trivial
The eTangelistic misson. under the di-
.ecuon OF DR.. Wilbur Chapman OF
which is in progress in Belfast has
aroused widespread interest in the
churches Of the city, and preparations
nave neen mace on large scale for
carrying on the work Although Or.
chapman has conducted no meeting on
the other side OF the Atlantic. except
Tor The month that he spent last wear
in mission work at Cardiff. he is widely
and most favorably known in tho evan.
eelical churches Moreover, while he
Was al Cardiff, ne paid a flying Visit 10
belfast where he won golden opinions
rom all who came In contact with him.
NJ alexander comes 10 Belfast as an
90 frierd, for he was in Ireland some
Years ago along with DR.. Torrey Meet
lnss arc held daily in the assembly and
y. NJ, c. 4. halls. In view OF tho mis-
ston; speeial meetings for prayer are be-
inS held In Belfast.
Dr. Arthur j. Smith has been rc-eIcct
81 superintendent, OF tho evanEeIisttc
e cnmittec o; New York CITY I'm Nicy,
ct the greatly increased attendance al
fhe meetings during The past summer
and effectiveness of the work the com
nuttes expects 20 begin the work of III.
season o. 1872 much earlier and con-
iinus the meetings later in the autumn
because of the growth and Increased
responsibilities. Dr. Smith Will be I'm
hnie 10 resufne his extensive eVanccl-
istic campaigns or previous winters uc
VIII. however. nl engagements In near
ny cities and has already arranSed for
- anscilstIc meetings in Newark during
40 ths az. OF %. the Rev, c;r.,.
IezlertEe. Baptist minister al Ieiccs
Ter; England. is still engaged In minis
toriAl work and looks after the spiriiusl
rellatN ot large congregation. II is |