Evening journal., 1911-05-27
Principles Of
Anglicanism
The Book That Won an
Oxford Degree for Bish-
op Kinsman.

At the dinner Of the Episcopal
Church Club of Delaware held at
Trinity parish house, the Rev DR.
William T. Manning, rector OF Trim
ity Church, New York, referred TO a
list Of books he recommended to be
read by his congregation.
The second on the list is the Priu-
ciples OF Anglicanism, by Bishop Kins-
man, of this Diocese Oxford Uuiver-
eity conferred on the Bishop an hon.
orary degree which il Is said was in
recognition of his latest work.
The Principles of Anglicanism is
published by Longmans. Green and
Company, of New York.
The Bishop of Delaware defines the
position and claims Of the Episcopal
Church at the present day in six pa
pers on The English Reformation :"
Anglican Conservatism; Anglican
Progressiveness; The Principle of
Orders" The Achievements and Fail
ures Of Professionalism" and The
Unity Of the Church"
The purpose of the book. 10 the
reader, seems to be to show that the
Episcopalian Church, holding on the
one hand to the marks Of the church
in Apostolic times, a belief in the
Scriptures, Creeds, Sacraments. and
Apostolic succession in the ministry,
and holding on the other hand that
forms may change TO meet modern
needs, and that individual religious
experience is valuable, occupies a mid
die position which peculiarly fits her
to further religious unity.
The book is remarkably free from
prejudice; the Bishop has written
faults and virtues of his own and 9TH
er churches with an impartial pen,
and in the spirit of the following
paragraph from the first paper
Charity and Tolerance can say what
they believe and why they believe IT,;
and out of their devotion to truth,
as they apprehend It, be able to un-
derstand the equal devotion to truth
in those who apprehend it different
ly."
The Bishop does not see much hope
of unity between Anglicans and "our
Greek great-grandmother and our Ro-
man aunt" within the present genera
ton: saying, Rome knows no such
word as compromise" and that the
Greek Patriarchates seem to present
q uNNrlNlhINui dllCcAtu lOut Teen Ntll-
turtles ago" But" continues the writ
er, 1T is very different when we look
in the other direction toward our
Protestant cousins and brothers-in-
law. We understand them; and they
are open TO conviction"
The writer refers to the Episcopal
ian insistence upon The Apostolic
Succession" as the chief barrier there
seems TO be between the Episcopalian
Church and other denominations. He
says that if It we're merely a matter
of saying, do take our Bishops. They
are very ancient and very convenient,
the others might we'll reply, "We pre-.
fer modern conveniences." But the
writer goes on to prove that the prin'
ciple of succession in orders was insti
tuted by Christ himself. so that II can.
not be abrogated. And Bishop Kins-
man further takes the ground tha'
any departure from the Apostolic
teachings ends in Unitarianism, which
frankly abandons Gospel Christian
/ ity.
Bishop Kinsman closes a very ear
nest appeal for Christian unity. Will
the warning that all are prone Il
forget that unity. like all 9th,
er good things must come from
above" He says, Our funda.
mental mistake is that We are forever
trying to devise Il from below. On,
Lord, one faith, one baptism. Til,
/ true theory Of unity consists in work
ing out the meaning of that"