New-York tribune., 1913-07-15
'CHURCHMAN' OUT
AScribed to Row Over CHANGE
in Church Name.
CHIEF ADVISER QUITS ALSO
Paper Has Been Mouthpiece of
Those Who Are Opposing
New Ideas.

To the dssension in the Protestant
| Episcopal Church over the proposed change
/ of name 20 American Catholic was as
cribed, yesterday, the sudden resignation
of the Rev. Herbert B. Gwyn, editor OF
! The Churchman,' a weekly representing
the Protestant Episcopal Church, and OF
the Rev DR.. Milo II. Gates. a member Of
the Council Of Advice, the body in charge
/ of the paper. DR.. Gates is vicar Of In
tercession Chapel of Trinity parish.
I ''The Churchman" is the mouthpiece OF
, the Low Church party that is opposing
, the change OF name.
The Rev. Charles X. Gilbert, secretary
Of the New York Diocese Social Service
Commission, will take charge OF the paper.
The chairman of the commission is the
Rev. DR.. A. G.. Cummins. OF Poughkeepsie,
who recently invited the order Of the
Holy Cross, which has monastery near
Poughkeepsie, and other high churchmen
to get out of the Episcopal Church and
join the Roman Catholics.
w. b. Parker, manager Of '"The Church
man." also OF only few months service,
admitted rhat the editor had resigned, but
the reasons he refused to discuss.
1T is said that the Rev. Mr. Gilbert is
to take editorial charge. Is that so?" he
was asked.
II decline to say whether it is or not
1T is rumored that efforts are being
made to engage the Rev. f. T. Sullivan.
Of Newton Centre, Mass, as editor. Is
that so?"
II must be excused from saying any
thing more than that the editor has re-
signed" he answered: adding that he
might have something to say later
Mr.. Gilbert however, said he had been
invited to do editorial work for the pres
ent, but he added that he had not been
asked TO become editor, and would not
accept the position. He said he had had
no experience as an editor, and didn't
know why he had been asked. He said
that the Rev. DIR. Cummins's relation to
his Social Service Commission had moth
ing to 90 with his temporary relation with
the periodical
THE Churchman" is owned by clergy
and laymen. Sias McBee, former edi
tor, fought Trinity parish about ST. Johns
Chapel. and said things concerning Bishop
Greer which were resented by many.
Trinity clergy helped 10 buy the paper
out and start the new venture.
The fight over the proposal to change
the church name from Protestant Epis-
copal to American Catholic is one of the
bitterest in many years, and THE
Churchman" is depended on to keep up
the low church end. The high church
end is carried on by "The Living Church."
of Milwaukee, and THE Southern Church
man." a smaller paper representing the
South.
Three Wall street lawyers are the off,
GERS of the Churchman Company.
They are George Zabriskie president;
Francis c. Huntington. a son of the late
Rev. DR.. Huntington, secretary, and VIII
lam Edmond Curtis, vestryman of St
Georges, treasurer. Other laymen in the
directorate are George F. Crane and John
VI. Glenn. secretary OF tho Sage Founda-
ton. The clergy IN its board are the
Rev. Dr. G. w. Douglas, a canon OF the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine; the Rev.
John Mockrldge OF Trinity Chapel; the
Rev. Howard c. Robbins, of the Church OF
the Incarnation: the Rev. DR.. Charles l..
Slattery, of Grace Church, and the Rev.
George Alex Strong, formerly rector OF
Christ Church.