New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
EPISCOPAL LEADERS
URGE NAME WAR TRUCE
Church Controversy Grows Less
Acute Through Efforts OF
Eminent CIergymen.
QUESTION STILL AN ISSUE
Coming General Convention Will
Be Called Upon by Partisans
to Define Catholic and
Protestant.

The controversy in the Episcopal
Church over change Of It's name
which has threatened 20 split the de-
nomination is said to be growing less
bitter through the counsel of some OF
the most eminent clergymen In the
Church. who are striving TO avoid. II
possible. another protracted controversy
on the subject at the meeting OF the
General Convention in this city. Octo-
Der y
Bishop Greer. Bishop Lawrence. or
Massachusetts. Bishop Anderson. OF chi
cago. Bishop Spalding OF Utah: the Rev.
Or. William r. Manning. Of this city. the
Rev. DR.. John Henry Hopkins. Of chi
cago. and some others. have been cam
paigning toward that end recently. II
IS said. by pointing out 10 heated par
tisans. sometimes in public prints and
oftener in private letters. that there
are more important things TO engage
the attention Of the october meeting
Their words have had the effect or
stilling sorls OF the partisan storms.
The question OF the change Of name
will probably come before the conven-
ton in half a Dozen forms. but II Is
bound 10 be presented In at least one IN
stance. for the Diocese OF California has
framed a memorial for the convention
asking IT 10 authorize the dropping or
the word protestant" from the title
page OF the prayer book. Probably. in
any event. the convention will be called
upon 10 define the word Protestant"
authoritatively as TO its meaning as
applied 10 the Episcopal Church.
A counter proposition. which is pleas
ing to the High Church party has been
made recently that the word Catholic
shall be defined and officially adopted.
setting forth the Episcopal Church's
understanding OF It. 1t is safe 10 say
that all PARTIES in the Episcopal Church
hold the Church of Rome 10 be over
wrought authority. and therefore not 10
be purely Catholic, but only Roman
Catholic. and that Professionalism IL
overwrought personal liberty OF thought
and action. and therefore not Catholic.
but Presbyterian. Methodist or some
other denomination. All seem to hold
that the pure Catholic is represented
by neither extreme.
II is known now that some deputies
to the October convention are at work
upon definition Of the word Catholic"
that may please all parties. and II they
can themselves agree upon such defn-
ton. TO present It TO the convention.
along with the definition OF the word
Protestant" That done. they will
urge that the whole matter OF name be
left open for q time. to give the Epis.
, coral Church and the general public
chance to become Informed.
They say they wish to avoid tri-
umph Of any party within the Episcopal
Church, n driving out Of anybody who
may be frightened by the unexplained
word Catholic, or a cry on the part OF
the Protestants that the Episcopal
Church has gone Romeward. or on tho
part OF Roman Catholics that II In
initiating It. IT is believed that some
such plan. II II prevails. will save valu-
able time OF the convention for other
matters, and prevent an unseemly
wiangle that would have the whole
country as n spectator.
|, kas been agreed that sixteen de-