The Washington herald., 1913-08-18
Church name Change
ISLESS Threatening
Proposition to Make Episeopalian Title
"American Catholic" May
Be Abandoned.
DANGER OF GREAT SCHISM

Bitterness Is ebbing out Of the cor
troversy in the Episcopal Church over
the proposal to cnange its name. and the
leaders who wish TO avoid a triumph fol
any party and prevent any unseerly
wrangle in the convention are prevailing.
Among these leaders. the Rev. DR.. Esn-
dolph H. MCEim. n. D.. of Washington.
the retiring president, has eNerted much
influence to quiet the various contend
ing factions. IL is said. Efforts OF :he
leaders have been SO successful. II IS
claimed. that many members OF the
church have been brought TO realize tina;
to force the adoption of the title of the
american Catholic" at this time, wculd
split the church into two parts, X not
into three.
Therefore. those who were making prop
aganda for the change have taken warn
ing and stopped. They now adopt the
attitude that the CHURCH must be edu-
Gated UP to the name.
Notwithstanding this warning. church
leaders say that the question of changing
the name of the church may come before
the convention in October in half a dozen
forms. II is bound TO come up in some
way. for the Diocese OF California has
approved dropping the word Protestant
from the title page Of the Prayer Book.
Three years ago, when the general con-
vention met last. committee made up
of representatives of all factions pre-
pared a statement advocating the same
changes that the Diocese of California
now desires. This statement came within
| one vote in the lay order of being adopt
! ed. A second part Of this statement was
mislaid and was not considered by the
convention.
- 1a
| Episcopal Church toward the Reforma-
tion Churches. and asserted that in
striking out the word Protestant from
the Prayer Books title page the church
was not abandoning the ground gained in
| the Reformation. This statement has
been brought to light. and gives satisfac-
tion to some of the leaders who are con-
tending that their church is Protestant.
1t will probably be offered to the conven-
ton in October. Here it is:
| That 1t is the intent O to assert the
| actual continuity of this church, through
| the ancient Church OF England, from the
historic church founded by Christ Him.
| self which from the second century. A.
D., has commonly been known as the
/ Holy Catholic Church, in which We are
| accustomed to express our belief in the
apostles and Nicene creeds: and that this
| church Is American, not only according
to its geographical location, but also as
owning allegiance to no foreign pontiff
| C2) to assert the comprehensive character
of this church of divine foundation where
\ by in unfallingly teaching the Catholic
| faith there shall also be conserved in
dividual liberty of thought in all things
not expressly determined by the authority
of the whole Catholic church: go and
that by virtue OF such action there Is in
tended or implied no changed relation.
ship toward the See of Rome or toward
the principles established by or through
the reformation of the Church of Eng
land. as those principles are eushrined
in the book of Common Prayer and ir
the constitution and canons of this
| church