The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
NO SPLIT FEARED BY
EPISC0PALIANS HERE
Church Leaders Believe the
kikuyu Wrangle Will
Not Cross Ocean.
MORE UNITY IN THE L. s,
Trouble Arose Over Bishops In
wiling All Creeds to
Communion.

Fears expressed by some Of the Prot
sstsnt Episcopal clergy that the wranglc
growing out of the so-called Kikuyu con.
troversy may split not only the Church
OF England but the American Church as
we'll are not cntcrta ined by the leaders
the denomination in this country The
secretary of ono OF the Episcopal socie-
ties said yesterday.
81 look upon the church of England in
cideut or tempest as another of those f,i.
Iorss that formerly arose among the
Raptsts NJ this country because OF open
communion. We are past that sort OF
thing here. by and by the English will
get over these ecclesiastical spasms."
The kikuyu controversy was started
because the Episcopal Bishops of Mombas a
and Uganda. at missionary conference
held in the town OF Kikuyu in June. in
vited Methodists. Presbyterians and others
TO receive the communion. which they did.
The Bishop Of Zanzibar complained to the
Archbishop Of Canterbury and the trouble
began.
II was said IN some quarters yesterday
mat American Bishops in Japan have
permitted men of other churches to share
dent Of the General Episcopal Board Of
Missions said yesterday that this was
not true.
When was in England few weeks
ago heard much of the Kikuyu case"
said Bishop Lloyd. "The Church Mis-
sionary Society is not the Church of Eng
land. II is an unofficial body. Bishops
whom II supports. as in the cases of
Uganda and Mombasa. are not appointed
BY II. There is divided authority. I do
not know that the Bishop of Zanzibar is
supported by the other unofficial society.
the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel. but ! would mont Ice surprised II
h. were. You see the point"
The Rev DIR. Manning of Trinity Church
vas unwilling TO express an opinion as to
whether or not the storm in England
might affect church unity until he had
fuller knowledge of the exact situation.
He thought reports might he exaggerated.
The Rev. Arthur II. Judge OF st. Mat
ihew's Church, in Central Park West.
said he believed "a mountain WAS being
made where only y hiilock ought to bc.
md that political rancor was cause for
most Of IL.
4 secretary OF an Episcopal society
said:
1T 10 possible that trouble may extend
across the Atlantic. There is close rela-
ton between the two communions. Yet
believe the opinion obtains here that IL
will not do Even should the English
church be split in two do not think the
American church will he. We have the
highs and the lows. but there IL not the
bitterness than obtains there. Besides the
church in America has been s!nsularly
free for many years OF the wrangles that
have gone on In England.
Many have wondered that II should
have been SO free. The incident strik-
irgly illustrates how big a task the church
unity movement has on its hands. There
sailed from New York only this la st week
three commissioners to England. going
there on a unity errand. They will find
OIL landing that they are right in the heart
OF disunity. Curously. they go at the
suggestion Of Episcopal church leaders
here.
They are the Rev. Or. W. ". Roberts,
stated clerk OF the Presbyterian General
Assembly; the Rev. Dr. Peter Ainslie,
late president OF the Disciples Of Christ
national convention, and the Rev. Or.
Newman Smythe. for many years Yale
trustee. congregational pastor who has
written much about unity"