The Washington herald., 1914-01-25
BISHOPS war
STIRS BRITAIN
Whole Future Of Anglican
Church Hangs on Outcome
of Kikuyu Controversy.
DISPUTE WAKES FURIOUS
Delay of Bishop Of Zanzibar in
Reaching London Adds Oil
to Flames.
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SPECIAL CAhae to Ths Wahtpgfon HGald
London. Jan. Slowing to the post
ponement of the arrival Of the Bishop
Of Zanzibar in London until February
5 In connection with the Kikuyu con-
troversy. the Archbishop Of canter-
bury has told The Herald correspond
ent that IL In impossible to state what
form his decision would take. or
whether II would be brought into court
or not.
In the meantime the battle of the
bishops il waxing fast and furious. and
has aroused interest throughout the
kingdom. Some Of the bishops go so
far as to say that "the whole future
of the Church Of England hangs upon
the ISSUE"
The trouble has arisen over an al
legation Of ''heresy" preferred by the
Bishop of Zanzibar, on the ground that
in the little town of Kikuyu. In East
Africa, his brother bishops OF Nom
basa and Uganda administered the
holy communion to members OF nom
Episcopal bodies and unconfrmed per-
sons.
Two Sections I'm Lists.
In other words, the two sections Of
the Church of England. the Anglican
and the Evangelical parties, common
ly styled the High Church and the Low
Church, respectively. have entered the
lists in what looks very much like
war to the death
Ranged on the side of the Anglicans
are such distinguished divines as the
Bishop of London, the Bishop Of Oxford.
and, Of course. the Bishop of Zanzibar.
who is proceeding to England to lay his
protest before the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury.
Many noted clergymen and lay church
men have enrolled themselves under the
banner Of the Bishop of Zanzibar. and
the columns of the leading London daily
papers TEEN with letters setting forth
the views of the controversialists-
On the other hand. no less distinguished
names are to be found that Of the Bishop
of Durham heading the list. Behind him
are the dean of Durham. the dean of
Bishop Tucker, an American.
by the way, and Lord Kinnaird. II
should be mentioned also that Lord Hall
fax, a noted lay churchman; the Rev.
Lord William Cecil, a son OF the late
Lord Salisbury. and Mr.. Athelstan Riley.
NJ. p, a great pillar of the church, are
all opposed to the accused bishops
Bfshops' Views Opposed.
The tone of the voluminous correspond
ence referred to gives much food for
thought. the first idea of the nonpartisan
onlooker heing. How little humility there
is among the 'unco' guid when once they
get at grips with each other"
The Bishop OF Durham, for Instance.
says: IF the Bishops of Uganda and
Mombasa are arraigned for heresy for
their share Of responsibility for a pro-
gram which i think to be true to the
mind of our Master, / for one would
take my place beside them"
On the other hand, the Bishop OF Ok
men the open communion of Kikuyu
seems to involve principles so subversive
of Catholic order and doctrine as to be
strictly intolerable in the sense that they
could not continue in fellowship which
required them to tolerate the recurrence
of such incidents"
Another cause Of tremendous differ
ence between the contending parties is
hat the East African scheme laid down
that all those accepting the Bible and
he Apostles and Nicene creeds should
inter into relations with each other while
their separate church govern
nents, and unite in other ways.
Athelstan Riley can see no path OF
The Apgelicans claim to be
Catholics and they unite with Rome and
he older churches in believing that the
,piscopate, priesthood. and sacraments
Ire divine institutions and that in, that
belief they are dissociated from Protes-
ants. Thus, II will be seen how grave
s the issue which the archbishop will
De called upon to decide on the arrival of
he Bishop Of Zanzibar.