New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-13
KEEP COOL URGED
In "A P. E. PULPITS
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get out Of his hands before yesterday
was severely dealt with.
A number Of High Church leaders,
however, received information of what
was coming, and preached on the sub
ject, or matters closely related 70 II,
Yesterday morning, with the result
that Episcopal pulpits sent forth de-
tails on both sides of the heated con-
troversy.
There was no preconceived action on
the part of the High Church clergymen:
Dr. William T. Manning, rector OF
B Trinity. who has been a leader in the
opposition TO the sending Of the dele
gates, said last night that he was not
/ Informed of the conferences or the
existence of the letter and never heard
/ of it until yesterday morning.
/ Incorporated in the letter and adopt
ed By the clergymen who signed 1t Is
an expression Of their views on the
right of the Board Of Missions TO send
! the delegates, was an article by the
Right Rev. DR.. Samuel c. Edsall, Bishop
OF Minnesota, in which he said he be-
/ lieved there would not be a division OF
/ the Episcopal Church over the matter
He indorscs the attitude Of the Board
Of Missions, and then explains the ac-
ton Of the House Of Bishops at lts
last session, according 20 the view
point of the Low Church party, that
the board did not disobey any rule laid
down by the bishops.
Question of Expediency.
Bishop Edsall then went on to say.
! "Erom fair consideration of the
/ facts il seems 20 me TO be clear be-
yond dispute that in sending delegates
\ 10 Panama the Board of Missions did
not act contrary 20 the direction Of the
/ General Convention nor contravene the
action of the House of Bishops. In the
mind Of any fairminded man the ques-
ton was reduced simply 10 that OF the
/ eypediency or ineXpediency of sending
I delegates. In my own personal opin-
ion, based on what ! heard from the
bishops in charge Of our work in Latin
American countries, IL was not only
oxpedient but right that we should send
/ delegates 10 Panama; and | further
/ feel that it would be invidlous TO as
sumo that the men who have been
chosen as our delegates cannot be
trusted to safeguard the position OF
our Church in any conference they may
/ hold with others who are carrying on
work i'm Latin America
! The clergymen VINO signed the letter
and addressed their congregations on
its contents are the Rev. Drs. Francis
A. Brown, ST. Mary's Church; Frederick
I Courtney. st. Jamess: William I.
Croker, Epiphany; Percy s. Grant,
Ascension; William VI. Grosvenor and
George F. Nelson, Cathedral of St. John
the Divine; william n. Guthrie, ST.
Marks, Henry Lubbock, Zion and st.
Timothy; Henry Mottet, Holy Com
munion; Harry p. Nichols, Holy Trim
ity; Leighton Parks, st. Bartholo-
news; John p. Peters, ST. Michael's;
William II. Pott, Archdeacon of New
York; Karl Reiland, st. Georges; How
ard c. Robbins, Church Of the Incarna-
ton: Nathan A. Seagle. ST. Stephens;
Theodore Sedgwick, Calvary; Herbert
Shipman, Church of the Heavenly Rest;
4 Charles L. Slattery. Grace Church;
John F. Steen, Ascension Memorial /;
Ernest VI. Stires, St. Thomsss; 5. De
Lancey Townsend, All Angels; George
r. Van de Water, st. Andrews. and
John A. Wade, Church OF st. John the
Evangelist.
Tells of Need of Unity.
DR.. Stires emphasized strongly the