El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
PANAMA DISPUTE MAY CAUSE
BITTERNESS AMONG BISHOPS
Episcopal House of Bishops to Meet January II When
the Controversy Over Representatives at the Panama
Congress Is Expected to Cause Bitter Discussions;
100000 for Billy Sunday Meetings in New York.

4 SPECIAL meeting OF the house
n Of bishops of the Episcopal
- - church has been called to meet
3 in Philadelphia on January T. 1t IS
& stated that not only did the required
number of bishops consent 70 atle5lu,
q thus validating the call DuL that IA
more than a quorum Plecgea a. , IL,
indicating il is held the tense 1eellh5
: obtaining in the church at this TIME
! The meeting is called to elect a ms
siOnary bishop Of south Dakota, 50 tne
E call states, but IN redllLy II Is d tleet
+ ing forced by the high church party
bishop Weller Of Fond du Lac, At us
head. to prevent. IL possible, the Epis-
cOpal church being represented at tile
I Panama congress in February, which IS
called TO consider Christian Work IN
Latin America
The Episcopal church has missionary
work in Brazil. Cuba. Porto Riea ana
Mexico. and some work in Panama
which il inherited from the Church OF
England.
Low church clergy of New York have
issued an address, adopting statement
made by their bishop Of Minnesota the
Rt. Rev. DR.. Edsan. in which they back
up the board Of missions in its act IN
sending the delegates to Panama II IS
now said TO be likely that the hign
church party viii follow with state
ment
Those best informed are authority
for saying that the trouble arises from
efforts Of the Episcopal church to bring
about church unity OF all CHRISTIAN
bodies The Panama congress Is Prot
estant When the Protestant party IN
the Episcopal church sought TO recog-
nize Protestants. although the recogni-
tiOn was no more than a conference
cooperation and financial expense ex-
pressly prohibited the high church
party objected on the ground that the
Roman and Eastern Catholic churches
might be offended They felt that or
ganic union. which they favor, would
be jeOpardized- The parties have fallen
TO quarreling, with the present sItua-
ton pOrtenutng wide open split OF the
Episcopal church. Such division IS
openly talked Of. but both sides profess
% deprecate the talk
Those who ought to know say that
il the resolution to be adopted, or ac-
ton 70 be taken. at Philadelphia IN
January. be faVOra bic TO the board. and
the PrOtestants at Philadelphia have
their way. the high church people viii
submit for the present, but 90 on talk
ing and working as they have done
Nobody expects them TO secede- If,
however, the high church party wins.
several things are likely to happen.
One is an open rupture. and there may
come TO be two Episcopal churches.
There are few who think that things
viii 20 so far. at least not now. What
they may do later. nobody can be found
70 venture a prediction All That IL said
now is that the PrOtestants have re-
peatedly urged the high party to get
out
The two things said 10 be most likely
70 follow nigh church supremacy al
Philadelphia. are that the delegates
elected BY the board Of missions or at
least four OF them. Will defy the bish-
ops and attend anyhow. and that a new
board OF missions. representing the
PrOtestants, may be founded Some lay
delegates are vet 10 be chosen. but the
bishops already elected TO 90 10 the
Panama congress are bishop Brown, OF
Virginia, long resident in Brazil: bish-
op ColmOre. Of Porto Rico. bishop
Hulse OF Cuba: bishop AYES. Of Mexico.
and bishop Knight. Of the University OF
the south. but former bishop Of Cuba
and now i'm charge Of Episcopal work
IN rhe canal zone
The Panama congress is backed by
Presb yterians. Ba ptists, MethOdists and
all Professionals Of the United States
having work in Latin America
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