Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-01
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Rev. Randolph McKim Takes Sharp
Issue With Bishops Who Re-,
sign From Mission Board.
CALLS ARGUMENTS AMAZING
Itejoices in Decision to Send Dele
gates to Panama Conference, and
Denies That Dominant Note VIII
BE Anti-Catholic.

| WASHINGTON. October 3l.--Sllarp
| issue was taken by Rev. Randolph III.
'ngton. and the other bishops who re-
! signed from the Episcopal board OF
! missions last week, in a sermon char
acteriZcd by much emphasis. in the
(, pulpit of the Church of the Epiphany
| to-day.
DR.. Mckim said he saw in the bitt
| opposition to the boards sending dele
! gates to the Panama conference an
| other attempt to. destroy the profess
tRnt character of the Episcopal
Church" He said he rcjoiccd over the
decision of the board to send delegates
10 the conference despite the opposi-
! ton and designations OF bishop Hard
! Ing. Bishop Weller, Bishop Manning
and two priests.
! The minister took his text from tho
ninth chapter of St Luke: He that is
not against us is for U.S. He said
i that the Church Of the Epiphany, hav-
! ing contributed $4,000 to the board of
missions. was entitled to know Of the
| acute differences at the recent meeting.
| ana was due AN explanation of the EEK
traordnary ana unfortunate bitterness
! manifested there"
DIR. Mckim said that a better under
/ standing of the circumstances leading
| up to the designations could be reached
! II the congregation knew the PURPOSES
10: which the Panama coufcrcncc was
organized. He briefly outlined tho pur-
poscs of tho conference, saying il was
! for the study of social and moral CON
! dlttohS IN Latin America. and that all
organizations engaged in spreading the
! gospel were invited TO participate
ARGUMENT OF BISHOPS
HE CALLS AMAZING
/ IN view OF this general invitation it
IL amazing TO hear Bishop Weller and
bishop Manning say that the sending
! OF delegates to the conference by tho
! Episcopal Church would be an insult
/ 10 the Catholic Church" said DR.. Me
/ Nlm IT is also amazing to say that
our delegates would bo bound by the
action OF the conference, for the con-
lsrence is not to draft Legislation on
I ecclesiastical subjects. but will be en-
SaEed III purely missionary work
IT Is not true that the dominant
! noe or the conference will be anti
Sathoiic; 1t is not true that Catholic
delegates Will be excluded: and no
plosclytinS OF Catholics IS contcrn-
/ plated.
mink 1t wise. right and Christian
( that the board of missions send dele
: gates to the conference
lhe opposition TO the sending O.
/ delegates 10 this conference by ,bo
! Episcopal Church is not new en-
! ,,erprise While 1t is painful to re-
! late the sentiment Of the board OF
! missions was not unanimous because
| some OF those present completely
nisinterpretcd the spirit of this con
/ bishop Weller seemed sensitive
I about the Catholic Church and seemed
TO neheNc the sending Of delegates
I TO the conference by the Episcopal
/ church would he an afront to tn.
Catno!ic Church. Does he FORGET that
n cardinal in the Catholic Church said
! the Episcopal Church was born of n
| love annir OF Henry VIII? Does ne
forget that Catholic paper said the
! episcopal Church was not Christian,
nn' hypocrisy mnsqueradne in the
I Sarb of ChriStianity'"
! CAUSE OF DISSENSION
IN HOARD OF MISSIONS
This dissension In the board Of
! missions was simply the outcroppiug
! OF that movement which has as it's
| object the rejection Of the history
ana the Reformation. This is simply
a continuation Of the effort TO de-
stroy the Protestant character OF the
& Episcopal Church. The issue is not
between high and low church. but
whether the principles OF the Episcopal
J Church and the Reformation shall h.
! oNcrthrown by this anti PrOtc mt
! movement. | say this with sorrow I'm
my heart.
twenty years ago warned You
2 'NtH'HSl tliIS anu i'IOtcSitnt lnONclnC nt.
four years ago ] called Your attention
/ to the plan to remove the word prot
cStant from the name OF our church
+ and thank God that movement Was
. defeated. may not be here many
! years to lift up my voice. but ] sta nd
/ before you to-day with "a solemn sense
! of duty to warn you against those who
I would revolutiOnize the EpiscoDal
/ Church and destroy it's Protestant
! character.
! II make no charges against these
| gentlemen who have Withdrawn from
! the board of missions. simply call
| attention to what they have said about
! themselves.
| Those who would destroy the Prot
! estant character Of the Episconal
| Church have rcpudiated the Reforun-
! ton. brought in the confessional the
| doctrine OF transubstantiation. the
! vcnerdtion OF the Virgin and the com
! munion of saints, ana | urge you. who
! twenty years ago 'honorcd me by call
/ ing me to this church. to stand firm in
| the defense OF our church We are
face 10 face with an irrcprcss!ble an
/ iagonism. In conclusion rejoice. and
/ believe this congregation rcjoices
with me, in the fact that the board
of missions voted % to 10. or too to ono
! TO send delegates TO the Panama con
/ ference"
Bishop Harding, upon his return from
/ Nav York. where the board of mis-
sions held it's sessions. declined to dis
cuss his reasons for withdrawing from
! the board. Bishop Weller said the
! conference WAS an anti Catholic\ affair
with which the Episcopal Church should
not be affiliated.