Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
HUMBUG,' SAYS RECTOR
OF MOVE TO OFFSET
THE HIGH CHURCHMEN'
'Like Tempest in a Teapot" AS
serts the Rev. Samuel Up
john of Clash of Epis-
copalians
OTHERS JOIN WITH HIM

'TiumbuRp
Most emphtically the Rev. Dr. Samuel
Uptohn, rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church. Germantown. spoke this word
when he was asked his opinion of tho
strength and influence OF the nationwide
movement Philadelphia and New York
Protestant Episcopal clergymen have
launched to, offset the influence Of the
Catholic party and certain high church
men, whose object. the promoters OF the
new movement declare, is "the intro
duction of a kind Of Catholicism foreign
to its genius. its institutions and its laws
into the Protestant Episcopal Church"
Doctor Upiohn Joined with several other
Episcopal clergymen, well known as
thigh church" leaders In this city, In
asserting that no fear is felt that the
organization which is proposed would
have a wide effect that might lead to Sc
rious complications at the next General
Convention Neither he nor other clergy
men here knows anything of the rumor
that thigh churchmen" propose TO hold
conference to disucss the probable in
fiuence the new movement would have,
which has originated in New York since
the recent conference in that city of the
low churchmen."
TITS like tempest in teapot" said
Doctor Upjohn when further discussing
the movement "Tha leaders in the move
ment are simply Kicking against the
don't think the movement will amount to
anything, and ] don't think there is any
danger of 1t causing split in the general
convention. OF course, II has all grown
out of the controversy over the naming
of delegates from the Board of Missions
to the Panama conference, but that has
been made a tempest in n teapot. too.
It has been a big fuss about nothing.
TRUTH WILL PREVAIL"
stG,,ob I,o,.o ,,,,n ~, frnp,
time to time for years; that Is contro-
versies between the extremes in one di-
rection and the other and those who de-
sire to keep on in the middle path And ]
suppose they always will arise. How
ever, the truth will prevail. There will
always be found those who so to either
extreme. We always have had them and
they are to be expected in an organization
such as ours
Doctor Upjohn related some experiences
during the 10 years he has been an Epis-
copalian clergyman, showing that the diff
ferences that arose in the general con-
ventions usually passed away without
causing any great trouble and the usual
course was followed without Interrupt
tion.
1--WE need have no fear" continued the
veteran rector, because the dividing line
is the true way and the great body of
the Church will follow It, OF course, 1t
is to be regretted. Harm is bound to
come to some extent, But the whole
trouble is that mountains have been made
out of mole hills. The discussing of the
Panama delegates before the Board OF
Missions was ill-adviscd. 1t was also poor
business But there is no need of contin-
uing the discussion and making big fuss
about nothing now"
NO CHANCE OF NEW CHURCH.
Asked If there was any probability
that an American Catholic Church would
be the outcome of the controversy. Doctor |
Upjohn smiled, and said he had no idea
that any such thing would occur
II don't know what the leaders pro-
pose to do in the new movement, and
do not care to discuss their plans until
/ know what they are he said. 81
haven't been let into the secret | do !
not think there is any likelihood of the |
Catholic Club taking any action i'm the |
matter. We are not alarmed, and for |
the present are following President will |
sons policy of 'watchful waiting
The Catholic Club will meet next Mon
day in st. Marks Parish House, but that |
is the monthly meeting and it not called |
for the purpose of considering the new
movement.
The Rev. Charles Samuel Hutchinson, |
rector of St Clements Church, said he |
had heard nothing of any steps being
taken to Offset the influence Of the new
movement
Il have heard nothing about any such
movement and have not been approached
concerning it," he said mo, / am not
in the slightest degree worried by the
movement We are going along at ST.
Clements as we have been for 40 years
and shall continue in the same way for
40 years more. | suppose"
The Rev. Archibald Campbell Knowles,
rector of st. Alban's Church, Olney, re-
fused at first to be interviewed on the
subject but finally made this statement:
THE church has always had its dis
turbers of the peace. Those exploiting
the so-called movement seem to be talk
ing themselves too seriously. Some of
them have been pretty well around the
circle, changing their religious views. 1t
may seem like an invidious criticism but