Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-02
EPSCOPALIANS WIN
SUPPORT TO OFFSET
'1NNOVATORS'' ATTACKS
Leaders Confident Ministers of
Pennsylvania Diocese Will
Back Nationwide
Movement
CONFERENCES PLANNED

Philadelphia leaders in the nation
wide movement inaugurated among the
clergy and laity OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church to offset the attacks
of innovators' expressed confidence to-
day that the movement would be strongly
upheld by the ministers of the diocese OF
Pennsylvania. There are n few, whom
they mention, whose belief in the prin
ciples of the "high church" will keep
them from affiliating with the movement.
But they assert their belief that n big
majority of the clergymen and influential
laymen will be with them in their fight
Announcement of the conferences and
plans In preparation for the launching of
the movement caused wide discussion, not
alone in this diocese but throughout the
country. Those men whose names were
mentioned with the announcement as be-
ing actively engaged In promoting the
movement have been busy ever SINCE an.
swerng telephone inquiries regarding the
plans and several of them said today that
they were delighted with the assurances
Of cooperation which they had received
Many of them were visited personally by
ministers and laymen, and they have had
time to do little else since yesterday than
to discuss the problems confronting them
in trying to accomplish the purpose at
which they are aiming.
STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED.
Although no further statements could be
obtained from the members of the commit
tee which attended the conference in St
Thomas Church, New York, II was said
that statement would be forthcoming In
the early future. Immediately after the
next conference, which would set forth the
plans and methods and would clarity the
situation.
All inquiries we're referred to the Rev.
Rnhart Tphngtpn rector nf the Prot.
estant Episcopal Church of the Saviour,
3Sth and Chestnut streets. who, as sccre.
tary of the movement, had been author
lied to act as the spokesman to the news
papers. Doctor Johnston would say moth
ing further than that the statement would
be forthcoming in the early future.
Although neither Doctor Johnston nor
other members of the committee which
went to New York would discuss the
plans of the future, several members adj
mitted that the pamphlet issued recently
by Bishop Frederick Joseph Kinsman, of
Delaware. entitled THE Issues Before the
Church." was largely responsible for the
movements Inauguration. This paper,
which discussed at length the conference
at Panama and the action of the board
of missions in voting to send delegates to
attend II, was a strong appeal for the
high church," and denounced the tend.
ency of the "low church" clergymen and
laymen to join with other Protestant
denominations in other movements as
well as in the Panama conference. The
Bishop particularly objected to the indi-
cations that many clergymen were not
inclined to follow an authoritative head.
BISHOP KINsNGAN's VIEWS.
One statement was particularly singing
to the men who have launched the new
movement. Bishop Kinsman argued that
Professionalism was, even in the begin
ming, not only a protest against ecclesi-
astlcal abuses, but also n protest against
authority as such and a protest against the
supernatural" Then he asserted: THE