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New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
The Bishop Resigns

This statement of the Churchs po-
sition was finally approved by ma
jority vote Of the members of the
House of Bishops and matters stood
just where they were when the special
commission was appointed. Then
Bishop Jones agreed to submit a per-
functory resignation. This was ac-
cepted with the following resolutions:
Resolved, That, with full recogni-
tion of the right of every member
of this house of freedom of speech
in political matters, subject to the
law of the land, nevertheless, in view
of Bishop Jones's impaired useful
ness under present conditions, recog-
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figures and scenes showing the sue
cesslve steps leading to the free and
full possession by the Anglican
church Of the Bible, the central panel
representing Archbishop Stephen
Langton at the head of the barons
giving Magma Charta to King John
to sign, with the words from it
carved below: The Church of Eng
land shall be free
The Glastonbury cathedral, or
bishops chair, Is interesting to loy-
ers of poetry and literature, as if
is made of stones from the first stone
church erected at Glastonbury.
The building of the Cathedral
typlfying, as it ascends, the story of
Christ's life, is to have as its culmina-
tlon a mighty Te Deum, both carved
in words and pictured in glass, in
praise of the Saviour Part of this
Is to be effected by towering win
dows slXty-tive feet high, one on each
side of the apse.
When one descends from the par
TALLY finished chancel, walks down
by the long swell Of lawn that a
few years hence viii be the nave.
stands at the stone marked line that
Will be covered by the beautiful ia
cade, and looks up to the chanccl,
one Is almost overpowered by that
aWed impression of immensity felt
on viewing a cathedral Interior.
Toward the south is the slope OF
grass bending slightly down to the
Celtic Peace Cross, which was erect
ed after the Spanish American War.
For some time those in charge
were at a loss as to how to bind
together this comprehensive exposi-
ton in stone of the life of the Re
deemer; but in time they decided
that band all about the cathedral
at the top of the walls should have
carved upon it His final words, con
veying His authority, His charge to
His followers and His stupendous
promise:
"All power is given unto me in
heaven and In earth. Go ye, there
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ming a National Cathedral i'm the Nations Cubit0

"The Way of Peace" Here is the
Bethlehem Chapel, representing the
Incarnation, the beginning Of the
human history of our Lord, the
ground story Of the edifice to typify
His life; and so the windows here
portray, one the Annunciation, an
other the "Gloria in Excelsis" of the
angels sung before the shepherds,
third Christs genealogy as given by
st. Luke, the Epiphany window
showing the visit Of the Magi,. and
the "Nunc Dimittis' window giving
the Presentation in the Temple. All
the windows in the vestibules of the
Bethlehem Chapel are prophecies
connected with the coming and mis-
sion of Jesus.
Beneath the large stone of Ameri-
can granite there lies imbedded a
foundation stone brought from Beth
lehem, quarried near the Church oy
the Holy Nativity. Carved upon it
is the statement Of the Incarnation :
"The Word was made flesh and dwelt
| among u.s." This foundation stone
was the first placed, and stood alone
on the spot for some time.
There is vault back of the
reredos for the burial of persons for
whom such position would be fit
ting, and there the body of Bishop
Henry Yates Satterlee is to repose,
while on the floor over the vault will
extend monument bearing a recum-
bent statue of this great-spirited
man. Thus his mortal remains will
rest at the root of the glorious build
ing that he started, as the human
agent, 1t might seem, to fulfil the
prayer of Joseph Nourse. In the
eighteenth century this man, George
Washington's private secretary, was
wont to kneel here and pray that
God would raise church on "Alhan
Hill"
One little feature of the architect
ural decorations is too interesting to
be omitted. The band encircling the
reredos is a design made from the
"Holy Thorn of Glastonbury~a Ac~
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No Choice Giuen

In the polity Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church missionary jurisdiction
has no self elf-determination." 1t must
accept for its bishop the man chosen
by the House of Bishops.
When finally the opposition of his
own clergy became so marked as to be
unmistakable, the periodical press of
the Church was forced to take cogni-
zance of the conditions. Bishop Jones's
membership in the Peoples Council
was called to the attention of the
Church press. Finally the Bishop wrote
his own apologize. 1t was a defence of
his membership and statement of his
right to the exercise Of free speech.
The Church papers at first hestated
about attacking One editorial IN "The
Churchman" contained this mixed
tribute:
1T is unpleasant TO disagree upon
essentials with people we admire
Bishop Jones is courageous and we ad-
mire him. Some Of the spirit of his
great predecessor has fallen with the
mantle of office upon him. We would
be the last to wish that the unpopu-
larlty OF his present conviction should
make heavier the draft upon his cour-
age required for the manly stand he
has taken lntmany matters"
! In another editorial "The Churchman''
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

age and has for centuries been tho ally
of the divine right of kings become
democratic? With characteristic Brit
sh compromise England retained the
eplscopate at the Reformation, but
subordinated it to the state. She also
freed the clergy from the overlordship ip
Of the bishop by changing the medieval
ordination vow OF unqualified obedience
to one of subm ssion to his godly ad-
monition and godly judgment, which
leaves the clergy, not the bishop, the
necessity of deciding as to whether the
admoniton and Judgment are godly OF
ungodly-
at was the decision Of the convention
of 1889 that the institution of the
episcopate could be adapted to a dcmoc-
racy. provided it was stripped Of au-
thority. elected by the people and put
under law
"Our democratic fofcfathors had a
healthy suspicion Of the English cpls-
copate and IN bringing 1t TO the land
Of freedom they put If clearly and def
initely beneath law. iust as they did
their colonial governors
"In the Episcopal Church, a 8 IA the
democratic state, all government de
rives its power from the consent of the
governed The men who drafted the
constitution and canol~ of the Protea-
tant Episcopal Church IN the United
States of America were IN many cases
the same who later drafted the Con
stitutlon of the United States. They
believed IN local self government. IN
state sovereignty, in government OF
delegated powers In the Church our
organic law is compromise between
Bishop White and Bishop Seabury.
White wanted no house of bishops a.
all and declared It would prove itself a
menace in the future Scabury refused
to JOIN with the other states at all un-
from laymen and lower clergy A house
Of bishops elected for life and subject
10 no recall, sitting ependcntly of
the other order. coordinate ~ theory,
but practically welding d veto on its
equal, was a compromise. It has worked
SO enthusiastically that when the
Church formed the provincial synod 1T
struck the House of Bishops out of it's
proposed legislation without a single
objection and provided one democratic
assembly The Methodist Church allows
its bishops to have their own assembly
for certain purposes, but gives 1t no
power to overrule the VIII of the
church indefinitely.
"The day is coming when We mu t
abolish or define our house OF lords.
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were stressed in his letter of resgna-
ton which the House of Bishops re
fused to accept. These same points
are to be raised again on the floor of
the House of Bishops. 1t will be ar
gued for him that there is no longer
and that, as he has never been charged
with any heresy or with moral conduct
unbecoming bishop, there is no rea-
son why he should not be restored i'm
medlately. This will bring the matter
to the attention of the house acting
as committee of the whole A review
Of all the proceedings will be requested
with a formal motion that one of the
vacant missionary Jurisdictions be
opened to Bishop Jones.
The Bishop has a large following
within the Church. His adherents will
contend that, despite all statements to
the contrary, the Jones case is a prece-
dent and that free speech" and the
episcopate are incompatible.
Bishop Jones is one of the younges It
men in the episcopate. He is not yet
forty years old. His ministry had been
peculiarly brilliant up to the time of
his resignation. His work had at
tracted widespread attention outside of
the missionary jurisdiction. 1t will be
contended for him that One greater
than he said, "A prophet is not without
honor, save in his own country
The Bishop has suffered many hu-
miliations since his resignation. An
indication of the manner in which he
has been treated is the attitude of
"Who's Who in American In the cur
rent volume his name is given and the
biographical matter is all eliminated
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

life, light to lead, and also to make
manifest and reprove.
Within the close are also st. AL
bans Church, the Rectory, the Bish-
ops house, the National Cathedral
School for Boys, and the National
Cathedral School for Girls, besides
the Little Sanctuary, which houses
at present the altar, pulpit, Bishops
chair, etc, and is built in a curious
shape to surround them and give
little space for worshippers.
But to come to the Cathedral. 1t
Is to be of smooth, durable, unevenly
tinted Indiana limestone, of walls
nine feet thick, blocks of stone In
the vaultings four tons in weight, a
floor space--480 feet long-large
enough for more than 5000 persons
to hear q sermon or 2,7OO to take
part in the service, q nave whose In
terror height is ninety-three feet and
It's space thirty-nine feet. The archi-
lecture is combination Of the diff
feren' national expressions of the
simultaneously delicate and awe-in-
spiriNg Gothic.
Henry Vaughan, the architect, has
recently died, but his plans are so
vltally accepted as he completed
them in model and drawings that
his lmpressively beautiful thoughts
Will be made visible and tangible in
stone.
The Cathedral, placed on the high
est part of the grounds, is so orien-
tated as to front the sun as it rises
on May A, corresponding--in our
reckoning-with the traditional his
torical date of our Lords ascension.
This orientation is different from
that of most of the old cathedrals.
which corresponded with the days of
their name saints.
The crypt is all that is yet fin
ished. Before entering by the little
side door one can see carved over it,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
The Missionary fear

Nv mat snail we say of fre 0.shop +,
tire missionary fusd.c' or o.o
upon "a time missionary was danr.r
of beng eaten bs ttc hcathea. h.. -es,
now ls lest he bc devoarce bv h..
bishop The fhurch Affords no pro-ec.
ton of iaw TO its devoted MISSIONARIES
The House of Bishops Defeated the -.
fcrts OF The deputies % curb fae ma.
sionary bishops by requiring them 10
consult fhc committee OF advice In ees.
tam matters. On's the general h.gh
character OF oug m isslonary bishops hss
protected the clergy from sfievous
hurts and thc Church from seriou.
injury. Every ship must aaee cap
tain Bur the captain IS accountable
on reaching port for his treatment Of
the crew ar sea The captains o. cur.
missionary ships have all respons biiiy
and 40 accountability
an this day OF 'opcn eopenant, OPEN
II arrived at VIII rot tho lsmseratc
bishops take up again fhc fsht TO
open the doors Of the House ~ B hopsr
NO democracy m the World retains q
senate sitting like c4ffa o. star
chamber II their deliberations con-
Germ tho spiritual dcmocracs fhc dcmoc-
racy should hear them r thc5 DO not
concern the democracy ic' there be
Silence ~ heaven about the pace Of
half an hour
The second function Of thc csrlco-
pate ia democracy is g. maAe the
Church democratic
There are dioceses in waicn no man
without independent mears can become
a bishop. The people expect p I'm 10 1--we
IN q palace and yet pay him the salary
Of ioorn alker. What IS the result
Only rich men need apply Or should
poor man be eligible, group Of rich
laymen unoerwritc the income ne needs
over and above the salary the diocese
pays When the bishop spends most OF
his time outside his diocese. when his
words on any social question sound ika
the utterances Of subsidized news
paper, the people have Themselves TO
blame. Let every diocese pay its b shop
a living wage and thereby make him Q
free agent
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
AnAvowed Socialist, Having Resigned His Charge in
the Diocese of Utah, May Be Reinsted by the Detroit
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Low Church diocese, weu, b. ~,
get y. but the Church loses d.
cratic diocese.
There are some diocese. ID, -.
no legislation. no reports to -
vention. can be offered uniess the ~
op has first gwen his approval. lmsvi,.
any Mayor, Governor. or presite,s :,
the United States claiming for his ~.
fee such undcmocratic procedure,
Did Richmond approve Of Ch,,.,,..
men speaking on special occasion. -
not Every one thought g did b, -.
time, and some t~enfy.aad 'Ca,boi,s..
hcd TO Rome as rosoi, Of le,.,n.
down the hars Since taen some ~.
opS have had happy .ccond though.
Richmond put up the hara and niso,s
IN their hands power never ne.....>,
hy them before The political no..
John y Mckanc once SAID. .S,,,.,..
Court IuJunctions don ee ir mv d,.
trict And We sent HIM 20 SIry S,,.,
some bishops say. Canon XIX aoes,,.
go IN my jurisdiction And We ,ar,,-
submit. in the state. Move an oacial +,
set aside the law because ac did M,
personally approve of p ne would 50.
cure mandamus. in thr Church th,,.
Is no court 20 mandamus soper-lsw
bishop The only thIng lofi tor N.
men for whom the ect together sp,r.
is.a matter OF conscience so proceed
without the episcopal con.en, and he
treated as ono 'hat 'stiree'b Up N.
people and refusoih 60 pay '-ibuie "a
Cesar
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
The Radical Reuoh

With the agitation over the case of
Bishop Kinsman, the promise Of bit
ter fight for the restoration of Bishop
Jones, the proposed Concordat with the
COngregationists, the revision of the
Book of Common Prayer and of the
educational requirements for the
clergy, the reconstruction programme
and many other matters of moment. the
Protestant Episcopal General Convcn-
ton in Detroit in October promises ia
be one of the most important ecclcsias-
tlcal gatherings ever held in America
Now comes revolt of the more radi-
cal clergy against the closed sessions
Of the House of Bishops
This is being furthered by the Rev.
John Howard Melsh, rector of the
Church of the Holy Trinity IN Brook
lyn. Mr.. Melish outlined his pro
grammc at the recent diocesan conven-
tion in Long Island Just at the time
that Bishop Kinsman was framing his
dramatic letter of withdrawal, in which
he SAID the prcponderating opinion in
the Episcopal Church seemed to be that
its orders had no special theory at
tached Mr.. Melish came forward with
the statement that None but the
ecclesiastical caveman believes any
longer in apoet Ole successio ion"
Mr.. Melish has issued the following
statement, which is summary of his
Long Island diocese statement and Of a
paper read at the Church congress-
"The episcopate itself is to be democ-
ratzed. Imperialism ruled Rome and
aristocracy the Israel of Christ's dav.
His society was to resemble neither.
Jesus called the twelve unto Him and
said, Ye know that the rulers of the
Gentiles lord it over them, and their
great ones exercise authority over
them. Not so shall it be among you;
but whosocver would become great
among you Shall be your minister; and
whosoever would be first among you
shall be your servant Call no
man your father on the earth; for
one is your Father. | call you
not servants; ye are my friends
"Can the episcopate be democratic ?
There is a consensus of opinion to day
among we'll informed men as to the
origin Of the institution. None but the
ecclesiastical caveman believes any
longer in apostolic succession
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

in its place being a reference to the
preceding volume.
Formerly welcome i'll great city
parishes, his voice has not been heard
in this city at all except at socialist
gatherings. He was present at the
funeral of Bishop Greer, attred in his
episcopal vestments, and accorded q
place in the procession in keeping with
his episcopal station. But that was his
right. His privileges have ceased
The testimony of those that have
come under his minstrations in Maine
is that he has been q faithful mission
airy. He is eloquent, deeply sympa-
thetic in times of suffering and beloved
as = parish priest
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
Arnold Bennett S
Memory
4 REVIEW of Arnold Bennctts $

4 REVIEW of Arnold Bennett s.
"A latest novel. The Roll
Call,' says in The Lon
don Native:
Remarkable S Mr Arnold Benefits
memory, his faculty OF ,lspAl1ng aad
recording IT'S impressions ol sense aad
outward things Ihis faculty OF his
does not diminish. II is arguAblc that
the spiritual side Of MIR Bennett. hi.
powers OF large and impressive COM
position, do tend 90 roccdc. But while
there remain many things TO Sec ar-
Bennett is sure TO sec quite q nsa'ecs
Of them. Would you recall your no
tion OF London on wet Sunday
morning Mr. Bennett viii achieve
that act OF remembrance FOR YOU.
"Or pass from things 70 men. Mr..
Benefits human ware IS rarely Of the
finer make. He likes common people
OF certain pattern. An ambitious
hardness, a driving, pushing, money
making cgotsm. must please hum. fox
he describes u over and over again.
Pate dure rather than pate tendrc for
him Sensitueness IS not wanting te
these chosen people Of Nh. bennett'
Imagination tegotism rs sensitive
cnoaghl, bat toughness IS their primal
quality They neither bend nor break.
One girl jilts them: they get another
They are plucked for their exams.
their first contract Is plumpcr. Their
creator loves them too we'll 10 let
them down, he is their god, something
after the fashion of Pallss Athene 70
Odysseus. her favorlte rascal.
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The War Ouer, Pacitist May
Return TO His Fold

| the commission that you have in
jured the life Of the Church in Utat
and elsewhere"
g Does the commission find that |
have been affiliated with seditious or
ganizations?
The reply was: "The commission
does not charge 'seditious' organiza-
tions, but does say questionable or
CARNATIONS in respect of loyalty to
the government
From December 90, 1917, until April
II, 1918, the House of Bishops wrestled
held in Synod Hall, New York City, and
the commission formally presented it's
report 1t was decided that hasty &C
ton, even after the long deliberation,
would menace the future of the Church.
Sc opportunity was given for all the
bishops present-there were seventy
to state their views.
Then this resolution was presented :
Resolved, That the House of Bish-
ops declares its belief that the gov
ernment of the United States has
obeyed the law of moral necessity
in seeking to stop war of deliber-
ate aggression by the only means
which are known to be effective to
such an end.
Resolved, That the House of Bish-
ops believes any member of this
house is entitled to the same free
dom of opinion and speech as any
other citizen of the United States,
but in the exercise of this liberty he
should be guided by deep sense of
the responsibility which rests upon
one who occupies a representative
position.
Resolved, That the House of Bish-
ops is unwilling to accept the resig-
nation of any Bishop in Difference
to an excited state of public opin-
ion, and therefore declines to adopt
the report of the special commission
or to accept the resignation of the
Bishop of Utah for the reasons as
signed by him in his letter of De-
cember 20, 1918.
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Its Origin Cited

"All scholarly High Churohmen, so
am informed by one of them, recognize
now that the episcopate came into ex-
fstence not by superimposition from
above but by the development of the
Catholic Church from within. The
democratic society of Jesus developed
in the course of centuries into the I'M
perialistic institution Of Innocent III.
One stage of that long process was the
diocesan epscopate
"Can an institution which came out
of an undemocratic and imperialistic
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Bishop Pdui Jones

referred to Bishop Joncs's defence of
Document" and took him to task Sc
verely for lending his name to the
movement.
To this editorial Bishop Jones made
reply as follows:
"The Peoples Council is working for
a just peace and the extension of de-
mocracy. The Churchman' may prop
erly differ with the council in the
method Of working those things out,
but it is unworthy of it to condemn as
shameful a movement whose aims are
those which our Church had indorsed.
"Therc are still great many people
in our country who adhere to the ira
dltlons of our past history and believe
that such laws (conscription) are in
consistent with democratic principle
AS others do not, it is still an open
question susceptible of discussion in
a democratic country.
"Moreovcr many Of those for CON
scription in the present crisis favor it
because it is to obtain only during
the war, and it is to keep that pledge
alive, so that the laws may be repealed
as soon as possible, that the council is
working.
at is popular in the daily press to
impute disloyal motives to any one who
is not enthusiastic about the business
of killing, but one looks for the ex-
preston Of greater mental breadth in
an organ of the Church."
The Ne,u Appeal
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A CREED in stone is what the
Bishop and those devoted to
- - the development of the


Washington Cathedral have
bent their powers to produce. Com
bining this idea with that of the ia
miliar saying that architecture is
frozen music, it might also seem fit
ting to one, who on the "sunlit
height overlooking the lovely city of
the nations capital has been shown
the tender and mystic symbolism of
this mighty building in process of
growth, to give it the less formal
but more praisefully and lovingly
live designation of an anthem in
stone.
The Cathedral Of st. Peter and
ST. Paul at Washington is its official
name; but this is destined-and de-
sired--to be replaced by the simple
and inevitable term the Washington
Cathedral. 1t stands upon Mount st.
Alban In pretty rolling section on
the outskirts of quaint, historic
Georgetown, at the junction of Wis
constn Avenue and Woodley Road.
There are two remarkable analogies
linking it with the ancient temple at
Jerusalem, in that the height is 395
feet above the city-approximately
l00-the height Of the temple above
Jerusalem; and that, also, quite
without intention, the area Of the
Cathedral close is approximately th4
same as that of the temple plateau
at Jerusalem. This dominance over
the landscape, this great elevation
above the city-the only instance of
the kind among metropolitan cathe-
drals-makes it, to use the old fig
ure. a superb beacon for our nationaI