Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-22

in giving the picture of the work OF Q
bishop expressed in terms OF the lie OF
the peninsula knew so well and experi-
enee in Delaware which l could compare
with Bishop Coleman's and my own. IL
was Illuminating revelation, | ieit IKE
an Indian III the presence OF a white man,
and this not only as recognizing my per-
sonal inieriorify to man OF sanity chhf,
actcr but IN seeing a picture ol episcopal
life suggestive OF the spirit of st. lEnatius
and st. Cyprisn which had never been
possible for any Of the three bishops OF
Delaware owing to the locally adapted
character of the Episcopal Church.
subsequently the chapter states DR..
kinsman received o call from the chap
lain OF the sisters, Rev. Charles Augustine
Dougherty of the Oblate Fathers He saw
Father Dougherty half dozen times,
walked with him and asked many questions.
During the summer Of 1918 DR.. kinsnan
states be read n number of books on Moral
Theology. This was followed by the read
ing of other books and much serious thought
The only pressure brought 70 bear on
me-" he continues twas by Episcopalan
friends a few of whom tried to hurry me
out of the Episcopal Church to crafty
their curiosity as TO Whist ] would do. |
y
and found many to welcome and help,
but none who tried to drag me IN. ! have
had to separate from all old friends, to
lose few, but | seem 10 bc hnding many
new ones From those whom | have lett
| have had most kind and generous treat
ment, especially from the magnanimous
bishops OF the Episcopal Church. From
Delaware the only messages have been
assurances that although official ties are
broken personal relations remain the
same as ever.
THE PArACy.
Of "The Papacy DR.. Kmsman in
that chapter saws: 1.-Two srts OF consid-
erations have made me believer IN the
papacy. the first htrtorical, the second
practical. The latter forced themselves
INTO consideration through my experience
as an Anglican bishop. For over ten years
have been frying 10 act rs bishop OF ths
church Of God and to relate my official
duties TO the ruling ideas of the episco-
pate as they appear in the writings OF the
fathers. OF these two stand out IN chief
prominence, the epIsoopatc was guardian
of the Faith and 1t was the guarantee OF
unity. Matthias was chosen to be with
the other apostles as a witness, similarly
all bishops are witnesses to the Risen
Lord. Hence the solemn profession of faith
at Episcopal considerations required by
the Catholic oriinals. To ensure this,
there must be authority TO require loyalty
to the faith, and an authority TO interpret
it, There can be no loyal witness unTe-
lated to n principle of authority behind
the official witnesses. | have been led TO
think OF this, not as logical theory, but
rs practical necessity. As bishop
wished To bear witness TO the faith
and tried TO do so in various formal ways.
| was free 10. do so in any way / saw st
But there was a constant feeling of having
nothing behind. that the utterances, no
matter what their substance, were merely
expressions of individual opinion. The
communion for which | was commissioned
TO act expected me to he loyal TO the
faith only rs not insisting on definite
Interpretations It's articles must be treated
SIS susceptible of various meanings, some
of these contradictory. | believed in the
literal Virgin Birth and literal resurrec-
ton taught both. and that they were Of
essential importance. Yet | might equally
well. as at least two of my episcopal
brethren did with equal formahty, have
taught that the two doctrines were not
TO be literally accepted, or especially TO
be insisted on. Church custom backed this
attitude rather than the other"
STUDY OF HISTORY.
Further on. on this same subject. the
writer says: ''Siudy of history always
made me see clearly that 10 the See OF
Rome there had been the clesrest loyalty