The New York herald., 1922-02-03
CULTS ARE ASSAILED.
BY BISHOP MANNING
Says Church's Duty Is to Ward
Off Sinister Influences by
Argument.

Bishop William r. Manning, speaking
at a dinner given by the Church Club
of New York in the Waldorf last even
ing. praised highly the achievements of
the Washington conference and sounded
a ringing challenge for members of his
church to combat the encroachments of
such cults as Spiritualisn. New Thought
and Christian Science The dinner.
given by the Church Club in honor of
Bishop Manning. Arthur S. Lloyd and
Herbert Shpman. Suffragan Bishops,
and DIR. Caleb II. Stetson. recently in
stalled rector of Trinity Church. was
attended by seven other Bishops, scores
OF clergy and about 500 prominent men,
bers of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
OF New York.
Bishop Manning referred to the in
vasion of relatively modern cults in .he
midst of an appeal for "a reasonable
and right kind of reading" of church
literature by the best scholars of the
church. Inviting special attention to
two books which he mentioned by name
BELIEF in God" and "'rhe Gospel in
the Gospels"--he went on to say that
il church people generally would read
such works there would not be 80 many
running off into Hinduism. Spiritual
ism. New Thought. Christian Science
and the like
The opportunity of the church to meet
this situation. he added later. ''is not
to attack and denounce. but by doing
our part to make it plain to the world
the glory, the freedom. the fullness, the
strength the beauty of the religion of
Jesus Christ"
Living I'm ParIOus Days.
1--WE all know that We are living In
times of great moral and spiritual unset
tlement." said Bishop Manning. 'The
foundations of things have been shaken.
The fundamental things of life are being
challenged and questioned There Is
great breaking down of social standards,
of moral convictions, of clear guiding
principles. and things are not going to
get better of themselves. They will get
worse unless we Christians arouse our
selves to quite new efforts
The first need. he added. is to think
out a religion more clearly and honestly.
because a faith to-day cannot be ac-
cepted simply as an inheritance from
past generations. Still more, the remedy
lies not in pursuing education or the So
cial service of church life as the sole
aims.
"We must stop giving the impression.
ne continued that social service work
is the supreme business of the church.
our social part all the better If we keep
il in relation to the still higher things
for which the church stands. Every
American believes in education. but we
must stop imagining that education
alone. the mere training of the mind. is
! any sufficient foundation for human life
or the life of our country. 1t Is nothing
OF the sort. and educators every where
to-day are realizing that"
The opportunity of the Episcopal
Church to meet these problems is 'un-
| equalled," in the opinion of Bishop
Manning "a church which is so truly
American. so identified with the history
of the country. which stands for COM
plete senaration of Church and State,
which holds no domination or control
from abroad. no influence or control of
any sort. which is thoroughly and un-
alterably Protestant and thoroughly and
unalterably Catholic in clinging to the
Apostolic faith, creed and ministry.
| should he appealed, rise TO its great
opportunity. i9uho
! In this connection he appealed for
support and action in plans to continue
construction of the nave of the Cathe-
dral Of st. John the Divine. OF the
Washington conference. he said in the
beginning OF his address:
"The signing of the treaty for limiting
rfval armament is one of the greatest
steps in human progress ever made. The
settlement of the Shantung matter Is
contribution for which | think we ought
to pay wholehearted and high honor to
Japan"
Bishop Lloyd. Bishop Shipman, DR..
Stetson and Dean Howard Chandler
Robbins of the Cathedral Of st. John
also spoke. Henry l.. Hobart. president
of the club. presided. Bishop Frederick
Burgess offered grace.
Guests at the Dinner.
Among the guests were Bishop Frank
II Touret of Idaho. Bishop James De
Wolf Perry OF Providence. r. j., Bishop
Edwin s. Lines Of Newark. Bishop p. T.
Rowe of Alaska. Bishop Chauncey 3.
Brewster of Connecticut and Bishop
Hugh J.. Brrleson CT South Dakota.
Also DR.. Ernest NJ Stires. rector OF
st. Thomass Church: Canon o. c.
Quick. Newcastle, England; the Rev
Murray Bartlett. president OF Hobart
College; DR.. Rudolph b. Teusler, SUPER
intendent of st. Luke's Hospital. Toxic;
George Zabriskie. chancellor of the dio-
cess of New York: Capt. Karl T. Vogel-
gesang. Stephen Baker and r. Fulton
Cutting
Others present were Mrs. Manning.