RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 14

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

« THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. . HIS POLICY ON THE RITUAL QUESTION. Great interest has boon shown in the attitudo of the new Archbishop of York on the ritual question. Canon lister, writing in "St. Andrew's Parish Magazine,'' New-castlc-on-Tyne, states: — All the clergy of each diocese take an oath of obedience to their bishop, and every bishop at hi 3 consecration takes a like oath of obedience to the archbishop of his province, The Province of York, to which our own diocese belongs, is about to welcome a now archbishop, and tho other bishops of the pro- ' vinco, no less than tho clergy of their vrespective dioceses, must surely weigh and cont Bider hisi policy, and particularly at the pre- -. sent time, p.ud in this diocese, with regard to those matters which have been brought very forcibly before us since October m last u' jear. That policy can b'o found in very clear and , straightforward statements made by the arch-bishop-designate in his evidence given before ' , the Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical Discipline on May 18, 1905. In that evidence tho archbishop declares that in his judgment— (1) The idea that tho Judicial Committee of the Privy Council can over be accepted as a" satisfactory and sufficient Court must bo absolutely dismissed. It is not practicable to enforce the law as it has been declared by the Privy Council. The refusal of the as- ■ sent of conscience to the system of courts is ono that has very strong authority behind it. (2) It is impossible for any bishop to insist upon ox.ict rubrical conformity ; with tho rubrics as thoy now are. t I (3) Bishops must recognise a wido zone of toleration, and within that zono must now bo included the Eastward position, vestments, ■ lights at tho celebration of the Holy Communion, unleavened bread, the mixed chalice either before or at the offertory, and incense, in tho sense that it is a scriptural and historical adjunct to the services of the Church. (4) It is also necessary for a bishop to permit reservation of the Sacrament, simply for tho purpose of communicating the sick, becauso many_ of tho clergy have a conscientious objection to consecrate, i and therefore communicate, after thoy have broken their fast. (5) It is also necessary that the bishop should sanction special services not provided in the Prayer Book. These instances are quite sufficient to showwhat will bo tho deliberate policy of the new primate and metropolitan of the province, though much more may bo gathered from his evidence.

Jtfe'*^:^ jStf r !';;V%: (xeriei-'al -Boothjgave; the-pracipal; address ; aiuiiyersary' gathering of'the:Women's' i<iM< .'tho; : Salvatiori--Army ; at 'the : -Hotel;.Xbndo'n/u-.vVi-";'-';,ft.'>U; :~ !^; :SC ; SHe? B fti d 'the Salvation;ArmyCHad KM''r-'/-; ■' DS •/&: great: civilising:'and"-religious• force, in ;g£ y; : .the world. :fcAbbutrs3o .civic: 5? ; .functionaries :had;. givetf;;him:'personal'.' and ]£jiA-^fo^testim<my .-'. as uplifting v: value ;;i;i : Its ; great ; it'^;f : considerationunwavering; support ;bf ;all:classes of-thel community;;: rNo -branch; of :theArmyi <he ;: cpiii: tinued;sjras;; support: than' [''M^(;s:;i:^^(^ on '^pnternp^ ,/Js : r i: iia^b^aid : ;the unfortun- ; vW¥.;K :a Mclass. ytLk? connection: with vtbis d 32 -rescue »h6mes,;is; 'sMters,'"bne' '. v.5,v .';instatutions; ; :prpvided '■;'•' accommodation 5 \;'i- 'superintended:;:.S,:s: "arid;; ministeredito by .'SOO-.biic'ers:-arid-' 100 ?':v..;;H ~.*shnn:workers. ; ;I^aafetibn;:witli;tbe(lattbr' v-:^l'H< : homes >'6i the::.pbbr ; .:and: v de'stitiite ; Tby^sym i; ' nest great social andirbEgibulVrevivai: «•:.;•;;:-. would,not be: b^^ v"r;..-g;-P^pifa/:andTchurohesvl:bß;'b^ Wf -: : : ra:contact; of with the.pconveiir 1 .vy;:: -:g .WasSre^ MSf ; quired-;; The- field; of Vservice; was:;the': : homes' '■:. this,-was:; specially -the' :';>i.; :■;:■.: sphere-,;of; ; the ■:.. women's : social ;%ork;*; They '<' 'v were, maldnga.new experiment :in"NewZea-' > ;^^;i'^o : . ; prisbn;; authorities' - got ; so 1 :L: l -s ; '.-.iy ! ' : .J^ V J*e .inebnate;;that;etKey... had;-:determined-;to-:.;Kv::-r:^ a P d ; T °^ :^^^ : :^y->;;The.^ ii 'ii-i^ ano f itb/WWch^thft^ses^xbuldibe^tranS' Sjj;^-i'.Y^P*^9 J islahd;fpr^6men^ fc^Vy&ja^-jThe'objf^K^^ i>;.*:..';:,itemptatiori.--So fa^ 3:; o;succ»ss ) .-.aKtegh':it^ J's.i;-;.;.^^ TheYGeneral;spoke.'for:-lialf;'an'hbnr'with' .energy.;^ $&:A ????;. although :; a;spp|werful''electric' ; : : : ;K^:;,S«ght;immediately;above;his headvenabled Him W^i^to:'decipher^ and .' sald ''be''thoughtmeii'baysman SM '!■: tn « deal" with" &:S;:^,:we'Unempk>yed.p^ ■%-. ; '-SVja d :;*:b£had-^ ■ i all 'the 1 .;-';:. :; ;:t^^P lo y e d.;cbmmittw's-in:thei]M

;p:g,INTERCHANGE Ibt^fWTORATES.S:> 'v if 'Presby€OT an; Pirates,,if., it has/not'yet- entered; : -;,.the region of. practical .polities';/basVc'ertainly: :npe practical s : dJscusbibn-i(states ' ;-</;PP r M;.its;;deliberationi?6n tho-subject;;: and ; ;>:P"^. f 9 r, !:aj'd, a :foiir-fold:suggestioh.i: It calls ,/:; the .first;- ,an itineration, scheme;"/which is // ; virtually.ttie/'Wesleyan^with/'jiix r or 'seven- • ■;:< <>nd\is,a. ; ;";tbree-clasa /scheme;";/where con-: ■>'■■•■. gregations/areidivided, into those ;witli.stip- ■ and::£66o. .respec- \ it'Wr-.tneV'probationer:■ being compelled to; ;Renter...- the, first, class,.;.and,, if. worthy ,; of.:prb-' 'V^ tao M[attauuiig ciass^6hly- : > '"WW, WVjpr-. twelve; yeafs ,; 'jexß.erience: ; - r "Tbe' :,Hthtfd.:;..^ :-■■:■. scheme, /..those-'mearitffbeing.'the b'bdfebf ■:ff : charges /on -the:; Churchw which ;W:betwee# ; ..^country,and .city charges?;, *SA; trustworthy; l ..;: committee would/be //tte command: : pf;the: ;-----:nM^ i rjo-aango:-of:\pastorate';Mifiv :; ; |rom';the?dato'<)f their:: ordination/Ho ;,-"in,;vacancies.occurring:in such ,-.,.; ; ,w0u1d, be,-.at:-' liberty -to accept'-.or?refuse.: a' ;;.-■■ proffered;call, and'the ohurches'in'question ■: /V/would, be; at -liberty,- to: hear other; candidates. ;;;.;_J.he. rourtn;.scheme is;known/as ~"- the peni'yßwn. The idealbohind:this last is ;;;that ; exchanges.,would be/greatly,facilitated ; v;,in -many cases /if .it;-was>:open'- to ministers/ .:-to.retire-from; the mmistry^vrith'fereiiion- 1 , -, ably, sufficient support; wben'fth'e difficulty of maintaining fitness: becam^^mahifest.kThe. -suggestions; are interesting,? but : f\the- ; ■ com- ! ;; /jmttee/ rather left 'the-impression"that,-with ■-.-;. the.exception: of.-; the last, they; are .'mbr'e ; or/ Y-/.less, in/the category, of:" pious .opinions.!' ; ;i' ; : Uk< ANOTHERKLADY MINISTER.'/ - ; ;: -^L^'-^-i' Sa^A>^i^'' v.-.;.- the .tew lady. ministers ;ofVwhbm; the EWorld .■;,'., can boast,-has 1 been,paying a.visit to 'London! /.U.S.A., and.is the.only ordained lady minis-! ;;.. r .ter in the New England States.' i- ;,/- --.-.;: / ."Yes," she:said: to a member of the '-Daily - /News" staff, "I. am a fully ordained clergy-;:-':.;man;/There'are/only sbme. five others .bedside >' myself : in >'America .. or;: I.'. believe, •;-/:ih/.the/! : whole:''world; ';'■ l ■•/. was'/ ; edu- ■••';; catedz in .'a -Methodist divinity school, and ■>-. afterwards graduated, taking thb theological , : :degrees of S.T.B.'/The Methodists refused to me because/1 am a woman;' but soon '■- afterwards the Congregational Church at '-■■•..' 'l'yngsboro', 'Mass.\ called me to:be its pas.,/tor, and I was -ordained by .the Andover /Council,: one./.of the, greatest religious coun-//-"-;cils in America...-. /.:,'-'v..' ,/"I, served that church nine:years, officiat- / ing; at funerals, .performing wedding ceremonies, administering, the-Sacrament, and ; generallyrdoing, all .the duties that fall to '": ;the lot. of the minister. Then I.was called / //asVco-pastorjto/the: Congregational Church ; -/.at Lowell;,'Mass.,/where;l/Bave-beeh,.three!, /years;".// : .■/,■■.(,":.■- :.-':;/--;////."/*';':/;'?;*!■ . .lii her religious -views Miss .Dixon is. in sympathy/with :the/New Theology movement,-

She believes that thoro are splendid opportunities for women in tho ministry, and sho is a supporter of tho Women Suffiago movement, t i.'

fIOMANjCATHOLICISM AND AMERICA. .' ;; The reconversion, of England to the Catholic ;faith is a work.; df "s'u6h'..difliculty that it is - .only,the'.'sanguine who lo'bk forward to its success within a reasonable period (states the . :'" Catholic Times "). Though tho Catholic Church is the most powerful religious organisation in America, .'.ther&avo many more millions,; than in England to'-be converted before the country will be Catlfolio. Yet tlie Catholics'.bf the.JJnitedStatel are talking,, and ; if thoy intended that alllthe people should bo?of their creed before the end-of-tho-.'century,'.." They are eagerly . ..exerting, themselves 'in avenue where - their.-services ;can be of-.advantage to the Church. ... Just.-.lately<"the : :first; American Catholio ■ Missionary.'.. Congress, was held in kChicago.'iandvduring, the:, proceedings the 1 -questionsyof -Catholio of: the care of the immigrant. 4he negroj the deafmute, and the blind, oJ settlemeht work, and ; ofnnissiofttscho'ols were'carefully considered. Lately, too,,ah importajit hew body, called, the. Church Extension 'Society, has' been established, by our.trans-Atlantio:co-religion-to attend to the religious requirements of the towns, villages and districts in .which there-.are-as yet no Catholic ;churches;:,.There,is muoK.room for activity: direction, for been the growth ; of the ,country Catholics have been unable-to heep'pace with.it,'and there are number of small towns in which no .provision Jjas 1 yet been; made for ..Catholic: religious services. But within recent,,years the cause of the : home missions .>n..the_States has made .wonderful strides.,-.- :■'-.;. S-E J Hw!ics:•;';-,; : ''.;. ; ;V:;:;y' ■: -';-^it -AToyhbeeS Hall;? :Whiiechapel, Mr. As-'. quith unveiled, a portrait of-'Canon and Mrs.' Batnott.,;.-.';The portrait,- which shows Mrs. ■ Barnett *seated at; a- table, with a plan ■ of' Hampstead;Garden : City-beforeher, and -the Canon standing behind, is the work of. Sir Hubert: von. Herkbmer, R.A. ~ ; : :i^Rev7''J.'.¥d'win"Thomas r announced ' his resignation of the pastorate: of the- Congregational' Church,'Codicote, WelTvyn,,.in view. ,bf his hope'of receiving: Holy the: Church';of; England. ;,,:-;.,:: l.fti.Thei.cliTrrch' founded by,;'William''• Carey in thelLal Bazar Church,'is I e sJt^&yt^^nJfinXiT, , -.this. year. There ;; old regime preserved. ;'of ":■ Auckland, .',the?'half-yearly • meeting; of St^:Jt>seph;s:Missibriary';Society, -spoke of the' difEcultie3;:;,Tvhic"hf the!;inissibnaries : niet with i '?B^S;^^?wi!^-ospngh ! -the finest-type ; te.thej:quje^;life..bfJ-.the r . at present'. o^Jhfee'.or:'fbur; : thousahd' cohamong theHhirty thousand Maoris.in the diocese, of .Auckland. .. They.'had 'to" bo content occasional conversions, and 'not:b 6 ,'.:.3isQp'iraged.: by',noti.achieving more '■ con-' ,' .spicuouVresults..-:;,-::-;--:.:

; ;^Those.' ; ministers and church workers 'who ithink;the; cause;of religion ■ is..best .served by v.-blushing, -should: have, heard the deb3te" f afcthe:'Sphinx'Club on "What.Can f. üblicity;:do.;.for,.ublicity; : do.;.for,. Religion?'f .General Booth "M promised' to attend,. but was indisposed >nd' sent -Colonel; Unswortb to say : how niuch the.General.:was' : 'ihdeb'ted to.the' press for making "known-"the"'work.. of the. Salvation it-had-fair-plav.: Prebendary Carlilev head, of the Church ,^rmy^avho'.;;adyertises : ;every '-.wee¥;topical 'W.l e ?(-of'. : Jiis;;Sunday;-evening addresses, and packs'r his ; 'churclr. in- Eastchcap.y testified' to■ ,the:.valUe'.bf."a'dverfcisingi ! ' > iThre'e- other clergy-' metf;urged-th'eVhece , ssity- ) - 4, hs the Rev. C. H ,;%UMy:;piiVrtiM.: -up tbe '.'trum---Of course' (comments -.the-..; Christian'-World,'')j;if..churches are■ to': be consideVed i'little gardens walled, around;. 1 ' jforlthe; cultivation: of; a few select souls;- the old-mpnastidj.s'efelusibn.is.; good! enough;-- but lti'is. often-, thatt' the souls •" ''dwihdle'-to; , siokly"'shriibi.' i \ ;. v ' ■'- : : - ;.'■ Rev. Mr. Walters secretaryship of the London Wes|ileyan>vMis'sion,.'williiotHake place' until: the !;conference:of.;l9lo.,^v,''■ :■':';'. .>.-■-.-. ' : ,-. '■ '^i^?^ d nTes,;as.''a: means' :of ; raising,' money i,for. i Church,..puiposes,are new to:us. ; :-But the : yicar.pf .Penistone, ".England,. regards', them, : along -..with, bazaars and :the' like, as' "hi the present day necessary evils." People !do not ■now, he-says,;as in the old time,. give gratefully.to God. without looking'for 'any Return; but, } since "the.watchword;, of the country is :P]^F e J''':# e y*'" rei s[ uir return for. what 0 !^ 8 i 0 '™;" There is; ■ sonie.uiustification^fof?-'tfi«*;.vicar's, bitter reHe' seems to: ; have ;-peen; at least to have whist .drive whoso' ostensible object was .to;-raise'monej.itowards paying th« ; curate^s;.stipend;^;!: himself ..evi-. .dently':felt it' something,like an insult to .;have his stipendiraised.,ijj, this; wav —:,and .plainly, wrote that effect—and apparently:-a goqd.'manyof the parishioners tepk. the ■■ same• viewj•-and l -stayed away from -the; drive...;.lt':iS:.to be hoped, that the result ;,will ,:;be'.that..nesl time the vicar will .isrnecessary.'- v, v.":"; ''/.-,'.'" .... ,■.- '"■-.'. ..', ,v 'The' Pope lasf-'month- received in-private ; audience;.the.;Duchess of Norfolky the Hon.: : r Margaret .Bra^er^arid^Xady: Esmonde,' .who, in; ; the:. name,of '43,000. English. Irish,, and Scottish/women, presented ; to- his Holiness together: with three - albums -: containing the "signatures of' -■' tlie : Duchess : of: Norfolk read an: ,:;ThePope,. ; appeared much affected, Jandjoxpressed his^arm^thaiiks 1 for the gift,, -remarking^that-the' 1 Roman'Catholics'of .the BritisH : ;lsles'.:nover, failed to 'show ■ their, loyalty, and"devotion; to: the. Holy See.,' '■ ■ ''■; : The . Rev. r R.' C. Eillihgham,' of Hexton, Hertfordshire; 1 died bn ! December 8,: while travelling/in-Prance.'. -Mr. : :Kllingham. had; during' the-past,::ten years attracted much public • notice by his. attacks:bn. Ritualism in the. Church of_ Englandjjimd ,his actions.were the cause of,his appearance'in'various courts.' ■As Recently ;aa ! March. 11.11 ast• he returned. to : •his; benefice :at Hext&j^Taftef' a'twoye'ars': 'susjwnsion -by^-the; A'rches for ille;Was' promoted: by the' "Bishop;of St; Albans, andjthe l offences, were: ■ Purporting to'., ordain ' a priest without being ay bishop; '•' preaching - and - celebrating tthe Holy: Communion outside'his bwn'cure of :|buls' ;the authority;of theibishop of vthe.diocese; andrcontumacy or disobedience to *t)ie: lawnu;coniniSrids of the bishop. In March, >;ISOO,' he'.'was, fine'dl for. brawling'ln' Kettlebasor fifty persons' arid- during the prayerfof'^nsepratioliicried out; "Idolatry!". /; Arrangements''have'Jbeen'' completed for the Rev. G. ; -E, Smith' ahd'':tw<j Hartley College' students to start;for : New,' Zealand ,to take charge of Primitive, Methodist circuits: (states .the'.'L-Christian World").' Theßevi W.'Layi -cbok.;:wiJl, return Dominion "almost :immediately.;-,.' ;;•.'..- ,_£?■■;„,■ -..-.', .'■ ':',;.! ,-' .The.Rey'.VP.: B.' Meyer,; as president:of the -.World's'xSunday * School::'. Union, '.'and■ : Mrs. i'Meyer ga\;e-an '-'at-home" at the Grand to -celebrate thel'la%6hi.iig.'. <3f : She:,.Chiria Sunday i School Mis'sion£iunder';.tho. auspices of,tho:British Sunday School'.-'Cnionv' ; slr.'. Meyer welcomed Rev.

|,Carey. Bonner explained 'it-he genesis of .the ['.'scheme,:' It was at the \Vorld's .Convention at !;Rbmo,vwhen-'international' Sunday .School Workers:partitioned the world amongst -them,' ;thM(Great;J3ritain undertook the.charge of. :thei''Sunday_-Bchqpls .of China,; which at/present 12 per-coflt. of the Chinese* Churchea'.'.'haviUg attempted, to establish- theni.' •"NQW7:howeT£r,.;they are : likely, to bo multiplie3;>;;!for«:-tiie,v,B.ey.,' formerly of and ; tho .only Westerner; whtvi'aKevcr, 'been .'awarded the-Chinese.degree of 'Doctor..'of. Literature,' has been;appointed/the.first' Sunday School missionary a-;lively .speech he described the^wonderfulC:change that '-has mado Chinese Sunday.;' Schools possible. ■A ; generation ago the "-'foreign devil" waa not allowed to get into touch with the children,' lest he should take their eyes " to make medicine" ; now the children of heathen parents are readily.'sent to almost any sort or Western school,'wftile-childreri.of native Christians need Christian training.; If the schools are ip ,be-Tcally.'"useful, however,, the .teachers, .'whct]ie?,.-jh"issibhariel3' or natives; miist'havo trainingj-:-ahd'.Dr. , '-Darroch will give- most, of his' flrst year's work to translating Sunday Schoolitertvbaqksi^^r.. ■-; -~'.