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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10413, 21 October 1927, Page 5

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BISHOP BIARNES ON SACRAMENR • TAD DOCTRINES

NO TRUTH IN TRAN SU B STAN - TJATIOiN”

.“MEDIAEVAL THEORIES IN ANGLICAN CHURCH”

(United Press Assn,—Copyright.) *! ’"(Received Oct. 20, 6.55 p.m,) LONDON, Oct. 19. lii an open letter to the Archbishop, of Canterbury, Bishop Barnes says "ho found modern knowledge had withered traditional .'formulas replacing them with wistful agnosticism. He long ago began to expound) why man’s evolution, from the ape-like stock did not upset the Christian position. Tlie growth of erroneous Sacramental’ doctrines alienated educated people from the church M'ediacval theories that were rejected at the Reformation were still taught in the Anglicaii Churches. A new era had opened when a Bishop could be publicly attacked for upholding traditional Sacramental doctrines.

Bishop Barnes reaffirms that there is no truth in Transubstantiation, and says nobody can discriminate between the consecrated and tho unconsecrated. He continued:— “No man shall drive me to Tennessee or to Rome., Officers of the National Church must not feat, but welcome tho new knowledge, and maintain all that is sound in the ancient doctrine.”—-A. aud N.Z.CI.A.

‘DISGRACEFUL BRAWLING.”

DEAN INGE DEALIN GS APOLOGY

REPLY COMES IN FOIIAI -OF FURTHER ATTACK.

(Received Oct. 20, 9.21) p.m.) LONDON, Oc-t, 19. Dean Inge sent the following letter to the Ilev. Bullock-Webster: “Since you had the impertinence to write in connection with Sunday, I must reply that until you fully apologise for the scandalous and disgraceful brawling, I refuse any communication whatever.”

The Rev. Bullock-Webster, replying, says: “Before the idea of an apology can be entertained, 1 am constrained to ask you fully and publicly to express regret for outraging the feelings of devout church people by inviting to tlie Cathedral one who constantly defames the holy Sacraments.”—A. and N.Z.C.A.

CLEAVAGE BOUND TO'LEAD TO DEFINITE EXPLOSION

CAN ARCHBISHOP IGNORE

BISHOP BARNES’ CHALLENGE?

(Received Oct. 20, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 20.Tlie Morning Post spys: '‘The- unhappy cleavage arising from the doctrine- of transubstaiition ranging the Anglo-Catholics on one side and the Evangelicals on the _ other, was bound to lead to a definite explosion with the Church. Bishop Barnes, however, assumes tremendous responsibility when he forces the issue and challenges a struggle. It seems impossible that the Archbishop can ignore .the latter.* Aleantime, those who feel that the continued vitality and cohesion of the Church of England is an essential basis for safety, honor and welfare of these dominions, can only pray God-to lighten our darkness and appease tlio passions which seem on the point of being let loose in His name.—A. and N.Z.C.xI.