ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Grey River Argus, 6 November 1928, Page 5

ANGLICAN CHURCH.

RETIRING PRIMATE. Farewell Sermon. (Sui. Cable.’, (Received November 5 at 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 4. In bis farewe 1 ] sermon at Canterbury Cathedral whir. was broadcast throughout Britain, the Archbishop of Cante bury. Dr Randa’l Davidson, likened himself to Moses standing on Mt. Pisgah, looking back through anxious years, but certain that the people be had loved and led were destined to -re greater things than lie had shared. Mo es had marked his people's power and promise under 'God’s guiding hand, ami lie accordingly had looked forward hopefully. “To-night,” continued the Archbishop, "1 also look backward, outward. and onward. I do not think 1 under rate the variance that is within tiie church, but some of that variance is the outcome of an eager life. Yet the controversies have touched tne most sacred questions. We are all lilauieable. At least. I am b lam cable. God forbid that L should belittle the uravitv of such a question as that of •.he ministration of the Eucharist. For

a solution of the variances, it necessitates considerable patience and abundant prayer. Such questions have been raised and solved in England before, and will, under God’s hands, be resolved again. It would be a graceless, thankless mistake to regard the surface differences as the outstanding fact in church to-day. Looking back for half a century, I am firmly convinced that the Church is far stronger and more zealous, and has a deeper vision of God’s purpose, than when my working days began. Even the I‘raver Book discussions have evolved a 'more thoughtful spirit and unity of pm pose and player- ’