KNOWLEDGE AND THE CHURCH.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19137, 21 October 1927, Page 11

KNOWLEDGE AND THE CHURCH.

NEW ERA OPENS. STATEMENT BY DR. BARNES. 'bt cable—rsr.ss ASSOCIATION—COrYBIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN- AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received October 20th, 6.55 p.m.) LONDON, October 19. In an open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham, says he found that modern knowledge withered traditional formulas, replacing them with wistful agnosticism. He long ago began to expound whv man's evolution from apelike stock" did not upset the Christian position. The growth of erroneous sacramental doctrines alienated educated people from the Church. Mediaeval theories that had been rejected during the Reformation were still taught in Anglican Churches. A new era had opened, when a Bishop could be publicly attacked for upholding tho traditional sacramental doctrine. Dr. Barnes reaffirmed that there is no truth in transubstantiation, and says that nobody can discriminate between the consecrated and the uncouseerated. "No man," he savs," "shall drive mo to Tennessee or to Rome. The officers of the National Church must not fear, but should welcome the new knowledge and retain all that is sound in ancient doctrine.'' DEAN INGE DEMANDS AN APOLOGY. (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. AXD SUK CABLE.) (Received October 20th, 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, October 19. Dean Inge lias sent a letter to tho Rev. Bullock-Webster: "Since you had the impertinence to write to me in connexion with the episode on Sunday, I must reply that until you fully apologise for such scandalous and disgraceful brawling, I refuse to have any communication with you whatever." The Rev. Bullock-Wobster replying, says: "Before the idea of an apology can be entertained, I am constrained to ask you fully and publicly to express regret for outraging the feelings ot devout church peoplo by inviting to tho Cathedral one who constantly defames the Holy Sacraments. NEWSPAPER COMMENT. ('AUSTRALIA* AND W.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) (Received October 20th, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 20. The "Morning Post" says that the unhappy cleavage arising from the doctrine of transubstantiation ran' ; Anglo-Catholics on tho one side, and Evangelicals on the other, was bound to lead to a definite explosion with tho Church. Dr. Barnes, however, assumes a tremendous responsibility when V.o forces the issue and challenges for a struggle. It seems impossible that the Archbishop can ignore the latter. In the meantime those who feel that the continued vitality and -hosion of the Church of England is the essential basis for the Bafety, honour, and welfare of these Dominions, can only pray to God to lighten our darkness and appease the passions %vhich seem on the point of being let loose in His name.