Show RECOGNITION OF DISSENTERS Canon Hensley Henson of Westminster ster Abbey who appears to be a a. coming com coming corning corn com ing man in the Church of England makes a noteworthy plea for the recognItion recognition rec rec- of non-episcopal non churches by bythe bythe bythe the Anglican church The doctrine of apostolic succession sI he says which is the real barrier bar to such recognition recognition isa Is Isa Isa a comparatively modern theory and and It crumbles at the touch of of scholarly Investigation The necessity of episcopal episcopal epis epi- epis- epis copal was not recognized until until until un un- un- un til the restoration settlement In point of of fact under the subscription act of 1571 non ordained clergy were permitted to preach and hold benefices In the English church while such high church men as Andrewes Andrew Bramhall Cosin and Th Thorn Thorn- Thorndike r dike die refused reused to take a rigidly rigidly- rigIdly e exclusive View of orders Canon Henson Henso demands demands demands de de- de- de mands that the same broad view ot of otI I the question queston be permitted today toay At a aI I recent meeting meing of the ChU Church 1 Missionary Mission MisSion- ary society an Anglican bishop described described described de de- de- de scribed the admirable work ork of Xavier the Jesuit Schultz the Lutheran and Carey the Baptist The Te canon who was present present approached approach the prelate and said Is it not strange my lord that the schismatic should loom so large In your discourse Ah he replied in Pin the mission field we have to take a very very broad view of things thins Do you not think my lord rejoined Canon Henson that tat It Is about time we domesticated that broad brod view here at home |