Show CHURCH ALIVE BRITONS FIND IN INTEREST PUBLIC TAKES Archbishop of Canterbury Takes Hand In Controversy COIl tro HE CHIDES CHIDES BISHOP Pours Oil o i-o On Situation But Result Is Not Known LONDON Oct O 24 By By The As Associated As- As Press The The letter of the Archbishop of ot Canterbury reproving the Bishop of Birmingham who Is an adherent to the theory of or evolution and a foe to the doctrine of or trans- trans substantiation was regarded today as I confirming the primates primate's reputation as asa asa asS a S diplomatist and peace maker Views differed as to the effect the letter would produce upon the controversy The ar Ishop shop In writing to the Bishop of or Birmingham the Rt RL Rev Ernest Williams Barnes Dames In answer to the latter's open letter chided him on the manner In which he voiced his views The denunciation of or the doctrine of or 0 was legitimate the archbishop wrote but he deplored that Bishop Dishop Barnes Dames had spoken of or orthe the Holy Communion In a II way which quite quite reasonably I T think think gives gives of offense or- or rense to a great body of church men and church women The archbishop declared he thought this was unintentionaL The archbishop touched rather lightly on the question of or reconciling the theory of or evolution e with the Bible Dible story of creation UNSEEMLY USSIE INCIDENT T Of the Incident In St St. Pauls Paul's church when vh n Canon C C. R. R Webster Bullock Interrupted the service to denounce Bishop Ban Dm Bries es s for his utterances he wrote You will not doubt my condemnation con con- condemnation of or the unseemly Incident No one in England he declared de desired de- de desired desired sired to drive e Bishop Barnes Darnes to Rome Home Romeor or Tennessee as the bishop implied when he wrote the archbishop The general view of or the latest let let- letter letter ter Is that it has poured oil oU on the troubled waters but it is 15 questioned whether It will allay the storm Among the many angles engles discussed there is the contention that the dis dis- dispute dispute dis- dis dispute has proved completely that the church is Isery very ery much alive and the enormous Interest manifested In the affair must be a revelation to skeptics CATHOLIC VIEWS Cardinal Bourne Roman Catholic Archbishop hop of Westminster In his ser ser- sermon sermon sermon mon yesterday referred to the contro- contro controversy controversy versy ersy among the members of or the Elizabeth church He declared the whole fabric of or Protestantism m In Eng Eng- England England England land had been reared up on a a. false false- falsehood falsehood falsehood hood concerning the Roman Catholic church The Archbishop of or Canterbury In Inthe Inthe inthe the latest letter In the controversy de declared de- de declared dared in regard to Bishop Barnes Barnes' sermons sermons' I 1 do not attach ch great weight wel ht to what hat I have e heard described as the gorilla sermons I believe belle you over over- overrate overrate overrate rate the adherence of thoughtful peo peo- people people pie to the creation theories of ot 50 or years ears ago and I scarcely think that among those who vho listen to you there are axe a great number holding the opinions you satirize For myself I can say at least your position on the biological question In outline and so far as I understand it is one with which I personally have been familiar for over 50 SO years pears This teaching however admirable Is at the most not novel Declaring that he disliked discus discus- discussions discussions discussions of or such sueh subject in the newspapers newspapers pers the archbishop said he was ready to confer personally with Bishop Barnes Dames on the doctrines Involved |