Litchfield enquirer., 1843-02-09
BY THE JUDEA SCREAMERSw

AhO AHSMoh SuduENlc was performed with
fine effect, and called forth Enthusiastic rounds of
applause" Song sung by S. G. Fowler, lad Of
fourteen, threw the whole audience into most up
roarious fit of laughter. Several Gees also were
sung with good effect. Ifnot grand the Concert was
good, VERY GOOD. Never did an audience go away
in better spirts-a seemed highly pleased. Many
were present from contiguous villages and joviali
load from a,Oay do,pn E1i&', il Plymouth.
The Scramers are dozen young men and boys,
under the instruction Of Prof G. M. Coe, Of New.
| Haven. Mr.. Coe has school in New-Milford,
where he expects to give Concert in few weeks,
assisted by the Iudea Screamers. Such Of your
readers wish for fife musical treat, will be
to receive rich reward tol their attendance.
Yours, PAaAxlNr.
UNINTERRUPTED SUCCESSION
Mr. Editor-I have looked over the long article of
"a Well Wsher" for last week, aud. after deduct
ing the bad grammar, bad temper, and bad epit'es,
find that it contains only tOo ideas of sufficient tang
bility to admit ola reply.
First, he allows that Presbyterians" may "babble'
just much they please, about ministerial sue.
cession, for, in their case, is not incapable Of
proof" And pray, wha, is this "proof?" "Their
success, for their Pastors are the instruments of
the conversion Of many sinners to Coda work
which none can do unless God himself doth appoint
them thereto" &c. Now let us put this reasoning
to practical test Suppose-what may be supposed
without any improprety, for it is which, ana
sorry to say, too often occurs among all denomna-
tons of chrstians-lha minister of this persuasion
is engaged in the active discharge of the duties ofhs
profession. Sinners converted under his preach
ing. Believers built up in the faith. In short. his
labors are wonderfully blest. But, all at once it is
discovered that, at the very time this man was SO
successful he was living in the grossest crime-say
adultery. What then He must have been true
minister of God, or in other words, he had the
cesson, according to "A Well Wishers' logc.-
! His success enoug h to prove the validity of
| his orders! Now let ask whether this "proOf' is
any proof at all? Will Presbyterians be willing to
trust the defence Of their ministry in hands that make
no better work Of reasoning than tis7 t!.:o tley
no firmer ground which to rest their orders. For
one must say that, having been educated in that
( school, should have been ashamed, when by,
could not have given sounder view ofthe matter.
Secondly" "A Well Wsle.." will not allow Epic
copalians to "babbe" about the successlon because~
in their case, it never and never can be prov
ed" So it that good friend, who has SUCH
pous horror OF cries about the succession, thinks
all well enough long as it is confined TO success
sion through Presbyters; but, the moment it applies
to succession through Bishops, it is all fabulous
This is candor with vengeance! This is libeYahsy
worthy of one who claims such pre-eminent piety
and zeal Surely the public must be more and more
impressed with favorable opinion Of the wonder
full superiority of those who friendly to religious
excitements But, one would think that these poor
unchurched Episcopalians might have the benefit Of
the same proof with which A Well Wisher" es-
tablishes the validity Of Presbyterian orders-thst
they might plead their success" They might
state, what is demonstrable fact that eighteen TWEEN
ticths Of the christian world at this moment Eps-
copal. They might affirm, for it is true, that tho
Episcopal church in this country has more than dou-
bled in the last ten years. both in the number OF her
Clergy and her communicates. They might declare.
what is very evident to any observer, that she is adj
vancing in this county with rapidly equal at least,
If not superior to- that OF any other denominations
They might adduce the fact, which l have often
heard mentioned, that the Episcopal minister in this
village has, during the four years OF his residence
here, admitted to his church more than any other
clergyman among us, in the same length Of time
Here is success surely-such success too, az
would be amply sufficient to prove the validity OF?
Presbyterian orders - but it must be thrust out Of
unheard in favor Of Episcopacy! She 10 con-.
demned; and every mouth that speaks of her divine
| origin must be gagged
Is this fair, Mr.. Well Wisher7 No. You must
confess that on principle of your own choosng,the
Episcopal succession can be, and has been here pro-
we'd Please to answer this, before you call for any
other proof-though, should you wish to know how
the doctrine in question is established, according to
HE principles OF Scholars and TeologiGns, Just con-
suit fiookers Ecclesiastical Polisy," "Percval on
the Apostolcal Successon," or "Chapin's Primitive
Church., in which works you will find it demonstra-
ted by facts and arguments yet confued, that
tae Clergy efMe Episcopal church derive their commits
SION 10 preach the Gospel and administer the Sacro-
naents. Chain Of succession from the APOSTLES not
| Ink ia which has erer been broken. And, as
should judge from your style and manner of reason
ing that you have not had much access to books al
low to offer you loan of either or all Of these
works, SO that you may proceed in this discussion
with more information than you have hitherto shown
F..
by PresbyEertGns here mean all who hold TO or
dination performed BY Presbyters or common min.
listers, in distinction from that which 10 performed
BY superior order Of clergy, called Bishops. The
latter is Eplscopacy. The former embraces those
who properly bear the name Of PTesbyterians Meth
self Presbyter only CongFegationalists who, tho
they originally held that the ministerial commission
came from the congregation, lay people, vet nov
practice ordination by the hands of ministers or