Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-08-26
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from another quarter and thus set him once more
on his feet, he would perhaps have considered
himself entirely demolished. The profound logic
Of tho one, the poetry Of the other, and The Tdi-
cule Of both if directed with sing leness Of pur-
pose upon his devoted head must have been oFef-
wheIming ia tho extreme. 1t IL amusing to see
these TWO belligerents join together to attack Il
common foe, while they at the sans tlmo re-
gard each other mortal enemies. Episcopacy
once disposed Of and hostility would Immediately
commence between the different secis who
are held together more through four Than love-
though wide as tho poles apart, they agree most
admirably that Episoopacy should be destroy ed
Each Que however does battle III its own peculiar
manner; but without that concert Of action which
cal Only be efficien, and which accounts fer their
i'll successfully annoy but cannot destroy. EqnI-
~ is So blinded with rage that he would, Samp-
like, siozs hold Of Episcopacy and with his
broad shoulders the firm pillars heaye and TO it's
base the tottcrng fabric shake though himself
DO buried in lis mighty runs--he seems TO forget
that the Ii,e authority upon which no builds his
faith emanatcd from that source. John Wesley,
the founder of the Methodist church was a pres
byter in the church Of England and regularly
dained by a Bishop who was linl. of that chain
Of succession which no would deslroy-who de-
clared to his followers that Should they leave the
church Of England they left him. and who sent
DR.. Coke, who was also a pfesbyter in the same
church, to establish church in shis country,
which he done, and after appointing gfoat mum
Der Of ministers to aseiat aitn, had such ankle
" to be one Of that regular saccesston, which
Equity regards with such horror, that he wrote four
letters praying to DO consecrated Bishop by The
wicked successors of those wicked ~ blood thirsty
Popes o. Rome. One Of said letters being directed
10 Bishop Seabury Of Conneciicut--one 10 Bishop
White Of Pennsylvania-oue to Mr.. WILDE force
of England. begging his Influence to be eXertcd
in his behalf there, and tho last to O Bishop OF
Scotland; all of which letters now eXtant.-
He was unsuccessful in his applications and having
gone too far 10 recede he finally declared himself
as Bishop, for the first tiine address 10 Gen.
Washington. From this pseudo Bishop have all
the Methodist Bishops sprung, and no rs the head
of their succession. Would 1t not be more Chfls
,inn-Iike, however humliating, for this Pfodigal
child arise aud 60 to its father and say father
have sinned,' than to thus add insult to injury
by waging an extarmina,ing warfare against the
very author Of its existence?
But Gideon now comes with his levoiiing sys-
TEN and sweeps from the earth every visible
church in existence, and erocts in his fancy n
purely spiritual one, which had no outward sign |
until tho time of George Fox, when, suppose,
he will insist il then assumed a visible FORM
Where is tho visible church for the first 1900 |
years Of the christian era, unless II be- found IN
Episcopacy2 Trace that church (which IS after |
the order of Melchizdec,' through any other Wis /
ible church and give tho history Of II. Can |
IL DO traced through QIslleFsn, MethodIsm, !
Culvinism, or Mormon!sm2 Whore were these I
sec,s during this march of centuries? Ecue an
swers WiIERE?! Is the true church 10 DO found
in that passion born sect whore OF its mem
beers came to the door Of Pariament-house with |
a drawn sword and wounded several. saying He
pas inspired by the Holy Spirit to Kill erery man
that sat in that house2 or Who blasphomousy sty /
led James Naylor, Gone of The most extravagant
OF tina, sect,) The everlasting son Of righteous
ness--the prince of peace-thc oaly bcgohon son
of God-tie faireSt among ten ttousandP They
who ran like Bacchanals through the toms and
villages declaiming against epscoPacv, Prcsby
terianism, md every fixed form of reiig ion; raj
led a, public and stated worship; alIron'ed and
Knocked tho clergy even IN the very exercise Of
their ministerial functions; trampled upon the
laws and upon the authority OF the magistrates,
under the pretence Of being actuatod by dl-
vine impulse; and made of their pretended
inspiration 10 excite the most vehement commo-
ton both in state and church, Is that the church
tina, is so erect, firm, simple, pure heavenly, its
genealogy running back TO Him who is without
beginning OF days or end of years-whose record
is without, crimes agree with Gideon thatit
will not do 10 be mealy -mouthed about this mat
ter, but pity says forhear. Remember for the /
future that he who lives in glass houses should
never throw stones.
But Gideon instead of answering my arguments
has resorted not only 10 ridicue bu, has pervert-
ed my meaning. He ssys that my chief object
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