Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-01

assertion Did he not intend to make the impression
that the Book of Orders appointed presbyters to or
dain presbpters Did he not, reader you say he
did, Your conclusion Is right for at page 20 Episco-
pos says (speaking of the English church, "They
appointed presbyters to perform ordination" Now
then it settled, that Episcopos not only intended
make the impression that presbyters were appointed
to ordan presbyters, but page 20, he airms it in
plain, positive words. Refer to his authority,
to-wit POWELL page los. Powell says "the reform
ers of the Church of England, also, appointed presby
tiers to perform the imposition of hands in ordaining
presbyters, along with Bishops-(mark reader along
toth BiShOpS) sodrects the book of ordanng priests,
&C. Let us proceed with Episcopos, he says (page
~ ths usage (o-wit of presbyters ordaining pres
byters) continued until the time of Charles 2 i'll 1862,
or over hundred years, when the Bishops, without
any instruction to do so, altered y Reader, take
up any prayer book the first you put your hand on,
and turn the form and manner OF ordaining Priests,
and after the prayer and just before the of ordina
ton, you will find this rubric or direction, to-wit /:
"When this prayer is done, the Bishop, with the
priests present, shall lay their hands severay upon
the head of every one that receveth the sfder of
Priesthood the receivers humby kneeling, and the
Bishop saying ''receive the Holy Ghost" &c. This
rubrc is quoted by Powell Immediately under his re-
mark that "the reformers of the Church of England,
appointed prebyerS to perform the imposition OF hands
in ordaintg preSbgerS along with Bishops Sodirects
Continues Powel) the book OF ordainlng Priests &c,
see page 1853.
Now Episcopos, why did you, when you asserted on
page of the pamphlet that at Ohe book of orders
put forth in the time of Edward 6 also appointed pres
byers perform the imposition Of hands IN ordaiming
presbyters leave out the important words "Gloag i
Bishops ~ sAnd why did you page 90 say of the
English Church, that it appointed presbyters per-
form ordination!' Again why is it, that on page 7
you say 'this usuage continued until the time of
Charles in 1862 or over a hundred years Why is
it that page you say that then (towit in 1862
the Bishops without any instruction to do so, altered
it Is consistent with the conscience of Minister
of the New Testament" to fabrcate charge and then
predicate upon it the following assertion, to-wit -
This is fair specimen of the usurpatons and trans
formations of Romansm and semi-Romanism, which
are frauds from The beginning"
If Epscopos has not recovered the of speech,
Presbuteros may answer the above interrogatories,
and both presented with opportunity of do
ing magnanimous act, to-wit to confess that Epis
copos left out the words ''along with Bishops by the
slight of hand and that the assertion, to-wt: "This
usage continued until the time of Charles 2, in 1862
hundred years. when the Bishops, without any
instruction TO do So altered y only intended for
those members of the society of Methodists whom
Epscopos calls "stuff'' and not intended for any
one familiar with the Prayer Book. LAIC.