Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-05-14

Saviour, the Ticelve and the Seyeutu to nrova a
three fold order in the ministry This is strouo
but why not bring the Deity, Angels and Apos-
Hes! This would have been more striking and
ABOUT as much to the point. And then had it been
desirable to make out case for Arch bishops
Deans &c-he could have extended the scale down
through the animal creation, and the demonstya-
ton would be completed Alas for cause that is
SO reduced as to resort to such arguments Bring
them to the Bble--''the Law and the testimony.
for proof in support Of their arrogant assumptions,
and the fallacy is glazing.
fChurch" commits himself upon another point.
In which his Veraclty appears to no better advan-
tage than his skill in the application of scripture.
The Church at Alexandria cited by ..Epsco-
pos as dispensing with bishops in ''the church,
sense OF the office for / so years from the time of
the Apostles the Presbytery electng one of their
number to the Episcopacy and Inducing him into
the office themselves. Church SAYS she fails to
tell US what jerome constantly affirms-:hat bish-
ops were only ordained by bishops" We know
what Jerome says, and we challenge our opponents
to produce line from HIM contradicting the state
ment touching the Alexandrian church; and if he
does not we demand of him the amende honorable
to 'Epscopos We challenge him, also to pro-
duce passage from Jerome affirming that ordina-
ton had been confined to Bishops from the Apos-
tolc age. But could he do so, he would only
then have made out case parallel to the econo-
my OF the Methodist Church which for the sake
OF order confines ordination to a particular class
of her ministry. We call upon him to name the
church which during the so years mentioned a
bove, objected to the course adopted at AIexan-
dria, would they not have done it had it been as
hetrodox as churchmen wouldmake it?
We referred to the Prayer book to find the
standard of piety in the church But '.Episco-
pos referred to the facts: we know what the
book says; we know that all its vital principles,
and really scriptural requirements are explained
away or denied. Members lay down the Prayer
book and go to the Theatre, Circus and Ball room,
and Ministers lay off the gown and go to the Cir
Gus and similar amusements-all claiming to be
good christians according to the book-and all an
cenSured.
The question is not what is in the standards of
a church, but what do they do and teach
1t was in very bad taste for Church to make
the pass he did at gentlemen who had not offend
ed against him or his denomination and his assault
needs no reply from us-we leave him to settle the
matter with this community, most of whom heard
the examination of the case alluded to, and ap-
proved the action of the Conference; and will
know how to appreciate the spirit manifested by
"Church" in this particular. But as bad as it was
in taste, it was worse in judgement, when the
charges of lechery drunkenness and swindlng are
now lying unanswered at the door of several ven
cradle prelates of tie Church
1t is to be hoped that Methodists will be adj
monished by what is said respecting their loss of
primitive humility and plainness, 'Fas est al
hoSte docerj." But we more than half suspect
that if they will leave the of wealth and po-
sition to the care of Church and his friends
and confne themselves to the poor, their want of
humility and planness will never trouble our friend
be their life what it may-''Hinc lilac lachryaae -
We have met just such friends of Methodism be-
fore.
But after all what has Church effected :?
What complaint alleged against his communion
as the only church has he dsproved? Which of
them all has he fairly denied "EpiScopos" said
they had no authority over any other of the re-
cognized churches-that the great lights who
framed the English church so decided; has he de-
MED this That high church Episcopacy has no
countenance from the first and best ages of the
church; has he disproved this He has said that
Jerome says that bishops alone ordained: this l
deny, in the sense in which he claims, let him
prove it. "Episcopos'' said that the standard oil
ministerial character and of laical piety were too
low for the Bible or Church of Christ He has
retalated very imperfectly we have shown, but
has disproved nothing. We're | to admit every
thing urged against methodsm, this would neither
invalidate the charges made, nor prove methodism
now what we once were. But he seems to forget
that not only the code of methodism but its prac-
tice ranged vastly above ''the Church, it could
therefore relax very much and yet be far in ad-
vance of it. This, church men have often &C.
knowledged in various ways, especially by charg
ing fanaticism upon our people on the one hand
and selecting their models of all excellence from
its ranks on the other. Who was the DAIRY
mans daughter immortalized by Leigh Rich
mond 1t was charged by "Episcopos" tha
there was no unity of doctrine or teaching in ''tht
Church, and proof in the form of facts given
has this been disposed of? if not which is ''tht
Church 2" Other charges are, that Episcopalean
are great proselyters-that that church lacks on,
of the most prominent attributes of the church o
Christ, found in efficiency in the conversion of sin
ners-and that impous and profane men are made
vestry men, and thus put in charge of the inter
estS of souls to great extent which of these
4 denied, or which disproved Yet in our opinion
they mean something Now until Church is pre-
pared to take issue distinctly upon these and man
: others that are in store, he had better not com
before the public. Writing to Mobile will bring n
: light upon the subject, for new facts are COMM
j in every day which are directly to the point-an
Y new works from the press that will blight ever
t green thing about acknowledgements that {
, some of it's advocates
:. PRESBUTEROS.
j An infdel who had been attempting to prov
L.