The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-19

not the first nan who has found that the Senate is
easier Threatened than coerced. The editor Of .
paper In what Is, after ALL only exaggerated viii
lage, deriving its importance only from having =
large collection OF sharp fellows in it every winter,
y not exactly the man To manufacture opinion for
sne people OF the United States. ALGOMA.
The Protestant Episcopal Church In Anne
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From the Lnncon Chronicle. Nov TO
The session OF the General Convention of the
American Church. which has just been concluded,
has been pronounced the most important which has
TAI place since the org lnzation Of thar body 1t
~ regarded in the United States, because it has,
though indirectly, made formal step towards the
full htercommunion Of the English and American
churches. Strictly speaking, the depn,ation from
this country consisting OF Bishop Spencer, Mr..
Archdeacon Sinclair. and Messrs. Hawkins and
Caswsn-was Dot accredited by the English Church.
As these gentlen en- however, were deputed to the
American Board Of Missions by the Society for
PrOpogat ng the Gospel they went with as mu,h
formal authority az our Suspended ecclesiastical
action would permit /; and they were received
by body which actually doss represent the
daughter Church Yet we eau only regard this
mission, important as it il . step towards
more legitimate and formal intercommu-
mon. The next stage of intercourse must be-
bishops shall cross the Atlantic, with full cse.
deDtsls as the authoritative representatives of the
Church Of England. For ourselves, we may regret
that this course was not adopted on the present
tor the uDgruc gne spirit and the general good feel
ing, in which overures ccepted but for tue
especial klndllt ess with which the American con.
yehton overlooked deficiencies in form, which,
thong perhaps unavoid able 10 first essay, not
subject for bossting as regards ourselves The
Society for PropagatiDg the G spell deserves the
highest credit both for having invited the American
bishops to EDgaI last year. aud for having returned
'be witt. Nor can we refrain from sd ling that Mr..
Caswalrs earnest and persevering efforts towards
bringing the two churches into mutual harmony and
god understanding as well as his labOrs In pre-.
pairing the reports which he has published in cur
coluu rs, and which have most materially served to
direct public attention to the synodic acts Of the
recent convention, have their reward In the recent
successful result, towards which he has contributed
more than any other man in England.
The English deputatOn was despatched with q
single definite OBJECTIVE, to discuss with the
American ecclesiastical authorities the sphere and
mutual counsel on the best means Of strengthening
and charging them-to define the principles on
which they are to be conducted. aud prevent COLI
zion between the respective jurisdictions-an thus
TO promote their general efficiency. Or tn quote the
summary language Of their instructions the deputies
were Ito receive and communicate information on
the best mode OF conducting missionary operations"
The American Board of Missions s fully organised
much more efficiently than Is the case with our own
Church. with its independent, and not always har-
monious, Church societies. 1t consists Of branch
for domestic, ar one for foreign missions. 1t was
the latter body which entered into conference With
the Deputies and the re- ult of the copjoint hbors
OF the American Committee and the English de-
putation we laid before our readers on Saturday in
the form of report addressed by the Committee
to the Board. We ought, perhaps to explain that
tie Board has not yet accepted the document as
whole At the time the deputation left, they had
passed certain portions Of it, but it would at present
be premature to regard it as synodical act It is
report upon which formal action viii be taken butt
is not yet adopted Nevertheless, merely report,
containing suggestions which more or less reflect the
spirit OF the two churches, must characterize that
paper IS one of the highest importance. Its recon-
mendstions are In the right direction; nor will its
value be diminished when it is remembered that the
committee which presents 1t Is not composed Of what
we should cal the highest type Of chnrchnanship.
Unless we are misinfOrmed, the Board Of Domestic
Missions represt Mt the High, and the Board Of For.
egn Missions the Evangelical, school Of American
churcbmen. In this respect We have something to
learn from the younger church-it is matter for
especial thankfuness that such good principles pre-
vail in such quarter.
The preliminary suggestions respecting the basis
Of our relations with che Oriental Churches appear
sound and temperate. We detect Do desire for
pr0selytism. 1t is not proposed, as Bishop Cobalt
has done, to form Independent and isolated
Protestant communities" from the orthodox
Chri tians Of the East. All that is recommended
is the adoption of measures calculated t. make the
respective branches Of the Anglican communion
better Known to the Oriental auth ,rites. With
this object, it is proposed 20 present formu-
laries 10 the Eastern Bshops-to enter into cor
respoDdence with them-to urge them, on the
great pri cip'es of Christian unity, to know
US and to recognise us; and With this view,
it is suggested that the English Bishops should
take the initiative, with the foil concur
renee Of the Transatlantic Epscopste. It may
be hoped that these truly religious sentiments
will be embodied iu formal representation from
America TO the Archbishop Of Canterbury;
and bad such course been adopted before
Bishop Gobat's untoward proceedings had placed
what We fear will prove grisvous hindranoe,
to any steps towards Christian union, we should
have anticipated the result with confidence. The
that the great obstacle to better understanding be-
tween the Eastern churches aud our own is the en-
tire ignorance which exists in the East Of what we
are, and the similar ignorance which prevails in
The proposition to present cur formularies to the
Eastern Church may do much to mitigate the evil
on one side; WHILE as regards curse yes, the vent
lation of the subject cannot fail to do good. Among
other suggestions observe with satisfaction re-.
commentator that the Church authorize prayers
for missionaries, and for blessing tn cir work.
This defect in our Offices, unavoidable; when the
prayer book was compiled, and when missionary
work was not thought of, the Americans have it in
their power to remedy and in 30 doing, they will
but anticipate work which it will be the duty of
our church to undertake when it resumes its egsla
tive functions
Parallel to this Recommendation is the important
paragraph on the drawing up of m anual for the
guidance and instruction Of missionaries. In this
particular our church labors under immense diff.
culties. We send ont missionaries with much zeal
but little knowledge The order, and degree, and
method in which the Christian vertes are to bQ
communicated to the heather, left to individual
knowledge-or ignorance. Such manual will re
quire great skill and judgment in It's compilat on
Nor must it be forgotten that we are in want Of
various forms Of this kind; Tor the simple teaching
which might snit the Esquimaux would be out 81
place il addressed to the suo einseects ofthe Brah
Minis and Budhists And we wan. not only some
thing after the type OF 8. Augustne's De Catechi.
sandis RsIdbps, the missionarys hand book, but
various catechsms addressed to the various
classes Of inquirers and catechumens A re-
medy is also sug sested in the report for
what, in China at least, has already produced
much evl-tbe conflicting jurisdiction OF bishops
OF the different branches of the Anglican Commu-
MON. That something must be done is certain.
The Scottish Church is alre ady medtating foreign
mission and as the colonial churches expand, they