, 1864-11-12

| your pen eoNb IauAcA pfeHltae, and the
lump to The cotclusioL, Ill contribute I
make It ytry difficult III q condensed gpac
and manner to convey u the puntic min
which I wish to rfacI, what Is Ir1:sput lb'
plain at glance to my FL knowledge an
4 oral consc:ousntse.
4 will guilty. try what csp 10. an
although not the logical ort1er which woul
p1e.sl, I @i't move or ii. tae footprints d
Jour GIVE srtic1e, as well az can hir then
OF suite the gaps.
|. Preliminary, because 1t involves a tern
which occurs frequently In all the affair. an,
ie in reality essential to its right comprehen
| eiop, l beg to notice what you uuderstani
by '..Letttrs Dimistory:" It's Contained /,
the passage Of your letter before quoted
I and specially offered to me and th
| public a. the correct definition Of them.
Ycu etate-"alleged diszegard Of the lette,
Of the Chur ch Canon that required him, with
| IN Elk months from his residence herr Il
| p1esent to you bis Letters DimissorY,' Wh1cl
in common English simply neaus istter q
e-doYs<,ntns.h
You cannot be ignorant that the term AMI
the Instrument you thus elightipgly define
are technical in Canon Law; that they repre-
sent great fundamental ideas Of the Ministry
and Church Polity, and from the "Apostolit
| Cauupe" downWarle, have been of find1snens
| able authority and use In every age and ever;
brapch Of the Church. ;.
"Dimiasory Letters'' are expressly dfstin
| gutshed from s'Letters Of Endorsement" IN
stead Of being identical With them. The ref
erence OF them 1s directly to jurisdiction, b1
which one Bishop yielts up bis authority
| over the P1esbyter, and conveys 1t to m
| other. >.....
The relation to character is secondary
though intrinsic; because It is obvious tha1
B1ehop must be assured Of The worthinest
Of minister, before he would be willing tt
49, ns,.Fa r% D. =
Canon Law, If Bishop ordained a Priesi
without such letter. his punishment was 9
suspension fer one year.
Bingham states {B. II, G IV.,-s5,) that IL
the ancient Church, no Christian could travel
without taking letters Of credence from his
own Bishop. II he meant to- communicate
with the church in foreign county. -These
eomosendato7v, cota,nuatcatory and Dimissoru
The first we're such as we're granted only to
perfopB Of quality, OF to persons whose rep
utation had been called In question, or io
the CLERGY who had occasion to travel IN for.
eign countries tbs second were granted to
the Church Tho third sort, "Dtntssorv,"
Was given orly to the clergy wien they were
ftmovfng from one Church to settle In
another, and they were to testify that the
bearers had their Biznop's leave; to depart,
whence they were called :" Dimisso.y." They
Council s caE!hsgs calls tae@ the SIettefs
an abatement Of the stiictest attention to
them ''would open the door for the dissolu-
tion Ct all ecclesiastical order.n. A removal
from Diocese without obtaining Letters
4 e. Gfmr.I and chased With othsr serlons of:
fenses, Of which minister may be guilty,
ard blythe sApostolfc Cauonsh was pun
lEhed by Deposition. Can. XV. s
70 speok. then, as Tou do Of Dimissory
Letters, 60 fully, anciently, and uniformly
eaI anthority in Tia, Chnrcf. ia inst
"a pertinent a. If I we're to define profss.
aIonaIIy Hconti90eaf Tt.aaiadscan a. the
- rrmnants,, of a dry poods store. or the
surplus Of your dinner table.
With snch a bepInnfng In the fntsrDreta-
ton Of the t c,nons and such M @ curt mis- misapnre-
hension OF fundamental terms, MAJ B.,
jealousy, lest at last, psrche1ce, IL nav b.
found that 3ou involve the very Historic
Church,' Of Christ Itself. with ali its ugr.nd
memories ~ In some shallow definition.
In the earlier part or your lettar you say:
"Betore conclude shall show that even
on tbs ground" {ylz: the letter Of the
Church Canon that requires him within six
mouths Of bis residence here. to present Ills
Letter Uiuisaors,l ayour procetdIug is III.
terly unfustifIabie. under The very Cauous Of
the Church on which ron 90 confidently
plant yourse]En
Before you eoume to do this, ron nut
to me a oucstion in the tolIoNfne lanenare: ):
"Now. M ask 1on - Tonld on % Von TAI at t tha end a11 ri
the six monfhs and two daVs, deem it a
n1onrT evcrc.ss of vonr En,s snthoritv
Ia Write letter to 1,is yestrv, ,n the meTe
eronId that two daya lad a1.nsed heVnn5
he time allowed By the cauon, for
PRESENTING this Letter, Dim1ssory.
E
%1tisn sni To- sbs .ns Bsbos 1aas 9p oh@
scns,ta., "a..a.u ~, - tno oi'noP ~ Onao,
te49ssg t ns; X m ts'n, " tTI thn. l. eusI cesgysa
sSon1d vu ,nn+;ra ~, a;a,a as ~ sura mnn
1nu ahond WEI ~ IN hs Snnr dntv ~
ish I and % toroid him." Is this y tie ~ snirit % IN
,sa.sa MnGn Son "o"'o sa1a'n4s'es eec'eslast1cal
''fuIs farsuer connot te,1 what vou,a ia
us s. e, i; snn1ns .st.e, - WA rou.o uq
3aft j., -, o,l a.. @ ossauns ;s.
- rss;nnt ~ soG ,s, 80 lnso :;
paa t ~ a,i ~ tu1a ~ yoh arc ~
esAlHs tue 4uestion, NY ~ tuo iest tuat 5o0
so5 M AG. % ~ 1aod;''s .de anu slA
mon1ns n1t ~, IanNti{ Isaoy hasWef,
snat nonesuy snlon A.. saa1 "oulu not, pe.
cause uafe uenets tat - h1o" u. peen ~
any ueelee EuJ ~ susa ~ enAp !uag.
ment ana I'LL s sgIy Gausloas
anu s.l ~ oIsay uen moo sata ~
nase 1ot tne ~. P,etense a,s 70 ~. soft o.
- l-
NV n.ge} ~ ia aaus,na S"n r. ~
ou' ! "ns' aosanee IL sn0 eanou'eaA afso'
m9nt,
.a9as pos.t,tn st a1usaesanu tsa " ", Mte5
aIeths-ata. i1,t,s';ai nn,ndnn +hat Hn sasstGas
:. .mi1niaso-y fettara,, nei,n ,,,.h;ro ~
{. iot4ar ~ 5dorsausn+ ), ~ INV " 9It ill.,,
n,ine is for tTiyiaI and acc9dents1 ds,aV r.
pno".r;ro - tham@+hat r. E,nc,eff uia{ H. ~
pndrr he eauons usir mnnthsn -
nrana ru. 4o ~ # n no an5 +ho;
GraeE ~ e},ar ~ ~ e~a,r,.,an' ~ ana tna,
npon Nm Win u ..srxn. iudrcmont, ~, y r. !.
OF this state of things that YOU predfcata n
one form or other Substantially ali you say
publfc olIicer. eyen afler nv Distinct stste
Hlent Of the real fact. s;Dr. Cfacraft never ~ "a
for an hour. Pastor Or Rector nf the chnrcf
In Gaieebnrg. nor ID be under nv ,urIsflicttnn
n ia n r. rpyman of f>hi1 Ho nnva,
con1j he eenrjSe5 nf what he never bad ~
show Of title to-" (Blshop Whitehonse'e ions :
,}etttr.1 Resides this I annted ann nTinte5
tor yonr e1amination The mil cannn;cai Ia NJ
rhe Church IN the snh3ect 's'.l -" VI
Now afIjru, int X The carona ~ II.
Church. Dr. CracraJt vas reontref3 to he i'm
mt diately transferred to nv iurisdiet,nn
and 1hat without that formal transfer riyen
and accepted between The respeetiye Ecctesi.
,astlcl authorities. aud the yestry havinR duo
notice OF the came; he could not properly
/ oficiate as Rector, Minister or Assistant Mn.
lister In Gslesbure, nor IL. tbs Diocese Of III
inols. The VegIy could not receive him az
Rector or Minister. He, could not set legally
Us Of tbe corporation the proper title 81
|. which would be " The Rec or. Church War.
dens and Vestrymen Of Grace Church, Gales.
burg.'' He could not take sea. In the Dio
cesan Convention nor enjoy any franchise.
lie could have no connection whatever with
auy Church, Congregation or Missfonarg
Post.
This Ia the explicit law of the church: In.
variable In it's construction aud Aoplication.
| s.No mlnteter removing from one U1ocese to
al other shall c1lciate Is Rector, stated Min.
lister. or Assistant Minister of any Parish OF
.copp1eeatIon Of the Diocese to which he re-
moyEs. until be shall have obtained from the