New-York daily tribune., 1865-05-29

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set forth temporarily prayers or thanksgngs LOT oer'
tain special and extraordinary OCCASIONS.
g. Finally We have seen that tho Church repeatedly
and in the ost solemn manner binds the conscience oi
minister she ordains Ia strict conformity 10 her
doctrines, discipline and worship She holds God 10 DC
God Of order and not Of coufuson Sne leaves others
to employ their own methods; but within her own fol
sne viii endure no irreCularity. no trinlng WIN Wt
upon ndubtabe evidence she ay ers To be the truth
the whole truta and nothing bat the truth OF Cod
Surely nothing be good in itsefnothing can iead
TO Ultimate good which involves violation OF oDiga-
tions SO soemnly assumed. DisobedieBce 10 laws 10
which we have given our assent-dsobeGence 20 laws
of that spiritual household Of which We are members IL
enough to vate any Of action however IN other
respects commend itscn ~ certain aIniaDe iec.'
ings Of our nature.
Christian unity based upon sound principles, and OBJ
tanned by legitimate methods is no doubt, c0nsnin'
nation devoufedly onged for and prayed for. But IT,
while please ourselves with beautiful Visions oi
fraternal un0n rush out of our legitimate sphere
md violate the laws of that sphere create DIVISION
IN the circle where first duties appointed and
efforts tend to disorder and confusion Father than to
peace and harmony.
Ii is believed that the recent movements to which /
am now referring, Will have for their only result consid'
cradle disquet and oense within the Church. and in
the end new outbreak Of bitterness toward us from
without These movements will speedily come to
nothing The great majority Of the Clergy and Laity
Will disapproye Of them; and the Ministers OF other
religious bodies will not long find it consistent with
their sefrespect TO avail themselves OF concessions
which be preferred only by few and only through
violation of engagements generally deemed sacred.
Great movements in the ecclssiastical world ike
great changes in cvil affairs. more frequently
from uDe 1pcced openings OF Divine Providence than
from any wit or foresight, prcconceItcd schemes oi
And II We quietly go ON doing our duty Ia thht
state Of life TO which it hath pleased God to ca u.s.
firm in regard 70 principles and obligations bnt KIND
and charitable toward persons. may bumoly trust
that the adorable head Of the Church Will in His own
good time and way restore those blessings
unity and fraernal communion the loss oi when we
so deeply depore But when individuals take the cause
Of unity into their own hands and Initiate proceedings
which repudiated by the great majority OF their
brethren which contrary to the and nntece
dents OF the Church. and contrary to the well-estAD.
lshed judgment OF the Church as to the meaning AID
intent Of then the result must be, rs has boon
SAID not augmented tendency to union and harmony.
but unusual risng up Of disturbdnco and DIVISION
Already We hear Of ordinations and recrlmlnatons
among brethren There those who are offended at
what they believe to be violations Of the law OF the
Church-thIngs which they consider as calcnlsted To
obscure the principles of the Church. to impair her
authority and to disturb her peace while there are
others hO snch critcs sin and Hing back upon
the objectors charges of bgotry and narrow minded
ness. Nor will the Bishop himself escape this special
outbreak ~ odium aud censure. Mild and forbearng
as he has ever been toward eccentric persons within
the Church kind and respectful and warmhearted ~
be Las been IN private life toward many ministers and
layme of other giOus bodies he will not be able TO
put forth word IN support Of order and law however
temperate and however may strictly be III tue line OF
his bounden duty. without exposing himself 10 hard
thoughts from within the Church, and 10 bitter denan'
Citations ON without
claim has been put forth in quarters that GER
tain move. moycDcnls not having been distinctly ar
ragncd aud censured therefore 10 be considered as
hay ing authoritative recognition In the Church,
anu are henceorh TO De- looked upon ns being WITHIN
the limits of the Ctsrcs law and practice Surely no
claim can BE- more utterly unfou1ded. Not by any
means every to be held lawful and right which
Is not Ducdiaiey rRgned and censured Were snch
principle admitted OfDeafaDee even III little things,
would cease De virtue In Bishop There If little
danger that ien very erroneous Will ever Mislead
man, clergymen or iaymen Of the Church.
And in this connection beg 10 express the hope thnt
those Of nv brethren who have lett themselves aereyed
by practices at variance ss they believe with the law
and usAgea Of the Church VIII not at least ut present
make those practices the sdbeet Of formal complaint
IL believed that after appeal like the present mot
now TO ,ak of private communications. III some IN.
stances previously made Ia the good sense and risht
feeling OF the diocese those Irregularities msy pe sey
len To such restraint and correction they viii un'
quc>ouahy receive from the general judgement of the
Caurch They will be limited TO very narrow circle
and they will be imp0ion; and fugtSe as Everything
must be- mpo.eu and fugitive which Is IN the nature OF
departure from poi! 80 reasonable and 50 well SET
tied ~ j. ours
II with good deal Of regret that have observed
ic Kind - argument employ IN Jnstinoaiion OF irrcg
ularitlcs Of which seemed 70 have been deit"r-
Atey introduced, ns the commencement OF new sys'
tenn designed 20 b. continued. Within year. two
oeptonal services have been held in churches IN this
cityone of them with the cordial approval the other
with the bare assent of 20. Bishop refer IA service
celebrated by priest of the Oriental Church Ia Trinity
Chapel the Anniversary Of the accession OF tue En-
peror Of Russia 10 etrOne and 20 service held by
a non. Epislopal divine. IL foreign tongue. under
yerv peculiar circumstance IN the church Of the Holy
Communion. H. both eases tie services were Tor con
gregsions totally distinct nom thoae ~ TIE Church
The Church wss IN 70 wsv Responsible Tor the chnrdc
ter OF tAose services except permission had been
given 60 hold them "a, time when the churches were
not required for tie Of The ordinary congregation
There of clal ntcrlluglg OF services ON mih'
isters some 81 whom were of th, Church, and some
not In nciihor case was tbs service hAey to DC re
po,ied.
Try 10 minister 10 very lew members ot bis church.
thinly scattered all the way from Maine 10 Louisiana
For twentyor thirty years the children have r,m.ned
unbaplrd. aud the people have been deprived Oi the
Io, Eucharist. 1ne church has not single house OF
worship within these States IL has been repeatedly 70
cogliz'd by the bishops of this church as sister
church Ii has e1cOnmunicated US nor cursed U.s.
Ii has never bOurd upon the cOnsc,nces OF Its people
the errors and oorruptlons OF the middle ages Tho
nJcstolicty o. lis ministers u unquestlonhDi. Ihe
priest allowed o. hold his reryceh IN small retired
room IN cdhce devoted o parish schools In the rear
of ~. Johns Chapel But day u approaching, which
oi special interest TO the whole Russian Empire
and 10 he church In that empire IL IN dedicated 20
the honor OF Ler chef civil ruer-a ruler who has G
tingushod himself b, the most bcnefcent reforms, aud
who In common with his people has won our esteem by
sympathy with not only heretofore but IN marked
manner in late grievons trials q seems but decent
Gud reasonable that the services Tor that soioHaI d
should be held In place where they can DO ooh
Quoted with dignity and DO attended without ihooh
yenlence.
Under euch circumstances and without assuming
any responsibility with regard 10 the peculiar features
OF tie scryees be celebrated, permission II given ny
the Rector and by the Bishop to that priest OF sister
church hold them IN the chapel at time when IL ID
not req aired for the OF the ordinary congregation
In regard to the peculiar circumstances OF the other
case IL il unnecessary speak Certainly the speelous
plea urged on that occasion will never be admitted
again by the present Bishop. The case was wholly
exceptional beginning and ending with ITSELF Let II
be granted that the permission 10 hold that service was
an irregusry; let the Bishop be duly censured. lie Is
entirely content to have but he is not content that
two such eases should be made cover for the intro
dncton Of usages which are apparently designed to be-
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tie existing system Of the Church
nsages which at variance with her principles ana
with her wel.settled practice.
In the cases OF irregularitv which have been so