The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-07
For the Evansville JournaI.l

Editors Journal:
l find in your issue Of the 23d inst,
a communicated article entitled Fra
termination Extraordinary of Episco-
palians and Presbyterians," the main
facts of which, the writer of the arti-
Gle tells US, are copied from the New
York Observer, of the week previous.
1t only wants the reading of the ar
ticle to show that the Observer is no
authority in any matter where the
Church is concerned. It is a very
poor observer of facts and truth evil
IDENTIFY, and, as we have high authori-
ty for the statement that when the
blind lead the blind" they may both
q" fall into the ditch for the infor-
nation OF those uniformed, must set
the Observer right.
And in the first place, we have no
Bishop 81. Johns. | suppose the
Observer means Bishop Johns, Of Vir-
GINA, but he happens to belong to
class Of churchmen that would be
Mortified at the idea of being canon
lied Ia that style, and made a saint
of, and that by non eonformist
brother"
In the next place, there was no
" COaUention of Episcopal clergy and
vestrymen," land, by the way, ves-
tryn14n are by no means d er- o6icio
members of Conventions,) held
in Philadelphia $ at the same time
with the Presbyterian Council" A
purely private affair, the = Evangeli-
cal knowledge Society,"" met there.
1t is not recognized by any Conven-
tion-Diocesan or General. It is
composed Of private individuals, for
private ends outside of the Church,
and is a society for the publication of
Sunday School books, that shall say
as little as possible about baptism,
confirmation, and baptismal regener-
alton, and never call the Lords table
an altar. This society represents the
Church in no possible way, either in
numbers, theology or anything else,
that | know of 1t was a deputation
Of gentlemen from this Soc efg that
visited the Presbyterian Council. The
Church was not represented by them.
The Protestant Episcopal Church a00s
IN no possible capacity there shaking
hands with and greeting Presbyter-
HC NV 1ESSTS.
vaine, Eastburn, ST. Johns, Tyng.
Lee, and Nessrs. Brunot, Conyng-
ham, and others, simply visited the
Council, and informed them that they
weremore Presbyterians than Church
men: That was all.
In the third place, it will be re-
membered that this pariy, that these
men represent, is that that was so
tremendously defeated at General
Convention on the great political
question, and in the election of
Bishop of their sort, &c. There is
little fear Of their ever getting strong
enough to come to a more excellent
way, as represented in the following
subjects for the consideration OF
which the Observer tells US they came
together:
9 LIST. The liberty Of preaching the
gospel wherever they had opportuni-
ty, without first obtaining the consent
Of the parish (Episcopal) eiergymen
I'd. The recognition of the clerical
and Church standing of other Chris
tan denominations, and 3D. 4 terra
tons In the Book Of Common Prayer,
particularly in the formula Of Bap-
tlsm, which mang-persons regarded as
teaching The error Of Baptismal re-
generation" !, re,s4- !. ,,.--.~-,ss
This simply tTneanssthe entire over
throw of the system and fafsa of the
Church, with the destruction of its
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