Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-16

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preston OF their love and devotion 70
that blessed Savior who laid down his
life for them. The house where HIS
people assemble to worship Him should
be made worthy of the most glorious
Office OF which man is capable. God
demands of us some outward token or
expression Of our love and devotion.
. God demands more from US than
we have ever yet done. Our people have
Invoked the taste and skill of the archi-
tect. and the patient toll Of the laborer
in building homes in which they ana
their children may dwell for a few years;
but they have refused them to Goos
Holy House. $ e There is nothing
Ia any of our churches to appeal to the
heart, the Imagination or the affections.
There Is no home feeling nothing 10
refresh or elevate the spirit no sign
in them that any man loves the
place. All is empty and desolste I;
nothing to indicate its holy and reverent
use. > . . How shall a church
ever endear herself to the hearts Of the
moor unless she takes thought OF and
makes provision for those wants of their
condition for their wants of retirement
of shelter, of quiet, of daily contact with
something beautiful and solemn, of SYM
natby with the high in what is highest,
and elevation above the that
surround them. There must be a most
tender care Of the poor in the Church,
and until there is more, the poor will not
be gathered into the Church. 1t wiz not
do to shut the door and turn the key
upon the multitude who have no access
elsewhere to peace, solemnity or grace
RITUALISM.
OF this important subject, now attract
ing so much attention, the Bishop
said:
You are aware, brethren, that twenty
eight Bishops of the Church. to wit
Smith, of Kentucky, McIlvaine, KEN
per, McCoskey, A. Lee, Johns, East
burn, Chase, Uphold, PayneJ J. Williams,
Davis, Kip. II. W. Lee, Clarke, Gregg,
Bedell, Whipple, Talbot, X. ID. VII
mer, Vale, Coke, Clarkson, kandal
Kerfnot, G. N. Williams, Cummins and
Armitage have published a declaration
on Ritualism. II is as follows;
WHEREAS, At a meeting of the HOUss
of Bishops, held in the city of New YOTB
in the month of October, the subject Of
Ritualism was brought to the notice OF
the house, and considered with a great
degree of unanimity and
Whereas, On account OF the absence
of q number of the right reverend mem
bers of the house, and the fact that thu
house was not sitting as a co-Ordinat'
branch of the General Convention of tht
Protestant Episcopal Church in thu
limited States of America, it wss re
garded as inexpedient TO proceed to any
formal action and
Whereas, 1t was nevertheless regarded
as highly desirable that an expression o
opinion on the part of the EpiscoPate o
the Church should be given with respee
20 rituaIistic innovations therefore, y
undersigned Bishops, reservlng each 10
himself his rights az Ordinary of his owl
Diocese, and also his rights Is a membe
of the House Of Bishops, sitting in Gen
eral Convention, do unite in the deelara
ton following:
We hold, in the language OF tn
NXXIV. Article Of Religion, that lever.
particular or National Church hath an
thority to ordain, change and aOOllsl
=, ceremonies or rites of the Church, or
; dained only by mans authority so tina
! all things be done to edlfylng an
also in the language of the same article
that at is not necessary that tradition
and ceremonies be in all places one, o
, utterly like. for at all times they hav
been divers, and may be changed &C
cordipg to the diversity of countries
times and mems manners, so that moth
ing be ordained against Gods word (;
and also that this Church was duly OF
g papized rs q particular and Nations
. Church, in communion with the Uni
yersaI or E0ly Catholic and Apostoll
Church of Christ, and that this Organi
= cation. which took place immediatel
after IL American Revolution, was sci
! fled under the careful direction and ad
, vice. and with the cordial eo-opers
e ton of Cody, well learned an
iustIv v~enerated divines, who weT
we'll acquainted with the history
-. the Church Of England, before and sine
: her blessed reformation and who thor
oughly understood what was and Is stL
required by the peculiarities OF Tn
= country and It's people. We hold there
. fore. that the ceremonies, rites and VOL
( ship then established, ordained an
apnroved by common authority, as 50
3. forth in the book of common prayer {
2 tbis Church, are the law of this church
r which every Bishop, P~resbytery an
t Deacon of Il same has bound himself
D by subscription to the promise OF cor
e f0rmity in article VII. Of the consiltI
= ton. to obey, observe aud follow an
1 that no strange or foreign usage snoul
be introduced or sanctioned by the pr
vate Judgment Of any member or men
g hers Of the Church, clerical or lay. w
; further hold, that while this Church
{ - far from intending to depart from tn
= Church of England, in any essentis
! point of doctrine, discipline or worship
or further than local circumstances II
quire,U it yet has its peculiar place, cha
e acter and duty as q particular an
= NATAL church - and that no prayt
e bookW the Church OF England, IN IN
reign Of whatever sovereign set forti
!, and no laws Of the Curch OF Englan
' have any force of Law in this ChuTel
= such as can be Justly cited IN defense
g any departure from the express law
e this Church, its liturgy, its discipline
It rites and usages. And we, therefore
{ consider that in this particular nations
r Church., any attempt to Introduce int
g the public worship of Almighty Got
~usages that have never been know
< suc6 as the use of incense and the burr
ING of lights in the order Of the no
e communion, references TO the MOI
table or to the elements thereon, such s
d indicate or imply that the sacrifice Of OF
e Divine Lord and Savior, i" once offered,
- was not a "full, perfect and suffieleI
D sacrifice oblatiOn and satisfaction Il
The sins of the whole world ;" the adoI
tion of clerical habits hitherto unknown
e or material alterations of those wine
b have beeu in use since the establishmeI
r Of u Episcopate-is an lnnoyatlo
+ which violates the discipline OF ID
: Church, " offendeth against It's omm
u order, and hurtheth the authority OF u
magistrate, and woundeth the COZ
It sciences of the weak brethren" ru
a tbermore that we be not misunderstood
IA . 4hak ma fnnlnnA in tines
T ciauses all departures from the law
e rubrics and settled order Of this Cnurel
i as well by defect as by excess OF Of
IS servance. denying to maintain in
e integrity the sound scriptural and prim
Is tive and therefore the Catholic and apo
J. toIie shirt of the book Of common praye
.e This declaration should be treated WI
V fine respect due to the high dignity an
venerable character of the Right Reeve
Is end Gathers whose names are appende
Is to il. / did not sign it for the followir
First 7 did not think it advisable
:; ~nrotsst against usages, which are &c
Ii tqinIv unknown in this Diocese, al
which Bishops themselves assert ha
lie never been known in "this partlc
p lar national church"
Secondly. Because the declaration
p of none effect, lnasmucn @s ~ nv ;
Y fourth by a house Of bishops setting
# general convention, and the signers 7
e Served each to himself his rights as ord
T. narv in his " Diocese, and also b
right as . member of the house
TO bishops. d.
i Thirdly. If the question be Of the i
trinsie magnitude indicated, the mo,
of me. ing the evil adopted
twenty-aght Bishops is, in my estim
I. ton. scarcely less to be deplored ths
The evil complained OF.
FourthIy. I do not believe there is
mueh danger to the Church in depa
10 tures from the laws, rubries and settll
order of the Church by excess Of obse
vance as by defect. An Archbishop
ID the Church, who lost his life in labC
v. inc for an orderly settlement
Is the external worship of a Chur,
D. Of God in the realm of England, h
ID well said: "The external worship
cod in His Church is the great witne
is to b world, and our heart stands rig
M in the service of Sod. Take this ava
ne or bring it into contempt, and VIII
IA Iight Is there left to shine before IN,
t6ot thev NAV see ogHdevotiOn and q