New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-29
TRIUMPH OF LIBERAL PRINCIPLES IN THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
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At the Church of the Ascension, on Filth
ave. the Rev John Cotton Smith, d. d., preached from
the 80 Eplso OF ST. john "Neither doth He Himself
receive Tho brethren and forbiddeth them that would
and csteth Them out OF tho Church. One great cause
for our aIkfunesg to-day Is the recent triumph Of up-
s-sl and truly catholic prncIpea IN beloved Church,
She lea not been exempt from the constant ana holi
conflict between the liberal aud tho exclusive wilma
her fold lies heen too Often bitter WRThto, between
Coincidence on the orc hand, aud assumed AUTHORITY
principles consists In the fact that The most pNWe ~
clesasca authority in tho United States hes not been
sl'r 10 restrain the assertion ard thu practice ~ true
O.; holity; thus virtually conCedng Tie hn'ec" on %
rid rxcsvenesB "a the laws " tho Church Itself Iis
trurpa WAS acknowledged recently, 10 tho Guy oi gn
adrph'a, IN the most SUleiun mAhhcr W wy Pi's,tN'
of ne representatives OF three great Episcopal T0clruS
r norcnen OF thr present day Is not one commenced
among ourselves, 1t Is but the continuation ~ ~ -,
tOrc4l system 10 he traced IN the records tDat hNs
aid troubled DAYS ~ the RofOrmntOn OUT I.VciI et
mansions Of te great AID cottages % mo loVy tho
English Bible, and when Tyndnle Mug loi b " a WI
his precious freight 81 the New Festn'neht tt u"sh
the Rhine In little boat by night par the froNuuS cas-
flea those sonnes OF tyranny That was TO erno. mo
dust when the that he bore should Snake ln.
IN ther ruin. In England the kefOrmera fonght iOf we
su6icency Of tho Word OF God; IN Germany, i2r ihe
,resty intervention; Switzerland. for the sovcr-
cigny OF God. AMI 81 Scotland for The OF
but the great underlying principle Wa ,ls re ~ ~;
aud that LAID the massive touudauou ~ The Nc nFnef ~
thngs. England alone was able "a rttan an EpNnlai
form OF Chairh government iut lue ctlsi ~
Churches were never refused INSTRUMENTATION or reccg
fOruuiarlcs Themselves NttN l'fti
with the assistance Of pisCopa diNincs, VINO we're
admitted parishes and TO scat ln ntr ciTs ~ tleuie
without any reordinatinn. The martyrs ronunef ~
oxford which fts ITS niger EeGvrnwuri ~ SieNt PRO
tc nep, the Hpostacy the fah Of thr Ref torfa
Niich surrounds H. erected ~ memory ~ iucn
wIo gave their testimony 90 ITO value Ci mere
,orus and cerclnOnles, bat Of those who, amid
tIoony OF tho truth OF Jesus In the reign OF
the sartis young King Edward VI, which was gram
M cht fifr The long nigt OF EDm>h Fupeiftiil-iOb
soou 10 be oUcEched IN bloody MeFys rcgu-t@ Gle
ueuts OF which fOrmulanea afu composed were
roU ,b t0arthnr aud Whist do we HAD ~ htm ~ Inc ts-
elusive d0gnRs - the uuchufcblhs Z" nOtva''a! '"a-
nuuions Read theul and say. az you must tnat nny
could use such lnrguagt, hnl th.h ss,
no INT lie Liberals the ruO churchmen oi To-Day
T,keup the ue ~ testimony from tue knfnlmrs d0Nn
fn tho present day Here the speaker reaC nom hf'h
h.hop bancroft Usher, and Bishops Hall h0floh, ana
eoy there has been bat Archbishop ~ Cnutcfbniy
vino mr. clearly exposed tie views OF The hlgh
exclusives party, but what American would inLe I"F
bs rf..de the nlous, doubtless but the weak srltF-
stit,ous and WtJicrnrt Liud. The act ~ tiii"f-
nifty ~ loel, formed IN tins exclusive spiit, nl''s
drove out tho Wes!cyans. To-day, 10 the ArHih%s OF
Lord shaftcsDury cit has alcuated the inhssc' ~, 20
Vev f. this country no exclusive dogma vas lh.iV
duced by blshop StabuTy, aud maintained by ht"oI
Hobart and to-day the Lhgrd purity have let u tNt
dutv I'm an epresi declaration. adopted ~ TIE C!j %
PlaiCluha, 20 dcCHto their sentiments, ana NV t.r
voices in warning tie Church licro followed me 40
claraloul II ih6 Rformrrs y no ~aiAtd IA Dlgod %
fire were right, rgft II tie martyr NLO ara
for the truth, Iickt we are Eshts h b- joan Nto
coud, nsd the spirit which would not receive ~" bta
rem nor ~ fer otcrs DO So rgLt, AID u Csi IA
WI, uniform pref renee ~ internal 10 too external,
the spirpa to ths material CATs himself v - IILI'
llen a z II.