New-York tribune., 1868-02-15
TRIAL or THE REE. $. II. TING, JR.

The proceedings Of the court were opened
Yesterday morning ut 10 o'clock The first witness
ined for tho defeuso the Rev Dr. Tiffany pastor OF
st. Jamess NJ L. Church, New Brunswick, who testified
that the conducted by Mr. Tying on the nth OF
Jul5 n witness church, about such as are usually
soemnzed IN the Protestant Episcopal Church, differing
only the fact that the congregation lad no prayer
books and the psalter was therefore omitted The Abso
luton was rot mixed up" with tho Lords Prayer, as
has been stated but read In the right place hr Tying
% wore MOI 10 s"IpSe ou' e tes2ed that he had been
years in the ministry nnd had frequently known hps
copal ministers "a ociate IN non Episcopal churches
without ecclesiastical On special or extraor
dnary occasions lac knew II TO be customary Win mills
ers much Of the prescribed order 0i tho prayer
book as they deem expcdient; and when officiating n
nonE EIscopal church they sometimes conform TO the
The Rev. DR. Newton Of the Church OF tho Epiphany
Philadelphia, next examined, and corToborated In al
the defense In TO the question whether
the usage OF Epssopsi ministers s ana mas peeh
ho said hn; IN Pennlyania they were IN the habit Of
preaching wherever In the Providence of Cod there
an opening conradcting, and that he had often
thus Oficiaicd. lie thought that for all stated regular
scryccs The nlnlster Is Obliged to the appointed
service but on special occasions Is at liberty 10 his
Judgment The witness had never preached against
preach against and never until lately known such
protect made. In his experience Of 80 years he had
known Of dispute IN reference to the practice The Rev
l.. II. Canaed, the next Witness coincided with the
previous Witnesses In their views as did also the
Rev Hemnn Dyerwho s assistant minister IN the Chnrch
Of the Ascension Corresponding Secretary OF tho Ivan
Qaplie fOcitfy,
American Church Missionary Society paying stated
that for years he had not had charge on parish,
Mr. NASH for the of ~ e m
Church At large 4" "No STR" replied the witness only
nm spots" fGreat aughter.l Tho Rev. DIR. stephen h.
Tying father Of the IespoI dent was then examined 4
great length He had been a. years In the ministry ana
MssSschGsetts. Rhode Island. cUiInectcaty New
York New-Jersey Pennsylyania, Maryland
lima. Kentucky Illinois. and Ohio. and in
within my experience the custom Of officiating In non;
Episcopal churches has been universal among Episcopal
ministfrs and never sad the venerable witness, have
heard OF being required or applied for know
se Of the BooE OF Common Prayer Ss in IT'S own order il
Is prescribe upon lall regular occasions OF public wor
ship In our regular churches and congregations;
aso know that ministers OF all classes OF opinion IN our
church have been accustomed on irregular occasions OF
worship 10 the Prayer Book In the best possible con
fomity TO these occasions Omttng responsive parts OF
the serycs which could not be performed without the
Of distinguished Presbyter OF the Diocese OF Hew-York
who read the morning prayer ON such an occasion
in another. ioreat laughter l consider all non
ePsiSP1b That sSeh h the exceencs Of the forms Of
worship OF the Episcopal Church. that they can bear com
parsOn with any others and IN reasonable ana lneI
gent use OF them We habituay gain in other denomns
tiOns than We lose and that such lnstraOns
bringing people out OF irregular relations into regular
ONES arc adapted promote ultimate peace and har
mony. The irreguarity IN non-eYscopa chuIches con
sists in want Of episeopaoy IN their ministry and
Dr Tyng then detailed the circumstances connected
W. S,11 from Rev MT Morrison letter requesting
DIR. King TO preach for hm on certain Sunday Be
tween the date Of the letter and the day which was
10 preach Morrison had difficulty with the proprietor
OF the hotel In which the meeting was 20 be held and
mado arrangements elsewhere. Whom reached
6chOoeys Mountain. he requested mo TO preach IN ma
new quarters, which declined doing lie then forbade
nv preaching In all that REGION which laughed OF
baptized q child IN New-Brunswlck one year AIter
i had married the mother aud IN the same
house; did not ask permission TO perform the cere
mOny, because the mother was IN my care, ana
was not officiating In DR. stubbss. l delivered
A religious address IN Presbyterian Church In New.
RrunsUlek ] do pot ask permission. @ You were not
rector of any church in NewJersoy at that tlmet A.
am thankful to say was not lIsughterl Ihoid that
the ca non gives territorial Jurisdiction TO rector but
the public buildings OF his congregation and the private
residences OF his parshoners and all ministrations
therein without his permission are prohibited by
the canon. over n courthouse or schoolhouse,
az public buldings In city, he can have no control