Smyrna times., 1868-03-04

9uu Cnese were the articles: The Church
grants no rowing commissions. She finds her.
sell best served when her ministers stay in
their own places, and tend their own focks.
1t may be fine thing to preach the gospel 70
every creature; but the church has it's own
way OF doing it, and that way of doing it is
not MIR. Tyngs way. 1t is of small moment
that he should go about preaching in New
Jersey 1t Is OF great moment that the canons
OF the Church should be kept inviolate. The
Church is more than its ministers They pass
away, but it endures. The greatest of them
rail- under her rebuke, and she is the stronger
for rebuFing them and dsplacing them To
have done what Mr. Tying did NAV seem a We.
NAL Offense, but it assumes alarming nronor-
tons when regarded as an act of insubordina-
ton against rules that are essential to the or
gganlzatlon OF the body of Christ, the least in
frlngement of the least of which is an affront
offered to the Lord.
10 this the counsel for the defense make re-
ply: The canon in question is an old one.
passed ID 1872, to meet special local and in
cldental emergency, which has passed awav
As Worded, 1T admits of an Interpretation
which completely ex0nerates Mr.. Tvnp from
the charge ofinsubordination against authority
or infringement of statute. This interpreta,
tlon was the one generally accepted, and under
IT, SO Tar as 1t was considered at all, MANY of
!he most eminent ministers of the Church liv
ing IN the City of New York had, bv their own
confession then and there made, done repeated.
ly what MIR. Tying had done in New Brunswick
without being suspected, and without suspect-
ing themselves, of transgressing any law or
custom. The church in which the accused
preached' oy invitation of his personal friends,
on that vacation Sunday, was not in the curp
or parish OF Messrs. Boggs and Stubbs. Thev
had no authority over its members. and M
more right to preach there than Mr., Tying him.
SELL The proceeding on his part was right
ahd proper. Ills style of preaching was moth
ing remarkable" his mode of "oficiating
was marked by nothing unusual. In fact. 50
Iar from doing anything unlawful, irregular, or
unoecomlng, he did his simple duty, and would
nave incurred guilt IT, being invited to preach,
ne had declined Preaching was his business
He was ordained to preach, and Whereof
there were people who needed preaching, and
asked him to give it to them, and he was able
to give 1t to them, it was woe to him " if ba !
gave 1t not. No mere forms of etiquette should |
stand IN his way. He should put on the canon
the most liberal construction he could, that was
falr construction. In fact, the constructive nut
on the canon by Messrs. Stubbs and Bogrs
would cause such tripping-up of ministers as
they went about their duty, and would plunge
INTO such mire those that believed themselves
TO be travelling on a straight road, that there
W
where for anybody. The Church would he
1xed In slough of despond from which il
could not extrlcate itself when literal in
, terpretatlon Is given to this canon, it is sheer
nonsense, said Mr.. Parker and in PROVING
I he raised the frequent laugh against the
aforesaid Stubs and Boggs
inere Is nothing in this case to interest the
public, except as whatever is talked about in {
cleSts crest the public But to churchmen it is of
leep interest. Judge Fullerton touched the
leart OF the matter when he said s. It was l
dispute between the two great parties of the a
Church: The one was evangelical, and re-
cognlzed other denominations, while the n
other was exclusive, and claimed to have ex- t
cluslvey the true faith. 1t recognized a v
priesthood rather than a ministry" Mr. a
yng is an Evangelical" and an earnest h
3ader among the Evangelicals." " A low s.
hurchman, vehement anti-rituaIist. an enc
y OF papacy, prelacy, and all the semblanceS
the same, he Is commonly reputed one of 0
le active members Of the Church Union" "
ne object OF which is combination of Evan :
elical sects, and the simplest doctrinal basis
IT tne purpose OF carrying the gospel truth 81
~ healing into the places that are now pos. tC
ssed by the evil spirits of unbelief and wick ked- "
ess. 1t was more than intmated that this m
'spel zeal, and not the mere infraction of an IL
'sOlete canon, was his crime in the eyes of his a
'osecutors. This would fully explain The nl
aracter and the excitements of the trial W
lbllc opinion, ofcourse, declares for Mr.. Tyng. az
ut public opinion is no judge of the case nj
ne question is for churchmen to settle among re
emSeves m If they cannot settle it, who can? PP'
~ y Tribune '''" te
Since the above was put in type we learn cq
at Mr. Tying has been found guilty. His II
is public reprimand from Bisbop ci
otter. Kl