Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-19
Anglicus to Anxious.

ESTFEMFD SIR 1T il best as eve
~ Que knows. IN the inveS,iga of
any subject Of Importance, to make
but D few points and document them.
we'll with proofs. matchmaking
from yon proofs commensurate with
the magnitude OF your claim,
have not either really or intentional>
ly. exceeded the just limits OF conr
'esy or kindness, or sought to i'm
pose by an Overlooking ipse dirt,
anything contrary to that "christian
modesty +" which has high regard
for sound argument and historic
fact, Notwithstanding your uncour-
tecns destinations TO the contrary.
1t is now, abundantly clear that
sou can not give any proof whatever,
other than inferential, from the n,
f.-tor vonr high sounding pretenS
sions. Had you given it, this con
troverSy, SO far as am concerned,
would have enaed at once. Instead,
however, Of giving such proof. YOU
demanded proof for the ministry as
| hold it Improper as this was,
yet did not hesitate, but gave ii at
ooce, and you have not dared TO as
sail it. Your assertion, that this
tourtold ministry. was never heard of
until the 18Th century, is simply
absurd My proofs were from the
inspired documents Of tho first 20
years, and not from either the set
Dad or third or 10th centuries. am
quite disposed to believe, that to you,
it IS a something new under the
sun, but this only indicates that
there are more things in heaven
and in earth, than are dreamad OF in
your philosophy You are astonsh-
ed, that bind you down to the New
Testament alone and think that
assume, strange exercise of an
th,'rty in demanding the exclusion
Of the second and third centuries /"
aud YOU cry out /" what an assumed
authority here !! Sir an not ask ,
ing ti@ any mere sentimentalism.
am asking you for pr0of You sure
! IS have not forgotten already your
ordination vows Ipu did. al ynnr
ordination. ia accordance with The
sixth article ri Your church, declare
before yonr bishop that van W 7
/ persuaded Ia IT, 10 Sa'pfa
,"a ain III Il
,.i tit..a oa
/ pf he sat. ocftp
/ p ppir e mas ~
,p.i Pc ieae2
tlaj gttsf b csae'aaa H p1,
ed BY tie Serpf.ue aese ~ tueH
assumed an9 autnu'es ~ demand
ing that yoa s ep wiLnia tie lis u
the y = les ameht, but only called
npOn you . be trae 10 youi
own faith, and eolemn ordiua-
lion vows and teach us nothing thai
can not be proved by the New TIES
lament. | have asked you for proc
from the New Testament aud you
are seriously troubled. | asked tc
be shown the broad basis on which
you build your pyramid and you
gravely point me TO It's apex 1t il
the misfortune Of some men to reaC
history backod dS 1t is easier fol
III m Jo build, beginning at the roo
-nal With the foundation. Next
you think that am playing will
mere words" | apprehend you vii
think otherwise before | conclude
and others will probably perceiv,
that Anxious, is unconsciouslv doing
so. Will the kidd reader please reat
again what | SAID in my last, con,
corning, i" bishops and deacons, anc
then compare it with the following
extract, from an article in the Episco
I palian Monthly called g. The Contempo
r3Fy Rerieto.' The article IL iron
the pen OF Dean Afford, one Of tht
high dignitaries OF The Anglican
communion" As . divine scholar
and commentator, he is one Of the
most gifted Of living men, and hi,
fame, is in all the. churches. Hi,
words are not only fine, but grand
He says, " Bnt by the very condi-
tons, which our own branch OF the
church sets forth in her articles. no
mere traditional belief. even were it
up to certain time universal among
| Christians is to be required %
any man as necessary TO his saliva
| ton, or. which Is the same thing ms
reQui- .te OF his membership of the
Catholic church. In order to consti.
tute belief thus necessary, it must
be capable 10 proof out IT hotY Scrip
tire ana however it may be evils
dert as matter OF fact, unto all
men diligently reading the Holy
Scripture and ancient authors, that
from the apostles time there have
been these orders Of ministers in
Christ church. bishops, priests, and
deac0ns, none will, we presume. bt.
bold enough to maintain that such
three forms are laid down in Holy
scriptnrr a. essential i,r ihe chprrh
), lar is lni~ II N being fh cn-
thai ID bi-brts OF
I anne E Ia
i II o4@
i
.ea
t;. hvls. M
5, Pan, ia 4l4 aaea-,s sal
tne elders pr hytef,} q s. CHM b
Al Ephe-a-. Ia Ills address ~ ~. n
he admoniehte them to take heed 20
the focS ooer which toe Holy GA.
bad made them b'Shops for the wprd
: overseers here found in our Eng
i~h version, is one Of those pieces Of
diaingenuousness, by which its text
IS, though rarely, yet sometimes IN
deniabIy. di-figured. Again. in Phil.
l. l. ST. Paul addresses his Epistle TO
the saints at Phiippi, with the
bishops and deacons, where lheodo
ret observes, he calls the presby-
ters bishops for at that time tn y
had both names" This, is in full
harmony with what had said on the