The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-16

that the simple silence Of the minister Was enough
TO prove Now TO the meaning OF words yhss
was the meaning Of the word ''preachfn Proclaims
~ Sss. ~ Es Preach S's
on the housetop." "The Lord hath Amounted me,
saith isI.h .ha. should preach the gospel 70 The
poor. PULP opened the Scripture and preached"
Jesus to the eunuch. That discourse. for no one
else was present. And Chris. went and preached 70 the
were only there crying. "Lord, how long % Does a
minister violate canon II he breaches. or lectures, or
amshouse, hospital, in that house where the
proceedings are always opsnsd with prayer or In hin
every time minister reads prayer in New Brnusw wick
get the OF hessrs Sluobs and Boggss
sas pray na 10 that
Stubs may be invited 20 preach here 10 morrow. VIE
he 60! the express psrmssloh" Of majority Of all the
ministers the ciyf he does not he violates the canon
open bis mouth in parish whose pulpit Il empty hs
must get Of majority Of The clergy here and
as to preaching candidate that's out OF the question
I.aughter.) suppose brother be sick 10 New Bruins.
wick aud you asked to 90 and see bun; must you
run all the city ind Ssub5s and Boggss Great
CcuSs.I-I don't wonder At the laughter
The PREsDEN-Nor neither, sir; but would ike o.
CoussrL-ur suppose you have a Methodist sister
must you run all over to find stubbs and Bosgs
H4aughter.) Tho whole thing 10 absurd. Tnere 70
is no. High Church sstaSishmsns- yss
all denominations recognized. But the mfnislex
has not 70 go TO the little church outside FOR
say jail (where thank God, clergy sometinea
g0 must the who goes there 60 hrst ana ges
permission from majority Of the clergy Inc wnols
thing is absurd The learned gentleman cited several
supposed cases. and insisted that they could not con-
sisently find Mr. Tying guilty Of any nfracton Of ths
whore hs preached the property Of others and
could not override the law could the presenter1
sS.I Gssr dd nS' M
never intended the canon TO DO lnterprstea
= the pressntsrs Interpreted it, The Tin-
qurs that in enforcing this Its words DO 70.
stricsd from their general Specification and receive
construction according TO the inent OF ts makers ne
invoked the following rules
/. Penal statutes must be- construed strictly.
2. Laws must be Interpreted SO as not TO lmpu1 ADJ
5 Laws mus, not be Interpreted SO as to cause tho
Legislature to make audable criminal or one not per
l. The laws Of . Church must be interpreted 50 - to
attain her ends the Gospel and her own extension.
s. The letter of . law may DO enlarged TO i0chr
the mischief seeks remedy, restrained y NOS
to make that penal which is not within such mischN
The learned gentleman here road copious sxlac,a
from vatte. Smith on Statutes, and other legi AL.
thorties all bearing upon Inc above rules and prov4
from Smith the point of the whole NO maH
shall sustain penalty unless the act SAID TO DO com.
mtted be within the letter and spirit OF the satos
imposing it," In othor words within the mtchof
thereof As the third general head OF his remars ne
proceeded to consider what mischief had been dine r.
In this the gentleman spoke OF the n'moer
of clergy left after the Revolution, which was o1y ono
hundred and seventysx. Few and poor, most Of tnem
needed Qfu0eDCo u
resources They were, therefore dependent on oluns
tary contributions and that made rivalry dpadeds
These 'persons" his learned friend had qnotd Tho
head OF their corporation nay, according 10 EglishS
almost the entire corporation were then AT the mercy
Of their congregations who could open their cnrches
to other clergy, mische. This
was evil 10 be remedied only 10 one way. Tat way
could not be by passing canon against Inc parsn be-
cause ecclesiastical iawScould reach The PARISH
Before had .hes, and now these we're abtished,
and the 'G0vernor was thrown on ms people follvng
Hence the law came in aud said we can't es Of tho
buL
ministers oicate 10 the parochal cure Of mother
without his permission" This then did for the
clergyman what the law did previously by preventing
any clergy from seeking his living At tho COT OF
other. In conclusion, Mr.. Parker summed up Is fols
lows Construe this canon as its words import nd thess
consequences olloS enacts the greatest abuditieS
restricting the liberty OF preaching, much and so
ridcul lousy that scarcely any can, in lac preach
lawfully elsewhere than in his own pulpit there,
unless majority Of ministers 1rst settled agre TO hs
cure It introduced regulation impossible In tbs c0un
try and f6rods the clergy from mius,sriDg toher Own
stultifes the legislation Of The Church by mputn9
to 1t tho intent to extend the jurlsd;tion OF
the clergy b VINO are pro @ any,
by imputDg to 1t the intent 10 require frequently.
impossible consent or else 70 ainish Is an dence an
acknowledge her rule 1t further stulti6es The egisa.
ton of the Church by impung 1t desire pun~
ish a. an offence without possible crlmlaity OF
want Of regard for fraterna Christian obligation and
without conceivable injury to the person whose express
permission IL to BIO obtained ConsuU this canon
20, and you make that wrong when IL The past bad
been hailed as . privilege Consrde tais CANON
so, and You restrain man from reachng Carisrs
gospel though he do it with the blesrd formulas In his
hand though with the gospel no advocates The Church
though from bis lips alone would 70 audience receive
IL though bis only Is to ss sous % sr; 70 ca h
TO the church OF the man who seod IN the way: With
all this true should they gratJ that mans whim, or
Crossi
MI PARKaK having concluded the Court adjourned
to Tuesday next, At eleven DOCK A. H.