Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-23
Anglicus to Anxious.

now. ana L wonld gladly have es-
capped replying to such letter a
your last, altogether. Instead o
coming up to the great question, 20,
are so DESTROYS to sustain, and brin g
ing out the great facts of history
which are to silence oil opponents
you have been pleased to write al
article, which is virtual condemna
ton of the great and good Johr
Wesley and all other reformers. L
you arc hindered by your charity
(and perhaps prudence also) from
commenting,upon the damaging fact:
| laid before you, because said facts
are injurious to the cause of Christ
how dreadfully injurious, the doing o
those enormous wickednesses must
have been Let alone, what is
quiet, is sound maxim for q rotten
cause, is a course that may serve the
the cause you plead, but cannot serve
the interests of truth. | did the An,
glican communion no injustice, | sim,
ply quoted facts. And for want o.
something better to do, | must give
you more OF similar kind. | have
been more than surprised, at the ease
with which you can say and insinu-
ate severe things against, botf
churches and Northumberland YET
talk about charity! Just as if the
anglican communion was the per-
feet embodiment Of injured limo
cence. A while ago, you stated that
the great Reformation on the CONT
nent of Europe was accomplished by
individualism and recklessness, and
is fast passing into RIGHTEOUSNESS and
infdelity When asked about the
church and christian standing OF
such mighty men as Dr's. Carey and
Judson, you quietly insult their
memories, by asking through the
mouth ofa Brahmin, (Which of these
Is or II churches whose mission
houses are in sight, is the true
church |" You have frequently in.
situated on my part, either want of
charity or dis-ingenuousness, and
your last is virtual condemnation
of the great and coed John Wesley.
As to the real estimate placed upon
Methodists, DR.. Tyng's case is evil
dence and the following also will
help your Methodist readers to un-
derstand the kindly feeling of the So
called " historic church" Alta con-
vocation recently held at York in
England, arch>deacon Pollock of
Chester Cathedral thus spoke =
Methodists are guilty of the worst
kind of sheep stealing. | have met
with more DISSEMINATION, deceit not to
say hypocrisy, amongst them, than
amongst all other denominations put
together" This is no: all. The
Bishops of Carlisle followed him, and
said it was true. AS you fail to give
me either New Testament proof or
even a single reliable scrap OF histo>
ry in support of your church, | will
endeavor to demonstrate to you, that
it is not, "The Church of Christ, .
nor even church of Christ, only in
the sense Of an apostate church.
Remember sir, have not yet said
one word against the " historic church
of Christ ;" | am combating the
claim of the =" Anglo Communion to
that distinction. You ask "who in
his sober mind &c. can say that she
had apostatized from Christ ?" |
only wonder who in his sober mind
can doubt, it. Your Anglo Com.
munion,' has spoiled, imprisoned,
and put to death men who sought to
follow Christ according to the hon-
est convictions of their minds.
There are even now unrepealed
laws on the English Statute Book,
which are cruel and prosecuting, but
which can not be executed, because,
the power Of the Anglican Commun.
ion is held back by the progress OF
the nation. Upon the Escutcheon Of
your church, is the blood stained hand
which entities it to place in history
as a political institution by side of an
other; upon whose brow is branded
in letters of fire and blood "Mystery
Babylon the Great-the Mother Of
Harlots and denominations of tht
Earth" And first, l will call your
attention again to the Bishops.-Acts
Xxx. %. From this passage It is evident
that the bishops OF the Ephesian
church were made bishops BY ths
HOLY Ghost. Sir, | ask you serious
ly are the bishops of the Anglican
Communion. in any christian sense
whatever, made bishops by the Holy
Ghost? Apostolic succession" and
the historic church are both sus'
tanned or overthrown at this point
| affirm that neither Jesus our won
drous Lord, nor the Holy Spirit
have anything to do with them
whatever. / confidently affirm that
they are made bishops by " Iht
State" and not by Christ. In my
English prayer book published by
Bagster, London, 1928, | find in the
order of service in the conservation
of bishop, page 167, = Then shall
the arch-bishop demand tho King,
Mandate for the conservation and
cause it to be read" They are ther
politically appointed by the reigninf
sovereingn, or his or her ministers o
state and not by the Great Head
of the church, or the Holy Spirit
The present bishop Of Rochester Or
Clohghton) was appointed to his Se'
by Lord Derby, lately the first minis
ter of the crown. Selwyn, bishop o
Lichfeld, was also appointed by Lore
Derby. The same nobleman ap-
pointed DR.. Hook to the Deanery o
Chichester-Dr. Goodman to tn
Deanery of Ely, and DR.. Duncoml
to the Deanery of York. Nay NOR
than all this, according to the Rev
Philip Hams. Episcopalian incum
bent of St. Georges, Wigan, MI
Disraeli, q Jew, and unbaptised ha
the same power, as first minister c
the state, and has already used it
This is apostolic succession with
vengence.
The London Saturday Rerie,t
thus discourses about the state {