Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-02
CE gTSTIAN UNITY.
What the Ritual Is Desire TO
Accomplish.

Editors Memphis Appeal:
Your judicious columns have, during
the past week, brought the subject Of the
reunion of ChristeBdom several times TO
the attention of your readers.
The Encyclical Letter OF His Holiness,
Pope Plus the TX, as we'll as the move
ment among the Episcopalians and Pres
byterisns, have been brought before Us.
AS the Church Of 1.-THE Blessed Virgin u
had its coruer stone laid on our Lords
words, Father grant that these may be
one, as thou aud 1 are one" am sDx-
ious that the controversies in your col
umns during the same week may not be
laid TO NY charge, and will ask you to
publish some extracts from letters OF
sympathy sent nae, to show that in
seeming TO resist the Bishops authority,
am only needing the voice of the
Church and Of multitude of Church
men whose noble hearts not only go with
Us 10 the trial through which we are
passing, but are also yesrniug for that
union which can only come of Truth,
Righteousness and Holiness.
An OH Churchman from q neIghbor-
ing city writes as follows:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October, 1865.
Ny Dear Friend
l need not say how my heart warmed
with full sympathy in this your hour Of
trial, when your soul is called upon to
Undergo tie severest trials in fulfilling
your solemn duty as true and faithful
Priest, through the channel of an ate=se.
tive ritual as taught by the ancient land
marks Of our Holy Mother, the Church.
l am and have been grestly surprised at
the manner in which the Bishop has
acted toward you, for instead of uphold.
ing and strengthening your hands, by
b s influence n your eGde eaVors to restore
the long hidden treasures of the Anglican
services (sud which he is in full sympsthy
with be should thus pander to the Puri-
taDies. prejuGices OF 3 few, who, no
doubt. with Justice think that his course
Of conduct in your case is full of incon-
sistencies. God knows, as does the Bishop
and ali CsthOlic-miDded men, that the
great sin Of the so called Christians of
the present day is to lower ard degrade
the High mysteries of m8n's salvation,
instead Of msnifesting a Holy reverence
s1d fear for the Sacrament of the Altar
the Body and Blood OF our Savior, which
is verify and indeed taken and received
by the faithful why, therefore, should
We not sd0Tn and besutify Gods altar
with the cOstiiest gifts for He is on the
alter or He is not. II not, then our ser
vices are mockery and sham but
that He is there, no right-minded man or
woman can doubt, for Christ has Him.
self said the amazing words /: Except
ye eat the flesh of the Son Of Man We
have no life in yOu."
Let the Church continue in her present
lifeless condition for q few
years longer, and unless some vigorous
remedy is applied on the part of her
Bishops and Clergy (such SIS you are now
d 1iUg), she witt become like the Prophets
lodge IL q garden of eucumbers-deserted
by her true children and ruined by her
clergy, yielding for popularity in the
eyes of the ChuTch's greatest enemies.
Amidst misrepresentation and re-
preach, go on in your noble work, lesv-
ing the results 10 Him, who says, my
Kingdom is not Of this wOrld.n
am, as ever, your friend,
H NJ