The New York herald., 1868-03-02

and BY their combined exertons TO the service
OF God temple which should be not only An ornament
70 the CITY, but lasting monument OF their faitn.
A Respense 10 DR.. Tyns-sermoa by Rev. II.
=. Howland, ID. ID.
Under the auspices Of the American Church Union,
association lately established for the maintenance OF
Law and Order and for the promulsation Of tho pnn
cples Of the Episcopal Church, the Rev. R. s. Rowland.
D. d., preached sermon yesterday evening, At Trinity
church, entitled, "A Justification Of the Principle In
voved in the Canon on Parish Boundaries" II having
been generally understood among tho religious COM
muny that II the intention Of the reverend gentle
man TO exconate his brother Tying for his recent IN
subordnation in violating the church canons, . large
congregation assembled the members OF which seemed
much edited at the sly pokes and playful inuendoes
bestowed ths absent and reverend trsnsgressor.
Rev. Dr. Howland selected for bis text First Epste
| OF Paul to tho Thessaonans, fourth chapter, and
part OF the eleventh versc-Study to be quiet and to
do your own business" There two questions said
he which suggest themselves in respect to the canon
| on parish boundaries lately under consideration.
| First whether the canon violated; and second,
whether IL is a righteous and udicious law. Upon the
first point shall not dwell as do not wish to pass
judgment which come before their own proper
trbunals Allow to say in starting, to remove mis-
apprehension that nothing s said in the canon about
the places Of worship OF OF our fellow Christians
II is simply question Of discipline, and whether the
ACT took place in q Methodist church
Romlsh church, In . city court house In
the open air, II does not affect the interpre-
tation of the canon. 1t Is not q law which
teaches relations with the religious community It
treats only OF the harmony that should between
the clergy OF and the Church and the ordcr of
Limitation under which they should their func
tions Az there may be differences OF doctrina opinion
and personal preferences 1t Is left with the Church
Of God TO decide whom they will choose what shall be
the character Of their teachings and under what aspect
the Church Of which they members shall
be represented in that locality. There are
| to be no wranglings between rival divines.
array OF altar against altar pulpit against pulpit and
there shall be no opportunity afforded for mischief max
ing or egostca display on part Of sclfinroducsd
preachers st. Paul aroused by intrusion OF
unauthorized MINISTER'S, and some Of his strongest
pressons are In denuncaton OF the evils resulting from
it. He complains Of false brethren brought IN" &c.
He nveighs against those who, desiring to be teach-
ers crept houses and led captive silly women" He
they cut on that trouble us He calls upon
the brethren at Romo'o them." He Titus that
stopped" The idea of the canon, then. is one which
logically proceeds from these representations OF Scrip
ture viz that as the Church has the responsibility for
the teaching within It's own communion SO it must have
control its preaching. Ou7 Church CLAIMS, merely
OF other re gious societies Jurisdiction their mem.
bers. Our Church does not. as the apostle tells us,
undertake to judge them who are Without but tdoes
as every church must maintain discipline. order and
peace within its own limits. Our Church does not
forbid those who cast out devils IN Chrst's name,
quire that those VINO do follow US shall obey
us common law The Church, which sends out her min.
listers to preach the Gospel must bo charged with
censung her clergy for preachug the Gospel when she
merely arragns them for overpasDg sirctons imposed
upon them when sns gave them authority to preach as
her messengers When Adam tasted OF the fruit Of the
tree of life he was punished not for the innocent
desire OF securing that which would make him wise
but for dsobedience If au enthusiastic believer in
DR.. Cummings we're IN court Of jusc to proclaim the
advent he would be puashei not for preaching the
coming OF Christ. but for interupng the business OF
the court. II iaymen were to rise in mis-
place in church and dcnounce the doctrine of
he understood it. you would condemn him, not for
preaching the Gospel but for the disturbance OF public
worship. II man nss. on entering into your paror
day after day and preaching the Gospel to you you would
shut your door upon him, not because he sought TO
preach tho gosp bit because sense OF wrong
required You to DO So Even SO here the whole ques.
ton Is Of obedience dsobedience Look at tho
in another point Of view and you Will and that
he Gospel ph hut neTs
il is TO be preached; whether is is to be |
preached in congregation whercunto the minister ia
lawfully appointed, unto strangers over whom he has
pastoral charge and for whose views and religious
srucon he is not responsible Lot us suppose the
OF church closed IN tho heat OF summer and tho poor
who cannot the city wandering search Of tho
bread Of e while the minister who is cure IN this city Is
cuon some peculiar church theory OF his own and in
order 60 do 30, preaching for those who have no claim
upon his services and who are already supplied with
here with canon and saw Study TO be quiet, and TO
do your own business ?" Let US suppose that few
extreme men wh particular theological tenefs have SGT
their names a document, In which they charge that
certain OF their brethren nthe ministry do not preach
the Gospel they preach what apostle calls tan
other gospen and let suppose that the newspaper
organ Of these extremists publicly asserts the right Of
those persons to preach the Gospel TO those over whom
step in ana say, II cannot tolerate such wran Cling
among brethren of one household your charge is very
grave one, ana when the apostle makes thus charge he
adds concerning the guilty one Let him be accursed
Your charge, therefore, is tantamount TO saying, Rev.
nr Blank, let HIM be accursed; he preached another
gospel But such anathcmas not TO be wantonly
hurled such accusations are not to be spread broad.
cast We must have courtesy, CHARITY love and order
in our household THIS tho way truth and peace
The canon Is essential moreover not only to avoid
The work aud the comfort OF the workmen When the
hed is large aud the laoorers 20 few s important
.nM TN ,no ;nor ,em snou,a 90 pacea wnere ,h ,hsy
will not cover the samc ground where they can have
definite charge. In whch they can taae personal
interest and for which they will be especially rsspon
sole. There must be place for every man and every
man in his place As judges have their separate dis
trcts, military commanders have their DEPART
ments there is order in the state there be
order n the Church. When Christ sent out His disc-
pies preach the Gospel He gave them a limit which
is in precise accordance with the objects aimed at
in these cauons Though lie sent them % the
Kingdom OF Heaven He com mmandod them. saying
60 not into the OF the Geotes and inio any city
OF the samaritans enter ye not" He told the
oapaan woman, al am no. sent ba. ua,o the
lost sheep Of the house OF Israeli Why did our
Lord only spend three OF the thrylhre, years OF hs
life preaching and the others priyacy2 "ecause
spoak" as tho wise tells Us Tnis ~ n lesson which
some men slow to learn, but ono which Lord
himself pracised II He knew that the world would
be converted, even IL ne did not preach at al times
and in all places is t too much 10 expect of the mod.
esty OF Christian ministers that they should believe the
world may be converted without making II necessary
for them violate the laws which thev have promised
10 obey The principle Of specific duties and
limited responsibility shows itself all along
in tho history OF the Christian Church.
II any man suggest that tho Divine commission to
preach the Gospel to every creature supersodes
cesity OF human alliances ask TO whom was that
commission givenY Was II not gwen 10 the college OF
the APOSTLES and not TO any single indvidualf IL de-
scends therefore, TO a similar body in the Christian
Church. a collective body, or else to the Church at
large Certainly IL docs not descend 10 any ono Dd-
ydual for any conduct he may propose TO himself
IN opposition 10 the determination OF all Others Who
have equal right In this commission The command
our Lord was maniiestly TO give authority to the
Aposss to 20 beyond the Jewish fold In their procama
o the Gospel and to announce IL to the Genes. IL
was commission moreover 10 preach the good news"
for the Greek word literally rendered. But this
Missionary work. tholgh IL be so essential part OF the
NH q aI ofar n. ded