The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-28

unca be pccifc 20 the last degree It easy for the
oe Would R the PRESENT a ae ty of tS19 m bsF P9R s Sch
pTceed9n In our eygg GcleP 5 and nd WITHOUT t
church win be loyal to the spirit Of the church And this
teur has tct forth s own standards and m foTnas Of
and maintained pary bv rule and pSrtly by usaee
~ common aud recognized manner Of worship In our
Church common Win 6nchds in other iSS lands S Of the the
60 ane m sn @G&T @ & as nScestg II sd shE arise m
tndNdual member, and pronounccs that whosoever of
Of c Church. Roas no bens 2 !GSaSH; contrary
o 1od Word have been ordaincd and approved by com
And with whom rests the official right and duty to ad
publicly q ihpt Si not avail II i be not with him Who
Il rh gyfiisecr In the House ot Cody -,
dstst Within and much Of change and disaster with
hSn usual TsSn hat Rey may awe diconT%so and
IggISs Rl, ccGeniieitcs IN yoahip aud ceremony and
lime when she wcl culonl her Clergy to abide in
OBEY y % @ he e Bop sfS nsSF sSd ES%s 70 ssSS S
hS oSss from internal dseord oyer % novelties Of eere re-
iaith "i W., go-le is a time W. hfn it becomes the
good 10 surerscdc dreamy nces BY practical activity
~ W G u y, Ionf i'r 'S % iectW Ci man ana Tor
Gcnies pronounced unprohtablo and vain, gendering
Never would sccm has it fallen to the lot of this
ELI Il not in person vet IN rit hS good Of every name
y T@I % RSr SG S SB htr G calm nod S
GS29 10 9sT jHne &Gl oea4H EoTmhip Re- can she make &
thc hand 20 invite the followers Of Wesley and other
we Shall appear to them removing from the
old i9nnlnnonE nnd tending to assimila0n with Com
from which they all rcCnil.
To give such expression the exigency Of the time
declare loyal ' TO the daeiPne Poy %orsRp s traS
3ns aRd ThGh & haHe been r9fosnzsd as It's
tGnal bcingo utter the aycron with which il regards
whether by defect or cycos., and in omission to seek
Or failure % respect ecclosa,ca counsel authority
the undcrsigncd recommend that TINS H9se.a repre-.
sShtaNc body prakng for ne clergy and lny OF THIS
revolutions aud AK. the concurrence Of our
Right Reverend Fathers the House Of Bishops Trust
,peh degree uniformity in the public Worship Of OUT
consistent with the Catholic claims Of the body Of Christ
70 which we belong The copscryatism which has always
hot spir esteem little better than stagnation, viii, we
fore from being carried To- abV extreme or seTycd from
our proprey by the fantasies Of individual men that
seek stability Of faith without strSitnes beauty Of wor.
ship without rensuousncs aud order Of government with
The resolutions submitted for your approval fol-
nheq It has heretofore been Of the peculiar cha
huTch thnt its orship and tho mode of II
have been IN all places snbantqly alike, that
Whcreds. IL has been especially distinctive of this
church. that while IL has avoided the badness Of Of
the modes OF Protestant worship It has -t more decidedly
monial and false -ymbolisn, Of foreign church with
wj& 1e hot a. ~ SS ssn, o b the House
OF BshoIs concurring That the .maintcnancc Of our
ingy desirable, secure this Church from the nsdios
int Of q 92tGS m the F Of
posuTe to evil report among them who are without
the Canons or Rubcs Of the Church specifying all official
yesmens and practice aud all Eeees.siCsl ornaments
Of great simplicity and the Traditional usages of the
here 10 the present period l. i'm conformity therswith and
has in the hearts and minds of the great body Of M loyal
B. Resolycd That this Convention sccHonatcly urges
upon all who have 20 do with the ordering OF the appoint
public worship they abide by the traditions
and ceremonies Of this American Church that none other
fercd % by the Housc Of Bishops At the General C?nven
gowns no and w he tf
customary apIendages cassoes and black stoc be pro
conducive to vain show Or sqpSr.tiion introduced
me e. S e bER in 6S 6 @ rpas o s
in the order Tor the Holy C9mmuni9n the burning in
thereon te elevation ue tlencns naug me ign Of
during divine sorvic or the celebration Of the Lords sup
RS %Rosp aI oered Ses @ the cmon order Of he Gure
and wound the con sciences Of many oi i true and loving
Resoired That this Convention earnestly expresses
ties Of apparci and demeanor when mnierine in the
congregation which either rule or general usage has made
in holy orders would deviate on the right hand or on the
.ee 3 G s the @e on S 8op 81 S ana Submit
selves to their godly Judgments rr ,,r ~, ,,,,,,,
(Signed) NJ AIDE NOLtE HOWE,
New York, Oct o. 1865.
Judge Cunyngham made some strong remarks in
opposition to rtualism. lie took ground against
the innovations made in the forms Of public worship
lie could look back sixty years IN the Church to that
period when he worshipped under his father In God
the late Bishop White, of Pennsylvania. In going
into the church then he knew what he had to expect
but now he knew cases where ritualistc clergymen
would enter country towns and before commencing
service would ask about the points Of the compass
and remark that in certain portions OF the service
they always bowed TO the East. lie enumerated
other meaningless rites and deprecated all Of them
aud pressed npon the Convention the absolute i'm.
portance of discardng as much as possible the hurt
Judge Otis of Illinois, took the floor and expressed
his views in relation to ritualism. He pleaded fol
toleration IN preaching the Gospel lie was in favor
of those who desire to worship, surrounded by all the
forms known to the Episcopal Church, doing So and
those who desire TO nee the utmost simplicity Ia thai
worship should not be interferred with In their de-
sres both should be allowed 20 full scope in these
respects, as long as the usages and principles Of the
William II. Battle, of New orlS. indorssd the re-
marks OF Judge Otis. lie hoped the Convention would
go for liberation.
= The Rev. DR.. Mason, OF Virginia, knew the time
when the Church dlsrrgarded rituAism almost to in
decency. He was glad the minority resolutions hac
been presented, as they express in great measur,
his own views on The subject OF Rtualism, lie wa
opposed to anything that would tendto idolatrou
DIR. Haight, OF New York, did not indsrse the mi
nority resolutions For thirty or forty years th,
usaGes OF the Church have been substantially alike
but have had different forms IN different parts o
the country. The form Of worship is not the sam,
exactly in Richmond as 1t is in New York. He diC
not think the resolutions of tine minority were strctll
true there is not the stct uniformity practieet
that they mention. He said it was claimed that ther
had been no change in the form OF worship lie thel
proceeded ia point great number OF changes il
the Episcopal Church from the time OF the Revolution
10 the present time. lie expressed himself in faYO
of toeration in worshipping God
The Rev. Mr.. Brick, of Delaware said he was tn
Rector If q parish where the surplice was worn tw
hundred and fifty years ago. He would say 10 Judg
Conyngham that he found the services conducted II
Brooklyn, when he visited that city, exactly the,
have been conducted in his parish ever since he ha
been connected with the Church lie spoke OF visit
to other cities and found invariably that the service
were precisely the same as he has always been use
to. He made these remarks TO show that there /
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