, 1869-06-06

Tp,s.a2tL AUIN9RlTY

o,,,e a ,,attc7 Of pnblc concern, anil il 40
1o-7ccr a .,.e-t quarrel 1'o:wee: Two ea-rc!-
,..cu. 4 public Convention Of cl.rgyn:a
and 1t the i.;ty has bcc1 called, to b. held
in this city daring tsis month, in Eaica &Ae
viewed ard condemned. Tho qac<t;e.: ~
city pus in issue lv Mr. Ckeoc., Is tAa
a:.eeei, :. ..situ.dstn" Of the bishop; hu: the
i.>rc raised 1,y tho Bishop in this cas' is
te.;: If Obedience on the part Of clc-s;g.'":-
i seems tha:, "a the ad11;nistrAtio, OF nc
.r!:aa.-e: ri Baptism, Mr, CacacJ h.s
omitted TIC words - this child is re-, ,.csAtc.
ticreb: ,aez:il,lng the fe.zr pre- :c.ih-:l in
established. Ceremony. Th- reverend s.--
tl,r,.c, il is .id, ices this beca7se Of j dis
J .l:tf in H., literal trutl. VI the foru:,l,,
:-.l does :, !: S::sA to do violeac3 to his con-
sc;cnce- TIE bishop insists th.t &c sa II
+, ll,r Tic letter cf the Law estabEaAct, By
.:.r Church. t-d does not .slmit TIE z;sh! Of
any rreshytsr to omit from the service any
II n: w1i::e2 dorm as thereto belonging.
!. i: sa:;: :ss4t nishop Tb1tehoase, in c.ss
Mr.. chc.er will rot comply with ths tiir,c.
tion to follow tic prescribed form, will Sub
jet him To formal ecclesiastical discipline.
about rccr .7ec, the Roiaan Catholic
Rishepef Chicago issued m order Ct tAia
church from their nastorates, and suspend
ics them iaded@itels in thur priest!y osi:es.
y tl:aterGec, however, bety'eeo th: twu
..fee is that the order Of the Roman Cstao-
liz BrLop ess obeyed not only hy this
c'>lsr, but By the lsity; while in the CASE
Il IT, Cheney il Il gisen jill. thr: ta VII
TO. ohey, aI: tL-t the congregation II his
clu1rl viii Sustain him It is . contaictof
...::.nerity. Villa this is the strict tschn;-
c.l isSue. there Is, as is well understood,
much largc1 question beyond H. Bishop
.Sllitclo1ce is csssilsd as . High Church"
bishop, locking lsniently upon ad1aaoed
I;:ut2;s11, .ntl hgni2st him it is sought to
rr.ay ali those opposed to that sentiment.
III Ohio, tho Episcopal Bishop, Dr..
McllTninc- is known as u Low
Church" 1srela.c, and 10 ha: a
controversy with one Of his clergvuen.
This clergyman is know, as ui::s CanEsh
gentleman. whose offence Is, not having
saa.tttd any par. Of the rubzic, hut he is
cl.s1gesl with sa,ling thereto so:lo oil
forms. rut forbidden nor prohibited, yet
Iut required by nay vritten Law Of ;ho
Church. The Risl,op required the clergy
m1n to discontinue these things, which
usler be declined obeyin8, ~hereupou the
B:shop Proposes to indict him and try him
in due faun before proper ecclesiastical
&@laCnl. 1t will be seen, therefore, that
the doctrine OF Episcopal authority to
c~sad, md Of ,he pn,shyters to Obey, is
Lat l,y nuv mems High or allow Church
CHIN, 1'ut is' asserted by the 2rel :tcs Of
is4h divisions; and j. Is q pccaliarity cf this
aasI Il al religious controversies thAt tho
1Ar.isaIs Of ono side always sshemently ap-
p1n;:d the exercise of an authority in their
/. half. which, if exercised csainst oaa II
tleir fHcr.ls, they woal1 style .l=su,:isal.
Al organization Of Episcopaitns Il ,sew
York hGs undertaken tho expense end duty
# IL riso1n1s defenoe Of the Ohio Clergyman
fl, Il, the OPPRESSION Of tho Lsv Church
T:stop, and We have no doubt that The Rev
E:r. Cheney will hive fll the MD aad SYN.
Idly lie E::v 1rci in his defence ag ai1s!
t!,.:cien # tie Bishop Of Illinois.
In the 1ne:.atiuc the great body Of The
iai,v Iuve had their attention turned to tht
i.snity whether the Bishops of s',e Church
e.n Isrl41ly exercise their Office without
s,.e s.;,tls lily IN their past to enforce thou
o:,.ers and commands; and il they havt
tl.is 1pwer tu enforce obedience on the par
ef the clergy, wherein does that power :life
r re-: :atuuzisy exercised hT III.
litEoIss Of the Ec,nau Catholic Church? j? I
il, 'ruc the ca2ous uf the Episcopal Churcl
f1oy1d@ for1a fer the tria1 and formal cca
tn:rc, deposition or other Judgment Of
Clergyman accused If my offence; but tn
x1nc rr1e prevails in The Roman Catholi
Church. Tho essential difference is Ii.
while the titc!plnc Of both churches
substantially The sau,e in rasnSe. to til
primary authority Of the Bishops, in tt
&c Church tic exercise ri the a1.Ao-..:y
.:ran;,ccsky oa=cc9ed, and ia III" other Il
uE.aicsorsly delie<l.
Avriter in New Ior.1 r.p.r, tlsals
FL rno>nrronisins opponent If wbat
called 'kitaulisu," simply deprecates til
calling Of tie proposed convention at Ch
cSCo, S:ch n convention, he says, hsvin
10 authority, can do no good, but vi
seemingly PCT those who participate in il
BIS rebels ng.inst the established order {
Thing Tic cnly authority in the Chu7c
is the Itieurial Convention, oad there is n
c-nI1aint that that body has done aaythic
aEorg. Next year that convention vi
tpeet again, and Ill matters Of coatrorers
e7n safely Re left to its action. 4n EFT,
e.uvertioa will Lave the eaect TO we,ku
miller than strengthen the Low Ch11r