, 1869-07-22
THURSDAY, sEIF 90, 1869.
uEv. KR. cHEHEY's CASE.

ats 1urch, calls fc1 the exercise Of great mod
Patton Of judgment and uf censure, no
sec,ly on the part Of those who try hin
mld1:t equally from TINT general public VIII
ins in qnasi Judgment upon them. I
:fzust be remembered that, however til
l,etal may result, neither the Christian piet
th''r the pastoral occupation a. the 7cr
i1 ~ lend accused is in any ~ny ct stake
., d that even Lis Episcopal position ca,
.se,s,rdly be seriously affected in the estina
,e'n Of majority Of his clerical brethra.
ga fellow-caurchmen. For, although thf
cory Of :he Episcopal canon is tha,
is the Catholic and SOLE
r,lurch, and that the lawful
Rc.wer 10 preach the Gospel is given aui
We We zen away by its ecclesiastical machinery
aEe fact is that the Episcopal nau.s is one
n n nany denominations Of Christians, and
sant the rcl authority Of au apostle te
,e each is conferred by the desire Of con
enegntou Of Christians to hear him. The
unaying on Of hands that is efectual u
moving and perpetuating the transmission
ra1 the apostolic gifts seems to be performed
a. ~ the Bishop at the ordination, but it is in
lity performed by the congregation at
,aS e passing Of Tho contribution box. What
,er rector can secure the Staying On Of
IT lnds WIN the plate is passed, need
'uf'or under no apprcheusions that Episco-
p sentences can diminish his power to
Il Inch the Gospel to the upbui1ding OF the
7:urch and the edifeation Of the Saints-if
mt those Of the Episcopal namo, then Of
d ne other- Indeed, ecclesiastical trials
,sI,.euer widen tban abrdge the influence Of
20. accused.
rlstThe real question in the present case is
.htetber the Episcopal clergy who are the
,eaominent actors in this tr1al, as Bishop,
,.hh:rsers, assessors, or t1yers, md accused,
RI be mutuauy elastic or stubborn, con-
GG5Eato5y CT despotic. The result OF the
ssal viii settle no question Of truth, fifth
IL mpracGce, bet merely give an inder to tho
dent of the cumbativeness Of the respect
r. parlas. On one side there is u rector
no cnter,ains strong Low Church, or Prot
d ant, riewA. md, among other points, be-
n.eres, if Fe coustruo him rightly, in the
m ,at doctrine OF Luther and the Refor,nr-
sSa,n Tint regeneration, or the Christian
e pew birth of the soul, with its attendant
nlsequenees Il Justification and salvation,
ID. obtuiued liz the faith Of the belierer
.d4y, and, therefore, ate not conferred by
be- priest or pres,yter by the nere act Of
sn'tlsmh sprinEuaS on m uuc onscious in
mt. On the other side We hare Bishop
NO has publicly nrowed his belief that
gre is "sabstanhal concurrence be-
.1aen the creeds and sacratuents Of the
asiscopr1 and The RomAn Catholic
eurehts, md who, therefore, must con-
21ut' ~ tue Ertscopa1 creads and saeraments
1s to sustain the doctrine If the Church
i94Ro1ne that the sacrament of baptism has
e inherent 1nd Irresistible efficacy to re-
T11erato, justify and save the baptisel per-
Ia, Irrespective Of his belief or unhelief
i Christ Cpou Just this issue between
Sstihcation by faith, or an internal change,
Fl justification by baptism, OF the opera
aih OF IN external ceremony, hangs the
iaole issue between Professionalism and
::nimanism- Upon "Guh.ifcation by Faith"
liithcr sounded the trump of battle. Upon
rs Is Germany and, in part, Enslandseceded
77cs Es'"2t Eis 2tda3aa ia IES ts;s tWshole n Protestant
hid has come to regard il us
''ispensable to the spirituality Of my
.asnrch. Not only the great majority
9'bably ninc-tentLs-of the clergy md laity
,}he Anglican Church throughout Great
ltain ind Of tte Protestant Episcopal
1rrch elsewhere, 1T nil presbyterians,
vthodist, Blpt1sts and other forms Of
66,tcstant ftith nre united on this point,
acse outside nllics do not theoretically
tnsthen NJ. Cheney within the Episcopal
4,rch any more than the harmony be-
:ren the whole c1crg Of tho Church Of
enle and The Greek Church with Bishop
sitehouse, On this point vindicAtes him.
:. they scrre TO show that 3Ir. Cheney
@-ds for essential Professionalism and the
IAop for essential RomaniEm, ut least On
Aspoipt.
It is true that the Bishop can point to GER
ia language in the prayerboolz aad III the
ON Of baptism. which, being bu. trans
Ion FROM Latin into English Of the Ro-
iaHa Catholic forms fos the sarne services,
7oodies, or may be construed 10 embody,
/ Roman idea Of the efficacy Of baptisna-
&c rupture between The Church Of Eng
] and that OF Rome, eliminating in d
13:onal quarrel between Henry the Eighth
ie the Pope, was IN it's origin more
tafage Of supremacy than Of faith; aud in
i: early period IN which the forms Of the
..ssyer-buok were framed, the Protestant
!sttine Of justification by faith had not
ae to pcrrade tie Church ot England 50
ay as it hns 6inee done. Hence, while
rfor.n remained semi -Romaa, the faith
1aaasme, in the main, fully Protestant.
), nt the recent conference for the dis
ecSion Of q revision Of tie p1nycr-book, a
AZ imposing nrras Of Bishop Warehouses;
d9s in tho Episcopal Office de-
ssed themselves in favor Of
oahange in the Episcopal formulas
fcestAin particulars, meaning chiefly in
.. The Bishops Of Maryland, Pennsyl-
nm, Ohio, lndinna, Kansas and Nebraska, |
lothers, II TIC remember correctly, epoEe I
sky on this point. The Episcopal |
a.rch las nl~nss held these two eletnents
nnolution. as Ill churches, with Whatever
elom framed, viii bring together those
differ On some points. Some elasticity I
Hp1iancy Of administration on the part OF |
= Bishops End clergy has always been
..::ssary 10 the harmony OF the Episcopal
rch, as or ell organized associations.
theory ol Church may be despotic;
its Administrations to be successfu', must
compromising. Even the Head OF the
rch governs the world By setting aside
s=:ern and relentless rigors Of the Law,
e make room for the subve1zirc
c revolutionary concessions Of
4 Gospel Universal human
ire unde,Ies the principle, thus illus
I'd by the Divine example, that they
g most to whom most has been forgiven,
. that those who relentIessly forgive
suug arc never loved at NIL AZ uncon.
31s;nislng Bihhop mny ut a1l times un1oot
nmost effective pastors by knowing moth
iibut the letter Of The canon, md ignor-
the state Of the clergy and the wants Of !!
TClrisinn laity. While he e1pels these
Professionalism, the Bishop who follows
! may orpel those 70, Ro,nanistn. While
7cc1uisee Itcrh obedience to the prayer
\, others may amend the prsser-book
saat Lc himself cannot obey it. We do
seek 10 influence the actors in this
pa, for they are not amenable at The
L Of public opinion, but to one with
Vi opinion hAs no concern. We would
. only to modify hasty judgments rela-
ito either party.