The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-27
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Book.
The Patriarchs letter is dated September IS octo-
Der s, new stylel, and was published IN the Con-
stantinople newspaper Neologos on october il
t23dl:-
GREGORY ny THE MERCY or COP, ARCHBISHOP OF
CoNsTASTINoPLE THE NEW ROME, AND EcuaENi-
CAL PATRIARCH TO THE MOST HOLY ARCHBIsH HOP,
the METROPOLITAN OF CANTERBURY, AND EXARcH
or THE CHRISTIANS OF THE ANGLICAN CONFESSION
IN GREAT BRITAIN, THE LORD ARCHIBALD CAMP
BELL: PEACE FROM GoD AND BRorHERLY SALuTA-
TIoN IN CHRIST.
Having received with the greatest JOY. the highly
esteemed letter sent by your venerable sanctty TO
our humility, we were moved to the lnmost heart
as was meet, both at the thanks you so kindly eX-
pressed for the fulhlment OF what was NJ once
q Christian ana canonlca duty III sending our Pro-
tocyncellus TO the consecrauon performed by the
most beloved OF God, the Bishop OF Gibraltar. the
Lord Charles Amyand, and also at the communica-
tion IN spirit OF hrothery love, OF your desire and
prayers that there may be upon earth one elect mock
and one Chef Shepnerd-our Lord, uniting those
that are divided, and guiding all, so that they may
think ana speak the same thing and work together
for the increase OF His Kingdom
We also night and day, praying our God and Sa-
viour for these very things do not cease, on every
occasion, both to rejoice and, SO far as we cam 10
cooperate readily IN every good work aud every
good design tending 10 the edincaton and perlec-
ton OF our nelghbor, and 10 the enlightenment ana
IN Christ Jesus. Nor do we only pray Tor TINS; bnt
we also expect and anticipate 1t IRON the common
Father, and from God the Saviour and from his
Spirit; when many shall be taught ana the knOW-
edge OF the most ancient and unaduiterated ortho-
doXy shall be extended which the primitive and
Catholic Church or CHRIST deiiv ered TO us free rom
error through the apostolic heralds or God, and the
God bearing Father, and the seven venerable ana
God-moved Ecumenica Councils.
But, as to the burial OF your countymen, ne
1t known To your much-desred Holiness, that
even II We had not been expressly exhorted
and requested by any or the venerable Brit
Ism bishops, we would OF ourselves have granted
every permission TO bury English strangers deceased
within our cemeteries a the request OF their rela.
tives wei knowing that "the earth Is the Lords and
the funess thereof.n This, then, Will much rather
permit for the future. from consideration to your Ho
hness, beloved of Christ, and in recompense, as is
meet OF the tribute OF brotherly Kindness on the
sole condition that no private right OF property IS In
any case acquired IN the ground IN which they are
buried
Having very gratefully received the sacred Prayer
Book Of your Anglican Confession, presented to us by
you, we have deferred an answer chiefly on tins &C.
count, that, having more lelsurely perused this
ecclesiastical book we might more accurately ascer
tam how far it inclines to DIVORCES from genuine
Evangelical and Catholic teaching; and how far it
confirms tnat statement OF the Preface p y that ut
contains nothing contrary to the Word OF God and
to sound doctrlne.n
cyclical Eplsue published by the Anglican bishops
assembled two years since in England, to which Is
prefxed the cOmmendatory letter Of your 10 be
remembered Emlnence, ana perceiv1ng from 1t that
they distinctly confess and affirm, simply and In
general, that they hold frmly and mmovably the
Holy Scriptures as the word OF God, and that they
maintain the Creeds OF one Holy ana Apostolic
Cnurch, and Keep pure and Undecided its ancient
and are endeavorlng to publish abroad in ali the
earth the saving preaching OF the gospels perceiv-
ing, we say, all tins so distinctly and generally
afirmed In words, we rejoiced greatly iii our soul,
suspectlng the approach and dawn OF the gathering
together In one and the same fold OF the Lord and
the union of all the spiritual sheep everywhere.
RHt on descending TO the particulars OF the con-
tents OF the Prayer Book, and OF the distinguished
confession OF the Thirty nine Articles contained in 1t
since IN the perusal OF them both the statements
concerning the eternal existence OF the Holy Spirit
and those concerning the Divine Eucharist, and
Their, those concerning the number OF the sacra-
nd Loo aJtnr
tradition, The authority OF the truly genuine ecu
menical councils, the position and mutual relations
OF the Church on earth and thar In heaven; and,
moreover, the honor ana reverence due from us 10
those who are IN theory and practce the heroes Of
the falth-tne adamantine martyrs and athletes
us TO SAVIOR too much OF novelty; and that
which Is SAID Up. 502 Art. 19) "As the churches
OF Jerusalem, Alexandria and Antioch have
erred, 30 also the Church OF Rome hath erred not
only In their living and manner OF ceremonies, but
also IN matters OF faith,n aeprlves the Eastern
Churches Of tue orthodoxy and perfection OF the
faith Diet us be permitted to say that accusations or
confession OF fathl-these statements throw US into
suspense so that we doubt what we are TO Judge or
the rule or Anglican orthodoxy. We would. there
fore, pray with our whole soul to the author and
nlsher OF our salvation to enghten the undertand-
Ing OF all with the light OF His knowledge and to
make OF all nations one speech OF the one faith ana
OF the one love- and OF the one hope of the Gospel:
that with one mouth and one heart, merciful chill
dren OF one and the same mother, the Church-the
Catholic Church of the first begotten-we may glo-
riiy the friune God.
May His saving grace be with your holiness,
dearly beloved to us III Christ, and with all the God
beloved dock subject to you.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1859.