The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-31
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sucb ore the visible facts VIII IN, ae eand.,ct
,,o S and worship anu anu III there has been
of tins c9ul III, some of its leaders splrit o.
cxhlDiLe4 oSSfHi,ity to the gospel; inc puDno o
peculiar hy c ;ts advocates in England nave
meetlhSs u by turbulence ana lactl9n,
been nlri nlenersI conduct by dlsreSalu y,
anu .Iih and canons OF the CnuIcn, n,tu
w ti,e;r nyyr, vows, rs also Of 1ilc JutS Of
VI u courts and the Godiy auii'oni'.'''
their lawful bishops. ,,,,e rcouest for tole-
iney &c. 49, conn. additional modes mlSnt
r. 'loh, r rnJO far NV ardor in religion put
be al,o"eou '' ,r,Ioan,e,t through this appear
there sy'n ,i;Iit~ AMI devoutness flerce e
arce Of htllL.n L.:.,,t:on and indications OF Il
spirit OF ;r1, socictt night wei dreaa 20 u,
temper n mn, Threats were nGlf s J"s ID
oTtansive secession If any leseness No
hm r;,n npon their lah ottcmpted
suc1, restraint having bccA resent rs.
INV disciplinc, what is the +, ,ined the
meet of the case? Many have J. r. nun
Church of Rome, and much Ils. ,ment
her are seen in every stage Of advance nee
toward If. They will suffer no interfere; ~
with their STAYING among Us so long as the.
nIcose. and, while they remain, DONG az
IN organization has been formed IN Nc"
York which has avOwcd the purpose 10 III
tcrferc with and to hinder proceedings III
any diocese against tlclinquentS guilty OF the
innovations referred to, and such lnter-
ference it has formally undertaken III inc
Diocese of Ohio, in opposition to its consul
tutjonal and canonical authorities.
And finally, if this Romish reaction be
tidal movement" tending TO a more '1lu-
minolls cxternalsm, and affecting other
own ~
advocates tell uS, with the further lntlma-
tion will therefore be useless, then 1t be-
comes all the more important that the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church should stand nr1n
in n day of evil, and vindicate its ancient
renown as the bulwark of the Roformatloh.
| Thc committee therefore submit for the
consideration of the Council three resoiu-
tions-two of them touching sanitary rcGu-
lations recommended for observance Wlthlh
the Diocese, and one of them touching It's
relations TO the Church at large.
First-That in view Of the doctrlnal de-
clcnsion from the standards OF the Churcn,
as distinctivcly Protestant, which has oc-
cured elsewhere within The past thirty
Years. it is the duty of the clergy of this
| Diocese to guard against being luilcd into
! security by the assumption that our people
are sufficiently well established in the
| truth, and are free from danger and to give
more earnest heed to the incubation IN the
/ pulpit, the Sunday schools, and Bible classes,
! of the doctrines of those standards OF our
| Protestant Church.
! Secondhand in view of these novelties
!, which disturb the peace OF the Church
ann wound the cOnsccnces OF so many OF
both clergy and laity, and of the difficulty
Of nrrestin,r innovations originating from
small beginnings in ornaments. decora-
tions, or otherwise. and ol returning 10 ,lie
simplicity of worship alter tIle sll tle. HIS a
been de parted from, 1t re earnestly IT,
commended to the clergy, C, lurcn-WaracIlS'
and vcstrie<. strcnuously to resist the intro,
duction Of any changes in tie forms ana
modes of conducting public worship anu
administering the SacramcntS - INC S"iiiS
were used in the Church of Eng l!iu anu !
our own before the rise of tractarian. 'Sil anu
ritt,allSm. ro,,
Third-That the Diocese Of Virginia. rep
resented bv this Council rs constituent p
of the Protestant Episcopal Church i'll TIT
United States, Is animated by heartfelt love
for the Reformed Protestant Church of our
fathers, by Il sincere desire for its purity ana
integrity, and by Il just sense OF The INJURY
which it suffers in common with others,
when. in view of the doctrines preached,
and changes introduced, i'll those churches
commonly called ritualiStic; of the SyStcma.
tic omission or rejection OF its constitutional
name hv some whose aim seems to he to UNI
protestantizc the Church, and OF the dls;>-
irous elects of these and other novel prac-
tees and teachings upon the peace and pro
nrcss of the Church, it does here record It's
solemn protest against the further liberation
of such practices and teachings as being UNI
lawful, pcrilou> to the unity Of the Church,
! and hostile to the Christian interest. and this
Council rcverently invokcs the power of the
, Holy Ghost TO continue with and preserve
/ the Church as one Catholic dnd apostolic
: Church!
G.. w. ANDREWS.
WILLIAM III. PESDLEToS,
HENDERSON SuTER,
CHURCHILL J. GIBSON,
JOSEPH PACKARD,
! WILLIAM FRIEND,
JAMES \. LATANE,
IIUGu W. SHEFFEY,
X. c. l.. MoNCrRE,
RICHARD PARKER.
Il. II. CUSNISGuAM,
A. LOMBARD CARTER,
y. II. FOSTER.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.