Litchfield enquirer., 1869-06-03
Religious Tolerance.


 a6erspahe chasges against smysslf xhich you
 hsa admitted into your columns. and ssactioned )h editorial comments.
 Tn your issue of April 22d. you say, that my
 intolerance of non-episcopalians has exceeded all bounds of decency rsfcr donbsfess to
 the fact mentioned in afermer, issue, that did lpot tecdnfi lp9p 4fc9psl nialsterS er t.eTfnit r ns Child fen t6 g YSfness tken Aieices sf5a Say,
 also. that my intolerance s' has pursued the non- episcopahan to his grave, breaking the law, and
 almost breaking thepeace, in the vain endeagpr to
 ,naim the funeral rtcs, Congregational minister Twas performing over the dead. = This refers to the fact that Irefused to have my parish Church
 dsedAy aOongreg gational minister fes funeral ser
 vicas and that Irefused to bave tolle for such Services performed elsewhere.
 hi your issue of May 2oth. you say that ss Epie- tcopaI ministers generally mind their own busi!. ness, and that of them are gentlemen and christans% but you beg, pardon for thinking that sthera4 not been an exception to this Eples the contreversy would not have tarse1." fk VNeS, nertainly, T it. is generally 1wsn known, thAsE Epissepahans regard ,theif way of ordis Eiiasion ias b'essential to the ministry lThe psfbi s' aware that u'e Episcopal mlhist tersgl never, exchange with others, that ministers oe of other denominations, g- if desi- rousI of fus beeoping Episcopal elergyymen, are
 treated assiaymen. .b required to pass through g certain course of study, and then ordaine6 like all fOr holya erderss If the G.us,cl
 recognizes no nonlepiscopal ordinations, how, Mir. Editor, can her ministers do SOP dYou and your freaders Hberality, but you also love con
 ssteitcy. To be present at non-Episcaal services,
 we must certainly recognize. the oaicators. To
 permit our cftId,e4 to be present. is the same
 thIlng as to be present oarselpes. And as eacial chaSacteri IS insepareble from fgirate character, We aannbt certainly shake hands in public with Af. 20 and So, man who is known in the com-
 munity as i'' the Req. Mir. So and so the Congre- gatiohast without shaking hands with hiso e1acia' peTsonage. The question was well
 asked ll of certain m Romish Bishop, who had taken
 the position of Colonel in the Army, ssIf can
 non ball should send the Colonel to- purgatory,
 pray, my dear Sir, whak wouldbeenme of the Bisls- I0p?"s 5s.lt aNiHI ; 0u eYhg@ s1.--auaig
 The officiating at fudefal services is certainly
 elerical functiod. This is tie common estiolation
 III every community. The Episcopal Church says
 (Preface to Ordination SerTice) s.No man shall be
 accounted or taken to be lawful minister in this
 Church, or suffered to ,execute any of the func-
 tions, except he hath had Episcopal sord dmation ,
 The Church bell is also to give notice to the pep pie of Ctch services. It is part of the Church. If tolled for other than Church services acnho,1 protest, the Church recognizes them and the rec tor is responsible. So says Judge Hoffman of New York, as high authority on such questions as there is in this country. ssThe law of the Church at large, the law, vests the right over Ter the Church edffce, and it's empfoymens, in tie rec |t.'i If used contrary to the rules of the Church, .these1ton is never complained of, tue wardens and yesry are never presented for trial it is the rector who is tried as vas the case atsWesterly, RsLJ year or more ago, and the rector alolie F efou will of course, consult your own tasto, Mir. Editor in nthefuse of lshguagea; yasI beg leave to say thatI am unable to conceive how my intole- rance rance ''haal outraged a dscenssj5. How have bl oken tho law or the peace by naiins, or at- tempting to do so any funeral rites Does man outrage all decency by refusing now, and then to give courteous acts. or aool,ds to another2 nAAa
 man outrage all deesncy, by refusing to attend, or thavehis family attend Certain religious services fDoes manlfeak the Jaw or the peace, by zdecli- iliing to have hisUn sabors dead buried from his premises aor by thinking that the belf Of that negRbors own place of Worship can as we'll do the toling IS all tho bslls f town? n? Tolerance is
 ysry gooa wotd But 'sAuid Would f not B be as syo to hassit jd jedftsnqlssd fe Pne class in the os S as as'asss?sh ss HENRY {. k RAspAEt1s, k pA,Et1s,o a' s@9h si gi LhsfF?f ',' AaarelYs MiaHrhleddalea Ma svRas,.DWill you be kind enough to mention that the letter signed with name, which appeared in the seinez last8eek, wasaa strictly prstaie let Htsa ritten hastily, ins answer to sauestion, and dblisheil'without my knowledge orconssnt? gal r. 1en es sa .5dgnod5 l .38E!sta Hae. efi r
 gfsd make rod ro5m, this week for the fodrsgog ng. letter from the Rev Mr. Randall; and, while we do not wish to take advantage of our position to reitefaaa afef1er stateentsa and opinions, we Hish tofsKe asingle correction and to offer few
 words of fs sep sop Gn points a saa>s that not hitherto arisen. Al Aopi Is sH'+A ti.7ASs s4sD ' Infthe first place Se wish to correct the gentle mans quota ton from rom our issue of the 2oth ult.I Our exact words were thesey'.We are pleased to believe that most Episcopal clergymen are gentle men and ehristiansaa They generally mind their own business, but we hope MT. Buckingham will pardonour belief that had there not beenaan ex- cepton to she rule the Marbletiafe oontrosersy would hot Have seiadssve did mot presume to express an opinion that ait RR R. is tot gentleman and chrtia, As ilssn letter thg gesp espiu us with
 in,,nno, 1sd ees asVe blD0c l tadj Gs .s5no liI
 Randall chiefly bSiatR takes yesa t our ap ayser
 ton that he broke ths and all but broke the peace. aEEiag fo pseEspt he tpllipg of sf An drew s bell for Congregational funeral, aad that hisintoleranse exceeded all precedeat end 4deeep- lcy.q Weare still 1.-the opinion that the Geyidenee fdny susaains all those propose 4tbb 4tb cA6nsslefin order. DIn9Ys siD1 .4sd lo o1a iAo as .e 51e,penaa, $ eossdesi 'ts. as ocedsFess 5seaeh of e '5a4dv fda fdad otst but q s5,edch o the ,,odae ase jnh 5IilW efi5 LEA ,soAf I1ba 1lsiuA1 6 That it was breach of the law is evident from perusal d Inc Cepnectient Statutes relating to M Msosetea th99ss sttatltss, the sitlh to Church psqperty is vested n tho sqei- fetyand not its minister. The Sexton is ap-. pointed by,nnd agent1 pf 4ha Society, and not of tfe ninistef.i Consequently, Mfs Randals inter- ference with him was hnhwfuls and, if our re-
 ports of the tfansaosiea are certecs, nearly reaehs ga the. point Of breach of,thespesee. .51 Judge
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