Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-04-06

"Det another man praise theo, not
thine own mouth; stranger, and not
thine own lips"-[Prov. 27-2
If any man however deserving, be-
gin TO show off and brag, speaking
ofted of his past record and public
services, he makes himself offensive.
But when a general gives credit to
his brother generals, and ascribes vic
tory to their wisdom and valor Of the
army, then all are pleased. Such
words are twice useful-they profit
him that speaks and them Of whom
they are spoken.
In something the same way, we are
offended when we hear or read the
words which churchmen speak, in
praise each OF his own church or de-
nomination. They seem conceited,
arrogant, offensive. They promote
vain glory at home and III will abroad.
But it has seemed to me that chris.
tian pastors and prelates might be at
least as courteous one to another as
army officers are And if VIC would
note and praise the beauty of our sis.
ter churches more, and silence our
own boasifnlness, there might cume 10
pass among christian people smiling
charity and peaceful rejoicing.
i invite you, therefore, this even.
ing, to view the beauty, the uses and
the truth that belong to those chris.
tians among us who are popularly
called
EpIscoPALIAHs.
In this city there are four kinds ol
churches that have bishops, and there
fore may call themselves Episcopal.
Roman Episcopal.
Protestant Episcopal.
Methodist Episcopal.
American Methodist Episcopal Zion
But only one of these is generally
known as the Episcopal church viz
the p. +. church represented in thi
city by two parishes and mission.
The Episcopal church in America j
in fact continuation Of the Churcl
in England. AS gardeners lay dowl
branch of a vine and stake il fas
and cover il till it takes root, and lhel
cut it off and leave it to grow by il
own roots; so the Episcopal ehurcl
in this land was branch of th,
church Of England which was lai,
down and rooted and by our revolu
tionary war, was cut off to grow eve
since with roots of its own. A.
The church in America differs iron
the church of England in those mat
ters chiefly that must needs have beel
changed because these States cause
to be colonies and became a natio
with differing political constitution:
Instead of King, the churcbman !
America says President; for ParIis
ment, Congress; he needs praye
quite new for his Legislature and Gov
ernor, for in England there were non
such. But be drops all mention OF th
gunpowder plot, the martyrdom {
Charles !, the accession aud happ
reign of our sovereign lady, Quee
Victoria, and all other strictly Englis
events.
The American churchman omiti
too, the Athanasian creed which
long and true, but has dry and funn
rattle to it that makes irreverent pc,
pie smile.
OF all protestant churches the Epi
copal best deserves the name, RI
formed. She preserves so many ,
the usages ard excellencies Of ii
Roman church, and so few of her G
rors that il is quite easy TO perceiy
e that she is n reformed church. A
other protestant churches seem rev,
lutionary rather than reformed.
The reformation in England W,
more than two hundred years lon
There were no volcanic convulsioni
no one brilliant Fourth of July da
4 in which the great reform was pr
9 claimed. Nor was the reformaiio
! purely and disinterestedly religious.
When the Pope (Urban V. 1856
p demanded large sums OF money,
payment Of tribute long in AREA
Parliament gave willing ear 10 Il
reformer Wickliffe, who denied u
authority of Rome, and so excus,
the nation from paying its debt
d Afterwards (l3SO,) this samo gre
man finished translation of tho lat
bible into English lie wrote trac
I, for the people. His disciples we
= diligently up and down the Ian
+ teaching and preaching the truth al
), the authority of holy scripture.
Thus, one hundred and fifty yea
before Luther was heard of as rev
lutionary rcformcr, (l5lsl the lcav,
5 of biblc-rcading aud private thinkiI
was ut work among the English pc
a. pie.
But the church in England was ST
a. Roman Catholic, notwithstanding d
" work that was going on among 4
I people. The followers Of Wicklif