Middletown transcript., 1871-11-18
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vuu hAto urmeOokL Co.. n11oa.
f>s lsss general sonvsussA Of the
nlnlasl kpi1sapal Chnssh.. vhieA, -
esnble> IL baltimore. was looked forward
- With tbs livcliest hope and expectation
vi (ks great body % tie Church. that II
'Wssh ssltls I'll causes of disquicsude. c.
a)el,ish ssilorssity Of observance in public
4 wesship. and enforce tho recognition Of
~ssss faitk" among all the commandments
within its Jurisdiction. This expectation
~ most rational one and yet, Il has
bssa disappointed. 10 tho results arrived
u, through a tcmporixins policy which
Ass failed to s6sct the objects the Couvcn-
tioa aimsd Ut. in reference to the inuova-
tioas which have crcpt into the Church.
.aud src known as "ritxalism."
The report Of tho Eve bishops. upon
sAis point, among whom was our own
much beloved Bishop Lee, was In the
main satisfactory but tho Convention did
not sustain thst report by the adoption Of
elcicnt measures calculated to meet the
ueccssi,ics Of the case. The pastoral let
Ter Of ihu Bishops was kind aud loving
admonition ngainst all innovation. from
Whatever quarter but j, is UNDECIDED, and
things 20 on much in the same way they
did before the meeting Of the Convention.
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out these offences, and if admonition will
not accomplish IL. such measures as @iH
ought to be rcsortcd to. II is uusufera-
bic, that errors Of faith and practice should
be tolerated in the Church.
"We pray you, don't drive US into the
Catholic Church." was an expression that
fell from the lips Of delegate to that Con-
vention, while dcprecating any stringent
action towards those who hold the peculiar
tenets which have been trausplan,cd here
from Oxford. We are at loss to nccoun,
for this rcpugnancc to the Catholic Church,
since ell their tendencies are towards the
faith aud practice Of that Church.
", The New York Express alludes to the
present ground occupied by the rif"nii't'.
That journal says:
The high church journals arc inclined
10 claim the non -nc,ion Of the Convention
on the question Of Ritualism rs decided
advantage Oh their side. Tho several pro-
posed expressive canons were successfully
roted down, aud, AS already stated, the
ONLY thing that received assent was a res
olulion coudcmnatory Of all ceremonies
to teach doctrine which '',his Church
does not hold. And rs the Ritualis,s say
they do not admit that they hayo taught
0r intend TO teach. false doctrine, the res
olution is as satisfactory to them as to tn,
Evapgeliculs.
The whole matter. now, is lsft jus
whore il was bcforc---in the hands Of thu
Bishops Of the respective dioccsscs. AnS
20 Il may be concluded that where III,
Bishop 10 q high churchman. as in New
York and Illinois. the advanced school
viii be permitted to have their way. .
hssstoeore. 81. Alban's. St. Sacrament's q
.the Church Of St. Mary the Virgin, an
a.olher like places Of public worship. her
n this city (whcre the ceremonies an
forms Of the Church Of Rome src closel
Sollowed) n,ny 60 on in that way wishou
.sncouatcring amy canenical objection, .
9ar - tho legislation Of the General Con
wsntion 10 concerned.
4 The Bishops dec ara ion - ''resener
sto," too. would have been msndatry,
q hsd boon put into q canon. and thu
sadc tho Law of the Church, instead Of
n,ers opinion Of the Bishops. AZ II !,
the SacramcHtarian party arc taking u
earliss opportunity 20 proclaim their di'
cent from il. DR.. Dix did not hesitate I
DO % 10 Trinity pulpit. while the Conve'
tion wus still in session. and bis example
~ learn, has since bscn followed by 9th,
yeot0rs Of the san,e school.
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