New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-08
DR.. DRUMMS THIRD LETTER TO BISHOP
CIMMINS.


DENOUNCED As UNTRUE-A DEMAND THAT INK
SHALL EETRACr IT,
To the Ri0hi Rec. GEORGE DAVID CUNhINs' H. H. as
sis,ant B,shop Of KentucGy
RIGHr REVERTED SIR: Having now gone
patiently and fully through everything t"t you ana
your friend have printed IN defense OF the assertion that
was challenged and having shown that there Is nota
particle OF such evidence ~ alone cond nstiy tne max
ing -. such an assertion will in tins letter trace as
briefly az possible the history of the Churchs practice
with reference to the question OF OTiiuition IL IL
acknowledged w all men that up 10 the Rsforma-
ton the Caurch i'll England was dstinctvey
Epi-copa In I59, the year III which the Liturgy was
rst the English language the ordloal was pre-
pared Its preface declared that from the Apostles
time there have been these Orders of Ministers III
Carist's Church Bishops, Priests aud Dneons, which
Offices we're evermore mad such reverend cstimaton
that might presume 10 execute any oil theuh eh
cept he first called, tried examined and known 10
have such qualities requisite Tor the same; an"
also by public prayer with imposition of ihands we're ap
proved aud Admitted thereto by lawful authority Ana
therefore It declared that it requisite that no man
moi hong then Bishop Priest, Deacon, should be
recognized az such su red ~ act IN any such cadc-
y unless he ordained according to Tie Ism tnat
followed.
The ordinai provided forms for the setting apart OF
three several grades OF ministers, above mentioned
aud described them as instituted by God The Bishop
in every ease 10 be the ordaner. Thus then the
Churc's Of the Christian ministry was plainly set
forth and her regulations Tor the pcrpetutng ot mat
ministry completed III the very first year III which
she had freedom OF action the old canon law was re-
tanned urt the Church should revise 1t ana pro-
lucc code for herself. And the civ law constantly
then as n, required obedience TO Ole ecclesiastical on
the part AZ all concerned IL would I've tedi-
ous ~ repeat 1.-THE Of the njnnctons, advertise
ments canons and acts IL Parliament which prove the
unchanged continuance OF this law OF the ministry
through the various regus down to the present time IL
can easily done, but it Is not necessary. From The
beginning Of the Reform itOn this day the organic
law was nc jer changed by the Church. and 1t was
always acted upon VIII 4 she was q Tree agent.
WDeD Bloody Mary obtained the sceptcr the Protest.
ant bishop, ami clergy put to death or driven into
exile and their places filed with adherens of the Pope.
Many Of remained in office after the accession OF
Il iZabeth aud willing To conform. Bat the rl"ht
OF some of them hold their places was cpntestcd on
the ground that they had been ordained according 70
the reformed ogiiua hut according 10 the ritual OF
Rome. Yet validity ordained rs
Thomas Craumer Matthew Parker To meet such eases
"A law was passed 1917 permitting /" all persons
under the degree cf bishop" who pr0fcsscd 10 be
priests or ministers OF Gods word by reason OF any
other form OF ordering that set forth ia the reign
Of lward v 10 hold their standing II they gave their
assent and subscribed to the Articles OF Religion THIS
to he given openly IN the church where the
person exercised his function and then To be testified TO
"a
neglected this TO be deprived. The persons for
benefit the passed thus clearly indi
Gated.
During the Marian persecution some OF the English
Rcformcrs had sought refuge the Continent OF
Europe, had acquired more Or less ondness for the
system they found existing III Switzerland. One or two
Of them mad received ordination " according TO
the mode ed there by Fdrc, Vret aud Calvin, out
they could not have had better than in the Church
prosecuted" On their return to England thos, VINO had
got most mbued with the "Germauica nature" wished to
reduce their Church to the pattern of Zurich
Geneva and by their efforts that direction greatly
disturbed the peace of the Church. They the first
Purans. Tue contest then chiefly, indeed exclu
sively with Rome, and as these men were jealous
against her and had suffered for the Truths sake they
received favor. They did not as general thing, show
that their regard for their Church had been les
eeued until they had received their appointment or
were installed Office. Thenceorh the fact was only
TOO evident Some of them beng men OF learning and
suitable 20 aud reputation for pety, were ad-
vanccd the EplscOpate bun IT would have been far
better peace and welfare OF the Church IL TINS
had not been done Pllkncton who was made Bishop
of Durham Parkhurst OF Norwich, and even Grindal,
Bishop OF London and aferward Archbishop OF Can
torrury had received much OF the foreign lcaven
as TO he really disqua flied for faithful and
energetic discharge Of duty in the very rcspoo-
sibe Office which they were promoted.
Under these men the discipline cf the Church was
selves nor gave proper AID TO the Archbishop when lie
cndeayored TO They ana their parry met eDcOnr
agement certain persons AT court such ~ knoys,
WalsinglaIn and Che infamous Leicester, and thus
every possible di3uty was pu IN the way OF proper
administration OF the laws. But III face OF the odum
that faithfuuess excited some were faithful handys,
Archbishop OF York learned that affairs a bad
state N Durham and lac could do 81 lawfully
he ordered Investigation. IL was thus asccri aimed
that the very Dean or the Cathedral not regularly
ordained minister lie had been appointed 10 his Office
under influence Of Leicester ana received and pro
tected in by Pkngtor bat at last under Bishop Barnes
aud Archbishop Saudys lie called upon TO prove his
right 10 bold it, At the trial he confessed that he
not Priest Deacon according to Law, but claimed 10
minister III consequence OF an ordination per-
formed Ia Geneva according TO the form there In Use.
The Court or Con ni. Sion had some Puritan members,
and chief among them LJrd Huntington, the Presi
dent " tine Council for the North He wished TO decide
for Nottingham and NOT being able 10 gam ms point,
he succe ded IN preventing tho law beng carried out.
second Commission Wa issued and The case went on
ON the side u was claimed that the ordination re-
oeyed at Geneva sufficient; on the other that
Nottingham was not enliiied 20 hold ms beneice,
beug n mere layinau. Tue clerical msmoer, "i Tue
Commission, with one exception. werO GA this side.
While the still suo Jod'oe Nhttinghaln died
There is no reason 10 doubt What Archbishop Wright
asterward said tina, il Whistngnm had lived he would
have been deprived OF ms position l. Is 20 be observed
that tue defendant dd no, plead n ne Own behalf me
he, ne certainly would havo done -
Another ms mOTSble that OF IhOniaS cart
wright vino might almost DE called the father 81 PnrI-
anistn He was IN deacons orders snd fellow OF one
OF the colleges IN Cambridge from when ne was *
PEELED In 1890 he was brought before the Court ~ liigh
Commission accused Of having renowned h, orders
eoce-ia.licai an "antChrisan, ana nuaWIul manner
1f calling the ministry - Of having IN lOrelgn parts
consented 10 have new vocation, erection or oIdiha
having by virtue OF Tins latter ordination become pre-
choice OF him. Of having as such rel up presb,eran
assembly among the English residents ~ Antwerp, ANA
prc sued OTdaiD others by imposition OF bands as
well a, oicate in all the dutes OF abe ministry and
having since his retdtn to England taken upon h 10