New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-21
4 DEIY or CAHTERBURY'S JOINT
COMM UNION.
.Ne,o- York. Oct. %, 1878.

nrErcoNMuNloS AN INnIENABLE RIGHT OF CHRIS
TIANs.
To me Bditor Of Fhs Tribune.
SIR: AS yOu have opened your columns TO \
discussion about Bishop Cummius partaking OF tho
holy communion in Presbyterian church. beg leave
to put In word going to the root Of tho matter. Tho
validity OF the ministry OF any church Is question
nothing tho purpose the Lords supper OF
sty requires ministry at ALL It Is, according to thu
New Testament Exhibition OF IT, social among follow
disciples OF Christ such, at which OF
must preside. II he be ordained minister it Is for
customs sake, ancient enough grant, but essen
tal TO the integrity or the ordinance. Bishop
Cummins and DR.. Hall, at whose church
the alleged oense occurred. had common character az
Christians either OF them held any ecclesiastical
office which they did not forfeit by assuming such Office.
and simply In their Christian character that they
united in doing that which they believed their
Lord commanded them 10 do IN remembrance
OF Him. What was there to hinder it, OF
course nothing the Bible. anything the law OF
the Episcopal Church She pTescrbcs certain order Of
holy communion for her members communicating
within her pale, but there are bap'zed Chris,
her members TO commune with tbemt
have heard Of any OF her ministers being disc
pned for inviting nonEpiscOpalians TO their ohsDcea
which is not an uncommon thug with them. Indeed Is
Ia claimed instance OF her liberal spirit Thus re-
cognizng Christians beyond her jurisdiction worthy
Of a place side by side among her members in the
highest act OF Christian teSwSnp, now can sne sscn
n by Cbristaus OF the same any
where She does not She dare not. Interc0mmunOu
among Christians 10 De exercised on their private
Judgment, IS one OF their iuanena0le rights. W. An
Nelc- York. Oct. 20, 1878.
The ANTECEDENTs OF ASSISTANT BISHOP CUMMISs.
10 the Editor or Fhe Tribune.
SIR: Your correspondent "TheOlogicus' in
forms your readers that tho phenomenal ignorance OF
Bishop Cummins Is explained by the fact that
For many canon has been in force by which
ministers aud other religious bodies may be Audited
into priesthood OF the Church after probation OF
only months, and with what has proved, st
times, Insufficient guarantees OF intellectual utuess
Whae the plan has worked well In many cases u has
given Bishop Cunmins, formerly Metnodlse
preacher IN Kentucky, WITH as am iniOrmou no p"Pef
theological education.
In reply 10 these allegations, would state that the
father OF Bishop Cummns Epscopalian. as were
his ancestors from time immemoria His mother rel
alive OF the Methodist Bishop Asbury sent him after as
fathers death Dickinson College, where he graduated
and the degree OF A. r. Ia is4l. and thas OF
A. NJ In ls44 He was ordained Methodist MN
ister though licensed by that denomination TO preaon
far brief period lie WAS ordained deacon IA tho T. ~
church by Bishop OF Delaware in 1916 Tho degree
-, ID d. WAS conferred upon him by Princeton College.
unsolicited III 1855. In 1860, while In Europe, no wa&
| unanimously elected Assistant Bishop OF Kentucky.
| which action was by him entirely unexpected Ger
tainly an honorable record OF ~ yoars
| would simply add that Mr. Drumm appears not 70
have seen Bishop Cummluss reply IN your paper OIL 's
| lIth inst.
| Hsp YORK. oct 30 isfs