The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-04
,,or No. Ehurch-The EpisroPni
ucf,rucrs New Movement "i
r,.nor Cunmins-OrEantzaffon OF u
n..,rr,cd Episcopal church.

,,a,.,,or. rhc New Movement OF
,,..,or tummins Reorganization OF
reformed Episcopal church.
x,v yaKS. December "A meeting OF
.,.yrncn and others was held to-day IN
,,'ftlion Hall. in response to a call issued
=. R,hnr CummnS. for the purpose oforgan-
,.,,., . church based upon the principles OF
49,. may ycr-hook of 1875. Among the cher
,,,,an urr. ent were Rev. Mason Gallagher.
: TnN Jersey: Rev. DR.. Checncy, of llli-
Roy. Marshall b. Smith. Of New Jcr-
.r. Rev. Nr. Primer. Hon. Nathan Bishop.
and u,htT>.
,rc- or.aNizing, pr. CummnS read q de-
,',..,;,o Of principles under which this
,,,,r,h j ~ Nc organized, and offered sug-
.,.,,., ,,2. il should he referred TO the Civil
:. ..,.,..,,r. consisting OF Charles ID. Kellogg
,,,.y, Crane. Illinois; Rev. Marshall b.
.,,.h New Jersey; Rev. J. A. Sabine.
N.o York. pr. Cummins was appointed
ls;rman ot the committee.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The committee. after short consideration,
l. lie following report:
Th, committee appriuled to consider the
Iteration of principles proposed by Bishop
,-a7,,nins as a ha>iS Of organization of the
".farmrd Episcopal Church do now return
.a.. .an!c t. The meeting, and offer The lol-
Iowin. resolutions:
T.y6Ir.!, That We whose names are ap.
,.9,rd 10 the call for the meeting, a pre-
,.n,,d by the presiding bishop, do here and
ros. N humble reliance upon the Almighty
sod organize ourselves into a Church, 10 be
known ny the name and title Of "The Re-
f,rr,ed Episcopal Church." in copformit!
,,.,N In. following declaration ot principles.
md with Right Rev. George David Cum
,,.g,. +. H.. Is our presiding bishop.
First. III" Reformed Episcopal Church,
n din. the faith once delivered unto the
,..,,t~ declares It's belief in the Holy Scrip
rrte, u. the Old aud New Testaments is the
ro.dofGod aud the sole rule offaith and prac-
-f4 I'm the creed commonly called the ApoS-
,..,'sr,cd: 10 tue divine institution Of the
>rralu,nt, OF Baptism and the Lords Sup
;-.r. and IN the doctrines of grace sub
t,,y',i.lv ~ they are set forth in the thirty
riu" articles OF religion.
~..und. lh> Churth recognizes and nd.
h.rrs ~ cw>copacy not rs of divine right
Mt as very ancient and desirable form OF
yAuy,a policy.
rM~d. This Church retains liturgy
which viii not be imperative or rtpres>lre
# freedom in prayer, as II was revised, pre-
lr.rrG. and recommended for Use by the
t,.n,rtt Convention OF the Protestant Epi>c0-
gra aurcA \. II. l1S5. rc>crying full liberty
- aI;.r, crlal@c, abridgc, aud amend the
,.n!a a. lniy seem most conducive 10 the
e,!h,atio0 II the people, provided that the
substance ot The faith be kept entire.
FcUItn. This Church condemns and rejects
-. following erroneous and strange doc.
y,
faa' rA.. Church of Christ exists only in one
u-t.r or form Of ecclesiastical policy; Sc
rgnd, tnal Christian ministers are priests,
and. in another sense than that in which all
i,n.y,, arv royal priesthood; third, that
n, Lord : table i IN altar on which an ob.
ilon uf the body and blood OF Christ j.
ot.r,d unto the Father; fourth, that the
r-r,rnc. Of Christ in the Lords Supper is Il
lr.>.ucc ID the elements OF bread ana wine
nth, that regeneration is inseparably con-
D.Icd with baptism.
>i.ncd-George David CumminS. Marshall
T. smith, Albert Crane, GuStaru> Sabine,
and 'uulc> y. Kellogg.
The report Of the committee was adopted {:
ait"r which Dr.. CumminS made Il brief ad.
drr,>. N which he dwclt on the history of
ID. piN.r-book. Or. Cummins then stated
(Id- III" IA'ft'no MAS itSuI'4i y vi Saii'HSo "S
TIE FIRST COUNCIL
Of til" Reformed Episcopal Church.
On motion, Herbert B. Turner, of New
,lcrsey, Na> appointed permanent secretary.
NJ. Albert Crane offered the following
resolutions; which were adopted:
That the general meeting Of the Church
t. called the General Council OF the Re-
formed Episcopal Church, and be represent.
alive OF tie entire Church to be incorpora-
I'D under That name, and to hold and dis
pos "i temperatures.
That in future The meetings OF the Gene
ri Council be held on the second Wednes-
day 10 May.
several committees were appointed. james
J.. Morgan, Of New York, was then elected
I.rmauent chairman.
Au address was then made by Rev. Mr..
Wiley, Of New York, heartily endorsing the
new project, and at the desire Of those pres
ent waS instructed 10 communicate with the
members Of the F'ulton-Strcet prayer-mect-
in. that prayers be offered for the new
Church.
Rev. Mr. Gallagher offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
That the presiding bishop, with the stand
Ing committee, be authorized to prepare
forms for the ordination of ministers and
any other officers required before the next
General Council.
The following was also adopted, offered
~ Rev. Dr.. Cheney:
That the presiding bishop, with such other
bishops as may be ordained or received
lnor TO the next Annual Council, together
with the standing committee and secretary,
and The committee on finance and trea-
>urer, shall together form temporary Ex-
'sutlve Committee, with power to frame
constitution and system of laws for the
government Of this Church, and consider
all The proposed alterations in the
lrayer-book Of 1885, and make such
ether arrangements as 10 them may
-"'m advisable, to be reported to the
next General Council, TO be by that CouD-
c.t confirmed or altered; and that in the
mean time the presiding bishop, with the
Written consent and advice of thrce-lourths
oi the Executive Committee, shall have the
Jo"cr 10 act and 10 authorize action under
saId constitution and bylaws, and utter
praycr-books and other arrangements until
lhe same shall be altered by majority vote
oi both orders at Il subsequent General
Council, provided the alterations shall have
no retroactive effect.
After transaction Of other business the
utetlns was dismissed with Il blessing.