The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-12-25
The Reformed Episcopal Church.

Some time s:ucs We aunuunc,,l
tho fac, that Bishop Cummings ol
Kentucky, had real ned his posi-
,ion 10 Bishop in The r 'iseoiai
Church, and ,slso that he had St.
.ceied ch'irely frmn that organlza
tim. Ito afterwards Issued cnl
Tor meeting to be held in New
York on Dec. 81, to organize i,
noy clulsh. Nine clergy men and
,hirry.fve Iaymcn were prese'
aud participated.
4 resolution was adopted to The
cfftct that the new organization
should be known rs the Reformed
Episcopal Church, with the Kigh'
REV. George David Cumn.ins,
y. d, ns presiding Bishop, a"d
in c, nformity with the following
DEctAnAuoS OF rRlNrIrLEs.
I. The Reformed Episcopal Church, hold.
Ing the faith once delivered to the saints dc
CARES lis belief In the Holy Scriptures Of the
odd and New Testainents as the Word Of
God and the sole rule Of lsith aud practice;
In the Creed commonly called the Apostles
Creed; in the Divine institution Of the Sacra.
mcats Of Baptism and II: Lords supper,
and in the Doctrines Of Grace substantially
as they are set forth in the Thirty nine Ar,i.
cles of Religion.
II. The Church recognizes and adheres "a
Episcopacy, not as Of Divine right, but a.
very sncicnt AMI desirable form Of church
poiity.
III. This Church, retaining a Liturgy
which shall not be imperative Or repressive
Of freedom In prayer, accepts the Book OF
Common Prayer as Il WAS revised, proposed,
and recommended for use by the general Con.
vention Of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
A. d. 1888. rescrving full liberty to alter,
abridge, enlarge, and amend the same ~ may
seem most conducive TO the sdi6extion Of the
people provided that the substance Of the
faith DC kept entire"
". This Church condemns and rejects the
following erroneous and strange doctrines a.
contrary to Gods Word:
Frat That the Church Of Christ exists
only in one order or form Of ecclesiastical
polity.
Secondly. That Christian ministers are
priests in another sense than that In which
all believers are ~ royal priesthood"
Thirdly, That the Lords table 10 an altar
on which an oblation Of the body and blood
Of Chris, i, offered snew to the FATHER.
lJ.....SIJ,, Th.s -. v~c~nn.,~ ~ =. l.
the Lords Supper is presence in the ele-
inrnts Of bread and wine.
FILTHY. That regeneration In inscparably
connected with bsptiem.
The following pr"vis onal reg
ula'inns were adopted:
First Ministers In good standing In other
caurhcs shall be received into this church on
letters Of dismission, without rsordination,
they sustaining satisfactory examination on
such points a. may hereafter te determined,
and subscribing to the Doctrine, Discipline,
and Worrhip IF this Church.
Secondly. All ordinations Of bishops and
other ministers of this church shall be per-
formed by one or more bishops, with the
LAYING on Of hands Of the Presbyterv.
2hiral.y. Communicates in good standing
in other Evangelical Churches shall be re-
ceiyed on presentation ola letter Of dismissal
or ether satisfactory evidence.
Rev. Chns. y. Cheney, Of Chi
cage, has been chosen Missionary
Bishop for the Northwest. The
general meeting of tho church
will be known as Ute General
Cnuucil," and its annual meeting
will DC held or the second
Wednesday INLAY. Tire move
meut promises to become q very
important one.