New-York tribune., 1873-12-27

Fisher, More especially pray for thy Holy Church
good Spirit Dtaf all who profess and call themselves
Cn5stians Ch say Se led into ne gay q sm ana hotd u:
Prof Fisher know very well that the Episcopal
Church. believes that the Holy Church universal" has
ever remained IN the way Of truth aud ever has
held tine faith" and that conseguenty her PRAYER is
bht for those who owing her allegiance by the fact OF
their Christian baptism. do yet, either reolutey ig
sbe spirit which shah falsely turn this dutiiu and loyioc
petition into tion that those already tho
way whittier IL Is prayed that they may be led"
Ner- York, Dec. &C. 1873. VERITAs.
BISHOP CUMHINs's NEW DEPARTURE
70 hs Editor Of Fhe Trt6uns.
SIR 1t has been well said that the ono
tangible result OF the Evangelical Alliance whose do
sign was to promote unity between Christians OF dGer
ent names has been the formation OF sect. Now
IL cannot denied that In America any has right
TO form one new dozen, no chooses what
no man has right to do Ia To stand upon false plat
FORM will stop 70 discuss the question whether
Bishop Cummins could DO honest two months ago In
claiming TO represent his Church. and to-day Is doing
best 10 ruin her. bat will oonfne myself TO the point
issue The Bishop justcs his course to his own
science and 70 his brethren by saying OF himself
party; "They not schismatcs" !" and again. They
did dsorganze; they were resorers Of the Old,
parers OF the breaches They would build mp the
old waste places and raise up the foundation OF gen.
ment to that OF the Old Catholics Now his purpose In
all this ls evidently to lead away Episcopalians from
their own Church by persuading them that strange
doctrines have been fosted into their formu-
llries while no has preserved the old faith intact and
has therefore right to their allegiance. On the con-
trary, tho American Prayerbook has been unsltered
since il was first adopted in 1882 while 1t noticeable
fact that Bishop Cummnss party OF extreme Evangeli
Gals have for years been doing their best To MAKE
OF @ ne " cnra ws never te
OF any portion OF the Anglican communion aud TO can
this the foundation OF past generations Il TO raise an
issue which every well-read Churcbman knows 10 %
false To propose book and upon mature consideraon
abandon IT, would be remarkably strange . 'iounhaton
for any generation common sense to sablish
But again Bishop Cummins says they 90 not deny ts
faith and they hold "tbe faith once delivered 10 me
salnts while they deliberately reject the NICE ie eref
the precious inheritance OF ChIsten 10, e las,
fifteen centuries; creed which has been mlde ndlne
upon all Christians Of the English Church from the time
OF the Reformation Truly shis Is beng res'orer' VI
the old I" after most amazing fashion.
Still again. they deny the priesthood Of the Christian
ministry, aud yet from the time Of the foundation OF
the English Church apostolic days till every
Ininsttr OF that Church Who would dispense the
mens been ordained "priest," and a. his orf'Sa.
tiop ike Bishop Cummlns, vowed allegiance 10 bic
Church and declared that he beloved himself called OF
the Holy Ghost TO his office To chance the Whole Whole
right the first order and practically sbrogaiing the
second repair the breacnes IL tins be restors.
this CATION Of the priesthood II should be enough 70
quote Timeon, the very Luther Of fLowCmrchmen, VINO
in speaking of his own position SAYS: 81 s not tne
priest but the priesty Office that performs divine serv
Ice. Hence. indeed ono church declares. when me
priest happens individually TO be sinful man, he st
does dee the bread aud which he administer
In the Lords Supper" The old paths, 1t SCENE turn
out 10 be much younger than modern EyaDgeIcalism.
Tho Reformed Episcopal Church has likewise DIS
carded its atars u s true that the Epte 70 tue ne
brews says we have altar" but In this respect
Bishop Cummins and the Scriptures differ In speaking
OF their attitude toward their brethren OF the Epscops
Church. he says they did not deorgaDl8e,p and yes
their first act was to appoint as Missionary Bishop one
who after fair trial by court OF his peers had been
degraded from the ministry OF the Episcopal Church.
II may be how honest the parallel oetweeo
the Reformed Episcopal Church (which does not recog
nize Episcopacy OF divine, but only OF human pgho
and the Old Catholics The latter have deserved the re-
spect OF Chrstendom by refusing to accept new doc
trine added the faith eighteen centuries alter ne
time OF the Apostles aud have justified their name by
taking their stand upon the old Catholic basis, tod
ubigue nper, ab omnibus the Catholic creeds and the
General Councils. The Episcopal Church abandon
one creed and changes the Other repudlates all the
Councils denies the existence of priest and altar ana
has for It's old convention called Dy Duteh Ca
whist whose work sanctioned by the Engisn
Church, and a Prsyer-B0ok which was prepared and
then abandoned by the American Lucus non ucendo
Nep- York, Dec. 49, 1873 ANoLo-SAfhoLio'