, 1873-12-29

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an aud snrta linn now sinca S aas ana v'gi
history and never VIVA its hod stronne n y tn na
mind ind heart IN Il eyiden iro ill., yinocs S1 5s go o 9o
nry or o Dny never erlfty syra Z, 1n oa 70
from liz ro,niuc,ico given to Tic na1nca ., Chrt.n,;
Wit ono e1cepon yo net = vet seem nt Who
and from tho Increasing circulation Of religious era
Il,p nav denart,,ro from, tho fold Of The Epscon,
Church is mnrXeI ovc,t Of iho times, for no one can
ta scp, sonrutcd themselves from iii relationship "a
rltuasni arla lie rapasy. aud here can bs no lobt
# t M psG s u @ ,e sa!aSo ns
AMI when wa turn to tio work Of Eyaupoljzat,on n
foreign lanas tlero laA 0aen areat adysneo toward
a tfmh o. s asca aa snsra IN IN
reaous olerno md III sonarao % NJ oh,'rc rom
lis veouc wo @ yncn o'na rso " Y
oly intlicatcs Tic Interest Of the muItitudes.
III Inly, there are Eyauuccai com,nunttcs In MI
eerau the reos in al S a ona
of tilo most e,nont md earnest of II te monks IN
when summoned beforc tho inoisso,. tearIessy con-. a
n, spua liberation from bondage and h
hs ro oss Il @ a IN na fre @
Ing progsess md eonne# 'ro uro tanr aK
estaGlished In nil thexo countries there IL M iuoreaa
ing revolt Of he general minl aaa,rat tho en- en-.
e sSs y & ssS s.eis it, ss IL 9wst
Of sho M ,reas Of tho ncdce,nera kiuejun, las neen
ur@ j. known as Tho Old Catholic movement, Is
naigal cause, hulnaniy speaking, waa tho dogma Of
in.hIlity, July IL, 1870 Tho first cougresa oi those
who refused thus 10 defy an orring nun vas hea III
Munich 1871, and tho second IL Cologne 1B72 At this
priests tcoogana, htstorn1s, und PHILOSOPHERS, viii
nlmoat oil tho professors In tho German Universities
tho vrg Mary Of tho aaints, acaI'ularcs, tho my
mens Of surplIcc fees and arends fof massca. Tbc
aorvice TIC cuibacy Of tho priesthood waa declared
not binding aud the confessional wah cllanged from
duty Etc.,. 10 u RF!silegs; to tlose Sho de;ircd
Of December, 1850, with reference 10
stato modern civilization rejected and tie mem
Constitutions Of fhe soyeru Ssates on tic iii OF juno
In this ycar, twcntyswo priests and tify-6yo laymun
fes elected Dr sikens Of nrss
not otefencc but love. Iio waa ordained Aug H. und
on Sept. Il 1o officially removed the papa eict for
aii should read The dear Holy look ayam md ugai
There now 5000 pricsts who liayo Joined this TO
vival church within Tue fold Of tho Catholic Church,
mud cannot but quoe few lucs from Tho lotcr I'd.
geiical Alliance 'Wo wish to cleanse tho Catholic
Church from tho Rtains Of depravIty which has
gradually increased for roro than i0o years All thut
isonun domination has created through egoism must
llas crept In, hurfui to true Christian vitality.
ms,Bt be east out. Instead Of Justification
By wor usGn BY fnh ansea4 M Of hyposrsa
s belief and conduct. We wish to reform the Church
III such ma,ner Tint ii shall hayo fellowship in
Jes,ls Ohrat NJ tho Son OF God "a tic sayior who
alone has been, and still Is, our Mediator"
Tosg hs 1sen ns Frsat tosss during Tho year 10
Eanc unity not uniformity not Iosnn rnt Of itrcr.
Of Interpretation religious FORMS but unity
Of spirit recognition Of ons auo,her and recognition
Nf Dun Envnrt 1ttI{fr o11 hntin
members Of Que ,nysical body; mutual resnect.
confidence and love, hiullng ali in ono sweet fellow.
ship in lilo Beloved. The prufoundest rcalizution at
this unity waa witnessed at tho Lutte meeting OF the
Evangelical Aiauce and never before did wo seem 10
prayer Of pnr Great Ujgb lries HThat thev Iii mnv
be- oue ~ Thou, FAther art in Alo aud in Thee that
they nny be Inuds perfect III pne." nut not only in
Ing unity anong believers, hut nlso in The GrowiuR
desire study Tie scrlpturca in tho pronnenco Eyen
to theology as d guienco iusteaJ of q Gunomn.
uonal dogma, In the elevation by rreacLers md
religious writer's uf faith as lilo essence Of rcul rlety
and the only inspiration Of Christian labor In be In.
creHeing power aud fcryency Of prayer for this ono
OF believers and in the many words Of cheer and
fraiernu love which, the tclegraphic wires Of COM
from dsnominatpn to dcJiniuatIot, aud from uation
to nation.
"sl9se il not tue onotony of os sound hnt e
coiorel ray, int is lie blending Of u lie prisnasic
aaa hs asaen .ss ns s
christondon, blending III differences 10 sweet fol-
lowship with tho Fathcr and tho Son ani the Holy
Ghost. The words Of John Wesley. uttered 102 yeara
ago, nro being rctizea, Iove me-" he said to fellow
cnr,stlans "uot only thou lowest all ma,tknd, not
only thou lowest thine euanee, the euc1nica Of
God those that hate thea. that iespitefuly tlee
and peraeeuto tbee-not only nd stranger, Us Of
whom thou . kuowest nehes good nor owl: mn not
satisfied with ths. No II thine heart be right a.
mine with tly heart then love with very tender
affection, ns friend that Is coaer than brother
BROTHER n Christ, feow-citizcn Of the New Jerl-
sacsi, fellow.sodier engaged in tue game warfare,
under the Captain Of OUT salvation"
I had hoped to 10 able to trace with you the prog
reaa q the saytor's Kingdom In heathen lands, but
can only Gull your acntiOn to iew facts resnrving
the rest for nnothes occasion, when wo can study
specifically tue gl9rous history Of Christian missions
by which, under God, the waste pAces ars beginning
to bud and blossom with righteotAncsg, aud the lark-
uesp Of ages is rolling oil from these benighted 1u-
lons There nearly 900 missionaries lnborng in
leaheu countries, and there ia for 1000 more,
for the fields opening moro rapidly than laborps1
call be found TO enter them, harycsts are ripening
fuster tlAn there earnest ans aud prayug hearts
to bin the wheuod grain In the stcaycs of sovereign
stone tn not tis oorim,s Y.ct3 1Vb,' ~ W. T.; 1it liz