, 1873-10-09
Other Papers Read at The Several
Meetings Yesterday.

HltCtluSS 1ColCiuiyt
Addresses by Prominent American and
Foreign Delegates.
Address OF The Old Catholics.
| Special UsDateh to The Chicago 1r.bunc
NEW Yonn, Oct 8, 1873.-Tho following 1ottor
from Bishop Roinkons and others, written in tho
namo Of tho "Old Catholics Of Germany, vas
road to tho Evangelical Alliance to-day:
| THE LETTER.
Tho President Of 1sst years Cologne Congress re-
scho, proposine to tho Old Catholic Congress 10 send
three deegtoa to the atxth International uencsa Con
Nov York from tho I'd to the l3th of 0ctobor, md
! commission hon to communicate to tho Christian
M public & q America certain information concerning
oatheao novemen ne thoreforo subtea u it, III Il
to Tho Evangoltcsl representation Of the Catholic.
by telr noeal rosilon md standing II tho movement
1T to be proposed Tho Congress as deleRateu Un-
fortunately various reasons, partly Of personal na-
timo especially tie ravages of tho cholera In sevorai
Parta o1 s Germany compelled them to decline ho mis-
could not tho ears II
Conference had 70 forego h dea Of soning deceates
and content Itself with passing m unanimous reaolu
ton to address through the President letter TO the Gen.
era Conference Of tho Evangelical Alliance, thanking
them for the friendly invitation, and for tho kind
facilitated. We also exprcss our sincere pleasure at
tic testimony ts invitation renders to e great nnd
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ono gEea: Church Of Christ In which any particular
church. though united FIR essential doctrines
concerned, may still preserve all other pcculiarities
corresponding to t. national character lis historical
| culture, md its political and social worth.
Il Sa ans
and q Ieth of tho Old ca csthoo o. oon
grsssos .. Munich II ls7l ana Il cooRne u !87a
i,rgs aun,6er r limiting Ghflstans, especially saus
aw hsoT5, philosophy, ~he s tho To-
aes il q S , 1sd% HSt y & sssss &
Bishops absolute Capitalization Of church govern
ment By the destruction ot 4, national aud territorial
Church @ f.. md q esosisty. wes lnes1' WI tast
We're ~ esclnaivey followed A BY '' tho clergy n;
every seeming concession to q th
opcniy come forward wth It's real plans Up to iho
Int hour return Was thought possible, ana It waa
then prepare tho ground for further laborf. Tho So
called Catholic Literary Congress, held ns Munich,
T: Spsy s Ga1 n# en-
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bado them. II Tie stfuRglo whic Ind lasted long
diatcly after tho announcement III 81. Peters
s aesaqf u o% a 5 ai
Vatican deoress Of 1se 18th 5u naae hs eoates
direct aud oen terms 'ti's'i ho nabty i Of ho
hopeful lnfvrcnco include tho Pope's absolute cou-
ro of tho conscionce, mode Of nfe and rights Of in
resson ler SaF movement, oeeause. atsr ths pa1ii-
cation Of thoae decreca It became Impossible for
sn ~9 9, dscn assa To- . GSnpus ttb n
longer silent and not ronounce tho hopo Of progress.
It has nlso become clear that those dec1ees had
b idens. xth ohistisny, ho9sntss Vie osthoi
giving to this whoo system an immovsba folmation.
Should oven the docrees Of July 49, 187 10 recalled In
It 6o
and that reform Of tho Church would be begun
coua " arc rsner es s fs ssa, s 1 si h6 5
prmaoy oi Rome e Historical tnsttsution il tho
Church acknowlodgedit It. Wo hope and strive for tho
restoration Of tho Christian Church. We frankly &C.
Ws hold fast 70 tbs uinate viaw tha upon the tou1.
dhtion Of the Gospel and he doctrines Of the Church
sncient undivided Church, uniacation ot iii Ghria-
tian forms Of religion will bo possible to . really
m Gga.S TIT Is o1eet a1d intcnon @
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tho prtmnry evidences Of euccess In the circlm-
stance % t, that truly ohEiatian communion !, haa
tian believers Therefore ws scize viii joy ths hand
OF friendship YOU haVe extended to u.s. and beg you
henceforh to tread single path With us which Ill con
In order that tho work Of tho formation Of slngo
store that asciplne and those rules which rest
and Of tho Tlis Is intention AID taak to
ts % osss sans ot ostSa savy shsa %i As
gradually Increased for more than thousand yours.
AL that s Moan n domtnaton has created through
eHstom which haa crept ta hurtui to tr!o ohrstian
S mG nS fs a o "
S:sas&t /: sss5 and IL IT, as'ss'es:
instrument Of tue hierarchy and of the Roman
81 n5s 1,s. 10 prevented BY tha inron
their fullest rights, to ho oweat a. vol as s hgh
cut in short system Of discipline must 10 introduced
In wSl tTno oEssa o snd Ghfz
not blind Habccon OF tue individual or Of a to the
nut OF cass OF Of single ln brief, We wish to
come fellowship In law, In belief, aud In tAo works
Of oil who boeyo in Jests Christ tue gon of God,
and % tho Savior who alone haR been aud st ia Our
| Mediator.
Great changes will DO necessary to attain this end.
It can only Ia att4ned by reflection and lBG clolco
| OF ways and IneauH. Therefore not dIBco1l-
certed At tho Irony OF those who sad, You only r.
ect the infa!bty Of tho Pope you wish to retain all
tie other abaurdfcs." We have overcome tho desire
tnt existed among oufsoyea for aallen change slnco
We havo ail como to tho boIef TINT tho pret!tecs al
leaa in which successive generations lave tean cu
Gated cannot 30 destroyed III single night. II haH
1ecoms manifest to 81 Of US that our rctorm WHY 10
because experience viii ii t tSen te"ch us to d..
| toct Ia tho good introduced tho shadow Of evil
We may conteAa, without vanity aud without being
whcl. DOES nut atm at the destruction, but Ut tho
aMel!oraton Of tho oxiRtinR stao Of things which bus
to rely upon ita own efforts, which hus hlthorto OH
gagged no 1aalstance from tile tatc, but, tho cnn
trnry has hats great obstacles laid IN itH way which
rounrs u an ago when, on tho one han indifference
aud materal!sE, and, on the other, fanaticism and
many political influences predomnao In all classeh Of
aocoty, has boen 10 successful in 10 ahort time,