, 1873-12-07
.RlTU&LESM AND REFORM.
Am Entcrvicsv with fs.srNp CM1umt tns,
0f the - Reformed Protestant Epss-
coptll ChIlrcll.s'

of the - Reformed Protcstsls,t Epks-
copai Ci,sarcl.''
Fran ite Sc,c Tark Herald, Die. e..
A reporter Of the Herald called yesterday upon
bishop" inquired the reporter, " do you ill.,
.end to otsn,li:c your chlrc. i'll the city Oil
Sunday next, or on All early Sunday :"
mot OH Sunday, sir, aud possibly not until
Christmas, possibly noL until tho tlfst Sunday
in january. There nro sovoral REASONS for tho
delay one or Two Of them will give. you:
First, it III worry desirable ttat we should coul
worry tc1 copies kaye beon. got roady by the
printer. Yuu anw few OF thcso at tho meeting
Un Tuesday. Tho printer is rsiug all diligence
to rot thonl really speedily. but sasItlciout
nunlbes cannot bo furnished Tor wocA or two.
II would 10 beltor that tho prayer-H1ok should
bo in tho hands OF oil our wolshipcfs, nrd
~ that cannot bo done, delay must taGe place
iu tho Organization OF our church. III addition
to this, tuero is another inll'ol tant reason. ]
shall, for como wceka to como, be mote or less
thought by tho laity who arc usaocatel will me
that it wonl | not bo we'll for ING to be nLAont
from tho pulpit frcauoatly at the outaet Of our
organization. Thcro II nlllrh preliminary wor};
yet to bu ttonc, a,,d therefore do not think N.Y.
soIf That We thall epon our church before tho
first Sunday III January."
"Thcso seem to bo good and sufficient rca-
IONS, Bishop. May now ask you fo- ;:.s:::ca-
mert? An opinion prevails not only in tho
secular mind, but also i'll tho religious prosy
where it hns in soMo journals bccn claborately
slated that you aad your Episcopal frie.'|s
would Ilayo brought about tint which YOU do
siro mo:o ofiectua:ly mud probably with graa:er
nromplitule by staying within tho Charc.. than
BY coming out Of il. Yum have, doNbtlcEs very
good reasons for not doing tlia. Would it DO
uHking too ,nrch for you to givo them to the
LerdtI in somewhat ulore summary und poim-
tar linn, 1&nt IN H.,
llB!1ol letters aad duconrscs :"
" With very great pleasure. 1t il trio, n3 yon
havo stated, tut there is n very prevalent op;n-
ion among many good and influential brethren
who sympathizo with our objcct that wo should
do more good by staying within the Church than
by comii.;, out. But that conclusion lRs bcou
reached by n wnlt Of acquaintance with Tho
fac.a. Let me first Of MI relcr to tho personal
this objection to our coming awny from the
communion Of tho Protestant Episcopal Church.
was Assistant Bishop Of Kontucky iial no
power beyond TINT wbicl, was delegated to
lnc by H4Hhop Smith,. I w9a called upon, IN
the cxorciHe Of my official position, to ho prcsant
ut coniirmations in churches in my do
cnsca aud, 20 far as my pr n.It way concerned,
sanction MI order Of WORSHIP, TINT WAS contrary
to my viows, wheyo there would ba all altar. ant
supcr-al;;!r. aud wEeyc l4ero WAS symbolic
nyutea, in tho worship that waa opposed 70 my
nlost solemn convictions. AL that I could do
WAS to ttaad with the people, aud in my acrlnon
preach truths shat might 10 corrective Of this
ior!nalism: D!n!lop, amlsh, ltko nany other
bishops, did not HGo his way clear to my active
interference: Neither 10 it surprising; That he
should hesltato. lao expcr!ence Of othor
n!ss,ops WIN hive moved II th!s direction par,
tlcu!arlv OF NsAop Eas5bourne-a Gooa ana
1aAhia'! mati-w!lo refused TO allow lao election
OF M nlta: iu q church III his dlocosv,. aud
n3yor reGoyere" from tue eject sAat ina pro-
smolfion ha:l on us pol1si'af1ty aug nse1olne!s'
Tie idea of tic lalty WHO NIX 1or !loao IN
!nusatolls 6eneta''f IN tnat psoii'p'tp. - ~
lAtel1ofcnce "ltn thh1 lIeedoM auu Folul1a'l-
icEs which II. ct oollrao. tho characteristic or u
| PROTESTANT Episco;'al OnuIc!l IN America. Ds-
| s,ley, l thinS 1t would have been dislonorablc
to llaye remained Il, a Church. wish tho obloct OF
nuGnt; ~ ~ s''a Viii, s
rnr iii ,rt IN I tlo u With n'' tn vown II 1 t
| Church upon Inc. I think that there WIS no
other contto loft than for lno TO come away nrl
=" ..;rj.on ro,, IN ,,ot think riahop Tint trca,
er,or wv! ~ w yn ~ ,1u,'oso % tTc1n co,nartwe1y