, 1873-10-13

ea you WI rsrnllt me to add that nothing abort Of
s nsswons,'tiSs wors ,; sssna y 20 a which
reelection on any cnusae Which yo,l In 70 t,oaht
, w e E, sas ns'nn + Ths on,erna nto eonneaon
uct Of etnlcnt aud 30 1ustiy escos s m ar con
ssf ,;,,n s ,s n'nttGr Of such Rrayy ta propose alb.
rare Areh0nhop Of onnorSury H oerv or aa ~!
preston Of rcapcc bellows MO to bo vory foycTcn
an sans esr sr' your faithful sn yery obedct servant
Late Missionary Bishop nj ZanziOsr,
~ ~ ,;g.E TozEHs S,1h: 1ETrKn TO- TO n!snor POTTER
hir Lonb Dis%or: % Il havo % ju.t read with deem con-
cern IN tlla mornngs paters that III eminent poraon
& os Dr; tho 9seaso =; "f eo o
h6lo Judgment, i dae 10 you a. io nshop su q liz LIZ
tho orSes Ss,,S pa drs ns + duo i, to seh gary
dere matel"y from .Sat " the Eosss s1sgIsa
"na American ts, ss Your Lorshp is
my senior: thnt 10 Ia consptcous for talonts aid
1e.5n9lng Of 70 ordinary kind md That lie occupies
places him IN the forefront Of our English cierav
unss ordinary SiFo1'.nssanccs theso eonaderations
srao w9a hayS 10 n.s nss u im;p:oasS for 50
leartod and venerable But foel that The Dean Of
oantc1burys cooperation In tho services to which
" ,%sSn, r., ox.[ f - sssssl. fsyne sa,sth would
reoe to esr q by ar te "a rRar %pe ps q
tho socalc Evangelical socton Of to oh,1rcn in Hcw
aofk am gal to nsauro yoi TINT, nId various csusce
OF anxiety III tho Church of England, We have never
hat OCCASION Az SGT to aHnt breach Of ecclesiastical
ordor 80 grave ah this which the Dean OF Canterbury
has committed In your diocese. Dr., Smiths
motives for participating In tho communion Of
sanlay afternoon, In the Presbyterian Church
on Madison Bluaro wero doubtless Innocent
ot my personal dfacorrtosy to yourself md
can un1oraaud Sthe strong ycarning which 30 good
anu aMtab!e man feels for ninizinR the differences
that exist hctweon hmsolf and many Christian com.
misutsiea. Dut cannot holp observing that 1t would
nave been moro courageous, and, may add, far
more significant line Of action, hAd tho Donn inauR-
rated this irregular venture for tho promotion Of tho
ChrtstIau uty In hia Cathedral City whero at leae
1a influence would hnse been as 8roat antsah It
would not have escaped tile notice of those uuUr whosc
authority even Cathedral dlgnitarica placed 1t ia
by no means improbable tlnt restless and unstable
potHors In England will Bexo upon this act, Of shnt
must presume to call open hostility to tho discipline Of
tho Ehnxchs Al IN excuse aud apology for attendiug
from time 10 time, the attractive services OF tho Church
Of lomo. But tho result Of this experiment bore in
America may DO even disastrous; for, so far al
Dr. Smiths influence extends, 1t Will suggcst tho idea
that tho promise hold ont by the Episcopal Church
'u this land Of becoming haven Of rest to
men who ato tossed to and fro by tho multiplicity Of
cunonstng crcee and systcn,H Is nothing tlso than
mistake nd dauslon. That tho Church over which
you preside may bo blessed and strengthened In that
work which sho ts marvelouoty setting horaelf to
accomplish, and with every feeling Of reverence, as
well for yourself for the high and responsible Office
which you cnrn, believe to bo ctc., etc. My Lord
Bishop, your faithful aud airectionato brother,
H1LLrAM dEon9E TozER.