New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-03

to ourselves full liberty 10 anenu
enlarge or abridge this book the LORD may guoe us
by His Holy Spirit. . 49,. ,,.ro,a
tive obligatory tbs consciences OF men tna, ~
always and only he used that freedom IN pray
to be denied and refused WE h than sprdge
enlarge IL only with great cautlOn ann uscIei"" ~
asking the guidance Of the Blessed Spirit -,
This then, attitude to our brethren OF the Epis
copal Church. We not sehismates no nan can DG
schsnatic who does not deny the faith We are not aus
organizers we are restorers OF the od o.
observation-disclosures aud as IN Israel oil old ~hen eIo
asah returning their inheritance on the eastern SIDE
OF the Jordan in the fullnnss of Their gratitude nag
with great indignation, gathered themselves
at s5o shilca9 to cnasso Reuben and the
children OF Cad and the half tribes OF Manasseh an
swered and said unto the heads Of the thousands OF
Israel The Lord God OF Gods the Lord God OF Gods
H9 knoweth and Isael he shall know II be IN heDeion
or in ransgessOn against the Lord Save s not TINS
following the Lord, but II may be witness
between and you II our geperau9nss a hGe,
with our burnt offerings aud with sacrifices and
with orr peace offerings that your children may not say
Lord wherefore said we that 1t shall be- when they
so say to us or to our generations III t ~
to come, that we may say again gsa S behold o sns
fathers made, not for burnt offerings, not for
sacrifices, but 1t is witness between us and you ana
this thing pleaded the children OF Israel and the chill
dren Israel blessed God and did not intend to go up
against them in battle, 10 destroy the land wherein the
children Of Reuben aud Cad dwet so declare we now
e sur 1reinron who with great Indignation have hted
up their voices against us and to those who
rtised the hand Of human might to 0yefwhem
us-the Lord God Of Gods-and the Lord Jesus Chrls-
the Head over all things 20 HIS church. He knoweth,
and all His people shall know that not In rebellion or
i'm transgression against the Lord have we done this
thing, but that it may be WINES vc,meen n IN
NAV NOT say 10 our children in time to come, fe haze
part in the Lord The Lord our God Judge between
Towards all other Christian people Of like precious
faith our attitude is that only OF love- or synpatJ ana
OF earnest desire To cooperate with them ia the eXten.
.i.r ~ he OF Ranpempr.
ours. We regard our movement only as step to"atd
the closer union OF all eTanseler CnI a 9ct,o
edge the validity OF the ministerial orders OF our DLetn
Eem wT s od Lord a He has accepted and blessed We
shall rejoice to meet them aud their Hooks as often s5
NAV be expedient around the Lords Table, ana
acknowledge that we. being many, are one body in
And now may the God OF peace who brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ. that great Shep
herd the sheep through the blood OF me everlasting
Iis viii working In you that which is VOL pleasing in
iii. sight through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory Tor
ever and ever Amen.
DETAILS or ORGANIZATIONS.
At the close of the address prayer was offered by the
Rev b. 49, LeacOck and the Council united in singing
Gloria in Excelss H. b. Fuller OF wJersey was then
elected permanent Secretary Of the Council Tde fol
lowing resolutions, offered by Albert Crane Of Chicago
were then adopted
Resoired That tho general meeting OF this Church
shall be- called The General COuuci, Of the Reformed
Emscopa Church" ana shall be The representative OF
tins entire Church. he incorporated under that name,
and under that name 10 hOd ana dispose oi teu-
Reso!sed That in future the General Couacil shall be
held annually on tue second Wednesday in May.
ResOlred That elect Dy ballot -FOUR ministers
and i've laymen A Standing Ccinuilttoe ahd three
laymen Committee on Finance aud one iayman as
a Treasurer
Under these resolutions the following officers were
elected:
The Rev Marshall b. Smith of New,Jersey. the Rev
r. r. Ieacock of New-York the Rev C. L. Cheney. ID,
of Chicago, the Rev. Mason Gallagher OF New.Jersey.
George 81 Tibbett of New York, Gustlyus A. Sabine OF
JfnSbaTd and Charles d. Kellogg Of New-Jersey.
Finance Committee-Coi b. Aycrigs Of Ns~Jeyrsey
Albert Crane Of Illinois, James MoCarter ot New-fOrX
Trcasurer-James l.. Morgan OF Brooklyn.
The following resolution Was then offered by the Rev
C. L. Checny OF Chicago:
Resolved That the Presiding Bishop with such other
Bishops as may be ordained received prior the first
annual council together with the Standing Committee
aud Secretary aud Committee on Finance ana te treas
mittee, power frame constitution and system
Of laws for the government ef this church and to eou
Book of 1856, and to make such other
arrangements as together may seem ady oanc
10 he by that Council confirmed altered; and thai in
the mean time the Presiding Bishop WIN IN me %Iea
Committee shall have power to act and to authorize ac
Prayer Book aud other arrangements until the same
shan be altered by majority vote OF both orders at the
General Counci provided that such aternd
tive shall have retroactive effect
These were adopted. The Rev Mason Gallagher Of
NewJersey offered the following resolution. which was
adopted
Resored, That the Presiding Bishop with the Stand
u Committee he authorized TO prepare forms for the
ordination of minister's and any other Offices required,
before the next General Council.
series resolutions provisional rules were then
by the Rev B. b. Leach Of NewYork MS fol-
lows:
shall be received into this Church letters OF dismis
sion without reordination they sustaining salts
and subscribing to the Doctrine Discipline,
aud Worship Of this Church.
this Church shall be performed by one or more
Th,fdiy: Communicates In good standing IN other
Evangelical churches shall be received on presentation
VI letter OF dismissal or other satisfactory evidence
These were unanimously adopted
, Theodore Bourne OF NewYork made few remarks
egsrding the statement that this OF the
nature OF attack upon other forms OF religion He
wished deny this and that there no desire to
cause discussion and that there plenty OF for
all efforts in the cause OF Christ After singing the dox
ology, the meeting took recess until 3 p. N.
BISHOP ELECTED.
The afternoon session opened with the reading Of
the I'd chapter OF tho Episte of ST. Peter by Bishop
Cnmmins, VINO also offered prayer. Bishop Cummins
addressed the meeting stating that the thing to be
done was begin the organization OF congregations
He stated that he himself intended TO form
congregation in this city. TO tho laity who
had come forward IN this movement he would
state that he had letters from twenty-five thirty
cergymen addition those present. who desired TO
come into communion with the Reformed Episcopal
Church as soon as congregations could be found for
them. He stated u matter OF very great Importance
was whether bishop bishops should be appointed in
addition 10 himself He spoke OF the progress OF the
Old Catholic movement more in two years than
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church az its present
stage. He thought bishop in the West would be
needed as the facts showed that the
despread to be undertaken by one man.
The Rev. Marshall b. Smith of New Jersey moved that
a bishop be now elected, whose residence should DO in
Chicago Ii there anpthing in transmission it
with them 1t Is expedent 10 have another bishop for
this reason In the Providence of God. could
know what might be done with the present bishop Tue
act is proper and the expedency no one can question
He thought such epscopaoy as this should 20
-nrrh thn whole lAnglh OF the country. Tue timo