The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-03
BISHOP CUMMINs' CALL.
And the Answer to II Yesterday In
New York.

BlSHOP CUMmINS' GALLO
And the Answer to Il Yesterday II
New York.
New YoRK, Dec. "a number o
Episcopalians, clergymcn and laymen
met in this city today, In response to the
call issued by the Rt. Rev. DR.. Cummins
OF Kentucky. They met 10 Assoc Hall
Among those present were the Rev. Ma
son Gallagher, OF New Jersey; Rev. DR.
Cheney, Of Illinois; Rev. Marshall B
Smith, Of New Jersey; Rev. DR.. Prime
and the Northern Bishop. The meeting
was opened with a prayer by Rev. DR.
Cummins, after which hymn was sung
The Rev. DR.. Cheney then offered az
earnest prayer for the prosperity Of the
new church which was about TO be or.
ganized. B. D. Kellogg, Of New
Jersey, was appointed Chairman, and
Herbert B. Turner, Of New Jersey, secre'
tary. DR.. Cummins read the declaration
Of principles under which this church Ia
10 be organized, and offered the sug.
gestion that 1t should be referred 10 a
special committee. DR.. Cummins was
appointed Chairman Of the Committee.
The Committee, alter q short consulta.
tion, made the following report:
The Committee appointed 10 consider
q declaration of principles as the basis Of
Organization Of the Reformed Chu:ch, do
now return the same 10 the meeting, and
offer the following resolution:
ReSolred, That we, whose names arc an
nexed to here and now, In humble re-
lance upon Almighty God, have organ
lied Church to be known by the style
and title Of the Reformed Episcopal
Church"
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
1st. The Reformed Episcopal Church,
holding the faith once delivered unto the
Saints, declares its belief In the holy
scriptures Of the Old and New Testaments
as the work Of God, and the sole rule Of
faith and practice in the creed com.
monty called the apostolic creed In the di.
vine institution Of the sacrament OF bap'
tism and the Lords supper, and In the
doctrines Of grace substantially as they
are in the articles Of religion, this Church
returning Its liturgy, which will not be
imperative or repressive Of freedom In
prayer. 1t accepts the book OF common
prayer as 1t was revised, prepared and re.
commended for use by the general con.
vention oil the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
I'd. That Christians are priests In no
other sense than that in which all be-
levers are royal priesthood.
Sd. That the Lords table is an altar on
which an obligation Of the body and
blood OF Christ Is offered anew TO you.
4th. That the presence Of Christ at the
Lords supper is q presence on the ele-
ments OF bread and wine.
9th. That regeneration is inseparably
with baptism.
[Signedl GEORGE DAVID,
CHARLES MARsALL,
b. SMITH,
ALBEIT CRANE,
GUsTAvE SABINE,
B. D. KELLOGG.
The report Of the committee was adopt.
ed, after which Dr.. Cummins made an
address, dwelling on the history OF the
prayer book.
The gloria in excelsis was then sung
and prayer offered, when DR.. Cummins
announced that the meeting was regularly
organized as the first council Of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church.
Albert Crane offered the following res.
olutions, which were adopted:
Resol0ed, That general meeting OF the
Church be called-the Episcopal elorm.
ed Church-and. 10 hold and dispose Of
temporalilies; that in future a general
meeting of the General Council shall be
held on the second Wednesday in May,
The following Standing Committee
was then appointed RevS n. B. Smith,
B. B. Leacock, DR.. Cheney, Mason Gal.
ligher, George NJ. Tibbetts. DR.. 3. 8. Sa-
bine. Alfred Tying, g. s. Hubbard and B.
D. Kellogg.
An address was made by Rev. Wiley,
OF New York. he heartily endorsed the
new project, and at the desire Of those
present, the Secretary was instructed 10
communicate with the Fulton street pray.
er meeting and ask that a prayer be Of.
tered for the new church.
Rev. Mr.. Gallagher offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted: That
the Presiding Bishop with q standing
Committee be authorized TO prepare forms
for the ordination Of ministers and any
other officers before the next general
meeting Of. Council.
Tne following was adopted That the
Presiding Bishop with such other Bishops
as may be ordained or received prior TO
the next Council, together with the stand.
ing Committee, Secretary and Committee
on Finance and the Treasurer, shall to-
gether form temporary Executive Com
mittee with the power TO frame Consti.
tuition and system Of laws for the govern
ment OF this Church, and consider all the
proposed alterations In the prayer book
Of 1885, and make such other arrange.
ments as to them may seem advisable,
and TO report TO the next Council, 10 be
confirmed or altered.
The following provisional rules were
also adopted: .r-a.
/. Ministers In good standing Of other
churches may be received into this church
without letter Of diamissal, on sAtistac-
tory examination.
9. All ordinations oil Bishops and other
ministers to be performed by one or more
Bishops, by laying on Of hands Of the
Presbytery.
8. Communicates in good standing In
other churches may be received Cd pre-.
sentation Of letters OF dismissal upon sat-
isiactory evidence.
Doxolegy was then sung and the Coun'
Gil dismissed until the afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO.