New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-08

tingham. and was told that he would have been De
Act Of 1872 ana told 10 not designed for persons
in his position. when the like act made for his min
stry then he may alcee it," In short despite his able
plea and his strong support from the Council Iravers
silenced and deprived Of his situation as lecturer u,
the Temple. His Puritan friends however, fouh' hn
office for him in Trinity College, Dublin. ~,
But notwithstanding The undeniaOle iact OF Ms us
msssal the extreme Purans. who had begun to prac-
tice ordInaton among themselves always affected 10
believe that they entitled to the provisions vi ,
act of 1872 They claimed this In their conversation anu
writing in spse OF the iudoa decisions 10 The contrary
But, far know, they never claimed " n , any
aas ,Hs Clam scees,nly the wide world would have
known the fact. sui they continued To inslhue in,o
on their aide Th- was designed TO make the public be-
neve after "a time. aud TO furnish sor, oi
In ca Of any PGranicai bishop admitting To beneher
person who had not properly ordained IL seems
almost incredible that men should resort 10 sucn III
ways getting into the Office Of Enbassalors LOT oo
or that tose VINO on the score OF conscience wouu
not conform 10 the Church shond by such suDteriuee
strive TO procure TO retain particles Tor te sake VI
gam. IL ~ strange yet II IL unqesonablr Sohe per
som ordaiued lawfully hcd lyings Tor serles =,
years aud forget ccrhheits OF 0d""a"o" WIZ W., VI
MS. Iparker's sI,ondeuce, y. 40; Cdwes D1cl
mentory Annals, vol page Si' vol H. page ~ '"H
That great IRREGULARITIES existed at It period we all
know that they can 10 regarded ~ eHmDltiig VIZ
mind aud the formal custom Of Tue Cnnrch VINO Woua
venture to mantain T1ere were bold clhis' au.dceu
winch sanctioned Thete We're gross uepLrS
utes from order which SOMETIMES esciltn ur
eovcry punishment, but the law remained az IL rd
iaio, and the practice under nat law eahau
the same until the Puritan partY obtained The mastery
Then indeed Presbyterian Orierz were rccoEnz;u ~
valid. befoss and never since. Whan Una,
party obtained power thou lands of Church clergyen
were remoIselessiy turned out OF thcr pa'ishe, mat
Others who mad only Presbyterian orders might ENJOY
them Boon, however. found by the people tbat
the Presbytr at least ~ hard 10 bear as tue bsnop
had been. The various "sectir'es" began to acquire
strength DOl,iness. They claimed that ther oir.s
were as valid those OF the Ptesbyteriau' 'liin
which the latter would by 10 means allow ana 10 rsiute
which published their work ON the DIVINE Il8ha oi ,nc
Ministry" that i. To the divine Ight of the fresp
terrain Ministry sat ia spit OF al ,her m ths
they could not retain their power ana parity Oh .,,
account and pdrty throuS fear ah1 disgust
by tine unsettled condition OF every lhnS III Chuion au
state, and the endless swarns of iaDaes I'at W.
arising they Joined with the prosecuted EicpDaliahS
efforts 10 bring back thc son OF the khg whOn 'cS
Al the restoration OF course inevitable that tie
Church should regain Its property aud place nn on tho
ground OF political service aud OF some favorable decla-
ra,ions Of Charles these gentlemen expected
10 retain their positions ana - form part of
such church YOU say did exist for many years
a hyb.id Church, partly Presbyterian, partly Episcopal
10 any sucn proposal eonSclentlou, C1nrchmrn couh
moi ylrd The King might III otIcr ways reward those
VINO had favored aud procured hls restoration M he
could change The organic law Of tue Church Ep4co
paans might urc lo'e HER hohOrs ana Deh u 'es
but they could he deprived Of ther principe 11ey
steadily refused 10 sanctiOu amy material rhlnge IN
their DOCTRINES discipline or worship 50 the Act OF
1902 was passed. from thaJ dav 20 THIS tho disinc
lively Episcopal character of toe Chuieh has beeh con
fessed by body Yet I0 ioi9 10 lCol W.T. u1der
ala eirc,pstapces the same t5at it has been since
In that long period or abous 100 years IL Is possible
that many rave OCCURRED 40 Which par
lsnrs wor, hell By persons who ha1 only PRESBYTERIAN
ordinations; the Church Is not respJns be Scr
II. Tho unqualified minister may have piihec ms part
adrOly at drst and kept MS own secret hittr"drd f
Lila Bishop ike PilkInEtDn or Parkhursi, may have
kuown his condition ami shielded him; bur irr1
ul1rics and VIOLATIONS OF law never has san 10 have
ben allowed by tue Caarch or be m.io president
OF course Cir il not necessary to tel YOU where Tue
,cs are recorded which have thiS set IA order nut
SAKE Of our readers VIII mention lew ~ tie
bnt authenticated by proper dOcnn'htirI evidence !;
Golfers Il crrilsticll History o. gland Snort do
S.npc- 'I3Dmor. Parker, WhliEiit ana Ahntls, Cari-
wells HOOKS mentioned above. AMI Iho Constitution VI
.ClBOns Of me 'ilurch.
IL should not nave been necessary Sir to 90 even 50
far a. this tie history Oi oar CnurtDut kwnS wen
the difficult, OF convincing me- az 'l's tnr Tll nave
thought IL be-, 10 give reason upon IeSon AM iac pin
fact IN oppo ,itiOn - the assertions Yod ani your
defender have prescn'ei Ana no" va Que % me- ',,in
OF direct evidence, when y"i calOt D. any possibility
TGe canons OF the Church OF England affirm. Ms the
ordinal does, the divine institution Oh 10 thrye
orders, known as bishops. orlcst-. ana dracOI' Al
tue time when these caions were drawn ~ IN tneir
pr, sent form, the Chuch was subilhS from Tue us
orders above mentioned There was NJ moro easy way
to gain popularity than 90 asaii hcr worship ana
LOT visa 10 10 far could gam credit for great
charity" by saving that Episcopacf very good Tor
those who preferred ii, aud Presoyteriinisn or IN
dependency iast as good Tor those VINO p;efeIrod 1t !;
churches which, however greatly they dh .ed, were all
10 he recognized as equally sound IN do'trlne and
freely expressed on an slies', anu GHen py some
who claimed To DO ministers OF the Charch, am re-
the voice of tue Church. Dy its recognized gov
ernOrs Did the law sanction such views or the prle
contrary condemned tnem aud hat In the piaihert and
forcbe terms f0u VIII see thi-, sir u You take
tine trouble look at The COnst tutlons, g., d.
mon ViiI condemns those teach or affirm tnt the
O.dinal containeih anythia2 repuglnnt 10 fhe word
oil Cod or deny TOAD the bishops priests deacOn5
ordained accordance hereto true ministers. Canon
TX. condemns those Who separate themseye iroh tht
communion II saints b. l. approved 10y the Apostles
rue The Chnch OF Eogland and combine themselves
together In new brotherhood thot new church, OBJ
seryeD Canon Y. endctS tnis wnusOeVcf snail affirm
that persons separating may truly take unto them
selves the name OF another church not established
law ana dare presume publish H. that tnis ther pre-
tended church Bath OF long time roaDcd under The bur
den OF certain grievances imposed upon II by tae
az England
therein by law established, lei them be accommodated
and restored until they repent and piphc!y revoke
such their wicked errors"
In the stne manner SIR the organizers ana defenders
OF the English Eon-Epsc0pal SJcis!ics twhica were
called CDnycnt,cls) condemned fOr Claiming be
true lawful churches. Aud the members and de
fenGcrs of such scIisati societies by Canon u
ordered to excluded from Holy Communion until
they manifested repentance Consequently even
Bishop IL ho were 10 take their par or bun with them
IN thrr schismaca servic3s ani sacrancnts was ips)
GIctJ excommunicate. Entlre exclusion OF wnl scpII-
atisfs was the acknowledged rule. Inc Communion OF
tue Church Was for who FIJI hfu members VI
H. ami claim OF other orsan itOn 10 D. "qia'
in authority true scrIptuil onor.c,cr was openly
IL might be said in answer all thu, that the Church
was wrong and ''uucharitbc IN taxing such sfahd
Possibly IL was, possibly not; but not nov lie
batting The correctness or the Cnurchs principles nut the
truth of your assertion How does inst assertion c0rrc-
spond with th9se formil entctnentsi l. IL not "a
plainly contradcled and disproYed ny Them as ovcl the
most exclusive" clurc1nan could desire
Some may say however tblt the canons were devised
by Archbishop tld ana those wno inherited MS spirit
have heard SUCH Things il ,f lni therefore think
~ not unnecessary to state thai Archbishop Iud hid
more do with them tlan the present Assistant Bl shop
OF Kentucky Lud mad not yet taken his degree dvin
y adopted and he did not become Arch
bi-hop of Canterbury u1ul 30 years after TnOsr.
cauos aud FOR 40 years nave becn the law OF
the Church Uf f.giand. Aud now 1 oh;g other
matter for your consideration. You fOnd of testi-
nony, and here furnish one pcc which Of itself n
had another thing beside the Ortinal 20 lay before
you ought convince you that yonr Opinions the
principles and practice OF the Church wholly AN
founded During tue reign OF william ILL.,, tde Lititi-
diIarIau bishops Ia harmony with tuat Presbyterian
King desired bring about s0ine sort OF union with the
Dssencrs t. efoct this. they did not propose sucn
repeal OF tho Act OF UIiiorunty would nave put
matters any previously existing basis Tney did not
pretend that time in the past non Episcopal min
listers had admitted without roordinaion into me
chuscn OF England. Nor did they dream of asking THAI
the doors should thenccfOrtn be- opened Pr-by
ministers such. Tne concessions proposed such
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