New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-15
THE EPISCOPACY OF LAgD AND OF GRAN
MER.

SECOND LETTER OF "HIsToRICUs' 10 DIR. DRUMM-
NoN-RPIsCOPAL ORDERS PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED
BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND-EPIsCoPAL ORDI-
NATION NOT ESSENTIAL TO A VALID MINISTRY
THE RELATIONS OF TRINITY AND THE REFORMED
DUTCH CHURCHES OF THIS CITY IN THE LAST
CHNTURY-A DUTCH MINISTER PREACHING IN
TRINITY.
70 sAs Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: As fact of Importance TO prove that
the Church Of England publicly acknowledged the
orders OF not episcopaly ordained. the license
granted by Edward VI TO the Church of the For
egners In London been already presented. In this
church the OF its Presbyeray ordained pastors
we're allowed and they mnistered the Word and Sscra-
rnens by law under the superintendent OF the Bishop
of of Canterbury alluded to the fact
recently at the Evangelical Alliance that this arrange
mont was eth in operation Calvin wrote to Edward In
ISL thanking him for having gracously been pleased
60 grant churches to your subjects who speak the
French and German languages as far as respects the
use Of the sacraments and spiritual discipline"
Ochimus wrote TO Musculus l5s There are in London
5000 Germans TO whom you preach and minister
the Sacraments."
strype states that: CHOW in l5awere, 7 conjecture
the beginnings Of the Foreigners Church Ia Canterbury
by the and advice Of Archbishop Cranme"
Micronius, writing TO Bulnger 1885, remarks; The
Church Of England and foreign churches hero, viz
the German and French, hy the great blessing OF
now eligible to the rights OF an English citizen
without having previously made confession OF
his faith 10 the minister OF the foreign churches"
Bishop grindan OF London writes 10 Calvin, 1868 "We
are much indebted most illustrous Master Calvin, TO
your piety and whole Church, for so long
having afforded the services Of the moet learned
Master Gaasius, who has not only left 70 hs Master
Cousins in state OF quietness and good order, the
church which he found at his coming In q most dis
turbed condition, but has also, by his advice and pru
dence, been OF great both TO myself and
churohes." Zee Zurich Letters. Archbishop Parker
md the other ecclesiastical commissioners, In
1861, decreed that the said Church should
continue In Its first constitution, under its
ewn discipline; they confirmed the ministers
And various officers Of that church in their several ad
1nnisrstons they required all the foreigners 10 Lon
don 70 Join themselves 70 that church. re0uked those
who were chsrgeabe with detection from 1t unquiet
and stubborn" (Hone's Life OF Grnda pp 1907 Wa
nnd the Act OF Uniformity. 1862 Which made Episcopal
conservation and ordination indispensable in the Church
OF England excepting the foreign churches from ita
operation In these words provided that the penalties
An this act shall not extend 10 the foreigners nor aliens
by the foreign reformed churches. allowed or TO be
allowed by Kings Majesty his heirs and successors
IL Eogland-"
the Church Of England holds that there IL no valid
nonEpiscopa ministry, she has deliberately allowed the
Church Of the Foreigners IN London 10 remain without
the sscrsmensl ordD for 300 yearsaye, has
commended such pretended minstrations 70 their re-
gard Is this possDlei Rather not the defenders
OF the invadatDg dogma ignored by the principles OF
their churchf 1t IL clear then that the Church OF
England regarded the ministers Of the Foreigners
Church true ministers. their sacranenta ministrs
lions as VALID though they ordained by presby
We have fully shown alec that the Presby terrain
ders Of the Church Of Scotland allowed by acts
EDglsnd Of the most public aud significant nature.
Agaia. that the FrsnOb Church. though without