The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-03-15
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
MONROE, La, March -, 1873.

MONROE, La, March -, 1873.
Editor Telegram:
Dear Sir-An article appeared lately
in your paper, which, I presume, must
have been copied from one of your ex-
changes, rejecting upon the Church Of
England, to which the Episcopal Church
of America is bound by the ties of
christian fellowship. Our principles,
our aims, and our interests are one; our
destiny must also therefore be the
same, while faithful to primitive chris
tianity. The article in question an
-nounces that secessions from the Church
Of England to the Church of Rome
have become so numerous, that, accord
ing to Il computation made, the Angli
can Church, by the end OF the present
century, would be left without minis
tiers, should the assertions continue in
the same proportion as they have in
the past.
Such Il rash assertion, unsupported
by data, may be intended to blind our
! eyes to the continental movements of
! the cold Catholics" and the withdrawal
of the entire American Communion
from subsection to the Bishop of Rome.
am justified in saying that the loyalty
of the English clergy, as Il body, to the
principles OF the Reformation, has
never been surpassed stree the days of
the martyrcd Cranmcr, i.atimcr and
Ridley. 1t is true that a Manning and
a Newman have become rccusants, but
primitive Catholicity has gained in the
last decade the illustrious Dollingcr Of
Germany, the Able Michcaud of
France, and the eloquent pulpit orator
Father Iyacinthe Of the Madeleine at
Paris.
Priests from. the Church OF Rome
abandon that communion and enter the
Anglo-C Catholic Church - men whose
piety and zeal none dare call in qucs-
tion-but their names arc not trumpet
ed through the public press, nor arc
they sent on "starring tour' through
out the country.
"The truth of God is not to be meas,
J urcd by the opinions of men, but men
by their conformity to the Truth" The
abandonment of IL cause 10y any humble,
: of men is no solid argument for its re-
lection by others. Israel of old became
so fearfully corrupted that Elijah Ia
, mcntcd the tlegcneracy and apostacy 0
, his people, considering himself The
only one faithful in allegiance to The
Great King. Yet, he was informed by
God that Il small remnant existed, ever
ssscven thousand who had not boweG
the knee to the image Of Baal.'
/ Arianism, during the fourth century
2 had mighty, though short-lived sue
3 cess, and became 50 prevalent through
g out the christian church that it led te
D tho assembling Of the Council of Nicc;,
G A. -. 125, and required the jealous ant
t indefatigable labors Of Atlanasius ant
t 1ncn, lfkc-mindcd, to cNtirpatc The
II nONious hCrcSy, which denied til,
c Divine Nature Of our blessed Lord.
:. The Church of the Reformation is IL,
= mean successor to the Church OF TIN
c Apostles and possesses her lion-hcartct
J. men to battle for ssthc faith, once dc
II livcrcd to the Saints.' We may res
e assured that God will vinuicatc tn
l. cause of true religion from all aspcrsio on
It cast upon it, though the Church be mis-
, represented by some and deserted b,
r others. EityloHtl docs not .ytt de'itrc ITO
Ter rcfotnte,'s horc died III rain.
l. Without II desire to provoke argu
C ment-yct, not afraid Of ;,micabIc dis
= cussion-my only motive is to corrcc
% the false statement, to manifest it
C weakness and deprive it of success from
10 imposition upon the crcdulity of tn
t, wcak-mindcd. I remain,
.cl Very truly yours,
1t y. =. tI.\EE
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