Smyrna times., 1873-10-15
Bishop Cummins and RisuaIism.

On Monday the Ledger published the follow
ing item:
People who take an interest in matters of
the kind are much exercised over the letter,
which appeared ia one OF the New York pa
pers last Monday, from Bishop Tozer, late
Missionary Bishop of the English Church 10
Central Africa, giving notice that he intends
to report the Dean Of Canterbury to the Arch
bishop of Canterbury for having affiliated with
the schsmatcs of the Evangelical Alliance,
and that too, in such way as to convey an af-
front to Bishop Potter, OF this diocese. 1t is
unnecessary to add that Bishop Tozar is
high churchman and the Dean low church
man.
The following letter. from Bishep Cummins,
is in reply to DIR. Tozer:
70 The Editor of the Tribune
SIR: In common with O vast number of
Christian people, and especially of Episcopa.
lians, have been exceedingly panied to read
in your columns this morning cOmmunica-
tiOn from the late Missionary Bishop of Zan-
zbar" to Bishop Horatio Potter of this city,
severely censuring the Dean of Canterbury for
his participation in a uuion communion service
at the Rev. DIR. Adams church, on the after.
noon of Sunday, October 5th.
The eminent and profound scholar, the Dean
of Canterbury, is able to defend himself against
!
Protestant Episcopal Church, and one of three
Bishops of the same church who have partici-
pated in the work of this sixth General Con
ference OF the Evangelical Alliance On last
Sunday afternoon, Oct. Y, sat at the table
of the Lord, in the church of the Rev. DIR.
John Hall, and partOok of the Lord S Supper
with him, and the Rev. DR.. ArnOt of Flu.
burgh and administered the cup to the elder.
of DIR. Halls church.
deny most emphatically that the Dean oi
Canterbury or myself have violated the &c
clesastical order OF the Church of England
or of the Protestant Episcopal Church in thi,
country, or have been guilty Of an act o
"Open hostility to the discipline" of sale
churches. There is nothing in the eccleSias
tical order" or discipline" Of the Church o
England or Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in this country fOrbidding such an act of inter
communion among Christian people, who ar,
one in faith and love, one in Christ, their grea
Head. The church Of England does not denl
the validity of the orders of ministers of tn
non-Episcopal churches. Some of her creates
and noblcSt divineS and scholars have glad,
recognized their validity. For many years al
ter the beginning of the Reformation, Presb.
. terian diylnes were received in England an,
admitted to parishes without reOrdinatiOn a
Peter Martyr and Martin Bucer, who he'll
seats as professors Of theology in the univerSi
ties of Oxford and Cambridee.
| cannot believe that, as Bishop Tozer state.
3" the larger part OF the so-called Evangclice
section Of the (Episcop, ~ Church in New 70
J share in his feeling" As far as know then
} the liberal Epscopalians of New York rejoic
in the action Of the Dean of Canterbury, an
thank God for it. When the Episcopal Churc
, of England and the United State. has bee
able to clear herself (which may God in Hi
infinite mercy soon grant J OF the deadly ev
: of Rituaism, whose last development is tn
: revival of the Confessional, then, and not ii
then, may she become haven of rest t
many souls who would rejoice to see her tn
common center and bond of organic unity
all Protestant Chrstendom.
GEORGE DAVID CCMMINS,
Assistant Bishop Of the Diocese Of Kentuck,
New York, Oct. 13, 1873