New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-01

details, II has no value, BECAUSE hst oil the many ap
Ties to mistake In connection with such matter; ana
second. because the whole system Of Canon law. from
first to last is directly opposed to IT, Evidence 70 tne
contrary effect supplied from the beginning OF the Re-
formation to IGs2 ia unbroken stream; but Law IL
better still That the thing was not to be done. III
Bishop Cosin else 10 was done, then AT
least he is bound TO give names and other particulars
that we may know under what circumstances II was
done. When such details are not given, the statement
must be aside as based upon limited and inaccurate
information or even upon tat oc ,.t admit ch tes
mOny, else shall lose the evidence OF ireneus anu
others can assure him have no desire 10 cam Ia
ANYTHING that rests on such basis ~ iIeneus OF lg
testified 10 anything In the history OF me
Church in their day, which Is contradicted by
Others aud which contradicted also by tue aeknow-
edged constitution OF the CnurcD, then win al my
not a man got credible Information respecting any;
thing prior to his birth I" Undoubtedly ne cam ahd
as he can get 80 ne S can give gs 'ui IL euong6
TO satisfy all men for all time that man
sufficient proof mol Persons who are Jealous
for the truth OF history are little more exactlngi
especially In these days All the circumsantla details
of the charming little story hardly persuade US no
that VIM Tell ever shot the apple from his sons mead
one has heard from his grandfather Undoubtedly 1t
deserves some respect If it be not In direct opposition to
II that gentleman has heard from his grandather any
thing concerning the Revolutionary War which not IN
accordance with the existing documents fear that the
statements OF the venerable gfandparent would not
avail much with the students OF history. But surely
sources OF error in historical narratives Is the
admission OF things as facts on insufficient en-,
1t another believes him and writes 1t down, and so ~
passes into history although 1T may tie entirely without
foundation Is ii enough IN such 10 say the hrst
narrator lived ut the time and prOfesscd 10 nave per
sonal knowledge Of the fact II Dr. Fisher thinks tnat
would suffice will give him Illustration tlat VIII
prove The contrary suppose Dr: f,sier Sn t al
Church in the United States, would he not find thou
sands ready assert that one Of its ministers was
tried and reprimandcd for preaching In Methodist
church and that another depOsed from the ministry
for leaving out single word in the baptsmai servcef
Statements to this effect made for years; new
i
any formal history, Tor, however gsnerdy DeleVeu,
they are utterly untrue But t is needless 70 pursue
tins subject There always viii he class oil readers 10
whom tue random assertOn-eycn OF nlstJrlcus-"Oud
be " confirmation strong proof OF Holy WnL' l 40
not belong to that The reading ana thinking part
OF the world demands evidence before 10 gives DEUEL.
Bu now FOR the other points OF Prof Fishers argu-
He says that In the of the Reformation there
no controle rsy about Epscopaty' no IS qeV9 Ior
what. then, does lie inicr from that dct mere
is what ! iGfer. Episeopacy was then known ana
acknowledged 70 be tho true s'rptdra mode OF churen
government No man denied it, snd 80 there was no
controversy. In those countries WheTe ,he Is"Pa re-
NAMED In communion wn Rome the priests anu iAi'S
had 20 in the work OF Reformation without thr'
ana in doing they were JUSTIFIED oy ther heces-
sity. When, therefore they sct up "a
Bishops without regular consecraOn AZ IN GERMANY Id
Scotland the English diyine3 did not upbrd Them be-
they could do no better WA-n as IN sSlt1sIahJ
they established system Of party an eeclesas.t,a
repnblcansm, that was BOT attacked because they
mad no means OF getting true S1riptura ElscOpae.
The English Churcn, thankful for IFS own BLESSINGS uu
knowing well enough that "eecsSttds non habe iegem
And TINS would have been the course OF enc Eng,, o
dynes n the others had been entirely silent upon
matter. But Prof Fisher knows that they were hos
silent II he should deny can G Sn or i tVo
Meanchou Scholar and Theooau Of The German Reormiion
m apology for The AugoaiT ,SaIe'o9, So. 70 Oi u ~
na have The Ecclesiastical Po'' being dsoe As1ia
H;o h. By what n1t or i" m We dissolve inc
Ecceaucal POi il The Bishops S grant u 'a' "heaA reason
fnnc George Anhalt Tou to God those which be,T the
o. Bishop. would chow hs,e,e' 70 Se bishops n 9 1
Bishops them obey them 'ud yield them Their n e'on
sritinss very often hath expressed"
quite far lie acteo"leiged that be desired an Fps,
hsr,rehy there And o. .'ihems 81
an Epeopasy established on TIE Continent he
vii ind s'e ,nd ay more such proofs Of sq'i nave gos -an,sa
tran serioing or naming Of many different Authonus'l
THIS pea Of necessity was made everywhere at first,
V gos no controversy about Fpiscepacy Bat Wien the
next generation OF ministers in the imperfectiy coust
feet and 10 attack that which their fathers
the Institution Of God controversy began And ye' not
more forDearlng and generous than, probably, they
course of action winch would offend the
feelings hart tine usefulness OF the foreign Reformed
Churches. Admirers OF the newfangcd Presbytery
system, who sought TO introduce 10 into England and
Scotland were Sharply contended against aud dsci-
pinned but the foreign churches not in any way
attacked until the mpernen inIeriereIce ot Bc1t ana
some others made IT impossible for English churchmen
10 keep silent OF this the evidence is abundant. Much
has already given in these letters and more VIII be
Hooker the reader can see the position for about
two generations the English Church maintained:
Although see that certain Reformed Churches Scottish
peca and French not that Ea beat aeeth With iol Scrip
g ' s9e ' .cS S5 sen I'D % l TO p "i
for The one ..SsAe, TOO .s 'r4 700 9 II e oae[ 9afn
bad lament such than eIAtAte (Ee Pol, Bk ill.,
Chan. N.l
He and all his brethren generously RETAINED from any
denuncations Of the defect IN me foreign Protestant
churches which the rIrmediabe error of former
times, the necessity OF the present. mad cast
them" Consequently; even when II became necessary
uphold the true scriptura character OF their own
system. English dlvnes stiIl continued to regard the
swiss, the French and the Scotch as eXcusabe. since
they mad no Opportunity OF getting true eDlscopacy
among them. But tins plea was never admitted in the
case Of those who under no necessity. As
then Scotch or Swiss minister came TO England.
met by the law requiring hun TO show his letters OF
orders regularly received from the hands Of bishop
Ii ne not epscO!aly ordained he could not he
benefited. No matter no" eminent ne might be for
learning and pety, the law both OF Church and State
shut him out from the ministry.
Prof Fisher thinks this could not be the case consd
between the English and Continental RefOrmers For
instance he thinks that Bishop Cox wrote to Guaer
calling him his beloved Rod0ph" IL is impossible TO
believe the Bishop did not consider Guaer
minister Here he confuses things that are different
Buinger Beza exercise the ministry that they
held seeing they could get better bat the right ot
such men TO perform ministerial functions IN the In
gish Church a totally different thing. And the de-
NAL OF that was quite consistent with the most sincere
private friendship Look at the cases already disposed
OF III this controversy. Nothing could De more friendly
than the mode in which Buinger for instance, adj
dressed by many OF the English dlyines. Cox, writ
ing to him from the Kings palace at West
styles him his dear friend
Christ and speaks OF his generation for him. And
yet when Bnllinger invited TO England the best
that could be promised him stated in former
letter. that he mignt teach in the Universities OF II he
desired 10 preach and administer the Sacraments he
might do so among the German refugees to whom the
Government had gwen asylum i venture to say then
that there is eronery In maintaining that. though
the kindest personal feelings existed between the
dvines of England of Switzerland, the latter
not held TO be eligible for office in the English Church.
Ii thIs view, why is II that though there
many foreign ministers in England, not one instance
has been adduced that contrayenes Il
Another thing that Prof Fisher relies upon 10 show
the probability OF his statement being correct that
he thinks, IL consistent with the avowed princi
pies" OF Cranmer He thinks that one who IL
qusnted with Cranmers opinions suppose that the
circums tance that Martyr and Bucer had taken