, 1873-10-09

sus s!thor y o province & the lsw that oi fo
erganxe% oaro Of sonis. To-day tho old csthOlio
Church numbers IN tho German Empiro u congroga-
IN n'Sn % % IN
Ssrs efe ensoe il 1s.s q tic d!sief s,a
AZ Old Catholic congregation, and In spite Of to want
Of churches md othor means Of grace, a,cll result
s Peen se sesEy s9sss wo may nod hone
Church { hss been seeognl2ea by tho State. Over
sy i5 5 a 81 "s1 ia ss9 s a9nsn 9aa u 4 II so ill.,
winter vii study Old Catholic Theology ID lie uni-
our Evangelical brethren has rened rcger worshit,
possible in Evangelical churches In others, tho
ch"rehss. IN Xaara IL switxers, Il Tsaneo
II Va look 1t the Internal results they equally en-
Msoort Rslnfens Professor e 41se1oay It gresa',
closed pastoral leer furnlahea an evidence thnt ito
Erscopal Office will DO carried out tn tho tro arostoo
apris lle WIS eonsccratcd on Aug. II by tile Bishop
a!l tho three docczcs Of tho Church Of Utrecht and
iha ceremony bus strengthened our fellowship with
with tho Armenian Catholics. Thus ws aro In Init
mato Communication with TINT portion q the whole
a% ,n Ssd % nos Which dec not
the rights and faith Of tho nnciont Church, Internal
reforms hayo already been begun, such M per-
oh~reh. ye liavo simply abandoned ] tic abuses Of
the alteration oi saints especially tho exaggerated DE-
1.-Two doue away With ths abuse Of scapaaFes, medals,
and such like. Tho payment Of money for tho reading
Of masecs and public prayers havc been abandoned.
adopted In tho Church service, an 50 far IN o gvine
of tho sasra'nrns as It waa possible 70 Do Without
chureh TSes sneoso pfeyRenoi 1es, xhe @
adopted Mt Cologne june 1879, havo alrcay admitted
4yon 10 certain authority ~ the government Of tic
thoroughly IN kcepfnR viii tho rules and cuatons
OF tho ancont Church Of tho first centuries, and achn
progressive agc II tho proposition for SGT Of r,iics
for synos and congregations should 10 acccpted 1t
doubtless will bo BY the Congress- at Constance md by
tho first Bynod, we shall possosB constitution which
will probably 10 Of Buch o1coont character that 1t
Will bo ardcntly dcsrcd by most Of Evangelical
Bishop, Of preas, and Of laynon Indicates reform
iii the Church which only few ycara ago would havo
ton which seems 10 us essential, and which ls u fol-
lows:
Tho Episcopal Office to 10 the lending ono
The f,lncttons Of Dishops and priests to dissem
innto the truths Of salvation and rrocnim the Word
All believers aro to Cooperate in legnl and orderly
I es1tS hes ,9 t. 5pss t. s. fssa s S q sse
munion Of believers should bo guided.
We close with tho oppression Of our wtah tint
ypHf conference fn1y euGce0u IN bringing ABOUT III
aevo, cloao union Of tho different branches Of the
for you and for ourselves. that tho bond OF mutual
lovo may be drawn over closer, that we may found
institutions which fitted to propro the WY for tho
reconciliation OF al Christian crecds, and to lead to
that object unto which should nll striva that under
ono 8hephcrd Nndor tho Lord Jesus Christ the mctn
May God grant this, md may His blessing be upon
your work.
CONSTANCE, Sept. IL, 1873.
In tho namo Of tho Cid Catholics Of Germany, wo
agn ouraelvoR,
JOSEPH IuBEnG RENKENa, Bishop.
Or. Won SCHULTZ, Privy Councillor aud Professors At
Boun, President
DR.. G. A. ConSEL1u8, First vice-prcsidcnt.
Dr.. AUGUSTINE KELLER, Of Bonn, Second Vice.
President.