New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-06
INTERCHANGE OF PuLPITS.

.Jesus Christ instituted the Office of the
Christian ministry He originally appointed twelve
Apostles and invested them with ordinary and eXraor-
diuary functions. The extraordinary functions con
fcrred upon them constituted them Apostles in the spe
chc sense the ordinary functions constituted them
ministers the Gospel in the general sense AS Apos
Ties they received their appointments directly from
Christ and we're endowed with inspiration, elothedWh
miraculous power commissioned TO bear witness OF Ills
personal ministry and especially His resurrection ana
were empOwere TO organize the Christian Church' auu
made the medium Of divine revelation As ministers OF
the Gospel they commissioned 10 preach tnc ue
pei every creature in all the world 70 ,o
s1crauleufs according TO the Scriptures, 10 eNer
else governing and disciplinary powers, 10 conGI
the same prerugalVes upon lHer 800, ogics 20
ordination TO transmit the mnlSetal 1lnoe 70
the end time. As Apostles their heId oI laDor Has
the world INTO which they wehl' oeaILs WIVES 20
Christ organizing churches. Ordaimng ministers, an9
exercising special supervision over bOth pastors ana
congregations IN TINS lnauher aocdl t
were uzed, which as constituent parts OF spu
like manner ministers called, ordained ana setted
AS pastor over tho churches. The believers became
members aud these OVerseers pastors OF inc NAurci
TDiyeTsai as well as of the Church Particular. And
while order requires that certain prerOgauNes DeiOhg-
ing 10 members and pastors should be limited III tnelr
founder aud more comprehensive conception OF
inc Snur SJeapism demands that some other
privileges pertaining 20 tho Church, Universal
may also he exercised by both members and pastors
IN exceptional cases, Dy n1tuaI cIuseH.. , ,S
of privileges sacramental fellowship among ielDeIe
belong. These formative principles are cohtau, IN oc
Scriptures, aud practically developed III the organ
thew believed in one holy Catholic Church. TO which
thew belonged and IN which they were lnVesc Dom s
mental and pulpit fellowship In the Ongoing OF Prov
dence the primitive Church was iuoeuated WIN error
and Transformed into the hierarchy. This made
nation indispensable. The occasion thus fur
nished for rise OF Professionalism whose develop
ent eventually eliminated in the organization OF the
different orthodox Protestant denominations, among
which on interchange OF pups ought 90 DO practlced
In the further calculation of our theme, we remark;
That interchange OF pulpits cannot De inauguiated
and regulated by canon laws. As Pedestrians are not
ecclesiastical which is authorized TO legsate on
the subject. Interchange Of pulps must therefore, 1e
remanded 10 the sphere of ecclesiastical liberty ana DC
regulated by pastors OF the Protestant denOnha
tons according 10 local circumstances cOngregauohal
relations pastoral preferences and ecclesiastical aini
lies While, therefore, the Evangelical Ahance cannot
legtmately authorize the pastors OF tne dueLeHt ue
Nominations represented in 10 10 interchange pts or
prescribe when aud where and how oiten exchanges
shall take place, yet In our Judghent IL nay apP,OHJ
or recommend interchanges wherever ecceslastca
capOps and laws OF State will allow Ana we nope Ihhl
through Influence Of this Alliance all snch oDstruc
rupit ia restricted TO Protesants Tae Church OF Rome
corrnpted the Word of God perverted the sacraments
usurped the authority Of the Church, ald lea tne peOo
astray and when reouked reieseu 70 I9notIe IT,
needed the call OF God addressed 10 them COine ouU
from among them and be We separated" They organ
lied their respective denominations The errors ana
abuses protested against were suOSeluenl
lively adopted by the Council OF Trent ana are he4u any
10 this day. As, therefore, the CdnOns OF
Trent remain i'm fun force the Protest Of Speyer must
remain in fun force. Fidelity TO me truth OF
God reouired the entire separation Of PrOtestants
from the Church of Rome and consistency demands lha
there he no Interchange OF pups with the priests and
nreates of MAT corrup Church Interchange OF pupits
should also restricted to the ministers OF ORTHODOX
DENOMINATIONS. Under the alteration OF the human
reason consequent upon fall there arose in apostolic
times false prophets who erred concerning lne laitn
preached another gospel denied the LOrd mat taught
Them aud brought in dannable heresies Christ called
these wolves in sleeps clothing and warned HIS
disciples against them and as the Apostles lne
churches from receiving them and their pastors from
bidding them Gods pced. the moral force OF these warn
ings aud njunctOns require that the pastors OF orCd1
denominations should refuse an interchange OF puplts
with errorss, who deny the fundamental doc
trines OF the system OF evangelical truth. -, = -
Interchange Of pupits IN the Christian church was
foreshadOwed by Jewish custom in the service OF the
synagOgues Of the Jewish church Inc prefogauVe OF
reading and eXpOunding the scriptures ana preaching
the people was not restricted Dut was eAt9hueu Dy
the rulers Of the synagogue 10 any % ~ 70 any
stranger who might be present, as Wen as 10 te anger
who appointed TO attend 70 thls part VI .o
service. When Christ entered the synagogue al Na1a
reh of which he member the DOCK Oh the prophet
Esaias handed TO him. ana ne reau ana eApounueu
the lesson for the day. But When Jesus HaS poeset "a
synagOgue OF which he was not member ne preached
10 people instead OF the angel or preacher after
The reading and exposition OF the ochptures' Wne I
Paul and his companions were at AntlOch
they went 10 the synagogue ana sat uoWh AIter tne
reading Of the Law sand the fTophes Tue rulers SEN
messenger to them, saying, Men and brethren. II We
have any word OF exhofaIon LOT to R P say d
Aud IN accordance with TINS invltauoh fsa preaGhSu
the Gospel 20 those who were present. or Oiclateu IN
The place Of the angel preacher or the synagogue II
now. the privilege OF e1hOrtlng OI PIcacnng 'ne
place of the angel conferred upon any member OF
much more would THIS privilege De eA
tended by one angel Of the synaSogue 10 aothe[ anu
rs the ministers OF the seven churches OF ASIA were
which exists between the duties ana perogaIlkes VI
these Offices, the proprley ana duty OF lntercnSnse
Of pupiis among the angels OF inc t rev
Testament churches was az lSast IoIe
Swallowed by the custom prevalent In the Jewish syna
gOgue service. The prOprey OF Interchange OF pupts
is enforced by apostolic authority ana example. Tue
Apostles organized churches III different Localities, Or
dained elders bishops, and recommended them as
pastors 70 their members They also chose ministers
evangeliss whom they employed as Their assistants
me regions 70 visit aud edify churches and
their pastors The pres0yteIs Or bishops were
doubtless recognized each other as such and ohcated
each other occasion called for IT, me evaneests
ike the Apostles ministers OF the Church Ia gem
eral and wherever they they were acknowledged
as the accredited messengers OF the Apostles ny tue
pastors OF the local churches, In whose stead they
preached the Gospel during their s0lOufn among thel
The Interchange OF pulps on the part o. the pastors o.
ties or when they visit other congregations IA oher
countries temporary eyange1sls mas 3oup'oSs inc
sanction OF apostolic authority and example.
the prOpriety Of the interchange OF puplts ls s9s
tanned by the practice OF me pFimtve Ohucn III sg
by altar fellowship among It's memDeIs ana pulpit le
lowship among the pastors ANY munster 30 , 1 p
n present at public worship, was ordinarily inVIeu 20
take part IN conducting the services Inls Nh
Ing beep abused regulations made ny the chufch
councils 10 guard against the reception OF lmpostos
No. 81 Of the Apostolic Canons say L1t no 09 re-
ceive strange QOregn) bishops, or preshyteis OF u.
cons, without letters OF recommendations anu ~
Council OF Carthage adopted similar Ieguat1 ~ ." o
wear SGS. Interchange OF puplts is demanoeu ~ D
sstent development OF the principles OF FfOtes
Protestaptlsmi was not a new creation. 10 dld not
originate new ecclesiastical forces, but 1t discovered
the formative principles OF Christianity, ana eur
bodied them In the organization OF the Evan
geeai Church At first Luther aimed at the reform OF
the Romish Church and opposed separation nom HgI;
For a while he saw that everything was Ia Wretched
STAT there; he did regard that sufficient rea,
separation" nor separation the Lest means OF
making ~ better "Thefe Is no SIN, no eYil said ne
that should destroy charity or break the bond Of union
We must not desert God on account OF the deyl But
the Papal bull OF accommodation eyehtuahy tanghJ
nm the hopeessness OF reforming the Chureh OF Rome
and the ssty OF ecclesiastical leofgdhZtton Ia
fhe accomplishment OF this work ne ara Dol originate
new sect having no connection with the ChnIch VI tho
,,sst blt he recognized aud revived the primitive
catholic church. with It's apostolic principles, III contra
disapcf0u from the Papa hierarchy
Adouting tie eeuneDical cfeeds the Reformers con-