Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-06-05

he W. GbIlON OE hi OALAo1u ~ LIZ
episcopal CHURcH.-The Maryland
Episcopal Council has elected the follow
ing clerical and Jay delegates to the Gene
raj Convention: Orlando Hutton, D. D.,
Myer Levin, D. d., George Leeds, d. D.,
T. U. Dudley, Jr.; laity, Messrs. F. w.
Bruno, E. Wyatt Blanchard, Montgomery
Blair, and Judge Daniel r.. Magruder.
The Rev, Messrs. Hutton and Levin and
Mr.. Bruno were also ON the opposition
ticket, Messrs. Hutton, levin, and
Leeds were delegates to the last General
Convention, as were Messrs. Bruno and
Magruder. The change in the composition
of the delegation is understood to indicate
opposition to ritualism. The New Jersey
Council was in session in Grace church,
Newark, Friday. A letter says:
A genuine sensation was occasioned by
the Rev. DR.. Nicholson, of Trinity church
Newark, who in the course of vigorous
auti-ritualstic speech, brought the matter
home to Grace church. lie, too, loved
liberation, but there should be limit.
'sThey tell us, said he, "that three years
! ago irregularities existed. They asked the
bGeneral Convention to pass a canon pro-
| hibiting the carrying Of a cross-is that
done OF not the nse of lights about the
1 holy table wien not necessary-behold,
gentlemen, look ~ and the reverend gem
tieman pointed to tile altar of the church
in which he stood, Wherein stood two
| large candlesticks, with long wax candles
| in them, and other High Church altar ia
BILE appendages. "Some,' he said, "were
/ by these things prevented from attending
! worship at Grace church at the opening OF
/ the onvention."
/ When he entered the church he saw no
such diversities in service. Now, no one
could enter one of these new fashioned
/ churches and understand the services. 1t
| was time for action. There are doctrines
symboliztd which are not in accordance
| with our standards. The principle of eu-
charistic alteration and tie so-called real
presence were lately condemned and de-
clared not to be doctrines of this church
in the Bennett case. If the real presence
were the doctrine, loyalty to his Master
would compel him to leave it. He finds
no such doctrine in Scripture. There is a
real presence, not in the elements, but in
the heart of the receiver. Their church.
| in her articles, teaches no other real pre-
| sence.
After considerable further debate, the
following substitute, offered by Rev. DR..
| OdIIlSOl, Wdo CdlI NY d VOUt
of thirty-four clerics to twenty-fOur, sew
enteen lay to eleven:
RESOLVED, That the following be adopted
as a minute of this Convention, and a
| copy hereof be transmitted to each house
of the General Convention
The clurchmen of New Jersey have
received with dutiful reverence and will
very great satisfaction the wise words OF
their Right Reverend Fathers in the pas
toral letter of 1871, touching the subject
! of ritual
The Diocesan Convention in this, its
4 ninety-first annual session, adopts those
words of the Bishops as the expression Of
| it's own conviction-to wit
1. That swhat is known as ritualism is
mainly question of taste, temperament
and constitution until it becomes the ex
preston of doctrine; )" and
2. That whatsoever ''ritual Or posture
there may be ''lately introduced amongst
us, which undoubtedly inculcates and i'll
courages what is known us eucllaristiC
alteration, finds no warrant in our Office
for the administration of the Holy Com
muniOn"
In the confidence inspired by the goodly
counsels of the Bishops in their pastoratt
the churchmen of New Jersey rest assur
ed of what they earnestly desire, thai
whatever action the General Convention
may deem it wise to take OH the subject
will proceed upon the principles thus al
ready Indicated by the utterance Of thf
Upper House.