, 1874-02-23

iii ettondance, md TINT nonr1y, II not quite,
overy parialf ontitlcd to representation WIS 70
tlo pot,tling olooton. Two candidates Of oaanlly
at,d vol known "1Iigll Church standing woro
nominated. al,'l eaoll brought to tlat nomination
guarantees Of nnstllfel puiFonh honor, soc'ai
Qualities an nnquostionoa ability. 10 MI NJ ,
nrolisninnrioa OF organization waH' to DO found
tho key to I'LL tho subsequent proceedings por.
blstont ofrorte. wore 1nado to Introduce to tho
b!lnlnobs Of tic Council PERSONS and isattors
tai and It 1nuat 10 contested tnt tho thing had
ainlstor look Wion Tho nomination, waH reach-
cd bldoa had become moro t!lnn warm, nrd TINT
:drcorol1B reverence for tho Lords house. Which
,yicu Of tomnion prayor Ind bcen quito forgotten
by a fow. Tie. nominations woro 1nadc tho
opportunity OF offensive personalities moro
bofttinE a ca1tcua-roOtn tllnn n Christiaf!
statement ct tho goncrul or specific norlts Of y
candidate for tho high ollico Of Bishop, Tor tho
information of si,cli Us aro personally uhac-
quaintol, mud :. w4oBo votes aro no1lctod but
distinction and .abnsef charity tloes .tlismnyetl
from tho hosc Ill which slo is wounded by lor'
fronflH. Aud Bllch waa tho history Of tlat Coun-
Gil. Called together to elect q bishop iii tho
Church. Of God, II spont its strength in scenes Of
disorder that exhausted Tho arts Of tho politl,;
cln,,. Private conversations, confidential oorre-
Hpontionco, the nngnnricd i1torcourseo Of FRAZIER
nal companionsl,ip wcro. converted into capital
for party votes arl for tho worlds acor1t, too.
Ono may; 10 parionod fur anyinE that tho CHS.
OF tic Holy 0loBt though nanifoatly neyer
moro noeded, atemods in some eases sadly H.
timed, for 1t vas oyilont onougl. tI,as not nj!
came to be 20 directed. THO speech Of some Of
tho rncrahors'of tho Council was not :" '"sonaoncl
with anlt,n but With poppor, md ono woudcrs
.whstaor = management" IND not moro 10 do in
the closoly contoatod vote than tho raraclito.
For tho chior purposes Of this discourse We must
sponk 1ittlo In dotail. Previous to tho mcoting
OF tho Couiicil Circular A1gnod By six OF Tho
clergy Of tho Diocese, waa ;Bown broadcast, not
only over tho Dlocoso but ovor tho whole coliu-
try, charging one Of tho candidates with loma',-
faco Of tho whole congregation recalled his
Bignaturo, con nfossing that llo Ind anlrmad
tint whicl ho did not" know to bo
trno, mud. asting :: tho = pardon Of
Tho remaining lva had adhered To tlloir original
charges, which wore amply rofutell, in tho sonso
III Which thoy- wero iMtolled Not having TINT
circular before ,ls rs NC write, md thorforo lo-
charges, we noto only those: Of confession, OK
cessivo ritual and cucnarlstic aloration. After
-! n wcarsonle md repeated reiteration Of these
charges, tho Warden Of Racine College, In n
speech every syllable Of Which was interpreted
by his Own, and confessed, honest md lalorfous
lifo, and tin s,blilnity Of whoso pororatiuu was
intensified by ilis thrilling appeal to the Most
| High Cod amply rofutod such chnrgos, and
many hearer, Jealous for. tho: purity ct tho
| fnith, brcathed moro freely. LII 4 period Of
| heard tho confessions Of only twenty atfultB.
| Tho charge Of intrusion INTO Nashotah T1oolog.
cal Seminary for tho p'1rpoeo OF anricular con-
fcusion, aud against tho Bishops wish, was re-
| fitted by the testimony Of its own President.
Tho whole matter issued iu tue actual fact that
| he ind neyor compelled confession in hia lifo,
but had simply dono what tho oxhortation in
| tho Communion oilice provided. lThe preacher
here road from tho Book Of Common praycr].
: Now, M to excessive ritual. It was affirmed
| t,at, il electcd lie would.convort tho Cathedral
| III milwaukee, into O. nomiah ono ono in which
candies should buru OH its altar, wlcro swing-
| ing corsers aud prostrations. an elevations OF
tic host should teach the fab]o OF tranaubstatl-
| tintion. and whose walls should 'be liuod
| with confessional boxeB., The fact appeared
that nothing In llfH past usage or present belief
Ind ever Justified such fcar. Raclno College
had now cngrnftcd on its systom n moro oriato
ated, and not 81 ornnto ono Ms ch,lrcllmcn Of
tho stamp of tho 1ov. Wardon's acousers are no.
custolned to, aud satisfied with, elsewhere. II a
suvplicod choir IN evidence Of NomuniBna ut Ra-
cine, it iB evidence Of the snno nll over our tand
and in many 'Low" Church parishos in Ell.
| gland. Professionals and rccessionaB layo nc
possible doctrinnl Significance, hut must bo reo-
| gated to tho Hp1oro of pure; nxpe{ency. Lights
Il ~ IL w.
arc just no mora nor less tlsan tllo samo lights
foot nhovo tho altar. Colorcd hoods aro collogi
ato badges, and when thoy. aro condemned OIL
own Cathedral, st. Shepherds College, a,,a man,
.ohurotmon.- iaii under tho sumo bar,
And thus. il would soom, disappears the graya
mon Of that charge.
| E3!chnrsto alteration i3as ominoun sound
and under Its magic spoil VIC look for crowd q
nearly quo rrostrato penltcntu. in the porsons
1-J l1oo kfotI 1f A$> IN,
experouco aud observation justify tho assertion
tint tho atmosphere Of college life iH not ospoci
ally favorable to excessive reverence. much 1cs
to superstition; for sacred things. And, lsnow
bratfon and reception Of tho blessed sacranlcn
Of tile =: Lords body and :" blood, NJ
can easily understand tho estimation i,
which it is held by. tho "' Wardot
Of Racine: III the General. Convention Of thu
TINT ho hi,nso1f alored, aud would, il necessary
or Ills duty, teach others to atloro, o.1r Lore
present oil, the altar uuaer tho forms OF bread ant
| WING. [Here tho preacher read from tho book o
Common Prayer.] It will THUS bo Hcen that thu
real, spiritual presence Of onr Lord in tht
Eucharist il, and Inns always boen, tho doctrine
Of the Church, Tho accused Clergyman cx
preHslynvowod his abhorronce Of the doctrine O.
carnal presence and Of trai.substantiation, ailt
proved that ho adored our Lord, nud not til,
+ clelncnts, and TINT such Aaorationt was internal
8, not expressed by nuy outward gestures.
And hero wo think wo may stop. We arc n,
partisan. Our words lsayo been prompted b.
duty, and by 10 human: being. Our acq,.aint
. anco with our dear trothron OF tho clergy in
yolyotl in this sad busincB8 IL confined chiefly t
that party which has arrlignod before the Who'll
world brother presbytor, who needs not M
dofon6e, but who loaeryes my justice, Hayiu
never had five houra' conversation with 1liai Il
my life, nm not open. to tho suspicion Of Ell
personal nlotiyes anl, wero he tho ll'srnbloA
parish prieat in tho land, he should luye til
little honctit Of my humble dcfenso. Il il not
ittlosllspciouB That. it tho charges against III!
: wolo beliovod, Ie waa not long Binco preaonte
for tral in conformity to that solemn ortlinatio
vow which engages ayory Clergyman " to bania
and drive n,sny NIL crreneouB una strange doc
;; tril.es" from tho Church.
J Not having bcon commonly olassed among til
!. "litualiBtic purity, our words and views ar
not inspired by any such intorest. but si.npl
by love Of doconcy: and fair play. Amy cas
( that must bo bolstered up by diagracoful arts
Il bad cause, md every a!laror III such arth ri
bo buried uulor au avalanche fpubllo religions
| and moral sentiment. and boyoun Tho possilllit
i Of resurrection. But just hero lot 1t l'c sat
that the acts Of tho fow must not be1 charged t
Thu many. Bad III was tho blood, and intempo'
alto as wns tho spoocl, tho clergy did not fieoI
!, | call each other "liars md "sGoundrels," q
] tho papers would have it, md many blusloa
, | find themselves in ssscll strange company. llo
grent the pity that 1suc!no and Wasllotah have hce
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