, 1874-02-08
claim eayors more Of egotism than the pt1nc'p1o

claim sagors more Of egotlsm than the PlA3e'p1o
' Honor to whom honor is due
is there no s'Ch1istianitv in earnest oase.uo
Methodism, Us the worthy gentleman "9utu U 1an1 hn
us believe? We're not tho Pi1gt1me: tnas esa pa.r.
of Congregatioualists who landed from luz Ma5 -
flower on Plymouth Rock, an eIanou'A''1o't
Christianity III earncst Z: .,,o mama of
Docs tie ReY. 3Ir. Peck recall tue Eai nanie ~ of
President Edwards, or OF Acteteloil;,, OH, sTotlod
whom WAS i'll any way conhecttu VIA "..,s ot Nnw
ism, who with pen and earnest Words eet ~"
Encan1 1s ablaze With divine truth? Or has 3 ne
heard of Samuel Davies, John ai. Mason. A,ps.t
pornea and score. of earnest WORKERS. Wnose
entire training Was among tho prespytcliuua3a
Of Presbyterian churches N our se' te ore ntSr
II members. wealth or devotion, ana as
denomination working among the masses; MI
tha zeal Of apostles, long before Mesnouasm ;l =!
was established i'll this country, which splf1t 10
in no sense abated: ,,o4,o,;et
friend to tie thousands OF BAPTIST chu1enes
whose ministers and members hnye done aua ate
doing noble work for the Master; OF Dr: 'noson,
the pioneer missionary to India, none OF "nose
Tav for tie coming Of Christ in that dark land
6r has it occurred to any one cialnlnS so
mnrh for MethoGism that Charles e. tlnney
has been the instrument Of the conversion ~ ~
thousands OF persons, sway.ns the people ~ ' sls
trees of q forest are awayed by the Winds ana
t7 th.t he drew lis inspiration not from Method,
;sIn NOR auy other ism, but from the Ilpie
~ has Dr. Peck READ Of the missionaries to the
Sandwich Islands, whose earnestness: anu
methods OF work were drawn from ane san,o fsnr,'
source Who have changed an entire nation IRON
hnrbarism to civilization ?-p]easan1 villages.
re1l.culti;ated fields, and rural homes taking
the n1ace of the ride lnts Of the natives; or
Of titus Conn, one Of that band OF mlsslohallts
Of whom it has been said that :" ne mas pefnaps
hecu the mcans Of the conversion OF more per
sons than any man who has Iced since the
@ 5ays Of tho Apostle Paul:'' Yet Dr: Coan
! ~ Coarreeationalist. And neither was le,
nor his coaborers, influenced III any Henso s by
| Methodism, but By q train OF caa5es at!sihss
| from an entirely different source.
Nor NAV it he unprotltable. to remember that
! the inst church established in Chicago was not
| Methodist, but Preabyter1an. anu the h1s1
sunday-school was organized by good deacon
| of another Denomination.
Bat neod not speak Of Earl. OF Hammond
! or the Tyngs, who light their torches not at Q
Methodist discipline, but from the words Of tue
glorifed Christ. :,
That MethoGism has accomplished much il
| not denied; but..tlat other denominations, eacI
III its own way. has cultivated ITS nelo ~ WI.
| and can show MS good results, cannot be COUP:
| ed. ftA1iA7'
THE B1suopR1c OF w1scoxs1S-nn. DE KoVEs, ETC
| 70 tic Ecitor OF Tie Chicago Tribune:
t. Sic: You will permit me to say g. lev snnSs
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nraphs in TIE TRIBUNE Of last wees. and. Il
the first place, desire to say tLat it was BY II
means my intention to be personal, OF, eltne
4 directly OF indirectly, to- lmpugn the purity Q
Or. Dekoven'a personal character. ;af A.nong' r3,
4 correspondent signing himself Truth - pro
fasses to be. I have d sufficient acqualntanc
With him to justify mo in respecting hum nlgnl
both rs gentleman and as ascholar. But = we've
DR.. neKoven simply as tho rep1esen!3o,i:tsve %
both in Great Britain, and the United state:
Tn the former country that party was led by sue
mon Us J. u. Newman ESQ long as ne RENAME 9
in the Church OF England), Dr.. Pussy. and Arct
deacon Denison. In this country It's rgefesenss @ r
tivea arc Dr.. Ever, Dr.. u. DIX, and DI, neh!
ven. It ,7as my object to direct public attentlo
Ia this fact. at this time, and to suggest some
the conseuuences which DR.. Dehoycn's electio
| as Bishop OF Wisconsin would carry along Win
But here am met upon tho threshold OF sue
q discussion by your TWO correspondents, ri
esy to me in effect IT. You have no right TO 81
: ANYTHING upon this subject. You are not, as ye
pretend, An Episcopalian' you are a friend
t Mr, Cheney ana the new Cheney: Cqmmlns N NOV
e -nient,'' and; 50 an enemy o' me Ap'seop
Church"
= IF this is 10 specimen Of the struth' - and !" 1al
. play Of my critics. the public can easily juds
q what it is worth. You Gun testify. NJ EAllo .
l. that am not only An Epscopalian," but Il
3 rector Of an Episcopal Church, not q hund1.
miles distant 1tOm elLAE1 4sRIA440 ~ ~Ae.Nt-~
( that m IN regular standing in my diocese, ha'
10 had no trouble with my Bishop, and DO not 81
IT ticipate any, having never been ACCUSED OF syn
X patby with either Of the Bishops OF tho Keforme
:; Episcopal Church. But even If I had been u
ID friend Of Mr. Cheney or an aafes IT, eve even j.
Il ANYTHING whatever to do with the correctne
= and pertinency Of my statements in regard to L
DeKoyen.
q One other prejudice and misconception / d
eire to disa1m aud correct. understand, iro
:. what these two rriticB say, that they rega
i, what Eaid in reference to Dr.. Dekoven;s 50
ht posed readiness to act Father Confessor
ut cirs' schools as an insinuation against t.
# purity Of his character. Nothing Tas.* furth
ee % from nv thoughts threw ont the sugeesti
to ii regard to girls schools simply for the purpo
J. Of showing tho natural tendency of such me.
It, 11ro as that of introducing aurlcular contessl
is into school for boys, such as Racine Collie
OF is II it is right and proper to have such an
- - proper for girls, and, if..it is on
&c &c mirable 1ai '.e as fair-Play tells us i
ly It is in Racine College, may rest assured u
'e it will speedily find its way into schools
girls, INV
able from the fact that it IS not merely for bs
end their schools thut Dr.. Pusey and his folio
d. era {of whom Dr.. Dckoyen is undoubtedly OF
81 advocate the use Of the confessional. They
well Known to am AZ introducing ~ ta u s1lt
r. and necessary discipline for all classes OF Ch1
IN ~ tianz, men and women, old hnd young, IN lea
al | as we'll as in sickneGs.
be But. saws 'Trut1," 'sDr. Dekoren does
sympathze with Roman Catholicism in respect
&c Confession Roman Catholicism ho
Ie to compulsory confession, and makes priv
confession and absolutlon necessary. can
n perceive that in tlis country, where It ls
af- Supported By the civil power, the Church
ID Tome exercises any more comp ulsion in lie
nat ipE its members to confession than Dr..
st. Koyen, armed with all the authority 81 his
.' eo lcec, does over the unsuspccting youth subn
es. ees. ted to his government And If lie does not
s0' gard it as necessary" why does he recomm'
aud practice lt2
,a IBut.'' says 'Fair-play," "Dr. DeKoyen il
ejr advocate Of private confession in The ord11
Of use Of the term" And then he goes on to