The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-12

the purport and scope are the same, 70
protect the Congregations OF this Church
against the ministrations OF persons
Who are not responsible to this Church
for what they may teach and DO. 1t
does not declare that no persons are
Ministers except those ordained 70 Min
ister in this Church. but simply'that
such only are allowed to officiate for
our people. 1t is . prudential munich
pal regulation, that our Congregations
NAV moi be exposed to disturbance 6y
The insidiou teaching Of some one who
might delight in the opportunity Tor
creating confusion. especially as he was
not liable to be dealt with for the evil
be had caused. ... ~
1t is worthy of notice that this regu-
alton is virtually q practice. to . great
sr or less extent. by other Churches,
where it has not been ordained by Ia"
"A condition, which I spprehend, in
wolves more delicacy, and gives occa-
sion to more offence, than where the
whole is the subject OF positive enact
ment. n
The regulation 10 not a line wider
than the Churches responsibility. 1t
covers only the services provided Tor
our own people and our own places OF
worship. II any one Of our members
or Ministers thinks proper to visit an
assembly of Christians Of another
Church, and to join in their deyotions,
l,sten to their teaching, partake in their
Communion, their is no law prohibit
ing bis course. 1t is for him to Judge
OF it's expedieucy; and if he exercises
liberty without ostentatioD, and with
out invidiously rejecting on brethren
who do not desire to follow his example,
he violates no rule Of his Church, and
is not Justly liable to censure. II he is
injured by the indulgence, he has him
self only to blame, and for any benefit
be receives al who love him will be
thankful.
Every one knows that Ministers and
members OF other Churches may, and
do, when they desire il, so partake with
". Such inter-commuuion is neither
unlawful nor new. The declaration oil
Archbishop Usher was but the spirit
of the leading Reiormers: "Howsoever,
must needs think that the Churches
which have no Bishops are thereby be-
come very much detective n the r gov"
erument; and that the Churches In
France, who, living under a Poplsh
power, cannot do what they would, are
more e1cusable In this del ect than the
Low Countries that live under a free
State, yet, for testiIying my communion
with these Churches (Which / do love
and honor as true members OF the
Church Universally l do profess, that
with like affection 1 should receive the
blessed Sacrament at the hands OF the
Dutch Ministers if / were in Holland,
az l should do at the hands Of the
French Ministers. if | were in Chair
tone" The action of Dean Afford at
Berlin, and of Dean Smith in New
York, each having the sanction OF his
METROPOLITAN, SHOES that tic liberty is
not Withdrawn or muuIraieI In the
Church q; Ens .e.i
10 the Church in the United States,
such intercommunion is neither inter"
fered with, nor likely go TO be. l re-
gard this an one form Of the practical
recognition which you seem to think is
discountenspced by "the Episcopal
Church" Not the Episcopal Church,
my good broiher-her skirts are clean.
There are indeed certain Episcopalians
how many l know not--l wish there
were none-whose temperament in
clines them to exclusiveness, and whose
harsh censure Of those VINO differ from
them equals the ontcry OF the crafts
men al Ephesus. But these are not the
Episcopal Church. They speak with
out her sanction, and have no power
to enforce what they dictate. Such ve'
hement and 'imperious" vocieration
may be annoyiug-nothing more. Yor
seem worn out by this din, and propose
to fiud reliei by retiring from the en-
closure now common to both. | woult
asree with you. if they had essential,
altered the enclosure-chauged it
miuistratons 90 as TO forbid what We
consider obligatory, or enforce what w
deem sinful. Itthey had power for al
this, and had go used it, then we coulc
but suffer to death if need be, or TO
conscience sake go out to live an,
labor elsewhere. But no such transfer
no stion has taken place. The venera
BILE Church in itself is, from conversion
to the cross-surmounted spire, tn
same from which at an incslcuiable cos
our fathers wrenched the corrupt accre
tons, BY which it had become dis6gur
ed and defiled. The Services, in whic
we engage are the same simple Scrip
tural Services by which their heart
sscended to God in prayer and praise
The servants who minister are free t
preach the glorious gospel-no let o
hiudraucs other than their own infirml
ties. The children are all free to tax
the Bread, and drink the Water OF Life
And shall we leave this blessed hom
aud relinquish this precious heritage
For what2 Whittier, and with whom
mol mott is all oars and unchanged
Let those who covet change, and ar
intent on innovations, who ARE not
ne, 20 out from us," but let those VIII
love the Church az it ia, and because
10 what it is, who find refreshment an
strength in its Scriptursl Services an
Sacraments, who prize its Apostolic
ministry aud open Bible, abide in th
enjoyment OF these inestimable privile
ses, guard them with jealous car
and transmit them unimpaired to thos
who are TO come, and so meet, as "
may, our responsibility to them and
the Great Head OF the Church. wh
has entrusted to us such incomparsbI
treasures.
This, my dear brother, is my cles
conclusion, after careful considerable
Of the reasons you assign for yot