Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-31
Bishop Bedell says that Ritusli-m /
an ally of Romanism.

John Cotton Smith, u. D., speaks OF
"Bishop Cheney ana says:
1--WE see no reason, on any Church
principle, Why he is not truly Bishop.
And If he IL trulya Bishop, in the line
OF apostolic succession, We do not see
how it helps the matter to withhold the
title from him.
The Church Journal, one Of the most
earnest -opposers OF ths Bishop Cum
minis movement, lays down tiie law in
these words:
0IlisIiop Gummius Is still Bishop
When deposed he will be still Bishop.
His acts a, g uncanonical, irregular, in
valid to the Church. but they are still
the acts Of Bishop. The orders of the
Reformed Episcopal Church, !" will be
just the same as our own. "Once
Bishop, always Bishop" is the ex-
preston of the doctrise about orders.
The Methodist CAFistiaa Aduocate aud
Journal has an article suggesting that
Bishop Cummins should be received In
TO the Methodist fold and be set to work
as a Kshop. The writer says:
sIHe Is in orders, of the most regular
kind. His ordination would be accept
ed by believers I'm Apostolic Succession.
In a few years, without any controversy
without any Submission TO unreasonable
demands, without any abandonment osf
Methodist doctrine or usage, we should
have a ministry among Us that even
High Church EpiscDpslians would be
bound to respect and recognize, on the
basis of their own assumptions"
A very interesting work Of grace has
for some time been in progress In Der
BY, England, III connection with the
labors of the clergy OF the Established
Churci--the Rev. Sholto Douglas, Vicar
of All Saints, and his curates. 1t began
with the Mission Week month or two
ago. but has continued ever since. The
Corn Exchange, as we'll rs the church,
has been flied to oyerfiowfng ON week
evenings. The Derby Mercury says j:
''Extempore prayer by the ministers
has been generally introduced, and si-
lentprayer has also taken place in con-
nectiOn with special portions of the SER
vices. The crushing and crowding at
ALL Saints Church. have become greater
every evening, and nightly the congre-
cation has been overflowing. On one
evening the Vicar remarked that the
Spirit of God was evidently resting on
the services, and If it came to having
services in the church all day they must
have them"
The sympathy of Christ was not
merely love of men in masses; he loved
the masses, but He loved them because
made up otsindividuals;s OF he .shad COM
passion ON the multitude;' but he had
also discriminating special tenderness
for erring Peter and crring Thomas
lie felt, for the despised, lonely Zaccheus
in his sycamore tree. He compassion
ated the discomfort of His disciples. He
mixed his tear with the stiffled sobs by
the grave of Lazarus. He called the
ahashed children to his side. Amongst
the members, as He walked, he detected
the individual tonch of faith. "Master,
the multitude throng thee. and sayest
thou, tivho touched me!'" Somebody
hath ,stonchedame."
lie sympathy OF the-Divfne human
he knows what strength is needed. He
gives grace to help; and when the
world, with its thousand forms of tempt
alton, seems TO whispertO u.s. as to Esau,
'5e1 me thy birthright,' the other voice
speaks: Shall barter blessedness for
happiness-the inward peace for the
outward thrill--the benediction of my
Father for mess of pOttageY There
are momSnts when we seem to tread
abuve this earth, superior to ITS allure.
ments, able to do without it's Kindness
as He did His. Those moments are moi
Tire sunshine OF life. They did no!
come when the world would have sale
that all around you was glad; but 1t wal
when outward trials had shaken the sou
tGitS very centre, then there came Fl iOu
Him "grace to help in time of need"
$50 is the Kingdom of God, as if .
man should cast seed into the ground
and should sleep, and rise night aud day
and the seed should spring and grow up
he kuoweth not how. For the cart
briugeth forth fruit of herself; first th'
blade, then the ear, after that the full
corn in the ear"
This parable stands related to tn
larger one of the sower and the see
which Immediately precedes it. Th
design of that parable Is to show tli
different effects of the Gospel upon diff
ferent classes of men, of which thre
will be found to exhibit nothing bu
spiritual barrenness, whilst one onl
brings forth fruit unto perfection. The
comes the present parable, which, Liz
that Of the Leaven, declares the secrt
invisible energy OF the Divine Wore
that iC has life in itself, and will unfol
itself according to the law of its ow
being. "First the blade, then the ca
after that the full corn in the ear" TIL
analogy Is perfect, both with respect
and in the heart of the individual maj
A few seeds OF the incorruptible Wor
dropped at Jerusalem, at Capernaum,
the Synagogue of Nazareth, or by I'll
Sea Of Galilee, fsilently and gradual
grew, attracting little observation, b.
leavening secretly, until to-day on
third of the earth's inhabitants a.
members of "that Kingdom which cor
eth not with observation" Had &C
called rs to His councils, we shou
have been impatient of this slow proce
OF growth, and wanted the nations CO..
Verte,i in day by some display of Fl
aimighfiness; some earthquake or fir
some great strong wind which wOu
rend the mountains and break in piec
the rocks. But such would not be in g
corAance with His law of gradual grow
Rt3d increase.
Men, under excitement, often asuT
vows, and do things which, when reas
resumes her sway, they regret.
stead of the growth OF Christianity In {
world being promoted by such sp
mo,iic means, it is seriously retards
As To the secret and mysterious grow
Of the seed In the heart, God only c
tell when the seed germinates. T
6OxSt Is utCcTif tlCdpdUio Os UclcTmt
ing. He cannot form any certain jud
ulent from mans religious expr
sions, because we daily see that m
express themselves as having fou
peace, or had forgiveness of their. si
Or sayingly converted, or perfectly sal
titled, while they are full of censoriO
hess, spiritual pride, and self-esteem
Neither can the recipient tell; I"
wind bloweth where it listeth, q
ti,op nearest tho sound thereof, but {
not tell whence It cometh and whit
it goeth; soils every one that is born
the Spirit" The very secrecy of sr
ituai influence, the fact that 1t is sol
thing inward and unseen. opens W
field for delusion and mistake.
hat when the seed Ia received into
honest and good heart-a heart fl
which weeds and thorns are sought
he carefully excluded-when il Is m
istered by the heavenly sunshine ,
dew which come In answer to pra
then growth proceeds according to
regular laws of growth. Here YOU
the fiction of those enthusiasts WI
makes our. conversion to God a termil
ed and finished act--a thing of da
and names and outward clrcumstan'
a thing In which there must be rec
Dized something unique, startling, st
uiu~ This nrOCess of Gradual prO'