, 1874-10-07
CHURCH COUNCILS.
Opening Of the Episcopal
Congress at New
York.
Bishops Whipple, Hare, and
Clarke in Attendance.
Addresses by John Cotton Smith
and DR.. II. NJ. Thompson.
A Notable Gathering Of Low
Churchmen.
Tho Quaker General b1coting at
Richmond, Ind.
General Discussion Of the Quaker
Indian Policy.
The Rock River Conference OF the Metho-
dist Church.
Addresses by John Cotton Smith
and DR.. II. NJ. Thompson.
A Notable Gathering of Low
Churchmen,
Tho Quaker General Mcoting at
Richmond, Ind.
General Discussion Of the Quaker
Indian Policy.
The Rock River Conference OF the Metho-
dist Church.

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dist Church.
| EPIsCoPALIAN CONGRESS.
NEW YonK, Oct. 8.-The first mcoinK Of th'
Church Congress (Episcopa) In tho Unltot
States WAS begun this morning In Calvur,
Church by tho administration Of tie holy com
munion. Bishop Whipp1o. Of minnesota, olllciat
| ing. assisted by Bishops Inre, of Indiana, ant
| Clarke, Of Rhode 1sland, tho 1toy. Dr.. E. O
! Washburn, tho lev. DR.. William H. Huntington
aud tho Rev. George D. Wildos, OF Now York.
Prior to the beginning Of tho service DlshoI
Whipplc, coming to tic chancol-ra,l, alluded sc
tho custom OF Roman armes OH going t1
battle Of raising their right hauds and taking
oath to DO truo to their country. lie said
that whom wo fool weak aud woury we
should not only look upward With
strength and hope. but wo should talso the oath
| Of allegiance to Christ our King. It was meet
tint the first Of tllene gatherings should takc
placo around tho Lord'H table, aud thRt casting
our eyes md hearts upward We should take the
Pledge Of LOYALTY to our Sovereign. ThiB was a
day for hearty love and aeop brothorly sympathy.
It was a day when inen learned that ono word
spoken III charity was worth thousand gpokon
in the sharpness Of wit, When we kneol at tho
table Of tho Lord all harsh or bitter fceungs
o!4bAllt bS Ch6k AhAT UE EllAHtTGu luLo love- aid
"o should never lose faith in God as He In Ills
own good u1no would laston the coming Of Ills
Kingdom.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
Of tho Congress wAB hold iu Association Hall,
which was douse!y crowded. In the absence OF
tho Bishop Of New York, tho Rcr. Alexander
Vinton. D. D., Of Massactusetts, presided. su,,-
ported by Dishop WhipI,lo, Of Minneso,u. and
Bishop C1arko, OF Rhode Island
Tho exercises opened BY singing tho hymn
ar !
prayer vas offered.
Tho Charman tllon said TINT tlie aim of the
Church Con6raHs IL 10 lift up tho mind OF tho
churches to that sphere whore difficulties and
quarrels coaBe. Tho Church Congress lad
INVITED MEN OF ALI Docrn1SEH AND cAEEns
for discussion. This coming together in cool
blood to discuas vital and important questions
tended 70 the unity thay hau desired to nccom-
plish. alon l,nd been called from oil cnsses to
this Congress, aud they were all represented,
and would each bo allowed all equal .ino for dis
cussiou. They would discuss these questions
fairly aud impartialy, and would not bo heard iii
tho Congress- only. but throughout the uuirolao
Might they not thou invoke tho blessings Of tho
Great Muster of Ceremonies i'll this grcnt innug-
nration, and Join with him in sayi1ig: Como,
Lord Jesus, conn quietly; cume vita powos,"
DOCTRINE AND RITUAL.
Tho Chairman then announced TINT tho aub-
tect, OF discussion for tho afternoon session was
- The pronor limits of legislation aB to doctrine
sud ritual" Ho introduced rs tho first speaker,
tho Rev. DR.. Johu Cotton Smith, OF New York.
who read paper OIL tho subject. Ho said that
the limits to ritual and doctrine III our Church
wore solf-imposcd. He regarded tho special log.
islation Of tito doctrine and ritual with groat ill.,
trust, md calculated rather to retar1 tim to aid
tho progFcss Of tho Church. Aliuding to tia ol,-
deayols to Bprcnd mo1ioyalism In tho Church Of
this nineteenth century, ls said thatHpccial leg
trodnction. Wo ME tho only body which 1t Gnu
bo claimed haye a comprehensive Church, offer
Ing no obstacles to fellowship and communion.
Tho papor which followed was read by tho
Hev. Hugh Alillor Thompson. d. D.. or Now
Yorl'. Ho said tho dog,nas OF immaculate con-
ce2ton and lMtnll'billty wcro mover taught by tho
Church, and therefore they wcro nothing to hor.
This was an ago Of dogmas, aud it bctlooycfl tho
Church to guard horsclf. He, himself, did no:
admire Calvinism. as lo Thought it tended to
loose liyin;, i'll Christian religion. The Church
has ever been 10th to cllango her forms, as thoy
have cnHhrirod licr faith. II any ritual is cal-
c,atol to njuro tho Church. it should bo cut
of, no matter how beautiful, or for
should 10 dragged FROM chnrch obsergnuccs. The
Wlnt Of tho times wn6 III authoritative faith in
good, and tho Church would ever tell tho same
old changolcas atory.
also followed with brlof paper on tho Hamo
subject.
rlo hymn, "come, holy spirit. lloavonlydovo,"
II Tha al Kov. | i. s. Huntingdon discussed tho
question. Ho led lia hearers book to tIlut u,,-
per room i'll Jerusalem where tho Apostles were
assembled, and Ilo imagined hc saw ono Of them
proposing form Of prayer, and another sug-
geBting> ceremooules necessary. lle (tlle
aSs a2s1SioF' not could do not arar 500 y Thy ts 1s
terms High -Churchman and Low -Churcl.mau
aud unite OH tLe broatl hasiH Of Catholic church,
man. 4 celebrated Clergyman l,nd HAid tllut ii
10 were allowed to. a!tor liitecn words i'll tho
Prayor-l]ook e would have 1C. U0u converts. and
Ao tt]io spoakor) would say tint ii, III one OF tho
fortnb Of baptisma! Rerrleo, he waa allowed to
cllnngo the word .'Bball " into tho word "may,"
much good wond result to tho Church from lilo
alteration.
Tic Rev. Dr. L. U. Waslburn said whon In
looked Ut tho llt,lal'stio movement al thu Churc4
of England, movement vl,ic! wAB noting in
the Church ITSELF and would work ITSELF into
goot' result. Ao believed that frno thought and
dlscurslon would bring at last victory aud
trlo conclusion.
Bishop Whipp1o. Of Minnesota, tho,,nllt that
tho questions aboat which We wore asked to leg
la|ato did not concern our rolfgton. Ihoro WIS
ono great doctrine over which all agrooa: the
doctrine OF Atonemen.: 1le believed that wo l!atl
too great number of calluns to-day to toll
Bishop or miniator what or wllnt ao in not to do.
There 'loyor wSH a tilno In the history Of tho
world Whom tho work waa an hopeful az 1t Is
now. What wo wanted today waH not 10 much
their aiastcs. sonlo OF hts brotl,ron hai OK
ureghcd foars for tho Church, but lio hiusolf Ind
no fear.
a hymn was sung and the exercises brought to
q clono bY tho bcnodiclion from bishop
Whlpplo.
Tile evening nosaion opened with largor at-
tendance TIM! That OF tho aftornaun, THO ney.
Ur. Einton presided.
Tho subject Of discussion At this aosston was
7" CLERICAL EDUCATION"
,. A resolution Was adopted sending greeting to
tho Church Congress- now in session at brighton,
England. This was ordered to bo forwarded.
Tho irst paper on tho subject OF the evoning
WAS read by tho rev, Edwin unrwood, D. D., Of
Connecticut: Flo spoks Of training tho o!orgy-
naea'. and said TINT many Of tho clorgy wore ~