, 1874-10-12

Correspondence o} TIE Chicago Ts7eHnt.'
NEW Yonx, ccA 8. ts74.
Tho Episcopal Churoh Congress, iins Of tho
kind that haH assembled III A1norica, bus mot or"
rauized, debated, and adjourned, Vitt1oht appa-
rnntlv INV Of those dro contemporaries when
nal,opa Potter antl Coxo, III letters Of critical |
rosponso to invitations, seemed to anticipate.
THO Bislona' declared it, IN advance, to be eall-
cuses or lobby; and the World ta-taay Witty |
suopesta that oven full .'cathadral 'cioEa' scr
v;so ,uiaht DO allowed 10 60 witho1t 1hc adaa-
zion of Q1eok ohorus believe hnso nou'es
In tho old Helleno drama held tito ofhse OF fcf'-
r.acntinr Fate, II 80, there might po some
for.o In the figure used by tho 1potAgs Writer,
,,ho evidently thinks In tho interest of tho
High Church aoction Of "The Church."
1ut thoto docs not aceti1, OF tho wlhole, to marc
beon -.-.-
AsYrursa oD1Ecr1osAnIG
dnpe at tho Church Congress-. On Aho contrary
a mild and gentle eonrae Of bedhtiFes apteafa
to haye besn tile order Of tho days IL pt'ea, ua-
1oas. indeed. last oYcaiug'B session must bo o.
cepted -.-.. l..
In one respect, tho Congress appears to hare
bcoa a disappointment, lin that, contrary TO
e,npuinb expectations Expressed tg tho r'ro'nos-
ara. no member Of tho High Church wing, or Of
;ta rnost advanced soction--tbo Ritualibis--iook
nnv mari. bg reading or speaking, N tho expres'
aon of opiujons, to facilitate which tho CunEross
vns called. with tho exception Of tha Nay,
IIurh Miller Thompson, who, oplno, is
voll known in tho Northweat, there was
no ono participating who ocdtd, by ahy a.xeseh
of interpretation, 10 associated With tho High
Church movement. Tho difference. If any bnch'
rca, and iongible, wero developed, afo tnoao
deflaed in tho "Argos" OF occ'sssastoa' oon-
trovorsy as
..1ow" AND "pRoAD" CHuEcH.
n. rh,n,,son ia not rauked with either, but
with a section that iu now getting 10 DO desfe'
notcd as "Sound Chnrch,-those who arc sas-
ieAcd with tue rubfica, canonn, clc. rs thoy hre,
with sne exception that they unite III demanding
further legislation to atav Ritnalstic practices.
Thn Rev. Dr.. Vinton, Of Massachusetts nhn
nresidea At the Cbnysoss may 10 Retarded as Of
'A1 In one seaae ,ho oourroea rresontoti M ipno
vatior, On our American notion Ut dul1beratyo
hoJy. in lint 1t waA not, BY itB o*h motion.
voting body.
IN any one Of tile four questions read anh dts
cuBsod. The onls pu1posa then WIS t9 gut out
The untrsramelt1 flcws Of thoso who were
chosen to read or speak, or nftprTa1as voiun-
teered 10 discuss whit wns formally advanced by
The chosen dsliberntolB. List evening at lnabs
this method YES emineHtly huceeHsfill IN calling
e2t freedom a.t Of of 1srp ~ one prssS sS
Church Bol,ool. Bomohow the ehnmplonss of
the opposite elda wero non eat, mud the insoiec-
tual lists ~elo not g!acod will, i tourney. except
III Us far ds tbe minority OF tlia autlleuce sho"ea
their disapployai by that dlscorttevno siEn Of
disnl nrobati.n which, IL appears, eTen seml-
olerical aseombly eannot get rid Of. ~-hiasing.
rRo cuEsliuss Or Ihdl'onTAkcE
Vere Oh tho lTo9ru1hine. Tho tllht embodied
Distinctly tho n,tualistlc cont ntsoyersy aud the
baujud, that df Evangelical allia'ica ald feoos-
natioh, TO secure which B'stop pnin'nii,s
claus approval fot lis eeccasfoA anil and orgar.
4, Rnfn ptnHf t,tn3 E,ftr
Church, 10th yuessions wero hniyes Of unE
Thole, and, aB q totBtqhoucc, ihterblonded d
every tn.n Init sehteiicc., 49,.
!, Nbthfng Iu the proceedings Of tic Congros.
appeureu to Justify sts precGdsnt condemnation
By tho biAliota So. ias ss na oa..hner eou!'
Judge, no attenps 10 lobby co1ld bu aiEt!ng,auo'
IL itn order Ind work, aaiu thefe appeared TO b
ieue6 It lib paposa read, Of tha purpva
fAEr 1sTnncnANnK W VIEWS
bg tbs tsss s at .eM g. hts o ths hs esaos' esa
drcwn' Dr., osS d VnGinia. we're Tic only ones who.
dsiss4sfs ,,s to ,ss a,s Msis! sa Ssvs Gosvde' IS
ieauaneo ] o. iii Till body. rue nev. Cotton smli
TbJnlraot Wathburn, Cnrrie, aud Potter, "
wess lis Cher anl mlntipsI xrlsc.a std 81, sea
ss q tts eoS ~ aSe S SsSanoisro e. s Gat
Nhodo isaud, aud Whipplo, OF ,hliunesota-nr
Of eourSe, III H. noyse 81 thc's oder; y
4 A1to11 ,rdu tt{% rfrhiktrU.
hsnneE o' .'om naa,no mrn ~ tho mHrti"nur ye,
Iomaahh 9r ptoaeueo' ~ SsN9 t"''~s'"'
saoAssa'sn: s;,st;c,, ,,,,,1ns,r ,rti #, AaHr.
H.. oNtHutA = ;iaa,.r.pe, Iii, EHsnvaic. nts
bahop Hmlpls, tsoE.esia!pto Esi,! ~ !ai;nn',s nn
nsohe oai 10 ,erym ,,M IN ,oA tio nu,fcen
ts'ner nn Ean oosa9' sa1a su9 sS I3orip ,o asnre
1 un,1s''a iao',vh;n Uvh Ao Ind uuIty Nsh
Ch3'saah Ctai,a aeo%sp v,ea' aI 'p.osds,t mi h
GakGs aatR presence m t .a,a ha ~ ..GhIetia Educ
spsaSM1aG& & 80 lnu .usnU @ ~ s4ar,ni e;;ucItn
pa Faa s "mc1 mark tS9y o a,,ornys en. ~
niIo".sA, .sH :, r,,,,,s IT oa
,,t w. a =, ,sfi IA ny m,,a tn sv
sae'uu ~ ~ ~ " MN tsta"'. Ky
vre;,tan " ~, X s,9 ,sa, .nnt ri
Eaa (, 1resa & % 1,,n.s t "a a.,,n, ,r.r
iI,s ~ y; pioad ~ H ~ sGnoo "on r.
nnra tn So3n i; ~ 81 ~ " Gom