The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-02

Greek, the Oriental, the Russo. Greek, th
Latin, the Anglican, and all the Chriatia
| Churches Of Apostolic lineage, while ou
Low Church brother points with equa
pride TO the Reiormers Of the 10th centur
and their numerous progeny Of the presen
day. Between Us, let all impartla
readers Judge for themselves.
THE POINT WHERE CHIMNEY TOOK
i oFFRN8R.
i Again, the High Churchman takes b l
infant to the Priest OF the fount to receivl
the sign Of the Gross and the Grace O
Regeneration, while our Low Churcl
brother insists that his child shall havl
neither the token nor the grace in thl
performance Of this sacremelts ~
OTHER sAcRAMESTS On THE cHuach
And 90 in the other sacraments Of tht
Church. The High Churchman impair
taking OF the bread and wine Believes
them to be the body and blood, In reality
though In spiritual sense, while the Low
Churchman will allow no reality express
ed or understood. So when D ministet d
any Presbyterian body land all are Pres
byterian who are not Episcopalian) Ap'
plies for Episcopal orders, the Church
first requires him TO become q layman ID
conformation, then follows his ordination
On the other hand, our Low Church
bretheren persist Ia treating, those In Pres,
bytetian orders as II they had been Epis'
copally ordained, though there has moi
been desire for such ordination.
THE QUESTION OF CLOSE COMMUNION.
Again, in o very few instances, do our
Low.Church clergYmen invite communi-
cants Of non.Eplscopal Churches to join
In communion when the law Of the
Church distinctly says; "Aud there shall
none be admitted to the Holy Commun-
ion until such time as he be confirmed or
DO ready and deslrous to be confirmed"
THE PRESCRIBED LITURGY ONLY ALLOW
ABLE.
Again, the Church distinctly says that
no other form oI words shall be used in
any public meeting for worship except
her prescribed liturgy Save only that our
missionaries among the unlearned are al
lowed certain prescribed exceptions) and
yet our Low. Church brethren most posi-
lively lin some cases. curtail- or mutilate
the form ofworship.
A MATTER OF LESS MOMENT.
Again, as 10 a matter Of less moment !;
while the custom Of paying reverence to
the Holy Name by bowling in the creed
Is almost universal, and custom Of cen.
turtles, 1t must seem even amusing to one
observing a Low Church congregation,
for the first time, almost bending back.
ward rather than seem "Hlgh Church"
In their manners. y.
A Slight REFERENCE TO SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED AT ST. JoHN's CHURCH.
Another matter In this connection
may be named, though as one Of contro.
Versy II Is now well.nigh absolete. DC.
casionally,-as In Ohio few years ago,
in two notable instances, and also q few
cases In other dioceses, "a parish Is
thrown into commotion BY the command
OF the Bishop that their new church
furniture must be re.modeled,-this
communicable (Holy Table or Altar,
tho Prayer Book has it, not displaying
legs, must be changed from It's solid box
shape-as some insist that this form may
indicate an altar, or receptacle Of relics,
or some other RomanizIng tendency. And
yet the latter form Is the one in almost
universal use, in this country and Eng.
land. Even in Ohio and nearly all the
few Dloceses where It once provoked con.
troVersy, 1t Is now permitted-doubtless
as q subject too trivial for the mainte.
nance Of objection.
GOING BACK TO THE APOSTOLIC AGE.
While the Low Churchman seems to
be able to look no further back than the
period OF the Reformation, the High
proudly points to the Apostles
and carly Fathers and their times for his
guidance in spiritual matters. And vet
with all these differences and MANY
more, we live in positive harmony, hold
ing oil differences in charity.
WHAT THE CHURCH RXACTs:
The Church eXacts q belief in her royal
symbol, the Apostles Greed, and if her
children persist In also holding private
opinions, such as election" "free 9race.n
immersion" ssnctifcation," superer.
ogatory commandments, confession"
ADMINISTRATION" OF omne8, and do not
hold them too openly she questions not,
but leaves such matters between ones
conscience and his God.
AS TO RoMANIzNG, R1TUAL1sM. &C.
A word as to results, in spite Of all the
talk about Romanlzing, Ritualism SC:
1t Is matter Of record that while but
two or three clergymen in as many years
have gone from the Episcopal Church to
the Roman Catholic no less than seven
or eight Roman Catholic Priests have
contormed to the Episcopal Church Of
America in the same time and are now
among her honored clergy.
GROWTH OF THE CHURCHES.
While the Clergy Of the Evangelical
Churches are focking to her fold at the
rate oil some thirty to fifty per annum,
the statistics Of the eastern cities and
older settled States show that the Church
Is increasing at a vastly greater rate per
cent than that Of any other body Of Christ.
lans In the land. We are proud to believe
that she Is doing work In the new ter
ritories, in all her departments of Church
relations, such as missionary stations,
schools, &C., on at least as good scale as
the more wealthy and numerous Christ
ian bodies.
-s--a--,- FINALLY -r,
a word with wait and See" and we are
done. On what ground would he repel
al within the church who may squint
"RomewArd" any more than those who
openly revile her "Genevaward," as the