The New York herald., 1874-10-09
THE CLERICAL WAR.

An Episcopal ParsOn Reviews tho Work
OF tho s.Church Congress.'
To rnE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
s.Smithereens.n II anybody knows the meaning
OF this word he is q smart man. There Is some
thing In the genealogical meaning of word. and
there is some thing IN It's special adaptation Con-
cerning the genealogical meaning Of this word
we know nothing II any man knows let him now
speak or hereafter ever hold his peace. But, con-
cerning It's special adaptation we have something
30. SAY. Tnat something concerns the so-called
"Church Congress-" Enough has been said in the
daily papers about 1t that no man may
be left in ignorance. Well, the Church
Congress" met 1t cussed and 1t discussed,
principally :cussed'D in Association Hail. Pa.
pers were read and speeches made essaylsts and
speakers were eloquent as to the SHORTCOMINGS
and imperfections OF Holy Mother ChurcA; the
sins OF heresy and schism were condoned. and the
fair lame and the good name OF Holy Mother
Church were freely banded and loosely debated
on. The Rev. f. G. Porter. oil Wisconsin, and the
Rev. @. G. Curre, OF PENNSYLVANIA, were not back
ward In exposing the weak points In their holy
and venerable mother They took her hardly TO
task scc9rding 10 .hels lueas lney neia aer up 20
delcacy; no, not they. They had such supreme
regard for truth that they did not hesitate TO ex-
press to gainsaying and naughty world all her
weaknesses. They held her up TO rdcuie and in
the perfection or Pecksnifian oratory they uncov-
cred her nakedness and invited the proiane and
the unbelieying to unite with them In denuncia-
tton OF the mother that bore them. There
was the usual ciapping and applauding that
always attends any 1anc1ed erpos5 OF assumed
but illworn badge OF virtue; private opinion was
magnifed, the testimony OF the Church throughout
all ages was undervalued, and amid the clapplng
OF hands and the huzzas attendant upon all popu-
lar assemDlages the testimony OF eighteen hundre ed
years went Tor nothing, and the private opinion OF
Me1n Herr Index" and the UoI et prdterea natu
OF "Ego' somebody carried the day The testi-
mony or eighteen hundred years was lost 10 view
while the private opinion OF "Ego Magnusv OBJ
tanned willing auditors.
But, seriously, 'for ways that are dark and
tricks that are vaiD," what can equal the self
constituted "American Congress p, Are we not
fere with our liberty Of speech II We are not
Ireemen, then wnat are We rnis Is q great and
glorious Republic. Tne American eagle screams
louder than any other bird that can be produced.
II Mr.. Barnum has bird that can scream louder
than the American eagle let him produce the bird.
TIE Church OF Our Lord has been IN the world for
eighteen hundred years past; but what Is all tnis
10 the spirit OF American IiDerlys The bondage OF
tyrants is to be broken. The apostolic Succession
cuss" shall annihilate the last vestge OF the
despotism OF bishops The time has come
'to break with The bishops" True Catholics
can no longer endure this bondage Low
cHarchmen and broad churchmen, have united.
Therefore the great party OF progress sweeps the
field. ''Stand rom under, thou Insignificant Gem
eral Convention" Get out OF the way you insiR-
nihcant bishops Modern progress and Cath
ohcity" are about TO carry the day. And so It
comes about that the ''oid Churchr is about to
surrender and modern progress is about to
conquer. Clear the track, you old. tangled bishops
and make way lor young America, y the .sWeep.
stakesn OF the nineteenth century. AUDIENI-