, 1874-10-15

ntT'or attended Quaker nicntllig or ronl d
Q11 booh. UnivorAaliBln Inns qualified ovory-
wa orc tlte preaching OIL ondlosa punishment,
C,ngrogaslonalum Ia toacl,ing many who arc not
Of II in natac, spirit Of freedom mid RESPONSE
bllty attaching to oach Bornrato rolipious poc|o-
tys atothoaism 1uiclonu the spirit Of ontl,usl-
atun OIL many m altar wlloao fires wore originally
ki1llc1 by totally dfloront aoureo. Unilattsn-
lana inspires will, rot,,od culture a,,l inpupuna-
ons thought, md often freBhoncd nttcntIol, 10
good works, peoplo vito would ecor,A to he cn,ctl
U''itarians. Each denomination Of Christians
sooms to davo somo prominent iaoa, ao,no shn-
iif3 r'rtie, nonio valuable lcaaon applicable far
beyond Its own borders, mud carrying benign
influence to thousands who do not always ao-
kn owlcdgO tho so,1ruo.
lf sucl Ia tho caRe with NIL other religious
onlers, 1t III 30 very omphattealy with
THE OLD slOTHEN-EnunUiE,
t!na proteataut Episropai. The Church Of George
Huntington atl1 many OF tho Revolutionary
hnrocs; tho Church whose constitution wna
p9nnod md signcd BY many Of tho aane hantsu
wl'o wrote Tho Constitution Of tho United
Presidents Of Tho nation than l,as any othor md
las generally attlnctctl 10 itself large proper
ton Of tho wealth, tho intclligonco, md tho
devotion Of tlio conlmllnitE,-haH nlHo conf
,naiding influence fur beyond ts own immediate
borders. THIS commission is toachtng . lesuon
Of conservatism Of NIL that Christ und His Apos-
TICS originally gnvo tho Church, whether OF
form, government, or doctrine md wora!slp,-
not u doad, fosaili2od conservatism, which Ia
wholly unconsclouH Of cliangea noetod III yarl-
essentials (tloao things instituted by Apostolic
Rlltliority) bit which Id equally ready to mod
ify I'LL tho non-cBsentials of forms mud cuato,na,
ns tho necesp;ics OF varying !exigcncioa maY 10.
quiro. This communion IL tho coutcHaol lcador
nlnoug others III Theological learning. No divine
prctciltls to DO furnished for liB work without
familiarity with her great wti:ors.-poaraon,
Brown, Taylor, Hooker, otc:, Her prayers arc
quotcl In thousands Of palpita whore no prayer
Book is ever rcad. 1lcr responsive uso Of tho
Lords Prayer md tho paalnls Of David Inns been
OF lato adopted in many congregations where,
but II few yea1s ngo, such uso wag unknown.
Sho Ia
TIE ACKNOWLEDGMENT LEADER
In tho n.attor of chanting and rovorential wor-
ship, in Gothic and symbolic architecture, n,,d
not a iow preachers OF other names alo eyou rc-
poating lor old crcods and adopting her gowns
anl hautiR.
All this is claimed by hor friends, not in tho
spirit Of piariaceism, but Of fgratefll recognition
Of Gods mercy, They know that they haro no
good thing which Ho dtd not bosto,G md TINT
theao privileges arc merely Rolomn robukea for
ngi,o mud be doing creator things tnnn ovsr for
God aud man. Thcso nro more examples to
show that this Church ia not only
learning valuable lessons from others. but, iii
grateful recognition Of such favo,u, wou!d hnu,-
blv bring her contributions Of peculiar valuc TO
tue general and varied influences for good that
characterize modern American Cllristinuitv,
Every General Convention repeats the str,g-
glo bctwcon our conservatism and ollr ratllcat-
ism, md 10 far llns roneuanu each contest by
sonlo wise compromise i'll the iutcrost Of truth
aud poacc. -
QUESTIONS or GREAT INTEREST
arc expected 10 COMO up at thiH time. Several
candidates for the Eriocopaio aro to ba passed
memorials OIL ritunl to DO received, ind action to
be taken concerning another Lambeth Confor-
el.co. There aro three parties at least to bo pro-
pitiatct Firat, forDiddug party. which would
leglslate against nil things not practlcad by tho
which would take down all bars.-byoak out, on
tho one hand i'll pulpit cxchanseB and oxton,poro
prayers, aud, Oh tho otller, in Candles yestmon.a,
and iconke, and tolerate everything which IL not
plainly forbidden by God Himself and, third r.
contcnted pnrty. TINT would loayo things as they
nre, without furtl,or legislation. Whether wo
class these nB High Low, or DronI, I'LL rank
somewhere in tho throo parties. All arc cithor
foEhidding; or induIgont' Or contentet.
II ono might prophcsy Of tue result it IL por-
hapa safe to concIntlo that
THE ISDULaEST PAUTy
is growing daily its motto is ''Yo!oration NJ, to
tho very verge Of medieval superstition, On tho
ono Land, md down to the edge OF rlnetoentil-
coniury scctariauism, OIL tho other" Extremists
of opposite tendencies aro continually ropoa.iug
thus sotlment in ono form or other, mud poop!a
who arc contentod with things as tuoy hro ire
growing more anil mora disposed to Indulge 9TH
ers NTH tleir pet fancies, 10 fur Us they uro
harmless. Wo arc beginning to DRAIN Of a toll
Grafton as bruad as tint OF Christ, who said Of
ono whom His disciples forbade, ''Forpi,l him
not, for all that aro not aganst us nro for u.s."
May We not yet hAvo churoh broad enough to
toerrtc, and generously welcome and enjoy, cv-
cry good thing now known in Chrlstcntlo,1l, aud
to accept all whom ller Lord woNld not reject
", C. HOPKINS, or Aurora, Ill.