The New York herald., 1874-10-27
THE EPISCOPALIANS.

the chair, and the session lasted till five p N. A
vote was taken on remitting the election OF bish-
ops to the standing committees alone, and 1t was
voted down, as was substitute for the report.
leaving the matter unchanged. At noon tie canon
on ritualism was taken up, when DR.. Fulton OF
Alabama made the principal speech in It's support.
DR.. Rudder, OF Philadelphia, opposed. DR.. De Ko-
ven made the great speech Of the Convention, oc-
cupylng nearly two hours. he was glad OF the
proposal for commission to examine the ritual
and rubrics Of the Church. 1t is time the church
should define sharply the limit OF ritual the one
hand and on the other, that those who so
hold may be permitted to 60 wherever they will
and preach Christ, ana others may be permitted
to keep what they believe in broad Catholic cere-
monies. He gave his assent to the main princi-
pie OF the canon, but only for the time, till the
question can be definitely settled. He preferred
that the Bishop and standing committees should
regulate this matter in the several dioceses than
that 1t should be in the discretion OF the individ-
ual rector. Bishop should govern his diocese,
but the Church should not organize the Rev. Paul
Pry, as this canon proposes. He did not object to
incense, though he had never seen it used here or
in England. Touching the elevation OF the ele-
ments in the communion the Doctor said that the
priest turns toward the people with those ele-
ments in his hands and bids them bow the knee
in the presence OF the people, and VIII
this Church, this Convention, say that
that symDolzes false doctrine 2 The Doctor then
passed on TO the prohibition IN the proposed canon
OF any act OF adUrau0n toward the elements such
as bowlngs. pr0stratlOns, &c. and remarked that
there IS w,de distinction between outward and
inward adorat!0n; and, said he, you may take
away from us every ceremonial-the altar and the
superatar, the lights and the mowers and the
vestments-but II TINS church shall command us
to put away the alteration OF Christ in the eucnar-
lst there are men IN this Church wnosyould say =
Let me dis IN my own country and be buried be-
my Saviour from me.n The Doctor here, with
great effect, 1ecited poem, the burden OF which
was the well known one Of "Let us alone.u 1t de-
clared that
Let the world use us as 1t may,
VIC may not change our road
He declared tina. this section OF the canon was
the most definite assertion OF the doctrine Of
eucharisttc alteration That he had ever seen IN the
Cnurcn. And from the controversies in which he
mad been engaged ior so many years he was OBJ
hged TO give the subject good deal OF study. lie
did not know whether or not there was rltualist
IN the committee, but this Is the greatest declar-
alton OF the doctrine that has been passed since
the time OF the Reformation.
The Doctor then, oy, mastery argument in
which he traced the history OF the Prayer Book,
showed that priests are allowed to kneel at this
service, and that therefore, eucnarstic alteration
given. lie wanted no other posture tnan that for
alteration. He argued against making any spec-
hcations, and said that II these were lett out ne
was READY himself 70 vote Tor the canon.
At this point be yielded to Mr.. Blanchard lay
deputy from Maryland, TO Orer a substitute for
the proposed canon 1t leaves the matter of
ritual where IL now IS, in the hands OF the several
docesans; but 1t leaves out the committees inter-
probation vi what sympolizes erroneous doctrine
and prohibits the use OF the objectionable cere
moIials In public worship. Alter this substitute
had Deen offered the Doctor continued his speech
One gentleman, he remarked. mad SAID mere that
there was no such thing as eucharsLiC alteration
while another declared tnat this thing which does
not exist, Is permitted BY the Prayer BOOK. When
he heard the clerical deputy from Virginia DIR
Andrews) say that there were seven ways IN which
man might hold the doctrine OF Daptismal
regeneration ne tried to follow him and to as.
! certain IN now many ways the doctrine OF eucha-
rIstlc alteration could be held. lie coald find only
SIX, so he was happy to say that Wisconsin was
not so advanced In rltualsm a. Virginia.
| This Joke on the lowest OF the low church 1Io.
| ceses In the country was fully appreciated by tre
house.l lie had heard people say that II is wrong
| 20 adore the sacrament, but he SUPPOSED they
meant the outward bread and wine OF the sacra.
ment. The Doctor then explained the sense in
| which ne held the doctrines OF eucharlstic adora-
could be present In the sacrament and be in
heaven TOO. Neither could lie explain how Jesus
| speaking on eartn 20 Nicodemgs, could declare
tnat the "Son OF man who IS IN heaven was then
| speaking 10 him. But he accepted both by faith.
He did not believe n INSTRUMENTATION. nor in con-
suDstantaton nor in any OF the other views OF tins
doctrine but he eid believe that Christ IL in some
/ spiritual sense present IN the eucharist. he be.
leves 10 GODS election and In mans Tree w MI but
| he is not. therefore, Calyinlst nor an Armipian.
Nor rs he ritualist In the offensive sense in
which that term IL used. The Doctor pleaded THAT
the case be lett ior fnal adjustment 30 a commis-
sion. he offered also some amendments which
leave out the references erroneous doctrlnes Go
prying Presbyters ana The specific acts OF rvtta-
Ism named In the canon.