, 1874-09-26
RlTUALlSM.
Letter from the Rev. w. M. Reytk
oids.

To ths Editor at The Chfeaqn Tribune:
S1n: IA am one OF tho " ttro clerical mou1-
bets reforred to by tho 1lov. Dr., Locke iu l,iA
sermon OF last Sunday on our lnto Diocesan
Convention, you will nllow mo to mako fow 70.
marks BY way Of explanation upon that point,
DR.. L. thoro says /: 1.-THE other waa the attempt
OF tito part Of distinguished layusan to biud On
tho delegates to Tho Gonoral Convention instruo-
tons about ritnal, looking plainly to committing
this Diocese on tho subject Of ritual laGisla
t1ou OF ropreastve character" SO IN
Ot. Locke is perfectly correct. But
as Eroat many Of your renders, not to ray OF
hia learers, may mot understand what Ia meant
by "rtnal legislation Of ropresivo oharaotor,'
1t rnag ho vol {lt is ousy justice to tho goute~
mon introducing tho resolution and to sl,oss
shcBo lorma.
RITUAL. LEatsLATInN
ts simply lcgis!ation by the supreme authorities
Of tho Ohurch-tLa Houso OF Diaiopa and tha
House Of DcputicH-iu regard to tho ritual Of
tho Church. And the ttnal OF the Church hero
aimed ut Is TINT nom generally known a.
Ititualsn." or those formn. unknown to our
Book OF Comsnon Prayer, which synapashxa
aud set forth tho doctrines OF the 1ionish
Aass, tho alteration Of tho 8acrament
OF HolY Comnunion and the doctrines
therowtth couuectcd. A. tho attomps
IL thus maho insiuiousfy to Introduce into tho
Episcopal Church OF the United S!atcs, AZ well
aa into tho Church Of England. tho most obnox-
ioua doctrines Of Home, aud 60 to unprotestnnttza
tho Anglican Church, thoro has boon an incroas-
Ing excitement ou thissubect from year 10 year.
Six years ngo {18GD. tlo House Of Bishops
called tho attention OF tho General Convention
to this subject by ito report tlon presented to
that body on ''1situal Uniformity" in which
| ritua! oxccasos wero very clearly ind distinctly
aet forth, and measures proposed for their re-
prosBiou. No action having boon takou
In tho mettor, this subject formed tho
moss 2otsnt tt;opo q dssnsnon in
var,ouH propositions haa heau made, on which
| the two Houses Of Convention could not agreo,
| the t1ouBe Of Bishops finally aent down tho fol-
lowing project OF q canon 10 the House OF Dcpu-
tlcs, which i've give from the "Journal Of The
| Genoraa Convention OF 1871 (pp 2Sa aud 2S.(
! ~ pabiiahed by Authority:
MEsEAaE NO. II.
Tho HOUSE 1f Bishops tnt0rus thb Houee OF Clerical
and Day Deputies that 1t has adopted the following
| rctoatinn:
eoas,rray thst ths following canon 10 adoptsI -
enacted, to be entitled
Tho elevation Of tho eion,ents @ Of tho Holy Commune
ion, IN suc manner aa to expose them TO thn view 1T
The people objects towards which &dotaton /. 10 be
made. tn after tho Prayer Of CONSERVATION, in tue
act If administering thera, In carrying to from
;Ar communicating nnd any 9esturs, lostuTc, or act
ncrr u ssJ lart U oi % lbs order of tue Auisraou M
Of tho Lords Supper or Holy Communion. lii The BOOK
Of Cumaon Prayer, and tho celebration or reception
of the Holy Cu,nmunjon by any ritst whan person
tration Of The holy Communion, Of any hymns.
ainoned IL tic Authorized forn'nisiea of the Church.
or unsr ser. Of Canon 13 of Tite j, Of the Digest
are hereby forbidden.
This proposal failed to receive q majority OF
! thu clerical yuto IN the House of Deputies, tho
Honae beiuG worry thii. aud near adjourniug,-
but waR carried by decided vote of lay deputies,
so Tint it WaH
| arANirEsrLY THE DEs1RE
| Of tho representatives OF that Church, In Gon-
| oral Couyoutou assembled, to tako the action
thus proposed By the House Of Bishops. This
il still further shown by tho actlon Of tue great
body OF the Diocesan Conventions held Blnce
TINT time. Such action was also proposed by the
tooolution OF the Hon II. ". Fuller, proyenlad
lu o,,r Diocesan Convention Oh last Friday
(sopt. 18), to which Or. Locke refcrs Ia biz
honor to vote. Tho resolution rms, in
fact, nothlug moro nor less than thn canon pro-
posed DE tlie House OF Bishops aud Of which 7
have above given copy It is true ,i eant this
for It strikes al its root and proposes 70 eject ii
at once and forever from tho Church. In a
word, It is exactly such legislation aa has just
passed. both uouses OF the British Parliament -
tho "B'll for tho Regulation Of Pnblic Worship"
nouncod by the british l4e,por, Disrao1i, stnd
suppression Of Ritualism." AIr. Eulora reso-
luton, therefore, WAC i'll harmony with tue action
of our House Of Bishops, and with thiH ! latest
md most important act Of tho Bfisish Paslia-
mont for securing the Professionalism of tha
Church Of England. ...-..
But II ia . most !ntcsing and Important aqea'
ton, Why did tile Diocesan Convention of I'LL
nois lay this most reasonable, Important and
nocossary reso!uton on the table (which Dr..
Locke ealls the "tomb Of tho oapalots''} in tug
seminary manuer which he describes? Hore
io;n Issue with him most decidedly and unhes>
itatingly. DIR. Locke intiu1atos thnt it WAS bo'
cause the Convention waa oppoaad to such lag
islasion, TO giving any such instructions to ta
delegates, soy it waa simply because the Con
vention knew that they had not tine to discuss
Inc subject, and tuished to adjourn sastttn
the hour. There ma3 haye hoeo aona
nernbosa who woro opposed on principle
to ustgncting their delegates to Convehtion.[
do know that fully thres-fonrtls. II not nine
toutls Of tho members Of tbs Diocesan Con-
yentou Of Illinois {both lcarical and lay) are
uttorly opposed to the teachings and PRACTICES
Of Ritt,aiiam, and desire their repression. n.-most
cordially sgreaiug viii. tho House OF Bishops,
and with tic Law deputies OF our last Generat
Convention, on flint aubjoos. Houcoit Is evident
that, II Dr. Locke wishes truly to represent tha
yiaws Of this dioceso upon this subject, he will
| VITO for tie action recommended by tue HOUSE
81 Diglopa and embodied in ALr. Falior's resola-
ton.
Tho prpnf Of this ASSERTION 10 easily ElVc1: 1l
our late Diocesan Convention, certain gcntlo'
n,eu, commonly clasHed as lsltualinss. wcre very
J warmly urged by ar1ont friende M every way
qualified for tue Epiacopata. Of this diocese.
! But. ia tho caso of tho two who were thus Inos'
, prominently brought forward, 1t sas most en.
phaticully doniod b their PRINCIPAL alaupporters.
end cstlaoially by Dr. Locke, that they were to
bo classed al Rituallsts thoy repsllod auct
, assertions as slandora. There "ero not. II
fact, a dozen nlen in the Convention "ht
would acknowledge themselves to be Ritual
ista I think that the presumption frou
, those facta ia inevitable: that, 81 tht
I RitualiBta IN tho Convention we're 50 small !
hv1y. aud nltualism so unpopular, there would
had tho time allowed been no great difficulty II
getting nuch action on the subject US was desiret
b. tina Euuso OF Bislopa, aud aet forth In Mr
Euilor'H resolution. IRtate these facts. not t.
justify my vote in the premiaos. but IN 0Edel
| properly to doflue tho position OF our lltlnol'
Convention, whiet, atn satisfied that my oa
o tocnaed friend DR.. Locke entirely ai!a to DO II
. hiA so.mon here referred 70, ...
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