New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31
EPIsCoPACY THE APOSTOLIC REGIMEN OF
THE CHURCH


THE porIry or THE CHURCH NOT DERIVED FROM
THE Nrw THsTAMEST-A THING DIvINELY Es-
1ABLIsuEp TO BE DISCONTINUED ONLY BY
DIVINE AUTHoRITY-IHE QUESTION or IAClCAL
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION.
To INC Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: beg leave through your columns to
say something In reply to the communication OF n
Presbyterian in q recent number OF THE TRIBUNE III
which he asserts as every honest Presbyterian must
assert that Eplscopacy Is not OF divine authority
admire the boldness and fearessness Of the claims
made in this communication II has the air of having
been written by man who IS certain OF his belief
This ia worth something Everybody respects the man
who In the fret place knows what he believes, and I'D
the place believes 1t with all his might People
who believe something are the hope OF the world
Because have respect for the man, whoever ne may
be- I venture in all kindness to call his attention 10
consequences OF his own statements quote '"o
following paragraph:
II is inst AT this point that we Presbytcransto cite
only single one OF the non-Episcopal commuhlohs-
meet the issue with all confidence, ana, masking o ~
peal to Holy Scripture reject the entire claim VI 10,
and exclusive validity IN the Episcopate. uons ~ .no
New Testament for our pOty as we DO iOr our
we confidently challenge the scholarship OF the age to
establish the proposition that Diocesan Epscg1pacy
with the three ministerial orders which IL emnoues
the diynely.appolned method OF ruling the Chureh OF
Christ. II has not been proyed-t cannot nc proseu'
and this fact attested by snch H. Clam Of
exclusive TO the common category Vi un""'
ranted assumptions.
In reference to this have two things to say. The
first is this The Church was established pefofe
the New Testament was written Ibereior''
whatever pohty it had, 1t did not derive
from the New Testament: but the PresOyteriahs
nrofess t derive theirs from the New Testament They
are therefore the Apostolic Church ms ~ cohre
oueuce No l. The second thin IL TINS Al PresDyter
viii probably agree So TINS weirknoWn p rIno'
theology that whatever has been once dlVhey 1stap
lshed In the Church. be discontinued ony ny uNuo
authority Thus circumcision and the rlthai oortrN-
.off ho la we
ned nv the first Council OF the Church convened al Jefu
salem The Apostles had penary authority IN the case
and their edct was law. They disaowed cli.uHclsoh
and il gradually ceased out of the tnurcn inIaht c
OO0OO It would be but q per cent and on SJOoOoo IL
would he only IL per cent. =, IL, M,
If we allow mat the cost per man, for all KINDS OF
ecbanics and aborers should be- only s. per day. anu
the total cost for full size ship canal only s20l00O IL
would require CGGGGGG6 days WORK, IN an ana aoNlE
that men could work onefourth OF the days through
out the year, say even 100 DAYS per anhuu cs jun
require lie labor OF Coo G6G for year. or 666 men
for 10 year 66G men FOR 100 or $3.50 men Tor ~
years This is but a rough appro xlmauon ,
but IT conveys good lHea OF sncb inc resTnn,
IL is even doubtful whether the receipts from vessels
could possibly pay the annual cost OF keeping sneh
stupendous work operating order. LOOK at the inter
est account Allowing that $3.50 men were 10 ne
worked there for 20 years at an annual cost of sVOo
the interest alone during the 20 years at per cent
would I've <C0OcO0O0 sum as great as the aSslegalS
cost estimated Lieut.. Collins, VINO has made no a.
lOwance a all for interest: .-..,.
money TO commence such WORK, or even 10 SANCTION
any more United States naval expeditions IN hat ufcc-
ton for canal surveys let them frst appoint "a coms
sion Of experienced civil engineers To investigate
thoroughly. report upon the merits OF tc NdIlo9'
projects for an ineroceanic shpcana. since the Icppo
are obi ed 10 nay these Injuries by taxation let us
look before We leap The eosi oi such comm
would perfectly Insignificant compared with the cOst
of of the naval expeditions. tINiL ENOiAEEb'
Ncr-IOrk, Dec. II, 1873