National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-16
cFURcHMzE RET1Ewzb.


% kea BY me in the two communications furnished
te The REPUBLICAN, last week, in review Of the
article signed r. II. In your paper Of September
20. The writer avoWs himself AZ the outset 70 b
aChurchman, and claims that as Ritualist and
Reformed Episc0pallan have been heard, Il Is
time that the readers OF The REPUBLICAN, should
hear the words Of Churchman On the subjects
which have formed the themes OF discussion.
This, certainly, Is very proper and fair but q
Churchmen has rather difhcuit task before him
at this late day In attempting to prove the Epls-
copal Church, Is known to the intelligent Christ
fan community Of the United States, to BE- . truly
Protestant Church. All competent Judges know
that the American Prayer Book contains through
out the most palpable seeds OF Ant-PrOtestant
error. It contains the doctrine Of aBaptismal
Regeneration, " which the trainers Of the present
Prayer BoeK, in the reign Of Charles the Second,
insisted on inserting in the bapusmal service, be-
generation Of the soul by Gods holy spirit was
wrought by baptism This ls . pet doctrine Of
the Romish Church Their Prayer Book declares
that the baptized child, by its baptism, Is made
"a child Of God, q member Of Christ and an In
heritor Of the kingdom OF heaven
This Is the Romish doctrine OF salvation BY the
sacraments, instead Of by the alone merits OF
Christ, through faith only, doctrine which de-
covenant Of works as the hope Of man, and In all
its Romish ramifoations constitutes the great
4postaey from Christ 81 me soCeailsd Church Of
religion lays down the 1nmistakable doctrine that
by the saeraments God does squicken'-that Is
make alive or quick-the faith Of man. This Is
Romish mechanical secramentarianism in perfec-
ton and SO is anti-Protestant. This book In its
communion office contains an express prayer-i.e,
1.-THE InvocatiOn"-thAt God would, by IFS SPIRIT
SO bless the elements Of bread and Wine-i e.,
produce change in them-that the COMMITMENTS
may partake ofthe body and blood ofChrist. Bless
ingthe believer that he may feed spiritually the
erucifed body ofChrist is the Protestant doctrine
Blessing the elements, Tor changing them in same
way, for this or nothing is meant, so that the
communicant may receive the body Of Christ
This is the Romish doctrine, the antiProtestant
doctrine. The same service also contains the
Scottish communion ONCE, tOblation," that his
torio and Veritable relic Of Romanism In Scotland,
and which was Incorporated in the American
PTysT BGSk S ss 81 hecS0
was eonsecrated in Scotland, brought the SEMI
ROmish theology Of the Episcopal Church there
home with him, and LETT behind him here 3
heritage of error and controversy.
In this collation. the minister essays to make
TO God an offering and sacrifice, for oblstion means
this or means nothing. This Prayer Book also
in the same service almost invariably designates
the Oficiating minister as q prlest-a term not
applied to him in the unpriestly Offices Of the
Prayer Book where no sacriheiAl function is per-
formed.
What is the necessary implication from the
priesty Office but that the person hearing II offers
genuine sacrinee and ministers at an altar, and
is Q necessary functionRry in the salvation Of
men? As the existence Of general implies an
army, so the office Of priest implies the offering Of
q sacrifice, even the body and blood OF Christ,
which is Romish, anti-Protestant doctrine. This
is the dreadful implication from this plump seed
Of error in the Prayer Book, and gives It an IN
protestant character-a character It did not pos
sess at the original Reformation under Cranmer,
Edward VI, Latimer, Rildey and other frst
the ordination Of priests sets forth the doctrine
that the power to remit and retain sins is con-
ferred on the neW-msde ministers. Whatever
this language means it is so plainly put that It is
the stronghold OF all the advocates Of the doc
trine Of absolutiOn and Of the confessional, and
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ticaliy puts herself on Romish, unprotestant
The Prayer-BOok, in the once for the consecra-
ton Of bishops, as we'll as in that for priests,
plainly advances the unscriptural pretence Of i'm
parting, through the hands Of bishops to the
candidates, the spirit Of the living God. The
shocking language, Receive the Holy Ghost, /" o
formula only ventured on by the Romlsh Church
in the vilest days Of the Twelfth century, is put
declaration added that this Divine Spirit Is 'now
given to thee by the imposition Of our hands"
What is this but Romsnism and anti-Protestant-
Toned and read also the "1nstitution Service Of
his Prayer-Book, with its reiterated use OF the
words priest" "saeredotal junction. and "al-
tar" as applied to the minister and the church
furniture and the Office Of the minister, and then
ask himself quietly, II all these things, which in
is, are also marks Of Protestant Church. If
they are the distinguishing features Of Romanism,
how can that Church be Protestant that retains
themf say retains them, for the fathers Of the
American Church cast them out, rs may De seen
by the Prayer Book Of 1Ts5, but they were rein
stated in compliance with the dictation Of the
English hierarchy, and the American Church Is
responsible for them, for all the evils they have
wrought to the souls Of her memberE
Now let me add word in regard to the per-
sonnet Of the Episcopal Church. speak not OF
the Evangelical party, which constitutes small
minority; but say the Church IS body, the
great majority, Is un;Protestant By It's laws
Church can preach or minister at its services, be-
cause EpiscoPally ordained ministers Of the great
Met6odist. Baptist and Observation-Disclosures,
not allowed so 70 minister. The Romanist Is re-
ceiTed and acknowledged, the Protestant repelled
What is this but anti Protestant3 At the Bonn
conference, which met in September last, the
representatives Of the American Episcopal
Church therein-Dr. Kerfoot, bishop Of the diocese
Of Pittsburg, and DR.. Nevin, chaplain Of the
Episcopal Church in Rome-gave their votes
tion by faith only. They voted against the Pro
testant dogma that the scriptures alone are the
vale Of faith to man. They voted for the doctrine
Of ''prayers for the deadn Is all this Protestant
or un-Protestant? If the General Convention
now in session should disayoW this, It might be
dreams that they viii do this. They did them,
selves the other day an act which has marked
their un-Protestant character in the eyes Of the
The Invitation Of courtesy to take seats Of
honor in their body, extended to the poor SUPER
stitious, semi-barbarous priests Of the Greek
Church, and not given to the representatives Of
the great Protestant bodies OF America, eminent
as they are in ali gospel work, the world over
antism and embracing its opposite, the anti
Protestantism Of the Protestsnt-hRting Greek
Church? And then the reason given for not in
Wiling Romtsh ministers, reason which made no
allusion to the monstrsus heresies Of Rome, aud
its scism from Christ. What was this also but
approximation, and the act Of an unprotestant
bOdyf Not TO enlarge here on the topic Of the
Episcopal preaching and literature OF the day, j
how sacramentarian and 80 unprotestant It Is,
and now ditneult Il Is Tor stranger visiting 50
is in an Episcopal or q Romish church, pass on
70 allude TO the remarks Of ]. +. b. on the sub
The ground taken By the Reformed Episcopal
Church is that the reformation, completed under
Edward VI, Of England, and crushed out BY
Queen Elizabeth and her successors. NotWitR-
standing the efforts Of non-cOnformists Puritans
and evangeleals In successful generations the |
reformation has remained incomplete, and now |
needs to be completed that the American Epis- |
copal Church may stand on undoubted Protestant |
and scriptural ground and not haul in her Prayer
much that s anti Protestant. This Is the ground
on which the Reformed Church takes its stand, |
tion in that Church and beyond It. As for J. +. |
BIS hint Of Jesuitism, think discerning pub |
lie viii decide that 50 far everything has been |
done in the clear light OF open day, and every
body knows where We stand. There Is no incer-
titude on this subject Such Is not Jesuitism.
was not we'll taken IN relation to ritualistic proSe
cution, and his assertion that Protestants have |
persecuted also must direct his attention to the
fact that this charge by him reasons strongly or
anti-P Professionalism on his part, Ohurehman as he
Is, and claiming to be Protestant. An accusation
Of this kind might have been expected from
Romanist, and PERHAPS ~. =. BIZ is not so de- |
voted Protestant as he thinks he is. Hoping |
that -. +. B." will think more kindly Of HIS |
Tas not ~" ao9stb s tree wh from ts
Prosecuting spirit ofthe age It mad yet no Bloody
Marys, no Inquisitions, no Bartholomew massa- |
ores; and the men Of Christendom have not 90 |
well learned the story Of Papal victims on Prot
estant affairs as they have that Of Latimer, |
Rogers. Ridley, Hooper and Cranmer, who fell in |
their ashes in the fires OF ritualistic Rome. |
PrOtestants have only heard family Of Catholic |
martyrs, and Rome herself is not familiar with |
their names.f W. NJ.
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