, 1875-05-13
S.ports Of tho Treasurer and Standing
Committce-Elcction Of Officers.
First Days Session Of tho Western
Unitarian Association.
Proceedings in tho sunaay.schooi Con
Yention at Baltimore.
F1ftic til Anniversary of the
American Tract Society.
REFORMED EPISCOPAL.


REFORMED Fplscopn.
nrz71xa OF tue THIRD AsxuAL COUNCIL.
RI, Reformed I,plscopal Church of America ia
ane tso.osa1. ~ 's, a...1.. .,is.n-n.e
nos 40 onsns nn. o'u' Aau , ',n ,aan,ara,.Ir ~,
church oreaoizations n5a WIN memus,sn.p m a,, OF
hoout s'ooe conn'n"uisa.e: an 20 "o'i ""u"u,
a'o moTemont 1ot .no cs'anaSs'llo"e VI an l.p'e-
eopsl Church outside OF the tfotestahs Eptsco-
r. frs,,tes E. Cheney, Of tl,a city, now Western
1,i.,,o,, ~ ", 1,ofornn1 Chrrc ri,
assn. tn4a'' ..,;1l1 ta,,,J faxor n. no., u, soo
secession tAp'aty iou''o A"'o1' 10 en"s w "'oA
from the ahoso figures.
Tho third annual Convention Of tho Reformed
Yntscopal chu,ch Ia now holding at Christ
n,nroh, in thia city, md vii, nrobab,v last dur
.',n 4s.tns ~ @ e .rt % ~ no~. wcok Th, a orar.
esea wcre tnnugurated yesterday morning at
1880 by 4 communion eoryice, participated in by
tbo c,orry and Inv dc|oeatca presont, Tho fol-
;os,nc oc,evmcn yCro IN tn, nn,uit md assist
ID in conducting tho services, Iho M..Eev.' r. b.
Georgo D. Cummfns, Presiding Bishop; tho It,
no,. Charles Edward Cheney, Western Bishop;
.ne i's1 a,, "''1atn H. ~" '' 1ns I.tsuo o ys an
). u. amtn' -. ~ 'nS 1os. - , "a. oAs*u'' a"u
tho Rov. Dr. Thompson. inc latter eontleman
ras present as delegate from tho Reformed
ttta, IT,. ~nr,,o- ,,ro,;,,,n,rv ,orv,ce.
1"''1 sA' 1'6"a. p.o'..., '.'''....
nlanor cu"atSs
proceeded to deliver The openlng sermon. chooa-
Ing for hs text:
vsRhty through doll 10 tha pulling dowu Of strong
hols casting down magnatlons Nh! every hiRh
thing TINT e1altoh tteN against tho knoElcdge os
obxdirucn OF GGr1st.~jr c.. e.: Is.
There Is mofoin olcaa OF controversy aha
msasonlsm ~ tne Cnn'eH " nou M,uch ,,i.. IN sHe
49, u a,;at ornI scnaa'n ~ .v cnst@
taiS IL tlia teacbing whch las bccn accnntcd
fro me oGsa' IT, ases 4o - co,in W0, 10, o.
ynan n.u - ou ,o,. y. III sc-,, "Ip4 III ~ ~
asuuoo assniro1 ,u" fa,t that T1a w,rir w..
GSns1eu " nyerth1ov @ 4 sntan' uenne A Iia anil:
r oss.nn'o% I,a not oAsn' ~ aond nesc. In
coe 11,a ~ s,e, ,s MnS. nus
nu - ~ oa t.as -;
9nu n nss & ~ "n ~ fatSs ~ v.ast .mo. ~
nomo, opn 10 ta''pn ,snr,a III, .t,ant'nr
Hete ~ w os'isuto' .tn -, 80. .e M .o1 1
sao nns"sss t ss.n n.a,nst ~ ,a Iatornnd
n.c,.i IT, rb~.ch @sA'''' ~' D''S'
H. trat atInnchod y, ,rror .co,o.t vb,c1, nm
,ouat ,irbs @ "a tbo fheory - Of TIC yno rrt Of
nis,,nns Thc iii E1'iscnnsI cI,,rch h91invca
H.. TO noPo aae to @ a. 81
I'd Apostles. Against this dogma our Reformed
Church rs protest; Against it wo lift up put
M variant In tbo Berintnres. Had lid Divine
Founder Instituted such IN order. would lie not
tsye s1sa carefully lid tho ruiuy By Which its its
-. ,-,.s u. L. u1rorna.1 n,,r n.,1 ~. =.
no at2h authority. Not word Ia said on the
rubioct In the Now Testament.
Tho Church Of England loIJs eloof from ali
ssnnniroI;nna s,,nI,iv m lila rronnd ~ onoa.
as a,.s;a h's oa,nst M c' III.
toIo suucoss'oo asa's'St r s.n h..anatonl
q error that the Ae1ofmod Chnfca atfngglcss;;
fhero eau bO no peaco or Christian union until
ibis stronghold in destroyed. Ut. Paul WARNS tho
nalatlnns against those who preach other gos.
nj. NJ frI,n Dvouonn-ns INV nrnnrhcr WIN
fs..,.-. s.tsa :, 4 nti,,,i:+ fjta to.. i.
laso ns, ts sens 10
mo truth Or not truth !luo apostolo Succession
b continuance ot tue Apostles pliylleBoB-that
d fellowship with the Father anu tile Son.
From thin nnrinr most Of ttlo corr1lnti ona OF
Chripfondom tTh" dorma nf f,c diyina Unit NJ
f}iahona n,aIes item pflcsss in the slght Of Go1:
tney sacceea tho 1ileh-ft!eae, naslnS shcciao-
ta1 arEuor. The Qualification is impaired IN bals-
tiem. tho nuttmcut of tho soul III tho Lord's