, 1875-10-25

To the Editor u Tie Chc.9o T5itu,n:
CHICAGO, Oct 23.-Till hid uoen it In your
columns Of yesterday l MAS not apprised that
tho good old effort Of conci1satng union between
the Epiacopaliaua aud MotLoa4.s lad e1pcri-
eucod anything OF laso that we might uauae q ro-
vival, but as it happily Appears to bo 20 far the
case. aa you pleasantly. ihougll-oxcnss mo-
slightly suporlcially, notod. And as yon 1nost
laudnbly, advse nll Interested parties OF M &C.
oommodatinK disposition Of your columns in be-
half Of said object, the least can do is to submit
to you my humblo recognition Of tho Same.
Tho gravity Of The question should prompt us to
hail happy 'ihotallty on your part, and any ei-
fort taudng to diminish tho sigha Of hopes and
prayers, aud to lighten tho depreciation OF con-
tradicted profession and olarity, should bo fur
thcrod bY all our sufTrneca.
The i'll effect OF division In tho fold OF Christ
though patent, no doubt, to you, ought to bo
enutneratedif II possible, aud presented to tho re-
Elections of professors. It is iu direct and
naked contradiction to The psecout and, ent1eaty
OF Christ and lis Apostios. 1t nulldes pro-
fesRlon, Blultics falth and Acts the renegade to
charity. It giycs q protext aud powor to tho
enomY and blnspheuor Of God's cauHe. It's
plague spot IN tho wall Of tho house, that
the alien mAy fairly plead exemption from bong
heathenism. It's stumbling block act up by
tho guides. and 6ow can The woak-kueed and
novicoa IN such trial be expected to wish to
walk ovcr u, thus, but for an oyorrullug Provi-
dence? The friends Of Christian religion on
earth. by tter conduct in 1t, prove its strongest
enemea.
Iu this teciaion tho causes, real or os.eusible,
hAvo, il tho Judgment Ut all common Aeuso
ontiroly ceased Tho mlssionnry enterprise aud
conviction OF both bodics are about parallel,
tho message and doctrines they both carry
virtually tAn same, thor evangelical impulse on
par. Neither have any tllst cauas Of upbraid-
ing tho other with want Of zeal or lack of
~ II doe1 tho other.
Let lis look back for moment on so1ue OF tho
noted features OF resultant .tIHseut ~ Furnishing
motives OF roconstiprinG sentiments aud meas-
errlug or at teaht inconsisteptly responding, di-
Iectop. Whist l aludo TO is the facs that tho
ttat anitnuB Of ths movement, called RftsrWhsla
Methodist, wna essentially : High Church move
msf's' mose.nant attur groator zeal. eyankoI-
is!n. a!1usivencss, and SPECIAL foryor aud pisty.
The Wesleyan acceptatton OF tho Euchaiiat IL
closely and intrlhHioally tho Hscramenta1ian.
l'oth were lilly deoomlnssed 0xforn movements,
onlldren Of hor juvenile eflioresceuee, except
TINT the latter waa adyiaed Of tho stray foot
steps that the for1nar had tAken, aud, 10 Warned.
e!ulK Intensely 70 tho ordained continuity uf tho
Order Of The Faith. Tho results a1o Instructive
Au4 ought 70 be adnO1litory of tho adventures
ahd expenao at which the former put its wishe
ahn convictions Into practice. as the expense Of
arranged and approximate PROVISIONS for edlhos-
uosl aid public Pety, such ~, II duly valued A0d
Pattouized. might hAye effected mauy good uut,
and foroatallea tho lauger OF mapy bad QUO, Ut
tho o1pcnso OF senerallon for preserved orig,
tnss, aud With the in judicousness Of in,patieuco
TOT the enlargement Of realization aud respock
y tue expeuhe ot delrscsing franl pEssant poBas.
Utilities. anu with thu actual Issue os 1osiug
bold OF every valued impure ltsy set out with,
Let us now lecur TO- this ground Of iuatitu~
tional unity, from Which it Las pIuasya this aro
and country to lind for LII the us,un E,lscoualinn
wllou VIC desire to feel atlu oelioyo purboiyos M
members Ut tho Church Of Christ, ChI,stians ~
they Weto ut poAtecost and in Autio, Ii. integral
with the future heritage of llls Qua ChufcII. au,i
tho faith spoken by tlle l.oI,1 mud Iii, Apostles.
EpiBcopaey, ~ now 30 named, thu divine Aud
spuci!ic office and ministry ef Dlshop tu uftaiu
cnplltlD. couBecrste, and b9 FREQ OF the wbole
lousa tor guidance aud 0diilcatlon u the Lurl's
family. This though porllapa w comparative to
| fxtA ID tho Trinity, in sooonlty oEler Ut God's
disi'en4anon us an Institute selxtiyu to Eo7e.u-
nis4t, yut il it divine lnt1uatmnu,, over wlub
Me have no more arbitrary Jurisdiction than We
aAte over tLs shining 0: star In ita orbit. no
iaoto ftEht 10 tnsapplY, alienate. Or discontinue
.AAn "e have With tho funds OF y bank in
Mostsa 20 our economy. II Ia sacred pro-
sts!en NM listed to w and provided for
uus A'ahMeal or expoael to ON leitc-
non Or hef!act; ~ tho Hrest Bhupherl IiusuIf
~s9 p!easol TO be. but it III al lutrust mani avsr
Which 10 have VI: control, unt to mnku il b. our
own elecs1on or ohlitcrate it 1t our u,iI III,
lbezty Los heto1e u 70 disbsllcys Of xoztpt ~.