The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-29
RELIGIOUS MIsceIIany.

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Religious Miscellany
Asyet we have seen no notice that rev.
MI Latane4has reeOnsldereu HIS dec''hS-
ton Of the BiShoprlc recently conferred
upon him by the Reformed Episcopal
Church lilo Is not the Kind oil man
likely to change his mind lie VIII DC
in this matter as he was III wheeling
when he made up his mind I" wrlle MS
celebrated letter to Bishop Johns lheI',
as now, he stated that he had considered
the matter "prayerlulIy," and lha1 his
mind was made up TINS defamation Of u
Bishopric In the new church cannot be
attributed to any selfish motive on Mr.
Latane'h part, and those who knew him IN
Wheeling will never suspect him oil such
a motive lie gave up his pleasant post
tion here as pastor Of st. Matthews
Church, and went forth not knowing what
was to be his iulIHe, enthusiastically or
financially
Speaking oil this Reformed Episcopal
Church with which Mr. Latanc has con-
nected himself, suggests 10 US lh"t II
would probably DO trea'e" ~ England ny
the regular Establishment with even less
tolerance than tho other dissenting reIls'
GUS organizations are treated Anu rs
showing how they are regarded We may re-.
Ter toan incident That has Just h"llehcn
In that country. a wesleyan minister
named keet buried his daughter NJ" ue'
sired To place d stone over her grave, uc'
Scrlbing her M daughter OF 'he "i.eN'
Henry keet" Inc wear oil ow"'o'' rer'
ry refused to allow the erection OF Tue
stone Mr. heet Appealed 10 '"e D'' ,n
oil Lincoln, Rev. Dr. MoruSwor'h' Inc
bishop confirmed his wear III le''er OF
surprising blgotry' Inc "ronD'ShoP o.
Canterbury was uhollclaily au"reS'r' III
the matter anu went so lar US 10 FFst''
that the question llad been r"lseu' Mr.
keet brought tho matter before !l'e eccIeS-
ias'leal court OIL the sec olLlncOio, an" us
chancellor has Just pronounced Judgment.
And apfecious sample Of the wisdom anu
Christianity oil an Angelica" eillire'lmah
this Judgment ISL Inc enShce''or came
to tile conclusion IN tic nrM pace
thatIhe Church could not possibly recog,
nile a Wesleyan minister HS reverend
as much as to say worthy Of reverence
when such person was really chiei OF
sclliSmaticS, lie was not sure but mat
the Church would allow tile words ives
leyan minister" by themselves, though
they are open to objection, but "rever'
end" was q step too much. Nonouy out
Of Holy Orders-all these sacred things
should be mentioned In capltals--coulu
have such a title. stu, the chancellor
would strain point IN favor oil the
schlsmatic Keet. But MIR. keet rejected
this niagnanimotls oiler, and appealed to
the court OF the province oil Canterbury
whence he has right oil appeal to tic
committee Of the privy council, and Vic
toria I'D. q. Reg. Fid. Def" may have to
pass on this Wetclled folly OF pack Of
bigOtS.
Why this Wesleyan minister, or any
other minister, should be particularly
deslroua OF preilxihg reverend to his
name must he puzzle to people who
know that there Is no warrant Tor any
such titles in the Scriptures. We do not
read anywhere in the New Testament OF
the Reverend Simon Peter nor OF the
Rig ut Reverend Apostle Paul Any Con-
cordance viii show that only once III ."e
whole Bible I'm. the Palms, 10 we ma
the word reverend Used, and then II -
applied to the Deity in these words,
!holy anu reverend u my name Az
for all preachers and teachers, we are OK.
ptessly told to call none Of them "mas.
ter" nor "holy," nor by any analogous
title, The great reioFmers OF modern
times did not prefix titles to their Names
We do not read Of the Rev Martin
Luther, nor the Rev. John Knox or John
Huss and even the name Of John Wesley