, 1875-10-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

To The Edlt6r of The Ch5cnJu tribune:

1othe Edltor of The CAicn5u if1tane:
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Y0ur editorial OF yesterday
on " 0lcthodlAts ard Erfscopallans " has fcw
inaccuracioa. and knowing the eehsi.iycDcss
towards any suggestion which aasors Of any
superiority in any way uf tho Episcopal CAurct,
l beg to reply. Netnor "a Lover of Unity"
nor tho Episcopal Church has suggested return
to tho Episcopal Church. Not TINT our 31cth-
odist brethren, Bishops. c1orgy, and laity, would
not be warmly welcomed, mud upon aueh terms
AZ Coke himself proposed to acnbnry md White,
Int ,ho General Convention. embracing al thu
Bishops aud representatives., both ciericul md
iny, vi thu whole Episcopal Church, .eaIro
aud pray for something diiTcroat from ascend.
eney,-ior visib!e unity OF MI Godn
pcopIe-for that oneness for which Jesus ChlIst
pravei, by which "Men" may hknow that wo
''afo " Lin :" disciples for tho Church Of tho
Future, Which is to bo Tho Church OF the rast IN
ita original purity And beality, lnt u1d!ng to
ttcao tic doptll Of fts analyses, tho breadth OF
Its aynsleses, tho experience Of its OWLS. lts
struggles aud AulIerlngs, through MI tho cuutl-
fea-A Church having "one God, Que fnilb, ono
baptiem" and ono shepherd. We Epibcopallans
simply nsk Tor an earnest and hearty desire upon
the part uT nil for vlsiblo unity tcadinoEs 10
meet in ConfercncD such ns that OF Donn, with
tho spirit there dlarlasod. few such Confer.
encea would discover why OF universal approval
for m organic ard visible union.
Tho union OF tho MetlolislH Ard Eplgcopa!lanH
was wise'y suggested By ,0uroolf, as those two
bodies haye really slight reasons for remaining
spalt, Tie Venerable rroridnig llislop uf tile
American Episcopal Church, ~ recent conmu-
nicattu1, says ho "has looked forward with hoto
and some degree or eouhdsnco for eiose7, if
not orgaUlc union OF the various aud scu.torol
branches OF ono Of tho oldest 4aughtcra Of the
Reformation, tho Presbyterian churches OF
Germany, Holland, Scotland England, Ireland,
Canada, and tho United SlateB. /. From
INV polllt OF viow, l Should hnyo roioiced II II
| Ind been In Their hoartH to liaye discarded all
modern Confessions Of Faith. and tu l!uro fallen
back, as tic basis ot larger union IN future, upola
tho two ancient crcods. verg short liturgy, olt-
hracing at tlrst hardly more than tho Lord Il
Prayer, tho rsalter, md tho two auclcut lymus,
'Qlot.A IN ExrestA' AID ''ce Ucutn.'" Tie
| bishop says Of tho ran.EIiHcopnE Council
| at Bonu, consisting manly Of representatives
OF thu three 1tHotlc churcuas, that "the Anerl-
can mind 1lnds tho Same difficulty III cnmpre-
| lend.ng how long dobatc could hayo occurred
! In tho late Ian-Prusbyterlan Assembly in LON
| dont whether auy Ay1nus should be allowed i'll
puulio worship, except metr7ca and vnry un-
pootiu yessona Of the rsnln,a. Broader, aud, a.
| they claim, moro libera-miuded Chr1stianH. cal,
| hardly venture 10 laugh at these things whilst
the BaptlstA nro be.us couyulse1 with tho ques-
| tion OF open c0In1lHulou.'
| The great 1uRHa of tic Protestant EpiacopA
! Church would pcfor, II they should leave tacil
| own body to 60 to one OF the largest 1onomna
tiouH az q measure Of economy. thus bayiug oue
! division loss. Wo do not Hay With that euinon
baptist Clergyman Of New York, s'Cursea ce
ho that ecttetn up now sect" but thu ne mis-
tahos sadly tho signs 1t tho tIu'ss VINO hopet
| for Hucceaa thelr u. ALoYER " UAlE..