, 1875-05-09
Origin. and Creeds OF the Protestant
Brotherhoods.
Notes and Personals at Home
:.. and Abroad.
Church Services To-Day.
REFORMED EPlscOPAL1hNS.

nav, and compared With the older Churches IL
numerically walk Il il estimated, how
ever. that the denomination haB DOW
about forty active ministers and as many
neichborhood Of 5000 co1nmuntcapts, which is
creditable showing in view OF the fact that Two
yea.a ago such Church vas without existence
From tie organization OF the Church, it's growth
has been steady and reliable in most OF INT
large cities Of the country.
N THIS c1T1,
fof instance, tho denomination has grown from
ana r,ufrh A ittle oyer \ war age to
n. aIl ct which :: aro regarded ~
bejns on pernoaucut footing. Christ
Chn1ch ,1bs seat Of 1he coming Council
waa the first organized in Chicago, the growth
of xhicG in the mast year han necegsltated the
Ealing Of IN asaocists Hector. oae OF tho fas-
tures OF the succcss OF the Church has been it's
economy in church edifcss, founded upon the
streugth to the determination almost beyond
ro1nnnr.+in, frnno ina fact that 1t this aaJ the
nasses are. in measure, kept aloof from the
Tarious denominations By the enornity OF old
debts theY must shoulder along With the aged
fr.oda and faiths Of the fathers.
ira nreoeaipu Councils Of ths Reformed
chnrch haye necessarily left .
oarAr pEA. or woxK To BE DONE
bv those that follow. In church literature they
r;+hnnt .o1 other form of faith than thai adopt
ID ooo ve.ra aro bv the Protestant Episcopal
Chnnch. The pr1ncipal labor Of the coming
f1nnncI viii be-. tbep, to xdopt nrticles Of reIig-
lon which will BE- done either By revision Of
~. nr;ein.1 Thirty -niue Art,cles or BY tbs sub
st;tntine Of now ones. The latter proposition
saens e. meet With great favor, both BY tha
e1srcr ard iajtt. coming from The demand for
sirn56itciry ana sonaething bettar adspted to the
rreesnt ase ct ths world &nd the progressive
sstr;3nz of tha public mind.
Another matter of no secondary tmport2ncs
which Vii come before tho Council il TIM COP
eideret;nn OF the application Of
TIE FREE cauacH or ENGLAND
fnr connec ction with the Reformed Church. The
Fee Church is very much in the same condition
Ia Europa s. the Reformed Church is Y this
eoonn!; - I5-ot, p-.t,ss,entIg" 1erise} which is
~. a,,tra1r diss;r;lar from that OF the Protest.
mt Epiecopal Church Of the United States.
In this sltnatlon it Is anxious for
IN orgap'c conpecs1on atn toe ,.afS
1ormeo touecn, ;,ls+ .Ie s;da ~ aba r.te,1 n
+. the % Eonneil T should accede to the demand, tho
rasrit rnn1a he fha u,.at;nF OF tho Reformed
r1,nrct IN Enrona. IN achievement l1ttle dreamed
- ~ .ta to-rost9on of tha Church. especially in
~. ~ shnrt = snaca Of time. Other matters of
@n;rcr i.anortance viii come before the Council,
nrnonr othors most likely the revision ct sonas
~ tx work. Of FORMER Councils.
W s1' "0A' - THr couScn
III be cornnosed of = Rector from each parish Of
the country. With several distinguished visitors
fe.e nr;t:h Amorica In addlton to The clerical
delegates each parish will be entitled to : 10y
TsJe1ate for avery fftv COMMITMENTS. 1t is
.st;1stsd that about I25 persons will be present.
~ 1oore i,ttinruighed among whom will bd tue
A. rev Etshou Cumm,na, d. D.. Of Baltimore,
wio viii preside tho Rev. ". i. Sabine and
Dr.. Leacock, Of New York; the Rev. Dr.. ". E.
i.onisyille: md the Rev. Or. Howard Smith,
Tev JERSEY. =;
The Council will convene at 1890 Wednesday
morning. Communion services will be the first
order of exercises to be followed With sermon
BY Bishop Cumnins-. Two business sessions w
be- held each day, aud eerries and sAtmou ZACH
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HH1T 1s HorEo fon'
~ khs Edho+ of The cAienep 7T'b1taf:
CHICAGO. May 8.-The announcement OF The
1'-r-a5 r,,xooc., fhnrch IN tbia citv On
Ae'otaoa Gp'oso.~ =. :-...e-4 ~.
"wednesday ne31 Ii cAleu1a1eo W Ass.es' -No
unprejudioed portion of our community VINO a1s
It least, will read the record Of the proceed
ings ct the Council WITH dispass'nnsste s ;, eges,
1t il understood that Legislation WIN oe ma IN
connection With the Thirty-nins Articles. Bow.
ever unwilling the clerical ana lay mempete o.
the Council may feel to be judged solely by the
spirit and influence Of the work contemplated.
such nevertheless Will inevitably prove 70 ~
the sole criteria.
h.. We, Of Chicago, havo recently had experience
of two Episcopal Conventions that nave ieit =
Whatever NAV be the estimate Of the effect OF
these two assemblages in thu 1ainda Of the 1n-
terested eccleklastics who constituted their per
eonnet that produced upon the Genetai public 's
distinct enpngh for recognition. even actosa
thu interval that already separates them
from us..:' Tho TWO Conventions dis
played 10 it1le Of tue spirit which
even the world looks for in Christian