, 1875-11-06
Episcora1ians VIII Never Recognize the
Orders Of Their Methodist Brethren.
Opinions of Leading New York Clergy
men Of Moodys Work.
The Inquiry Room and It's Misaion-Oom
parison with Other Evangclists


Ist EpiscopaIians and Protestant EpiscopaliAns
oilt not lutte. The gentleman addresses mo
bypnrson but as lo declines to give bin namo, I
Rm prevented from coEreBnonding act Of cour-
tes!. do not approve Of anonsn,ouh debate
Especially when tie anonymous part ia all on
QUE sido l mnet therefore atlress mysolf to
you, AZ did in tho previous 1ettor. Should
DOT havo thought It necessary TO hare noticed
these sddreRaes to n,n, hut for aght correction
In ono OF my own statements, nnl atso because
soHo might think. II pnId no attention to thom,
that thoy wore conclusive and oven unanswcr.
able. therefore cravo comparatively small
space IN your columns for my reply.
l declared the two bars TO q union Of those
Two Churches 10y in the fact that tho Protestant
Epiacopaans would not rocognizo tho orders OF
their sister Church as valid, and that tho Method
lst Epiacopalinns would not change thcir s,s'em
pf itinosancy for that Of their Rister Church.
Tho wzitcr ha1f-pert'aps moro thaa hAlf-con-
ecdes tho possibility Of ti,a adoption Ut the
itinerRncy by his Church. Tor he RayH: "Onr
clergy generally would prefer 10 he sent by their
Bishops to their iieiia OF labor ns in conformity
10 Catholic prnosice, mud as the visor sFAtoul.
They do not regarI nnr scstry arrangements AZ
Bcrptural or Catholic, and would gladly DO re-
lensel thorefrom."
But th.e Ia only possibility. IIo does not
dream Of its ACCOMPLISHMENT Nor does ho be-
.ero that our syAtem of bishops, instead of that
Of "vestres supplying tho pooplo With pastors
and pastors with people," will ever be ndonted by
his Church. Bat this posalbllsty Of nccepiug the
itlnoraucy for tho sake Of union ia not matched
by any hko concession In tho matter OF recognz-
ing orders. He does not oven grant tho posssi-
bity Of haoll n surrender. That was the point
chiefly d'so't upou That Is tho point, lro is
we'll aware, where Tic difficulty Of etfcc.lng union
ex,sts. And vet that uoint i, never onro "a,
ferret to in a!i these long md clone packod nInl
l,nd]y-ph, ssed coiumne. It wnuId uot hayn
taken tiyo words rut n sinrIo Ina of Tho hun
tlre,lu ho haa 30 gcnalv lle!. to bavo simply
eaiu. "We vii recornizo the ordois NJ tho
Na,hodist Euiscouai f;hur,i, n thot Ihurri, will
rocnon,yc o,ra >"' '@'
Wfv Iib in I,ot apu,t7 noconao I'm lara ro+
uc kIowa ti,ero is mt ,7,ntnr In r4iru rostrv
man n that Church whn wnn1a cf,ni,,n tnst
norot;n, In tnou. I'M thin ;s ,,inr,ro ;u,
noss,biItv wiz Ibc,, sn"n5 s;r " or ho;"l,ts ri.
s,mns IN i,icadnrs concnrniur ,,n;,v7 Whv aI)
tha Ionr nuntotinna fron, rrotoat.nt nn1 En
rIIpl E,iscouai comnci,. and icadurs whon ovorv
t.np means ts,at we 1hal) rnInn In tI,en. ami not
thnv ooma ~. ns nv hon wnv tnna t,ons n '.nr @
friend ai1f,uoeo that DR.. puHcy's hrroinr nj the
wooio, ma tnnnnt tnat tha n,1inot ~ I'M frt
~ Wsra IN ha Tecagni7oh2 n.r. ~, t.oi,nro sy
~. "u,v .',, ro - - ,ha a,,.sa"1a 'n ~,
nr,t,ah En,sconnl1anr wh,ch ho nuntes w nro.
fusriy oyor intended To recnyu;ze ,he
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cluaI lnosttla4 r,suth VI wv CAutcu
l. 20 wniea ~ sneso pa'aetio entroat'ea we're we're
cient for its declaration, Until that sentoncs ia
uttered ali Other uttol ances nro yair They arc
so1. ~ rtA'etoa l:u.i' 1aele "e'o TWO "
tuco ri'np.o tcst7 ulen 4huhsoHsou.-tns an'4S
cbt hhd simplest Doing tho exchanging or lla
pulpit wsth m sl'as o. ~. nearest Mesl'ost neigh
ooa. IL ~ seexS un1Iy unues tle conaiton o1
stlnh! in..sGtlai lanA, 9o can e''noo IL easny
"',n ~, npGeu!'y III tl.s s!s'Glo hanheF.
!i tnel!. my Tscaalatlon 10 unamsNclea ntla
mns n,oumn, no posanisy OF unlon
ua1 IFot'stnnt Ll'"cofahah htotlrch chng 10
the laoa o' the1f Au1mtin1ny OF ORDER viii,
cSheeeso' hau almost enId 40 ,lndysnE, fenacty
sns . .S %1 ono us thot ao", "a H. m o
ontalao luz cuale1i, uhlesa uo ~ IN she tIcea
Or No7'an communion: Ihoy elt on fho rock ~
taeetasloh aho pe"All ING MhI.taao shat sali
hc or cor Or cart or INSURANCE u e az tho
nensens s a poit. nnoy fancy tnht thoy are ses 10
psas tnese wanderers eacA 10 shc1r rook' llo~
si, Iun'ay ~ th's eoEeclanshess rot iotth III tho
:ios.hH rataEfall4s OF our tr'ontis Rrpeal: AS
III hllSenpaAa'l' rejoice 10 tasl DICK upon tue
n!suosnaN1' ~ may eVots AaS UNANIMOUS dec
asau9l, " ~" enlIo Isln1 Anglican aua Anglo
1.'tier'ca's @ i htlscolate fio recognition os any
o.ner :'l'm t"a" Als o"to; Rnd THIS IL the Long
"H .. -....
We ts've that II the Protestant Episcopal Church
I o! ti a ,s,; ~ s,Ne 70 ths neasnre OF hsf
lc rrsJ, /" tsx ami rn.r, '!c ors sno m.s ss
whic. wl sem startling Ut trs. ii rue is to ea tas
sitting sill and .ayiuE. }es. am, con,o to mo and
y, IH nS1ne ~ q th9 tra4atsn Ei.copal Church mud
s.t w. w ns rS ra s "s. ne a"ae BY rising up and
unicauu o car.isut,y attwt cr rna T., eu a9@ as
s.sI, to ,nen ''' a'''' Aes ~ ans aesfee
uTho Csihotir fh,,rc,, a, ~,
oui,t n.s,,,n,,t,m ~ III. ~ ~. eoun.'s u tue
4, icai tn r,1 ,1vn,"s ~ pa'1ur ~ SIX. sAe ~
H. ,i. ,t ~ 'ous ~ th's aest-toTn land