, 1875-10-18

Hit truth cotnru y lilo 10 a,l,i In roearl Ia tn,
stnat'nrRs OF ErIacophiiape that nsurt--uin
I,nndl cith1 Of tho whole boty Of Christians
,ron tho earliest ages to tho rtcpcnt day, l,nv
undoubtedly been EpisconaI IN form
There Arc now 3so, ,0n0,0 of nomlna
Christians nn the earth. OF those, 200, ,OpD,
mn aro Fatrnopa ians, ns by Inte Nu
thoritativs tAtlss. Throe md a half ml,ion
hava been bartizetl 10 Christ nau,o, aut 4 O0)
lNAo Of tllcm liy miniaterr o;dalnet by IL s,,or1
There hre 31tu0, ,0h1 Of protostnn!s mid b1 MA
tNfD oEo Er.scapaiiana. tn. Of tic "a GOO Ut) no
Ertacnpallans ~, 00o, 600 have udopted tho Epis
cunAl principle.
Tho Mothod,sts have. With the1r coocroua doc
tso"* ard their true fsish, thvolga In man.
pac;'. carried tue nodpel to mora than any OF no
ch lrch Of Christ among i,a. Tho Wedcnso,nn
nltlln'6h losing tho hf,inlcal CONTINUITY VI In
EpIsco hey. still rotan tho tsiuclple,
,:~'"enlon lot mo adj ,hs, changes to E,i-c ).
'a," not 10 tho Episcopnt Church havo occurred
a,"' *i,. occur again. Tho SIoyayjan Chu,cb, il,
| tls '-Mr.Hcntt century, commencing as Coasresa-
ht !. IT, tho aftoeuth century became EpsGopaI
At ,.,w has sxtccu Beho,,s. Tho f,io yers OF
Lutn,r hase gradually slopted tho Epsropn.e
-5.A'. .U10 IN Sweden aud NORWAY. 3,bJ1O,,n In
ne"nars, and II, ,oo3,O ,Oa9 in Irna5a, with its 49o
b.ooesos.
bccama pe:lnasl, ~ OH orr a, "h.relos clos inuat. by
adopting the motto =. In pe.essarls, unltaY:
| III dabus, llberta,: in nn,EIbas. oari:as:" bv
opening our oyps tu ssc All 1scosn,4o difYef-
| ctcea in nnno, md ceremonies snti nat n, ~,
the,n o,.hcr tilo atses Of psrty or a ssct! Sy
hAvtng tho Church fr,o t., aet wholly ii .ou tic
| broad and COMP, ;,jut,s,ye to;mutntjcs OF ti,o
faith Acknowledged by ali btoa enf,.1sl, to v1n
| bracs tho dot,untsut4 o, luritaus and Cavalier.
Of Dutch sud lrisA, II EnuIl-b III uo5muns, ni
Ahicana aj,,l iIrnioos Vi every nation uudbr
l,aayen E; = Church having tho prlu,ttye filth.
tile primitive d>ctrinc, iii tho prin,isyn djsJI-
plno. and in i:s adaptations A,netiean.
t.H- " =.
striving 10 lsnro Our own cilurch.H Catholic. and
then soouer dlyIsion VI he exohsuead for ,,nity'
Unity not paic,nt up Gut ao,,ght fur upou lis
basis o. trilth and foot, unity perfectly cous-t.
mon consent to 70 back tp liuriods nn,e.iatIuu
the modern sttila and 10 riuk OF thp t.,,r wat.,s
Of truth nearest to tho ioalt..t-slrlns
llY drar H.shup, you APPEAR to ,h,na that wa
II We do mt ii Ills 10 prevent nnion : Arc
wo both tn ba kept irpnl dbIng our duty by rea.o
Of llltn,nn infirnnty i Nor p1r,n,t nus 10 adj
that y9u nra nlstaI.su. Your ways are gener.;ly
very churchly according. 10 unr standard, YOUR
sentiments nra exceedingly Catholic, yonr
" hmshs " much more satisfactory tIlan ours at
YOUR fssts often very faithfully olysryo1l your
devotion Fsry Eea:, aud your Episc,,-
pa! regimen mud tlu subtplsaiou M |
the clefIy to 1t very CAtholic. Tnou thpIe ia
tnlicA salntltness aluang you, fail harvest Of |
christian t.rares atla dong o the real Nuril Of
a tr,1o Ca.nul lc Glursh. Tuat Il: !ss things arc
with you aud III, aud that the hearts OF OR NM.
pie Eon"ratIy arc t.llly Catholic baou.1py 10
each other III eprit, in Rfo, aua 10 feolirY, II a /
reaaon Why our Church. IN sonle res,ects MAIN
gu. Should become wholly Catholic aud firm
" "t.su reseas ta u m1 pF,m'.sq 'asr Pa,an 5ys ,
optiinlsm leads you to uuderrato tho evil, uf
division. Stand on heh.hen soil. coufron.in:
mllllons or 1nnlatens aud llear DR.. Livingston
snsreHt ; AL classes Of Christians to be rceonci1oa