New-York tribune., 1875-02-06
4 coymorERSY OTlR RIruALISM

SERIOUS CONFLICT BETWEEN THE EVANGELICAL
AND HIGH CHURCH MEMBERS OF TIE CANADIAN
PROTESTANT CHURCH.
A serious conflict has arisen between the
E.auseicdl ana ngu Church members OF tue CiuaJlah
Protestant Cuurc. ~ tnc Diocese OF TJrolto The Dean
OF Toronto and several other aderents OF the Eyangel
cal party been presented for trial on charge or
.'depraying the government and discipline OF the
Church" Recently tue Bishop OF the Diocese, DE- Alex
ander n. Bethunc, made an Official visitation OF the
c,ery OF the Diocese and delivered charge denouncng
the Church Association. TINS Is voluntary orglnizd'
tion composed OF clergymen aud laymen similar TO the
Eyangc KnJwlc lge Society OF the Protestant Eps
copa Cnurcn ia the Uted States IS OBJECT 10 TO PRINT
and circulate book, and tracts advocating ana dcehd
ing Evangelical truth ana maintaining the scripture
doctrines aud principles OF ProesaniISm' HtaaIsuc
r hos have been pointed out in these tracts and their
nrlcticcs condemned the publications OF leading Rt-
ualis;s have controversial aud Trlntv Coe-e ana
other institutions have been criticised for alleged erro-
neous Tho Bshop opened tic su ct as ioi-
lows:
Tho ro body Of the clergy OF this diocese have been
chrprI Sitn false ana unsc.i plural tecnIg cou-
Il crabe udnhtr o. cergymen ana LAY yue u'l uat.nE
themselves the Church Association Aud tGe iasttu-
tions the the training OF candidates TOT
the ministry aud t0r the prosecution VI lC' i>,ohaS
WORK have been 'IMkcn ofin terms OF suca dSuarage
tndt, tnelr Judgment. there shodu % an uetet
InJ,iuol OF lLose l1,HthtIOnS IL - .u. 81 h
ultcd That IA Trinity CDiIege slch ODecu hI"li 'ic
ing has been pursued. The stTlc.est invest EAtloA
would fail TO e-LtbIsI such an Allegation. lie SUI
dcus OF that UIycry have never DecH llu "a. oVoh
with aversion the :lOrmdtlon or % ap't We Ino
Of Protestant Bat tAey nave been taught wn't the
true position when our CGdfc Wds phicel az the
Reformation, and how the name OF Protestant Took It's
rise.
Referring to the rtualstc practices complained OF,
the Bishop said:
We must lament tn cxtrayigances OF the :ev, while
wr applaud the sOber energy AMI honest tDu OF the
many. We lament the Introduction Of novelties IN
worshin aud doctrine: thr imported adjunctS WlcI sO
Il purr worsnIp; the symbols tosted IN Of doe rIne
wIiCa the Church TJeets.
Next, reviewing pamphlet reprinted by the AssOcia
tion entitled V0x Dri aut VOx POpul wnch charges
that the teachings OF the Rtuasts "bad the Church
of Rlme," aud ALLEVIATE members of the Episcopal
Church Bishop Bethune said:
They must be a very small fraction Of the clergy OF
th, diocese n any. have the slightest ~ NupathY
villa TccKicSJ sIndtfs OF sucn pubilc1iiOus Publ
cations ncucdln2 iItdcty are now ANA tErn 1Ised;
aud will aariy awaken more grief "ad cuGision
the tiradc o inter phrases dud uniruthui state
uents whlcu disii LuTe Tue pages OF una WuN Il 10
ba.pncmy It the voice of GOd; never
bc TIE altoriuCr OF GJtS tuc people.
Al the close 0i Le address the Chancellor notified TO
all the ,yuen to wthlrag as tins was a yIs.;.,ol Of
the clergy onv. Rural Dean Cooper objected AMI said
in Eag. aud all yl,lauons were hell ~ pt1ic Affer
the iaymon ret.reI Ia questions which rtq i'i ias'
entati0n welc read Kird Dslu Gsdde, p:rseuitd the
following persons. aul charged thea n AZ np'rs VI
the Church Association with deprIvn- the so'cfnment
and discipline OF the Church The Dan oI l'r'htO'
Rural Deans Giyens und stuart, the R;V y. o. tri.
the Rev. A. Samson. the R'v MI B'idy Ah |i' l'-N
Mr. Checkley NJ CAeckley denied that he was a par
ticpant in the actOn OF the CaIfGh AssJsisJI coG-
planned Of Tao other pcrsOns accused deniei TIA. they
had In any way depravel the government OF ciglOe
OF the Church The Chancellor aud the Bishop then