, 1875-10-18

i.ssns .r' ru-ttraeona and. In, to a,yanos 10 n
,Rny Of prs,,i e II. w. vhsh h"'i %s.s.d ID
j. - - our humanity harr ordained deacon Md nut
~ caSn ,sr :, !Mt s'~,'a | nrS! on '1c ;h my = M
tnr snmn month, rIiest Tin s,v Mr. ". O. urc.,rlin
|? no rules Of TIN holy npnatns, 4ml al pur f4itt,
Sossoser hast alrcn to him Enarr To mlns.icr nI
ono 'or.,id!uE him in The chursh e dol W!icm1c r.
s'sr IoTs ior ng tai yery nurpost av. ao s ,!etcu
eIvsn Il to tl'e osia'ned Nj. ". T. for Iii certificate
~" n,c" ar,cmritFt r..
, 1864. ErasM,:a. i,Itlnn NJ Az ' 'u,, y
Tor1ady proceeds to AK Wca!cy four insinva,.
: Ing Questions:
smn yos e.. b , n 70 nrs'n .sy.rA Of yoar
S,t'"na--Dld, nj t4ase preachers hot. lr-,. nnl
ns ~ a e. ns obn,eh q England
ty declare hai their ordination va, 10 ali inssna
1hiri--n'l yon not strongly preys shI. supposed
misns hu inv tsted with power Of ordainns what
c!erayncn? And ill be not 1cfnsc to cnn.crratp yol
sasn. ssss Il @ s,t frT u TIT
must be present to sss's u tho eonsscsaion Of now
fSar'h-1n all th!. did von mt ralps,,y vsolat. TIM
gnrt Ut which runs hus: tlo declare at nd f,re,si.
h.9s !"s r5s'as :ii F .n =
n, ,Is or nnthorty ecclesiastical or sptltua,
iiow ns1lch truth was th.rn IN ait thla7 1t will bc
seen that thr pretended certificate wsr signed only
fortnight before tbs statement already aaoctl, ap.
mentioned wstlsys f1pss Alexander Mashv, tv
ofra wan nag eern .I3 ycara 70 the tnercy baker
iunoesnt a'uIitioa Weasy x.s IL c.rat d1nl"Mity.
s1,sn9 an19 fun ihe want af orlaiuei rrs4chers q
hsd sae shrory of Lord-Kng, hst, ascordna !" NV
so AL s'i.n ..rto5s ssI1y rts'y..r r.. ia reality
byter vie Also Hiahop, and ~ fully anthurHri n "r
a,o W.T. o!ats ~ any Bishop tn tls wprld ye fr pru.
ent 1ai,s s .a. ns ts was aathory h
would not have becn slrpii.ngif he ha' n, IIn ,bn n
Ariisaon To Erasmus whrh Ills surnise4l hc did.
~ .na eivee co'aldarab1o p'nslhiii.y to tho
nan asslrmatiro qnorira OF Augustus I.onlnJv
On tho other hand. ioweyor, 70 have tho ahso.
sntn declaration OF Hoelcv himself that Ernsm,,a
hGser r 5 sSleGtsa :, any overture TINT he nado 10
Erasmus did actually ordnin him Bisbop fwhrI,
nono venturos to a4sart,, Or TINT LortadY's
ins'n'1atlon Is c,umnousiy untruc. To tl,is.
e!so. n. must b. added the testimony of Thon,n.,
,ohvers, who. with Wosley's conscut'
II nat Mt bis 'e1uost. roplisd to Topady's at;ack
namely, tim. although Wesley did moi ret T;.n4,
mus 10 orllin Joan Jonos, ami though John
Zones 70 aia drcrs ~ c1ergymsn of The Church Of
the 10 LORDS snpper In THO Methodist aoc,etios,
yot Wesley bad authorized linn (Olivors) tu givc
the most postlvo md uuqualidal dcntaI 10 tho
inshnation that ho had asA.d Erasmus to Or
hut continues Orcrs, enppore ho hail
There would have been tho bia,no2 Mr.. Wesley
tn connected with lumber Of persons Who havs |
sIyon sn o,9ry proof which tho nitnre Of tho thing
Allows ihat thoy hAvo m In satd cal TO ntoa n |
Tue Gospel. Go:h ho and they would DO al II |
they hat an outward call also But 10 Dinhoo in |
England I5a will give it to them, What aou-
r5, nrac,ra .o'q; ~ hs otHa. Nas to oudeavos to
Ihla N'H written IN It'll. only Elk or poycn |
wears attor tue alleged ovents took place, Which
- hkoliost to DO tr'lo tue b.ttor nsuluation Of
s,aa maasnant opponent Ike Toplaly or tho posi-
snortzsd e, declaration Of Ves'oya fricnd Oliyers?
There the matter must bo left
AN re]oloed It YOU. nv good Bishop. being
4a did Wesley. to . historic ministry and an
Episcopa! succession. VI course, you cannot ft,- I
dorae tho editor al Of March 20 In tho Christian
4aroca1e o. NeT York on oar Ordination and
tlondcnt etatsng that Method,bt ordination IA
=, ",prcsbytcrtAn. Dot Episcopa," a. Wesley and
three othor "pfeshytets" ordained Cole for
= mGEtsa y; hnt thai. proyiaIon is n,ads in the
['r eshytazs. Il by death OF othervtac, tlere ba
no bishop. Tho Christian Adyocate saws
Wo h1yo heroofors iudieatsi orr esm,te Of the
a c ,rn. o. s vho!o thing but y IS not wso to Ignore
hln9s rnthet aw1wAediy. most thorough study of
he xhole suhjact ,asI.tca us tha: the Methoalss
and iIo;. w,te ms, ~ be.t bev1o1s Sar
PRUDENTIAL re.son' 70 have ths ordinations, III ait
d ths 1esa.T ane 7
=, Tnnos nss q H. to p1oessd Without bishop
nd u 81 lao aS nh;e1Ss zee Of aAop Vt s
ministry be scste1 in al our principal foreign Issions
I am Inclined to think th,t you and your i,
hnteh asId ours sre in "Ereemsnt, however. Ior
rder rtoabytAr would bo q. .Dshop without
arther ordination, bit your Church raaulrns q
ha IrahbytoF ~ becoming Bshon to submit to Q
u tn,ra 1 ordination. ordination Aaa!n, the iorns used by 9
ou Tor oidtnatton were drawn up from the Of | +
ces OF tho English Church, and tIis woujl q
ln. ain your and my postk;ol. "
NOW, my dear Diahop, 30 far ~ concerns tho
MON of ~ oaFlstiars on catIiotlo platform and
your Church or ot ,uino Thore ars enough k
thom In both. Th,re will be foWer NJ IN 7
oduee tie sectaran md cultivate tho Catholic II
And ~ An Ep!soopas.p .eioiee In fall h,,n Il
pon the authosstat:ye-I may even aay. tie ci
antmous-docla1ktion Of tho entire iyinr z,
ng'ican aud AnRlo-American Eprcopato' ii
Afdon.1y aa longing" they said at Lambeth, "far
lopt tue language Of DR.. Thompson;
Me believe s6at u the Protestant Eeiscopa Church on
ne ohlea sssae' e to fss to tbs measure of hcr ey
5!es s,y.11ss NJ sss@ :; ;stssFt1s #. .
iii. .n .ayaa ssse nsrs .f %u's eo%s nnt e
= md bs msmhe.a ot tae Prats,.snt Episcopal W. W.
'QA'At HAu &A VIII Dc well, II n4gE 10 DINA hY :,
ing UP and Asktng herself what she can ,loHhos q
en- make the nnidcstiou Of chria.tanity about &C
i in any dcgrea easier to men. bI
aud nov, my dear bishop, lot me ask you to Il,
g4fl tAis !onHed-fpr unity not AZ 4 lovely (
ea'n: cloud-picturs IN the sky, bu. what NAV he
: 6!oased roa'itY In dod4good 'tlms aud tbtt, ftt
i:Soo years sEo. whoL tho world wa. dlyided p.
ita ballafk and specuAtoas. all we're won 10 OF
. name confession, and brought to tho sama III
nmun'on-pharlaaos aud sadlucesu, Jews aud tia
qar1tans, Asiatics, Greeks, aud Romans, Poly. to
elsta ,, and panthalsta-so at thta day ths out vii
y tor unity Ia far leas desperate he
ilAy the great bead Of tho Church oonyinne ua av
thAt al our divisions aro utterly wrong. IN
ainst tho plain word OF God, h'lman reaaoa Itu
Historical irct, aud aEol.ss uA from our aleap tl!
y tue great outse OF = divided Ehrtstlauity All
the ain OF rent Church and tattored faith. POI
d II have written IN unkiud word, inluIged
70 unctarltAblo sontin,ant, OF sought to ssryo NE
'l1 tns truthful and loving unity and uuion,
hDp, lu either OF nv cnmmunn.ffnnu I'll