, 1875-11-21

made every and "lthout WHo1 ~ 1,.,rra; n2
was made that: was maae, anu ~ ed0 H;maelf
carnenfar should be workingnsn cnaten' " .,. ~
must nos be q rich mans church, open ~ ;a1' .no
noor. but poor mans church open 70 ~ - ~, ~
the learned, aud the great. ~ n1, nnn. hecoroe ~
w e1tinonished candle. The method sugges.s.u .1
~ r. Teawis of making tho Church GO lts ansy
hatter hv the poor was, either to oollo lesee
ciIFch ediHces, 80 as to matte Pew 1en1s sueAG,
oE TO create pa5s oSa q carry Ss soo.
d,cea to the house OF God. Ihere enou1u pe
rietv ut free seats in the best Churches WILL
he t, hest preachers and the best cho1rs'
Mr. Pellew spoke Of many eau caaseh eho "In Ghnrch r.
hinh nav rents The rapid increase OF popnanon
~ r,t'as and the DISSEMINATION OF inndel nteta-
tnrain,n chenp popular FORM being among tne
most serious In order to make exlssloH cnuion
accommodations sufficient 1of larger Memos III
ah;r, he recommended extra services, Whe1e Hn
ei,tines should be 1roe. an EXPERIMENT. t11eo IL
I,ondon With marked success. So.
% IN The morning OF the 1th 0ongress took up
the subject OF the :. Nature md E1tenk u
Episcopal Authority me hox. t ~ tha n9 n,;ns1rv
Is endowed with equal spiritual p1e1ogatlvcs' ana
that the Episcopate was originally and snouh.
still be essentially an executive once' ~ -, -
nation. law is paramount. and the peop!e ~, H.
lactiyeIv are the fountain OF power. 80 IN the
NhuIcl the corporate body 10 supreme, and not
thn Bishops to whom it delegates authority. -.
T,ha Rev. Dr.. John Fulton, OF lndlanapons'
traced the history Of the Episcopate, anu SPEAK
inc Of the conflicting opinions n0w p1esans t1ats
respecting its authority, eao a.raa depoeit Of tho
fa;ti, has bean committed to the Bishops only
and fla. thew alone are the rulers OF the Churcn
If God have held that the Limitations
must guard the exeroiao OF an antno1l.y mn!en a
a' thaS declare to be divine. On the other hand:
the row church party has, for the purpose OF
crushing RituaIism, been wiling 70 remove "nas-
ever limitations hinder that authority IN e3e-
cutting that design o.ao n
The Rev. J. =. Garrison, o. LanoSI; NJ; ~
nev u. r. Goodwin. OF Philadelphia, and others,
took part in the discussion, the married feature
~ which was rather wide divergence OF Vlo"s
az to the authority OF the blshops over LUG
clergy. Some Of the speakers claimed 1or mem
nowers similar in kind, IT not in degree to those
eererc;sed b7 the Roman Catholic Bishops, while
othe~s regarded them NJ min,starlal othcers 10
neTform Certain woll-deiined and limited e1ecu-
tive functions. DR.. Nelson, Tor example, eooE
the extreme High Church view, and malntalned
that the Episcopacy inherited apostolic powers,
while DR.. Goodwin presented tue dishnctl7e
The afternoon session of the 11th VAS devoted
to the consideration of ''Parochial System and
Free Preaching" The first paper ] vas read M 90 oS
the Ri. Rev. F. D. Huntington, Bishop OF Cen
trail New York. He strongly favored free Preach-
ing, BY which WAS meant religious exercises
which are not a recognized part OF the ordinary
barochial system. The services should be SIMPLE
the sermon direct and limited TO the ciear pre-
eentation OF Gospel truths, and sne1e snould oe
congregational singing.
Alr, Francis Wells, editor Of the Philadelphia
Euening Bulletin read tho next paper. NO ono
set Byslen1, he said coaid be adopted for parlsh
work. There must be 3 variety OF methods suited
to different conditions and localities adopted
When the long-needed Chair Of Common Sense
And knowledge Of Human Nature is endowed u
| our theological seminaytes, earnest faymon WILL
| not have to make the bricks Of the Church WIN
out the straw Of l2'oisterial sympathy Ihe chie1
| thing in the way OF Church extension lay IN the
| spirit Of excluslveness which pervadss Eplscopal
Churches, that eyes tho fashion Of tho dress and
| warns. of strangers with cold stare.
Effective parochial work can only na
done when this spirit is got ild or.
Ar. Wells address was full OF pungent points
and humorous suggestions, which were loudly
appIaudod. ct its conclusion, the Rev. Df. Lew
/ Ia. Of Washington, said he would hare to break
his promise not to violate the rssulaEons, and
call for three cheers for Nr. Wells. They we're
given by the audifnce, DR.. Lewis, stanaing na On
on tho platform joining in. The discussion was
! then continued at some length By other minis
|'to,s. The lsev. DR.. Stephen E: Tying, OF Nea
/ York, was the last speaker lie said that Tree
| preaching was py no means new th1ng. ano ~ ~
l
| be- hundred years behind the times. referring
| to Moody and Sankey, be said tncy were very
| worthy men, but that the Protestsn: Eplecopa
| Church did not need the kind Of revival they
e IN the evening of the 11th, q Bible Revision u
| was DISGUISED. bishop Lee OF Delaware, favor,
ed the revision now going ON and Mas oMpposel M
by Bishop Coke, Of Western Nav York: The u
vision of opinion among other speakers "at
Tie Concluding day OF tho session on the l2th
was n13encd by q discussion Of tthe - MutuAl
| Limitation Of Religious and seientlfe inquiry
L WAS participated in BY the ley. r. a. r bag.
| ,lard. Of New York; Bishop Clark OF Knoue
the Rev, Dr.. Leeds, Of ChriBr's Church. Balti
more the Rev. William NoWto9 OF Ph'iauel
phia the Rev. s. c. Bates, Of OHIO; and tht
Rev Dr.. Sullivan, Of Chicago. ~.
The closing session waa taken up VIII q ols
cnsaion On 1.-THE Beat Method Of Promoting
SDiritial Life the first writer on winch Was ths
Rev. L. n. Bincroft d. D., OF BrooRlyn: Tn'
+: reverend gentleman clearly proved tho methods
to be adopted for the promotion of this At'
should be through Christ and by falth, tho lat,
the soul. ceasin1 to bo sell. turns to God, AMI
1s 1usticated iuwardly by Divine movement
| PAPERS on the same subject wero also read D.
the Rev. Philip Brooks. Of Boston. and BIZ ho]
Garrett, of Northorn Texas. after which I'll
| Congress WIS declared adjourned.
Tfe Kpw York Tribune In commenting on th
work Of the Congress edito1ally has Che follow
ing paragraph:
Or. Lewis, Of Washington, in his address, reeoe
uized the fac. which many clergyuen isnore.-tha
there is lafge cass in every city which the Cdurc
has not as yet succeeded in reaching. THESE are nc
conyicts or the dangerous classes Of any kind no
yet the very poor, to whom Bible-readets, mlsalol
aries or have aecess but hrgc MIN
ber Of mechanics, clerks, professional men, who Eet
nominal allegiance to Christianity, send their w1ve
/ and children to church, sometimes 60 themselTa'
but ate rs utterly Indifferent to the Hs1n
> Christ snd His Kingdom as to the affairs
the Shah of Persia What Is the Icason OF this Ns
il to be done to help There is no natural pce1t
dice against hearing divine truths In tho minds 6
: these classes. Tne Scotch peasant cons his Blb
and rears Ills children utter the straitest Ee:t Of u
religion; the Catholic, be he poor or rich, goes
mass from his christening until lie dies We 10 NJ
mean to say that these people accept the Chrlstla
faith because they go to church or chapel but the
certainly do put themselves in tho oyot hearing
How many business men Of this or any other city
. the Same btbitualy7 How many mechanics, laborer
ste1edores, trampe, be counted In church nea
Sunday? Wig are thcy net there? Simply becaut
| they aIe not interested. Prayers and sermons boz
! them The Scotchnan relshes the logical discourse
the Southern European the gorgeous Catholic teren
= NAL But the thoughts and language Of oir Rermo1
are techr1;a belong to q world Of which these poop
. know nothing and which does not appear half 90 re
or stirring or alive their own, whethe1 that be Il
' | club, or Wall street, OF the pawn-shop.
Here then ia hint where religious 1nachuety Is d