, 1876-04-26
THE REFORMED CHURCH.
Lengthy Report on tho Question Of Synod'
ical and Missionary Bishops.
Tho Subject Is Finally Left Undis.
posed Of
Trying to Settle the Boundaries Of the
synod--1ndorsing the Appeal"

An Adjouyndd session Of lhs Chicago Synod
Of tho Reformed Episcopsl Church wss held
yostorday morning In st. rAu!'s, noas the corner
of Ann and Weat WashnRton streets. The 1T.
Rcv. Bishop Cheney presided.
Previous To the commencement Of the bnB1-
mesa Of tho session, religious services wore had,
which weF8 conducted by tho Hev. DR.. Faliova
and.tho Rev. j. D. Davis, Of Chillieoehs, ILL.,,
and which lasted about throe-quarters Of an
hour. Tie nov. hfr. Davis delivered 4 1ermon
Oh the dutica Of tho ministry, taking his so1t
from tho fifth chapter OF Second Corinthians,
18th aud Goth ycrHes.
TO BuH1xEss.
Ths buhintns Of tho session was thsn pro-
ceeded With In tho absence Of Secretary
Moorhouse. Dir. ". ". Wilson, Of tho Peoria
Transcript, WAS chosen temporary Secretary.
Tho following dologatos were present:
MinlsterB-Chicago-Th Nt..noY. Dishop
Ctenby, the 1lov. Dr. Rallows, tho nov. DR..
Cooper, tho 1lov. Ernst duntrum, the Hev. II.
Z. Mccormick, tho noy. II. II. DosWorth. tho
lsev. Albert Walkley; peoria-Tho Tor. ]. D.
Wilson Chtlllcothe-The Rov. J. 4. Davis.
Laymen-Chriat Chnrch-Gurdon g. Hubbard,
William e. Wheeler. Horny 4. Porter. William
Col. J. W. Donnett. f. A. Bryan. L. j. Colbourn,
i. r. Brooks; Christ Church, rooria-T g. We'd
dle, ". II. .Wison, Transcript Charles II X eloEg,
Jnmoa Dalfour, II. G. Townsend Emmanuel
J. Wooster, A. J. Durbridge. T. Dosloope, E.
peldrtch; Trinity: Englswood-W. N: Smith,
]: J. Young; st. Johns, Chilllcotho-- --Stephen
Martin. Solomon Skowcl Church Of the Good
Shepherd, Ch!cago-h Colo.
Trinity Church, Englowood, Was recognized,
and It's delegates admitted 10 membership in the
Synod.
Tho Rov. Mr. Wilson wanted to know II any
action was necessary by this Synod In order to
bring tho selection Of q Bishop to tile notice Of
tho General Council.
should bo taken, and . memorial should bo pro.
pared to DO presented 10 tho Goneral Council,
TIE nlsuornic MOVEMENT,
Tho How. Dr. Cooper offo1od the following
paper on the aubjcct:
In aecordancs with tbs psovtBons OF ART OF tho Co
sution of the Reformed Eptacop2t Church, they were
any y sh syR01u sR = as ~ y
to sans Whilst cheeriuly concel1ng thas Tiers Il
atisut!on @ On u the Kpseopste, opt Is 70 say A. to
whether ne synodc.i or ths Missionary syattm. or
1ss s y s
very largely BY tho considerations hcren set forth.
po s
tho bondage Of trsdtionary customs. sud unicsa we
10 e - 70
deeiaon In whatever particular.
NO inctne to think that, With proper safeguards,
both tho
MISSIONARY AND TIE sYNoD1cAL sYgEEain
might be ter tho present not permanently aaoPtst
h I ns, q: 70 os ea q Ss e. Sso e. @
Bynoaeal o. Missionary. ehau exercise their ofhcc
Tho most serious dllculty In tho WY Of tho exeu
a1o adoption OF tho Missionary Epacopsto rfcsentet
,nda u o hssso M Ao:s S h.. ofasGa & sn.nss s
be unable 10 sustain tttntrans Bishops IN unmber
peeanR 10 bs m psrtoraed viii " tbs prestige Of lie
Epiacoate is unqutasionably most important faco,
tn missionary operations. There II
MULTITUDE OF CITfEs
and towns tn which tle Reformed Episcopal Church
could at once to ostabll1hsd lad we piahopa who
work; and until these can be furnished tls cGurcl.
nust continue to 10 hau1orel aud restrained in her
growth. aud therefore cFaupea for she means where
which wo nrmiy believe God naa gtron hor 10 do. Ii
evident to Ut TINT cannot adopt ei.hor tht
rresialng Ellosship. Hence ths need Of bishops !,
ouz forcmos agents to DO tho work ct planting ~
:ana a .. s sps IL "ef' her
And I'LL need. a!roa!y constant and pressing one
will not cease to ba such, at leAat In our day. We re
men in the prime Of life, who shall lcyote them
srlrrs n uud out Of to this one Thing
xG u S,sssS Ssn s5 .es
and object ahall ha u proclaim from rl1ca to place
With other than temporary limit Of territorial tusis
| d!etion,
THE uNsFAnc1ApLE RICHES OF CunlsT.
Such, lave faith to behave, cAh bo fouul. All tha
IL lAckiuS is thu means 10 e41ip aud sustain thcm
their appoutal Aelds.
And nrropos ~ 10 means. We ars poor church
and, 1t ID TO be expected may long continue so Huc
was and ID tho church OF The Mb!9ensoa and Ws
e1,ses Ii il we'll 10 understand that those vo ene
tho ranks OF tha Church mst do no. not Tor tho wax
Of te honors mud cu,o1ument she has to gyc but 10
f1Nh 1f hnHF f1fih M liza
10 Which lol has called her. 1Isr Bishops, equal
with her rrcsbyteta aud laity, Ahoald 10 men ~
know What ssfluutal j., not aons +, theory. tut
| Ulshops Of emitted talent should bs will!n
| to sercpt moderate salaries; and tho l4y phonI
be willing " do thef utlnoA& TO provide them, sccort
Ing tho measure Of their c,uschs urei. Jaat hsr
We think Va can perceive q To aasantsgo o. Q! synod
necessity 10 charge upon tie Church ii large Ii
aynoatcai Bishop will In the very natnre Of tho cas
be parocAial ninist0r with 1imsa episcopal respon
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