, 1877-10-14

having started q very dangerous heresy."
Canon Liddon AMI the people OF his way of
thinking evidently look upon them in the same
light i'll which the Jews Of the dispersion looked
upon Paul and Silas. when they came preaching
the Gospel III those distant cities.
The writer Of the article seems to feel that
the chief danger arising from this new order is
that it is SO near the truth. SO near the real
primitive model Of an Episcopal Church, that
the English public might possibly mistake it for
that which it countcrfeits. stThcrc is this diff
ference" says he, "bctween the new sect which
it is proposed to organize and I'LL other Prutes-
tant sects, that it is really Episcopa' lie ad-
1nits that - Bishop C,s1nmins was duly conse-
Grated, and never regularly degraded from the
Ep,scopatc." He speaks Of Bishop Cusnmins as
"a member OF the American Episcopatc, i'll
Aerltor Of the true and valid order Of Scaburv,
White, Provost. aud Madison, and consequent
" OF the Anglican Eplsvupate, scaburY having.
received conservation from the Bishops OF Scot-
land, and the other three froul those Ut Eli
gland"
But, strange to saY, while thus admitting that
this new body is in the true. unbrokeu apostolic
succession, and thus tn possession OF thu real,
essential elements OF the Episcupate, the writer
thinks it will not do after all, and re-
pcatedly calls it a sect, schlsmatical
sistcncics, which he charges upon Bishop
Cummins and his followers, lie adds, us d sort Of
apology: "But scl.ism cannot be expected to
be consistent with itself" Now, at this dis
tance, it looks as If Canon Llldon WAS hardly
consistent with himself in first admitting re-
formers to have true Episcopate, derived from
his own Apostolic Church, aud then warning
the English public against it as 4 counterfeit.
1t is curious TO notice the ground OF his OBJ
lection. To US PrcsbyteTlaus It Is almost re-
freshlng to the cause Of his alarm about the
new sect. Observe how, in the same breath, he
commcnds it with every eulo.iStic and churehly
title III tue very words OF its founders, aud vet
condemns it for its decidedly Presbyterian tend
fA >tNrt
aud Protest ant, and evangelical, stripped 81 all
prelatal, aud sacra1nentar'an, and rltualstic
! prctensions. That is to say. Interpreting, the
words ra1nmatieally, it is To have liturgy, but
no ritual to speak Of, nor any satrlintnts; It IS
| 10 be Eniscop1l but the Bishop is not tn rule.
1t is to be mere Prcsbytcriauisn }hnsa so-cal]ed
| Bishop and directory, i little more minute as
| to words than that drawn up by the Nestmin-
ster dyincs, but IS frce:as that IS from definite
doctrine.''
| With US the wonder here turns on the new
| discovery which this writer has announced, that
the Westminster Standards are free from fcfiAift
doctrine. This will be news 10 :.ll tElc tresbt-
| terians, both Ill the New World anu the Old.
All men hitherto have resar,seh that g hook rs
| having set forth system ot doctrines about Us
| clearly dcliutd, distinctly stated, and rl.idly
| exact. Is language could make it. And vi
venture to say that this distinguished writer,
if. as the ipeat thinks. he is the author ol tue
statement Is the first Man in any nation for con
ever found it to be free from definite doctrine
| Most assurculy tile famous diyiEes " llo malt
| the book worked ioug enough and hard enough
10 make it plain, and did their best on the deii
| nitions Of doctrine.
/ But VIC quote few sentences, that the author
NAV speak for himself as to the grounds of his
| tear respecting this Young and vigorous Amer
cau Church which has already appointed :
| Bishop i'll London:
| The new sect fear, may give us soms
trouble. Other sccts having no regular E!i1l'sts!
| and no written standards Of faith cannot even
| simulate the appearance Of the Church. Ihey ar
common nscnt, and ready 10 separate. and ofte1
separating INTO fragments, whenever any u1.senslol
| arises within to impair that Consent. Inc Anglo
| Ron,anists, on the other hand though their Or
| Canization is complete enough and their otcef
are valid. dycrge from lhe Church 20 mnch II
their form OF worship. the .nterIolatcd Creed, AMI
their dlfIeren. version of Holy Scripture. that tue
| do not to any apprcciabe degree. interfere W.T.
| ner course. But body which will have 1T once
| real Episcopate, and Il form Of worship. aud crtt
| not very unlike that which Is used IN fhe thurch
will II is to be feared. rHmct!res oe mistaken 10
that which it rretenda to bt.
itls of great importance that ch1ircnmcn sllonl
be well informed Of the dangerous character or IN
| pseudo- Church which is be -rt up amongst 'ls
| DR. Gregg IL going to set 10 WORK actively "nen n
returns. "a congregation. We read, Is await
inc 1js return at his old parish. ~
| ChurcIlmen must be cautioned not to be deceive
| by the apparent orthodoxy and apoSfollc or"er
| the sect into thinking that - there ID not HUE
difference after all Bishops. officials. anu clcrg
| throughout the land-and church watdcns too
| must he more careful than ever Ill demanding an
| examining the letters OF orders or so1-disai
| clerrymcn personally unknown to them who Pre-
sent themselves to be permitted to otilcate Ill ou
| churches.