New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
RITUALISM ADVANCING.


prsu0rs AT TAf7FB CITATIONS CHORCh-
,rr or TIE ATTACK OK sIsrERuooDs AND
BROuEEu'ops'
"a. Fdttor OF The TrtbEne.
So. The universal comment Of the press,
,.sso,. cal and secular. concerning 0nr late Con /
,,,.ut ION nc Roston has been ayoTahe IN the eX-
- r.eo.n 1ug the total absence % party spirit ana
- btf.erness, whe.her IN the debstes or tha votes
"a III, tone OF tae Church Congress IN New
vi IN the week following was eqa,ly kind /
= and fa.eraal, aud been recognized /
ut, e,uai uuaul.nity This. compared with th' ex-
od controversies about rallsm that began 10 1905
,,-e..el IN 1s7l ana eliminated n ls14 is phenon-
,o vc-v aete abie % church people. but lot so
rv i,clli-,le 'other~ without word Of cNplana-
t, Tho --e,t American reading public. however can
So t1raurh milestone iust we'll a. any one else II
so-,en,tv wei. only q hole through the middle o u
an. l volr kind perns don, should like "a give u
little help H. ina. direction
m uenar surface view o. tie IS, that the defeat
Of Dr seymour, sud shortly a.er % Dr. DeNoFcn when
sucsesyey elected the Episcopato Of Illinois, gave
, whole Ifualistic movement such bacSsat tnat IL Is
NJ LONGER dangerous AL fear OF Il has so TAR departed
that tne Low Church Missionary or-anizaton-the
"Amcrcan ,urch ssonary Society has voluntarily
surrendered its position of anaconisfn and young Dr.
7,, holds Missionary fubiiee in his church with the
,or,.entafivos o. tie regular card. while Dr. john
Cotton smith opens Ascension Church ior 'Ae
first time in many years, so tho same young
d. Tvng strikes tine koynots 0t the present p"S''h ~
saving. "a jubilee. concerning inc i't' 'i''"
vetion: "Actn- a. believe. under tho guidance anu
dirctioD o. tfo Holy spirit they secured unity m the
use OF all the missionary elements 81 the f.'N''"'
Fpiscopal Caurcb. Whlteyer mighl nave d e" ''0 -
euccs ana distractions OF the past uoy "'' "' 'o"-
sy,ets NJ ration. SUD he sooner tle' are Deu
In tc crave Of lJr.c;tu ness the better ior tl' 'sl"'''
- fri, clsr.ll4n aad Tor thc atva1 cmelt OF me II
ter,ts o.. our common work" Nor is there "hmper Oh
rcanstrsucc from any quarter. II ia evident tat t'
low Church paryWit there Is lett OF It's en'ft.'
sst,.aed IT, long aEonies OF apprehension suspicion,
ana dcnup ,ation are over And may they never return
Ho>oRs TO mrUAIIsrS.
Prt is The RItuslistc" movement, so-c1iled, finally
nus doUnl Are men like Dr. DsKoven and Dr. 9ey-
rnour finally sb0ra 0f all IufIt1ce among u't has 'Ae
Ritual Canon passed IN 1s7i, pot stop % H'Ih">''o
services everywhere in our American CAafou' L'' U7
Dr sevpour was rejected the close Of an eight days
secret session. IN O,,Ober, 1s74-hav ng majority o'
The indriiulls votns but not majority " by processes
and orders" Dr. .K0vcn was rejected py 'Ae st'Iu-
in. comi tees I'D the following .rng. before tue sIouu'-
swell bad had tine 20 slbsfo. But by june $50
the first meeting Thereafter Of the Board of Trustees
o IN, General Seminary 90 which Dr. Seymour belongs
ard IN which the whole of our church l. represented
tetircats OF essl3ton into Dr. seymours course
Ioadly made by Mr.. welsh. The ch"ch JoHrnaL ana
ot1ers. evalarutel IN re iet silence N'l a hsy OF 80"
cus.0a wa. uttered. Dr Seymour dli not iIn1 W oi
srfrent consequence rfr o. the matter ~ aL but
Seminary by svty-one majority Ht The mr. eto
eA,cu-e1 u ~, NJ -d aort,onv have reirreI ia tl4t
iu.utuon veI since The entire chrch recognizes ih
M vlrHy to preside chief seminary for tu'
frririi,- o. young men for the ministry ia
ssr.ei learning. though the House OF DeDuuer
tlou -hI hc vas not 10 Ds .h- =" 10 &a. &a..,a11I 1I
Dr DeKoyen has yeceved similar proof ci elvra con
ndDHce. Since ls rciecuon' ten bsLup- fnu "',l9 on
tne great Northwest have clustered ouhu hi ''l' i,l
collegiate education tlroachout All tlat vast aud grow
Kevca sent back 90 General Convection, for thc
Dr. seymour bmsclf one Of hec depatics a"d Dr. DX
another. bJtn Der other deputies haVaG yo.ed i.s ~.
pels14--S qua i u7 me ye'r. w. 1revior' that The
{.eA r..l,i-ed r..u t,srf IN a very significant man
ner. Dr. Ciak-thouca president an i've successive
Gerclal Conventions nad taken sirou{ ground
IN vote; Aad attacked hn aurINaIcs III
pIi'. controycrsy ti.a Dr. D,K5seB when ronlia-
to--s i3. tac pIe'l-cH', % ,-s ne 80 ,, s-rl Ta-
maur hs uauie vas LgJ oHet ntS', | l.' @ iD
t-Irl. fourth, bat hf.n ana iast teAeet ihat DI
selse TO understand the meaning OF tni aud rrUacuuy
Withdrew bis name oeiort te Oauoimg began ne r.
.s. lo i,cc.yed o.r 5 y-eielt votes on The first hl-
ot. aud w4s ecc'ed by handsome majority
n. Bishop I'm the Msssa husr.ts Convention, and de-
fcnied MIN 100 q speech in that convention aSiusI tue
a,pr.sols OF Dr Aexauder Nnton besides yot ug for
Br. seymour m 1874. o. he other nominees, Dr Van
j. asoa and Dr. Hal botn voted for Dr. seymour M
l.7l that OF the whole 217 'o-s cast at the second
lauot. only tuy were thrown for DIS BtaId,iey and
scacuck, who had yoed against Dr. oe'nonr when u
eane To ne election oi sSGrt''5y c 5,ot a yb6 hU'c4
voted for Dr. Dckoyen m the Aa>sacu-
eets Convention, and Was the one VINO, IN The
Board % %. the General seminary, uomlraicd
j.. osy iuour a. permanent Dean His onY t"0comlei-
Iois iu the only ballot taken. were l; FaTrnSon and
Dr Peuuci who D regard 10 DR.. DekOvcu ami Dr. sey
mour were u least as decided az NJ Huiculns TINS
doesnt look much il the friends Of Dr seymour and
Dr DeKorcu out iu the cold. And the only Mis-
sl,uay bishop nominated By t-e Upper House. and
srbackc voted for Dr. Seymour iu 1874. ana
confirmation OF Dr. DeK0yen in the Spring OF 1879. he
beug one Of Tie standing committee Of his diocese 60
Next a. to me- ,ures And here let me make a brief
an attempt 20 tgi,aie against lights, vrsJmeuts. nccusc,
cfr aud The attempt vas defeated. u 1-7l Il Wss re-
neWcd a sweeping aud dangerous form, and
defeated Al AT -mpt was made on tire last day
of the session 10 condemn IcAars'ich Alteration hy /
iupl cation, canon theu first proposed aud which
g. thought could De rushed through bOth Houses that
day IL Was defeated by Dr. D. hoyen, without speech
hoiu0I OF LEhIs' Fea aInrll- ucehes', ctc'' w" J
abandoned hopeless. Besides the defeat OF Dr. /
- aoqr that yesi, who Tas % -9slec,'G pi( (nol
Canon ipunuar,y so-cdle'ii. passed. 80 htgranty |
has ever dared Z" pat n iu use aud noue ever Will 4hi-
meant 90 biz AZ EuclsrAtiCal ACOrauOG and /
tAlt aouts4r ctitiot aF"Ne" tHe 81 ma sing AZ 10
Woitc than "dOuhIt ductilne Ihc II a-tOlHi Letter
o. thl- year went further, AMI uttered sharp cry !
against Tire awiu danger Of that doctrine; % being /
pouS custom ~ tAe usAoi~ TO p4t i lue harmless form
o. Pastoral" any pet LOuou OF theirs which they have
fur- 10 pass as canon IL pieascs them. aud hurts
Lobu4y.
RESULT or NINE YEARS CONTROVERSY.
Nov what l. the result. today, OF an this nine
year, war upon Rtualistic practices" and "Rtuaus
&c docirue"i Nobody dared attempt 70 enforce
tue Ritual Canon auy her-tlat beng only iegisla
tive eoit that succeeded. The leading KtuaiIsuc par
iLe, with hsr Ktualistic servcesnd teach their
Ktuaistc doctrines. without m)Ieslt0u from anybody
Bop stevens trpd ,5coerco -t C.meIrs, Philadelphia
ono, under th, Ritual Canon. even and finally flung up
lie sponge n despair The NeW-York Rtuaiiets have /