Daily globe., 1878-03-18
TEN BROCK VS.. IRELAND.
4 DEFENSE OF THE PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The Pastor of Christ Church Takes Up the
Discussion and Adds to the Debate Wig
orous Reply to Bishop Ireland--The Dis
course in Full.
The congregation at Christ church last
evening was an unusually large one, every
pew being filed, and chairs were supplied
in the aisles to those who could not other
wise be seated. It was evident that the an
nouncement in The GLOBE that the rector
would speak in defense of the Episcopal
church, was interpreted by many to mean
that he would virtually reply to Bishop Ire
lands attack upon her, for among the large
concurse were great many attendants at
the cathedral. After the usual evening SER
vice, the Rev. Mr.. TenBroeck assembled the
pulpit and commenced his discourse by at
once reading the text:
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you
like men, be strong. Let all your things be
done with charity Cor, xvn:13-14.
They are my warrant, my encouragement and
my rule Cor doing, what without them, and 9TH
ers like them in the good book of God, l
should utterly shrink from.
My position is not of my own seeking or de-
vising. The church of which am an humble
minister, has been fercely assailed by name,
and with all possible publicity, of pulpit and
press. Satisfied that under the circumstances,
forbearance will be accounted cowardice, and
quietness will be reckoned as indifference, am
compelled to give answer to these attacks. /
appear, be it understood, only for the defence,
and claim that patient hearing, which the law
guarantees to every defendant. "Not guilty."
| is for the most part my plea. Facts and the
scriptures are my witnesses.
My church might well ask for better advo-
cate. I cannot ask for better cliant or
nobler cause. am to defend the Protestant
Episcopal church, and the very thought lends
me strength and inspires me with courage, for
love her with my whole hearts love. I adj
mire her efficiency, her splendid organization,
her equipment and her dignity. know how
the beauty of her worship, the stability of her
order, and the strength of her claims, have
conquered prejudice, disarmed opposi-
ton, and drawn to her the men of intelli-
gence, men of property, men of power. Yea,
the sons of strangers have built up her walls,
and the children of them that afflicted her have
time despied her have learned to call her the
city of the Lord the Zion of the Holy One of
Israel, 30 that the little one has become thous-
and and the small strong nation. The
| little root that was despised and laughed at but
sixty years ago, has pushed its tendrils through
all the land, and has verified again the Scotch
mans saying that the 'plaguey weed Of Epis
copacy can never be rooted OUT
l know also the close and intimate alliance
of the Protestant Episcopal church with tht
grand old church of England, whose reach is al
far and wide us the reach of her noble tongue
keeping company with the heroes, circles the
earth with one continuous and unbroker
strain" When think of the 1SO bishops the
10000 clergy, and the 20,000,000 adherants Of
the Anglican commu MON with their wealth
their energy and their intelligence, feel a.
English yeomen felt when the Invinciblc Ar
mada was sweeping toward their shores, secure
behind the walls of oak and ia mparts of sturdy
arms and the care of gracious Providence.
Where would Professionalism have been to-day
if there had been no English church? Who
offered aid and shelter to tht
Huguenots when the rivers of thei,
blood ran reeking on that CHASTITY st
Bartholomew's day, and the revocation Of th,
edict of Nantes drove them from their homes
with little else than their lives and the nipple
ments of their trade? Where was refuge found
for the Swiss reformers when Zuingle wa!
slain and price put upon the heads of his fel
lows? Whose arm interposed to rescue Hol
land from the horrors of the Inquisition and the
brutality of Spanish soldiers, and thwarted the
deep laid scheme of Spain and Rome against
human rights? Who pushed forward her colon
lists and wrested the possession of this New Worle
from the French and Spaniards and made it thu
home of religious liberty and political free
dom? All! these are the crimes for which ther.
is no forgiveness. These are the deeds which
make ones heart glow with enthusiasm, anc
. ! rvith orrr Ila ef hosr nh,
which inherits this glory.
In proceeding now to defend the Protestan
, Episcopal church, will first lay down the Law
and the testimony, by which only she ma,
: fairly be judged. These are:
l. Her Book of Common PRAYER with the g.
, articles and offices.
2. The constitution and canons of her gen
eral convention.
8. Her fruits.
J The first is her common law, her standard 0
faith and morals. say, standard, not au
: thority; the bible is her only and supreme au
, thority. For her prayer-book she is in ever
way accountable, and it is used everywher
within her borders and may be read and know
Of all men.
The second is her organic law, by which he
internal affairs and discipline are managed a
publicly and entirely as are the affairs of th
: United States by its constitution and laws.
The third is the Master test, "by their fruit
3 ye shall know them.
: The Protestant Episcopal church accepts n
man as her ruler or head, except the man Chris
Jesus, and Him only, because He is God owe
all, blessed for ever. She is not called upon
apologize for any man men. She has n
''ex-cathedra' to define or limit, and no mic
:, distinctions to draw between errors of 'sfait
! and morals" on the one hand and OH the othel
8 perversions of scripture, blunders of policy
falsifcations Of history, forgeries of decretal
ignorance of science, social crimes and polit
cal treason. If quotation from an acknow
:, edged Head, of church, as evidence againf
f that church lis irrelevant and must be rule
], out Of court on the ground of il
: appertaining to his private capacit,
8 much more must quotation from any membe
of the Protestant Episcopal church, as evidenc
against her, be adjudged Irrelevant and rule
out of court" for no member of the Protestar
q Episcopal church is ever authorized to spea
: in her name either "ex-cathedra, or ''ext,
: cathedram" on the bench or off the bench
e they must be, we are prepared to make ou
!, answer.
: It is charged that, ''The Protestant Episcop
; church is very Proteus among modern sects.
d Proteus was sea deity of heathen mytho
ogy. .'The Old Man of the Sea- Homer cal
the ability to assume any form at pleasur
According to Virgil, he was also prophet, az
knew all things, those that are those tn
were and such shall be hereafter. 81
% such only as held him fast with vigorous arm
E did he appear in his real character, and by b
= spirit of divination, reveal to them the truth
d. This is one of the prettiest conceits of all a
,e tiquity, and is full of deep spiritual meanin
= No less an authority than st. Austin max
Proteus the very emblem of truth, who
essence it is to be many sided, yet one-hard
grasp, yet easy to retain. Others (notab
o. Lord Bacon) suppose him to represent prin
in tive matter as it cane from the hands Of Gc
= one and undivided, yet full of all possibili
~ Of change and notifications; hard to maat