New-York tribune., 1878-01-18
HUMORS OF THEOLOGY
LETTER FROM DIR. J. II. HOPKINS.

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THEIR NOSES TO If--BIsHoP COKE THE LEADER
OF TIE "RITUALIsTIC CONSPIRACY"
| To the Edttor Of The Trtbune
SIR: After yUlr kindness in admitting my letter
ON the General Convention and your editorial notices OF
the replies made TO in various quarters, perhaps you
will not refuse the opportunity OF re1onoer "ch'
trust viii leave nothing further to be added at presehV
on INV side of the discussion What proposed to do, was
to cut olc through the middle of the msione so that
the American reading public could see through II as wen
rs any one Certain Of my readers 1t seems Instead OF
putting their eyes where they could see nave poheo
their nose into the hole instead beug anxious only 10
smell Il rat And very amusing are the results they nave
arrived a., have not all the attacks on my letter
for nm only quiet country parson, and do not see
many OF our American papeIs but shan give Few
words to such as have seen.
The Rev. DR.. Powers. IN your columns. thinks thN.
there other why there Is peace among us at
pr sent besides those gave. Granted. He reJoces
that the Episcopal Church fairly waking up to matters
practical gudincSS and Is pntting forth ITS stTcugh
TO make the world better" All right but shah
more on this point further H. cannot deny the facts
as the high position and honOrs shown 10 Rualists
and their friends hut says hat whatever Offices in our
church they have had since hold now, Is owing
without doubt, TO other reasons than their advanced
chuIclmau hip" the learned Doctor had only had his
eye a that hole in the mlstonc instead OF his he
would that he has mere himself affirmed that
which it the whole object OF nay letter 20 prove
Three years ago the dominant fec ing seemed to be- no
what lhIn's ability, deyoon or services to the
Chmch. " il he be a Rua'isi.' down with him = Now
although popular aud almost universal reputation makes
aman Rtualist" fhc have ability devotion, energy
and high character he Is eligible to high Office IN tho
Church a. IL hG Low thuTChinau, or Broad, "f
High and dry or anything else. q T. ID.
Dr. Powers's mode Of testing the growth Of Riiuasm
shall not oj,ct lie says 70 is 10 " take census Of
the members the parishes where it's practices are oh
f.fu my u "A
parish and am Rtualist. When II comes 10 the
application OF party Names suit yourselves, genttn
it is all one O me.
pI>TURBiNG NOVELTIES.
certain "K W" in Newark paper, has also put his
nose to the hole and by combined effort OF memory
aud Imagination gives Us the following:
II We mistake not. there Bi-hop Hopkins in The
Church not many y,aI, since w9 "rie book condrnn;
Novoliies thai Disturb Peace" According TIE
anG .srti Iio ic Ti. his venerable father
The Noycliics wllch Disturb Oar Peace" issued by
my father in So appeared a umc when "IstuaIsIn"
rad not yet rcSuamc, AND not one of tho to-
called "Rlnastic U,.s-," q 80 much as alluded t. IN
that work. from beginning to cnd Br the "miNod ch"l
ice "-onc Of those usagra-Inv iahcr himself prarsod
! all his ministerial lie from bcio0 1850 UnIeayencd
bread for Euc,r-c Dc had made In his own honse
a, the same carly period Ana VII he wishes 10 know
NV fathers opinions l.iu1stc practccs-had bett
send for the book entitled lSe Law 0t ElualsID pub
shed In sG1 The last year of Ey iathci's lie. Ia this
work my father proves coIcusyoy hat The Ritual
ts are right" and that "Iituh,m - not Popery;' and
lam working out he principles precisely neither more
nor less As to the lowcluch surrudtron the subject
of the American church Missionary society. X. " says
hat "isn. W position g. ,imii. tlst of auxiliary to
the Board o, 1i,.lous rcig.alne its perfect ndr-
pcuicAcc with REGARD to n,ld. - labor and ii" admins
tfHton of lis funds; - cyanrrHcAl stand sui F"lun-
tar, principle of i -rl1a;on being iuy and cordially
/ ItstGf ii fnF
an oppos society. Now 1t =. auxiliary, with PIE
cis,y the same rights and privileges which were offered
10 Il previously hy fLc Board aad refused. II that
j. not sur. udcr Il the opposition, what is
III II l. all tie surrender ever asked. iroi cscd.
or expected. X. ". m,sai have gone further,
and aualyz, iac tiiy m~iurcr- 81 th" ur~ Board -
Managers of Mission hnirs, Ccctcd by the general
convention. lie " % nud there much larger proportion
OF churchmcn hln tclr Pr,snt numerical strength
entities them to. But what does that rto'ei IL Only
proves The aguoc ot partisan u1OWu,ss IN he general
convention That elected r.u aud ta' low ciu,rhmcn
are con.dcrod quite eligible 90 tush posts oi .oancnce
as n they were Ritq.t- which lr-i a- % ought tob'.
The editor AZ 4k, Southern ChuTthHGH also puts H.
u-c to the hoe. and although hc bad hcfor" him md
actually trane~.5r~ my vor.s claiming thai every
good tH.us o.. s.ng - tht Undivided Catholic aud
Apostolic Clui,h from tAo bcSn.ins a. part Of Qua brth
l,ht" Ec hlds ouiDy tie cud Of ais uose-th. whrr
.ay "~,c.y good I.ng" GmeIu every bal thns, -nd
when .ly nnrI iGe beginning" mean 10 include
ol tc abouua:au- that never were heard ~ tn ai,"
U.r -lxtl century! Wh,rrat be- ear - vih ,o in.aJ
suretc, 81 Irut.tau Ind cuati,n AMI hor,o hdt a
! wrudri bus nos. not ,Atlr,4y blown away.
me -iandard or M c,os, have not .c.n hui only
few vtcL. ago g., -Ild:
We AZ not p" s,cou- Of 'aeh other a, "" orc" U'e
There ta, ~l.H c.rf nAr sH"it r'N in 7rfN~,
ald A. Lr ,"r,-! n the trra u.a' ,ct,d 81, ca,e ,,
an,tAei c. ~ ',, H an @ ana -, 49, nm 1 ~ ~ t ~ h.
many " 80 az. from li.n ,,rJ car..ac'4'y.
hole object ~ ilrt rtffr
was show that II upoirs o k;Goi.s Wei as o iy
! na- changed H. tpuc since ,hc more The pitv
Inc ChHroh Jo1pai bowc'cr - abe moe, cHtraorli-
no,r mo m Loc. but has crowded il far
bTps hi eyes fiat a-tnrt TIE ra"n" iids rendering
! hm for Ihr m"mcnt si"nehlhd; "th'T"!sc h' never
I couid have written ;he following:
We not. II IL 't. 10 ha'o iio Icaor ~ many wash lr.
priarol to aEa1lut' - H. countr. VIII pr.
iIosna That c.' III t~o toslas te rro', s.ni hutch
enc, of Consequence
For perfect and ma'chcss ind dlcndcnce oi theology
IN i vrr nyt eoni the editor iye. M tl, r,u,tl,
lr ptrt~r touching The undivided Cathoc md
~ nee: ~ ctLcrii IA woriI srting ibe Cbureb re-
rormed 6aek Jo,0 huHorcd yea,s is The question" 1hr
i!aics are ms Own. There l. ho escape lie actually
1 Gli 100 years ago, Was that the nnir when the
Great ,ch:m bel e~'n The La,sj and the Va, too.
iut what - ny tralt"rouS threat about the cIi-
poymcnt oi new sFIns - That pocr.s I.as been go-
ine on al aonl Tie EvAng.'dls ""fe The isi To begin
IT, and thank them ior H. TLty iutr"dactd I and
rIrti.s OF sort, which were arms Unknown,
t.,c dino of introduction, - prayer book
Is whole SuudAN -sCAuul stem l. tu tins diy outside
81 canuiCl rci piliNu. Ihc o. sic Introduced
Gothic architecture, stained elIs tJr of thr cross
poycd music chanting. nVw.r choral services. and
Iio.5 ptcr tulus Aud prOI coni~ VIII not Dee stopped
iu., now Al parties IL the Chu cu, turn, hYNc done
the t!H- Wha the general apprOyal the church
accepts Wi!l Jhc rest VII lass away sooner
ilcr, and ii" H. harm compared with the cvl o new
syrtcln legislation about nistic details,
Which the American Church viii lover slu.iIbu she
wiuca al sIc subj rc. lil her pray cs book
last afur the Revolutionary Wan ana that part me