The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-15
THE MIssIoN OF HEREsY.
The separation OF the reformed EpiSeo-
paIIans from the Mother Church.

I1eFctnl winch contains tne uIlei buteiieLAe
Of the proposal TO plant a branch Of the
Reformed Episcopal Church in Cincinnati,
contains a sermon by Bishop Jaggar, and
discussing the subject Of "the Mission Of
Heresy." 1t is a lengthy discourse, and
ellis nearly three closely printed columns
We do not find anything original or pecu-
liar inthe handling otthe text upon which
the sermon is based 4 Cor. ii, 19). The
preacher by his Interpretation and citation
Of inspired history, builds up a theory
concerning heresy and its paralleland cog
nate as well as contrasted terms which he
can apply to the Reformed Episcopal
Church. The structure all through is
made to serve Us q foundation for the
treatment which he gives Of the new
Church. "Heresies," divisions" ''sepa-
rations," are all bad, deplorable, are to be
expected, are unavoidable Us men arc coz
stituted, but are to be tolerated, and be-
cause there is a dirire use for them" For
first by them 'the real Christian, who
knows the truth in his heart, Who'll 'ap-
proved because he is sealed by the Holy
Spirit of God, is driven by the errors
which threaten him into closer commun'
ion with Him who is the Truth"
AFTER sketching the Bishops sermon
and making copious extracts the Recorder
Odla.7
Now, in reply to these remarks, We have
to say that the advice he gives his follow
en- in the Protestant Episcopal Church,
TO study the Bible and the Prayer Book,
is Just that which the members and minis.
tiers OF his Church whohave felt compelled
to leavcit have done. We have studied
thcmlong and %anxiously, and have urged
and helped people TODD the same. But
we have come to a conclusion opposite to
TINT Which the Bishop now holds. We
are convinced that the Bible does not
teach Baptismal Regeneration, Sacrament
tai Grace, A~postolical Succession, and Sa-
cerdotal Function, but that the Prayer
Book, in its words naturally and logically
taken, does teach all these things. And
our movement isto harmonic the Prayer
book with the Bible, so as to avoid all her
estes, divisions, separations and serious
errors" And this Is the truth we present
to our brethren Of the old Church, andt to
all others whom we Gun reach. That Is all.
1t is simply whether We shall remain in
connection with the fundamental errors
proved TO be literally apparent, and hon
cstly deducible from the standards, or
avoid them andthose who adhere to them.
Bishop Jaggar and his sympthizers prefer
to remain in such connection, and they
urge all their fellows to continue TO avoid
them. Applying the sacred exhortation
to "nark them which cause divisions and
oTenses contrary to the doctrines which
We have received, and avoid them, as the
Bishop urges his followers to do, We have
to saythat that is precisely what we'are
doing. The holders Of baptismal rsgen-
Grafton, sacramental grace, apostolical sue
cession and sacerdotal function are those
whom we think arc causing divisions and
oifenscs contrary to the doctrines OF the
Apostles, and therefore, we avoid them.
We NO longer contend with them in the
same denomination and organization. We
have found TINT unsuccessful warfare, and
when brethren Of our Church are invited
TO come to the help OF those who are
grieved and wounded by divisions and of
lenses caused by the heresies above named,
and to establish amongthem a pure branch
OF the Episcopal Church, the work Is not
that OF those WhoH'seek to undermine and
work discord."A II Is simply the work Of
those who seek 10 save from the SERIOUS
errors" enumerated, from which they can
not be saved il they continue in the use
of the unrevised Prayer Book, and II the
Protestant Episcopal Church oil which he
is respected Bishop, Through all its or
rots, has d high and holy mission to accom-
plish in this land" we may hope that Q
branch Of the same Church, as legitimate.
.ly constituted as tho Protestant Episcopal
Church, and which Is purged OF those err
rors, has q mission corTespondingly higher
and holier.
And we hayea notable Apostolic prece-
dent for the removal Of oil convinced per-
sons into n separate organization. When
Paul was ut Ephesus che went into q syn:
agogue and spoke boldly for the spaceof
three months, disputing and persuading
the things concerning the kingdom Of God.
But when divers were hardened and be-
licved not, but spoke evil OF that way be-
fore the multitude he departed from them,
and separated the disciples, disputing dai.
ly in tho school Of one Tyrannus. Acts
xix, 5 and o. .l-l Z, / .F.
Have not, Low Churchmcn done the
same things in the Protestant Episcopal
Church? Did We not dispute within the
old Organization, aye, and with Bishop
Jaggar himself zealously andin o pronoun.
ced and leading manner on our side, and
protest against the. errors OF the old Prayer
Book? and that not for three months only,
but for nearly a lifetime, and reckoning
by the history OF the contest for nearly
three hundred years. And did not many
continue to speak evil Of that way before
the multitude2 Hence we followed the
example Of the Apostle Paul, and depart
cd'from among them, and separated those
disciples who thought with us. And now
in halls and in places Of meeting we are
disputing daily, and protesting against the
oGl.dcstroying and l~iie.paralyzing doc.
trines which we. regard as unscriptural
and heretical.
II brethren belonging to the old syna-
gogues are reached and converted, aaI be-
como unhappy and unsatisfied in connec-
ton with the Serious errors and which
the Bishop contemplates possibly being
increased tenfold, they inevitably become
separated from what they think the false
We think the Apostles exaamplein point
and worthy Of following. No doubt the
adherents Of the jewish faith and doct:
rines concerning the Messiah viewed and
spoke OF Paul as undermining and causing
divisions. lie. caused the newly instruct
ed TO leave the Synagogue aud withdraw
from its support, and to form themselves
into a Church OF Christ. And so the Re-
formed Episcopal Church must do, LISA
sad thing to be obliged to leave our
brethren, but 1t is more sad and trying TO
remain in connection with 1.-THE serious
errors" which those brothers persist in
holding.
II Bishop Jaggar had been % Romish
priest, and had been brought to see the
'tserious errors" Of that body, and had
been compelled by conscientious convic-
ton to leave it, would he not e~ndeayorto
enlighten the minds Of those in the Catho-
liz NhurCh ho had left? II nArmitted.