Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-06

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In the Convocation Of Canterbury, the
"Reformcd" Episcopal Church was under dis
cussion. The Bishop Of Llandaff, declared
that the formation Of the "Reformed Epsco.
pal Church Of England" was tho outcome of
the Ritualstic practices in the Church, and
he was glad to see that the committee had
stated in their report that the irregular prac.
tces of some of the clergy in Rtualistic ex-
ccsscs had led to this new schism. Ho believed
that there was great love of law and order
in tic people Of the nation, and when the
people saH that the clergy disobeycd the law
they felt inclined to separate themselves from
Church which held those disobedient clergy.
Thus such schismatic Church as this OBJ
taircd strength Another cause of members
Joining such body was that provision sutt'
cicnt for the accommodation of the members
Of the Church Of England was not made. tic
thought this new body would not exist long
under its present constitution.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury said: 1t IS
not unnatural that VIC should be little
startled by tic first marked instance of dis
scntng body claiming Episcopal succession. 1t
is not exactly the first body in this country
that has claimed Episcopal succession l believe
there is no doubt that very respectable body,
the MoTaTiaDs, not only claim Episcopal sue
cc5sior, but it is question whether they car
not make good their claim. There arc great
many pamphlets in the library at Lambeth,
which | had occasion to pay some attention to
not long ago on the question whether the Mo-
raVians have or have not Episcopal succession,
and one ofthc Bishops in one OF the West India
colonies lately wrote to me asking that l should
take the opinion of my Episcopal brethren as
to how far he ought to consider the MoravIan
ministers as having the Episcopal succession.
Still it is unusual with US to have dissenterS
With bishops. 1t is not unusual IN other parts
of the Christian world. | suppose every
Oriental sect has not only bishop, but arch
bishops and patriarchs at their head, and yet
they do not necessarily become Orthodox
Therefore | All. anxious that VIC should not
magnify the Importance Of these people by
letting it be supposed that we think that they
can make good the claim which they have ad'
vanoed, and that they cease to be what they
are, q number of persons who arc schlsmatlcs
disturbing the Church of England. What the
reasons may have been that have called these
people into more prominence than formerly
we have not to 90 very far in order to find out.
They arc cndcavorilg apparently to trade on
certain disscntions which exist among ourselves.
trust that in anything that VIC do VIC sball
guard very much against cxaggcratlng their III,
portaucc, because am sure they are not OF
Importance, and of whatever importance they
may attain, they will attain not by CLAIMS
which they make Of their connection with Df.
Cummias in America, but from their learning
if they have any, and their exertions for the
benefit OF the souls Of the people among whom
thcv may live. | DO not believe that these
claims, especially when We have an opportu.
nifty Of thoroughly sitting them with the
assistance Of our brethren from America, which
We may hope to have in the course OF the
summer, will stand them in much stead With
tic people Of England or with the members OF u
the Church Of England [ hope that VIC shall
have no morc trouble with them than other
| dissenting bodies, many Of whom have minis
tcls Of learning and experience, but still the
people Of this country fully understand 1hat
this is not the same thing as the Church OF
| England. do not feel any great alarm about
this invasion, and should feel very sorry II
VIC let it for moment DC supposed that VIC
had any alarm about it. A few eccentric peo-
plc leave the Church of England every year.
Some Of them 60 to Rome and some to dis
scrt and it is not improbable that few min
listers Of the Church Of England may join this
particular body; but do not know that We
should be much Tic worse for that, and if they
liud the same field for their energies in thl'
dissenting body, perhaps they will do less harm
than if they remained members OF our com
mun!on.
THE IRISH CHURCH SYNoD.--A copy o
the lscviscd Prayer Book Of the Church o
Ireland was laid before the General Synod o
the Church Of Ireland, and a Dublin CORES
pondent states that it will Immediately b
brought into use.