The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-14

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The Uniyeualist ministers Of Boston
and vicinity, by vote Of SO to 2, have
resolved that God is good and gracious
that repentance and salvation are NOT
limited to this life and it Is inconsistent
with Gods character, etc., to limit the
saving power Of Christ TO this life; that
death has no saving power, and that "the
horizon Of eternity" will not be relatively
either largely or Tor long time overcast
by clouds Of sin or punishment"
In the general council Of the Reformed
Episcopal church, in Newark, N. J. last
week, proposition to make change in
the communion service, SO that it should
not recognize the real presence Of the
body and blood Of Christ in the bread and
wine, was referred TO a committee. A
resolution to strike out the words Holy
Catholic Church. and substitute "Univer.
sal Church oil Christi in the printed
books Of the Reformed church was also
referred TO q committee. A resolution
that the litany be restored in the Reform.
ed church TO the place It now occupies In
the prayer book Of the old Protestant
Episcopal church was referred to COM
mittee. A proposal to expnnge the word
sacrament and substitute Ordinance in
the prayer book was also referred to a
committee. There was q autter among
the members Of the council when one Of
the brothers brought up the subject Of hell
for discussion. The brother wanted 10
expunge the words Everlasting damna.
ton" from the church literature, and
substitute the phrase Condemnation oil
the Gospel" A committee was appoint.
ed to consider the question.
, The Rev. r. B. Morgan, rector Of St.
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church
Cincinnati, announced to his congregation
last Sunday week that he had decided to
become Reformed Episcopalian. He
is clergyman Of high standing in the
West, and his detection ia regarded with
much interest. he read 4 statement OF his
reason for the change, the point Of which
was that the Protestant Episcopal Church
Is tending toward Roman Catholicism
He said n do solemnly affirm that the
doctrines and practices peculiar TO the
Roman Catholic Church are, one and all
save the supremacy and infalibility OF the
Pope, held, taught, and practised, without
let or hindrance, 10 the so called Protes'
tant Episcopal Church. Among these
reprehensible doctrines may be named
the doctrine that tradition is Of equal
importance with the Bible; that liberty oil
conscience and the right Of private judg'
ment are questionable claims; that in its
ministry there Is priesthood exercising
the functions claimed for the priests Of
Rome-haying power with Romish
priests TO forgive aims and to offer masses
Tor the dead ; the real presence; worship
ing the host; auricular confession
prayers for the dead invocation ofsaints;
the doctrine OF purgatory, and whatever
else goes to make up the system OF sac
ramentalism found in the Church OF
Rome" The immediate cause oil Mr..
Morean's action was the failure oil the
General Convention TO put down ritual
ism.
At the session Of the General Council
of the Reformed Episcopalians to which
we have alluded above, there was a
lively debate on the subject Of question.
able amusements, particularly theatre
going. The Committee appointed at the
General Council last year to consider the
relation Of the Church and its commun-
icants to popular amusements, made a
report setting forth what the committee
deemed to be the evil influences Of thea
tres, dancing, games Of chance, horse ra'
cling, &c. Attached to the report were
resolutions declaring 1t to be the sense oil
the Council that it Is the duty Of the par
ishes to exclude from all meetings that
have the sanction Of the church, and for
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atfical e&nloiuOn'' oAno'ns IHe =, o
as tending to lower the tone Of Christian
purity, hinder the growth OF personal pi.
ETY., and weaken the influence Of the
church in the community; warning the
communicates against the theatre, public
dancing, and like amusements; and dis.
shading the marshes OF the church from
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raising money Tor church and Charitable
purposes, as having tendency to stiflC
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