Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-02-01

bounded on the hunt so fercely three years
| ago. But few months afterwards, n letter
| from the late Bishop of Brechin to Dr. Dol
hnger opened his eyes to his error. He then
found out, and manfully acknowledged in
PRINT, that DIR. Pusey, the Bishop of Brechin
and others of that school, were not the Ro-
MANNERS that he supposed them to be. He
had denounced them furiously for years. and
| all who agreed with them (and nobody that
know OF IN this country goes beyond them)
| as traitors, disloyal and what not but IN
that plea for Concord" finding that his
idea OF them was false, he says of them
''At all events, We now concur.
This common standpoint reached at last, |
argue most hopefully for the future. All
true sons of the Church and of Catholicity
must come together" He goes on to quote
the conclusion of the Bishop OF BrecEin's
letter with real satisfaction, and with thanks
to God. Speaking of himself and these
same men, and those who agree with them,
he says they are all ''honest and true men, of
different views Ms to minor matters, who re-
spect one another, and have confidence in
one another in spite of such differences and
assert that the way is now open for an en-
tire harmony among these, and for the sup
preston of all feud and discord. Tha, is
strong enough for me. II is all | contend
for.
And who is it that asks for improved
arms?' Bishop Coke again In that same
letter. in 1870, he laid out the work for our
second century of growth. He did not CON
fine himself to few accessories of public
worship, in the use of the liturgy as we now
have 1t ; but We are to mve-accordinn to
hlm-"a rich Gturgic DEVELOPMENT (onlv
think of that horrid word development =
Why, DIR. Newman wrote about Develop
ment ''embodying all the liturgic treasures
of antiquity O. and providing for great
variety of services and solemnities over and
above those of the prayer book !" What gi-
gantlc, boundless visions Of change are open-
ed by these terrible words-infinitely beyond
the modest and guarded things that have
been suggested by poor little me. How it Is
that my few words have called forth such |
howls. and the far more formidable scheme |
OF Bishop Coke has attracted no hostile re-
mark at all, Is not for me to explain.
And who started the Name Question 80? |
Bishop Coke again More than four years
ago he urged upon his convention to drop |
the words Protestant Episcopal from all |
their diocesan legislation /; and the first time |
l ever set pen to paper on the subject was in |
letter to him that year, discourlging him |
from taking so bold a step Who was the |
leader Of the Ritualists in that business? |
And if DR.. De Koven and two others were
tine only ones. this year, to vote for Bishop |
Coxes movement in the lower house. it is
Lot my fault. The boys never asked my adj
vice as to whether or no they should follow
Bishop Coxe's leadership.
Having thus, by unquestionable document
airy evidence, proved that Bishop Coke is the
leader of the great Ritualistic conspiracy"
| rather suspect that your readers are on the
broad grin sufficiently to be more reasonable
hereafter. Old Bogeys dead. There is no
''Rawhead and Bloody bones" in the cup
board. Let us have peace" Wishing all
my Protestant opponents happy new year,
| am, serenely, j. ii. HoPKIxs.
Williamsport, Penn, Dec. ~. 1877.