The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-30

ages, and the bringing His offices of
prophet, priest, and king practically within
the reach of all generations, then they give
over arguing, and have recourse to persecu-
ton; they raise mad cry, which will eX-
cite prejudice and hate, just as the
Jews, when Jesus proclaimed His
absolute eternity and God-head in the
words, "Bcfore Abraham was AM took
up stones 10 cast at Him. Romanism, as
an usurpaton and system OF error, has
only single invincibe foe in the world,
and that is no one Of the religious bodies
around us, who identify US with it, and
abuse US accordingly; but it is the one
Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church on
earth, of which we are the true representa-
tive, and branch in this land.
II. The second difficulty with which
we have TO contend is the ignorant state
ment the Anglican church, from which we
are sprung, originated with Horny VIII
The charge is made alike by the Roman
Catholic and the rabid Protestant II fur.
nishes curious and familiar illustration Of
the readiness with which bitter foes will
drop their hostility when they wish to as.
sail victim which thew mutually hate.
This is our position the Romanist and
the ultra Protestant alike bear us no good
Will, and they both approach from
their opposite camps, and with sneer az
firm, "Your church was founded by King
Henry H." The answer is immediate and
complete, The church Of England can
trace her continuity back by undoubted
historic evidence to apostolic times. What
was done in Henry the Eighths reign was
simply to reform her, and this reformation
was effected by the church's own lawful as
semblies, and the convocations of Canter-
bury and York, of which the king was not
member, and with whose proceedings he
had nothing to DO. The one question on
which the whole issue turned was this;
Hath the bishop of Rome by divine right
any more jurisdiction within this realm of
England than any other foreign bishop!'
To which the response given by both the
provincial synods was No" And then the
church and state alike proceeded
by lawful legislation TO repeal
the canons and statutes which had
allowed that unsurped jurisdiction and
bound England TO Rome. The Church Of
England, the same church which was plant
ed in Apostolic times and by Apostolic
men, was thus set free from foreign domi.
nation and control. She continued On the
same church in ministry, sacraments, creed,
rites and usages. There was no break she
held on TO her cathedrals, parish churches,
colleges schools, endowments,
indeed, except the errors Of the
past; these she cast aside and rejected.
This movement began in the reign of Henry
VIII, and he was in consequence accident.
ally connected with it, ss any other sover.
eign must needs have been, had il occurred
in the time of any other monarch But for
any one to seriously affirm that the Church
Of England originated in the reign Of Henry
VIII, or was founded by him, is TO betray
an ignorance so profound that il must ex.
cite establishment, or else 70 disclose an
and wickedness which
are truly distressing
Brethren Of the clergy and laity, let US
use to the full measure Of our responsibility
n gifts, and labor. and patient endurance.
Let US work, while we may, with all our
might, and seek to overcome our difficulties
in the spirit of love. Let us cas-. ourselves
IN faith on Him, who opens His hand, and
fills all things living with righteousness,
and He will give US our reward in due
season. Deus dat incrementum,'