New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-17

ITS CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING FoECE-LEcIC
RY TIE REN. LUIIus II. MAED.

ITS CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING FOECE-LLC4l hE
BY TIE REV. JULIUS II. WARD.
The last lecture bv the Rev. Julius II. Ward.
Of Boston in the Lentcn course at Calvary Chch on
.The History Of the American Episcopal church. was
delivered last evening. Mr. Wards special topic was
The Place Of the Episcopal Church in American Chrls-
tianity" He said in substance:
The previous lectures have told the story OF the origin
and growth Of the Episcopal Church IN America Inc
question is. what did II all amount tof mere "eIe
three great periods in American religious ue-lhe 20
onal. the early Amercant1e ater American or outin;
Two rel gious parties in the Church OF Ehglnu c"ohHeu
America and developed here their cohNlc Ionsi me
Puritan the stronger IN numbers ana SO naeu ups
copacy that be broke with SeOr-e III Ilt1tI wan dlo"
shop 70 set foot on American soil IneCnuch hbq no
chance IN ne Co.olu pSil fr The RsToiution Their
everything their own way amer w. ne ~, ~ ~ - ~
uoIttlcal principles were Incorporated IN le ne Oh tue
alton, ana theI chuicn GOV NM t ~ IIrlb nf
the type OF eNtyth utI "Is nos vi ~, r
England OF Roman Catholic origin. IueA ouutu pc''c'
sI@n IN dastyoyed and excessively feeble. II
at once took steps TO become a properly 9Ieahl1feo
ird1euces First the epscopae obtained from Eng
land: then it's apostolic order was asserted cHurch
stan missions undertaken then the cArch ldea
was opposed to the evangeic9l temper tnen e lcgy
for free inquiry upon catuOc basis form development
ofmcmployed forces and for Oh ne OAuch
Durns the last hafcentury the Puritan yement has
With age II har not addressed itself to the hns the
peope were thinking about The contrast az present
RetEceu the CLurchman and the Puritan smaIkcd They
ARE changing places. The one Is in constructive POSI-
e. ortrniIg social and religious life, because he Las
an organized system behind hin. The DINER IS no
stronger than his individual opinion ana mus minister
unable to organize religious society MS halnuu-
Airy is opposed institutions. re cannot
do what the present age demands. Ills aLltte-
dents are oaiu-t the nserNation Of FORCES or large
view Of the religious and social me OF maIhu' re"
sertiav Tho two positive religious forces I'D orr FIOics
rant Thought to-day the Church and the puritan lucy
confinement one another II the Puritan has ceased 10
Load he has won positions in experimental ana personal
with life which must enter permanently INTO the future
of American Christianity. But the COMPREHENSIVE
American church. which can allow ADelly oI
nriu,u and vet maintain social and religious order is
NJ i'm hi. cift slowly the Episcopal Church ha, grown
- tti- po.on as controlling and directing luiucuce
i'm our society. This l. it, great continuation 10
American Christianity, and this l- what our Ar4,uduIty
most neutrality-suspicious.. conn oi cli GA SIilI,
Ihc d,1oreuce between the Church idea and Tie party
uo.t0u were here apparent but there coud never DE
uroptr indignation ~ forces until large views itNded
areed that there to-day what they were Two ana
half ccuture. ago representatives OF honest SCHOOLS OF
opinion in English Christianity neither OF WncA can De
overlooked without injury 10 the harmony OF cath"Hc
DO I'm civil and ElOu- sOctiy bat not less ldd -u"
Church dca fundamental service 10 render is the
Church a. "a great and divine Institution that organizes
society am iMparts purpose 10 individuals, This Wa,
WORKING and through tile church Tor TIE lWirpHea no
OF modern lie And th, t. the order That people oI al
denominations are coming 10 recognize. IHcl -tu 10
waiting 10 he organized ana the Episcopal 'Lulch
has 10 give 10 common Christianity an Organization
"a, broad as the whole OF our religious Nfo.
The next unity thuICAHEtu and puritan once
standing 10 the same altar III England CONF 70 An,l4'a
a. enemies. To-day they are nearer together as common
children Of God. Why were they separated Inc
Puritan movement has done great things iui n needs
iou with the Church from which separated Jhdl ll-
tbouclt in the best minds and hc&rt-ouc Lord, one
faith one baptism me COD aud Father OF All.