The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-05

The Validity or Fishop Nichoison's ser~on
Mt the G'hMrch Of the TrnnsAgurntlon.

To THE EprToR OF THE SUS-Sir, Under
the title Protestant Prayer for the Dead to-
days Sun contains an interesting description
OF an All Souls service held in Protestant
Episcopal Church In New York.
Tho Bishop who preached on the occasion Is
reported to have said:
That Christian and catholic doctrine Of prayers for
thu dead how we love that doctrine 1t taught and
pracised In our prayer BOOK 1t has been taught in
every true liturgy since the Lord earth Ours
would not he htrne prayer book II 1t did not teach It.
has always been taught In the English
Church.
The catholiclty and antiquity Of tho practice
Of praying for tho dead no ono will question (;
but that tho Church OF England and its prayer
have always taught 1t" Is a hold assertion.
Far from finding IN the Book OF Common
Prayer the Office OF the Dead on All Souls
Day" with the vcrsiclcs-.
Rest eternal ginnt to them. o. Lord.
And let light perpetual shine upon them
which minister and choristers cNanted yester-
day. can any one point out single sentence in
tho book That may be fairly construed as u
prayer for the dcad9
Tho first Book Of Common Prayer. issued In
l54'. under Edward VI. did. indeed. contain
PRAYERS for the dead. forit was SO much n com
piIation from Catholic sources that even its
Tery preface was largely plagiarized from the
Lhtlh preface of Cnrdinal Quignons breviury.
10 Sohciliate the ultra Pfotestants not only
punged. but the words "m mil here here ON on
earth +" wero INDEED to the prayer for "the
iui lcnarted might be included in the term
I'm, In the final revision under Charles H.. in
restored, prayers for the dead were not
on since the prayer book Of 1910 has no moro
n mi nj
cannot referred to ~ IN Sup
book prasir tH h aspb
church the remarks Of the Bishop in to-day's
t pun would need no reviewing, It's Catholic
tector Somerset Is still, eX,ont in which tho
OF the practice Of prayer for the dead protests.
neSesrseIe s. Ggainst the retention Of such
:, AS u result the uniortunate book Of 154o
though aMdaciously, declared to have been
Irnwn up "ey the aid Of the Holy Ghost" was
and new edition revised. dsfaceIi and gen. n.
Rsy Morgan Dix, was rubIshedd mV IS5o ~ INC
=, Inc preacher is also reported to hive snid
S q Fn9 nas always been taught in tho dRufeS
,h IL tn. chursh Of England ever taught any
,hhing ahuthoritativoy it must have been surely
S ThGn she t9rnl4ted her eelsbratsd XXX
omies issued in i54 yam ana .ns n9GS 6 OF
the Kings order to be read instead Of the SER
The XXNV article says III these R ls, "dotb
contain cody and wholesome doctrine" yet
@ m oy On rIsyssr eapsnsn condemns
reason: THE soul Of man Passing out OF Tx
S SiHay goeth ,straightways either to heaven or
HF' "rt fi Hnd the other is without redemption
This is certainly reasonable declaration in
I'M nff ha Il f,ir
ts term ala state commonly called nurcatory.
tEine concerning purgatory = is a fond
thing vainly invented and grounded upon no
to Mos I'd q ss5n"Fs but rather
,,, Tho Re!ormers knew what they were about.
they understood as we'll as we do that prayers
is vain to object that prayer for tho dead in
Eri,mltiys days was merely declaration Of be-
nst, II the ,c Of saints The oldest
peace evidently, implies that sons {, OF OF tho
plate frHiti3n Of tho HE to come
mat the Reformed Church Of England abol-
t"s the for the dead H
Devonshire and Cornwall. who rose in rebel
lion aEainst the innovations in religion.
Among other clauses we lind the following:
and ererys rryes, at hys nass-. praye specially by
ayd for tho ''''s' D0Fs''0F as o*rs 0rs'aAsfs
fsomo of the Caroline dlvinss, Though in
cautious e terms" MS an Anglican min istsr puts
not be forgotten that many embarrassing
bbngs to 6fe Sn5nSry may be To
have rs much authority.
In anH e, case: hSweyer no Bishop. be he Bar
the XHX1X Articles and the Homilies these
articles approved.
~ II members of the Protestant Episcopal
ChuCh wish to pray for the lpad nd bu yn
wees on Al Souls Day. no ons will question
their right to doso; tnt the shades Of Gran:
aghRst yesterday could they have heard ono OF
their successors cooly announce to u congro-
cation that that the Church Of England and its
OF nrayinG for the dend. NJ. G. FLtSNEIY.
ODD ToMPKINs AVENUE. BROOKLYN. Nov. ..
To INK EpIroR or Tux suS-Sir: Fearing the common.
MAJ by "B. p D." on the sermon preached on All
Souls Cay at the Church oil tie TRANSPORTATION BY the
Right Rev Isaac Lea Nicholson may not meet the
Bishops eye. may l. lay member OF the church re-
mark on the same.
lie says; "Iaving been educate in the Protestant
Episcopal Church. I have thoroughly searched III.
prayer book and fail 10 ind any where anything re-
ferrng TO prayers for the dead" Alas for the educa
tion OF b. r. D.'' Alas. alas. for his teachers Cody
men they may have been: but true teachers OF the
Church. worthy OF tho vocation unto which thew
were called never lib. +. D." would now begin 10
study, and thoroughly search" the prayer book. "a
he think he has done It.ncy T. his soal be true md
JON WIN the ChurCh in her surplicatoua for her
parted children. Rest eternal grant to them o Lord
Let light perpetual. shine uuou he M ~
lie further says; 'ln article NSII, of the praycr
book hnu as follows The Roia,s! doctrine conrer.
INK pnrGntnry ar'ons. wOrshippinR and ada ntICn
~ well or images as OF Relics aud also INV orntInn az
SAINTS IL . roma tn ny. vanity invented and grounded
upon 10 warranty of scripture, rather MT
10 'ie Word % God. Will the reverend shoo .IulIr
tarkii " the doctrn" ~ pu.Raoy il not accented 4,
W tnc Episcopal thhvch. why should pravrr otr
Tor the deal ~ nose IN heaven do need item and
heiiE' " " ''' 'ON'7 :"
Players for the dead grounded on NO warrsu, of
htripture' RepNgnnnt 20 the Word " tod WAY hy
These very things /. proved Clearly .he" !, i not
TINS 'oetrne nor that ~ plrgatory. sirnryiny purt
lying place where those who are aireair saved SAY
be aided in their progress thr"ug tie informed nr
STATE toward heaven by the prayers Of INC iatnul;"
Is no; these doctrines that article NIL condemns.
S Sn, me Eomsh doctrine concerning prsa,,ry Hr
tnr,e Is sound doctrine ul"n the mat
, ne, GHthoir uhnrch has Always hrll. E@nt
lrniy ,hen spass our reverend Bishop when he crrti
-, ihat hFtsnn and catholic !octrii. "t PRAYER, for
me heahIhow We love that doc,rnr' It is,aveh' ant
practkeu ~ our prayer h0ok NJ II has been ght
w ~. Airne nfaTsr hooS II II did NOT teach "
nnt ,hih prayer book d"rtr ne, h,r y."I -, IauH>
PRAYER tor Lis departed brother. The Itri yg,n. Gnn
Ier max hhe may Ind mercy OF the iO.d tua IA! "