The sun., 1894-12-10
The Barrier Between the Anglican and
Roman Churches.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: THE SUN
is correct in stating that the thirty first OF the
Articles OF Religion will be a stumbling block
to the union OF the Anglican with the Roman
Catholic Church. The second part OF the article
reads: Wherefore the sacrifices OF masses. in
the which it was commonly said that the priest
did offer Christ for the quick and the dead. TO
have remission of pain or guilt, were blaspho-
nous fables and dangerous deceits." The
Catholic Church, in common with the Eastern
schismatical Churches, openly and constantly
teach that their priests in the mass offer Christ
for the quick and the dead, and consequently
are proclaimed by the Protestant Episcopal
Church to be teachers OF "blasphemous fables "
and inculcators Of dangerous deccits."
The attempt OF "X." TO change the obvious
sense Of these words is hopeless. His interpre-
tation Is opposed t. the sense in which, for over
three hundred years, these words have been
understood, and is also in direct contradiction
TO the plain facts OF history.
That the Catholic Church has already pro-
nouncsd Anglican orders to he invalid. as stated
In THE SUNS editorial and instanced by the
case of Dr. Ives, is also correct, with this differ
ence. that the pronouncement was made long
before the time Of DR.. Ives. In the year 1904
John Clement Gordon, Anglican Bishop OF Gal
loway. became n Catholic, and in connection
with him the question of the validity OF Anglican
orders was examined, with the result that the
tho petitioner John Clement Gordon, be pro-
NOTED from the commencement to ALL even the
had not been fortified by the sacrament Of con. m
hrmation. he be confirmed" In the decree.
among the reasons given for this decision. the
following occurs: Moreover. supposing even
that some one OF them had received, by means
Of legitimate succession, the episcopal ordina-
means proved, still their orders must be pro-
nounced invalid through the defect Of matter,
ter except the deiWeTy Of the I Bible; ;e no I agt
mate form; they have rejected the Catholic
form and changed It into this: Receive
God ts and T OF administering holy sscrsments." % ~
which essentially differs from tho orthodox
England has always been TO treat every heretl-
cal minister returning to the bosom of the Church
as a lay person, Hence, Il he be engaged in
matrimony. he continue in the same: II lie be
he is ordained like other Catholics; or, il he
When tRs Rsh Rsv Dr. IRss
Bishop OF North Carolina, went to Rome In the
year lS44, the above decree was produced, and.
In accordance with its pronOuncement. he re.
ceived holy orders " from the commencement
ks" claims OF recognition OF Anglican or
ders scarcely admits OF serious refutatiOn-that
politeness and even warm friendship" on the
part OF individual members OF the Eastern
Church toward Anglicans can be construed as
an admission OF the validity OF Anglican orders
is more than most people Will credit. ! know Of
h2 snV hs h ST.tS
rem, but am unaware that this was ever taken
as as a recognition OF the validity Of Anglican or
his point prove little or nothing; II anything Is
proven, II is that the.Arehbishop of Zante and
The Patriarch of Jerusalem are in utter igno-
rance OF historic facts and were acting under
influences which may not have been altogether
The voice OF schIsmatics and heretics Is not
the voice OF the Church. but even In giving such
individual opinions IL would be well for y" Y" 10
such opinions, For instance. when he speaks OF
the favorable opinions OF Courayer concerning
he 20 asd ass
Paris, by the Sorbonne, and by the Pope himself.
~ In n cEIcnsion; the oPf9ISr & Of pxngiSSn may may
Protestant Bishop OF Durham who succeeded
Cuthbert Tunstall, and ought to be an excellent
hs had received. In his writings will be found
this passage; "ln Durham, grant, the Bishop
that now is. and his predecessor, were not OF
one religion In divers points, nor made Bishops
after one fashion. THIS Lmeaning himselfl has
neither crutch lcrozierl nor mitre, never sware
this has neither power TO christen bells nor
hallow ehalioes and supeTaltars as the other
had and with glSfbpIsss praises God that keeps
The meaning OF these words is entirely con-
sonant with the Thirty-fTst Article OF the
words. the article. as THE Sun pointed out, viii
Ss aos%ss Ss n
macuiate conception and PapaG Ginfallibility. 10
any union between the Episcopal and Cat lhnlic
churches. OF the 22, ,OO0, 900 y hich X" claims
TO belong 20 the Episcopal Church It. must be
conceded that by far the greater number is still
bitterly opposed 20 anything other than a
table" and :" minister" In the words OF . re-
cent writer. priesthood, sacrifice, and a real
presence are 10 them tho rags and tAtters Of
an exploded superstition, and on such Prin-
ages" Y.
GOSHEN, N. Y, Dec. 7.
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