The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16
The English Church Pronounced as Old and
Independent ms that OF Rome.

To the EDITOR or THE CS-Sir TnESUN's
contributors have furnished much valuable and
Interesting as well as Instructive reading. or
late | have been considerably interested in a
special class Of articles, written In II controversial
style, In regard to the Anglo-Catholic Church,
1t appears that during the preparation Of
come of these articles the writers have forgotten
many established and indisputable historical
facts in regard 10 the validity OF orders in the
Anglican branch of tho Holy Catholic Church.
A recent contributor to The sun claims a point
favoring the opinion that the Roman or Latin
branch of the same Church does not recognize,
nor ever did recognize, Anglican orders. lwish
TO put in evidence a circumstance or two which
may possibly refresh his memory.
In 1870, when the Holy Father, Pope Plus ",
accommodated the Queen Of England, he Or
dered his adherents TO withdraw from the SER
vices of the Church OF England. There were
9,4OO Bishops. priests, and deacons in Great
Britain. OF this number only $50 withdrew
from the Church Of England.
To go back a few centuries. In the year 673
the Anglican Catholic Church and the Roman
Catholic Mission were united in a common work
of turning the heather SaxOns to Christianity.
Each branch OF the Church at that time recog-
nized the orders of the other.
And when we go back again to the year 500
we ind the first Roman missionary-St- Angus
NAAO tAh oNAN W 'AN 80 AAN~ NaANA~
the Anglican Catholic Church fully established,
with its threetold ministry bishops, priests,
wherever found.
In 400, st. Chrysostom says: I'm tho British
Isles churches are built and affairs erected"
In the year 500 the clergy of the. Anglican
Catholic Church were represented 1.-THE Council
Of Ariminum; IN 3t' ~ me council ot sArdlca,
and also AT the Council Of Nice when the Nicene
Greed was framed.
Aud let us, again. go still beyond thes. dates,
and We nnd In the year 3l4 Bishops EbOriUs,
Restitutus, and Adelfus of the Anglican Cathn-
lie Church taxing part in the Church Council In
France At Aries.
Tsrtullian, a writer OF the year 600, speaks OF
the Church being IN Britain At that time,
81. Paul. who left Timothy at Ephesus, also
preached and exercised his episcopal office In
Inc extreme iln,itI OF inc Mest; GaItE mcsnaIJ
Rome, A. ID. 10, whose name, st. Paul tells US,
Is written in the Book OF Lie,
land Is established in Britain. the Church oi
Rome In Rome, the Church OF Egypt in Egypt
branches Of the Catholic and Apostolic Church
are planted in other parts, and thus become the
received from the blessed Master, Christ, the
apostles dispense and establish the Catholic and
Apostolic Church, with bishops, priests, and
deacons, > l~iturgical worship, common prayers
&c, In different countries.
In the year S3, during the forty days between
our Lords resurrection and ascension, liz taught
tainihS TO The church u God-ths Kingdom OF
God on earth-cOncerniEg order, worship, gov
eFnmenL ORGANIZATION. dOCtriut. &c.
In the days when the Latin or Roman CathO-
lie missionaries labored with the Anglican
Catholics in bringing the heather SaXons "a
Christianity each branch OF the Church allowed
the validity OF the others orders, and both
gradually coalesced into one body, known as the
Church OF England. When the LlcEheld Cathe-
dral wAs rebuilt in the twelfth century the work
Of the two branches OF the Apostolic Church
among the heather SaXOns was cOmmemOratcd
thus: In inches on one side of the main en-
trance 70 the cathedral were statues In stone Of
the Anglican Bishops. and on the other side were
statues of Roman Bishops. The two lines sly
nihcantly met AZ the top over the great door.
In regard V ~" in Mondays SUNL he Ap-
pears rather Presumptuous in surprising the
Archbishop OF Zante aud the Patriarch OF JeTu-
salem 70 be men Of limited historical knowledge
The fact Of their attailing 20 the high and holy
once thoy hold Is evidence OF their ability. quail
Iacation, sc. Tie Greek Church, no doubt I,
a. capable Of deciding ehO are prepared 20 ID
raised TO position as arc her sisters, The Anglican
~-t ChnFah dnaA not admit the Bishop VI