The sun., 1894-12-27
ANGLICAN ORDERS.
A u,sn Th.oIoe,e., o-s.u.-.

To TIE Enron or TIVE suN-Str: I should
like to make some remarks on "Churchmsn's"
letter Of the 10th inst. Let me first say that al
though having a Presbyterian ordination, which
have never rejected and have no thought Of
rejecting, I have a private membership. lay
mans standing. In the Episcopal Church. do
not therefore, dispute the validity OF her orders,
hutdo decidedly dispute the coSency of"Church-
mans" arguments.
He says, first, that when Plus ". in 1870 or
dered his adherents to withdraw from Anglican
worship, only ls9 out of 9. 400 clergymen obeyed.
lie omts to state that by far the most those who
had been ordained since 1858, or thereabouts,
had their orders from Matthew Parker. whose
conservation. though not defnitively rejected.
has always thus far been ignored by Rome.
Those ordained earlier had mostly made up
their minds TO conform to the new order. The
thousands OF Roman Catholics still remaining
were mostly served by missionary priests.
1t is said that in 073 the Anglican and the
Roman Churches were united for the conver-
sion Of the Saxons. Inasmuch as the Anglican
is the English Church. and ss the Saxons and
English were one and the same, it Is rather alb
surd TO say that the Romans and English were
Joined for the conversion Of the English. The
and the Irish, by which latter most of the Eng-
lish were converted and or gani2ed by the former.
The Welsh church refused to have anything TO
SO we are told that in 3i4 at Aries, aud vari.
Gus later COUNCILS, the Anglican Church WAS
just came into being in 5o!, at Canterbury. and
then in subordination to Rome. In 314, 347,
heather English had not yet come from Ger
many. The Church OF the councils was the
ages ago Incorporated into the province Of Cam
terbury, Its Bishops being thenceforwsrd conse-
IN rsRs sns ,bs koRsp . line SO ssE about
lish sees.
Clement who probably knew St. Paul. but
Paul describes living in Phiippi e that Paul
went to the limit of the West. This, as Bishop
of geography meaning spain. There is neither
evidence nor probability that, Paul ever saw
Britain which indeed, was still almost uncon-
"Churchman,s" dating Clements epistle. written
about 4 s5, In the year 40. That the Church OF
there was any England is funny enough. That
the Welsh Church (Which Is rot the English
Sh1rchl was ta9lished in G7, or in 100. is
to 81 The h irish Bishops By whom three.
validity OF Their orders ~0 Il s true Wns scme 1eo
what hesitatingly recognized by Rome, but its
,rSSsIsTdity Tss sharply disputed And seeing
Church. Of England was thoroughly reorgan-
observance and obedience. the few traces OF
Irish use being wiped out, and the few Welsh
Bishops being ultimately brought to the Roman
sical to claim for tho Anglican Church. German
IN rScs Roman in use Sn historical c9ntenuity
then. Withdrawing. should leave the. converted
would Il not be rather absurd to talk Of % the
Anglican Church OF East African
r, Indeed; IN the . tenth century, the ANGLICAN
and. on account Of the wide divergence OF their
'ystem mot Of doctrine. but of disciplne) from
Church completely reconstructed her govern
nent. and definitively accepted the Roman su-
historical continuity Though not of the conti-
1uity Of her orders), don'uknow how a national
ss1 sse spG o an Seeing
he English, the Welsh. the Scottish, and the |
rish churches had accounted themselves parts |
little late in the day for them. or any parts OF
hem, to fall back for Justification OF their re- |
II organizations and SUGGESTIONS that had long |
'eased TO exist, or had been fused In another |
hey threw themselves % back not @ac on Uncertain uncertain
history, or visionary legend. but the certain
Y OF Scripture, and the evident necessities OF |
"Churchman" says that no churchmsn would |
eceiye the communion at tho hands Of a Pres
churchman" he means one OF his own kind. |
20 doubt he is right But he certainly knows
nd do receive the holy communion in nom
d Episcopal churches He may say that they arc
heir rights in the Episcopal Church do not de,
end upon him or his
He Is not ashamed to impeach the thousands
4 godly non-Episcopal ministers OF sncrileOe, |
ecause they preside at the communion. OF
curse, II they are guilty OF sacrilege they are
ot in q state of grace. OF course, then, all
.piscopalians, from Richard Hooker to Bishop
lerr, and down TO the present High Church |
'rimate Of all England, who have acknowl-
dyed them as godly servants Of Christ. have
cen fsutors of sacrileg-, ana therefore have
ot been in a state of grace. Now. seeing that
O ordinance of the Anglican Church Expresses
r warrants so hideous a Judgment, we may
Q thankful that the Episcopal Church is no
lore responsible for churchman's" abom-
lable divinity than IL Is for his fanta stical his
ory or his grotesque ethnology.
CHARLES c. STARBUCK. |