The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

in the Language used by the inhabitents 81 The
Pelew Islands which belief as one who listened
Secsuse no one had ever heard VP Ssi tongue
Their were othess. however, who maintained
By ihc power in thelf pslculs1 case and there
isone case on record when the prophet was thought
as hopcessly Indefinite as The tongues began
aS tho pastor s% and snS Ss h e sSay Ssa
actions were commanded by the power" through
h1 mouths of sIs PoBRhs o6n sssHnd
as the Hrs, apostle Of the twelve Thai were to come
inception s tho Catholic Essd Apostolic SfV Church Car
dsic Vas hs true Leader q the new moyemep'
and he did It. whenever some change in ths
order q service or Of government was thought
s PCPs, you'd BE sE' ssd' r.
an inspi red letter setting forth a full order Tor
individual churches. II happened at times That
G Then S he apostle had to decide between he
sf ~ss ss2 to IsR1s T ss
y1D:sins r a sn nrd io sW and pra tsa
RISSsS some aSz him spsd
The final crisis came in 1892, when the elders
exception were hostile TO tho new ideas that had
taken hold OF the sonsIegati9n and It's p pastor.
tcrian Church 70 have Irving deposod from tho
pastorship and the building taken away from
him. The objcc, was attained by 2 decision Of
| the Assembly, which hos been criticised even by
orthodox Presbyterians, and among them Mira
oliphant although IL is difncult q understand how
selves as still belonging 70 the Church Of Scot
land; When the congregation gathered tor prayer
found the church doors closed against them
| They began at once 10 look for another place
Of worship. but the only one they could find was
| large room In the Gray's Inn road where Rob
| crt Owen was In the habit Of expanding tho
principles Of socialism to audiences Of every
connected with il shocked them. but 800 strong
they went In that room on tho following Sunday
celebrate hs HSy and in ,hHs
Apostolic church was actually, II not formally,
founded. Some time ai,erward the congIsga-
in Newman street. which had once been occupied
by BENJAMIN West the Pennsylvanian. who
died In London in 1870, as President OF the Royal
The hrst dependent congregation was establish
ed about the same time by The Rev Nicholas
| Armstrong. formerly rector of ST James Church
| at Dublin, who had left the Church Of England 10
Join the new movement and soon became one
Of Its leading spirits. Robert Baxter, the first
man in the congreg alton who had prophesied and
later recnnted. has given a description Of tho
was platform at one end OF the room which rose
| In steps toward the altar. Seven seats were on
Me edge Of the highes, step. The Angel. as ihs
the middle scat with three elders each side Of
him In front Of them. on the steps below. seven
| prophets sat, while on a still lower step third
line was formed by seven deacons.
The angel, who was then Irving ordered nc
and the prophets spoke whenever the power"
urged them 70 do so Whoever was speak king
hal TO pause in bis discourse when one q the
| prophets opened his mouth. The Holy Ghost.
| speaking through the prophets. was supposed 10
rule supremacy, setting aside apostles, selecting
IN ritual and gosernment But there IS every
reason N believe that the alleged inspired utter
S ard especially, and h a decree was no, suit
able II could always be declared TO have eman-
ssed IRON a,i9 spirit Tying 70 m H , T H
Spirit
Tha, power Of rejecting or accepting and of
and TO one else, 40 that II can be easily under
stood who ruled in reality Even Irving himself.
would probably have fallen down, was repeatedly
made to feel the authority Of the new masters
of sS % John S drS'k ndes ms ss
than Irving would probably have rebelled. but
he bowed before the dictates Of the power which
las. blow was directed against him BY the Church
Of SSof bIsh The dh,SsSySIy Of Of, Annnn SGo
his own church from the trial which had taxed
met not with words OF consolation and encourage
ment. but with rcproaches and with a prophetic or
Of Of deacon vi lie was forbidden !" preach 10 admin.
lister the sacraments or 70 fulfil any presty func.
. 9n They hsvs made Edwsrd doIGrEeeper
tilted TO his faith in the new hurch and the spirit
that guided itby obeying without complaint The
period he was re-ordaincd az Angel, and also as
prophet at the command Of the power
But Irving's spirit had been broken and he
cline could save his lie, but the apostles backed
prophet 70 Scotland in the beginning Of the fall
OF 1884 He died at Glasgow ON Dec. Of that
year. confident to the last
TWELVE APOSTLES SELECTED.
The spirit Of devotion which prevailed among
the individual members Of the church at that ,imo
reoeived expression In letter by which Henry
nounced that the publication Of that periodical
would be suspended, because he had been called
TO be an apostle He had been set aside as
before the death Of Irving The latter event seemed
10 urge The leaders S 'TsG extraordinary efforts to
accompanied by the chief Of the prophets Tuplin,
made tour TO all the churches in England and
speedy completion OF the apostleship. The trip
was eminenty successful for in June 1885. six
Rev, David DOW Of Irongray, scotland, refused
absolutely 70 receive the call; TO tho immense
the Cape Colony, where 10 subsequently died as
prosperous farmer The power had conse
gnen'iy to do part Of his work owe, again, and
Irving out Of the National Scotch Church, a man
who perhaps had deserved TO receive such rccog
milton long before and who might have received
IT, had not policy interfered. The apostles and
all the angels OF churches in Great Britain
called To meet in London July z. 1888, 70 pro
pare for the separation Of the new apostleship
All tho chief dignitares Of tho new church then
formed council which adopted the liturgy or
prayer book which Is said To have been prepared
by Cardale almost unaded-a wonderful piece Of
work for one man and regulated the intricate
hierarchy Of the church. The final separation
OF tbs apostles took place at an impressive meet
ing on July IA, 1885, from which day the Catholic
Apostolic Church dates Its offical existence Each
apostle was made the head Of Of Israels twelve
tribes, and as the prophecies had said that the
earth should belong To Israel, the civilized world
was parceled out among the apostles. The twelve
apostles and their regions Of authority were:
john Bate Cardale, a lawyer called in 1892
named the Lion and the Pillar Of tho Apostles,
head OF the tribe OF Judah and spiritual ruler OF
England.
Henry Drummond, banker and member Of
Parliament, called in September, 1888, tribe
OF benjamin, apostle 10 Scotland and SwtzcT-
land
Henry John King-Church. employee Of tho
London Tower. called in December 1883. tribe
q Iasschar. apostle to Denmark, Holland and