The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-28
REV. DR.. KING ON
| EPISCOP ALIANS
Trinity Church Pastor Disputes
the Doctrine of Apostolic Sue
cesSion and the Right to be
Known as The Church
POPE OF ROME DECIDES
AGAINST FIRST CLAIM

WanIeu 10 dispute d FUliit
Made by Or. King-She Later
KneIt at the Rail
While Rev. DR.. George w. King was
explaining to large audience last
night at Trinity Church the principle
of Apostolic succession as held by the
Episcopal Church he was interrupted
by woman dressed in black who rose
to her feet and evidently intended to
take issue with some of his statements.
She spoke in a low voice and what
she said was somewhat incoherent but
her intent was plain enough. DR.. King
finally asked her to wait until the con-
clusion of the service to make any fur
Their criticisms or explanations and pro-
ceeded with his address.
The curious part of the affair was
that when the usual invitation to come
to the altar was given during the sing
ing of the closing hymn this woman
was the first to 60 1t developed that
she was considerably under the intiu-
ence Of liquor, At one time, evidently,
she was member of the Episcopal
Church as she appeared thoroughly
conversant with its doctrines.
At the altar she appeared deeply PEN
itent and the Trinity Church people will
do what they can to redeem her to a
better life than she has been living in
late years. The episode created con-
siderable excitement for a time.
DR.. Kings address last night was on
1.-THE Relation of Methodism to the
Episcopal Church" His text was 1
Timothy 81. This is a true saying,
if a man desire the office of bishop,
he desireth a good work" IT am to
speak tonight" he said, "of the Amer
against which the Congregational
Church was originally a protest"
He spoke of the rise of the Episcopal
Church in this country beginning with
its start in the jamestown Colony in
, Virginia, where it became the state
, church, as Congregationalism was the
, state church in New England. Contin.
uing, DR.. King said: Until after the
) revolution the Episcopal Church in this
, country belonged to the diocese of Lon.
! don. The Episcopalians We're persecat
! ed in New England, and they persecut
! ed the Christians of every other demon
; ination in Virginia. For a time they
: would not allow a minister Of any 9th
: er denomination to come into the col
: ony
"The Episcopal Church had a mos
Revolution. 1t was a question Of
whether they should retain allegiance
to the mother country and the mother
church, or cast their lot with the col
! onies. Most of them, George Washing
ton, for example, Joined the Revolu-
! tionary party, but there were many
Tories among them, and majority OF
. the clergy returned to England. Thus
. after the war; the church was left in a
| n re
still kept their faith in the Episcopal
, doctrines, and finally it was brought
about that American bishops were or
dained by both the Scottish and Eng
lish dignitaries, and the church in
, America took the name Protestant
Episcopal Thus there was never a
break between the Episcopal Church
here and the mother church in Eng
land.
1.-The word Episcopal analysed and
Studied is the keynote to this denomi-
.tion The Episcopal Church stands
for the divine right of the order of
bishops. In the Methodist Church we
have bishops, but they do not belong
to an order, merely an office. The
Methodist Church recognizes only two
orders-elders and deacons; the Episco-
pal Church recognizes three-bishops,
elders and deacons. 1t claims that its
bishops are appointed according to
New Testament teaching, and accord
ing to the law and order of God.
"The Episcopal Church holds the doc
trine of the Apostolic succession-that
is, an actual succession of laying on
of hands from the time of the Apostles
to the present day. That claim has
been very strongly contested. Some Of
the bishops of the Episcopal Church.
even, deny that any such claim can be
, made. The Reformed Episcopal Church,
branch of the parent organization
, does not hold to the apostolic success
! sion.
appealed to the Pope of Rome to de-
eide whether it had the apostolic sue
cession. The Pope decided that the
= Episcopal Church could not rightfully
lay claim to it. If you want to you
can take all the time you need and
study up on this matter"
1t was here that the woman in
, terrupted Her first words were, Il
am stranger here in this church"
Then she went to say, as far as her
words could be made out, that the
Episcopal Church still maintains the
apostolic succession. DR.. King at
tempted to proceed with his address,
but did not succeed at first. However,
when he asked her to wait until the
end of the service she sat down.
DR.. King continued speaking of the
doctrines held by the Episcopal Church.
, TT is Evangelistic and Calvanistic,
Though 1 believe that today this denom-
; nation, in common with others, is not
laying much stress upon Calvinism in
the old Objectionable way it used to be
preached"
He said that there is a manifest
; tendency in the church to broaden out
: and enter into sympathy with other
churches. But" he continued, "they
do not exchange pulpits because they
say the clergy of other denominations
are not regularly ordained" He then
spoke of the high" church as being
ritualistic with a strong leaning
toward Rome and of the low church
as being more liberal and minimizing
the churchly idea.
Il confess to you" he continued. there
is one thing in the Episcopal Church
THAT is little mite startling to me-
That is its high claim as to position
among the churches" He told about
calling on a man in Providence who
kept speaking about the church. He
found out that the man was an Episco-
palian and referred to that as the only
church. They call themselves-and
If they are sincere 1 have no quarrel
with them-the National Church of
the United States" They lay claim
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