The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
NEW YORK May IL.

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| liam b. Howard contends in to-day's Sun
! that the increase of so-caled Ritualistic
| churches in New York is "theoloei"al Sc
| Quence to the doctrine o, the Real Presence
OF Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist"
When Cranmar and his followers formulated
| the Edwariine Ordinal Of 1850 they declared
the essential power OF the priesthood 10 be
| dangerous deceit and blasphemou- fable:
they deprecated IN. iden OF sacrificing priest
| hood and taue h, that Bishops and priests be-
| came such not by consecration or ordination,
! but by the mere ,!ppointment Of the Crown.
rsee ssp N !" .Hs sH that fqoS shs
| ANGLICAN rite has been deliberately removed
! whatever sets, forth the divinity md office OF
added that the same holds good of Episcopal
! conservation and The true priesthood Of
Christ was elimin,,ed from ne Anglican
| conferred truly and validlv in the Episcopal
conservation Of the same rite, the episcorates
| can in nowi,e be truly and soliCil" conferred
! by it, and this the more so because anonc the
| first duties OF the cpscopate is that OF ordain-
/, ing ministers for the Holy Eucharist and
That is. where there is no episcopate there is
no priesthood; and where there is no priest g,
bod how ear n there s,I b" any real presence of
HAEIfoEp. May r.
To THE EDITOR OF The syn Sjr: Ritualism
is said to flourish in the diocese OF New York
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because the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of this
diocese does not Interfere in a parish where
II s publicly announced tina, the rector and
parishioners are not irotestants. but part
md parcel Of Catholic heritage that in law
and logic thoy must reject.
II does the compers OF III" ancient Pro-
cessinnalc used in Sarun,. York, Hereford
aud Lincoln q great injustice. however. 20 saN
that these Ritualistic enterta inments now in
vogue in two OF Vow Works. oru!en' Episcopal
foundations are a; all close limitations Of those
Sr EamnG for f bn IN
through the aisles OF The church When the
Blessed Sacrament ia not carried in exposition.
Students of l'urr irs are surprised nj the IN
roval ions adopted Of late in centres Of ad-
vanced Ritualism, and IN" more 40 since tho
volumes or. Roman Catholic oeIemonioa. the
ultimate criteria. are 90 generally accessible.
both in the oti"inal md in strict trnnslati. rs.
Srw YORK, Mayl3 ", W. II.
To THE EplroE oF THE 81 n. sir: Mr..
William p. Howard pointed out in THE Sr'.;
few days ago that four Episcopal churches
in tho borough OF Manhattan. other than St
Isnatius's and St Mary tho Virgins. now
practise Catholic ritual md embody in their
,eaching the Roman catholic doctrine Of tho
Real Presence: hut these four parishes can
not properly b" put in tho sam" category with
the two older aud very prosperous organiz1-
tono There is wide distinction. and it
NAV he we'll 10 note precisely It's limitations
At tn" ded ication Of the now - Ipnatius' :
lnSf thIDDeT, Ut, nTls'HT. inc UTfHrnPr, SnlC .
We are here TO emphasize tho fnci thrt III. I.
Church is n part Of the Catholic Church and
has not broken on from tho catholic Church.
We are hero 10 emphasize III" tact that Tc arc
not part Of tho Protestant sect never intend
10 be. and never viii be-. The CHURCHES named
hy Mr. HewGrd have Eiven no Indication Of n
revolt from Professionalism. no matter how
extensively thov borrow the services of tho
Roman catholic Church. They have not
come out into tho open IN favor of Catholic
teaching as well as catholic ritual. Again
81. ivnatiuss and st: Mnrv the VIRGINS ar"
prosperous and opulent because they 40
"haracteristicJliy foundation. and not rrr-
isles They draw the ritnalist"allv inclined
from scores of the older diocesan parishes like
and tho Church Of the Incarnation, four ~ is
copal parishes which are rrottv ,senerellv
PRAYER Book in their tenching md practice
Tho hope Of tho Episcopal Church lic- L.,
energetic administration by her Bisaovs
The day NAV come when New, York viii
possess an ordinarius, vigorous n his exe"u-
tive qualities but persistina that order and
obedience are the princely notices OF a We'll