New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOp
AGAIN THE EPIsCOPALIAN CLAIM,
Question as to Nature Of Apostolic succ.x
sion Brought Up.
To TIE Editor Of The Tribune

10 TIE EoiTor or The Tribune.
Sir: II is very koo6 o. "EptscopaIsn'. "a -,
TO the appeal Of perpexed Iayman for mar. ~.
concerning the claims OK his Church. Nofbt-, So
exceed the direetness. simplicity and sxssf ...4 '
sorablsness % his answers. and yet thav a.. =
from being convincing What are the reaso,. -
holding the Protestant Episcopal to be ne o,Ig 80.
Church? None. whatever. my dear boy" he V,,I.r
ly answers; "she has never made any such el,t.
or course. we hold Episcopal ordination 10 Ia -
lutely essential 70 a true Church. but we mar, =.
knowledge OF how or why this doctrine cam. -
use As Sor Apostolic Succession: Never b.. !.
such thing as you put IL in all M nfs 49,, ?
doubt y any one else has" Ard 50 70 tbi. -
wandering sheep
Hs lets down TIE bars q ire shsss,ola
But the dominant party IN his Church speas, IA
very different tone To the law and the prophsta
the minor prophets. for evidence Of what star
My correspondent SAYS the Episcopal make. -,
claim to be the only true Church. Turn to Mason,
Faith OF the Gospel" a very popular manual AZ
Episcopal doctrine. Speaking OF those who nave -
ceived Christian baptism and yet are not within IN.
pale OF the Anglican, Roman OF Eastern churches
as matter of tact. al Presbyterian Congrsra-
tiona.ists. Baptists and members OF other Prots,-
tant denominations. he SAYS: There can be 20
question OF intercOmmunion between the historical
Church and them. Considered as bodies. they form
part Of the Church OF Christ. but occupy even
when Enthusiastically a position OF rivalry and an
tagonisrn toward it, The Roman Catholic church
fares no better. To separate from the Church o.
England is 70 cause dissension or schism. Schis-
MATES are also called dissenters. They scsis-
MATES as separating frcn the Church esta5lIshsc
by Gcd. dissenters, separating from the religion
Of this country The chief sorts Of schismatics or
Gissenters IN England are Roman Catholics Meth
oGists. Independents and Baptlsts-" So writes
Blunt for the instruction % children in the Church
catechism. Until the publication OF this excOn-
munication (of Queen Eliza6eth)." says aaotnsr
author. the uaemoer OF the Church Of Rome had
attended their parish churches but after the ssas
OF this bull they entirely withdrew from the con-
nuaion OF the Church Of England and formed a
separate and most hostile sect" Stephen
II may be said al this has reference 70 church
affairs on the other side OF the Atlantis. Not So
By the supposed right Of Inheritance at the Rsvo.
tight to be the national church OF this country y
Is not arrogance. not presumption. for any part &
re ration 70 which II IS establisbed. ara mar i.
must be regards the necessity for each nan
Hence the agitation for the change Of name 70
The Church Of America or some sucn deslsnatoh-
In the face Of all this 'Episcopan1n eaiiay sSs
BIS Church makes no claim 20 be the ony uls
Church -.
OF course behind this claim lies particular
theory OF Apostolic Succession. By II IS meant no
transmission Of apostolic gracss aId pe%srs EOs s
the Apostles % their SUCCESSORS the oisnops g.
from them 70 other bishops ard 50 on doEn . ne
I r-sssrf day not the atrenu1ted Gocuine eNs-
sTpiscOpalian'' apparently holds. tlat tle o.s.Ss
ara IN a historic lire Of succession Simply yeca-.s
one generation must follow another Asa.n S-Ss s
RON an Episcopal author: "Of this spifItsA n1s
dou, or orcarizatio Jesus Christ Us tie klAs -.
Lord the supreme head and the cher Snsgsss s M,
VfsnOp. and under Him and by lis cOil.ll79. -
bfshons as the successors OF the Apostles. - III
chief rOvuru0rS or pastors. the SpIltuu us =,
0rinces IN His spiritual kingdom. corresp ,ss.i
sarSn and his line Of high priests N ~ n
church" and very much more 20 ne sahe 81. ts,sf
such language does rot place olsnops ~ a. ira
win the original twelve. then what Ia11 49, snd
twelve hold higher than that OF spiIieua1 '0'-
bishop happily stir with Us. made Ne ~ n IN
r,ent in ali humility 20 friend OF mlns -. 80 ors
thar related 20 his episcopal once ne N-S 80 sven
whit Id mind the chiefest Of tne Apos.S, ain *.
81 Paul Really. "EptsCopa-lan nus - r. hirn.
or,irs ere reasons for the faltn tLal y - ,ss-
IJis answers 10 the fourth. ffth ARD SEEM n ne,
tio-s are equally unsatisfactory Hlgn -nT T -,rsh
resent the Interference OF the sCtCe y, r5a~s con-
matters No Bishop can trace pcs 'ls =, SS,IIican
virrj0gfv 20 thc ancient BRUSH % -. rnr-
churchss 50 far ritual and doc1.i, ~. 49,, Frsish
crrrsd there was 10 violent change ~ lli' NA'
Ref1rma ton. .--t.f "a ffars any
VVifbout going into contrOverSla, 10. m SIR
s,,rthsr let ne again state my p1 - ~. folS %
ttr.I s1ferv can only be found wiz. --l,s SINE
- - frf|s Church where IS this ChuI-L- - al.
ssv In is the Roman Cotholc- Nss..-,oio uncor-
Teso5 grounds for thinking 50, anu - sss f-us
.fS-c,z F,nisroualians saw Lnel ~ r,~,sas4arr
ChUrch ard baDtiseG Chr1St!tls o. o5f+i,-, such
ACCOMMODATIONS are IN perilous 60 80 so-lnIatcns,
sf.,nerdors claim oucht 10 rest en- 49, $500 MAY
$50 Sros4 overvvh q rningly conVihciI.-. "a out
,o,1sis sF-rsc0raIian' once more 70 t ot - thsf
tbis time as Spokesman Of the 'CaIlO ISSTSrsgrR
love y.I 70 S SAL sesi = J.. Jan. : 1904