Evening journal., 1906-10-15
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EPISC0PALIANS
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lates, claiming an un5roken lineage
from the apostles.
(b) The restoration Of Medieval rites
in bringing back affairs instead Of the
Lords Tables, vestment OF pre-
reformation period and postures indi-
eating reverence and worship toward
the real presence OF Christ on the altar.
The first effect OF this teaching was
to send hosts of perverts to the Church
of Rome.
Afterward came a new phase ritual
ism; an effort to conform the service
of the Reformed churches to the
Church of Rome TO satisfy those who
had embraced the Dogmas Of the OK
ford school. Ritualism is but the
clothing Of these false doctrines. teach
ing by symbols what was before taught
by the pulpit and press.
But the success OF the oxford Tract
Movement is not to be estimated by
what we call Rltualism, but the adop-
tion OF the doctrines which underlla IT,
and give II Its vitality; namely, Apos-
tolic SUGGESTION, Baptisnal Regenern-
tion, A Human Priest.
These are the life. he soul Of the
system. and these Dogmas are held and
maintained by nine-tenths of the
bishops, priests, rulers and teacher Of
the Church OF England, and the Pro-
tetant Episcopal churches of this coun-
try.
secondly-To escape completely with
system which subverts the truth as
Il is In Jesus" and is itself treason 20
Christ. Only by such an organization
as the Reformed Episcopal Church can
we preserve what is most precious in
the church Of our fathers. But the
greatest reason for all Is that this
dominant system finds itself supported
In the prayer-book book itself.
/ Its teachings of the two great funda-
mental errors OF "Baptismal Regene--
ation" and a Human Priesthood" is
most clear and emphatic.
/ But" you say, admitting that the
prayer book is on the side of this false
system Is there no hope for its revl-
s.on?' Alas! Mo- The effort was made
again and again only to end in failure.
The most memorable effort was made
| ny our Revolutionary fathers in 1855.
! The opportunity TO eliminate the seeds
% error was gladly seized, and the
| ,rayer- book was made such as earnest
ruth-loving souls ,onged to see.
But II lived-four years-in 1888 men
n a different stamp came into the gen.
'ral convention and restored the false
eachings
But at last there is an Episcopal
hurch which possesses revised
'rayer- -book-modeled after the one
roposed by the general convention Of
'i7s5-a prayer-book stripped Of all
fsacredotalisn. yet retaining all that is
precious In the un-revise1 book
An Episcopal Church with the same"
historic ministry. yet without" ex-
clusiveness. A Liturgical Church re-
tanning all the riches of the old liturg-
les, and yet, not repressing freedom
in prayer. A church such as the Ed
wardean Reformers would have rejoiced
20 see IN 1852 such as the 1000 elected
ldivines Of 1862 would have delighted 10
honor; such as the noble commission
lef divines Of 1889 would have made The
Church Of England under William III.
a church I'm which John Knox ami
Richard Baxter would have accepted
the office of Bishop, which they re-
fused in the Church of England. A
church such as Wesley would have re-
joiced in, as a mighty power, under
God, for reviving pure and undehlee
religion.
~ to-day is the Reformed Episco-
lpal church 1t is the Church OF the
Ages which like gold has stood the
fire. and come out purified
II. After withdrawing, why did YOU
not unite with the Methodist. Presby-
terian, Baptist, or one OF the other
evangelical churchesg"
We were Episcopaiians groaninr
under the bonds which were forced
upon US, we saw the need OF another
Episcopal Church. one that would
purge the old church Of its false dog
trlnes. We became. and are to-day.
the Low Church" or "EvangeIicar'
Episcopallans
III. what is the distinctive and
special stand Of the Reformed Episco-
lfal church,"
We take the following stand upon the
lcardinal principles Of church doctrine
(as taught by the word of Cod:
5aptismal Regenration.
We reject the theory that regenera-
ton is inseperably connected with
baptism. A change Of heart is neeces-