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PRICE, 30 Cents. -■ « •» ■ MONTREAL 1819. ^ A 'I .H83 "I ■^^fffffifnm } ' ftmmn j ■■« m-* Li * THE LAMBETH COUNCIL FULLY SET FOETH AND DESCRIBED, BY 111 ?i? M ..Uillli.* . SiVj.31 JJiX/i li/ir;.' /w K., /.! .Y, ,,/i.' i-rin': .' i.nni!' .' — Ai isi i j'li.'inrs in liati EDITED BY FR. GRAHAM, M O N T Pt E A L 1SV.1. I age i chainpii I of till", 1 IPK/EF^OE. TIk; follow! n;^' full iiccount, of the interesting and important series of conf(!ivnc('s which took i)l;ice at tlu; Lambeth (^ouncil will, I am sure, prove very acceptable to Christians of every form, soun.l and color of opinion, always exe-qiting the Papists. All s.'cts scattered throughout the earth look up to England's Establislu'd Church as their guide, philosopher and fri.'ud. The reason is two-fold : lo. Tlu' innate loveliness and authoritative unity of Anglioiu Pi'otestantism, and 2o. r.ecaus<' our Church is part and parcid of that vast State machinery which follows tlie sun round about the globe. The dilfereuce l)et\V('en the ush ring in, the continuation and conclusion of our Lambeth < 'onferencti and tlu; Vatican Council must strik<', forcibly evi-ry impartial reader of tie' following pages. The Remans disturbed civiliza- tion as we moderns conceive it, by th<' terrible Syllabus, set the indepen.lent forces of free thought shouting ten thousand alarms, shocked monarchs upon their thrones, shook States to their very foundations, perph^Ked cabinet minis- ters and governments, struck a staggering blow at the progress of the age, and manifested clearly to the earth that though all sliould change and shape their policy to suit the times, th,', liomau '■ 'hurch would stand as immovable in her old dogmas and discipline as the Ifock of C.ibraltar. The Lambeth Council, on the contrary, hardly disturbed the columns of the most obscure country newspaper. Modern thought is so sure of the sui)- port of the establishm^'nt, tint it r'ver notices lier at all. .Nforeover, we possess one immense advantag<' over our ancient enemy, in that we belong to the world au'l ih-refore. do not stand isolated from the tendencies of tho age -do not resist them— but wisely b(md to tho storm, and, not bcung able to lead, submissively follow the march of modern intellect. Tiiis is the reason why sunshine pours down upon our Anglican Protestantism, whilst the pitiless fury of the storm is beating upon tlie haughty battlements of Kome. There is nothing more delightful under the sun than to study the beautiful consistency which characterizes the history of Anglican Protestantism. The godly II(!ury VlII and his illustrious left-handed oUspriug, Elizabeth, stand for all time on a par with Luther, Calvin, Zwiuglius and the rest of those sublime champions of virtue and truth, who saved us from mi.lnight vigils, maceration of the tlesh, self-repression an.l lengthy prayers. No man can question for a moment the high moral gifts of Henry and Elizab.^th. A little blulfness on his part, an amiable friskiness on hers, add to rather than detract I'rom their pious worth. We must admit, of course, a little inconsistency about Henry 31()T1 IV ] VTII in rotaiiiin.^'.sovoral PopiKli .loctrinos, and biirnin;^ ]»(.formors and Papi.sfs majt'-'j iit tlio saiuo stake. I*>iit we iimst rcmcinlHM' that hf wis the piuncor and cxi'iii- thiin tl plar of Anjflicaii Prutcsiantisiii, and cunscqticntly carried away from K.LfVpt L*'t uu some (pit'stional)h' spoils. We had not lixcil iipunany dctinitc plan of ri'li,L;iuus luiiili> Indiff in liis tiint>, and, thnrcfon', a little cloudiness in doctrine was cpiite Innate- j>ardonable. < >iu' An'j,liean tuiv til hers hid to watch the tendencies of popular fX<[uis thought in their tinie>, in order to luodil'y dogiuis and morals to suit the wcaltli (■ixigencios of the hour. The ( 'nnstitution of Kugland is of a thousand years' iintism growth ; could it he fiirly expected that an eccl('siasli(;al constitution could he This is| conceived and framed in a single reign ? Here lies the exjdanition of those pised continual mutations in dogiii i and uraeiice oI>servahle during the llrst yeirsof K Anglican ProtestantisTu. Henry Vlll hidoii'ci' 1, Ivlward, another ; Klizi- trilles, Ixitli, a third: ('ramner, a fourth ; Sijiiieiset, a liflli ; Thirhs I, an anomalous never i| Kixth , ( 'romwell, a seventh: Willi, uri III, a U'gitive eight, and, stningi' to the wa say, though tliese crenls were esseulidly antagonistic, they were all of the licth. spirit and charmingly true. \Vi^— hii)py we — inherit a religion which uiiy \m\ m l)c called echictic, for Anglican Protesiantism is nude u]) of odds ami en Is of •H'ery kind of religious o[)inion. W'e inherit, in short, the wisdom of our progenitors. < 'oasidering the elene-nts which enter into o'>r ( 'hnr(;h, I am astonished, not that Higli ("hureh. Low- ('liuirh. l!ro ad < 'lnuvh, Xo rimn-h struggle [loleiiiically \'nv supMio'ily wiiliin th" ho-oin ol' Anglicm ]'i'otest- anlisin. leUthil ll»-iv;ire not ;i thoa-sand otli t >lniii's tlillin^ aci''j-;s our nio; lev cli iiiecl. There is a in ignilie 'Ul a 1 ip', ihiliiy aK>jiit our < 'liur.'h : U) religion-; tlc'ory hui liiid- il- nilaral pfn-' wii'iin h ■!■ I'l i -iic Ijj-uiii, i I' you al'eM-,. dis-etit. 1 h.iy thil dis-eui piviv^'s iny pj>iti.i;i. nis.citt is a rig:,f-d |/li>h-iiii ; we are ari-tocrals. and resicct ilulity is ihe ehi.'f ilogmi of Anglii;anisni. W'e did not reject ilissrn; lie(MUsi' il /r /.-■ di-is.-nt. hilt h'!'iU-;e ii was low. (I ■nlle- liieu e.liieil'-l at n iii versil ies. with privile^s o\' le.-';iii.; fi'uMi'Uts ol' liie aJjdriltel alter l lieir names, are no! siiiiiiu,-'"d to di-l u'h tie' .: ihii eiji; uiiiui'y oi' Jli:dl-toned e\isle|iee liV llol iei le^ llalj n li l"i j |I,,dge"s ridiuims views. p i^ of infinite ill',., itei' II. -e lo us wIi'iIum' iiu1)-ii lil-d llo l-- ■ t Ip' 1 M-si-m-a' lie in the right or wrung, whetliei' he go to il;.' iie\il (.,|- n ji. .Vuglie, m Prute.-«t int i-m was in-titiit'd f'U' i])e gimtry, and l-e; ai.n IVom rhi' heginning his h'-n to ke.c]) :!s fir as po-siMe Iroin th'' ui-tv nuh. .\iiii I'wr ,lii- >lie, should he rjm- m-iidi'd. at ieist in this ag^'. wheii di raoeral ii' nleis a: ' liirnin'^' society topsy- r.urvv. Vov my pari. I do not hi'lie\i. tliii tm,. rcjig^jn is (-oaip itil>]e with a vt')-o-(.(l cult and an empty pocket. ir J'eaie wiM-e a jilile iiioie e\rlnsi\- ■. We iiii;^li; cjiisid"!' Icr claiuis metre seriously, hut what gi'iit leiii i:i. uilli e,miiiiou se!f-)',.>p..:-! . could turn :o a church which permits a foul plelHa:iii to kneel side liy side with a knight, oi- a.n earl!! or even liurrcsrii rc'crr/is / a dnke ! ! ! Tin's eijiialily beforii the (diurcli is simply disgusting. ln.-,tead of making I'eligion co-nfortahle, .and a lovur lor social idevatioii, Iiome laughs at lornis and warns even the sacred vcrtei great i can fai in that '• piitti short ci felon iol the Qii nohle to visi "'•T ;ui(l cxi.iii- ly froiii KL,'-vitt iiii of ivli^-iuus "1" was ijiiitc "'-* of" pupiilai- tls to suit tfj,. 'uiis.ind ycirs' 'icn cuuM bo *'un ul' I huso '''■■-!( ye I fs of ''-"'"■I'; Klizi- " anoiiiilous ' 'lil of ()„. and nil ]•< of idoiii oi" our "irnli, I ;,,„ Hi JVoii'sr- i UUl' llloll,.\- ' ' '■•■li-fioiH Von .-ini"^!-.- ' |'i''')'i 111 ; iiisiii. w,, • (' ■lliir- 5t-< ul' lii,. liiiiDily ,,r "s. J' ,\ Hit lir n, l'"ur|tlt' of iniperial Cesar ! How nobly .suitcrior are irr to all this! Let oiir minister i]Uoti' a false (juantity in Latin or Gr.iek, or blunder as to his En'ilish in the sei'inou, ainl behold I a congregation of critics assail the nnfor- tunate delin(|uentl 1 mention these things to show, as I havt^ observearted from Lam- betli. There was not one prelate there, except, j»erhaps, the Yankees, who h id not written more than one delicious tract about pious washerwomen, con- verted coal beavers and reformed no-lietter-thau she-ought-to-bes. Th<;y wiu'e great missionaries, using, as a means of salvation, that two-fold rule of Angli- can faith, lliiii.K and 8oUP ! Tl»ey were stern magistrates, especially prominent in tliat vital obligation incumbent u]iou all I'.ritish justices of tlie peace, of '■ putting down " somebody or something, and incarcerating for terms somewhat shorter than the years of their natural lives atrocious snvdl boys who dared, feloniously and of malice afortithought, not having the fear of Her .^Lljesty the (^>m'en before tlieir eyes, to }unloin an apple fi'oin the gentry. They were noble philantropists, who did everything for poor-houses and hospitals, evcept to visit them. They wi:V(t husbands and fathers, whose devotion to wife and • tl" k n. na<■ A copy ol ■mxidusly till oo ^n-at h' tost, ^j^j United Pan- Anglican Gathering of Gentlemen 'insclvcs. If I ^ ■ cu..ncii',s. calling themselves BISHOPS, hy the Grace of Victoria R., and an Act of Parliament! 1 1 By one of the Secretartek, His Reverence Balaam Howler, M.A., L.L.D., TilD., &c. " ^iv fiaai2.ev t re^ 7,ft7Totec ruv 6i>ei'idi' avT(jv / Jovul What clever fellows I" CHAPTER I. WHICH LS INTROD^TCTORY. As is well I 'VA'n, the world lately has been moved to its innermost depths. A gn^at moral eng-ine has b ^'Ti — to use a common metaphor— gettini,^ up steam, and furbishing its armor for a sublime manifestation of that in-dwelling spirit which scorneth Popery, and reacheth unto the four quarters of the globe, with llannel jackets and moral handkerchiefs. Scotlers have been vainquishtid and put to flight ; nay, like that truculent giant, Goliah, they have been hewed and ha()ked by their own weapons. That moral engine is the Anglican Church. Never, since the Tower of Babel, has the world witnessed such a spectacle as that presented by the CEcumenico-Pan- G-eneral-Universal-Anglican Synod. Such unanimity. Such brotherly love. Such an absence of doctrine, and, therefore, happily, of doctrinal disputes. Such sweetness of purpose in agreeing to disagree, like christians. Such a happy avoidance of the High Church Scylla, that the Low Church Chary bdis might be escaped. Such a glorious enunciation of so many opinions and views as there were bishops, on all possible subjects, and yet without infringing upon the beautiful boundaries of brotherly love and evangelical artlessness ! Dissenters are in despair, and Popery rolls on the ground, tears her hair, and howls. 8 A J At the voquest of many of iho vcMiorablo fathers, I havitestan undertaken the plcasinu", thouu'h dillicvilt. task of re< ording" thtstrik*' hibors of Ihe Synod, and fixing', in ix'rnianent form, those sapient — a v< canons and \vise discussions which shall remain, for all time, tht fercnc very basis and I'oundation of Gosjnd Cliristianity and moralMajes perfection. Far ])i' it from me to hold ihe vain conceit of beinutrincs competent for so i>rodiuious a task; but my intentions are vir- under tuous, and my zeal unstained by self-seekinL»', or the mercenary Chur- desire of iilthy lu. re. Nevertheh'ss, truth, blessed truth, compel.^ that me to say that this modest history may be had at all evang-elical abject booksellers for twenty-live cents a copv, and many hoh% iar- that l' seeinu' gt-ntlemen have prognosticated an immense sale thereof make which prophecv pleaseth the Uesh. and developeth, to the utter- boast, most. Gospel enthnsiasm. For what sayeth Paul? "He who bers serveth the altar shonld live by the altar." arn^u'i If anv niiui should ask mc; this question : " IJrother Howler. j<^y^^^^ wdiy tin' Lambeth Gonfereiu^e ? " I should. ])erhHps. be non-plus- can ( sed for a cateuorical answer, because, in the higher regions of expov morals, there ai'e (juestions which do not l)elong to a j^lodding, Bucct every-day intelliu'ence to answer ; they must be left to archbishops, and bishops, deans, and other diu'nitaries. whose very ollice supposes Ko^^i = Al])ine, nav, Himalayan Insights of wisdom inaccessible to mere wouW cy])hers and nobodies of the body ecclesiastic. Thus reasoning, work- I should look upon such questions as tln^ acme of inquisitive- des\>o ness, — an intrusion of riotous thought into a Holy of Holies, not house to be investigated by lawless whys ami whereftn'es. Where would Protestantism be, if we answered every "why "'proponed by s])ies and interlopers ? There is a great deal of A'ice in a " Why,"' — a very uncomfortable, un-evanu'clical, meddling. Paul Pry of a word. — intolerable to the aforesaid Alpine regions of vital Christianity and Protestant o])inion. However, if any man should think lit to persist in shooting forth his lip. and scorning any evasion — a course, I grieve to say. much followed by our enemies, — slumld thunder out " why ?" again, I should say unto such a one (in the language of the an- cients) : " Cinutns/jire ! " Look about thee, brother, and see the clouds, and the si)ecters, and the sha})es that seethe and boil and u'yrate on all sides. There is Socialism, a bloody monster, armed with dau'uer and torch; there is liejniblicanism, that frett<'th the goldi'ii rim of many a kinu'ly brow ! there is Athe- ism, doubled up, worshipping its own black sliadow, — and there! O there \ is Popery "furbishing up the rusty wea])ons of the past" — (so sayeth (J ladstoiu', our love for whom is adulterated by Disestablishment Ihtters) — and gloating horribly over the decadence of i'vangelical religion. The sole object, then, of our late sublime exhibition of Pro- (>omlV The royal some ass, :> hone Now enqii hant has to d' thin thro timt for : say sup per mo lib tro I ners, I havitestaiit unity and pfficacions rule, was to withstand Popory, and **'ith liaml)eth Con- iill time, th( fereiice — presumed to usurj) the precious prerogatives ot Her and moralMajesty and Parliament, and actually dared to I'ormulate doc- MMt of beintrtrines, — frame canons — and estahlish them as l)iiulini»' Christians lon.s are vir- under penalty of anathema. — was it not fittinji" that the Anglican mercenary Church should remedy the scandal l)y manifesting- to the world ith, compels that meek svd)mission to the Crown and Leo-islature, — that tMan«»-eli<.jj] a})ject obedience to thi' statutes of the beloved l']stablishment, — ' holy, far- that freiHlom from any rebellious inclination in our bishops to aJe thereoi. make canons, or the people to obey them, which is our proudest lo the utter- boast, — the palladium of our civil and religious lilx'rtiesas mem- Jio who bers of the Anglo-Saxon race, and in noble <'ontrast to the arroLi'aut claims of the Church of Romi! ? Is it not a source of 'i«'i' Ifow^ler. joyful congratulation to every evangelical bosom, that the Angli- '*' i'<"i-plus- can Church has always been true to her mission of setting forth, J'^'grions of expounding and del'ending the l>ritish Constitution, the Protestant '^^ ]>iodding, Succession, the House of Hanovtn*. the prerogatives of the clergy i'<'libi.sJiops, and the vested riLvhts of tlu' aristocracy. Had we the old y suj)poses lloman Church inlliu'uce in our midst to-day, how miseralde woidd be our [)liu-ht ^ No sinecures, no rights feudal, no excellent work-houses, no Hanoverian heads in (^hurch or State, no money despotism, no wives for the cleru'y (save us and keep us !), no household darlings to dandle ui)on aj)ostolic kniH^'j. no domestic comfoiis and weddt'd joys, no Jiritish enlightenment generally. The Pojtish system actitally withstood kings and queens and royal ])ersonaui's ! I spt ak it with bated breath: that Church sometimes told thepeoide that their ruler was a tyrant and an ass, and oxon went so far as to send him packing, and suggest an honest chief magisti'ate in i)lace of tin; i)oor rejiM-ted monarch ! Now, this is no laughing matter — this is no subject for superficial enqtiiry — this is. in short, a matter for tears. See, on the other hand, to wliat a jtosition of ennobling civilization Protestantism has brouuht the world. Did we ever dt'i)ose kings and send them to do [xMiance for their crinu's in quiet monasteries ^ I rather think not. We simply conspired in secret and killed them, not through murderous hate, but as an example to others. In our times, we observe moiuirchs dodu'ing behiiul whole regiments for protection, and seeing a pistol behind every btish. Yoti may say thai this is bnd. but even such a state of things is immensely superior to the Popish ]dan. for. thotiu'li these kings may be perforated with a bullet, or punctured with a knife, they die as monarchs, with crown, scepter, robes and laurels intact. Just like those old iiomaii senators, who awaited their barbarian des- troyers arrayed in all the impressive insignia of their high olhoe. ie to mere reasoniucr^ 1 'i nisi tive- ilolies, not ';^- Where ' proponed A-ice in a !i"ii\ Paul t'«'gions of ^ shooting S'ri(n'e to ' " why ?" •i' the an- J see the and boil monster, ■'m, that is Athe- d there! s of the ^Iterated >ver the of Pro- i 10 I For my part, I should be williiifr to be shot, if I could hi a hom^^ j^j.^pj /fflf kiii,i»- for one day. 80 what hav(^ those threatened ruh^rs t()J(^^.y coini)]aiii of? The sup(M*iority of the nineteenth to the thirteentl^^,^, jj^J century, with respe(>t to kings, is as pleasant as it is su'igestivep^.^y j Kini»-s, above all others, should bless the glorious ]{ '((^'mntion^i ./^^tl for the chnnu'e gave them a short shrift instead of a long i>rnancc^;^,. piJ And, I doubt not, but this was the reason why kings ai)plauded|g.^yii ami proteiti'd that mighty uprising of human reason against^.^yve| divini^ authority, to which Papists cling with such absurd^yjiiie tenacity. ' propoH Have I made myself sufTiciently clear on this point or not '^j^ix i\\ What I mean to say is, that inasmuch as the Roman Church hasCTonisi had a Ceuncil, which has caused trouble and perplexity to Can-^p in terbury and Windsor among all nations, we, of the Church fp.jv o Anglican, plus Evangelical, have stepped into the arena with a result Synod Pan and Ans'lican, which Uricco-Romano-Saxon title ^jQ^stf- sheweth chnirly the catholicity of our church, and the hoary ^^y \l antiquity of i)rotest in general. For, from Eden to Oxford, from -miifoi Grenesis to Cleneva, protest has been the prominent feature of the ^j^j d opposition. We are proud of our Protestantism, and each Synod, ghall or Pan-Anglican, corroborates all that has ever been said or qj- l^( written of the noble freedom bestowed upon human reason by moun indei)endent doumas in every age. Behold ! a profound reason for xhr. late Pan-Stranglinsr, I mean Anglican, CouiK'il. It affords ^^j^^ tl a striking contrast to the Vatican afl'air. The world observes the yeierr' facts and apj^lauds. Mark well thi' reason why. t of th The Popish prelates went to Rome acknowledging author- f^e I'c ity ; ours approached Lambeth majesti(^ally superior to all auihor- jvutii ity. We, too, can boast of a nirvaricu a self-god, which ne ther sees nor admits anything above the Me. In fact, Luther and Sakya Mouni only dilfer in terms ; in fundamentals, they agree. Is it not beautiful to see the East and West clasping hands over the i'hasm of centuries, and thus proving, in spite of Popery, the catholicity of i)rot(^st. (). let us be .joyful ! Now, the fact that our bishops acknowledge no authority, which they are bound to obey, saves our church from disputes, and our theology from the cumbrcms [load of canons observable in the Roman"!svstem. This is a irreat advantage for our theo- logical students, enabling them to devote their time to athletic pursuits very favorable to muscular Christianity. Our church is truly that daughter of kings "clothed with A-ariety." Every diocese has its own views, and thus, like musical notes, a com- bination of different tones or opinions produces sweet harmony. Perhaps some ill-advised scolfers may say there is incon- venience and contradiction between formulas of union, and the independence inindividuo, which may be productive of no end State not '. advo of tl Pan- rest whi< kno^ Aug deal Pan deal brel cU\ the is ] \ V 11, iiitl b ; a honu 11(^(1 nib" f^^ sarcasm amoiiir the Philistines, id est, the Romans. But, in Sr(l(n- to an.swor this objoction — whi<'h I notice with contempt- h" thirt,.,.,,!}™ s snirov..sf2ve R '(or motion must rise to that broad atmosphere which spreads beyond the petty limits of ordinary questions, where, tree from the trammels 3f authority, A'istas of evan^'clical liberty disclose themselyes to rs ai)')]'i I'l!^*'^'' P'**^^*^ *'>'*'• ^^Ji'"t' touch that ethereal sphere, and you will 'j^gQjj \ j^_ .^ learn how ])erfectly <>onsistent is Protestant doctrine, and how 5Uch 'i7'"' ^*^'^«^^"^'<^'llf'^isly adjusted are all the parts of the eyangelical ma- '^ ^^^chine one to another. For instance, tike these contradictory oiiit or , ^Propositions : " Ciod exists." " Grod does not exist." You must ad- Chur 'h h ^^ ^^'"^^ these propositions are clearly defined and definite anta- xity to V' ^^S^^i*^*"**- Neycrtheless, they are permitted to exist together high he Ch f!u ^P ^'^ *^*' ^'^^"1 ^'^'g'ion of evangelii'al liberty aforesaid, without I'ena with "^^^ ^^ aiuithema or other Vaticnm thunders. This is a h^gitimate -Scixon t>I^ result of the charming symmetry of the Anglican system, liome i the h '^ boasts of unity — Lambeth of elasticity. Every man who stands )xford \'^^^^ ^^ Kome and enlists under her banner must wear the same ature of flf^ wniibrm, but Protestantism loyes a motley crew, different in colors each Sv A ^^^'^ discordant of yoice. But. eyen as a crow and a white eagle 't'n sai 1 shall present a similar color high up in air, so doth the Angliian I I'casoi }?^ ^^ Legislative Protestantism look as well as the best, when she ^niwi ,. ^ mounts her evangelical chariot and soars up wards — out of siii'ht. puna reason ^i ^ ,• ^v, \ • \. • ■ v' 4.- ihe great question, the burning, urgent crisis oi our times, the chiefest motive for the late illustrious Lambeth gathering, referred neither to faith or morals It was not — I am speaking of the Pan-Anglican — it was not an aggressive body. It was the ibrlorn hope of Protestantism. It was meek — it was defe- rential. — it was sweetly submissive and respectful towards the State. It was prostrated w ith grief, and devoured with anxiety, not for the church, but for the parsonages, glebe lands, and advowsons. It opposed not infidelity, but the levelling tendencies of the times. Disestablishment was the fatal specter which the Pan-Anglican Synod sought to lay in the Dead t^ea, with all the rest of those troublesome dogmas, canons and disciplines with which Popery scrunches its unfortunate victims. It will be known in ecch'siastical history as the last ditch in defence of Anglican bread and butter. Alas ! alas ! to think of bishops and deans, their wiv<^s and offspring — a priestly race — convening a Pan-Anglican to settle the question of baker, butcher and calico dealer ! O my Pan-Anglican soul ! here's a falling off, my brethren ! There is one anomaly to w hich I wish to allude, ere I con- clude this chapter. Whenever Rome speaks, whether through the Pope or a Council, the wiiole world is set agog, and the earth is moved as the sound of many waters. When ive get up a Pan- Anglican, we may call it universal, oecumenical, or what not, '• It affords >bserves the t "g author- iiil auihor- ch ne ther anther and "hey agree, lands over 'opery, the authority, bservable our theo- ^ athletic ^'burch is i^very ^ a com- larmony. is in con- ion, and >i' no end i 12 and l)(^hold ! the world remains as f|uiet as a niq^ht in June, ^y^^'^') W resolve, we shout, we bent our Hanks in an ecstasy of pioi,^^^'^'^ B enthusiasm, we erv out : '"Lo! here's a prime arti<'le ! I^^*'''* l ^^\*'l orthodox interprelation for you! Here's vital Christianity^^ -''I Listen and admire!" We erect our ears and await the uproa;^^^^ **1 but. />roh ! pNf/or ! not a sound, not an echo, breaks the calm still":^^!' . 1 ness of utter indilference. AVhy is this thus? Is it not becaus^^S"''! the world is incapable of rising- to that region of evangelica I liberty io which I have n^peatedly referred, where the ])roposi I tions" Crod exists" and "God does not exist" find their beautifii I adjustment within the elastic atmosphere of rational relig'ioii ^ I Man is the most ilK)gical of beings. He keeps hammering awa\ I at roi)ery on his own hook, but let a respectable Pan-Aiiglicai^^'I'^^^l Synod oiler to assist him. and forthv/ith he rejects such alliance I with scorn and abuse. Has it coiw to this, that a silk apron oi. ry an episcopal corporation has less inlluence than a similar artick' worn by GrretchiMi. our housemaid ? I could suggest a remedy ^^'^*. *. w^ere anyone to ask me for it. Our bishops are too ascetic, toe retiri'd and, let me add the word, too exclusive. Let them mingh'^''\' more with the i>eople and, my woid for it, their apostolic dignitv.?^^* , and oilicial saiKtity will be cheeri'ully conceded by the common ^^^^/' sort. How strikinu' and ell'ective to the imagination of the pro- ^ ^ fan/Hii tv//u7/.s'. would be the sight of his Grace of Canterbury, or|^''" his Lordship, Soapv Samuel, attired in their fforu'eous ei)iscopal robt\s, mitre on head, crosier on hdt arm and wife on the right. | , •, with their olive branches and the wet and dry nurses thereof in " . , attendance, coming forth from their lofty palaces, followed by ,.,|V troo])s of menials, splendid in red plush and purple breeches, vergers, bi'adlc-s, and other oliicials. the chaplain, as in duty * bound, brinuing u]) the rear ! How the mob would howl with delight ! What a line contrast would such a display not be with the misera})le times of Theodore, Lanfranc, Anselm or Thomas A. Becket ! Look at the immense inlluence of the Lord Mayor's show as an engine of po}>ularity. The crowd that surrounds his Worship has not, on a average, more thanoni^ full meal a day, yet do they shout most joyously and drink hogsheads of gin to the health, wealth and prosjierity of the Chief Magistrate Why cannot our pri^lates u'o and do likewise ? They have plenty of '?' money — the Episcopal being a very close corporation — and have more resources for variety in the show line than the T^ord Mayor possesses. High Church miu-ht be attired in royal purple; Broad Church in red ; Low Church in regulation scarlet ; Scotch Kirk in Kol) Ivoy tartan : AYelsh in Leek green ; American in stars and stripes; the African branch might introduce a novelty and a]>pear nude and tatooed, just for a little sensation, and to confound Bishop Colenzo's inactive ministration. Then each bishop might w'i'> collll ov Ca to ell nioui the r for t diwci si >u 1 1 Clni is 111 Kuii bur^ ])aii \ i«'^ \ 1 13 - ill Tuno \l-arry a -hineso lantorn or transparency settnii]^ forth his peculiar •stasv or'nioviews on some doo-ma ag'reed upon betorehand, that there might rti(-le ' Tr.-r. '6 presented a most agreeahh^ disivgreement lor the edihcation oi I christi-n.i -he uvueral. to xvit, the mob aioresaid, and lor the further .-on u- ait the un ro pion <>»■ 1'<»P"'^'V- ^ ^ope this proposal may me.H th.> kmdly judg- the c-ilm sHient wliirh its pure int.Mition merits. But as my theme is of it no't he(>ausiigl»''i" t^ii"g^' here must end the chapter introductory, of evangelic;! e the in-oposi their beautifu ional religio], ^ CONFEliEXCE I. imerino- aAva\ * Pan-AnglicaivVHic-ii treats of the schema, and the discussion thereon. such alliaiicf silk apron oi. " With Hiiintly shout, inid solemn juliiU^e,"— .ViV^h*- im l.T^'T- 7 Th.' op.'iiino- of the ran-Ano-lican was a line sio^ht. As (>ach W . rem .1 Wc .)t bisliops waddled into the Hall of Conference and took c '|/"'^J^} ^j^^,-j. ,,1.,^.,.^ the verv atmosphere u'n^w still, and seeuKHl to bow fl?!m . • T'down with respect. ' There was Dr. Blazes, who had challcn-ed ;3i Z-nf;'th<> Po!>e himself as to palpal claims. There ^vas Dr. Farra-o de 'the common l^oshon. of XN-estern New York, who prolVssed everything. Imt- n' of' tl «o th("eui'nn- wliisper.'d— knew iioihinu' and ventdated it. there int.M-bi ri^''''"was Dr. DnTtvinaii. from Ontario. Canaihi. who was wnh'ly 41S eniscnn.] famous for uothinu- in ,vnM imlar. except lilliii- pirishe. with n th' rh^f Pi-''!^ niarionenvs. Th.ere was \)x. Misoneger. fr.>m K-nla-Ky, It ngnt, _^^^^^ 1^^ Phih>ii<'ii'er. from Ma-^sa.-huseiis. 'i lie renowic' MM ,,^^,, .|., ,,„.., ofSo.hn-an.l Man. Dr. Dislillu•u.^ ..f \ork. brained pie breeches. ^^|;;;;i;^.J^^';,,,^.j,,^ o.n,cion..lv a, Dr. Doanerges. < 1 -,Vat.:io:a, I w'l .J; wlio sowhMl ra.h:r liere.lv'al Dr. M ;,e(:riLro-s. of w.rry. .u ae- ^loA ''-I^-unt ol a htle .ontrov.rsv t.n.hm- the Cuhhe.. ('h.pl.ans. nor De\Mtli ,^,, ( .,,|.,,,.^,.1^„ \ „,n noi sure wiiich. I'ul why shonld I co,,;!ii,ie m?i i\T^^^ tocinmiM'al ■ ihoM' - -■ i .. ,,f liie chan.vl wh-s,' i>raise i^' ii- ihe f^,f3\'mouia oi ali li.e . : :, -^ayer.. Dt im- ft liis ^v^ ^Wi!'' diocese. ;hai Ka liir free-Ian.. a. I »r. Cohniso, wouhl lak,. j-oss^s- scuue vvny ^^ ^_^ /,,,/„,,/,,.. ;,-a.l tims wonM V>x. < >.. on h^s reinrn. Mnd himself e^pien y ol ^^ ^^^ ^^ , j^^.,,,^ I, ^^,,^^ i^.,., H!,,, il^,., y,-.of D,. Dolly, fvom T "-^^y^'^^^^' China, had bc^nne de -nl 'dlv oi,iM|u,. ann ahuon-i-shape.!. .such i.oia iViuyor .^ ^j^^^ ,l,.l,.trriou le:t of a Ion- roideu'c in the Central ITowery rple ; Jiroad i- „, i Votch Kirk ^'*^^~\y|J'!„ .,11 (1,,. lathers had be' with ollicial emotion, bcg-an : crric Send forth Thy i)rcventin<>' i^race, ()- Dk. Bulhous. — I tun urievcd to interrupt your u'race, I am sur^ 11 but the doctrine of ]>rcventinu- grace is not generally recciv D-^^ IV, to-d:iy in the most orthodox circles. We liiid no warrant logEVEul pr.'vcnting grace in the IJiblc, and the lieformation hithci insii| scouted the idea as a Tojnsh innovation. Such an expression — Dr. \] Dli. l^LAZES. — It strikes nns JJrother Bulbous, that your orthodo;SEVi:iJ •ircles are littK' bv'tter than Pelau'ian coteries dow Dr. BliLliuUS. — Pelagian coteries, sirrah, 1 mean Brother Bla:^es! Dk. M 1 am astounded, nay, shoeked at su'-h au unwarranted imi)utaDR. 1' tion ! It is neither I'elagianism nor semi-1'elagianism, but gocx DR- 1>* sound Protestant doctrine. Preventing grace supposes goo(i .any woiks which must follow its inlluencing and determinim. action. Do you hol'lrRi(i(}s. — I warrant ye, the Pope minds little what any of ye speak or writ^'. Im thinkin' llis Holiness threw Brother Bia:ies' epistle intill tln' waste basket, ha! ha! Dr. l}iiAZi':s. — Ahem! Brother Macdriggs, ahem ! sir! You seem to mistake this Synod for a Milesian Symposium, wLere there i— is luoiv' wit than piety, and more punch than patristic erudition! Dr. 1- {. ^Iac (Jrkhis. — Troth, there, a little punch might do none of Tai a di B:a pra. Dr us mu h harm the day, Brother B]a>ces. Dr. PiiiiTiYMAN. — Brothers! Brothers! What has punch to do with preventing grace. Stick to the question. As I am a Colonial bishop, loyalty comptds me to agree with his Grrace of Canterbury's expression. My private conviction accords with that of Brother Bulbous. Dr. BiiAZES. — A very convenient and accommodating conscience truly. A little colonial casuistry might prevent many lamen- tal)K; dissensions here in ]!]ugland. Plowever, there is such a thing as principle yi't in the w^orld. Dr. Prettyman. — I understand you, — I understand you per- fectly, Brother Blazes ! A person who has written to the Pope must be allowed some privileges, just as a Mahommedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca, is Hadji or Holy for the remainder of his days. at Dr. 1 no Dr. J pr mi in Dr. ta S' Dr. w y % i I 15 ope, not devoJuYERAii Fatheiis. — Shame ! Shame ! To compare a christian ''^"YV'^^' *^"' b'-^l^*n^ with a Mahommedaii! quabble aboi)^. ])i,azi:s. — Bear with him, hroth<'rs! I suppose it is another , . coloiii:il instinct that is movinij' Brother Prettyman nun, elcvat 3jj Piii:ttyman. — It was only an illustration. K'coed cciliii^^jjYi,-i^^j^ Fatiieus. — No more, sir, pray, — no more! We are ran grieved I [Dr. Prettyman bows his head in silence and mops his eyes P. I am sui'r w ith a purple handkerchici"]. •aiJy rcviv ,Djj IJoANKiidEs.— This is a scandalous discussion, " wai-raiit ioSEVEUAL Fatueks. — Clerk, take down those words, they are an •>tion iiuhci insult lo the Synod! 'Xprcs.sio,, — ])jj BoAN'EJuncs. — Will ye listen to mc ? I was only sayinq; " our orthod(..SEVi:uAi. IvvrnF.KS. — Clerk, take down the words! Take them .. dowji rcr/hi/im ! ther J31a;-:(vs! De. Ml S()(; i:\Eii. —/i;^ ///em//w/! iitt'd imj)utaDK. I'aki; v.io de Uosiion.— A;/ aenaliinl ■■^m, hutg-oorDii. BoAXEiKiES. — Pm an Irishman, and won't be put down by apposes o-o()(; ^g^,,y ;>!viiod, Convention, Council or Caucus in Christendom! dctormmiiiL i works .'' ''»el insinua' »" my iettci le what any rew Brother •' ^rou seem kvi.ere there '■erudition! do none of nnch to do As D'ye iniud :* I say and repeat, this is a scandalous dis-ussion, — a dis-ussion that would not be tolerated at the council lirv' oi' Bia-kl'. t or Crow Indians! There now ! [Teriilic uproar ! Several fathers rise to their feet and grasp their umbrellas liv»rcely. His Crrace of Canterbury, pale and distraught, calls " Order ! Order!" until the tumult ceases. J Hip (tIIAOi: OF Canterbury. — This is unprecedented! This is awful ! Who would have imagined that an innocent little prayer, perfectly orthodox " Dr. PrLiJous. — Not perfectly, — not orthodox at all, your grace. l^ardon me ! His Vrw \<'F of Canterhury. — Well, well, have it vour own wav, at tniv rate it was innocent ' ^ I am a Dr. PiriiUoi^s. — Pardon again, your grace, what's unorthodox can- L his G-race not be innocent. ou accords Dr. Distincjuo. — Allow me to say a word, please. Either, the prayer is orthodox or not. If not. it is not innoc.'ent. He who made the prayer is either w.a/em//// or for ma//// culpable accord- ing as he knew or did not know its heterodoxy. Ahem ! Dr. PuiiHiJUS. — I consider it rather suspicious to introduce the tag ends of mediveval s< holasticisin into the Pan-Anglican Synod. Whatever the prayer may be, thai's certainly heterodox! Dr. I)istl\(}UO. — You are exceedingly orthodox, brother. You would hav(! made a line inquisitor for Philip of Spain. Have you yet to learn that ])rivate judgment is the very foundation of Prote^.tantism ? Who gave i/ou authority to criticise the opinion of your neighbors { conscience my lamen- ' is such a you per- > the Pope edan who ly for the 2 16 1 Dr. Bulbous. — And, pray, if it comos to that, who 2:avc ;y,vould authority to ask such a question? So i'ully am I iniprcssi^a^ ^^ •with thi' greatness of the Jioon of Privatt' Judi^'nient in aiatun' matters, that 1 aeknowh'dge no earthly authority whatever i^hall \ matters reliiiious. >f ^^V^^ Dii. TlliNinOKiXGS. — Don't youaiknowh'dgetho autliority of ll^o '^ j^'' Crraee ol' Caiilerhnrv in the Couiieil i jamhf Dr. JUjlhoi'S.— What "i What ^ His Grace of Canterbury's autho^P^'^^ V ity Jiere ! Not at all I lie presides, because he is lucky enouLi*hall *'i to' hold the most important benelice in the An<^lican Church'l^*^ "^'V It is not a presidency of jurisdictional authority but u me:S ''^ ^''.^ honorary chairmanship, ot no more, nay less, sig-niiicauee thai^^^'^**^'.^ tlie chairmanship of (.Quarter Sessions or a Board oi itailroa^^^ ^^*^^ Directors, I'ooh ! pooh! Authority, indeed! Let us clear oii^i*!*-*^' '*^ minds of that remnant of i'opery before we beo-iu. othorwis-^^^^-^^^J there are breakers a-head. 1 do assure you. duce tl At this moment the majority of the lathers, <'onsiderino; thaWorkl, matters had gone far enouuh. asked that the iH'aycr might l)"^^ ^'^ *'^ said, and that those who objected should permit the recitatioi^^^^^-"^'| thereof under protest, whu'li protest miu'ht be conveiiicnif, discussed nl the close of the Synod. Hut the opposition :iverrf(^^*'^^^'' b). That a. great principle was involved and that they conld no-pore < and would not tolerate such a I'aial alxM-ration Ironi t he old ortho-^'^^"' "'* >il)iy cxpt'ct fiuui ihal pra\cr .'' We have here bishop-^ li.iiu .'J'ri.M. A,-.ia and Anieiaea. .Are liiei- l>ariieular views of doctrine to be iiuringed upon l>v loose alio uiU)rlliodox pi'ayers f J lave they put themselves to iiuoii veil ie nee and expense, nierelv to lind tlicir h'elinus lacerated bv archie- piscopal utlerances ol a questionable nature V One would have thought that if orthodoxy lied from the rest of the world, she I is all t are tri tcriou; spite t but w body i say '■ Newii then I heter< blanc aboui Let v ! 11 vlio ^•avo /,voul(l liiid a rofuii'o at Lambeth ! Look at the Vatican Couuiil ! 1 I iiiipros.s>*V^as the I'opo .simpU' enounh to atlcmpt prayers of a heterodox li^'inciit, ill ;|iatiire ? He was too cunuiniir to he u'uilty oi" .suury's autli()ipt>ii ^i^ J'^ l^i'' ^'^'^^ insidions edL>'c oi" the lata) wedu'c, which ucky (MionLi'resent liberty and chain us to iciin CJiurdhe heterodox ihariot of ecclesiiistical authority! J'rotestantisin -^ but a iiicr.s a tentative }>roeess. — a spiritual emi>irici.sra. We want no ilicaiice thai^^thority to t'liabh' us to divide. Authority is only neci'ssary I oi Jiailroa^or unit V, and unity we lay no claim to whatever. Xay, I con- us clear ou^ider a niulliplicity ol' sects as a positive l)lessii)g and an essential 11; othervvi.S'^utcome ol" i*i'otesi autism. As competition and opposition }>ro- duce those marvels ol' commerce which J'hiii'land ])resents to the "^iderino- thaWorld; so reliu'ious divisions enable men to read the /y/v>,s and rows cr niii)-ht h.of every dounia. and thus aiicnd an excellent opjiortunity ibr a !ie reeitatioifa-tional choice ol' bi'liei'. [(rreal applause I'rom all sides.] •onveiiicui]', '■ l-c oJd oitlioJwliltrate insiduous doctrines into the human mind while that ) I he |)i;i\ (.human mind is oil" its uaiard in the lervorol' devotional enthusiasm. [Here the liiu'ht Jtcv, Dr. llirew a witheriti^' glance at the llierophant ol' Lam])eth. while here and there a distinct sibilation l)roke forth. Thus encouraged, Dr. IJulbous continued.] " It is one (d the most extraordinary things in the world Lo assemble that we I'rotestants can do nothinu' withv»ut s(piintiiig askance ■'Mist'cratcd *t Kome to see what sh<' thinks of us. What is the cause of this deplorable weakness ^ It is a heaven of the dark ages. [(J-roans from several fathers.] 1 say it without fear of contradiction, it is all due to the lingering si)irit of the dark aa-es. We think we are trtte ])lue I'rotestanls, but we are iH>t. There is some in s- torioits attraction about luime that diaws men towards her in spite of themselvi\s. (rood heavens I brotlit'rs, how tlo I know but we may resolve, belbre the end of the Synod, to go over, lie ."^x iiod body and bones to Ixome ! [Crroans ami cries of " never!'] Yon piJvcr .' say " never ! " That's all very well, but suppose IManning or Newman should ask to be heard before this asseniblagi', what then V Does it promise well, under such a hypothesis, that heteredoxy has reared its Gorgonian head in the subtile sem- blance of prayer y I tell you that while our boat is lloating about among the breakers, their vessel is anchored in the harbor. Let us look to our I'rotestantism. Parliament is a poor reed mu' as Ijdl I'olJli'l-s pcj <\'iu'.f ill iJj, Jianicd 1)11 t ^ :V.,d :. • iiliibous, d. ■• li' We i o a Jart;'.' Illd 1 filly, iiu'iii Jiav,' >J Oj)lJ)j(,J, Are liu'i" i\ eiiiciic,. >y archie- >uJd have orld, she i ■I 18 no\v-a-(lays to lean ui^on. The Tories aro nvttiim* ns Ix'dovill l»i\l as the Wiiiiis. l)is-('.stal)lislimcnt looms up — a horrid sliapt'— uw th(^ clouded luturc, — thf iicnr i'uturi'! [Prcdongcd sciisatii |>r;il groans ;ind tears.] tlii Dr. DistlnoT'o. — Will the IJiulit Kcv. Iholher i)eriiiit uie to > iiif' a word. His ]>es,siniist views are certainly alarniini^', hut J 1 1 one, am not al'raid, [Hevulsiou ol' I'eelinu' and cheers.] 11 attad^ jMajesl y. the Head ol our Church, is too u'ood a I'roteNtanl iuo- permit us to he despoiled. Our modest incomes are sale ! his centuries to conu\ [Shouts of delight.] Ihit the main (juestii der at present is the ])rayer. 1 have a suu'ii'estion to oiler respect ii vast a| that prayer. AVhy cannot each father say, in silence, his ow praver? Thus the dilliculty will he ohviated and husiuf not commence. ahirml Hi!< CtUace ()1>^ (\\\ti-:i{Ijt'ry [Kneeling' down.] — Let us knc are oi^ down and pray. hiii'h Dr. rilll.oXKCfKU. — 1 emphatically object to kneeliiiii', It is stretc posture humiliatinii' to any one j'x^ssi'ssinn' a shadow ol' sel Pr<>t<' resjx'ct. We have no St-riptural warrant lor an action whii candl seems to nil- abject and indecent. conte Dr. ]>i.azi:s. — May I ask our lvi.'4'ht Tiev. Urotlier iVom Massachi bark. sels what posture he considt'rs ap[»ropriate for ]')rayer ^ and > Dr. l'illi-nNK(;i:ii. -I consider standinu' <[uit" the thing'. abjec Dr. J'lnyiTYMAX. — On two leus or on one :* thouL; Dr. Piii!-()Xi:(;!:i;. — That de])ends. A a-oose might pray on on depth leg very comlbrtably. [Order! order!] Di:. ^ Dr. 1*1! lyiTY.M AN. — Very polite. I am sun'. [Smothered lanu'liter wo Dr. TiiiM'i('lvlN(rS. — I am perlectly convinced, nay, conscient, ously certain that the sole scrij^iural ])osition I'or prayer i sittinu". Ir is the most comfortable position. Dr. Ai' P()Wi:l ai* 1N)Ti:ivV. — In what direction do you turnyoii fa-e in ]U'ayer. The custom amongst us is to turn our back on the chancid or ministi^r. Dr. JU'LiJoi-s. — O dear nu' ! that's intolerable! why, tho Meth- odists don't do that ! Dr. Ap rowKi. Al' PoTlcivX. — ]\[y respected brother, we do no borrow our canons ol disciidine Irom those howling sectaries It strikes me. brother, that you are not over consistent, Yoi have harangued us at some lenii'th in a series ol' what I an constrained to call gratuitous as.sumptions, tou.Q^ their backs shouting. I mention the fact as it may suggest :i bad compromise. [Much amazement.] wii^ Dr. Bu^j^ous.— Our American brothers must have their humor; sig'l Fir th. — 1 I)r: th. hii \v< In lei Syn( kne] stoo pj I ! 10 I' ;is l)('(I(»vill 'rriu turn you n our back' , the Meth- we do 110 u; sectaries stent, Yoi what I am ic>- a certaii: of ireedoii: therwise. ying- upon r .suggest ;i eir humor : ])nt this Synod is no jokinu- matter. Here we liave iViltered a\v;iy a couple ol" liours, iind ii;ive not e\-en said llie opening* pniver. This is cerlniniy :i sinister iiui>'ury lor tlie ruture of this imporiiini council. If we u"<> on this way Doomsday will interrupt our labors. ' ilcri'upon it nunil)er ol veneral)le ))relates eiierget i<'i>lly attacked Dr. llulhous as l)ei)iu' the hcjid and front of the olfcnd- inu'. fhe Di'. rej)lii'd. warmly defending himstdfon the u'roundof his oi'ihodox conscience. Into this several bishops m;ide rejoin- der. Dr. Ihilbous linaily — his stentorian lunu"s u-iving him a vast advantage over the rest — started to his feet, iind spoke thus : •■ Are we here to devise means to defend l*rot<'stant ism or not ' If so, who shall "U"ots tlireaten, and assassins from cavernous dej)ths steal forth to kill !" Dn. M.vr(lt;i(r(iS. — .\m in a cold sweat listening to the awful words ol Dr. Ihilbous. Stakes and fan'u'ots ! bless my soul ! Fire and fury! spare us this day! Assassins and Caverns! lo I ye. tin? while! What possesses our Ibother ? lie is conjuring U[) phantoms for his own proper delectation and then })eating them ba<'k with bra\ e words. Dopery and Ritualism ! — hear till him now! We have dropped the subject of the prayer ; each lather will pray according as he sees lit. As to the p()sition, why, let each adopt that which seems meet to him, and let us make an end of this discussion. I thought we wei"i^ goinu" to do u'reat thinu's, but 1 am getting V(!ry doubt- ful. Am thiidviiig we'll not agree on anything at all, So now let VIS to prayer. This appeal seemed to exercise a good inllueiice on the Synod, and forthwith the pri'lates fell to silent prayer. Some knelt, some stood, others sat ; a numl)er knelt on one knet; and stood on the other leg; a few reclined after i he maiinm" of the Komans at meal time. Some faced the chair, others turned thidr backs to it; while not a few prayed askew^ or sideways, vvhi di was doubtless a compromise position. Such an extraordinary sight was a very beautiful illustration of that contempt for forms m wliicli is tlic most precious iiil't ol' the Kcfoimntioii. Ench pro- late l(><»i;«Ml kcciilv ill his ii«'ii2lil)(>ur, lo see il' jx'rclumct', the vile •ir. 1 51'/., spinl (tl liiuinlisiM iniiilil eonstnuii linn to cross ninisc tliiiiik goodness, iiol oiic incurred tlnit reproach, and all passed llie thr*'e minutes' ordt-al unscathed. Alter prayer, his p-race ol ('anterl)ury unrolled a scroll of manuscript, illuniinatcd as lo the cover, in order to u'ive the do( inneiit a uiedije\ al and antiui., (Jin-:ETiN(i : AVe, Archbishops, IJishops Metropolitan, and other Bishops Dk. ]>rLBous. — One word, your g-raee, asking- pardon for interrupt- ing you, is that a joint letter ot all the prelates of this Synod ? Hls^CiKAC'E OF CANTEKliVliY [rather excitedly.]— Brother Bulbous, it is. Dr. Bulbous.— Then, sir, 1 lor one protest, One man m.ust speak in the name of all the \'eiii,qulie I'apists to crack ; an avowed Q^^cumenical Council without a head. Come, come, il we want to prove an antidote to the Yutican, we must absolutely put a head on this body. Dl{. rilETTYMAN. — The Lord is the head. Dr. Bulrous. — My dear Brother Prettyman, you arc not display- ing in such a remark, that exquisite common sense and perspieacity so noticeable in our i)rovincial bishops. ]i]ither the Lord established this Anglican Church which we represent, or He did not. If He did not, let us disi)erse and go over to Korae. H' He did, He would never have created a body with- r i \ 21 .* f i Id e )r ;o 1- out a hoad. Sa mean an earthlv. visible head. ])i{. I)isTi\(}r() [Somewhat nettled] — I thou"ht everv Auu'li<'au child knew that Her Majesty. Queen Victoria, was the head of the Anulicau C'hurcli. Dir. liiTLHous. — Will you stand \ip. sir, in the lace ol' this enlightened ninet(»eiith century and say that Her Majesty — a woman, however estiuiable as a woman, a wile, a motlu»r and a (jueen — is and ouu'ht to be held visible head ol' the Ani^'licau Church. l)y divine appointment? Ills (JliACKoi^^ (\ — llrother lUilbous. you seem to be sadly a})road as to the I'undamental principle ol' the Protestant Church in th 'sti realms. Her Majesty is the head ol" the Church, not by direct divine appointment, })ut indirectly, by Act oi' Parliament, the source ol our jurisdir'ion and ollice. Dr. liULijoTJs.— So, the let of Parliament is of indirect divine sig^niiication. So, the window tax, or the i-orn laws, w«'re of indirect divine appointnu'iit. If that be so. what becomes of the divine when those laws are repealed. A\ ith all due sub- mission to your <>:race. I must brand that assertion as absurd. Tell me, if you please, is our Anulicau Church of direct divine institution ? TTis UiiAOE oi^' C. — Undou))tedly. Dr. Bulhoiis. — And shall the noblest part of the body, the head, be less favored than the members which it rules :• Does the foot think, or the hand reason i Dli. lil.AZEs. — I think Dr. lhilbt)us is fearfully out of order. Why trouble the calm complacency of evanu'elical simplicity by such unsetth'd ([uestions ^ Why bring forth into this peaceful assembly furious dragons, which only excite commotions, doubts and dissensions ? Why dig up from the u-rave of un- debateable propositions bones of contention whit-h, to say the least, are impracticable ! Dr. Kanny. — 1 quite agree wi' llrither Blazivs. Look at a steam engine. As lang as the machine ganii's its gait soothly and snug, na ane fashes his beard anent the p(M-l'ection or imperfec- tion o' the machinery. The Kirk runs smoothly; the salaries come in regularly ; the leevins are muckle better nor in former days, because of a wider spread tilling o' tln^ soil, and naebody complains except perhai)s a weak-kneed backslider o' a pre- ceesionist or dissenter who hae a tooth in ivery honest man's leg'. [Smiles of approval.] 22 Dli. Fai{RA(1() de riosHON. — TIa])i>ily. tliis is a quivstioii that never lroiil)les the AiiKMiciui brunch t)l' Aimlicanisni. livery ])ish()i) is the head of llic church he preaches in, and every hilitmh' is allowed the ministers in holdinu' and teachinif the very widest views ]^ossil)le on all reliuiens (jneslions. lnd(>ed, this latitu(h' is sonieiinies stretched to the snapi)inu" i>oint. ]>ut the l)ish()j)s do not interl'ei'e, because we look beniu'nantly upon all Ibrnis ol' dissent thai are sound on the <(uest ion ot" opi)(>sitioii to Pojx'rv. [Much applause.] I could tolerato loviniily an Atheist, il" he was only riizht on that quest ion, lor the best I'rotestants I ever met Avith w<'re Atheists. They are so lou'ical. [Tremendtms cheers.] I)l!. Tlll\i»i('iviX(is. — Is that last remark a sarcasm, brother :* 1)]J. V. DK lUtsiLON. — No. l)rother. it is not. and it betokens a dove- like innocenc(> on your part to suspect such an enormity. Dr. J)lsTi.\"(ir(). — Let this question ol' headship ho. hie r/ nunc, \n\{ to a vote. Do vou wisli J)ublin, ArmaL>-h, Canterbury or niys;rMi{i':ii.— Xo head ! no head! Dl{. JiITUAL. — Let us choose the Po}*e as head. [Tremi^ndous uproar. ()n<' bishop ])oises his uml)rella like a javelin, to translix. as it were, Dr. Ritualist.] Dl!. Dlazks — [amid deep silenci'| — I arise in my ])lace in this Synod to otl'er my solemn protest against Dr. Ritualist. \\\ the face of Scripturi', which clearly says to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria ; " Thou art IVter, «S:c .'" here we are. alter three cen- turies oi' sturdy j^rotest. a successor of the A[)ostles Dl^ M.\('(}in(}(is. — Pardon me: J (h)irr like that u-abble about " Successor ol Uie Apostles'" and such Topish terms. \Ve never yet ( laimed Aposiolic succi'ssion but we made a lauu'hing- stockof oursidvcs. U' an Act ol' I'arliament can arate from, tdi :* DidiTt Henry YIII choose for us a ridiuion. and didn't we separate from ]voine ? So, according to your own deiinition, we are all ■' 1 > 23 .. ' 4' ' > Di^DisTixca-o y,did|ris,.parat. IVoni IJoni. : il was Komo that N.'i»aral,'«l Imni lh,> doctriiu's of th,> I'nniil ivo C'lnuvh appl^ml^o.]'"' ' '''"'"''^ '' '^"'"' l^^-"'"'^^-*^ ^>-*">'>- [<''va/ ^u!S''''''~^^^'''' ''"" ^^'"^ I'nnnlivc Chuivh > AVh,.,. did Dk. ])isTiX(}iTo.-Tho rrimitiv. Clniivh ilourisli.d duri,,.- tlio n-M thnM> contunos. It was llu,' truo <-hu,vh of Chri^l.-a trospt'l rv'lio'K,,,, hi;,, on,, own Dr. UITUAL.-X ( ,,,^ n,siJ>n„h.r,nol so fast ! AV. ruin ours.lv.s )y<'laimn,n-lhalso-...ll.MllVimitiv. ('lunvh. I-nmius, inlho }i'ar 10^ wroti' a lelh-r to tlio dniivli wliirh I'KKsidks in tho conn lyot tin; Uomaus."' hvnanis al ta.k..] th. (Ji.oslirs, iu 1 ^ lor appraln.o. t(, a I'riniiiivM 'hiuvh, niul romparrd tho UiimlK, homo to a lo.-us to wlii.h all t hr oihor rhurrluvs oonvorovd as rnys to a .'oiniuon ^rutrc. Saiiniais(>. a Calvinist shows thai ih.^ words onnMianis m.>anl Ihat all rhun-luM sliould -mnre,H>r. ct ro„rordarr in rehns jlln el dodrincc n,m Iloma- na erclma, or, as tho (Jr.M.k hath it: " v.v,^,.,,... -,,„■ -.. -., ''''7'''7'"'7''''- ' <>»'' or our dortors. Ncviiis, savs :-- It 'is not to 1)0 diso-uisod that the opisropato is'virw-Ml b^ ir(>u;.Mis asaoviiorMlcorpcn-afioii.iiAViNo its ckntri.: of r\iTT IN Tin: C in-ucK.K I;„mi.;' Tortulli.-.n ackuowlod-os that tho Jvouian ( hun-h was tho Church of Potor. an,] tlini Potor was tho rock on which tho ('hristian CMiurch is l.uilt. An-ustinc «'n.^s out : - I nmy well disroo-ard the conihincl multitud > of mvononiios. whilo I ani united, hy letters of connnunion. vviththe Jionian Church, m which tiik t'Ki.NCKDoM of tiif Apostoi.ic Cii vik« always fi.()iiiusiii.:i)." And so on lhrou..-h all the hrst centurios. fnnn the Apostolic tinics. Moreover "^it IS an instantiate everv wonl ,' hivi' spoken. The past is too well known ;it pr-s^nt to allord a convenient^ ch.ak for wild theories .nd vain imaginations. Ihe Irimitivo ( han-h was Catholic, IJoman and .\,„,slolic andnothmirols.', It is l)elior policy to admit a self-ovidonl truth than to com])at or reject it. \V.> have injured our .om- mon Irotvstantism by such absurd protensiims. We are of the iimotoenth century simply. Tlu> I'rotestantisni of Ihisan-e aiUt'i-s essentially from that of the eighteenth century • that of I j -; -lu 24 the (Mg-ht('«'nth ossciitiallv from that of tho scvtMitoonth ; whik^ Kt'iorm ill the scvt'iitccnlh was diametrically oppos(>d to the Itclbrm ol" the sixteenth century. There is no use in multi- ])lyiiii>- heavy homilies and Scriptural card-houses. We Ijelong- to and ])artake of the mutahilitv of time. Our dou'inas and practices depend upon the o-fuius of ditlereiit peoples and laws. ]^et us he what we really are, and nothing- else. Dii. Fai!I{A(;() 1)1-: IJosiiox! — [ am amazed! Is this the Vatican Council or the haml)eth Conference? Has Kome her spies, her agents, her Jesuits amoniist us? I heu'in to desi)air of IVotes- tantism ! And is it po.ssit)le that a bishop in the ninet«'enth century does not comprehend what Proti^stants mean by the Primitive Church ? There were two primitive churches, one an exteri(jr system of bishops, ])riests, ^:c.. acknowledg:ing the claims of IJome and submitting- thereto ; theother an invisible body, unerring and sternly orthodox, which had no eonnection witii Ivome. l)i{. liiTXJALisT. — Will the learned doctor explain tons what he means by an '-invisible i)ody .'' " Dk. Faukaoo dr Uoshon. — An invisible ])ody is that body which is unseen. Have I answered my brother? Dk. iviTlTALiST. — Where is your t(\stimony as to th<' existence of that i)rimitive. invisible, unseen body :* Dk. Faukaoo dh r)()sil()\. — Have you, brother, never experienced an evaniiclical consciousness ol' thiims not susceptible of com- mon proofs ^ Had you sludit'd our Protestantism as can^fully as you seem to have read Papist authors, you would compre- hend easily what evanu'elical consciousness means, and would learn how large a place it occupies in Protestant i)olemics. Some lorable Oxford movement ! I sometimes sigh for the g'ood old lire and faggot times, when such men as Newman would have been g'ot rid of expeditiously, the tract No. 90 hanging at his neck /// Ifrrarem. Are we nev(M' to have peace ? Here we are, a hundred of us. all professing- to belong to the Anglican communion, and yet. I shall wa<»-er you ten to one that if each man were to write what he really believes on any sinu'le i)ointof doctrine, not oneoi)inion would be found to agree with the other. And we expect unity in the church at larg-e, while its ])ishops ar«^ snarling, each in his own little bye-path and lane of belief, in adverse and opposite directions ! .* t Di Dp ] ( i t t 1 ( I JL^ 1 25 "Wo aro snarling' and bitinu* at ono another liko a pack of ahem ! — like persons distraiii>-ht ! — and all the tinn^ we are Yalorously shouting' defiance at Home and, like ecclesiastical bagmen, irviting the world to step forward and inspect our sample oi' unity. I s])eak plainly ; w^e'U have to shout less and do more, if we wish to imi^r«^ss men w^ith a proj^cr sens(* of our claims to their reconnition. What is the use. for in- stance, of Hying for rei'uge to a Primitive Church, when hard pressed by our enemies, and. when asked for a definition of that Church, contenting ourselves wnth describing an a})surd myth — a contradiction in terms ? There are bodies in the sky, which no human ey(\ thouu'h aided by the most pei-f(vt tele- scope, shall ev(M* be able to observe. Now, what would S(Misible men think of a pn^tended astronomer who would striv«^ to explain his ow-n blundi'ring hypothesis and unscientific methods bv drau-irinu- in that invisible star as an answer to all objections f A church is a thing created for men, and, there- fore, nothing should be more visible. We laugh at G-reek mythology and call their pretensions mere poetic fictions. In my estimation those are les« dangerous than religious li -tions, and, I say it with sorrow, ol" all fictions that ever emanated from the feverish imaa'ination of man, not one surpasst's in airy nothingness the fiction of an invisible. Primitive Church. If this Primitive (Hiurch came from Christ, what became of it lor twelve hundriHl years before the Keformation ^ l^lither it failed, or it did not. If the former hvpothesis be held, what becomes of Christ's promise to b*' with his Churi-h throua'h all &gy?ii, even to the consummation of the world ? If it did not fail, where was it? Surely not among the Oriental htMvtics, who larii'ely df'ni(>d Christ's divinitv. If vou say that it flour- ished in the AVest, then what l)ecomes of our opposition to Home ? You conct^de, what she professes, that lioine is the true church of Christ. Therefore, all things considered, we had b(^tter drop the pious fraud of a Primitive Church. Dr. Kanny. — There ar(> the Culdees. Perhaps they inicht hae been the Kirk prei^mitive. Dr. MisoNEdHK. — The darkies in the South(>rn States practic(» a very primitive religion. It is nature, juire and simple, and I hold that nothing is more primitive than nature. Their only clearly defined doctrine is emotion, aided and abetted by the imagination. Nevertheless, it does not follow that because they may be called a primitive church, they are, therefore, a true one, for they min<,''le with their camp-meeting exercises a large share of Voodooism a)id Obi worship. The Primitive Church was very pure, but it does by no means follow that Protestantism is a second edition from the same author. I L ^ 20 hnvo my doubts about tho inspiration of Luther, llciiry VIII and Elizabeth. Dll. lUiLHous. — Tlie question is not about Triniitivi^ Churches, Cuhb'es or nea'roes. I say av(» should huvea headtoour church. I au-ain ask, ivhere is that head ^ I mean a visibK; head on earth. His (rUACE ov V. — As the church is comi)(^s(Ml ol' many ])arts, so also the head thereof. Therefore, the l)ishops hert' assembled may ])e considered the hi>ad of the Anii'licaii form of Pro- testantism. [Uproarious applause.] Dk. lUiiinoi'S. — Then, let the head of the Anu'lican Church be called liriareus. He had a hundred heads ; so have \v<'. Ila ! ha! to imauiiu' Joe MilliM- ]uittinii' tliis conundrum : "' Why is theAnulican Church like IJriareus ? "' " Because she has a hundred heads."" Dll. r>().v.\i:H<}l-:s. — llriareus had a hundnMl hands, brothm-. L)i{. Ik'i.iioT's. — Do you believe that as an historical fact ^ Dii. l)()A\KH(H-:s. — No. brother. I do not. Dl{. UiTLHors. — Then. sir. allow me to substitute h<>ads for hands. We have made more ini[K)rtant substitutions than that since the sixteenth century. Dk. Piii:tty.A[AN. — Will your -ust at such an innovation. " What is the use,"" cried he, " of claiming a title, whi<'h not even the inlidel will allow us. (ro into any town and ask for the Catholic Church, will a Protestant Church be pointed out to you? Thus the common sense ot mankind is ati'ainst such an assumi)tion. We are Protestants not (^ilholics. Our church is 1^-otestant and nothing else. If we be Catholics, au'ainst what aro we protest- ing ^ Come now. answer me that;*" The learned doctor was only repeating the argument of Augustine lifteen hundred years ago. Dr. Ap Powel A]) Poteen thought we might call ourselves Catholic in the sense that Protestantism was itniversally Protestantism wherever it existed. Dr. lioanerges held that Protestant Catholic and Koman Catholic, had two very dillerent siii'nih( atioiis. and, in such sense, miu'ht Ih» allowed. Dr. Pretty- man urged that the sense of the dillerent Churches should be taken on this important point. Dr. MacCrrigus ol)served that Protestant was good enough lor him. and he scorned to be beholden to Rome for a name for his chtirch. Dr. Thinpickings i , i *.: V' 21 was of opinion that th«^ namo Catholic mia'ht havo a rathor rom- ])osing' cd'ect upon the laithlul. Dr. lUazcs was suro the Dissenters urinncd Irom ear to ow whenever they heard the word used by this estahli.shnient. The word will drive thousands into dissent. Dr. l^'jirrau'o de ]]oshon asseverated V(diemently that such a new-i'an^jed term had its oriuin with that canker of ritualism, which was eating" holes in the lair lace ol' I'rotostant orthodoxy. AVhen'U})on Dr. ]vitualist arose mnjestically from his sivit, and denounced Brother FarrauT) de r)Oshom solemnly. lie was quite aware of the animosity which prevailed au'ainst what was popularly known as liitualism. JIc was sure that ninety-nine in every hundred of those who ol)jected were p(,'rlectly iaiiorant of what they pr«'sum(^d to criticize, at the same time delicately insinuatinti: that this much to be deplored folly was due, in a larii'e measure, to sonu' i)relates, — he nann^d no names. — whose acquaintance with the real meaning' of IJitualism was somewhat less than that of the most iq-norant of the aforesaid »'ritics. [Sen- sation and divers sly glances at Dr. Farrau'o dc; Doshon, who g'lowed as red as a turkeycock.] He woukl beii' to say to such hasty traducers of ]iitualism, that tlu're was altogether too much superhciality in the hiuhest circles of religion in these sad days. Men spoke without rellectioii. and judued without any know- ledge of the facts. lie would tell such men that liitualism was the most Protestant kind ot Protestantism: — the very (quintes- sence of the principles of reform. The cowl does not make the monk, neither does a chasuble or stole make a Uoman Catholic. Perhaps those who sneer at Ritualists may riOt be aware that no form of Protestantism is more mocked at and contemned by Papists than that which Ixitualism holds. One of my most zealous clergymen was airociously assaulted lately by a besotted Irishman, simply bei-ause he ollered to hear the barbarian's con- fession. AVhy, the early christian martys were not more cruelly treated than were several of our Kitualistic ministers. You call Ritualism " disu'uised Popery."' But, were that stiu'ma deserved, would that Poj)ish Irishman have atrociously assaulted, even unto extravasation of both eyt^s. a zealous clergyman who only sought to minister unto the ruihan, and i)urge his no doubt vile conscience' Say what you will, the people must be appealed to through their sensi^s. Fotir bare walls, a bleak chancel, and a dreary prosaic sermon or essay on election and reprobation, badly composed and worse? read, will never brinu' niiMi to church. I am sure it is anything but encouraging to be listening, Sunday after Sunday, to the drowsy echo of one's own voice reverberat- ing from the bare walls of an empty churleasure of the litigious disputants? Have we met here only to wranc'le like a sophomore class ? Are wo bishops, or are we not ? AVhat will liom(^ say ? Would it not be better to petition the Privy Council to send us, by special a])pointment, some conspicuous member of thv nobility to act as chairman. witL ]iowers similar to those of the Speaker of the House of Commons ? Here W(* are at our second Conference*, and what has been done ? Nothina- — absolutely nothing! Questions as useless as a discussion over the Abacadabra have occupied the valuable time of the ConftM-ence. and prelates who came, in a godly frame of mind, to d(nise wise canons lor th(* guidance of Christendom, are fast developinu" consjucuous recalcitrations of the old Adam. "We want a head, — I am irrievously convinced of it, — we want a head! AYhcMi every man is as good as his neighbor, what kind of decisions can ho arrived at ? Dr. Ihilbous would not for iho b(*st benelict* in the world, say ouii'ht that might bi* interpr<'ted in the most remote degree as personal to Dr. Distinsruo, but he would venture to ask that distinii'uished prelate if he believed in the doctrine of private judgment ? To this Dr. Distinixuo replied, most certainly, then Dr. Bulbous, always with humble deference to Dr. Distinguo, made free to remark that private judirment belonged as much to the bishops as to the laity, and that it would be nothing more nor less than downright poperv to irag, smother and quench that gospel freedom which which was the proved palladium of Protestant Christianity. [Cfn^at cheers.] We are met here to discuss any question that seems meet unto us. I thank Provi- dence our church is free from tht* burden of any dogmas what- ever, and I rejoice to leel that I. myself, am a sufficient guarantee and basis for my own belief The head of mt/ cliurch is the head on my own should(»rs. [Applause.] If you grant me private judgment, you cannot take exception to that assertion. Here Dr. IJlazes interposed with a very formidable objection. H', quoth he. private judgment belong to the laity as well as to us, WW they not here to-day, and, furthermore, why are ive here . \y are'we called " bishops " and they " the laity?" U privoi •,a._ rncnt be all in all, it is a lying pretence for us to assume direction of the public conscience. It is a swindle and a fraud to preach my private judgment to any layman, when his :^ % n( 29 '»> private judg-ment possesses the same guarantees and Sanctions as mine. My interpretation ot'tlie o-ospel is simply mine ; his is simply his; with no acknowiedgiMl authority on earth to interfere with the one or the other. Why, then, it' this be so, do I take that hiyman's money and exercise certain i'unctions which are denied to him ? His (rrace ol" C^vnterhury then interposed with the remark, that the Jaw a-ed the bishop as a bishop and the layman as a layman bv explicit statute, that was enough lor any ordinary Protestant conscience. Non plux. sn/jcre (jiiani opoi'iet, says I'aul — We lu'ed'nt be wiser than tin; Act of Parliament makes us. At last the document was gotten through with. As far as I could make out, his grace diew a very b(!autiful comparison I between J^ambeth and Rome. " We not only do not pretend to define dogmas ; it is our ♦. ^ proudest boast that we have none ! TFe do not ])ind men's <'on- sciences : we leave them as frei; as th<^ birds ot the heavens! PTe do not pretend to speak with infallible authority: we are perfectly satisfied with the measure ol" authority allowed us by Act of J'arliament ! No form oi belief or unbelief — except popery — is refused a ])iace upon our broad, liberal, Protestant platform ! We extend the right hand of fellowship to every human sonl that is sullicientiy enlightened to protest against anything ! The world need never fear that we shall disturb it with a Syllabus, treading upon the corns of its most cherished opinions ! Nevertheless, the voice of this Lambeth Council shall (shake the pillars of the Vatican and elicit from the universe a thunderous echo ! " Here a very untoward event occurred. His (.Iraceof Canter- \ tmry is very Ibnd of donkeys, of which he possesses several 1 beautiful specimeiis in his park at Lambeth. Now, just as he 4 concluded his addref-.s, one of those interesting animals that stood near the open windows of the conference hall, set up a most sonorous bray, which resounded far and widi^. The first ini- i pression upon the minds of the startled fathers was that the alfair was a Jesuit plot. But, ui)on looking out of the window^ they w'ere assured when they descried the stolid beast, with ears erect, eyeing the assembly with a drowsy expression of counten- ance, impurturbable and entertaining. The thing w^ould have passed by with a laugh, had not some evil spirit tempted IJr. MacUriggs, who, I need not say. hails from a blundering island, j not a thousand miles from Britain, to observe that that was the most sensible speech he had heard that day. But he was finely rebuked by \h. Distinguo, who remarked that, generally speak- ing, those long-eared creatures emitted sounds according to their kind whenever they scented any of their cogeners in the f: I y II 30 > ,Mivi--'s, ..•.ounls. no '^-" ''•'"' "n shows that tho J.stut- CONFKUKNCn*: III. »■"'%:;;::■■:,;;■ ,:;:v:r- -", :"'""" ' .. _vc,v like a «lialo.-«"'-"' " ' Tho Third Couler..,,,-.. ^j'^^^;^ ,X^^;V; ', Ml. The pv.a,;h« rvidV,..h.Hll.ntde"lln-^-«'l^';"^,,.".'Xniiati.- titten.ii.vs -:'"' S"" 'L„„.u; thatistosaym.-iv.lizod ^\h,u.,aly ahk. to tuk.. -;;>'.,>";„,;, ,h,. thins "'f >- ^- eanoni.-al .•onntn.'s, as I" '' Jj ^„ (he Kiu'ht Hev. I'f'lat'^ (it eWar- Altor tlt.s tivai.lti.' ^'^ T ";„.,a hints,-!!- of some very was Dr. lioanerues vvito ;^1»^ , , "Vie did not reler, of .-ottrse, arte .on.eptions '"»''-",";^.:r There was a deartii of serm.ms to moral, l.ttt to phys.ea bghl. 1 ' ^ ■; ^^ ,,,. h„a salisfartonly ° the -uket, a faet o ^^.^^^ -'•'■ "^^ 'f ""''"""t St bv demanding il /^. »f P ' ,1,1 ite i.ermitted to take up the uti't or a,ty other ^..tlM-:^;:;^l'l TMr."nttndr«m brought o,t a hot dtsettsston -lu; ' - '';^^ ^'C^'.^l.u.s.rtpt with the por- mild eestasy o! «™<, '• f ,,tmhly evidently despises lig t . *u„i,>us words; Ihis assiui, j ,,,.„, vera fathers as olten- ™ e was severely ;»''""^'">*"i < "j' ^ .mdwUhe lay sermon. h"l ambigttons -''i,*: >^-;-,h™ l^e and said : '• There i. a His Unu-e ol C auTi"ilnu> ur ^^ ^..jl your point of very S-at .";i-vU-;;°X';thers ivpeatedly call this briee l!^^^}ri::^^z si:::ir:r- we I 31 ,# i i opinions in tho Prot«\siant Cliurch Anglican thvonu-hont the world. ^lind, I do not rcuri't this diversity ; I love Fhis diver- sity, iM'cansc thiMvin lies the strong-cst proof oi' that cvanuvlical liberty which permits a man to acce})! a whole or a part? or to reject a whole or a i)art ol' a doiirine, without exposing- his Pro- testant orthodoxy to the htisty Judgment ol" adverse criticism. There are ()ther grave diliicullies— ])ersonal. national, lino-uistic, &c. — which I'orbid the assembling ol' a c(mncil, but xv^e h()i)e that providence may yei furnish usa solution ol' such dilli<-ultii's. We must i)ossess our souls with patien,-e and wait lor something to turn up. 1 have not the slightest doul)t that the day wifl come when all the bishops ol' Jilngland and Ameri<-a and Africa, and elst'where,^ shall be enabled to attend an crcunienical coun- cil ' Dr. KiTi'ALiST.— At Pome, your Grace, at Rome! His (Hijack of C\ — I'erhaps. I'or nmny encouraginu' si'vns point to a speedy conversion of Pome to a vital form ol worship, such as we happily possess. It is providential the Archbishoj) ol' Canterbury has nor much glebe land, as such a state oi' tliin<>'s will lacilitale his removal to Pome, when that interesting ciTy shall be purged of Poi)erv. I would, by the way. urue "iipun our ministers to nnike a prudent provision of Latin literature and church history, that they may be enabled to assume, with- out any nola])le sliock, the olhcesnow occupied by the Papists. In other respects, let our jmlicy be one ot masterly inactivity. Let us wait and the ])ear will fall into our mouth. Dli. liULiJois.— I thought the object of this assemblage of bishops was to manifest to the world that Protestantism was just as capable of getting ui) an (L^cumenical council as Pome. Sp:vei;ai..— So did we. His GiiACH oi^^ (',— " huh^ed, I thought so myself, but you see it is impossil)le. A few newsi)aper.s have given u.s an editorial or two and thevo they droppiM,! us. AYhat is the use of our promulgating canons which Parliament or the Privv Council will most assuredly squelch ^ Look at that Tooth — "—' Dll. PlTUAUST.— "Pev. Mr. Tooth deserves more respectful lan- guage than that, your grace. I fornudly protest au'ainst the expression " that Tooth ! " Dr. MacCtRIGGS.— '• Ivux. it's easy to see this is a Protestant meeting, there's so much protesting. [Murmurs.] His GiJACE OF r.—-'AVell, leaving discussion aside, I must too protest. 1 must formally protest against the anomalous, the degrading i)osition in which the bishops of the Anglican branch of Protestantism are placed by the law olUcers of the crown and the Privy Council in general. Ministers disobey their bishops with impunity : rebellion is rampant : ordinaries 32 arc actuully dcfiod. niid not only is disobiHliciiooto eorloiastical coiniiiDiiitioiis lljiu;Tniit, but such disobedience is cucoura^vd by judical decisions ol" laymen quashin«^ the sentences oi' de- position ;ind suspension by which church authorities seek to jHirge the sand u;iry of un wort hy pastors ! Look at Ivonio : I say it with <»rier: look at Uonie ! The moment a priest or bishop disobeys, he is driven iVom the p()i)ish communion, and neither kiiiii^ nor .parliament can shield the backsliders, liome sjx'aks calmly, and lo! she is ob.'yed ; vv; thunder and appeal, and bt'hold I we are answered by mockery and lauu'h- ter. AVould it not be wise to break I'roni state connection and take our ehances as a voluntary system T' Dll. JJiSTlXdUo. — "Your jrrace, that lust question is — pardon me — nons Misical. Supj)ose yo;i and I and the rest oi' us, determined on independence, what would Ibllow :* AVhy ire should march out of our benelices and others nuirch in, that's all. 'J'he Anii'lican Church is a trail ivy. which cannot stand alom^ : it must clinu,- to the sturdy oak, the state. What we are, the state has made us. AVilhout the state we sho\ild be poor and despicable. All that we have, authority, jurisdiction, benelice. honors and emoluments, come IVom the state. Let us beware ol' assumiiiLj; too broad a position for our Anulicanism. Our church was born of a purely civil quarrel ; it was devised as a protection for J']li/abeth and her heirs on the Eno-Hsh throne. \Vi; are despised bv crown and ct)mmon;; to-dav be- cause the conditions which •••ave us importaiu'c in the past are totally chanii'ed. As soon as the Protestant succession was firmly estabJished. the crown thn'W us overboard. When our inilueiice over the J^^nglish masses passed away, ])oiiticians, who used the church as a tool lor the furtheraiu*e of personal ambition, cast h<'r aside with oontempt. We are rea})ing slavery ''ccause the iirst fathers of Anglican Protestantism were mere courtiers and sycophants. They sold tht'ir Catholic birthright lor a me,ss of I'rotestant pottage. [Order! Order!] What :* You object to the expressions " Catholic birthright!" and what are you proclaiming to the world every day but your just right to be styled •'Catholic?" Will you have others believe what you yourselves disbelieve? Out upon such inconsistency ! If we are Catholic now, we must have been Catholic from the beginning, but 1 tell you when England became Protestant she ceased to be Catholic." [Oreat commotions on all sides.] Dr. pRi^yLTYMAN. — If it were impossible to hold a council wield- ding any authority, over Protestants, of w^hat use was it to bring me and others all the way from America to tell us so? Would not a circular letter have answered every purpose just ih J aJ x\ Ol n 33 It ism jiolic .or !] ht!" l)Ut have upon have vhen lUreat Ivield- it to lis so'? i,sts say ? AVhy Pdrlnriunt nioNfea el, tidnretur riUntliia niNS — the mountains ill liibor liavc hiouu'lit forth a mouse. It is very discoiirai^injjf. We do not soom to have the siiylitcst idea ol' what we want to do or not to do. il" I look lor some authority. lam tols()j)liy, iiiid Smiult'i'ius ill dialectics arc liic u'liidcs ol the Commission. Wci arc iiiniinu' at ti In'oad iiitcri)rct;itioii ; wc arc striviii"^' to remove tlie I'loicstaiit scriptural ciinon as I'ar as i)ossil)le IVoni I'ojx'ry. \Ve are divided as lo the ])roi)riety of rejcctinu' or relainiiiu' th(3 sixth chapter ol' .loliii, which is so popish on the lace ol' it as to excite orave doubts i^s to its authenticity. Wo shall very pi'oba- hly insert into the ( )ld Testament that hook ol' the ^lachabees, wiiich mentions noliiinu" about seiidinu" certain drachmas to Jerusalem, which was evidejitlv an interpretation by scmio Jvomani/inu" .lews. As to the I'^pistle ol' .lames, 1 think it must ])e releualcd to its I'oriner apocryphal seclusion, I'or it is l'oi)ish I'rom Ix'uinninu" to end. A\ e shall wi'«'d out a u'ood deal, espe- cially that sc(ti()n wher*' anathema is i)ronounced au'ainst those who add to, oi' take from " the words of this ])0()k." We consider KUch expressions an inrrinn\'ment upon that (lospel liberty wdiich was u'uaranteed to us by the Inlhers ol' Jvelbrin, and divers Acts ol' Parliament. In short, my dear brother, we shall endeavor to produce a llible sal isl'actory both to the Strauss school, and to those minuti' slicivlers. who are merely victims ol" tlndr own traditions. That our labors will result in immense jjfood to the world, and in the si>eedy destruction ol' l\>})ery, common sense forbids me to doubt a moment. llert'Upon, J)r. IJulbous asked what they were ii'oiuii' to do about the Uibles already in the handsof the heathen. IIiMhouii'ht two conllietinu' lUbles miu'lil possil)ly cause some conlusion in the minds of the proselytes. J)r. Witualist combatted this view by insinuatiiui' that no ill results \vould be apt to follow, if all the stories one heard about those interestinij,' converts wi're true. Dr. l>ulbous considered those remarks am])i<>'uous, when Dr. Kitualist <>rew^ ollensively explicit, and explained that the heathen put the IJible to every possible use but to read it. Loud exi:)res- sions of lunM'or and indin'iiation j^-rei'ted this indisiMVet vevelaiion, which forced from his Grace of C'anierbury the roinarl able coii- fessiou that he nev<'r was so ania/ed in his life, lie was often amazed, but this was the very apex and climax oi jiis amaze- ment. When soinethiiii>' like calmness had been rl^stored, Dr. llitualist asked this question, to wit : '• We have shipped tens of millions of liibl(>s to the heathen, where are the results { " This query l)rouo-ht to the front two most devoted missionary bishops, Dr. Landgrab, of New Zealand, and Dr. (.'owrieshell, of South Africa. The former remarked — and studi a remark from such a man is a striking- proof of the falsity of Dr. Kitualist's I Jl r el 35 do |i the by the true. 1 Dv. ill hen pres- tiiiou, ■ coii- olteu liiiaze- ;1, Dr. X tens .Its ? " ouary lell, of i'rom .alist's assertion. — thiit h(> never was more ania/ed in his life. ITe could hardly helicve his curs when he heard Ihe deplorable iiisinualioii to \vhieh brother U'itualis! pennitted himsell' lo Li'ivesuch ulariiiii" ])ublieilv. Il was a n(»teoor, beniuhted brother l']nemies hinted tliat tin'v sold them to second-hand book deah'rs. but. in refutation ol" such a calumny, h't me say that, on ins[)ection ol' the said secoiul-hand book- sellers' stalls, I never found more than three thousand copies at one time. 1 think that is a siiljicieiit refutation of the diarge. Dr. Ritualist may imagine that his question : " Where are tlie results ^ "' cannot be answered. JJut I say it i-an bo answered, and triumphantly, t(»(». in my own nourishing dio- cese, we have had fourteen con\'e]-ts on an averau'e each year, during the last twenty years. Xouu'ht is nothing; twice four are eight ; twice one are two — two hundred and ei'ht olten be ij'ot lor a il'un and a jug' ol' exhilaralinu' beverag-e. There was a proTound Ignorance ol' the value ol' land among' the benighted natives Mhicli our minister- looked uj)on as provid«nitial. 1 had twenty- lour thousand acres myself and others in proportion. Now, the vile I'opish propag'andists instructed thi^ IMaoris as to the real value of their laiul, and inliucnced them to d»'mand a reconsi- dt'ration of our barg'ains with them We, of c(mrse, refused, but alas ! (rovernment sent out insolent, tyrannical and ollicious comnussioners who stripptnl us of our proj^erty, although we ollrrcd to compromise the matter l)y paying- lor the land at the rate of one penny steiling' an acre ! Would you believi' it ? the Aborig-enes refused the mau'iianimous oiler with insult and con- tumely ! You talk, my dear brothers, of crosses and trials ! alas! if you experienced the ang'uish, the discouragement, the — the amazement of linding' yourself jx^ssessed of twenty-four thou- sand acres to-day, and to-morrow stripixdand ibrlorn, you would a})i)reciate the christian control which I now exercise over my outraued feelina's. J^o deeply moved win'c th(» sympal lii/ing" listeners that a larg'e number rushed foi'ward, sei/ed Dr. Landu'ral) by the hand, aiul sh(H)k ii in speechless emotion. Di*. Laiidg'rab looked meek and resigned, "llow like a martyr!" exclaimed ])r. lilazes to his neighbor in a loud whisper. " Tyranny of Jvome ! '' exclaimed some. " ^Soul destroying system of I'opery ! '' growled others, f^uch were the epithets heap"d upon tho.se Koman spies and informers whost' gratuitous conspiracy had deprived IJr. Land- grab and his devoted clergv of their glebe property. " What are we coming to," said Dr. Drettyman, almost weeping, " when a rrotestant government backs and indorses Itomish intrig'U«'s ! " Ills (Jkaci-: of C'ANTKHHniY. — Xevertheless, my good brother, it wouhl have been bettt>r, — i shuU not say honester — to pay a fair price for the ^laoris" Land. Even to avoid the imputa- tion of swindling which the enemy might discharge upon your reputation, it W(nild have been wise to have observed some proportion between values. Dr. L.VNiKiifAH. — Your grace. 1 am — er — I — (Suddenly a novel exi)ression strikes him.) — 1 am amazed to hear the Anu'lican I'rotestant Archbishop of Canterbury imlulge in such .lesuit- ical sophistry. " Troimrtions of value ! " forsooth! And, pray, sir, what proportion of values did your predecessors in tho English Sees, from Canterbury and York to Sodor and Man, at a \nd, AM'k s to Imod lers. and ind- hat hen i>s '. thor, pay puta- youv some Inovol lUcaii 'suii- pray, in the Man, 3Y observe when they j^rabbod the property of Kome and u'rew rich and waxed fat on the contiscated fumls of tlie al)l)eys and nioiristeries of Eiiti'land ? [Shame! Ordi-r! and coiifasion.] Ah, ah ! the boot i)in('hes the wrong corn now ! AViiv, there is not a dollar an Anivlican prelate puts into his pocket that was not stolen — I deliberately rejx'at the woi'd — stolen iVoni the coH'ers of liomt^ ! [uproar I ] And behold ! when we in New Zealand imitat(\ in our small way, the cxanipl-^ of our Mother Church we are nothinu" better than ro^un's and lilchi)enni.'S ! Away with such — with such — with such — er — Jesuitical sophistry ! Dr. Cowkiesiiell — As I am not now speakinu' for the confusion of the enemy, I may as well confess that African Protestant missions aro really, as ])r. Ritualist insinuates, a lamentable failure. A most stranufi^ and marvellous anomaly is ])resented by our nei>"ro converts. AVliile they are heatlnMi. they are honest and pea<'eful, but the moment we l)rinu- them to an evanu'elical, a Gos^), 1 state of mind, they comnn'nce to steal, like Captain Macheath. and huht and brawl from mornii\u- tiU night, ^'ix times has my communion cu]) been purloined I'rom the church, and tiie amount of tlogu'ing necessary to ri'cover the vessel is simply ap[)allinu". Our converts develop a perfect genius for lying, and as for morality, you might as well look for a field oi' wheat in the Sahara desert. Our cathechisis are the worst. Indeed, we are seriously deliberating over the ])ro- priety of learninir the languagi' of the jx'ople ourselves. We have happily distributed a few hundred thousand bibles among them, but one great drawback to their derivinir the fall benelit of the good book li<'s in the fact thai the negroes cannot read. I think it would ureatly improve tlu' moral s/afiis of our African missions, if the peoi)le were taught to read. Such an accom- plishment adds materially to the — ah — the practical value of the bibles. 1 may be mistaken, of i-ourse, but such is my oi>inion. Dr. PRin'TYMAN. — It adds very much to the practical value of the bible. 1 do not sue how any inaii can have the least doubt of it. DlJ. KiTUALIST, — On the whole-, /doubt it! If only a h'w could read the liible, we should be ]>estered with less sects, [v.' der! order!] IJut I shall let the matter drop, for talk will not mend the matter. There is, however, a (piestiou of some im- portance which I would like to ask Dr. Cowrieshell and the other missionary bishops. I have heard that the i)ishops of coterminov»s dioceses sadly interfere wirli om^ another. For instaiKM', a zealous prelate of live hundred converts is made to do duty for an indolent ordinary ol" live ibllower-j. The latter 88 is ill the ha])it of iiisortinu' his episcopal ii(Mii'hl)or''s converts into the returns wliich he sends to the IJoiird ol' Foreii^-ii Missions, uiid this inateriaiiy enliances the amount of his ])eiuniarv perquisites. Ihit tliis is not all. He adds the new (■haj)i'ls ol' his hrolhcr's jurisdiction to his own in the report, and thus inspires more genei'ous oH'erinu's. and acquires much lictitious csteeni. Moreover, I haxc heard that scnuc have gone so far as to sow discord between the churches and pastors, in order to attract a lari^'c coiig'rehl)ors, and truth compels me to say that Dr. Kitualist's ])icture is not oveidrawn. Overdrawn ! — it's not a shadow of the real fact. What will you say when I ttdl you*^hat several scandals, not wholly unconnected with native females, which hap])ened in a diocese contiguous to mine, ^vere i)Ut upon our shoulders in a cei'tain ei)iscopal repoi't, and that that wretched calumnv is believed auiiinst mv diocese to this dav. AVe have enough of such peccadilloes at home without being obliged to bear the siiis of (dhers. It is the same thing in China, .Ta])aii, and the islands of the Paciiic As to the rest, we shall never see the end of scandals until something better than ])roken-down curates and lay pnnichers are sent out to us. Our foreign missions should be called ecclesiastical convict settlemenis rather than portions of tin; vineyard. [Shame! oh! oh !] You cry •' shame! "' at the bare mention of such things ! \vhat would you say if you Avitnessed them !* Ills (iijAci: OF rAXTKiMU'KV. — We iiiust suggest two things in our Liicyclical Report, lo. lUshops must not interfere with one another, and l'o. ^Missionaries must cultivati; brotherly feelings. The revelations of J)r. Cowrie>"'■'^"■''■ i' i« to .',,. a ol- l.i» yamiiv .it , ■ ■""'";' ''■"'■'^'' """'*''l "' 'h^' ''°«om CouM (I,. H,tri/ ,""''' ^"■„ l"-'-™>l-''I "Pot.not t„,„a,,y. Hisi'';;''" "•"■•' VV''io,;;!r'' ""■"■" "' ^""■'' ^''"^■'■» "■''» =™ o!'i„iuiti,.s. wi". , „ ,. : *r ';Vx' "''"" ""^^ """^'I'l" laii.ls th„ ,„„,. \. ,: j ," "■""='■'■ -^r?"-™v«-, „i missionary hvrthn.n. H, I ' " '"'■ ''■"-'■'■"'«>k"hl.v- low, my good liberty. IJi 'r tio, „ ; " '" ''°""''-i"» "' "vanovli.-al Thor,.areMm.l"i,,. :'',,,■'' -'"' t "''Tf' "'">''" ""■^ ""•■•<•• «l.oal.iIEDAXS .VXD lU'DDlIISTS IS LEFT IN \ TKil^' roXFrsKI) ST.VTE. . \\ <; do not claim to l,o lords over God's h.'rit-n.vt- : ::;r^ 'nr^?^ orranUn-l,un-, at th.oponi;::on'; porta;" uo iioi, , Kiiiii to dohiic. d.'clarc or ni])os,. (lor tho sun .,nu-ioiis on ponderous winu's and said how thankful W(^ w«'re that Orientals, Alts, I'hotians, Mahoniedans and Buddhists liad protested against Koine; how all should be warned au'ainst the niachimitions of the Vatican Council ol" 1870 ; how we are orthodox and, thereCore, demand no riuid unil'orm- ity in doctrine ; how all o})sia<'les to a union with the Alts and Orientals miuht easily be removed by a general appeal to respect- ive chambers lor the removal of leg-islative restrictions; how, in case of refusal, Anglicans should ])etition the Queen, Oermans, the Em])eror, llussians. the Tsar. Turks, the Sultan, Persians, the Shah, and Ihiddhists. the (J rand Llama, within the borders of Thibet : how such a universal movemoit was most practical and ]>r»'gnant with success; how J'Jvangelicals would rejoice and l\ome howl au'ain. '"For," ([uoth he furthermore, " why should we despair of such a glorious union ? If we required unity of doctrine or disci[)line; if we looked for identity of belief, even as to the idea of the Suju-emt^ IJcing- ; if v e demanded uniformity of practice in iniblic \vorship, then I sL i ' ' lespair of ever see- ing- realized in this world the bright v ,is of union which dazzles my mind's eye on this auspicious 0( i asion. But, our con- cessions are broad and^ we are quite willing to make them broader; we are far from clini>'ijig" with ]^)mish obstinacy to our Protestant forms : we scorn to raise up barriers of dogma and Gibraltars of doctrine between Anglicanism and those divtn'se forms of anti-Ponum views, which miturally possess a principle, of cohesion which we should cultivate with godly zeal. Let us take an extreme case. Buddhism, for instance. What is Bud- dhism ? It issimplv a tending to the divinizing' of the Me, or, as they call it, the Nirvana. By a pleasant series of transmigrations of the soul one Hnally arrives at his di^stiny and is absorbed into the ultimate perfection of one's own being. Thus each rational being becomes his own god. Now, what is there, according to our system of broad Evangelical liberty, to hinder a union between Anglican Protestantism and Buddhist tenets? A few immaterial concessions on our part and lo ! the thing" is done ; we need not analyse too closely the Buddhist doctrine ; the Brahmin need not analyse Protestant doctrine too closely; and behold! what beautiful results ensue! We claim variety as the distinctive mark of Protestantism. Could a more pleasing variety exist than that which would follow such a union?" Dii. L)IM;i>i s. — 1 jirotest against such a union. Wi' must draw the line soinewlu're. if we wish to preserve the least remnant of Christianitv. I '■ *hink you, would w,rhav.. ^ th ighly thousand dilK.n.nt bibl...s V This is a very .s.-vious nn , ' ''';'",-•' !'l""' ""'■ l''-"t.'»ta„t orthodoxy. fo p.,llhm , t" "'"•;"• Th- scheme of union will be I Zl^ S«., .' , ;w I 7 "'"T' ."",trast Ton , ,''''" ,'"■'''""'" *" 'he narrow, (-xeiusive spirit of I nanism ! rny brothers, we .an never be too thankful for our glorious i)rivile2vs as Prolestants ' 11™;?*^''"^"-"^""''' '' '"■ •'"■■*'"■"? 'he pri„,.iple beyond ™,s,,' f 'T " "'"»». "i'h Voodooismor Feiiehism, as andSn Afr!.!""^ "'-™" '" 'h« ««"tlie™ Stat., of America ^^broiiier ?' """ '-'—"'"■<' "''.'V any definitely cxpre.ssod doctrines, "'pr!s.'!"r"""'~^''"'"''^' ''^'''"^"<'' >'°"'- S-™^-'^ and perfectly ex- ^^■dli',;',h'°r'~^v"' '^'' ''^"'" '■""'" "'■ There is room for all m Ih.. spa.ious bosom of onr .-hnr.h tho^ W?^'h;:i'J",~!'"'''"'" " '"",5' h" a-^' "-ll to explain that, ^houah then- doctrines are exi.li.it enough, they worship thJ Hl« Ukace o,.- C.-Al, ! that's a .lini.ultv. However, try and o,.t a cat..gY,..al stat..m..nt of the.r views, and th..,, w.* shall be b,. er abl.. to.,u.l,e. With our beautiful svst..n, of d.,ctrina ailiuslments, it will be strange if we .annot h..dg.. up with es !n,T;.""' ,""" " r"'°i:= '^'"^ '^"<'"'S "nioa with that inter- ehtiii<»- lorni oi worship.' d■,ns^'v','s *im,.'",''"' 1'";' 'T:" f.'"'"'- ""^' '■"«" "'■ ""' ^lahome- Uans w.,s m r,Hlu<-..,l by ])r. llistinan.). lie had a v.'ry ..real admirati.,,, ol ,h.. lervor wbh-h Mu.s.sulmans, whom 1 ,■ ha.! ,' counteivdin his Oriental p..r..grinations, display,.d dur ii ho Kha na.lan and .,ll,..r publi.. ILsiivals. II,. was deeply ira,.r?s ed with the coi,vi.t,on that a religion which compelled a nun to 42 ahstiiin from liquor could not possil>ly be false. It is straim't', ho continued, that our temperance societies fail to s\ver of the l'roi)het. AVine is from thedt'vil I exclaim our temperance trumpets. A charminu- coincidence, which proves that Mahome- daiiism must have so)ne foundation in the nature of tiling's, and nature, you know, is universal. Their hatred ot bells and music in their mosq/irs would edify a true Idue disciple of John Knox. Dr. liitualist at this point interrupted the speak(»r, and asked him whit h(» thouii'ht of Mahomedan y)olyo-amy. ])r. Distinu'uo K plied that that was a mere matter of detail, and should never stand ill the way of Union. Al^raham, Solomon and others were polyu'amists. .md h(Mic(» it would be a queer inconsistency if Bil>ki (christians sliould be scandalized at so ancient a soi'ial custom. Dr. liitualist hinted that polyii'amy, which had only been a, tolerated custom, had been abolished by the Xew J.ia\v. But Dr. Distini>-uo in^vniously remarked that the Mussulmans rejected the New Testament, and, henc(\ they ]iossessed their liberty in the jircmises. Dr. Bulbous asseverated that polyuamy was essentially oppos(Hl to Protestantism, and rice iw.w, unto which Dr Ritualist replied that th(» founder.s .)f Protestantism, Luther, Melancthon »S:; Co.. differed from Dr. Bulbous, witness the Land- grave Louis of Hesse and his two wives, wluch tliose admirable doctors ]>erniittcd the prince to retain at om^ and the same time. ])r. Bulbous looked proi'oundly disg'usted, but said nothing. Here Ids ( trace of Canterl)urv interi)osed. with much cheerful- ness, that as the Mussulman aspect of the question was settled satisfa<'torily, they miu'ht, if they pleased, pass to a consideration of tht^ Kussian Church. Dr. TllTNPi("KlX(}S. — .Vs I have travelhul recently in Russia, I may b" ix^rmitted. I ho]ie, to offer a Itnv remarks on the sub- ject of n\iion with the Russian Church. I thiidv it extremely possible that such a union will be utterly impossible. A\ hy, sirs, believe me. the liussians are a thousand times more bigoted than the Romans ! The Catholics pity us, so they say ; the Russians liate us with an acidity that may be called Tartaric. Th(» Romans will argue their claims kindly, and listen to an opponent with courtesy. The liussituis merely stare contemptuously, or turn on their heel and stride away. A\ hithersoever I went while in Italv, whether to monastery, or <'hurch, or museum, I was treated with ureat r cspe 't and de- ference. I was repeatedly constr;''ned by hospitality to partake of dinner at a monastery. [A. whisper: — "machina- tions of Popery ! '"] Private libraries were thrown open to me, and, in fact, I w- as better treated than I have ever been in "> 48 ,^ . i .i5>> ^ tho Bodleian OT tho British Museum. It would ])o unjust if I did not t(\stiry on all occasions to the christian affability and attention I always received in Italy. [Anoth(>r whisper '--• O those Jesuits!"] When 1 was ent.Tiiio- Jiussia. T was full of plea.sant anticipations. " IF," said I to niyseli; - I have been so well received in Italy which, divines olour church assure ine, IS g-roanino- in slavery— althounh I neither heard GToanino- nor saw slavery, as far as niy jx'rsonal exptu'ience li'oes — what brotherly kindness will those uood Russians not lavish ui^on me, when they learn that I am an Ano'licaii bishop iuid then- lore a blood relation of their own Photian Church. ^m> over- come were my feelino-s l)y th(> picture I imao-ined of their tenderness and reo-ard, thnt I hurried as fast as I could to a monastery just about dinner time tuid. announcino- my character, asked present admission. A few minuics after the g-reat, growling- porter had retired ^vith my m<\ssau'e, there poured into the dingy stone hall a pi'rtect cataract of great, growling monks, extremely iilthv. with lono' tangled hair! matted beards and rolling blood-shot eves, snn'llina- dreadfully ol brandy or vod/m as I think they cafl it. and IrTokino- very much as if they were intoxicatcnl. In spite of these unfavor- able api)earances, I opened my arms to receive, as I fondly imag-int^l, a Cordial embraced What T (/if/ get was V(My cordially given, but it was not an eml)race. ' Oik^ of the wretches — for so I must term them — fetched m> a blinding thump on my right eye, another struck me on the l(>ft, while a third— a herculean villain— dealt me a blow upon the mouth which deprived me of the t(M'th which you. my dear brotlnM's, may see for yourselves are wanting in my jaw's. [(Iroaiis on all sides.] Their roars were hideous ; the only word I could catch distinctly was '• Rusrohiili ! " which means, as I afterwards learnt, "heretic." In less time than it hns taken me to relate this dreadful experience, I found myseli", contused, bleeding and shattered, outside th(^ monastery gate, with all my pleasant illusions vanished and uone. I iusIkhI to the city authorities with my complaint, but, instead of giving me a hearing, they demanded my passi)ort, and that hour I was hustled to the frontier by four brutal soldiers, who told me. with a grin, that if I was ever caught again in Russiti, tliey would skin me alive ! Under these cir(nimstanc(\s. you will pardon me if I express my doubts as to tht> feasibility of union with the Russian Church. Even were such union po.ssible. I do not— I really do not think it would be advisable or be(>om- ing, after the very peculiar evidences of good-will they otfered ProteU^a CWh l'''"""^"' -prosoutaave of the Anglican :! II r- il ■mil 44 Dr. Bultjous. — Perhaps, Brothi'r Thiiipickiiigs, those ferocious ascetics mistook yon for a Popish l)ishop I Dit. TiiiMMCKixcis. — Not at all; for in order to impress upon the iniiul ot the ]iorter my sterlii;i>' Protestant principles, I struck with my umbrella a cross which, somehow or other, stood over the doorway. My knowledi>-e of the Slavic tonu'ue bt'ing limited ; I took that means of making an impression on the ])orter. Di:. MAcGiiKifiS. — And ye did, brother; dou1)t it not; ye did make an impression on the porter, as subsequent demons- trations manifestly proved. Why, man, were ye ignoriint of the fact, that the Russian Church honors the cross the same as the Komans ? Faix, ve were lucky to u'ct off with a healthy back, a'm thiid^in' ! [Uneasiness.] The council was of opinion that the indiscreet zeal of Brother Thinpicking's and the rude penalty paid therefor, could not be interpret(Hl as likely to exercise a Ijaneful influence upon any negotiation for union with the Russian Church. The healthiest sign a])out that church was that the emperor was its all ; that the church was completely al)sorbed in the state. Here was an admira])le y)oint of contact for a union with the Angli<'an esta))lishment. Like was attached by like, and mutual com- promises would l)e made on both sides. The Anglican Church really admitted no sacraments; the Muscovite establishment held seven. Nevertheless the council was of opinion that this little difference could b(M»asily settled. The fact that Anglican- ism denied the Seven Sacraments was a negative admission of their existence, and this, it was contended, was amply sufhcient for all practical purposes. Dr. Thinpickings was of opinion that the Rusians were lamentably d«'ficient in that brotherly love and christian forbear- ance whi(di lend such a charm to western civilization, and, Heaven forbid ! that their objectionable kind of polemics should even obtain a foothold in the Anglican Church. It was a bad sign when a man's readiest metaphor was his fist or a cudgel. For his part he was deterinined to giye the Russians a wide berth, union or no union. Their Church stood sadly in need of an emolient. AVhen monks looked and acted like bandits, we should be cautious in seeking an alliance with a system which produces them. Ii(» spoke not from personal consideration but on the broad principle of common prudence. Union is not strength when it allies us with the wickt'd. Dr. Blazes thought that all efforts looking to union with the Muscovite Church would prove nugatory for three reasons: lo. — The Tsar would never permit that a great Russian State machine should take a step that would involve foreign alliances independent of imperial *>i ■■ 4 I I D Ju 1- s a ial 45 control. 2o. — The Itiissian Metropolitans, Archimandritt'S and the hio'her clorg'v i^onorally think as the Tsar, Tor tliey are nothing- but State oflicers. and 80. — Neither the Tsar nor the Jfussian Church want any alliance with us. For these reasons, continued Dr. r»hizes. I have my 's, tangled, lerocious, dirty and blood-shot of eye. 1 would pi'efer to see 11 dove united to an anacon(Ui — a rattlesnake — than lo see Auii'licanism extend the right hand of fellowshii) to tlie Mus- coviti' ! J-,et the Jiussian Church — ifoiu'nniy pro})erly call ita churcli — woik out whatever destiny is in store for it. l)eneath its own pitih'ss. cold, northern skies, embk'iiiatic of hei- spirit and policy. fSuch ii system may ])e perfectly adajjted to a semi-barbarous people like the liussians, but it is not in unison with western polity. The Itussian Church is merely a iState. Bureau, perfectly indill'erent to dogmas or moral, and satislied il it please the emperor, irri'spective of every law human and divine. 1 would prefer a union with the Kalhrs. rather than one with such a nation of brutes, from emperor to peasant ! — from lord to serf! " Somebody asked Dr. Jvilualist if he was aware the Doles were mere })apists, and, moreover, if it was exactly consistent for an Anglican l*rotestant ))isliop to liercely stigmatize a policy of church rule when Ivussian, which he applauded when English. Dr. liitualist askt^d what lilnglish church rule was like the Ivussian i The objector mentioned Elizabeth and the Catholics. J)r. Ivilualist was amazed at the unnatural comparison. It is true Elizabeth used lire and faggot — the maiden, the hoop, the boot and the rack — hanging, disemboweling and quartering — mutilating and decapitating, but we must never forget that all these things were done for very humane and Jllvangelical reasons. The Church of England was just started in life and, therefore, stood in need of two things, recruits and money. I admit the treatment of recusants was somewhat harsh ; but why did they not obey the Queen and Dai'liament and thus escape all penalties i 1 K b lij wl JlJ 0'( ale and Uaii 'oles stout :lish. the lies. It is the 11 g" — It all isous. etbre, t the they Ities i i V ii 4T I air. sure llicrc is not one ol" us liciv present wlio would not (•on>i(l('i' hinisi'ir in consricncc Uound to cuihracc tlic religion of his ruli'V. ir the iiiomnvh tlirciit'iUMl the iihcrnal ive oi' poverty aiidd'iiih. [Applause.) ll.'sid.'s, ilu' Anu'lican ( 'hun li had no niomv and the papists liad. So. when they reruscd to LiiNc up their lioards, what remained hnt to take it IVoin them .'' Indred 1 set' not hiiio- hut tender humanity in I'^iizahcth's policy toward the catholics. Our estahlishnient having taken their means of liviiui", was it not liunianc in I'^li/abeth to furnish them with the means ol dyinu'. Surely death is Ix'lter by the rope than hiiim't-r, cold, and exi)osure ! Let us do justice to a queen whose virtues have l)een a nnxh'l for the Anu'lican Trjlestant estaldishinent even unto this (>rtaiit ([iiestioii ^ What a m'loi'ious victory for us could we deiuonstrale the l*i'otestaut- ism of the popes of the three lirst centuries! It would be the Waterloo of Popery. [Cheers.] The Council with much unanimity an-reed that it would be the Wati'rloo of I'oj^ery, and the interesting- discussion dropped. The Alt Catholic movement was then taken up. Dr. AlacdiiL'g's was proud to say that he had been honored by a corresi)ondence with the renowned Ur. IJoUino-cr, referring- to a remarkable dis- covery niadi' by a zealous youiiL!,- curate ol' his (Dr. Macdriugs) which ])roved conclusively that St. Patrick was a Protestant. [Cheers.] While strolling" through a sequestered churchyard, the Kev. Mr. ]\IaLi'pov, the albresaid Zi-alous ciiratt% found an ancient tombstone, with' the letters - N OKA () AN " The inscrii)tion \vas as (»ld as the lifth century and, therefore, con- temporiiy with Patrick. Now, just llll up that sentence with the letters that are wanting' and what do we iind ? Why this: — " Nox OiiA Pko Anlma ! " Don t pray tor the wul o'i him or her whose body lay beneath, [(ieiieral clap[)ing of hands.] As Dr. Dolling-er is n famous ecclesiastical historian, with a leaning- ro Eyzanrine lads, as reliable as a si)eech of Livys, 1. hastened to consult him about the stone and its inscription. We inter- <'haiig-ed seventy-four h'tters on the subject — the learned metaphysical antiquarian societies of Germany took the matter up, and, I am i)roud to state that that inscription has been the prolilic motln'r of fourteen quarto volumes, written in High Crerinan, full of profundity and amazing erudition. All agree that the inscription is conclusive of Patrick being a Protestant. Mr. Magpoy informed me, jttst before I started lor this confer- ^^. f 4!) Uy 1)111 vor has hull tho , and f an such bible to a What sUiut- K' the 111 (I be >ppe(l. ub'iice U' dis- riii'gs) icsuvnt. vd. the no lent ' The con- »> with his :— or her As Dr. inn- lO .isteiiod iiiter- eariietl matter eii the 1 Iligl^ 1 agree Itestaiit. ;oiit'er- once, that a vile vagabond linker, named Mickey MeCann swore roundly that the stone marked his «;randmother"s «^rav»\ and I hat the let»'end had btM'ii (•arve' TJr. Bu lhdhs. — Now, what idea has Brother MacGriggs of this assembly, when he brings forth such Milesian absurdities for our ediliration ^ Would St. Patrick have ever written " Non ora i " But, let us drop such Y>uerilities ; they may serve to raise a laugh, but no good purpose. Dr. MacCtRKH^s. — What :* what ? iJon't you believe my story ? Why, sir, the stone is there this minute, and, mure betoken, if it please the doubting, I can get Mickey McCann, who tells the circumstance better than I can, over here in a couple of lays ! I merely wanted to show the universality of Dr. Dol- lingers genius, and how worthy he was of the confidence of this council. As a theologian we must rank him with Stilling- lleet, who was only second to Chillingworth, the judicious Hooker. Paley and Joanna Houthcote. lie is as imaginative as Foxe, as versatile as Cranmer and as proud as John Knox. He is a polemical Goethe without the poet's faith ; he is as fond of raising ghosts and making them dance as Heinrich Heine ; he is as transcendental a dreamer as Kichter and, I am informed, he blows as skilful a horn as Monsieur Julien himself No man ever understood church history till he came, and, no man will understand church history after him, because his ecclesiastical vaticinations are too profoundly apocalyptical for any intelligence beneath that awful nous appertaining to Dr. DoUinger. He expected to bring Oermany to that point that when he shook his Olympian head the pillars of the land would tremble. And he would have attained his object were Germany less pig-headed and obtuse, the great Dr. Dolllinger ! the im- mortal Dr. Dollinger ! and he can play the fiddle, too, and, eke, iblow upon the horn! A great man, my brothers, and a wise ! Pity 'tis, he is not properly appreciated ! — but such is ever the 4 mil 50 iate of inimitable i^onins. U' iho Aniilican Churrh ran only gei united with J)r. Dolliiigvr, her forlTUie is made. " Br. RiTiULiST. — I should like to be sure that Brother Mac! J rigg's is in earnest in eiiio«ii/in«ii' ])r. Dollini^e]-. J have never had a very high idea oi the Cleriran proiessoj. Some authorities, profoundly versed in current eeelesiastical aH'airs in Crermany, are of opinion that Dr. Dolliuger's sehism from Kome was largely due to the fact that the Pope uniformly rejected his candidature for the episcopacy. I have always suspected hi.s motive. ]Ie made himself the mouthpiece of a cei-tain half- «^oncealed, half expressed antagonism to Ivonie which had been for a century lurking in the minds of a portion of German l>rofessordom. Jle thought he would be able to draw after him such men- as Jlefele. tStrossmayer. and others of influen'e and weight. But he was mistaken, and fouiul, when too late, that his swelling seii-<\ .iceit had ruined him. He is not a- Protestantin onr sense of the w^ord ; he is simj)ly a soured, dis- appointed man who has had a rude awakening from an ambi- tious dream. He promised Bismarck more than he could per- form, and that statesman cordially detests the man who led him into a line of policy from which he must retrograde if he v.'ish to save the empire which he created. We have nothing' to gain from an alliance with the Alt Catholics, even were the permanency of that se<;t assured. But the few priests who lent themselves to Dolling«^r's schemes have almost all goiif back to Home, striking their }))'easts and groaning " meo cidpa.' Tn a few months "Alt Catholics" will be but a ]iame. Indeed, it was an ir7efiective fufjsingover them which gave Dollingers party a mojnentary importance which it never merited. Before T sit down, let me add further ihat 1 think it would be wiser for us to seek to bind up the divisions rending our own bosom, than to talk over chimerical plans of uiiion with oiitsiders who can bring us no strength. Just listen to what one of our own ministers says about Protestantism : " What have three hundred years of Protestantism — the abandonment of the Church for the private opinion of the indi- vidual — done ibr the world ; and what has been the triumph ot "Gospel teaching" and "an open Bilde ? " Jt has alienated millions from the C^hun h. and imi)erilled or destroyed their eter- nal salvation. H nas made CJermany infidel, Switzerland soci- nian, the British Isles a happy hunting ground for schism and dissent, and has left *he home of the JMlgrim Fathers a propa- ganda for Mormonism, free love and all uncleanliness. Where once was peace and unity in the human family, they are " wel- tering like an Egyptian pitcher of tamed vipers, each struggling to get his head ab(>ve the others." It has been the dread Pan- ^K e oi isev •som. liders our indi- )h of 5iait'd eter- Hoci- II and Lropa- wt'l- pgUnc Tau- I' brothor can give ii;* 51 dora's box, stalling iivo th.^ dt'Ki^ns oi' h\s\. selfishiu^Ns and avarice." Dr. D18TINGUO. — I }, laboring under great excitement, and then sit down again.] Are there two bishops in this assembly who can look at on*^' another, without experiencing something of that peculiar sen- sation which is attributed by Cicero to the aurispices of his time? [Order! Put him order!] In the good old time.s of Roman ascendancy, a bishop who would use such language as we have just listened to, would have been relegated to the calm shades of a monastery, favorable to cool reflection and penance. a bt .•)8 t' the )lind >ling, llting iToar 1 out they e no s for linlv, that Ls on ying nt'd, rchy t up, ain] on^' sen- f his imes uaiiv > tho and Dr. BoANERrtES. — It is a pity our venerable brother cannot send me to a monastery now. Dr. Ritualist. — No, Sir, I would never send you to such a retreat, for the spirit of charity and religion would fly from it the moment you entered therein. Dr. MacGricos. — 'A thought this conference was to be concern- ing union with everybody, especially ourselves. Am sorry I didn't bring a few v.r my Irish friends with me, do ye mind, they could have furnished our right rev. brothers with beau- tiful shillelaghs [Shame ! J, and a shillelagh is one of the most convincing figures of speei'h in the whole range of rhetoric, [Renewed discontent.] Dr. Prettyman. — I have come all the way from Canada to hear a terrible onslaught on the whole Anglican episcopate, and 1 must say that if 1 heard such an — an — yes, I will say it — such an atrocious speech delivered by a person whom I did not know to be a bishop of the church, I should say at once : " a Jesuit ! a Jesuit! beware of him ! " My feelings are harrowed ; a poignant anguish fills my soul ; my emotions an' extreme ; my Dr. MisoNEGER. — That's what we call self-analysis in the Southern States. I've often heard a venerable old darkey roaring upon the repentance stool just such a self-dissection. I merely use the coincidence as an illustration, nothing more. It merely interests one as showing how high and low naturt» run in similar grooves. Now, brothers, I will be frank with, you ; what is the use of all this talk about Dullinker and the Halts, whatever they may mean ? Talk of union with 'em ' why, you might as well di.scuss the advisability of union with the Digger or the Flathead Indians. You won't unite with 'em, take my word for it. I think it is a lowering of ourselves to seek a union with men who couldn't keep their situation.^ iii their own church. It jeopardizes our own respectable posi- tions. Why are we always running about the world looking for union with something or somebody ? You don't find ^/jp?/< running after us and begging to be united. Doesn't this eternal pursuit of union inspire Rome with the argument that Anglican consciences are very ill at ease, in spite of loftv boasts and resounding Gospel phraseology ? Wait till they come to us, then it will be time enough to fall to cutting one another's throats about the matter. And, if we wait till they come, we'll have to settle the matter on the wrong side of (jabriei's trumpet, not before. His Grace of Canterbiiry was of opinion that there might be a ^^ood deal in what Dr. Misoneger said, and that probably the best and wi^^st in.scription on the banner of union would be : 54 Fe&tina lente, hasten slonly. Moreover, union was not urgent, .•seeing that, though essentially divided on all questions of dog- ma, moral and discipline, all parts ol" Protestantism were as one in determined opposition to popery, and that, after all, was the main point, lie would implore his respected brothers to lay aside a slight t rudescence or acerbity observable during this de- bate on union. Of course, he need not say. coercion was impossible in the Anglican I'rotestant Church. Hold what A lews you please, but avoid personal disunion as fur as possible. We must not be dogmatical ; we must be prepared to yield any opinion if it interferes with our own or our brother's comfort. Any discussion that might interfere with digestion or sleep, .should be carefully avoided. Let us have as little mortification oi mind and body as possible. Let us always so live on this earth that we may never object to meet one another at dinner. [Applause.] If the world does not wish to unite with us, so much the worse for the world. I could find it in my heart to embrace — figuratively speaking, of course — even those Digger Indians, mentioned by my honored brother. Dr. Misoneger — em- brace them as a portion of the great brotherhood of man, and I would wish to send missionaries to convert them all " Dr. Mi?»?r rent had no knowledge of God, but they know all about " t'other fellow." One had informed our enquirer, not wholly unconnected with a white choker, that no one of the name of Christ worked in that mine. And when the aforesaid inquirer mount*.d a box lo enlighten them on the suV>ject, another s])ecimen of the pious, enlightened, humane laborers of our favored land roared out : - *■ Bill, 'eave an arf V)rick at 'im!" which was a remote hint that hey would excuse the iiupiirer from ministerinn unto them. t 11 o ■ >;) Those untimelv rovolations excited divers modes oi' dissent among the preUites aosembh^d, one ol" \vhom ended a long speech in ivfutation ot" the calumny by quoting that l^'autilul, I'resh and original line: — • England' with all thy I'aults, I love thee still." To which Dr. Misonegcr replied he had no objei tiou, but, still, Truth was truth, and rounded his concluding remarks with the apt classical observation: — ''Fiat jiistida : riuil ciEJum !" — lei ijustice be done, though the hea\'ens (all ! Thus ended the Conference, and after o short but eloquent prayer, the assembled lathers dispersed. a U CONFERENCE V. KV WllKIl TllK IML'(,)RTAXT MATTKK OF SOUr is DISCir.sSEl) JiiK pvhiictii'i ■ — Scillp IldUst'.N I The methods by which the great system ot proselytism and conversion has been carried on in the Anglican and other por- .tions of the Church Protestant, are very worthy of profound study. At first and in the full force of our earlier Protesi- •aiitism, the rope, the axe. the knife and the stake were very etiective, but when I'hillip TI beyan to imit-ite our godly exam- ]>le, nothing' remained for us but to publish Foxe's Book of Martyrs, and to denounce the Inquisition with evangelical fervor. For, who gave a mean Spaniard the riffht to assume the privileges Avhich tippertained solely to British Kings and Queens ? Could not our saintly Henry, our pure Elizabi'th, and all the rest of them, chop oil Papists' heuds without tyrannical Spaniards burning poor. inoHensi\ c Protestants, who only wanted to over- throw the religion, and< onsequently the throne of Spain? When V. e compare the tender nu'rcy and evangelical mildness which Mttended the introduction of I'roteslantism into England with the bai'barous cruelty which a( com])anied its n'jection from Spain, France and other l)enighted lands, our hearts swell within us with conflieting emotions of joy and woe. The heroic age oi Anglican Protestantism i>assed — its first fervor died away — the axe grew rusty and Smithlields hres were extinguished, aiul Pojiery breathed on( e more. Lord (Veorge (lordon, a pious hero, Titus Oates, one of the glories of Protest- antism and the most lovable character in English history, were merely individual opponents of w hat had been a regular system of Anffli« an Pr(»testant i)olicv, and hence churchmen of all .shades and \ lews linger tenderlv o\er the historv of those two ot> eminent landmarks of a robust age, and wish and sigh and sing: very mnf old, Kro faithless Oxfcrd botrayod 'cm ; When Anglirans were blessed with livings and gold. A I'd tithes cnishcd the Papists who paid 'em." Then we come to 1820, and that most deplorable and wretched' R-elief Bill, which was the severest blow but one that our ehurch has received in this backsliding- century, the worst disaster being the Disestablishment of the Irish branch by that — that — words to stigmatize him! — that Protean Gladstone, who is now doings vain penance for the deed in anti-Vatican pamphlets, But it is too late — too late ! Mount he the Protestant horse till his head brush the stars, the niche we had prepared for him in the An- glican temple of fame shall know him — nevermore. He will die a Papist, perhaps a Jesuit ! ! ! The fathers on this occasion entered into a most interesting and learned discussion touching soup as a great moral influence,, and, strange to say, the succulent fluid was generally admitted.. especially by the Irish doctors, to be a much more powerful evangelical engine than even King James" version of the Bibhv A second-hand coat, a pair of breeches or stout boots, were ad- mitted to exercise a t'ertain elevating, or illuminating influence on the mind of the sin?ere searcher after truth, but those useful articles had to succumb to the magical effects of soup. Tyburn had failed ; Lord George (lordon had failed ; Titus Oates had failed ; penal legislation had failed ; elaborate tracts had failed. The victory was reserved for soup. " I would like to hear the experiences of some of the right reverend prelates on this absorbing subject,"' quoth his Grace ot Oantorbury, " I am sure there must be some mysterious influence in soup as a proselytizing agent. "Would our good brother Mac- Griggs favor the Council with his A'iews. Dr. MAcGiiKKis. — Your Grace, I'm flattered, 'am sure, and truth compels me to say that if I am not posted on soup, as a means of conversion from the errors of Popery to those of the Angli- can Protestant Church, then no man is. I believe that nothing convinces an obstinate man quicker than soup. Take, for instance, a case in point. A hungry vagabond comes to you and wishes to argue p'ints of difference in religion. Talk till you are hoarse, and he will fail to see your argument in its true light. Give him a good quantity of soup, and the case is ended. In the plate of soup he di^'^'^vers beauties in Pro- testantism which the closest logic failed to unfold. I have found whiskey go a good way in producing conviction, but. for ordinary practical results, nothing can take the place oL J f 'H ruth eaiis for you till 1 its case Pro- lave but. le ol I .^,^^ i soup. At the fn>t spoonful, the cathecuraen is sturdily pole- mical ; at the twentieth he listens to reason ; when he can swallow^ no more, li<^ht begins to dawn upon his mind, and a glass of reeking punch — Glenlivat, I've usually found best — clinches the argument and sends him off rejoicing in his new religion. Speaking of punch reminds me of a striking pecu- liarity I have witnessed at different times. After one glass of punch the recruit is usually High Church — after two he des- <'ends to Broad Church principles — when three or four more have disappeared he becomes intensely Low Church in his views, — while every additional glass after that develops a rather riotous and menacing species of Popery. I suppose it is an illustratration of the old French saying : — " Toujours noiLs rcvonons a nos premiers amourK ! " [Several fathers look at each other and shake their headt- significantly.] Dr. Blazks. — Are there any different results in different kinds of soup, Brother Mac Griggs V Dr. MacCtRIggs. — Most certainly ! I never furnish a fat and solid soup, because long exi)erience leads me to the conclusion that a thin article ensures permanency of belief in the convert. Dr. Distinguo. — That's very singular ! May I ask why ? Dr, MacGriggs. — Why, don't you see, brother, thin soup keeps the proselyte on a starvation footing, and so keeps him amena- ble to discipline! Musha, it's as plain as a pike-staff! This interesting fart caused a long conversation, in which views favorable to fat or to thin soup w^ere exchanged, all finally agreeing, how^ever, that Dr. MacGriggs' theory was most inge- nious and deserving of much praise. Some argued that the soup feeds of our times were a modern form of the ancient Agape or Love feast, holden in the earlier years of the Primitive Church, but Dr. Prettyman refuted this supposition by clearly showing that they were different altogether, inasmuch as the Primitive bishops do not make the faintest allusion to soup in their various apologies for christian faith, and, moreover, the soup banquets of to-day were anything but love feasts, as Dr. MacGriggs no doubt could amply testify. Dr. Boanerges thought that there must have been soup duquisitions in antiquity, for the edicts of tm- peroTS yf ere oi\en caUi'd Jussiones principale^, evidently hinting at soup. Moreover, Tertul I ian cries out suspiciously: — '' ConfingatU ta(e hareticil'" which 1 have often imagined, said he, referred to heretical efforts to concoct a soup as efficacious as the orthodox, and evangelical artiiles. Dr. MacGriggs. — There is one soup which I carefully avoid furnishing inquirers, and that is, pea soup, Being a windy 58 or llaiulciif article of diet, I havo always luund that iiilcrinina- l}\e controverf^ics ioUowt'd amonu' those who partook of" it. Grrave, silent persons, after a bowl thereof, \\ ould olemi(al, quoting Scripture like a methodist bawler, and standing up defiantly for what tht^y called •' their principles.' 1 would strongly recommend a soup of bread and cabbage as an oxtcllent sedative lor pugnacious proselytes. Of course, beef sliould never be omitted on account of Friday, but the quantity should be very small. I ir«'nerallv contrive to make one })one do duty for several boilers of soup. The recruits, not being used to beef, take the meat for granted when they see the bone His (li.Wf'K OK Cantkimu'Iiy. — This is a very important matter, and should receive more consideration from us here in l^lngland than it does Hitherto we have })een somewhat remiss in studying the peculiarities of soup as a converting and restrain- ing agent I begin to suspect that had we employed soup instead of discussion, the hundreds of nobles, knights, clergy- men and ladies who have gone over to Kome would have been saved to Anglican Protestantism. In England, the stomach is a very powerful factor in shaping our political, social and religious convictions. The greatest effects sometimes lie hidden in the simplest causes. I think we might improve the moral tone of our church by establishing soup-kitchens in connection with our vestries, and supplementing evangelical dispute by a generous distribution thereof. This suggestion struck the assem])lv as eminentlv practica- ble, and several fathers there and then resolved to initiate soup-kitchens the moment they reached their homes. Dr. Ritualist asked who would keep the pot boiling, to which his Grace replied, — the faithful. '• For my part," said his (rrace, '' I shall be always willing to give my pound or two to so deserving an object."' Dr. MacCrriggs said that there was a certain feature among the soup-absorbing candidates which de- served remark. Wh»Mi the potatoes were mature, not a man, woman or child came for the soup. Ife had often tried to fathom this mystery on religious grounds, but had not succeeded. Might it not be satisfactorily explained from a sci<>ntiHc point of view ? ^*oup, day after day, is a monotonous diet. May there not be some principle of reaction in soup. \\ hich affects the partaker and brings an interval of disgust i He concluded nothing, but threw out the idea which he trusti'd some acuter genius than his own would elucidate and explain. Sufhce to say, it was of intermittent efficacy, and by no means a i)ermanent Protestant. There was a germ of perseverance wanting in soup, which might afford curious psychological entertainment to him who would investigate the i)henomenon. r,ti *%* lAi^ik, ^ i • 1)H. Iviir'AhlsT. — IN'rliDp.s. lliiii and weak ^oup produces a ihiii and wi'ak Protestantism. Why not add potatoes to thessoup? 1)1!. MA('(ri{i(}(}.<. — Sinii^licit y erics out tlioro. hut experience hiughs at such vauaries Add potatoes, brother I Mv dear sir, I am tree to say that had potatoes never been hrouu'ht io Irehind, \\ e shouUl have ( aptured that ishind lonu' ai»o. 1>R. RiTt'Al-lsT. — \\m amaze me, l>rother IVhuGriuiis I ]>R. MAC'CrRKats. — Amazement is no word lor it ! its astoundinfr. so it is. To think that I'opery and i)otatoes should iro toijether is a marvel ; yet it is a Iju t ' IT we could get as much Pro- testantism with soup as there is Poi)ery in potatoes. I asseverate, sir, without Tear oi" lontradiction, that i)r. McHale would be pocketing the Queen's shilling this moment. He would, by all the tracts ever invented! 1 would like some evangelical chemist, im])ued with a proper horror oi" Ivome, to analyse a p.otatoe, and give us the results. I am certain there would be found in those esculents a certain anodyne or poppy principle of a vastly stupefying etfect. rendering the consumer invul- nerable and pachvdermatous to all gospel influences. 1)R. Blazes!. — Dear me ! that is very wonderful ! I have often been surprised at the tenacity of attachment to Rome displayed by the Irish people, but I never heard so satisfactory an expla- nation of the mystery. I think this matter should be given to the world w ith especial emphasis. Dr MacCi-rkk;."^. — Brother, this question has greater breadth than people suppose. Food characterizes the genius of a people ■with its peculiar ([ualities. Pats and Confucius — rice and Buddha — beef and British I'rotestantism are convertible terms. IV'hold the great beef-^^'atinff nations. Britain. German v, !>wedeu, Russia, laced outside the pale of private judgment as a thin**- sacred and unique. [Applause.] Dr. DlsTlN(tU(). — Who would have imagined that soup was worth a thought ! • Dr. MaoCtRkuis. — Worth a thought, d'ye say, brother ^ It's worth "whole volumes, — it's worth tomes, sir I What' because a thing be humble and unpretentious, shall we despise it ^ Talk of your thirty-nine articles ! I say nothing equals the article GO of soup. I may admit a man's riiiht to diHor about toxts anil theorems, but I hesitate not to admit that I am fien^ly into- lerant on the soup question. I \vould sooner see St. Paul's in ashes than witness the collapse of our evann;eli(al soup- kitchens. [Cries of order! ) You t our riuht rev. brother. Let him stick to his soup kitchen and leave St. Paul's alone. [Cheers.] Many of us Americans came all the way from York State to weep over the b<'auty ol St. Paul's. [Enthusiastic cheers.] We have no appreciation for church architecture outside of the capital of our dear mother country. [Sobs.] W^e never understand true piety till we get in sight ol St. Pauls I We are poor, ignorant [Several interrupt : " Not poor! not poor ! '"] provincials, whose national crudeness we hope your glorious enlightenment and moral elevation of your people will remove by degrees. [" We shall do our best ! " from many] I admit brother MacCiriggs as an authority on soup as an evangelical persuader, but his hasty, nay rude, criticism on St. Paul's forbids me to accept his narrow ideas respecting art. It was generally conceded that Dr. De Bosho)i's defen(-e of St. Paul's w^as a masterpiece of gospel generosity, particularly when we consider the architectural splendor of the theatres, tabernacles, Plymouths and Bethels, scattered broadcaf^t over the length and breadth of the American Union, in which the roaring champions of indepeiulant religious vievss hold forth to their motley congregations. His CJrace of Canterbury closed this short but interesting- conference, by impressing upon the minds of ihe fathers the imperious necessity of making soup more generally known as an efficient evangelizer. He was of opinion that a thin, poor article might do for hungry proselytes, but the better class of converts should be provided with a rich, oleaginous decoction suitable to their condition in society. For instance, an anxious alderman would be more successfully approached by turtle soup, w^hile a Gallican enquirer might, perchance prefer peas in his. The Italian is most susceptible to maccaroni soup, while the Chinese might be led to see the error of his ways by a judicious concoc- tion of rats and recent puppies. Dear me, quoth his grace, I see a wide field here tor evangelical effort, anxl it promises well, for it is a novelty, and the world loves novelty above all things. I trust the day is not far distant when the soup can will go hand in hand with the bible in building up an extensive Anglican Protestantism, appealing, at once, to the imagination and the «o. .., [S I) u a le >> ^ <^^ -''.. stomach. Thus .shall truth triumph and mankind be saved from the insidious attempts ot Popery. Thus shall a happy millenium arrive, when a lion shall lie down with a lamh anil a bowl of ^oup lead them in amitv and concord and peace I CONFEKENCE VI. THE K.\TIIRR.S .SETTLE CONFES.SION AT OM'E. I am of opinion that confession is a very queer thing, and peculiarly Papist. How any man, even a slave and an ignorant of Kome, can so far forget what i.s due to his manhood as to confess, I cannot conceive. There is nothing about such an action that leaves an impres.sion of one's worth on a man's mind. Just think of it. Here is a gentleman of refinement — of aesthetic tastes — of wealth and position. In spite of this, he must crook the hinge of his suppliant knee, and accuse himself of things which human nature imperatively demands should be kept secret. The very thought of such abasement makes one shudder. What opinion can a man have of himself after such a terrible ordeal ! How can he look his fellow-men in the face? "We all have a certain side to our character — a certain inner circle of thought — a peculiar hidden world of action, which belongs to us alone. \Ve do not even divide that world with the wife of our bosom. We carefully conceal this moral cosmos from our dearest and most intimate friends. We lock these things in our own hearts, and keep the combination key in the deepest recesses of our own consciences. Now, up steps me Popery, and says : ■" Sir, or madam, out with those secret sins, on peril of your sal- vation ! '" What shall proper self-respect answer unto this ? Why, thus : '■ Excuse me, defamation of character is actionable ; the law forbids it ; I refuse to make myself amenable to the laws." It manifests to the whole world the perilous influence of the Church of Kome over the human conscience, that people of edu- cation — nobility and gentry — go to confession. Nay, I have been informed on what I mu.st consider as good authority that the Pope himself and hif> Cardinals practice the same humiliating rite ! ! ! Could anything give us a clearer idea of the woeful nebulosity of roi)ery ? And, are those people not naturally slaves 'i Why stoop their necks to such a heavy yoke, when they might so easly escape the task, by a little self-assertion, — a little of that evangelical independence which so becomes us, miserable sinners that we are? 'i-^^m* &2 Our Laiiilxili ('((uiii il \v()iil\ liiiv^' Ix'fu «()ini>l.'t«> with- out satiislactorily si'ttliiiy- this (ju<'sti(»u ol' VonU'ssion. (Jricved iim I to say that thfir is a stvaiiu'.' hiiiik^'riiii:' al'tfr this v«>ry objectioiiabh' pratti**; ain<»iig' a »«'rtiiin » hiss of J'rotestaiits unworthy of th«' glorious hooii of u<»sp.'l liht'rty. iiuaraiittvd to us by Dr. Martin l^utlicr, iht'i^Tcat loundfr olOiir n'iinioii. "What inaressive mo7iasteries, and thus, should the world have been deprived of our common Protestantism ! The Jiiight Rev. Dr. Blazes introduced this interesting subje»t in the shape of a preamble and resolutioji. which he submitted to the careful consideration of the assembled lathers. He said, on rising, that he had prepared an impt>rtant document. He said, moreover, that the document was m the shape of a Bill, considering, as he did, that parliamentary loims belonged essen- tially to the organic legislation of tho Anglican-Protestant Church. He remarked, also that a great crisis had arrived — that the eyes of Britain, nay, of the universe, w'ere staringly ■ fixed upon that Conference. — that the Church expected every bishop in the Establishment to do his duty, and if any bishop was not disposed that duty to do, let him retire, let him go, let him depart ! [Sensation.] He observed some signs of dissent from a quarter whence no orthodox mind could expect anything else, but he fearlessly repeated, let such a bishop depart from their midst I I am thankful, continued Dr. Blazes, that I am not like some other people. I name no names, but 1 am thankful that I have always avoided dogmatizing, which has ravaged the Establishment like a ravenous wolf forth issuing from the Alas- kan wilds. I repeat it, — forth issuing from Alaskan wilds ! (Further sensation.] 1 have always made it a rule to carefully abstain fiom waking ill-tempered, somnolent canines. I have resolutely shut my eyes against any arguments for or against the Thirty-nine Articles. Had it pleased Parliament to submit for h I' 1 >r (]:■•, s i k 1 our Mibsrription thirty-nine huiitlivd or thnty-iiine thouKand' :irtiolf's, it would havo Ixm'h all one lor m^. My duty 1 roiusi- riefs of eonlistalioii, and other lori //«^(y/r>g-/a of Ani»li('an Proti'stant theolojjty ! 1 am thankful thai 1 have no ho))))y — no mission— no particular * all and inspiration to ov«^rturn the })eautiful ediliee of this IJritish Establishment of ours in which lioweth milk and honoy — tithes anRle cats which, in un- guarded moments, those confessing clergymen let out of the bag into the ears of the wives of their bosom, whi< h weakness may result in damage to the good repute of the penitent, esp«^ cially when we contemplate the unguardedness of the female tongue — [Groans ! ] — and their fondness for < urious news, usu- ally yclept Gossip ; and W^hereas, Confession makes men uncomfortable, and clips the winors of that liberty by which we soar above dogmas and auti.ority, and brings us face to face with our own consciences, which is unlawful, for shall man judge consciences ; and Whereas, we know that confession is a false, vain thing, for is it not horribl • lepugnant to human nature? and Whereas, Such a practice is an infringement upon the liberty of the subject, and, therefore, insulting to British subjects. 04 who always have, and always \\ ill n^fiisc. to lu- slaves ; th»'n»- fore, be it Resolved, That Confession must be put down in the Prot-Anali- can Communion, and, ii' possible, throuixhout the world. [Cheers.] His Grace of Cantkubury. — I an? sure it is refrt'shing to hear our good brother, Dr. Blazes, expatiate upon this tremendous question of confession. Let me tell him that he does not stand alone in his horror of that dreadful ordeal. I, too. have a horror of it ; indeed, I never think of such a thing without a chill perspiration, darling through my very }»ores. I would not mind this doctrine of confession if ious Cranmer. And they siiihed lo think hov some men — they mentioned no names, allowed themselves to be carried away by a hyi)ocritical and cavilling- spirit, as his Crrace had so well observed. Thus encouraged, his Grace contijiued : "Another reason why confession was left in the ministration (»l' the sick was this. Conspiracies against His Majesty the King, the Parliament, the godly bishops, and pious J'rotestants. were rife iji those tur})ulent days. How wise, then, to use the rite of confession in order to discover those wicked attempts ! A penitent would confess his crime : he would name his accom]>lices : the loyal minister would 11 y to the Star Cham)»er. and inform His or 5 66 ll»!r Majk'sty's advisors, and behold I villainy nippod in tht; hud iind high treason exposed to the laws ! Dr. Ritualist. — liut should not confession be held as n ^;a(•red confidence, even it" not considered a sacrament ? What does the world think of a man who betrays confidence ? Is he not driven from the society of all honest men. treated as worse than any other moral pariah, and scourged into obscurity l)y the scorn and contempt of mankind ? What kind of a gospel is that which betrays the last secrets of a dying man. and iibuses his confidence for the destruction of his friends ? Shanit^ on the men who creep to the death-bed, pretending to repre- sent Christ, but in reality spies and informers who betray the poor sinner with a kiss I l)n. IjLAZKS. — I think our worthy brother is wasting his sympa- thies on the air. Call to mind what the Anglican Protestant Church really is. She is a great vState agent, rising and falling with the times. The law demands her first service, and no man can possibly be a true Anglican Protestant who refuses to obey the State befor.' all things. [Applause.] Four or five times the British Parliament commanded our church to change her doctrines, and four or five times she humbly obeyed. Our chief organic princij^le is the reje(4ion of Kome's authority for that of the State. We voluntarily a<'<'ei)ted all the conse- quentes of such a step, and it is t(w absurd for an Anglican Protestant preiat*' to stand up and strive to kiooks of any kind or formubis of bi>lief', being satisfied if the sermon suited their vi«'vvs. We in the great Ii»'pul)lic, he averred, change / > ^r ' 07 / > /, Kn\r bolit'l" when wo chauiio ouv minisitT. II»^ mustsay the plan works most harmoniously, and he would fsu!]'^08t a similar course in the mother country. Hereupon, the prelates plunged into an animated discussion ys to the advisability ot settling dogmatii; and congregationa) disputes on the American })lan. But the general sense of the Council Mas auainst such a consummation, inasmuch as the liohemian. i)eripatetic kind of preacher was unknown in the respecta})le I'higlish I'iStablishment. Where there are rich bene- iices men will cling to irremovability. The American custom was quite objectionable. — in tact, as Dr. MacGriggs facetiously remarked, it was very tf her own followers, who m^glect lo approach 08 the sacrament at Easter! And lae are alVaid that (onfession, ant! the mortihcation.s it iniplievs may invade th.^ i)leasant pastures ol faith-aloneness ! Take coiirat^-e, brothers, the danger is a mere speck in the distance ; we shall never be compelled to choose between confession and our benefices ! [Cirreat applause] Dr. Misoneger said that the negT0«\s j^ractised confession, also the Methodists. The stool of repentance was a modification of the Popish tribunal. It had one advantage, however, ovei: its lioman ])rototype in that the (jonscience-stricken h^ubject merely confessed those sins which were known to his or her neighbors, and thus condoned their shortcomings in the cy^vs of ih*^ ])ublic, by treating them to a coat of ])ious varnish. [Smiles] There are some people, my brothers, who' answer lludibras' d«'scrip- tioji by " Coiuloiiiiig Kins tlit'v arc itK liu.-d to By »ltunniiij( tlniKc tli< V liavv no mind ti>." [Order! ] But 1 will not preaih ; I know too well where 1 am; this is no place for homilies. What a pity it is, said Dr. Distinguo. that a trick of tenth century priestcraft should have enslaved men to such an extent that they are ready to lay open to a man the most hidden recesses of their consciences. But the tenth was a very, very dark cen- tury, and that accounts for it. Di-'. IliTUALiHT.— Accounts lor what ;' Dr. DiSTlNonu. — Why, for the devising and iatroduction of con- fession to be sure. I am surprised at such a question. Dr. Ritualist. — May 1 ask, my })rother, where was the mira- culous individual who prevailed upon his fellow-men to con- fess their sins to him ? Please liive us the name of that thaumatnrgus — that wonder-worker of the tenth century. Dr. DiSTlNciiio. — Mathematical exactness is not to be sought for in matters of this kind. The name I cannot give Dh. MacGrkuis. — Beg ])ardon ; })erhaps it was John Smith. (Signs of disgust.] Dr. Di>jtiN(.uu. — It was not Johri Smith, sir, nor Thomas Kobin- son, tior yet Creorge lirown, nor Samuel MacGriggs either ! [Cheers.] As 1 was saying, the name I cannot give, })Ut the fact I read of in a little evangelical work, i>rinted by the Society lor the Promotion of Christian luiiorance. — eh — I mean, Knowledge. It is now, I believe, out of print. But it was a v«'ry pious work, indeed, and worthy of Foxe or d'Aubi- \^n^. He was a monk, of course, and was an adept at mes- merism. When the j)eople had become habituated to the act, it was no longer necessary to mesmerize them. Du Ritualist.— But how will you exi)lain the fa^-t that liere in till V "Riiglaiid, ill till' st'Vt'iith ct'iitu ;, V'ciicrtihlo l»'do, an I'Jio'ish- maii, published a book ralh'd the PciiitAMitiai, uhich i^pjaks of secret auricidar cont'ession as a matter of course? 1)R. i)lsTlN'<}Un.— Ah ! let me see! The tenth century '—the tenth century! why. wh^t am I thinking about ? I should have said the sixth century. I have such a wretched memory, you know ! Dr. KlTT\\M.'iT. — lUit Top." [/'o, in the fifth century, in his letter 13G, addressed to Theodore, savs : " E.r. a/tostolica ren'uln aujficere ronfe.. What do you say to that, my brother ^ Dr. Dl.STlN(HJO [very red and confused] — Well, it was in the book! — it was in the book' It may have occurred in the second century, and really — really — why, I declare it most taiuly did 1 IvlTrr'vLIST.- whic^'h the Primitive Church existed in all its original splen- dor, according to tiu* unanimous consent of all Anglican- Protestant divines 1)r. DisTiNcrC'o. — Suidl we fall back upon Popish aurhorities to strengthen an argument or make a point? Shall we set up your Cyprians, your Leos, your Augustines, your Origens, your Tertullians against the express words of a book, a pious book, an evangelical book, printed, too, by the Society for the Pro- motion of Christian Knowledge ? [Cheers.] Shall we forget ( ertaiuly did happen in the second- 1)R. IvlTtr.VLlsT. — Hut. that was one of the ceuMiries during TO that gospel liberty which the glorious Reformation guaranteed to us a.M, and shall we stoop to this and that authority ^ Shall we, I siy " Dr. Kituallst. — Very tempestuous, my good brother, and slightly ad aiptandum. lias venerable antiquity no weight with you .' Dr. DlSTlNiiUO. — Let me distinguish, sir; let m»' distinguish ' When Koman antiquity is brought forward, I shall never allow it to influence me one iota. If it were Protestant anti- quity, now, I wovild " Dr. KiTUALiST. — But Protestantism has no antiquity. Dr. MacGrkkjs. — Yes, but it has, brother Kitualist. Every (3entury, from the first to the sixteenth, had its good, sound Protestants, who protested against Popery. The Xicolaites. the Arians, Pelagians, Donatists, and Nestorians. what were th(^y, I'd like to know, but true blue Protestants I Pooh I pooh ' — we've got antiquity as well as the Papists. The discussion had now arrived at such a point that theen obliged te sutler from my late antagonist. I have done with polemics. Dr. RiTU.ALisT. — A most wise conclusion! Here his CJrace of Canterbury, forgetting his question aa to the century, suddenly remembered that the whole matter had been brought to a most satisiactory cojiclusion, and ended the day's labors by imploring his brethren to manifest on all occa- »» I I » » » 1 1 I f 71 sioiis tho spirit of uiuininiily and conoord which shoiio upon those coiil\'roii('es like a briuht luminary in the depths ol' the firmament. For, what are \v«», he further remarked, but worms <»f the earth wormy !* And what was man's true lii^ht. il" not that pre-eminent blaze of private judirmeiit which illuminated the church, independent of that grubbinff amonir the past cen- turies for makeshifts to prop up oppressive doctrines withal ■ For his part, he was free to say, he did not like antiquity He never entered those obscure reo-ions that he did not return with a blush upon his face, so inconceivable was the weakness of our boasted reason iu allowinij itself to be enslaved, petrified, de- stroyed by the hoary Church of Rome. He strongly deprerise in the next, where, though the louic may perhaps be on our side, the devil may be (•n the other. It is an ext-eedingly repulsive matter to approach, this business of a personal devil and hell, nevertheless, as men's minds are disturbed at the ]>resent day by diverse argunnMit> //^(» and ((iti.iin (Ecumenical Lambeth Conference would be want- ing to itself and to mankind, if it did not attem})t to settle the diihculty to the satisfaction of disp\itants of every color and hue of human belief It is pleasing to the Evangelical mind t<» conteinj)lat«' the great interest which men of ad valued ideas are takiiiir in the devil and his abode. Even those who d*'ny the existence ol the evil spirit, prove, by their laboii'd elibrts in that direition. that they are somewhat troubled about the mattir. This is very encc»uraging. It is an historical fact that Christendom, previous to the 72 sixt^vntli rontury, was ju'vor aju^itatod \\ ith r(>ntrov«>rsit\s touch- ing tho t'xistoncf^ of thp dovil and a i>laoo of punishment in the next worhl. I am afraid our leading I'rotestant doctrine of private judgment is much to bhimefor the wide-spread skepticism of our time. It was never intended to be allowed to be tiie privilege of the masses, nor even, of the enlightened amonii' the laity. Protestantism w ished simply to cut a bottomless chasm between popish authority and the supporters of reform, but. unfortunately, the pro fan urn rul*rux, the common herd in abandon- ing Rome turned their backs on religion, morality and (rod. and are now dragging their leaders, the clerffv, down into the same abyss. His (J race of Canterbury very properly disavowed any pretension on our part of withstanding inlidelitv, because, it is an ill bird that Ibuls its own nest. Voltaire was. as a logical Protestant, a century ahead of his co-reliaionists. His greatest practical exponent was the JJeign of Terror. Very stranj>e indications of a ut, then, on the other haiul. I am rivilege of private judgment, and — there w^e are I What is the bishop going to do about it ?' Either he condemns the cleric or does not. If he condemn him, what becomes of private judg- m nt ; If he condemn him not, then atheism is a part and parcel of the Protestant system ! A terrible conclusion, and yet. I see no way out of it. I wish that the Lambeth Conference had settled this question as satisfactorily as it did the other matters discussed. It would have been a boon to many a perplexed mind. The morning of the sixth and last Conference was beautiful and balmy as a Westminster Abbey sermon. The little birds, like an infant Band of Hope, burdened the trees with melodious praise. The odor of hawthorne flowers, nature's sweet incense, soothed Evangelical olfactories with perennial delight. A lazy • f -r^ I I T8 \A Lid Irs la 111 Lis liffht lay winkinii" slcopily upon tho chiirmiim' meadows, daisy- spanuh'd and venlant. I lore and there large-eyed, timid deer t^nirt'ed the moninii' air with head erect and majestic pos»'. Little silken rabbits peeped cautiously from clumps of tern, with ears alert, pretty example to those obtuse Christians who turn a deal' ear to the pious expounders of a Sabbath hour. All was serene, peacel'ul, calm, little betokening the horrid, strident clamor over hell and the devil which was to shake Protestant orthodoxy to its deepest foundations. As the prelates, portentous as to visage, and as to oyo IVaught with the fury of intellectual warlight, filed 'along, two and two, they interchanged mutual congratulations over the fine weather. Full of enthusiasm, piety and breakfast, one would hardly dream that presently dreadful contention would set the reverend fathers by the ears in the full tide and whistling rush of polemics! Dr. Distinguo ventured the observation that it was " a fine morning." Dr. liulbous, after eyeing the speaker for an i is';ant, as if to discover some covert allusion to the forthcoming debate, coincided with a modified expression that it was '• rather a fine day." Then he threw another searching glance at Dr. Distinguo, and seemed satisfied with the inspection, for his stern visage broke into a genial grin. Dr. Ritualist thought that the morning was hardly orthodox. Dr. Blazes asked why ? Dr. Ritualist unto this replied that nature had put on variegated vestments w hile ministerini>- at the grand altar of mother earth. Dr. Blazes said he wrote verses before he had arrived at the years of discretion, but never » ould abide it since. Dr. Ritualist insi- nuated that some wrote both in verse and prose before they had arrived ai years of dis( retion, and yet, strange to say. three score and ten had been inscribed on their tombstones, which informa- tion Dr. Blazes received anythinu" but gratefully. On the contrary the reverend prelate developed alarming indications of high but carefully suppressed dudgeon. Dr. Misoneirer volunteered the pleasant remark that only one feature was wanting to mak«» the morning scene perfect. Dr. IJoaneruvs inquired what that might be V Whereupon Dr. Misoneuer. to the great surprise of all, responded; "A few riuht smart alligators!" J)r. lioanerges shuddered perceptibly and moved quickly away from his ( ynical companion. Dr. Pn^ttyman, who was of a highly poetic temperament, urevv idyllic and pastoral — a beautiful mingling of '(rospel and (reorgi<'s — and exclaimed: "How lovely is Flora sleeping in the sunlight, while attendant birds — musical nymphs — chant her epithalamium ! How ! " the reverend palate had been moving backward, like a Druid high priest, gracelully jiivsticulating the while, but a sudden stumble sent him down Jipon his back into the bounds of an artfully concealed duck- 14 pond. 1I«' was lishod out in dismal ))li^lii, and wliilo he stood rui'lully o})s to hear Brother I'rettyman that day discuss human fate and the strikinii" examples of suhlime patience in the midst of extreme crises displayed by various good Christians thoroughly imbued with (fospel i)rincij)les in all ages since the foundation of the Anglican Protestant Chureh. And all the time. und«'r the rose. — though, perchance, he may not have suspected the truth — the much tried g-eutleman was i)reaching- himself. And it is just in this that he and T*aul differed, and, moreovtn-, I opine Dr. I'retty- man stands not unique and alone in the world. Dr. Philonegcr -he was from the vicinity of Boston, U. f^., and therefore, sup- posed to know all doctrines and sciences much better than those wno held and taught them, — quoted Milton's fine lines, *' Sweet is the breath of morn, its rising' sweet " «S:c., greatly to the sur- prise of the English doctors, who had l)een of opinion that Milton had not as yet crossed the Atlantic ocean. To which I beg leave humbly to answer that several less famous, but no more atrabilious Puritan ever immigrated to the New^ World. For some reason or other, — such ismans frailty, — Dr. Prettyman colisidered the question pergonal, and forthwith proceeded to rebuke Dr. I'hilonegvr in very common pro.se. An alter*'ation was imminent, but they had now reached the sacred precincts of ConfereiuH' Hall, and mundane things spread their motley wings and flitted silently away. His Graie of Canterbury looked more grave than usual as he took his seat, and the shuffling' in of the other a'cumenicals was suggestive of an important crisis. When each prelate had breathed a short i)rayer, according to his own views of such matters, and had taken his seat, his (Irace arose witli such majesty, that several whispered to their neiglibors. •• What a fine Pope he would make ! "" '• It is with no ordiiuiry sense of the vast importance of the occasion that I ari.se, my })rolhers. to address you Kevolutionarv opinions ar«> abroad, and men scan the religious skies with an- xiously foreboding glance. Dire motives, not to speak of coverts, are A^'scried in the empyrean depths, while disorder howls along- its eccentric i)ath. A scoffing and unbelieving generation sur- rounds us on all sides, and ])ure orthodoxy seems to have- gathered up its skirts and fled to parts unknown. J V \ as i-als Iliad uoh uch line tho iarv all- ots, loiiu ]suv- ave- \ T5 " L»'t VIS i'Im'. my ivvoHMid IViiMuls, to tho Mi})lim«> lov.'l ot the ofiasioii ! The oy«^s of England and America are upon us ! Nay, I verily believe that the Pope is, as this moment, haunting" the telegraph ofiices ol" liome. anxiously awaiting news of this discussion. Keepinu' th<*.se hicts helore our mind's eye. should we not excite ourselves to extra efibrt^ in ordi^r that pure Angli- « an Protestant oi)inion may shine, may })laze, in the iace oi' her Ibes i [Applause.] ''The questions for discu.ssion at this Conference are two- I'old : lo Does a personal devil exist ? and '2o. Is there a hell :* As to the first question, I think no man can deny the existenoi^ (»f the devil ; for if he did not t'xist what use would tlien* be ol preachers :* "' Dli. Ik'iJ5oi's. — That is a most extraordinary argument, if I may be permitted to say .so. Then the devil must bt^ the })rime motive of orthodoxy teaching. I am amazed at su( h an asser- tion in the mouth of a church dignitary ! Whv. inlidels say that. Dh. MlSDNEdER. — Accordiiii,'" to the Fetich svstem. the remark of his grace is souiul, for, take the devil out of that doctrine, and its preachers would want inspiration. Dh. Uulhous. — What we want is some solid argument, if not convincing at least plausible, showing the. existence of ix personal devil. His Grack ok C. — I am coming at that, if Dr. Bulbous will per- mit me to speak. 1 shall not use any scriptural argument because man will never agree upon the right interpretation of a siiijjile text of the bible. Such quotation would end in nothing but loss of time. But I shall treat the subject histori- cally, traditionally Dk. IJuLBous. — Tradition! [Murmurs.] Ills Grace of C. — There is no harm in using tradition to prove the existence of the devil. As to sacrements and such things, it wouid be very dillert'iit. Dr. TvITUALIst. — lUit sacremints do not belong to tradition. His Grace of C. — The argument must be coniined to the devil ; let us keep to the point. I say historically, traditionally and rationally the ])root of the devil's existence i,^ overwhelming. Dr. liuLUous. — I'd like to hear that proven I Ills Grace of C. — It is the easiest thing in the world, wh(Mi you come to think of it. to ]>rove the existence of the devil. Dr. Bitlrous. — We are waiting, your Crrace. His Grace of G. — Dear me I don't treat this question as of paramount im])()rtance over everything else ! 1 am getting qtiite nervous, atl'ected, I suppo.se, l)y the solemn visages that, surround me. Come, my brothers, let us be more cheerful in. 7«; Tnlkinn' aUout tlit* dt'vil. Lft us iinaiiiin' w i' iin- fryinuf to provf ♦equinoctial jm'c^'ssions, or tran.sits, or somothiiiff ol" that kind. I do not seo why we shouhl «vou ni'Mition the dt»nion 's nann'. Now. I hav»» a suiys^estion to niakc. Thf l*]squiniiiux aboriirint's call tho devil ToUNRAllK Now. h't us call him, or it, by the same name, , It will he pleasanter lor the nerves, and souikI le.ss like profihiity. |)ii. HrMiHors. — Let us have no compromise, no quibble ! This di.scussion is about the (h'vil, and nothinu' else. Dr. IJo.WKUOKS. — I am under the impression that the question getting considerably confused. This is not sentiment ; this is a simple scientiKc enquiry. Is there a devil or not ^ that's the subject ibr investigation. As to the suuyestion of your Grace that we should use the I*]squimaux, or more properly, the Itmuit expression, Tornrark, I beg h'ave to observe that such a course would be indiscreet. We should iirst know th«Mnean- ing those people attach to the. word Tornrark, for it may not mean the devil at all. It may simply describe a kind of genius or djinn of the Oriental species, whi<. — My irood brother, the discnission is whether a devil exists or not. So, your argument is fallacious. Let us be logical Dr. KiTiTAMST. — lUit how can we be logical whoi; ^he scriptural j>roof is ruh'd out ? Now, I came here to-day with a formida- ble array of texts proving the existence of the devihr Wliy cannot so satisfactory a course be left open, in order to curtail lengthy discussion ? His (track ok C. — Lengthy di.scussion curtailed! Why, my brother, have you arrived at your present dignity without knowing the terrible results which a text produces whenever Protestants meet to argue a point ? One text w ould be bad enough, but a ''formidable array" would keep us here tor twelve calendar months, at least ! One would have imagined to witness the reluctance with which each revt^rend doctor approached the thesis, that the '[uestion conc^erning the devil involved something very personal. Dr. Cowrieshell remarked that ethnological arguments in general were vain as explicative of the religious intelligence of peoples : nevertheless he was bound to say that the faithful in his African Diocese, believed a good deal more in the devil than they did in himself, though preach he ever so well. The doctrine of those aboriginea was ingeuious, very ingenious, but slightly out of I I I ( I > A s X .>v !S, lis on is tho at'«' L'an- not ' iiius lUt iV S'ovv. Jung hcv a .et us •tural ■midii' Why urtaii y, my ithoul enevev >e bad •0 with iat tho Ursonal. creneral peoples ; 1 African did in ,f those out ol" \ harmony with our own hii»hly ert- «'d l)roth('rs. thfy worship the evil Ix'ins*' with many liiott'scjur rik*8. As to th«' r«al meaning' of those rites tlicy understand us little as do our i^ood l»rothers the Ritualists th(»se liuhts and chasnhles of whieh they make so unorthodox a parade. Ih-re iJr. Kitualist interrupted the speaker, delicately insinuatini:- that if Dr. Oowrieshell knew as much a})oiit the jiospei as the KiiiUil- ists did of vestments and the meanint»* thereof, that his dusky Hock would not he worshippini*' the devil after twenty years (.f his powerful ministration. [Shame.) \)r. C'ovrieshell thankfd iioodness there was no i)opery about him. and that if he could not make his Hock ardent anglicans, he was d«'termined he would not make them papists. [C'heers.j He would sooJier leave them as they were than to })e so far wantinii in his duty as that. J)r MacCiriinion that the New Zealanders believ«'d in an evil spirit and were, indeed, ac- tuated l)y him ; for well did he remember on a certain occasion when he oHered a beautiful Ihble as a i)ious eijuivalent for live hundred acres of good arable land, the chie] luo.st interested told him to '• go to the devil!" Which sacrile«j,ious objuri^ation ex- < ited roars of laugliter amonn' the Maoris pr»'.s<'nt. [A whisper: '• What the dear, lieroic missionaries have to sutler I ) Jt was at this i)oint that Dr. Misoneger so far forv(»t hims«'lfas to in- dulge in the gi'ossest levity whilisii llic fxisU'iirc «i are tliere And, il' I'm not very much mistaken. I saw liim niyselt. [Dreadlui sensation and some uroanincr} Skvkual FATUKlis. — What — what, brother, Wi>s he like? Dr. MisoNKdiiR. — As lar as ! could make out. lie was a rather intelliiient. polite looking sliape. (►!" dark c(»mi)lexion, and siu^nilicant eyes. It may hav«' i»een imauination. hut he seemed to wear lawn sleeves, an apron ami a shovel hat, and h»dd what appeared to he a r>il)le in his riiiht claw, lor I conceived him to have claws, and not hands, {('omnudion and loud cri«»« of '•.Shame!'! Blame me not, my hrotluMs. 1 relate the vision as it did address mino «iyes. It the devil was i»uilty ol a Koleoism and a personality, he thedislionor on him not on me I T() make sure, 1 i n vest i •fated several ancient darkies (»!' both sexes, who unanimously agreed that they. too. had seen his Satanic Majesty iTi the garb to which I have referred. Pam n(la/,es here interj>osed with a solmn ]»i<)tesi. He was tin- si ifiitilic- knowlt'dii"*' (if Satan which Uostoii possesses. I'or. I liavr never reatl. in aii» ieni or modern liistory. of a i)e()j)le who tlieoreti- eiilly and |>ract ieally i)rove that a (h-vil )intr'ildevv«r- the (h>or bell. "Tis I'asy amonijfst a (h'mocracy. j i»raiil v«*u. be< ause a tattered cat ill-conceals the devil, and an eniply purse is a poor passport to evanf^'elical san<'tity. I vovv and declare that if theie be a d"\ il, he loses his most rei)ulsi\e leai-iVc when adorned with a title, a ribbon or a featlu'r and trair. Sir. if the devil spe-iKs l<]ni^lish, lui speaks it with a u sal twaiiu', ami never drops his " h's." I Si uch merriment ami applause] IM.'. Mlso.\i.:(iKK. — 1 believe t'lat the devil i> just as much an arisiocral as a democrat. l"'or m\' own j)ari. liowever, 1 iii't'. a lour .s(»'p Ih'VoikI thf worst iiialii't' ol' the Pai)ists. I hav»' h«*ard oT sulaii rhaiiiiinu' hiinst'lf into an ;Mii>t'l of liuht, ]»ut w lio t'V«*r h»'ai<). ol liini fhani;inii- liinist'Il' into an .mulican hislioji ;* l)r. Kitiuili>t whispered that the dt'vil had nio'c taste than to wear an apr>>ii and a siiovel hat, or coal-seiUtl '. hut no on-- i»aid any attenti.-n to such atrocious ph-asantry. Dli. Fah1{A(,() Di-: IJositoN. — As the AiiL'li' an-l'rotestant-Lutheran- < alvinistie )>isliop of Western N«.'w York, I tliink the <]ue.stii»n liiiiiht K'e sinq)iili«*d if we turn to the propci- sdureesid' sanlani< inlorniation. Tiie Mauiehii'ans made ihed'\il a vast •)eini>" ])u. BuLHDis. — The Maniejitems did n<»thi)iij!- (»!' the kind, sir ' i ijrotost aiiainst suehold ' at the very tliies- hold of his speech i)lunues in Dr. lUilbctus with liis protect and corroetioi>, and thus toi)i)les over the ;-ho7t-lived hopes <»f tiie iSuii of York I The aL^'L'rieved prelate ass.-tverated afterwards that his conliilence in episcopal human nature had received a blow from which he feared it would ne\-,-'r re«(»v«'r. Jl^iurtlur observed that the al)sence ot authority militated against the U'^efuhiess of the ('oun*il, because imperlin«^nt interruptions went on without let or hindrance, lie even weiit s(» far as to hint that it would have been no harm to ha\ .• horrowed an idea fi show the urievous disapi>oint ment ol' the holy man and the persistence with which he ndused to be c (nniorted. J)r. r»oanerii-es was of opinion that the lacl that even heathen nations believed in the existence of a rtl ^ li' \r niiiiit to th»' liv.Ti'd tcstaJit an nn- •V thr«'s- U'.-t and s ot tli»' ^T wards ■ oivt'd a ► lur\U< r mist th»' •nipt ions far as to d an idra diow tin' .i>ivt('iu'«' I h^'atlnMi cvid»'n*t' . dorivt'd y\ vi'ii'ions. 1 and T liold that Pluto moant the d«'vil. All pools aro full of th(» di'vil and. in our iiifat Knylish epic, the devil moves the hero of llie sonif. If there he no such heina;, \vh«Mice came the idcji, -uments min"ht )»e used, which Anirlican l*rot»'stant consistency compels us to iii;nore. K'ome is so delinile, vion. Truth compels me to admit that such discussicnis its the |)iesrnt helonii" \\ h(dlv to l)ost-]^'l'ormation times. It W(»uld ha\e heen a y,reat Ixton if the first individulal who (piestioned the exislcnce of the devil, haeen delen-ated to the JieXl Wol'ld loriiiwiih. that he miu'ht test the orthodoxy of his doctrine. Luther hein-ved in a devil ; in fact, I am sorry to say the devil \\ a> iic\ er out ol' his moiuh. lleadmils that llir(Ic\il tauLi'hi him some doctriiu's aniauonistic to the teachinii" of Ivome. Now. thciiLth 1 viject the i\oman dou'mas involved, I sti'ctniily suspect the uj ih(.»(loxy of t he dial)oli«al ailvocnie. ajnl 1 ht-re ejiter my solemn protest ayainst seekinn' for lii^ht liom the Prince ol' Daikness. J)Jl. PllKTTYMAN. — AVould it he unorth(»dox. now. to consider the devil a myth:' Could I preach such a doctrine wit h impunity, fo) i istance ^ I)K'. '.( \ ,Kl{(H:s. — I should he miK'h i>ained to hear of any An- j^lican Protestant j)relate preachini*' sm h a theory. Hut e\;in- ocljcnl liherty is :i sa-red thiiiu" which we must n<»t hasiiK iiiicifi'/c with, if vou could conscientiously })rinii' yourself to the conviction thai ihedcvil wasji myth. I see not how yoii could he reached There is no auihority in our .Aiiulic;in I'l'o- teslaiit system that could interfere with you. So, I think, all liiinu's corisidered. you miuht safely h(tld, and even teach, that the de\ il is a myth. — a mei-c po]>ular delusion, like the^d'opi>h argument au'ains! the I'iviiie K'iiiht of Kinus, lor insi:ii;ce, A\ «' must he exc-cdiniily c;i:etid m uuardinii auainst any in- liiiiL'ciiieiit ujion our "lorious privilen-c of I'liv ate .ludLrnieiit ! J)h. Kill .vlist. — Then, where is our uuide in doctrine :* J)i{, H()Am:U(H:s. — The ilihle. Itrotiier; the jlihle ::, our LTuicle ' J)li. lili lAl.lsT. — Hut we all dill'er dreadfully m our interpreiaiioii of the I'.ihle. Now. who shall decide which is rii>ht ^ Where tliere iiie esf^entiiil di\ er^'ellces, sonU' musi he wrotiy. i)U. H<>am:1!(1i:s. -Those matters will he settled satisfactorilv in tile next worhl. J)H. KlTiAI.lsT. — I)Ul, suppose, we ht»ld and tea( h ura\e error ^ will it not he to late to remedy the defect in ihe next world .' J)K IldANKlKJKS. — h Jther, those are mere speculative (questions. (^ — ^-^ 82 T Let us cleave to our convictions and defy popery. Then all Avill l)e — ah — will be — .satisfactory in the next world. 1 am scrry to see estimable men permit their ideas to wander like aoslinas across a common, — in every direction. We abuse, scholasticism — we expatiate about our superiority over the"Dark Ages" — we sing' pceans over our slightest etiort, louder and more senseless than the cacklings ol' a hen over an egg. Nevertheless, when it comes to such an argument as the ex- istence oi' a devil, we fall to g'roping in the dark after him, instead of llourishing about his brimstone l)eard, our evangeli- cal clubs and making the welkin ring with comely orthodox reasons, i)oints, retorqveoi., Ncovs and Tmuseals after the good old kScholastic method. The world has never had a clear idea of anything since ^Scholasticism was thrown overboard. Some of those ancient monks of Paris, I'adua or Oxlbrd would have settled this business in half an hour. I'jveiything the " KefornuMs ■" did was too vigorously done. If you give me__a lift over a hedgt! I thank vou : If vou lu'stow me such a furious shove as not only sends me across the hedge but into an adjacent ditch, I thank you not. If I d«'sire you to draw a tooth, I do not want vou to extract my jawbone also. It's poor policy, methinks. to amputate your toes in order to (>ure your corns. AVe are completely muddled by this question. Some very good theorems are based upon a sui)position. Let us discreetly suppose the existence of a devil and droj) him forthwith. [Applause.] ills Crrace of Canterbury was hiii'hly satisfii'd with the result of their deliberations upon this subjeel. He thought that the world would be struck by th(* contrast between their leaving evervthing an open question and the horrid tyranny of liome, which conchuled every dispute with a cruel, heartless adaman- live (iNdfheina, that, curln'd the i)leas5int liiuht of the imagination and deprived man of his right to subject all things to the «riicible of reason. The world would see on which side was liberty. An lo Dr. IJoanerges' reference to Scholasticism, he must say he he ditl'ered widely from his esteemed friend. The Scholastic method admittt'd of no versatility ; it left no place for evangelical ingenuity; if cornered, one had no t'scajx'. The modern plan was the )>etter by far. ()n«' could soar into the illimitable if hard pressed and from ones i-yrie dei'y the ion also borrow from the (rreck ! To this his (rrac-e of Canter- bury answered. No (Jreek! Timeo Dti/iaos, ike. Ilis own oj)inion was that the jdiilosophy (d ('onfuciiis wouhl be just the thinir. as, ho believed, the teaching of the Saife of Cathay was the very antipodes ol' ]\oman doctrine, and, therefore, most suited to our evansi'elical school ol' thouirht J)r. Boanerg«'s thanked his (Jrace .♦'or his implied comi>liment. and said he would think about it, w}ii<'h lilled the assembly with delight. Dr. Ihilbous also returned thanks, but gratefully declined the task of annihilating .^(piinas observing that to do so would nec«'ssitate the j)erusal of that author's works, ami thus exp(»sc his Anu'lican orthodoxy to ped tin* Wlevil," J think we may safely leave " Hell " in abeyance Some here present l)elieve there is a hell : others hold it is temporal ; while a numlK-r accej»t without modilication its eternal dura- tion. A temporal hell is not hing more nor less than the l»onian l)Uriratory. Are there anv prelates hen' jirepared to ii'o as i'ar ;is i>uru'at\)ry :* |Loud ///// flfiiy tln' rxislfiut' ol |)iu'iiiil(»rv. So. we siiould rrjoirc tliat the Ulcsscd Iit'htriii li;i(l sul('stiai iiiid pfrl't'ct n'uid.'s. ])hil()soi)ht'rs iind rriciids. [(iii'iit .'ippliiusc.] \Vh:i! clt'viiiiiiu' iiispiralion niusl lluTc not have btH'ii in Witt<'uln'ru- ln-cr and wanton rr/i:j,if'"arHnii' lia hiiunphint triniinatio ol' ilicir hi'iculi'iin hd)ors, the prrhitcs sci/cd caclj ollirr's hanfi'siii<_;- diuni- l;irirs. liisinu' slow ly and soK'innK I'roiu his fhair. he spoU** thus : • l>(';illv l)cl()\('d rli;im|»i(»iis ol' tin' AllLrlitan l'l(Mrsl:int (MiiiiTh as \}\ hiw t'stahlisht'd ! I urccl Vf Wfll ' The LanilM'tii ('oli--(oii -[ht'i'c lie sohhcd] ('oiilrii'iicf is ciKh'd. ami tin- \ ;il — vat-— [^ol^^| -V'jitiiMii is :in— -iii — hi-"hi — |sol>] — hitt-d I Hear with )nt', Itui !i.y Ict'linu': "" [licit' i ln' w hole ;isM-ud>ly hurst. into tcais, and set to uioppiiiu' its «'\('s hvsli'rically. -oxn'pi Dr. M;i( (S viuL'-. who is. j uiusi sny. mi :inonialy!| Such hcautilul unanimity 1 Surh hrofhcrly loxc' Such an iini'<[ui\ ()«!>1 display ol swt'ci cvaiiucli. ill peace' Su /ly (»r this u;'l(»ri(»us triiun|)h , ou;•selve^. — liave deprived \(iu (»r euipire. aiuh Irom this latal hour, you will l>eu-in to ireiiiMe, loiici, t(»i>pleover and Tail ' [ I'iUlhusiast ic a|)plause.| The \\<»rldis moved to its loundations: I he roar of Mpphiiidiiio- \ ojces noes up like the sound (»r many wiiers! Distaiil heaiheui>m is mute and idolatry eries out: — *' Why do y.»u torment me. ( ) Lamheth I '" The Isles ol' the Sea — the ( 'oas..> ol' .-Vlrica— the mountains v\' .lai)an — T'ho iroldcn l)aiiks r f H 8') < ^^ of th«' (r;int>'t»s— th(* wilds \vh(MV furious Arctic storms rt'Vrl and liowl — all, all stretch iorth their arms and rejoicing- sing; — " \w\ slinll \vr Imi^ 111' lit't to roam l''iir troMi iHir izinlly (i(is|ifl linini' ; All! iin! Iiir 111 I uur liriirts njnici'. 'I'd linii' ui'i'iit l.iimlirlh s ulmidiis voicr! 'I'lltlr is iilir linliir nf iH'i|\'rlll\ CIISC 1.1 I l'll|iists sii\— iili I — ullflt tllr\ |ilciisr. " [Tronicndous ch«M'rs.| () thricc-to-lK'-hlessed asscmhlau'c which has lurnishcd the \vhole earth witli dejinite ideas aiul sober s))e(iihitioiisI And sliall I say that ^'vdid it '. Away with such presumption I AVhere. then, shall I look ior the chii'l" agency in ihis result '. Here — here — is the a<:ent I [Holds up the jJihie amid cheers.] llei-e is the seinion and our noble \arict y in intei-pret iim- tiiis ])ook I [Cheers,] Can Kome show us anythini:' like it :* She claims authority: wc don't I The slioimest pi'oofoi'our union is that we are not united at all. We lie all as one in oui- determination to hold to tlie privilege of JM'ix ate .luduiiient. and, in this fact, T 's. as 1 ha\'e said before, our ulorious luianimity of dissent. •'Let us. thei't'fore. one and all. make strenuous elibi'ls to fan to lieicc)- llame the lil'e of eiit husiasm which the wondei'lul success oi this i.,ambeth Conlerence has eid^indled in our bosoms ! The ey«'sol'all mankind are upon us. Millions, in the darkness of J op»'ry, are avvaitmi;' with prayeriul aiixit \s tl le conclusion ol our work. Must we not rejoice that the hour ol their (h'livt'raiice is at hand :* AVe must. — we must I And n(»w 1 hi ive (loin 1< As it is near the h our o f d inner 1 shall not detain you further than to wish yon all the bles>inus thai your lieioic eijoiis de.se r\e. The last farewell I shall speak aftt '■ dinnei', which, for the benelit (f oui' Tians-At hint ic bro- thers. 1 announce, has been appointed for se\-en o'clock i»reciM'ly. 'i'lKtse riuht revereml prelates who lun'e brought their wives with them to the Council, will please invite them to dinner. The lair sex, you know, the fair sex must be recou'nized in church as well as in State. [Cheers and godly laughter.] 7f' < 86 "Hov. Balaam ITowlor. D.D., oiio of mv privah^ S.^cr.'tari.'s will lunnsh an oxact a<«oiiiit ol" this Couik'H ol" Lamb.'tii. whirli IS hiMvhy closed ^itie ///>." [(^roat