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I “13" [)0 p01 allow“ W v-" u 5" 8" marks. )1 y first remtrk it tint, he begin. by confounding two emntitlly dif. ' ent things. nsmoly, the “and writers of Holy Scripture, und only Christian writers. Ho nm the ox- ' _:,m Han-1w Scrintnra writ-n-" pres‘SiO“ “early Scripture writers.” and even writee the word “Scripture” with a capital “ S.” Thie phraee ea-a 3m -- the Fathers,” if he means “the‘: “them" to a poaition which would makt” those early Christian writera shudder! If he doee not mean “ the Fathers” his meaning is noneenee! H» remarks you will notice that I {all xhem “ early Christian writere.” 50 L»: cannot plead that he made a W“, slip of the pen. Hie ie a very serious blunder, indeed, deliberately made. Perhaps he never read a page 6,5 -~ the Fathers " until he raised his 1pm.- tempest in a tea pot. In aiew weeks time he has devoured all the Yathé’l‘s, swallowed half a dozen dic- tieuaries. the numeroue Latin works of the great Cardinal Bona. etc., etc. He has even surpassed the feats of (mlelsmitb’s Village School Master, who never dreamed that his Parson’s .. stole ” had been spoken of by any vile wretch as a convenient rag into ‘ which to blow his dirty double-bar- * reled nose. How he would dress 1 down A. B. for mnkincfiuch a vile in- sinuation ! Is it not profane to write 1 such a thought about nholy garment, ] which God appointod for “ glory and J beauty? .\. B’s letters reveal his own opin- ion of his great proficiency in the Fathers. His brief study of them has wrought wonders. Be professes nHW to know more about them than he llOBS about the Sacred Scriptures which he has been reading from childhood. Notice how CAU'rlons AND t'xi-tztt'ram he is about his knowledge - of the Scripturesâ€"the whipped child 1 druids the rodâ€"but how rostrum. AND . m mucus he is about the contents cf the Fathers! Every careful read- in:- ~f his letters must be impressed “1' h these remarkable features. In h .~ l't‘L‘let studies in Church History si;iims to have made a wonderful 3'» wry. He tells us that since the it «of BishOp Hooper the chimere 3. ~ been laid aside. even at the in- : ..i:ion Of a. bishop!! But. is the w . r‘mHlL true? It is without any ~,.ilii_‘ati0n untrue. Inever read or i; it of a bishop of the Church since I i l i 1 l l 4 i i 1. ii is day, performing any episo' i- ,- ~. vlnty either in Church, Hall or L \ _ i :i llouse,'without this vestment.'g ‘.‘f .l' is the Chimere? It is a blacki 4 .. i satin gown reaching down to‘ r: - {ct-t. with aparture for sleeves of i: act. Notice what Dr. Edersheim s . about the 'l‘aelith in the quota- :. .ti given below. It covered the 11;: .iwz-il Kethoneth from the neck to the- feet leaving an opening in front cf :ihout a. handbreadth. This de-; wi-iiition of the Biblical Vestment‘ 'i‘iwiith exactly corresponds with the i1 .scopal Chimera of to-day. 'i‘hc Rocket is a linen garment with {mi sleeves drawn in at the wrists with hands and frills. The ancient Biblical Kethoneth, Dr. Edersheim tells us, corresponds to the Greek ~ (,‘hitou.” I need not stop to prove that two things may correspond and )‘t'i be essentially differentâ€"M ark the great Dr. Edersheim’s deliberate con- viction extiressed without any quali- ti union or hesitation whatever :â€" " .\s the garment which our Lord iSt. John 19. ‘23). AND reosr'. or A I- -‘ “'OI'B READEB’B MY TO A. B. un-v -‘-'_ the Chalug or than mena a1 Kethnneth). from w have derived (hp *0? The Chalng might. be wool. The sages wore it down '0 lb? feet. It was covered by fine upper garmhnt or TaoLth 'o wivhin MM!" 3 handbreadth. The Chnluu luy close to the body. and had nn other opening and (or How arms At. thw bottom it had 3 MW of hem. To poswas only one such " coat. ” or inner garment was 3 mark of poverty. Hence wh'n tha- Annular. We're so?!” on their temporary mis RIO", they were din-med nut to take " t \'u (mat-t." Closely limilur to, H hm “comical with. the Cluluu. WIS vrw ancient guru» m manna rd in the Old Tet-tumult a: Kahuna!» to which the Great " Chimp con»- vonds. As vhn gurmont v- hich our Lord won- (3!. John 19-33). MW orwmcn Bl no” 103' W A“ man» If ”A!" ”II. ” E'L; permitted to oldr u 10w ro- CONCLUDB THAT IT “PW“: WELL Known Kothon'th OI‘ But Kethunm” Tim. '0, youth: ‘v :9 covered by the upper l‘aeLth 'o wivhin aha!" Lh. Th9 Chuluu lay close and had on other opening . "- .‘AA. 3 0' ‘IIU VVâ€"J _ Prcarment, commonly thn Ktttuna (the Biblic- .from which lxtar some thP word "Cotton.’ aI)!" . Kellwqeth to " Cbiwu consp- ereut u hlch our 19.23). Ann 111ch tles to take one Biblical Kethoneth, impions and the Episcopal Vestments set two, on their mission. Dr. Eder- were Aaronical. The King listened sheim asserts that these garments to his objections to the oath. and were symbolical. In addition to this clear. strong proof. by the most com- potent scholar in the modern days on this question, I may add that the Apostles were all Jews, or to speak more correctly they were all Israel- ites except J udss Iscariot. We must always remember that there is a vast diflerence between an Israelite and a Jew. but for :convenience I will use the word Jew. The Apostles were all sincere, strict Jews, and as such they would wear Jewish garments ONLY. TanY WOULD ABSOLUTELY Rs- FUSE TO WEAR ANY GENTILE GARMENT. We are absolutely certain that for several years after its establishment that there was not a single Gentile member belonging to the Christian Church. This surely being the case how could any of the garments be Gentile? We know further, on the testimony of Eusebius the great early Church historian who makes 1 his statement on the testimony of numerous writers who preceded him that the mother Church at Jerusalem was under Jewish Chris- tian influence, and the government Of Bishops who were kinsmen of the Lord. until the second century. We would not therefore expect any Gen- in this Church, since the Bishops were all as they claimed to be of the “ seed of tile garments to be worn David.” with his own hand struck out the objectionsl parts. but the BishOps re- f used to dispense with the vestments. Hooper’s objection to the vestments was that they were Asronical and on the lowest ground inexpedient. All the iletters and conferences in connection with this matter are before me as I write. They were copied out of the Councilobook by Bishop Burnett and therefore are reliable. Cranmer. Ridely and Good- erich used all the arguments and skill they were possessed of. to per- suade HOOper to yield, but he would not. Bullinger, Bucer. and Peter Martyr also wrote him and failed to move himâ€"When all their persuas- ions failed they blamed him for “ his heat, bitterness and stubborness.” and “ particularly for his abuse of’ the Bishops in complying with the Laws Ecclestical.” After 9Imonths delay during which the Bishops would not yield, Hooper WITHOUT COMPUL- SION consented to accept the bishopric and receive consecration. He swal- lowed all his scruples about the vest- ments. But he had stirred such a bitter feeling against the vestments that the Church lost many of her weak membersâ€"When he did yield he lost much of his popularity and influence among the people, and his scruples were after that heard With great prejudice. I-‘olycrates addressed Victor Bishop of Rome in an epistle, quoted by Eusebius in which he says of the Apostle St. John: “ and being a priest he wore the sacerdotal plate.” the Greek word ‘pelaton’ translated ‘plate’ which occurs in the Old Testament Greek. (that is. the Septuagint), is the technical term for the diadem worn by the Jewish High Priest (Ex. 28-36). Epiphanius (Beer. 78. 14). says the same. and appeals to Clem- out as authority for the statement. Hegisippus affirms it of St. James, the brother of our Lord, the first Bishop of Jerusalem. Valesius and others assert that others of the Apostles also wore "the plate.” ; \Vhile the Church was suffering per- secution and worshipping “in dens and caves of the earth ”-â€"â€"the clergy being hunted after and searched for we cannot expect to find much said about Vestments. Things were. no ‘doubt, in a very primitive condition. i'l‘hc utmost secrecy would be observed as to distinct clothing of any kind. Z'l‘he 7-lth canon of the Church of 1 England, for which A. B. has so much ? praise, would not suit apostolic times. The Apostolic Constitutions refer to the Bishops' vesttnents in these --â€"v â€" _,,, words: t"I‘ht-‘m the High Priest standing at the altar with the Pres- r _ byters. makes a private prayer by himself, having on his WHITE OR mumrr VES’I‘MENT.” Pontius in his account of St. Cyprian’s martyrdom, says that “there was a bench by chance covered with. A WHITE LINEN CLOTH, so that at his passion, he seemed to have SOME or THE nnsmus or run EPISCOPAL HONOR." A. B’s ” city dress ” don’t explain this pas- sage very clearly! The white linen cloth as connected with the Episcop- al honor, must have some reference to the Bishop’s white vestement. Eusebius in his address to Paulinus. Bishop of Tyreâ€"refers ” to the sac- red gown,” and. ” the Sacerdotal garments worn by Bishops and Priests. It was one of the charges made against St. Athanasius, that he imposed a tax upon the Egyptians i to raise a fund H ma THE LINEN VEST- lmaurs or THE CHURCH.” Sozomen lalso mentions this charge. It was ‘ the tax that was objected to. not the ‘VeSlllH’llts. This shows that they i were in common use. St. Chrysos- ltom intimates that deacons wore ec- cleswstical vestmeuts in their minis- trations, when he says. their honor, crown and glory, did not consist so much in walking about the Church in a l i t l f " A WHITE AND SHINING GARMENT,” as in repelling unworthy communicants from the Lord’s Table. The histor- ian Sozomen. when speaking of the assault made upon the Church by the enemies of St. Chrysostom says: The Priests and Deacons were beaten and driven out cf the Church, As war WERE IN run vnsrunnrs or THEIR. MENISTRATION.” " The vestments of their ministration ” did not mean " city dress.” I will reserve other quotations for another occasion if I should need them. when I shall show how difierent and contradictory are n... rnnlies which are given to our center " at w On Insietul‘" in 1:359 cont! tel‘ on. many ‘ A. B. in his second letter on Vest-I ments gives us the names of several Churchmen, who were, according to his representation, more or less 0p- posed to Vestments. Some of them would not thank him for putting their names on his list, if they had it in their power to give us their pro- test. Others of them for peace, and for peace sake alone, would sorrow- fully and very reluctantly discontin- ued their use, because ot the violent storm of bitter opposition to Vest- ments which had been stirred up in England by some of the Continental Relormers. Now A. B. does not approve of rejecting all Vestments, yet he praises in those Churchmen, what he does not approve of among Presbyterians. I cannot say to him: "v-vd _ “ Plato, thou reasonth well,” but I can say, because he gives me good grounds for it, “ lay aside your} philosophy, it is injuring your com-1 mon senseâ€"an ounce of common sense is worth more than a pound of philosophyâ€"and study a little logic, you need it badly.” If Queen Eliza- beth, that ” Bright Occidental Star,” had the opportunity of writing a column in the Chronicle on A. B.’s mistakes or misrepresentations of herself and clerical Vestments. he would be heartily ashamed of himself. and would keenly realize that he was entirely at the mercy of a well read 'and profoundly able woman (see J udgeâ€"s 4â€"9). A. B. approves of the 74th canon of the Church of England. I fear he has not read the canon carefully, be- cause he does not give the sense of it. He mutilates it as badly as he does some of his other authorities. 'l‘he canon begins by asserting that the framers thereof followed the grave judgment of the true. ancient and flourishing Churches of Christ. and the ancient custom of the Church of England; and hOped that in time newfangledness of apparel in some fractious person would die of itself, and they constitute and appoint that Bishops shall use their accustomed Vestments. The apparel oi Deans, Masters of Colleges, Archdeacons. etc., etc., is described. They ordain that all ecdesiastical persons shall ‘wear Priests’ Cloaks and no one of *them shall go out in public without the accustomed long cassock. except he be too poor to provide one. in which case, he shall be allowed to wear a short cassock. Now the short cassock is the ordinary clerical coat worn by most clergymen in public at this time. This canon does not apply to the Vestments to be worn by the clergy during Divine Service. It has nothing to do with the Surplice. A. L "A. ”VUOJinon " .__ â€" B. approves of this 74th canon, that orders the distinct clerical habits which were in OTHER ascmm CHURCH- VV IIIVA- ' ' .___ ES and which were in accordance With THE ANCIENT CUSTOM or 'THE CHURCH or ENGLAND. That must mean in pre reformation times. I am afraid he has not read the canon carefully. And yet he says, "So long as Vestments are kept within the bounds of the language of this canon there can be no harm,"â€"and then he adds, “ but when Reader re- presents them ss emblematical,” ete.. Reader did not_in any way refer to _--A ‘UV““\I “I“ w- any of these 'Véétme'nts. {which are worn out. of Divine Service. Here again A. B. confounds things which (I- A nnnnn 4. have no connection. He does not seem to understand what he is writ- ing about; if he does, he does not write as if he did. I am now com. pelled to make a very serious charge against him, namely, that of misre- p. eeentation. 'l‘he misrepresentation is contained in the following words : " But when Reader represents them" (that is Veetments) “ as emblematical of the purity, honesty. and devotion of the otIice-holder without respect to his character as a man,” etc. These words contain an outrageous misre- presentation of my meaning. The uorde I used were: ” No matter who he is. if he has received AUTHORITY, we must respect his oflice, and his sacred Vestment is to represent this to our eyes, even as it shows him. the purity, and honesty, and devo- UHUI U“ V VUVOIOVâ€"u- to our eyes, even as it shows him. the purity, and honesty, and devo- tion. wmcu SHOULD BE the character- islics of God’s minister.” Let me paraphrase or eXpleiu these words in e fuller manner thus: “ No mutter who be is, if he hes received AUTHORI- TY we must respect his ofice,” (that. is, even if the men should forfeit our respect) “ end his “cred Vutt'nent in to represent thil to our eye.” (that is. respect for his sacred one.) “even as it " (that is his sacred VestlIent). “ shows him the purity, and honesty. 1 and devotion. WHICH woman the characteristics of God’s minister." Il hope this misrepresentation was not deliberately made. Dr. Adam Clarke. the great Methodist commentator, says: “ ernmo, as mmanun or OFFICE, 18 or nan Commas: ram 18 umnmnr maemnn.” If Dr. Clarke states the truth A. B. has no reason to boast of his superior know- ledgeâ€"he is the fellow who is in “ the dark ages of the world." Dr. Clarke in commenting on Exodus 28. 2 says: “ The WHITE SURPLICE in the service of the Church is almost the only thing that remains of those an- cient and BECOMING Vestments WHICH GOD COMMANDED TO BE MADE FOR GLORY AND BEAUTY. Clothing. as EMBLEMAT- 'ICAL OF OFFICE. is of more conse- quence than is generally imagined.” iDr, Clarke did not believe in any of A. B.’s conclusions about the Sur- plice. He believes as Reader believes in its symbolical meaning; he did not believe that it. originated in Rom~ an Pagan Empire. Reader would rather have Dr. Clarke on his side than A. B. A. B.’s "statement which is dia- metrically opposed to Reader’s claim that the Surplice had its origin in the Ancient Jewish Temple ceremonial instituted by God Himself." reads like a satire when brought into the presence of Dr. Adam Clarke’s state- ment, penned when Dr. Clarke was evidently in a dev0tional frame of mind. Dr. Chalmers, the great Pres- byterian, commenting on the same passage says: “There has been a distinct sanction given to the associa- tion of outward splendor with the office of the ministry,â€"â€"IF nor SUCH TO MAKE IT IMPERATIVE, on INDISI’ENS- ABLE, AT LEAST TO OONDEMN THE INTOLERANCE of those who stand opposed to it. In the antipathy to priestly garments, and the controver- sies which| have been raised about Lthem, I can take no share.” Such was the candid testimony of thisl great man, recorded in the calm moments of his communing with God. He evidently connected the Surplice, stole, etc., used in the Church of England in his day with the Aaronical garments which were divinely appointed. Surely if God commanded and prescribed these gar- ments in one age of His Church, AND 1E 'rnE REASONS FOR THEIR USE WERE NOT PECULIAR 'l‘O THAT mstNSATION. is it not natural to infer that they are highly proper now? This seems to I have some promises to keep before I proceed to the great question of Re-Union. If the discussion of the Historic Episcopate does for A. B. what it did for Dr. Shields, of Prince- ton. I shall rejoice greatly. It brought Dr. Shields, one of the ablest Presbyterian divines in America, to the Episcopal Church. He is now under Bishop Potter in New York. It would be a tremendous risk for me to accept A. B.’s very, very kindly and courteous offices in so generously offering to stand God-father for me among the Presbyterians. The ex- perience of such men as the late Dr. Edersheim, as quoted above, is not encouraging. Dr. Edersheim was born a Jew, of high priestly descent. His father being a man of culture and wealth gave his son every adyantage of Jewish and Gentile learning. He attained to the very highest standing in the Gymnasium at Vienna, carry- ing 03 most important prizes. He completed his education at the Uni- versities of Vienna and Pesth. At Pesth he became a teacher of Ger- man. Associating with some Pres- byterian missionaries he there first read the New Testament, and became a Christian. He. entered the Presby- terian ministry naturally knowing no other as yet, and as he said “of Church questions, I know absolutely nothing.” After years of successful and earnest ministry, and of wide literary and theological study and authorship. his desires and aspira- tions became less sectarian and more , Catholic. Astudy of NewTestament criticism and of the Fathers had already led to a complete inward revulsion. He began to comprehend his own position. that of a Presby- . terian, and that of the Universal 1 Church. and, amidst many perplexing i questions, his sympathies new first I turned to the Church of England. 3 Some years after this he became inti- | mate with Canon George Williams, - who was able to enter into the pecul- iar development of Dr. Edersheim’s > mind. After knowing his views and e convictions, he communicated with e the Bishop of Winchester. who. in n 1875 admitted Dr. Ederaheim to dea- t cons, and, six months after to priests I. orders. turaL A few years afterwards Dr. Eder-' sheim wrote: “I have passed from the Scotch to the English Church, and have not for one moment regret- ted the change. The changing was, and is, most unpleasant. but not the change ; that has placed me where all my sympathies hnd ample scope. I AM oosvmcnn or ran HISTORICAL CHURCH. I believe in a national Church; Iprefer a liturgical Church UIIUIUII, A y ----------- "--_- _, â€"and on these grounds I have joined the Church of England. I can under- stand how people can object \4 this or that IN the Church of England . hut scarcely how any rational. devout man can cppose the Church itself. If your theological tendencies are conservative. BEBE rs a cannon THAT HAS BEEN PLANT!!!) AT THE cumm- A'rxox or EEGLAHD. WITH ALL THAT :8 NOBLE “D GRAND IX THU OLD 833W. TRADITIONS, AHD arms, AND WITH ALL ma ow ursrovatcan onuacagmmn. If you to be both reasonable and scrip- fiifiéam. w‘hu Church u. Summery Things for Hot Weather Comfort. The men who want to look well on hot days should wear Fur- F nishing which'give complete comfort. which fit so they don’t rul k or chafe in the hot sun, and which are light enough to be a. ples ’ sure on a hot day. Our Furnishings combine s11 these quslities ’ Our Shirts are perfect fitters, end our lines of Neckweur in Sill } Ties and Asoots ere slso perfect for summer weer. Our Rosina” in fancy striped und embroidered cotton and cuhmoro in van} nobby. ()ur Collars ”a np-to-dtte 3nd comlortsblo. I We have s new Collsr in stock csllsd ths “ Pslmstto,” sn : collor for the hot wssthsr, in sizes 14‘ to 16}. It coal comfort. snd coolness with s stylish sppssrsnos. and thst is ‘ our young men srs looking for. Our stock in (not is com: with every shsps dosirssbls in dilsrsnt hsights snd qnslt . MOCKLER. if . MOCKLE A few Words Aboufi our 4 New Collars.