Four Lectures on Some of the Distinguishing Views of Friends; Delivered in the Twelfth Street Meeting-House, Philad'a by Request of the Overseers of That Meeting - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1890 Excerpt: ... The Ordinances. BY DAVID SCULL. Delivered 3d Month 6th, 1890. Many of those present are no doubt aware, that there was held year before last in London, a general Conference of the Episcopalian branch of the Church. That from this conference there issued an invitation to all Evangelical bodies of any prominence, to co-operate in the formation of a Christian Union, in the belief that such a united influence would greatly promote the cause of Christ. An essential condition for participation in this movement was declared to be the acceptance of the Ordinances (so-called) of Baptism and the "Lord's Supper." In the prosecution of this effort, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of the Church of England, sent, with the resolution adopted by the Conference, an address to London Yearly Meeting as representing the Society of Friends, requesting the consideration of the subject by that body. The carefully worded reply of that Meeting, while fully responding to the fraternal Christian spirit manifested, expressed only the hope of the promotion of a true spiritual unity, thus tacitly acknowledging that that was all that was possible under the conditions of the case. I have introduced some observations upon the subject of the Ordinances, by referring to the above stated circumstance, as it brings out very forcibly, and in definite form, such as perhaps has never before occurred, the separate position occupied by the Society of Friends. Without dwelling upon the question of the practicability of such a union, or whether the earnest desire for it, as promoting a real spiritual unity, is not almost as valuable as a formal union, on what would seem to be necessarily a somewhat narrow basis, let us seek to appreciate the significance of the circumstance referred to. Whi...