 | James Stuart Murray Anderson - Blacks - 1856 - 846 pages
...belief that the order of Bishop and Presbyter was identical ; and that, although his determination 'as little as possible, to violate the established order of the National Church to which ' he ' belonged,' had led him hitherto to refuse to ordain ' part of their 'travelling preachers' in... | |
 | William Peter Strickland - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 514 pages
...exercise this right by ordaining part of our traveling preachers, but I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined as little...established order of the national Church to which I belong. " 3. But the case is widely different between England and North America. Here there are bishops... | |
 | Abel Stevens - Methodism - 1859 - 526 pages
...exercise this right by ordaining a part of our traveling preachers ; but I have still refused . . . because I was determined as little as possible to...violate the established order of the national Church. . . . Here my scruples are at an end." Here the word ordaining is expressly used ; and if the new appointment... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1862 - 712 pages
...right by ordaining [mark the word] part of our traveling preachers ; but I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined as little...But the case is widely different between England and America. Here there are bishops who have a legal jurisdiction. In America there are none, neither any... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1862 - 718 pages
...right by ordaining [mark the word] part of our traveling preachers ; but I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined as little...But the case is widely different between England and America. Here there are bishops who have a legal jurisdiction. In America there are none, neither any... | |
 | Abel Stevens - 1864 - 556 pages
...exercise this right, by ordaining part of our traveling preachers. But I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined, as...have a legal jurisdiction. In America there are none, and but few parish ministers ; so that for some hundred miles together there is none either to baptize... | |
 | Abel Stevens - Methodist Church - 1864 - 556 pages
...exercise this right, by ordaining part of our traveling preachers. But I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined, as...different between England and North America. Here there arc bishops who have a legal jurisdiction. In America there are none, and but few parish ministers... | |
 | Abel Stevens - Methodist Church - 1867 - 642 pages
...exercise this right by ordaining part of our traveling preachers; but I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined as little...But the case is widely different between England and America. HeTe there are bishops who have a legal jurisdiction. In America there are none, neither any... | |
 | Moses Lewis Scudder - Methodist Church - 1867 - 636 pages
...exercise this right by ordaining a part of our travelling preachers. But I have still refused, not only for peace' sake, but because I was determined as little...established order of the national Church, to which I belong. " But the case is widely different between England and North America. Here there are bishops... | |
 | Abel Stevens - Methodist Church - 1867 - 664 pages
...exercise this right by ordaining a part of our traveling preachers; but I have still refused . . . because I was determined as little as possible to...violate the established order of the national Church. . . . Here my scruples are at an end." Here the word ordaining is expressly used ; and if the new appointment... | |
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Church convinced me, many years ago, that bishops and presbyters are the same order, and consequently have the same right to ordain. For many years I have been importuned from time to time to exercise this right, by ordaining part of our traveling preachers.... 
