. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . ssession of the veryi stronghold erected for the de- fence of the f;iith, despaired of, the Church, and died hopelessi of its future growth, and doubt-: ful even of its perpetuation. The patriotic Provoost, of Newi York, was chosen to his posi-tion on jjolitical grounds, andhis theology was, as it had beenfrom the first, that of the lati-tudinarian school. His corre-spondence with White is con-clusive as to the laxity of hisdoctrinal views ; and his with-drawal from episcopal duty,and, if tradition is to be be-lieved, even from attend
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . ssession of the veryi stronghold erected for the de- fence of the f;iith, despaired of, the Church, and died hopelessi of its future growth, and doubt-: ful even of its perpetuation. The patriotic Provoost, of Newi York, was chosen to his posi-tion on jjolitical grounds, andhis theology was, as it had beenfrom the first, that of the lati-tudinarian school. His corre-spondence with White is con-clusive as to the laxity of hisdoctrinal views ; and his with-drawal from episcopal duty,and, if tradition is to be be-lieved, even from attendanceon Church and sacraments inhis latter days, would confirmthe belief that his interest inpersonal religion was butslight. The readiness of theConvention of the churches • This interestinor receipt, kindly furnished Rev. Eaton Whiting Maxcy, , rector, ilUis-from the recoi-ds of St. Johns Church, Bridge- trates the scanty and inadequate provision madeport, Conn., by the authors life-long friend, the in Connecticut for the support of the PARTIES IN THE CHURCH. 191 in the Middle and Southern States to sacrifice the Nicene Creed,as well as the Athanasian symbol, and the restoration of theformer solely at the requirement of the English bishops, revealed theexistence, not so much of actual heresy, as of indifference to creedsand confessions of faith. Jilvcn the episcopate, for the sake of whichso much effort was made, was shorn of much of its prestige and historicpowers. It was deemed essential by those who framed our earliestconstitution that the independent and autonymous Church in eachState, composed often of three or four clergymen and the deputies ofhalf-a-dozen parishes, unendowed and often without the ability for self-support, should have the power of trying, sentencing, and removingtheir episcopal head, who was at the outset to have no separate or in-dependent voice in tlie legislation of the Church. The bishop was tobe hampered -nith the care of a parish
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