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Show DISTURBING ST10NS. 1 Is There Faith Anvy the laity of the Episcopal Churc!, Sorn( (Dangers That Beset the Foundation off) the English Church. f; - Ihe Sun, Xew lork, prints ie following letter let-ter from an Episcopalian layman i "To the Editor 'of the Sun Sir: Permit one who meekly wishes to show forth some, of the dangers dan-gers which are besetting- the foundation and faith of the Episcopal church to bear a though!, however little, which cannot fail to show a real, distinct and decisive danger to those who hold to that foundation founda-tion and to that faith. "Is there faith among the laity of the Episcopal church i If so, is it the fire or is it the smoke, thick and dull, which is mistaken for the true essential? es-sential? If faith does not exist, not faith in God. but faith in the precepts and teachings of the church, is t If n 1 faith lasting or will it blow away and cause to drive away from the fold many who hold to lhat faith supposed and taught to be 'once for ail delivered to the saints'' 'T should like to hear ihe voice of others of the laity on thismatter. ''What is the alternative? Is it Rome or Protestantism Prot-estantism i Will Crapsey and his supporters tend to draw 'all men unto Him?' Will they not lead men as cattle are pd to the slaughter? What can that slaughter be but infidelity and cankerous germ of Protestant sectarianism, which ig constantly against itself and cannot, stand? "Will it lead to Rome? Will those who think, who feel, who pray, look for peace there will they find it ! I ask those who have gone thither. Will they find beneath the framework of that great old faith faith? ''And yet Rome is the. 'mot her of the faith,' not like England's King, 'Defender of the faith.' If so he be, why docs he allow; his canons of Westminster Westmin-ster to preach nsUhey do? Is he head, or is Christ ? Is he like the Rope, the vicpor.i Aln b.yw 'fo'r'tlie Mgnnmrclilf jhc wore! ) ' "I ask these tepv questions. The answers, if so they may bo calil, are vague. Great questions, like great men, must; necessarily be vaguelv understood under-stood and thought about. PASQUIX LEROY. "Xew York, August 30." |