Excerpt from A Reply to the Review of Dr. Wyatt's Sermon and Mr. Sparks's Letters on the Protestant Episcopal Church: Which Originally Appeared in the Christian Disciple at Boston, and Subsequently, in a Separate Form at Baltimore: In Which It Is Attempted to Vindicate the Church, From the Charges of That Review Clapham. They are contained in 3 vols. 8ro. And three edi tions have already been printed in England. They are posthu mous; the first volumes made their appearance in 1814, and the last in 1818. Reviews of these Sermons are to be found in the Christian Observer, vol. Xiv. Page 26, and vol. Xvii. Page 655. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Reply to the Review of Dr. Wyatt's Sermon and Mr. Sparks's Letters on the Protestant Episcopal Church: Which Originally Appeared in the Christian Disciple at Boston, and Subsequently, in a Separate Form at Baltimore, in Which It Is Attempted to Vindicate the Church From the Charges of That Review It is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture, and ancient authors, says the preface to the ordinal of the church, that, from the apostles' times, there have been these officers in Christ's church, bishops, priests, and deacons The first, or superior order, were intrusted with the government of the church, and with the power of ordaining or admitting men to the inferior orders. The second order, deriving their power through the hands of Bishops, were empowered to preach the gospel, and administer the sacraments of the church. The third order, were general assistants in the service of the church, and charged with the care of sick and poor people. These three orders are known in scripture, by the names, first, of apostles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This book explores the varied terrain of religious activity in early national Baltimore. It examines the development and consequences of the voluntary church system in one urban center during the ferment and change of the formative age for American religion.