The Church-Idea

This is a calm, thoughtful, scholarly and yet popular volume-well-intended, well-conceived and well-expressed. It presents Romanism as an exaggeration, Puritanism as a diminution, and Liberalism as a distortion of the Church Idea. The author's views in regard to the "American Problem," are exceedingly suggestive. We cannot agree with the opinion that the Apostles' Creed, whose origin is uncertain, should ever, in regard to Laity or Clergy, have any preference over the Nicene Creed,...
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This is a calm, thoughtful, scholarly and yet popular volume-well-intended, well-conceived and well-expressed. It presents Romanism as an exaggeration, Puritanism as a diminution, and Liberalism as a distortion of the Church Idea. The author's views in regard to the "American Problem," are exceedingly suggestive. We cannot agree with the opinion that the Apostles' Creed, whose origin is uncertain, should ever, in regard to Laity or Clergy, have any preference over the Nicene Creed, authenticated by an Ecumenical Council. Nor can we sanction the suggestions of Mr. Huntington in regard to our Liturgy. Any relaxation in the universality of its use will impair our connection with the past of the Catholic Church, and disturb that uniformity of worship we justly regard as our boast and glory. While we do not think that his "Church Idea" embraces the full conception of our Church spirit and our Church history, yet we believe that its author has performed a valuable service, and his work deserves to be purchased and to be pondered.
--The American Quarterly Church Review and Ecclesiastical Register, Vol. 21