The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-30

Lordihip has every feeling of Chrifian Charity
towards thoie who differ from you in religious
opinions but have daily experience, that the
fame charity does not prevail anongR great
many who profeis to DC OF the fame religious
perfusiion with your Lordihip. am fully per-
iiladed that the want of true Chritian CHARITY
one towards the other, has been the rca, caufs
OF all the unfortunate events which have of late
diigraced this country; and think it the duty
of every man, however he may differ in points
of faith from Others, TO endcavour 10 iInpreE
the great doctrine of Chiitrian CHARITY on the
minds OF all, as the only means OF reitoring
peace 10 this diftrdctcd country. Your Lord
ihip feems to imagine that thofe inhabitants OF
Ireland, who adhere in matters OF faith to the
doctrines of the See of Rome, are difpofed TO
diicontent; becauie as your Lordihp is pleaied
to eXprefs yourfclf, they are not admitted 70 a
full ihare of the benefits and benings of the
happy Contribution under which they live. If
your Lordihip means they are difcortented, be-
cauie they are not admitted to the Members of
either Houte OF Parliament, or to hold certain
great offices; or becauie they are excluded from
the throne; ] mutt confeiS, ] cannot believe
that the lower orders of the people of Ireland.
amongtt whom the ferment principally prevails
have any anxiety ON the fubie6, except as Il
may be RATED in their minds by others; and
your Lordihip muft allow that no difturbances.
ot the fame deicription, are excited amongH The
OHakerJ, who certainly are Liable 70 more dfa
bliities, for confidence fake, than thoie of which
your Lordfiip complains. am afraid, or "a
ther am peruaded, that the difference aries
from the different temper given to their minds
by their religious initruGtors: that the Quaker
is taught to live in charity with ali men, whit
thoie who follow the See of Rome are unfo,tu
nately taught very COINED charity, being told
they are eXclutiVely members OF the Church of
Chit; and thoie Whole minds have not been
enlarged by education or habit, feel If di(Ticult
to conceive, how thoie whom they are TAUGHT to
coniider as not members of the Church, can be
deemed ChriRans; and ACCORDINGLY yomr.
Lordihip will find, upon enquiry, that the an
peiiatlon OF Heather is applied by thofe, to G.
very Protellant. II thofe who are confdered AZ
holding higher rank in the priefthood uted
their influence to corre6t this impreflion on the
minds oftbe lower orders, we might hope, that
by degrees they might be taught TO conlidsr all
who believe in Chrift as their Eedeemer, thouqh
not adhering to the See of Rome, as their bre-
thren Ill Chriit but unfortunately that is not
the cafe. DR.. Troy in his paitoral inffrudion
on the duties of Chriftian citizens, publiihed in
1898, holds up high, the executive doctrine ::
which thofe who think humility chrifian vir-
tue, in all refpe6ts moR becoming 70 weak and
tailible creature as man, cannot but conljder
as fayoring of prefumption. DR.. Hu0cy, in his
paAoral letter, publiihed in 1877, exprefies him.
felt in 4 ttronger language and indeed il is DIFF
hcult for loyal fubject to read that publication
without feeling, that, Especially at the time of
ms appearance, it could not tend to produce
lo;Sity, or even fubmi,lion to the government of
the coz. ntry, in the minds of thofe to whom if
was aidi-e,.ed. Whit fuch impreilions, 70 ex.
cited, are rambling in the minds of men, very
little regard can b. paid TO addreffes OF the ma
ture to which your ],ordhip refers me-Thev
are given to the winds, ss long as the Priefts Of
The See of Rome fha thin hi to hold up to
their hocss, that all who DO not yield obedience
TO that See are guilty ofrebelion aga;NS it F; are
not to be coniidcred as members of the Ch,uch
OF Ghrt; and therefore are not Gin the ewes o.
the sugar at leaf to be conidered as Cbr,h;ane
am fully perfuaded, that thofe who lif.n 20
their doctrines, win never bear Chrifian chart
tY tethoie who are 10 reprefented and will ne
yer be loyal and dutiful fubje6ts to a King.
thus held out to them as himfelf a rebel. In
hne, my Lord, thoie who Glamour for liberty
of confidence (Which in truth they have muf bc
taught to allow liberty of confidence to Others:
and thoie who deiife complete participation.
mutt treat thoie with whom they delire to par
ticipate asbrotherS.
Until therefore, the PIiehs of the RoriG
periuafion fhall think it their duty 70 preach.
honefty and conicientiouny, the great doctrine
OF W7fUeCl6I CHARITY IN CbrjR; until they ihall,
IN all their iniuttions to thofe under their care,
reprefsnt, honehly and confcientiouny, all who
fincerely believe in Chrift, the redeemer Of man
kind, to be bretheren in Chrift, however noifta-
ken they may fuppofe any of them to be in GER
tain points of faith; until they ihall teach their
nocks that deiiring liberty to think for them
IsiUe5, and not to murder them, becaure thew
differ in religious opinions, peace never can be
eitabliihed in the land and the loyal addreffes
OF DR.. Trey and DR.. C2ptinger will, as have
before faid, be given to the winds. They can
have no effect; they may indeed reach the ewes
or the ears, but never Will enter the hearts of
thoie to whom they are addrefed. There are
parts Of your letter TO which viii not advert,
becauie cannot without pain, or without pi
wing pain.
have the honor to be, &c. &c.
kEDESDALE.