Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-16

RELY on the promise. of her Head. Ia ina way, lie
showed that he "wiSc TO win souls and 4, length
by the blessing of God he witnessed tho fruit Of his
labors-recciving abundant answer to il's prayes.
The number Of the Clergy OF his Diocese increased al
least tcn-foid. Old churches rebuilt old parishes
were revived and new ones organized IN th's city
alone, where previously to the buniiI " she inca
ire in the year ISL, there was but or church. ana
that open but occasionally on the Fs'ivais ion'
buildings appropriated to the public vorship Of Al
mighty God greet the eve Of the cLurchman, while
between four and five hundred counnunicahls so
up TO the affairs Of their conlmon LoRp In tue eis
tleh year OF his age, The venerable Patriarch ma"e
his annual visit 10 the Northern States, TO bes.ow
blessing his children and grandchildren' ana
once more to attend the stugs Of the General Con-
vention Of the Church, Of which he was one Of the
Oldest members There, in the midst OF the House OF
Bishops, he seen by the present Wriier, ABOUT d
month since, apparently in good Leaith-though some
what bowed with age-aheconae IN manner, as usual,
and sprghly in And truly II in
teresting spectacle. The Bishop had been member
and minister OF the Protestant Episcopal church of
The u. 5. in the days Of her adversely He had known
the House of Bishops when u consisted Of only three
or four members. He had felt the difficulties with
which from her former connexior. tn the Church OF
Enoand-the Church in this country had to contend.
He had seen her rise above all obstacles, extending
her march slowly but steadily through every State in
the Union and finally he had held communion with
twenty of his BRETHREN who from the remotest less
who like himself had been elevated 10 the Episcopate.
Well might he have exclaimed that he was now ready
to put OFT his tabernacle; "Lord, letest thou thy
servant depart in peace
Bishop Moore's views, doctrinal points, conceded
in the main, and with those which were held by
Bishop Seabury, whose sermons he was accustomed
to lend to his parishioners 1t is due to his memory,
therefore, to state that, although from his natural
amableness OF disposition, he might appear TO YIELD in
some instances, to the claims Of those from whom he
diIered-although he was, in general, averse TO Po-
cmics, lie was, in heart and soul. cHuRcHaAN-be-
eying the doctrines Of the TRINITY, the Incarnation
of the Son Of God, and the MISUNDERSTANDING in
CHRIST as the Ransom of the Ho'id and calling upon
sinners flee Him. having tasted death for every
man--m,an,ainng tha, children onsh 10 be admitted
into state of covenant with God by Bap'ism-eSpos.
tularng with parents when they declined to presen,
them land earnestly cxpreesngA,e opinion that, upon
the faith of the parents and co regaiion, grace was
conferred upon the subjects Of the ordinance and
lastly declaring, without hestal'on tha "from the
Apostles days. there have been these orders Of Minis
ters in Chris,s Church, Bishops, Priests and Dea
cons" and tina, these orders were appointed" by
God himself. FlLiuS.
.Bisop Griswod tho oldest Bshop probable. how
ever that Bishop Moore ordaneda Icshytcr before him.