New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-20
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Episcopal Board of fsiesions-No

"i the Protestant Epi.copal Church in the United
States are 10 assemble %. W in ST. Georges
Church, y. York Wedscs las next. the 22d
inst. The meeting viii be equally important with
that winch VAS held during the session Of the
General Cong-nton in Oct last. s.d therefore |
invite TIA. attention Of your Episcopal readers to
consideration OF SONIC Of tic topics whica, whether
discussed NJ that time not ought to interest tic
feelings OF al.
l. IL IS well known tina, the "Chmchnan" +.
she o.'rAl organ Of the Bishop of tie Diocese Of
NV. York, ~ilo recommends It's introduction into
every family. No family should he without it,"
1t sail bee remembered also that the Editor OF tho
Churc'mtn ia Oct. 1911 declared ,l.st f Ue s.z.
S'ary eoaase'' Of B'slop De Loncey lad pre-
rsifd, he boGrd eaaid lure regois,d q la,ge
measure e. nss c0Gdeacc wdirh IL Lqd last. md
lure Eroseeatcd fs opcrati0ns for a loncer iiae
ri. greater egsc': cxprcs.inr the opinion at the
slms ,insr that b consiuRins 10 gursrc lis pre-
sent c0R,ss The Ssei>ty p,oVi& csnf,nvc 10 lose
hc confluence Of ne cAu,ck. Du: the Bishop Of
tn. Diocese &C Ncv-Ions 4. thu Chairman Of tho
Two Committees ths, represent the Board tic..
Committees ore RESIDENT in the city of New-Yors
ard 80 iar a the public arc Informed they are in
harmony with ihoi. Chairman. The Bishops Off
cisl organ, therefore, charge. him and his a.7o-
clates with having ,o,t in some N asIrc the conf
dcnce cf the Church, and the question of course
very naturally arises whether the Corni,iccs
ought not, in justice 10 the Church to BE- transfer
led 10 ,orre other location.
,. The transfer Of the Committees, bc.dc il.
l..
Church. would b. attended with the particular I'D
vantage OF 5min: hing the A. lenses CT the Board.
New-York il ss,urciIy QUO Of the most expensive
places of residence (if not the most SOL in the
Northern States, and substantial res.on that |
m aware Of has ever been offered for continuing
tire Committees there, which would not be orpl.-
cable to scores of other situations in which rent.
are lower. and the mean, Of living more easily Oh.
tanned One Of the member, oc the Board In pr
Gus city clersym,u) stated at public meeting
that he could support his family with an
income Of less then $4,000, and his family i,
not large one. This shows, air, either that the
habits Of som. Of the city clergy ar. formed with
Uut eye to economy, or c!sc that the means OF
living in the city are aboinnably dear The Sc
cgctarics Of the Board receive . salary of 1000
each, and while 1t continues as high as This, and
49, iacuiuAsnts do little more than perform the du
ties Vi Clerks, the Woodworking country clergy
who are living upon sums which vary from 500 TO
l,000 per snnum, will not urge their pensioners
to contribute largely sud TIE poor widow" will
refuse TO throw in her " mite Their charities
will be made to flow in another channel
3. Let il DO admitted, however that the Com
mii,es. and Secretaries should have their Offices
in New.i ork and | maintain that the salaries of
the latter may still 30 reduced whov, injustice
10 thsm. One Vi your fraternity, MIR. Editor (per-
hsps mors,) has his residence some lo or IL
miles from the city, and tran.acis his daily bu.i-
rcss an the city. Can any good reason be fur
Bished Why tho clerical agents of the Church, who
Of all mon ought to study economy shosd not fol-
low the example of respectable layAcn Who are
contsnted with humbIor style of living than pre-
walls in tho city, Or, are tho children OF this
world 10 be always wiser in their generation than
the children OF light? The leading argument for
the continuance Of the solare. is this " the
Church through her agents, in this her only oppor
tsuily u the just compensation OF her ministry
presents an example worthy of imitation. " The
world indeed makes show OF being Christian
and patrOnizss the Church and takes nct lltiie
credit Tor the patronage but after all 1t loves IT'S
swn, and is clothed in purple aud fine linen and
fares sumptuou. every day tiloushtos' ana care
les. tina, the laborious pastor who ls God MINIS
ter for their salvation, goes with ,hrcad-hale
coat, AID keeps 9 swarm of children, what
would not make the crumbs the wording wastes
Now If the Church, in settling IN it, single case
of patronage the hire deemed proper for It's work
men. tskes The standard of the world, where Is
,h- hope Of reformation ~ Such arguments, it
must be acknowledged, arc extremely plausible
bu, ccrisny they are not unanswcrablc. Mis-
siopary Bishop, are tho agents OF the Church.
md they are Justly compensated. Missionary
rrsshycrs are the agents of the Church, ot TIC
sssc grade in the ministry with the Secretaries
aud they arc compensated with salaries when
lincuding the missionary stPend,) amount on IN
average TO onefourth OF those received by The Sc
cr-isrics. How absurd then, is IL 10 contend that
the Church in hi. instance sets praiseworlhy c>-
ample She ought rather to heed the sdmcniiioA
DO nothing by partially She ought 10 en-
courage no distinction in her agents beside TINT
which is recognized in her iormularics The la
horizons rastor in the far West who goes with
thread bare coat and keeps swarm OF children on
what would net make the crumbs the wording
wastes. IL Just rs worthy OF ms hire rs ms brother
Presenter. whose lot has proyldentaily been cast
in the Eastern city: II Ne cannot " IcNel up
therefore. we must "levcl down, and on the
Scriptural principl. Of equality 4" he that mad
gathered much had nothing over, and he that IA"
gathered E,tlc h.d no lack. e. Cor VIII '''J-
But independently of all TINS, the present system
is decidedly uasc rpura, If the views OF Church-
mon" (and II il Churchmen only thai address,
h. sound in reference to the Christian ministry
~. No, reason according to their princip'e')
tia, the higher orders in the ministry shouts leave
the word of God and serve tables (Scc Acts vi.
q Tscy hold that the higher orders in abe MN
i.try should give themselves continually 10
PRAYER and to the ministry of tue word, and that
dcacons. though ministers, are the mare spproPri-
ate officers TO receive and distribute the CHARITIES