The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-02
Another Theological Quarrel-One Bishop
Against Three.

| Another Theological QuarYel-One Bishop
| Against Three.
The more we see of the world the more convin
ced are We that il is petulani quarrelsome, en-
vious, backsliding and backbiting planet and thai
most Of its characteristics in that respect grow II
some way or other ont Of theological dogmata--
| the motives TO interfere with which are IN many
instances in close relationship with what foreign
reviewer calls ''tie almighty dollar" As to Potts
| and Wainwright, their dispute has become stale
| nobody cares now about the issue, so they may
bring their columns to the charge as often as they
like especially it is pretty obvious from the dust
they raise that neither ever intend ''coming TO the
point" The rows at Washington have somewhat
more variety in them; they will attract general at
| tention even in Europe; and perhaps furnish a
theme for some English bone grnbber to lay
| Messrs Chapman & Hall, of the Foreign Rerieic,
under contribution, 4 Ia Dickens. We must how
ever pass that subject by for the present, TO inform
the readers Of the Herald that DIR. Onderdonk,
ssBishop of the Diocese Of New York;" has just
| addressed ga Pastoral Letter TO the Clergy and
People Of his spiritual charge" The good Bishop,
we learn from this Pastoral has discovered what a
wicked world is this. He has been wronged and
wounded TO the quick by three other Bishops, TO
| whom he has addressed ''remonstrance, protest
| and demand The following are some passages
| from this formld Bile cpistle -
ITO the Right Reverend the Bshors OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church the United States of America their
brother the undersigned, tho Bishop of New York;
feels himself compelled by sacred and mperious sense OF
duty mis- office and his DIOCESE and to the Church and
Divine Head to communicate this his solemn remon.
strunce protest. and demand Three of our number to
wit the Bishops of illinois, Vermont, and Ohio. have
thought proper publicly to make insinuasons and lay
hell NV
which charges and insinuations involve the accusation
the unaersgned points deeply affecting the sc.psu
the interests and welfare Of the portion Of Chrss
Chursh Of which he Of the chief pastors his faith
for the high and sacred Office with which, in the course
Of Gods providence and by the appointment Of His Holy
Spirit, he has been invested.
Inc Bishop OF illinois has referred in published
pamphlet to the aforesaid ordination step towards
bringing the most serious evils upon the Church. soiing
her doctinal purity changing essentially her character
blasting her prosperity and running her institutions Tho
Bishop Of Ohio has denounced It his Convention and to
the world deserving the highest and fraught
it'll danger to the Church, and grounds upon virtual
threat receive cegymen into his diocese on letters
of dsnsson from the undersigned because OF their being
no security for the doc,rna soundness of the party dis
missed The Bishop OF Vermont besides himself censur-
ing i at large ustcs the aforesaid acts Of his brethren
the Catholic Church OF one Bishops interfering in the
diocese OF another hen the latter in heresy brother
wise bringing alarming evils upon the Church. This,
therefore the character attributed by him to the under
signed.
And further the undersigned hereby in the name Of
God and Of His Holy Church. demands of his said breh.
the Right Reverend Phlander Chase d. D. Bishop OF
illinois, the Right Reverend John Henry Hopkins, D. D.
Bishop Of Vermont, and the Right Reverend Oh arlea
Petit Mclvaine, d. d. bishop Of Ohio, that if they
honestly persuaded that the undersigned is justly liza
bic to the charges which they have brought Or
the General Convention entitled the Trial Of Bishops
present him Tor rn that thus may be fairly and cano
ncay tested whether he Is guilty. or whether they arc
mistaken accusers."
This wager of battle is a revival of the casns beii
between the American Puseyite and Evangelical
armies, stimulated probably by the loaves and
fishes of the rich Corporation Of Trinity Church.
Bishop Onderdonk seems confident in the right
cousness of his cause, but he complains bitterly OF
the ant-episcopal treatment he has received from
his brother Bishops Bishops, it seems then, can
go out of their way to err in conduct as well as
doctrine The reply of DR.. Onderdonk is drawn
up on the principle adopted by ST. Paul when he
magniied himself to the churches; after which he
thus obIiquey dsposcs of his s'right reverend de-
tractOrs:-
The necessity for addressing you at this tune is con,
nected with very peculiar and unprecedented state OIL
things in our Church Evil principles aEsSsT o 20 II
CAL and schismacal influences are powerfully Of work
There is also enlisted in the ranks the interference
may he joined provided worldly motives principles and
agencies may be brought bear upon its views ami DE-
signs And in unhappy illustration OF the injection WHICH
gsmaineh fixssn ~. tbf rsgenerate aenson main " M
herself agencies tending to the result much more
worthy Of those that without Hence have resulted
truly Gana to the nssr ri h o
have been subjected to prolane not baphemous treat
men Subjects essentially and solely connected with the
Church Of Christ-that kingdom which is not OF this
been degraded into entire snbservience to
cuar principles and views Unbushing efforts have been
made to array the sheep of Chriss flock against their pas
tors The more fahipi these, and the influenced
by holy Independence popular errors and the
have they been held to sccrn and rdicu!e the
OF which is lost to the truly Christian mind in
its painful Of their wckedness and impiety Conse
quences most baleful to evangelical affections and morals
have followed the courteses OF society been violated
Christian friendships sacrificed faternal recognition de-
MED and the prophecies Of relative station sadly OVER
passed"
Where this pretty episcopal difference will end
we know not. We hope TO hear something more
of it, which is oerably certain if the three
sing Bishops have any mete in them.
PENNSYLVANIA MoRALITY.-A considerable fuss
has been made in some quarters, in consequence of
the discovery of the sale of number OF whig voters
by one Mr.. McCurdy, editor of a country paper at
Harrisburg, Pa for the sum OF $4,000 We dent see
why much should be made of this disposng of no.
nest, independent, and patriotic wings, like so many
sheep, at so much per head The upright and en-
lIghtened legislators of Pennsylvania have been
robbing Europe of five or six millions annually, by
refusing to pay their debts, whilst they have abun-
dan means to discharge their obligations; and vel
we hear great deal said about it in that virt,,ous
State.
ARRIVALS OF MArLs.-Half dozen mails from
New Orleans came on Wednesday night. Our mer-
chants were agreeably astonished at their appear
ance. Many had given up all hopes of again hearing
from that quarter through the United States Mail
Half dozen more mails yet due from the south,
aud it is generally thought that if they get here next
week, no one ought to complain. Those we have
received are God-send. provided they can be sent
to Boston in time for the Britannia.
OLE BuLL AND VIEUxTEMps.-Tbese inimitable
artists are at New Orleans, where the people are in
the greatest state of excitement at the ravshing