The New York herald., 1844-09-10

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From the United States Gazette
BISHOP ONDERDONK'S ADDRESS
pal Church IN PennsylUania, called to consider
his resignation. Read IN Conuention on Friday
afternoon, Sept 8, 1874, by the Rer. Mr..
Odenheinier, as Assistam Secretary of the same
To the Special Conrenol Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Philadelphia.
REV. BRETHREN AND GENTLEMEN
This SPECIAL Convention was summoned In COM
pliance with an application to me Of the Standing
Committee, founded on the declaration Of my de-
sire to resign the episcopal jurisdiction OF the do
ccse, on account OF the state OF my health, and
also, OF my desire, from the same cause, in case
you should not consent to my resignation, to have
an Assistant Bishop elected. For view OF this
my motive, lay before you the present Narrative.
The statement must necessarily, besides the ma
ture OF the subject, be in part technical; though
perhaps not without errors In that respect as 1t IS
nearly thirty years since rellnqushed the prac-
tlce of medicine, and my studies have since had a
different direction. In preparing IT, give some OF
the dates in former years from the register OF my
official services
My episcopate began on Oct. Is, 1927 and
Immediately commenced It's duties. Besides other
journeys,.l visited in the winter portion OF the
western part of the diocese. In August, 1928, |
went thlher again, remaining Sunday, the 80, at
Harrisburg. That night ! slept with the window
raised and change In the weather coming on !;
had in the morRing severe pain far back in the
left side, the lilac region, with tormentng atiec-
tlon that frequently required. Hoping that 1t
would not prove obstinate, pursued my journey !;
and preached at Carlisle and Bedford and thence
proceeded 10 Pittsburgh; my remedies being
peppermint from the roadside brandy and water,
but then with little benefit and at length parego-
rlc, which, with some relief, soon destroyed what
x&f
days bottled porter was used for nutriment. In
Pittsburgh, after holding the examinations. or
dained, on Sunday, 10Th, two deacons. But
though fulfilled these duties, the internal an
guish, which had increased on the journey, was
not alleviated and bad the access to Philadelphia
been what il now is, might perhaps have over
come my reluctance to break appointments and re-
turned home.
miles from Pittsburgh, at Chartier's Creek and became
the guest Of Mr. 9. Cowan, OF that neighborhood. Mr.
Cowan. after conversation With friend, (Mr J. d. Da
vis) who accompanied me- and was aware Of nay condi
ton brough tumber two thirds full Of burnt bran
dy which drank and it Immediately went to the very
point affected being the first thing that did SO, and pro-
ducing ncompara6y more relief than any before EN-
ploy ed Another tumber Of it, taken retiring, in
creased the favorable result But effect produced
my head all went to the internal suffering.
The next morning early, | resumed my journey down
the Ohio River, and then northward lar Erie
yelling and officiating with less inconyenience than
absence OF four weeks My health, though improved,
far from being restored. The remedy used at Char
tiers Creek had mastered the formidable violence the
disease; but pain and distress still continued, requiring
further recourse 10 spirits and water with advan
tage than from any thing else. Regular medical treat
ment, besides that was incompatible with fulfilling my
appointments, seemed unnecessary, when the COM
plant moderated, and might, ! hoped, soon pass
away.
About fortnight after my return home, began to
experience the bad effects Of exposure (but
vodabe to nnwholesome atmospheres in parts Of Penn
81 yvana and Delaware For the first time in my life
had the chs and ever being the second malad
had incurred after entering my new department OF
duty, less than twelvemonth before This disorder re-
at intervals in 1929, 40 and 81 making four years
ALL and at the first seizure in 1928 there accompanied
il peculiar and somewhat alarming pain deep within
the M iea sraehnoid.s the delicate membrane which lies
between the two other and stronger that surround
the brain This pain yielded in few days to the app
cation Of ice to the forehead. And, -th0ugh still quite
feeble oficated, with clerical assistance, Sunday,
September 2sth, at West Whiteland This du,y com
pleted the task had assigned myself had visited
every parish in the diocese of them twice. besides
other places and all congregations in the diocese Of
Delaware less than from the day OF my con-
secraon and this during the last two months under the
Of disease rem the rs and by this time
complicated But, pardon the recurrence, my mind was
cheerful knowing then unhappness beyond that OF
our common lot.
The disease continued, with often less Of the
suffering at rst and pain in the lett side at the spot
was my common practice, when lying awake at night, to
press firmly on that spot az thus obtained degree OF
mitigation Of the discomfort And ], all along as a
OF relief took brandy and water either occasion
ally reguary in the later OF the ten years pretty
largey this appearing to me an unavoidable necessty
for once in all that time so far as can recollect
was / in healthy condition. approaching to il.
Yet severe and obstinate as the malady proved, my
thoughts were less given to II than my professional
duties and journeys, constantly returning upon me- and
inc reasing In their amount From such reflection how
ever at times gave IT, thought i possible yet the
whole suppssition may be wrong) that adhesons had
formed, at the point indicated, about the descending
colon and fso nothing remained but palliaon Of the
ha aotTo tua Wa fhpnpr prn
ployng; none, at least consistent with my remaining in
active duty; and to using others, know not that my
mind harbored the thought.
About the end OF these ten years this local pain much
abated often perhaps left me entirely, and seldom
sorted to the pressure side But the distress soon
increased and in about year very greatly becoming
that peculiar misery which only be imagined by
those who suffer IT, Not long did these almost excru
ciatng symptoms prevail before became sensible deto 81
fatigue that endeavored to travel less at night to
divide mylday journeys and to start the afternoon before
cd also the aid of my brother clergy more frequently
than hitherto In reading the prayers &c or often
seemed in former years that J could scarcely isnor @
ford Radnor Church, and Oxford, have been
fantng, In similar extreme debility with On almost
entire failure OF the voice, to have TO abandon my ap
pointed duty or fulfil with great difficulty. During
the Communion in st. Peters Church, Philadelphia,
Eastcrday. ls4 my isntshness and loss Of voice com
PEELED the rector 10 continue the service.
All this terrible exacerbaon OF my suerings demand.
ed large use brandy and water, the only OF
hem f0r taxing frequent Opiates WOula De IN
compatible with my almost constant official engagements
and dsliked the habtua resort to such remedy more
medicinal indeed in appear ance and less under reproba
ton vet more liable to fatal abuse than the one
ployng and the further medicine that would be required
would probably exhaust whatever healthy power
mained in the disorder riscus. During this excru.
ciating stage Of the disease say early in 1910,
collected the case Of a venerable gentleman, whom
many years before had indulging plentfully in
fruit at dinner party, and Who soon afterwards was
informed was under medical advice for chronic cooniis
he having cautioned by his physicians against fruit
such contains malic acid ss poison in his complaint
He died n few months The recollection OF his led
me to further consideration Of my own disese which
now had manestly become chronic, and which might
believed have all along been cassed coonitis nha
nation in that portion Of the vsccra Il also led
attempt the self denial Of avoiding fruit, and
some OF the imported In this attempt partially succeed
ed IN 1870 and with benefit. But in ISti, return
I'D to the much coveted ndulgence till almost inolera
BILE increase of the local misery with extreme discomfort
OF the system producing the first of the faint turns
toned (at Phoenxville July isii) with nearly the loss
of my voice for the day, fixed my determination; and
have since eaten fruit which supposed to contain
mac acid whatever Of fruits, in their natural