The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-19
Understanding.

To THE EDITOR OF THE n. Y. HERALD:
The truth of the fact which has been repeatediy
alluded 10 in the public papers is undeniable, that
afdavlfs Of similar character to those that formed
The groundwork of the presentment against Bishop
Onderdonk have been kept back and smothered
by his friends; and. in proof of this. forward You
copy Of one drawn up by friend of mine--a
gentleman OF great responsibility, which, to my
certain knowledge was Put into the HANDS of one
OF the bishops known 10 be friendly TO Bishop On
derdonk, and who it was hoped would have had
magnanimlty enough and been sufficiently aware
OF hls duty, to have laid il before the Court but,
to the disgrace OF his station, he smothered it
Yes, sir, smothered it with prete nded Laughter,
when nothing could have been more Sc rious
The Diocese may rely upon it that the House
OF Is bishops has awarded too light punishment TO
Bishop Onderdonk. Instead of being suspe ended
merely, he should have been deerads d-aDd not
only degraded, but excommunic ated-a and not only
accommodated, but anathema tised-and not only
mathematical, but cursed.
There must certainly be something rotten about
the faith and practices OF the six Bishops who had
the hardihood to vote Bishop Onderdonk INNOCENT;
and those sound and fearless Bishops, Meade, Ell
bors but, now they have begun the good work,
they should continue it, by visiting the Dloceses Of
the SIX remaining Puseyitish Bishops, tor the pur-
pose OF ascertaining how it may be with them in
bable. II the Reverend Paul Trapier can only be
put upon the scent in the first place, and have the
assistance OF " another Richmond in the field"
that, by visiting the Doceses of these men, and adj
vertslng tor atfidavlts, enough ct them can be
procured to authorlse presentment and bring them
tc trial-after which the House Of Bishops will
proceedings, and the profits Of the sale will undoubt-
eddy cover the whole cost OF every thing, il GLIDING
their travelling expenses and lawyers fees The
reverend Paul, however, bad better, in every in
stance, send In his bill to the Presiding Bishop,
and not shoot his granny again on his own hook,
IN order TO secure hsshare OF the proc+ eds before
hand. The Reverend Paul can plant well enough,
bu, he should leave the ,D0tering to others.
Strict impartialify should be observed, however,
and, in the course of their ourne yines might be
well tor the Bishop to look into Mlssissil pl and
Ohio as 1t must be admitted that there are some
nard stories in circulation respecting the Bishop of
this last Diocese, IN relation TO the occasional
-rcse Of little high.handed authority, for the pur-
pose of guarding against the undue use OF The right
private judgment when II di ffers too much from
his own. B
l,--, of -, and State of New York,
neing If sound mind and mt mory, do sol. mny,
sincerely and truly affirm and declare that al some
rod at some year, which This de ponent does not
distinctly r. collect, pr that there no snow
IN The ground. and that il was probably since The
publication Of the Oxford Tracts, he was standing
by one OF the p"rh windows of his north psrl, r, in
his house, AT ---, and State of New York, as
.foressld, and young lady from the city 1t New
York, whose residence is not lar from ST. Thomas
Church. OF which the Reverend DR.. Hawks was
rector, but whose name he would on consdv ra-
ton give, as she miaar not survive the publication
ofso iam-n,ebie circumstance, was standing by
the side Of him his attention and That OF The young
n
when he Right Reverend Benjamin T. Onderdonk,
hen aud now Bishop of The Diocese of New York,
came up behind The young lady from near saint
Thomas Church, OF which The Reverend Doctor
Hawks was rector, as aforesaid, and, to The great
-caDdal AID injury OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF these Unred States, and If The true
Churca all over the world, and of the Thirty Nine
Articles in particular, did mi felObiously irreve-
rently indecorously, and unceremonousy, to the
best OF this deponrnt's recollection. either pat or
rull, or else both pat and pull, one both of the
said young lady's ears, from near Saint Thomas
Church, Of which the Rev. Doctor Hawks was
RI ctor, as aforesai
And tins drponent further saith that, to the best
of his knowledge and belief. the young lady as
aforesaid, from near Saint Thomas hurcb, of
which the Rev Doctor Haw ks was Rector, is the
daughter OF low churchman and that she her
self Is one OF the same stamp; and that they both
reject, as this deponent believes, the high church
doctrine Of apostollcal success on-not coLfning
the power of ordination to Bishops alone but
claiming that power for all the CLERGY alike. And
although this deponent cannot affirm positively
the Diocese of New York did eithtr pat or pull or
else pat and pull, one or both OF the said young
lady's ears, from near Saint Thomas Church, of
which the Rev. Doctor Hawks was Rector, as
aforesaid, he is upon the whole dispose to believe
that it not done that account, and that that
could not have been the true reason.
And this deponent further saith that, although, at
the time, he attached no importance whatever TO
the occurrence he witnessed In his back parlor
aforesaid, yet that in re fl citing upon il since, and
taking IL III connection with the circumstance that
transpred at the ordination in Saint Ste phen's
Church in the city of New York. and with the re-
usa Of the Bishop, aforesaid to receive the pro-
test offered by The Hon. John Duer and others, at
The annual convention of the Diocese OF New
York, he ID in the year lS43 he is not prepared
say that there was not some hidden meaning in the
occurrence that took place in his back parlor, as
aforesaid, which he does not clearly comprehend
In witness whereof, have hereunto subscribed
my name, this 20h day OF November, Ammo
Domini 1S44. and IN the year of the Independence
OF these Unted States the sixty-elghth.
Done Mimy front parlor, in my house at -,
and State;of New York, as aforesaid