Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-24
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trial ui the BRUSH {, Teen Caroline II eminent exam
PHI. Thunph the u,srnnenlaiy Of The press this IRA
had awakened strong sensation throughout The nation.
togicilng and tsc statements had been given 10 ile
tnr winds by Ilia New York papers II was case IN
which thu bonor oi the P. r.. Church. well as indi
vdual reputation. deeply involved. Tie Court Of
Bishops IL Is presumed. appraised thai all c.,ntnu
mites arc, last governed by tho opinions oi crnpsr-
stvey lew judiclnns men, and that This class Of
never nrn aud express Their judgment without sufficient
evldnuce Therefore, In sheer Justice Ia all The parties.
II is supposed the Bishops Judged II 10 he their duty III
spread lho renr bere mo public, that all WIN coose
10 examine Tor themselves, do ~, and cons IN
enligl iened aud impartial Judgment We'll: The
bishops hook :, the critics % have named II, has
bten published and eneefly read by mntndes, WIN.
having formed their opinions, have returned their usu
al tranquility. Now, II is believed, that reasoning q
posierort.-nm thu consequent to the nnieccdeni--om
the effects produced by this paboaln up,n the public
und To the policy thai dictated i,-the couenson will
strongly commend the wisdom 1T The measure. II IA n
very remark ,ba Tact that iva classes vt society far
temuyed tiom eaeh other Greenland is from Patagonia
are specially soauoalized by tins publication 'rhss,
are The elderly pons spners aud the Tolerated iberlines
OF the land. lhs phenomeun leave to be solved ny
philosophers. Why the u rds Of Paradise and The Enl-
lure family shnuld SO esaelly sympalhze any ona
point. Is prben wnrlhv of s,lution But II is held
hy very different class 81 'h,relors. wuse Opinions ms
we'll as lhpsr ii the worthy sserhood already referred
o) enliled Ia great orhearanoe and respect, that
Christianity II genera aad tie Z. T.. Church IN tsr-
euar. 10 be sadly dsgmced and injured by ,he
discretion ul the Bishops allowing the record vi ibis
tal To be given 10 the enrrrn world and To posery.
humbv conceive. however, ilatthIs is capital mistake
Indeed as trial aud etnsure OF the Respondent
thu only possible alternative by which the Church could
yinlicale her honar from The lmpua,lon whirh would
otherwise have been Inflicted upon IL by the ra.l,ies nf
one ul her highest officers The publication Of her dis
clpnary proceedings was the only way in which sh0
could assert the fnelilude Of her administration in tbs
eyes OF the passing onralion and IN the Judgment of
ages ocnme The Bishops Book" will hsnee remain
warning beacon to admonish otlmrs-n noble monument
ol Christian discipline and II nnhappy case should
require II. precedent for occe siasca tribunals In tu
lure times. Having asserted her authofily and vind-
Gated her iane the Church may, as she certainly
viii. expect her whole ministry 10 preach The gusprl
with az much bolness and efficiency II this trial had
never happened, as if Bishop Onderdonk had never
been enrolled among her distinguished sons Has thu
hletoy OF the deInq enoies of Jacob aud Noses Of Da
vld and Solomon, OF Peter aud Paul impaired thu char
acter efficiency Of the Sacred Volume I Are lhe
unnnmbered baeksldlngs scandals AMI heresirs.
which recorded every page Of ecclesiastical his.
loy To he charged to the prejudice Of the Christian
lipoo, because they have ,ranspred because they
have been reooredf VIII the learned 'lhebans VIII,
have condemned this publication premise that Chrsant.
~ Is responsible io The maayrdpm Of Cranmer, l.ai-
mer and Ridley for the Gonpnader Plut ar Tar
Blshup ondedonk's oeneesl Or, that the authors Of
The Bible, liume's History If Epglnnd tho ''Bish-
ops Book - are justly 10 he rallied at because they have
published these melancholy Iacls r The henef, II pus-
iefhyl This ~ n spccious hnt msehieyuus iallacy-
The tdilacig }cce1eafis NJ egriansby which Cllris
'laniiy sought 10 be made ans@eabe for accidental
circumstances not properly hAlunoing 10 ITSELF though
they occurred IN iis history Then II IL confidently
believed. that the authorities If The p. r. Church have
adopted lhe fidelity aud wisdom, in first ia
noacaliy eeasGing Bishop Onierdonk. and afterwards
publishing the record Of their proceedings IL The world.
To have doue otherai wt,u! have been TO leave thu
serpent his deadly sting and deprive him only u his
warning rattle.
hirl question. which has afforded scope Tor world
OF dcyont and delicate tsaddlc respects the ladies' wh0
testified IN The trial Of Bishop onderdonk. But why
should they not have testified before that Court ifths
character of the Cnnr and OF tho Respondent, and thu
nature OF the interests involved for the present and tho
future, be duly considered, hard Ia conceive Of
occasion which any human being could be justified
upon exalted principles Of propricy for bearing
witness 10 the truth than in the under consid-
Grafton. some Il the newspapers have fallen lnio4
noai fllenous III Of mDrally on this subject. Even
l,e New York lleral--the very inpersonah,n Of IN.
velefate seiishness, Rob Roy in morals, and Vi.
tIusnsu ruin. the Element ui " hose columns like thu
pollution Of the Augean stables. would require for liz
purfration ol the twelve tasks Of Hercules oven
the enld has had the eiruntery Ia Put the garb Of
angel Of light and has dealt alternately in datrihes
aud about the course ol the ladies WIN bore esii
mony against Bishop Oaderdonk. Many papers Of less
daring and wit have copied 3ennetg vulgar rbshlry,
without the qnid pro ono songh and received by HIM Tor
impntung 10 the Columns Of his paper ihsi siTsciive
aud fatal variety which Is So imTes,yrig illustrated by
the appearance III Tho railesnaka, the usi epiendid
aud vi American reptiles Bui no,w i,hsiar.
ding the Grub esis and ewd reproarhes Of this
idzed scaTner and the whole tribe 81 affiliated crit,
les. the moral hernsm which prompted these ladies 10
meet the high responsibility 50 eminenty demanded ny
the Church and society IN general. is and viii he eosn
mended by all whose pety dues degenerate into
menia Hypocrisy, and whose sense vi drl,cacy and
honor eapounded by iewdness measured by thu
love OF money. II g inexpressibly contemplate Ia wit
ness the paiusysms of wounded scnsbiy exhibited BY
these demonstrated guardians Of public nannerss trom
the fact that those ladies' testified they did, whes
THEN papers have ali aiDng sbgnded with commendasnfy
notices Of eeptions novels, dancing woren and "pese
performances, wtheal sing note vi warning !" its
unwary, that they the volupiuous elements I" inesh
table ruin | would consult Ma hiaveJi ~
rorals yolia're ON religion, Chesterfield cojugsl
fidelity, az would these accomplished genllensen utnn
question of deeaGy. who seem 10 be hnehey scAi'-
dssed by the Considerations department Of the ladies who
appeared against the Respondent in the Bishops C0uri.
Suppose Mrs Butler. Mrs l}eare and Miss Rudderow
had appeared the New York boards and sung like
kemblr, danced like Ellsler, 10 have brought
down lhunders of applause from infatuated multi-
tnde2 Or, suppose they had borne witness in csil
court in some magnificent Of scandal, such late
y happened in Baltimore. would The Herald and it's
kindred prints have uttered SYLLABLE Of disprase, ~
doubt, upun the nde.acy Of their position7 Let
these scoGers then know, that the liberal and paue
Of every denomination while they depore The sity
for such sacrifice will honor the noble inrspdi,y If
those ladies' whose testimony alone could have revealed
partially concealed mischief. which burned the unsa
fatally, blazed the less obviously. in the very e&a
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