Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-24
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TOT INC Times.
Mr.. EDIToR:-ln my communication of
Monday, but few remarks were made upoa
Bishop Chase's circular to his brethren of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, because did
not then, nor do | now, conceive that any
inore were necessary. But the opinion ex
pressed IN the article subjoined to nv FIRST ar.
ticle-& which correspondent in this, & in ev-
cry other particular with my own, viz; that
that document wore the appearance of de-
sign on the part of the author to browkeat
his brethren, and thus as il were, daring them
TO say aught TO the contrary of his dictuu
has been much strengthened by perusal of
that letter second and third time. And.
may add, | will be much surprised il some. at
least, OF our Right Reverend Fathers, in their
hdelity to tbs Church, do not initiate ST.
Paul, when he withstood ST. Peter TO the
face, because he was TO be blamed"
AS remarked before, Bishop onderdonk
did not receive the Proiessorship as Bishop
or even as Clergyman. And the Trustees
having refused 10 remove Min from that Of
fee, or even TO call a meetag to consider of
his removal, they recognised bis right to give
instruction as heretofore, and also that of
the students 10 attend him. But, from mo-
tives Of delicacy. he discontinued the servi
ces which he had given the Seminary eratui
tously Tor years, Immediately upon his sus.
pensions and though, by the vote of the rep
fesentatives oil the Church al large, he has had
aptUoet right to continue in the exercise of
ms office, aud has been repeatedly solicited
to do so; yet he has absiained from the one
AMI refused TO crafty the other-neither adj
ding to, or diminishing ausht from, the
strict sense OF The ecclesiastical sentence.
And yet, notwithstanding this most Chris
tan and Churchmanlike behavior. must this
venerable old man be dragged from the seclu.
sion to which he had retired, and where none
but his most intimate friends were admitted
aud held up TO the scorn and Indignation of
his enemies, and TO be gazing stock for all
who neither know him or care ought for his
sorroyys? Must this iniirm and aged Prel.
htes house be watched, and the digniaed and
and Christian project OF "having spies in New
York" be necessary to prevent freeman in
this land of Civil and Religious Liberty, .
from choosing his own visitors7 Credaf Lt-
ddcus dpella, non ego.
And again, Bishop Chase ought TO have
known, and, had be carefully weighed the
matter before writing his letter. common
sense would have taught him, that tina PRO.
iessorsoi the General Theological Seminary
nave no right TO prevent the students from
receiving instruction from Bishop onderlonk
OF from any one else; aud If they were 10 AZ.
tempt to claim it, in all probability some
Bishops, and not feto Trustees. would suh.
ject them TO censue.
Mr.. Editor the Pope Of Rome is not tbs
only Pope. There are Protestant az well :.
Roman Popes. Bishop Chase has shown 81
this latest Development. that the loudest c,;.
ers are not the hes, defenders. What p,e.
vent man, ON the o1e hand. from invitino
and reoeiyingathis own residence wbatsoey.
ercofnpany he may choose, and herme,icsllv
seal UP bis mouth. that his odforls Doc
ihiNtS may not appear And. ON IA. 9TH
ef 70 hinder 'the skulking student FINN
efawing instruction from whatever wells his
iancy or taste may dictatel p,rtiepl.Lv =.
those same odioB DOCTRINES wo,lJ -,
likely be imbibed, should the student ov;s;,
certain mans house in New York" ,ro.
not TAtc,,s