The New York herald., 1849-06-12
Bishop Doans md the Holy Episcopal
Church In New JERSEY.

The recent expose of the financial operations
OF one of the most distinguished scIons of the
Episcopahan stock, in the emlnenty respecta-
ble State OF New Jersey, has very naturally at
tracted great deal of attention. Among the news
papers which have devoted more or less of their
precious columns TO this precieus affair." we have
observed one which has been particularly jealous
Hitherto, Its spasmodc efforts at w.t. poetry fury
and bombast, have been aimed at thieves and pick
pockets, with an occasional dash at heroic bur-
glar or chlvalric robber of pantries With others,
this print has got hold of live bishop, and
assumes great deal of credit for its priority in
bringing his interesting peccadilloes to the notice
OF the sovereign people. In fact, now that Walker
has been acquitted, Bishop Doane and the cholera
are the al-absorbing objects of public attention.
They have had solemn convention about this
of Bishop Doane-they have and nothing,
since the deluge, has equaed the awful sublim,ty
Of that solemn occasion. The Reverend Charles
King was there-he was; and the Reverend
Charles King opened his mouth as wide as that
OF Job, or the of the prophet and delivered
himself of an overwhelming budget of pathos and
pety. Brandy and bathos are abundant at Burling-
ton and the Reverend Charles King, with charac-
teristc ncontinence discharged his share of the re-
ligous duties of this tremendous convention in a
speech in favor of Bishop Doanes immaculate purity
which only the Rev. Charles King could have de-
llvered. The Rev. Charles King, we are told, in
sisted, A" that whereas, upon rumor or newspaper
charges, the meanest criminal could not be ar
ralgned, it was intoerable that man of such emil
nent services as Bishop Doane, Of such untirng
devotion to the church, of such self sacrificing la
bors, should be held up as a suspected criminal
Bravo Nor did King want associates in this cru
sade of affectionate piety. Mr. Hasted another
reverend son Of the Holy Episcopal Church in the
Jersies, took the opposite side, and actually dared
to hint at the necessity of some investigation into
the case. The Reverend Horace Greeley, too
for suppose they are all reverends-has his fin
ger in this pie ; he has his finger in every pie
just like the awkward cod d-hopper, who will, when
he visits our great city, insist pok,ng his nose
into every mock auction store in Broadway
Now, this whole matter about Bishop Doane
may be resolved into nutshell. Bishop Doane is
a very pious, eloquent, excellent man. lie is, in
fact, jewel of bishop Since he commenced
his ministrations in the noble State of New Jer-
sey, preachers and piety have gone up enormously
Yet, bankruptcy and bishops are not altogether
Incongruous. Bishops are human-hey are
Bishops eat drink, sleep, laugh, cry, get in debt
Tailors, confectoners, bakers, butchers, grocers,
bootmakers, wine merchants, are, also, all hu-
nan The stern seventies of their rules of bu-
sness are, alas! liable to be violated one day by
eloquent oafer, and the next by a consecrated
bishop! Such is human nature Jerseyman is,
II is true, we all know, not much gwen to the
s' melting mood" More practical Than poetcaI.
he does not often yield TO the human weaknesses
which do prevail in less favored lattudes But,
all what Jerseyman Withstand the blandsh-
ments OF bishopl
90 ITO his share some natural errors fall
Look on his gown, and you'll forget them alln
Yet, after all, our Jersey frends-the confec-
,ioners, and the bakers and the butchers, and the
bootmakers, and the tailors, and the grocers, and
the builders and the carpenters and the hewers of
wood and the drawers of water-are not without
excuse for their veraant philanthropy-then con-
suming love of a bishop. Not without effect had
Bishop Doane sent forth, year after year, from the
pious press of beautiful Burlington, his apostolic
msnifestoes Into no unwilling ears had he, Sun
day after Sunday, poured his poeticsl descriptions
of the California of the skies Not in vain had
he from week to week, from one collegiate ami
versary to another, dazzled the eyes of the too
susceptible tradesmen and shopkeepers of Burng-
ton with his gorgeous paintings of the New Jeru-
salem. new bank, of inexhaustble Golfers and
unlimited means of discount, was thus opened to
The peaceful and plastic villagers. Who so sense
ess rs to refuse credit 10 him who
Reads his title clear
10 mansions in the skies ~
What boatmaker. or tailor, or confectioner or
carpenter, or grocer, or butcher living, moving
and having his being in the Christian town of Bur
lington, could hesitate to give unbounded credit 10
Il bishop who dealt out lots in the New Jerusalem.
with its streets OF gold and Its palaces all studded
with jewels of nestimable value Ice cream
and mutton chops in exchange for houses in the
heavenly city What Jerseyman could resist the
temptaonl Nay, what New Yorker would not
have plunged head and ears into the business
Great is Diana of the Ephesisns The Holy
Episcopal Church grows apace in the afectionate
regards of the faithful Every day reveals new
gores in the hierarchy of this gentee denomina-
tlon-ths respectable phase of Christianity, which
clothes itself in fine linen and purple, and, farng
sumptuously every day. turns up its lordy nose at
The miserable creatures who content with the
humble fare and unostentatious worship of the
fishermen of Galilee or Him, the holy
and the blessed, who trod, eighteen hundred years
ago, the streets Of that Jerusalem which stoned
the prophets, and crucilied him, the Saviour of
nankindl Glorious successors of Peter, and Paul
and the beloved disciple whose golden pen has re-
corded hose dazzling visions in the isle of Pat
mos, which our modern apostle Doane. has turn
ed to such good account in the Intellectual regions
of New Jersey The uslre Of the Onderdonl,s al
ready begins 10 fade before the new Ep,scood
atar. What is to come next We know not. The