The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-25
The Approaching Election or Assistant
Bishop for the EpIseopal Church

There is more h N q little hustle and excitement,
about these days, in the ranks Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of this docess, in consequence
of a mandate having been issued b. the standing
committee, calling aa extra session Of the lay and
clerical delegates Of that church throughoa, the
docess--or rather special Episcopal Convention
TO Get al ST. Johns Church, in this city, on the
twenty inst, for the purpose OF electing an
assistant bishop to perforn episcopal functions
during the suspension of Bishop OnderdOnk. The
election, according to present appearances will be
attended with some considerable pous excitement.
holy acrimonY, and santlike temper, for it will
afford an opportunity TO the two branches Of the
church Militapt-the high church and low church
party-to test their respective forces, and eRdeavor
to secUIe ascendancy, nor in Heaven but in this
diocess, including the salary The Pope's recent
proceeding, in reestablishins Catholic herarchyin
England, and the extraordinary and unprecedented
progress which Catholicism IS makisg in Europ.
and in The United States will give additional i'm.
Portance to the coming election for al assistant
bishop in this d.ocees, aud tend to excite the
holy feelings and pious prejudces of the delegates,
lay and clerical, mo.e than might b. expected
under a different state Of things.
We mus. confess that, IN this election,
our sympatlies and feelings are more with
wv Aieh tA+At~tls % 4 laE ttE liIils luiu win
the othsr--lbe Old fashioned low church. We
are moved this way by a variety of causes,
the most prominent Of which il, that the high
church party have been, for some years past,
looking in direction towards Rome, and seem 10
act ash they and Tie venerable Pope Plus were not
20 far apart as might be supposed We like
The holy Roman Church - its mysteries, its
oeremonies, its mUsc, It's gosspjng confess
sonal, It's venerabl5 slcramsn;s, and its repudia-
ton ofslraigh-laced long-flced, cold calculating
religion, which is enough 20 give one fit Of the
chls when he 4liats ~ 10 W. lie tho Cil1r,h
Of Rome for the same reasons that we like the
Italian Opera-becguse il ius 1ires "a, elsvates US,
ennobles us, and for the time being, transports us
from thi5 world Of sil, folly, and rascaiy, into
heaven ofi1spratiOn, ecstasy aud delightful trans
port We Ike Il, because Il is The patron ofths fine
arts and was the faithful custodian Of leirning
during the dark ages. We like its confessional,
because % affords ,Ae priests such an admirable OPP
porUnliy Of possessing themselves Of the gossip Of
the whole parish, and gives those poul clerymea
matter TO laugh over when tie physical MN is suf
Grrrp during The tedious days nnd nights Of yege.
table and p.scatory exis, nee during Lent. We
like The Catholic Church because il does not deny
innocent amusement and recreation, 10 the hard
working mechanic or brakeman, on fac Sunday
afternoon, after their attendance at mass Bat, in
more especial manner, we like the Catholic church
because it supports the union Of these thirty-one
glorious States, and the constitution Of this repub.
he and never 2 states the slavery question It's
preachers Do not ascend their pupits, and deal out
politics instead Of piey in their sermons and dis
courses. They do not encourage violation of laws
legally and consti,utionally enacted, nor NEEDLE
with what does not belong 20 them The Holy
Catholic Church, as constituted and condl,ted in
the United States s one Of the arzs Of our safety
and our union as a republic and great nation.
For these, and o.her reasons, we incline to the
Catholic Church; and we feel as il our srmpaihes
will be with that PARTY Of the Proiestaa, Episcopal
Church which approaches nearest 70 il, in the
coming election for assistant Bishop We, there
fore, venture carefully TO take sides with the high
church party and favor the election Of their candi-
date Doctor Seabury, who Is accused Of Posyism
b. his opponents, and certainly not without ssms
show q reason. AT this time, solemn response
bGty H. resting upon us Our old friend, Arch.
bishop Hughes, after firing of a bombsheli by his
lsciuts on the Decline Of ProtcstaHism," has
gone across n,as 10 confer with the Pope on mat.
tcs connected with the church in the United
states, end perhaps 70 lay rpe for cardnils hat
In bis absence, the duty Of attending to the Ca.
ttol.c Church will dsvolye upon u.s. ami we would
D. resreant 10 Our charge If we did not exert or.
selves 70 extend IL by every lawful means. The
Triumph Of The high church party, in this election,
vuuld b., 10 a certain extent, triumph 70 the Ca
ihohc Church, for the reasons stated and, there
'ore, we advocate the election Of DR.. Seabury
We are safe, perfectly safe, in assuming this re-
sponsbhlty, Tor we have in our possession plepa-
~ indulgence, which the venerable Plus the Ninth
foFpT aFdgd "a al Nil
which we ere released Of al sins that we have /
committed, or may hereafter commit We are
therefore, on he safe side, even If we commit mis-
tales in managing the affairs Of The church. which.
We hope, will no; be the case.
The rev Dr. Scabury il, therefore, our csadil,,e /
for the Office Of assistant bishop in the election
which lie to take place on the twenty seventh inst
and We hope he will succeed. Dr. Wainwright,
or DR. White house, biz opponent, is a very talented,
smable, and learned divine, bgthe has not enough
Of the odor Of Pusyism about him 70 suit us, or
Archbishop Hughes, or the Pope. lie belongs
rather 90 the sraghtjacke aud somewhat classi.
cal school OF Episcopalisnsm, which is very well
IS far as il goes, but which does not 60 far enough
or conform to our ideas Of what fun developed re.
hgion, or true worship, is We like to see religion
wesr a happy, benign, and pleasant, cosntenance,
like what we p in the representations % angels. /
by Raphael instead Of one marked with coidness, /
susieriiy, end stiff higidiiy, as Dutch or English I
paintings exhibit. There Is nothing melancholy I
orsombre about true rslgion-quite the reverse, |
and hence the Catholic religion, with its fine arts
its splendid music, ne poetic mysteries, is classical
csremonies end s pious indulgences, csp,ivatesihe
heart, and increases rapidly throughou, the world.
The Catholic Chmrh and the Italian operi are
both making rapid progress in this land Of liberty
light, and lightning WY should the classical