New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-23
The Episcopal Church.

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A writer in THE Tr.june of the 18th inst,
over the signature OF High Churchman." makes
the connection OF some tri1i0g errors IN your items
oiChurch Intelligence the Pretert FOR announcing the
name of Dr. VIM |. Kip, of Albany, as the candidate
ofihe Low Church party and, after speaking Of the
MANY virtues of his candidate pompouslv declares
that, when he is "brou 'nt 'prWard' no one Will
dare to say aught against hil, which remark con
sidcrIng, among other thlnsS thai It's tendency may
be To ioTeSt1u inquiry. u.s. - say The least, uncaHe
for, nelegant, and ms h ceouS. Tie also asserts
that there II no Low Church proper IN the Diocese
Of New Ork" Now. Gentlemen, you yourselves
undersl and the present Chrcn questions well enough
10 know that this statement rs incorrect though 90
moi expect you TO notice 10 matter otherwise than
by giving this article place IA your columns. by
so doing YOU viii certainly grduN many Church
men. and put your readers generally, IN possession
vi 10 unimpos ant fats. The questions touchei oy
your cores pOndcnt though stucty Episcopal ia
character mot fnl 10 interest ne pubic mind
Let me say, then. that tnsr" - iDir Ctprc party
jrOper IN this Diocese who have l0bOred with pro
dlglouS energy 90 make inT'ltS upon the High
Church party ever since thc suspension OF Bishop
Ondefcouk and whose existence, Ia say the least
dates back as far aS the TINE when Bishop Hobart
Tell upon them and Scdit' q tncir ranks ana al
though they now repreNe ted as perfectly msg-
nhcant IN point of numbc :. get tncy often speak of
themselves - 80 rtrb Respectable naDorf" Indeed,
according to Hon. John g. Spencer single member
OF tins patty has been knoNn, AZ An Annual ConVeH-
non, to" take the 'g0TaNtg ri the hocsc upon hiS
shoulie,Sw Tbs party il q, vglant as it ever was
IN The DAYS OF Bishop Hobart, ont having always
Been IN decided, though respect l9lc minority ON
all party questions Il u no irving to place Itself an
apoSiilon more favorable - Us purposes and ends.
have alluded 10 the StSle s'ap, because nom Maf
alone has come The new name " " The Opy9SitDR,
name under which Cnnfirui elements may Tor
TINE unite The Low N.nrch patty expect THAI
curing the " good time they Nil carry some I'M
portant measures and Il 80 happens thai some
High ChurChmen THINK that the restoration OF our
bishop however remote, Woult not be the best tang
iof the Church These an rally underline flag OF the
so-caled " Opposition" Nh re- the fnfrC L2lr church
Pr'y froPr have 20 .adn, ntmiA stood, nom the
.ep moment the sentence If suspension fell upon
me ears OF crest fallen ecclesiastical leader
Now this High Church element oi the Low ChurCh
party, concoNinc itself u re fsTrcf cut Of MS true
eosna position, naturally -eei> rather ShS ana, IN
order 70 Eject the object has IN view, Is Obliged 10
step quiet and shady AMI ifc Low Church parll
vast keep thus High Chur' element IN ia Sc posi-
Ton IN order 10 swell thrir o"u vote. wach vote
Nhst also be cast from such high hurch cand n,
Swlll favor this faction Oi ihe dtsh Churca party.
This they 90 not Ike. Hut as They cannot carry any
neaSuvc whatever III lie Convention Oy their
Strength ant 10 Sonct1lr M concert With their
sew allies they swallow Rae pit,l oNing tOY such A..
operation rs ''rC>pcciao. Wnor'N. thr> situated.
has Tlgh; - expect Having reached tins desirable
point, aud made iaE ccn.o stT.log OF power at the
last Convention, by staylnI ~ me election ~ the
enghieS' onamen, oi The American Church.
Rev Dr.. SeatUr tins "Oyp.S -,ag' tor>0)tA. : be
coming more adventurous II has recently conccN
60 NE bold design OF 6iec'ug rs OWa candidate tor
rroTiSlonal Bishop, hAyinc nominated Dr.. hip 70,
uat odce But IN order Ia accomplish the object, 4,
sdeemcd advisable necessary ~ assert thai there
no such thing a. a Low Chlrch PdIty IA the Do
eese OF New-Nork TIN assertion y backed by
appeal To the signature of e Hgh Churchman,'
Aad the gafgrt @. The OppOSiuon'S nomination The
question Is tTrmphan,iy put whether TIE nOn,lna
Son o. 4 high Churchman ON the Low Church party
not prs'nG fac eylSepce that such party Is High
~arch party. got NJ IN opposition The Diclaiion
WfRlNIrY Church " 10Y saving outright. that >RE
ssa have Provisional sh p Who viii not only
t he mere mouth nece ot SaSpsattf sginlaiios. but
encourage tr;S~HceS anG gPsS'lcfsS a Rome, wei.
Scownright d" IppW0rdity." Aud these ale the tao
e~ Yes. NeSSrs. Editors. these are the tactics,
-hI Nj forth IN the article OF your correspondent.
zach should not have noticed. aSd not been ere
Ssosy miosmCd that the name 81 DF. hip pu,
s 1sm IN tins eXcepuoua'lc nslneg by the Low
'aeich party, a. "f,t.er
am, gentlemen, ,our> &c,
LAY DELs6Art.