New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-08
fgoLl Tie Richmond Wig
Plshon IYce, of North Cnrollna.

EXTRACT from lle JorHal oftle CoR-sEii9a Of tie Pro
ttstGRi Episc0pol Chwch hid in Fayetteville North
Caroline Nag, 1851, haeisg rei7a0H % bishop Ices.
The Committee 10 whom was referred the
Report Of the Committee Of Investigation appointed at
TIE lat Convention with i's accompanying documents
with authority 20 confer with the Bishop or any other
p,rsoL touching every mAtteg referred 10 them, ana n
explanation OF the several charges which have been
brought against him with respec: 70 doctrine made the
following statement:
Bishop ives said 70 the COMMITTEES, that it might be
considered hurni'ltng 20 him TO offer % the Commit
tee the sttieneut be wss now about % make, bu,
sense DUTY both 10 himself and 70 the Church COM
1tlled L;rn 10 90 co. That T. had been az one time
very feyCrite idea with Tim 70 bring about union OF
re Roman the Greek the nsliean ard the American
Churches and that in his zeal for Catholic union he had
overlooked the difficulties IA tie way winch ne was
now sa fed were insupera5lr. Tint 'his tendency OF
kis Luind toward union q tle LIurthls ma Dten
greatly increased and his ability % perceive the dL
tculties in the way had been dmnished cy nzn s,se
of nervous excitement arising either from bodily dis
ease or q con -titut0nal inhrmty. Iuat m ne puT
suit Of this favofe idea be he'd been insen5y led into
Il adoption 4 opinions matters Of doctrine and 70
public teaching Of them Of the itnpropre'y or whicn
he was now fully satisfied and upon review OF ta1ie
opinions wonders that ne should ever AVe en.eriAaea
them. ,.
That this change in h views has been brought aoou,
in part by return more healthy ccluIyA o. NM
and bodv but mainly from hayns perceived the
cy Of those doctrines the Church o! me- q. si s
uerieuce has shown Il the case o. Arch-DetIoA
and others TLsf among the etects u h-s oea- -
10 tolerate tie Roush notion u the DyocsLoL %, sa''
a. exrressei in his letter 10 the Rev & :; Ach-a,
which eSp~essions lie now rctrGcts AMI wsA
a strongly a. any one Thai the sulJect o. Al44I
lar Cepfeslicn and AosolIion whsie'er ezra.
ofouinion OF EXPRESSION be may have hefe1lil
lie row holds that confession Priest IS no.
no sslyatiou; and that he does not believe IA Ic'- a.
soution or tee power Of the Pres; 20 forsye si S.I
iocs lie hold tht tie absouron recosnized ~ G
tcstsut Episcopal Church j. merely drett -. =
the Priest : therein instrument thr az, llIli -
4 transmitted 20 the peIfcrf while - ellcAcy
in tay degree depend upon the volilon OF H-'''1 u
i tie Priest. -. - 81 q, g.
That ubsoluton il not essentially Necessary 70 ta5 -
siveue-s OF sins but that i Il hu2ortsn, "eh pt-1
calle 20 obtain public absolg,icn . conlA-h.t -
tsl oil cur Church whiAh Is the only eosoalJa -. =
holds proper EXCEPT IN tl5se cares 10 N--es ~
traciicahe That be had =. one uiie ~ - -
eDces before MENTIONED entertained doubts EsIIr. -
branch ofthe Chue Ell was Dot 10 sieie y Isl =,
he lad never zone 60 fsr o. % beieFe Ia --s1 -
merely entertained dcuhts. he vas soT 80
yond doub, tia, she was not II scAlsih = -
never held the doctrine Of he re4i PreseHes . -.
I CCrununcn 81 syrouyUors Wa Z -. . -.
h.. en- he contrary has aveys a5horreci- l.; -
S Co. .,,ss .roElt further state, thAt u .l,-,I
~ ~ Paire. Letter. tasy Az-e before lsH'
is ~ .hSvv ,hst tie BihCp h11 'oE several eIs -
heer IN stafs OF mental excl, .taent Will -, -
r,,irel III. r,rucry a1d rcrc crec IKE u 80 -
! aster,,inT..ops I'd his Judgment An ora sI-ssI.l,
crifs hi detal hu. zhich the Coal'se aA,e 70. asi
,Te % rciD~e 10 wrfing was also Eiaie ~ 'O--A Up
ii-s PC 4, sheTy .har tie Bish0ys Latla nas o t1r
ssTaxsl years past from IN a-f-e4 o. is'S' -n A'v