Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-03
Religious intelligence.

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SiIliman Ives, d. D., LII. D., late Bishop Oh tne
Diocese Of North Carolina, and in violation OIL me
oath of conservation, abandoned ms DIOCESE aII
the duties of his office, aud had submitted himself
TO the authority of the Bishop OF ROME ne Mes, o
The I4Lh day of October, inst, by the unanimous
Voice of the BISHOPS assembled in General Con
yention, economically deposed nom the ONCE OF
Bishop in the Church of God and the sentence OIL
deposition was duly pronounced on the same uaY
by Inc presiding Bishop. in Saint Johns Church
New yeTk. in presence of both Houses of the Con-
We earnestly hope that the record of this depo
sition may conclude the list of apostates 10 the
Ron,;sh Cummunion. For several years past, our
bIancb of the Church of Christ, as well as our pa
rent Church of England, has been harraSsed by
the advocacy of doctrines, and oil ceremonial OBJ
setvances, leading in the same direction. The
movement was commenced under the imposing
counsels of learned aud pious men, but possessed
of more fancy and feeling than of sound judg-
ment aud discretion. It has been continued main
ly by men of similar characteristics; men whose
prurient imagination required the qualification OF
an imposing ceremonial in religionj and whose |
morbid yearnings after :he greater holiness, led
them to seek for it i'll the aSceticism OF the Church
of Rome.
There can be little doubt that they ale now, in
most cases, painfully sensible of their deluson.-
We may, therefore, justly pity their condition, |
though we must sternly condemn the dIsingenu
business which has generally marked the course of
their detection, at the same time deplonng the |
scandal which they have brought upon our Com |
munion, and the unhappy controversies within its
bosom, of which they have Eeen the occasion.
The agitntions which have thus disturbed the |
peace of the Church within the last ten years have
been most deplorable in their consequences Bre- |
thren in the bonds of the Church, who ShouldhaVe
lived together in harmony and love, and whose on
ly strife should have been, who should do most for
the elucidation and extension If their common
faith, have learned to look upon each other with
distrust; to doubt each others sincerity; 10 agra
vate each othe;s Supposed errors; to ascrlbe TO
each others opinions, constq uences whchthe hold
ers of those opinions would utterly dtsayow; and
thus instead of regarding them merely as illogical
reasoners they have learned TO brand them as cor
rupt in doctrine.
ical press, has had its share in this uncharitable
work. We have no desire, indeed TO curb the ie-
gtimate freedom of the press; but we would re-
oce to see selresraint exercised in regard to It's
bitterness and licentiousneSs. We are aware thai
important truths are sometimes ELECTED, and more
frequently sustained by free discussion. But we
deplore the exhibition of all uncharitable feeling,
and the use Of all consciousness OF Language. Ii
in the good Providence OF God, the tlmeshall have
arrived for quoting the distractions IN the Church
and for the reservations of peace and harmony
among her members, we would earnestly invoke the
cooperation of the Press in promoting so auspi-
cious a consummation.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN MARYLAND.-Gavazzi
was lecturing in Cincinnati last week. He re-
vived the old question Of early religious federation
in Maryland. The Enquirer stated that Maryland
under Catholic auspices was one of the first, if
not the first, of the American states that granted
to all men without regard to religious belief equal
political and civil rights. This statement called
forth the following letter.
To THE EDITORS OF THE ENauIRER:
In your remaks on Gavazzi and and his lectures
aft TO- la f1M nd rs
having been founded under Catholic auspices"
You are mistaken in the history Of this one of the
cold Thirteen" II you will refer back to the
history of this colony you will find that its tole-
ration of PToteStantSn was not owing 10 the grace
OF the Catholic founders of the same, but was the
sine qua Of the grant. Corrupt as was the
then Ieigning King of England, who made the
grant ofthat colony 10 one OF his base Catholic
parasites, he made it condition of the grant that
protestautism should not only be tolerated but pro-
tected.
So that there is no credit due to the corrupt and
intolerant Catholic hierarchy for the existence oil
Professionalism in Maryland. You will obligs a
stranger by correcting your miSstatement Of the
Hist, ny of Maryland."
In reply to the above, the editor of the Enquirer
makes the following quotations from Bancroft's
History:
In accordance with our correspondents request
we "have refer ed back 10 the founding OF Mary
land' and to the description given Of its Charter
and fundamental law in BancrOfrS History of the
| United States, which we suppose TO be cTedltable
authority, and there is nothing in it 10 contTa5lct
our assertion, 10 sustain the position Of our cor
respondent. Before we notice the main point
made by him, we must beg leave TO say that he is
greatly in error when he terms Sir George Calvert,
better known as Lord Baltimore, the pious founder
of Maryland, base parasite of corrupt king.
Unless all historical accounts ale wrong, we
know of no one 10 whom 1t is so unjust to apply
such eplthetS, as he was one of the most excellent
characters of his time. Bancroft, in his first vol
ume of his history page 238, thus speaks OF him,
''Sir George Calvert had early become interested in
colonial establishments in America. A native of
Yorkshire, educated at Oxford, with mind en-
larged by extensive travel, on his entrance into
life, befrended by Sir Robert Cecil, advanced 10
the honors of Knighthood, and was at length en-
ployed as one of the two Secretaries of State. He
| not only secured the consideration of his patron
and his Sovereign, but the good opinion Of the
world. He was chosen by an immense majority
to represent in Parliament his native county of
| Yorkshire. His capacity for business, his industry
and his fidelity acknowledged by all historians.
In an age when religious controversy still conlnu-
| ed 10 be active, and when the increasing dISSen-
Sions among ProtestantS were spreading geneial
alarm, his mind sought relief from controversy IN
the bosom Vt the Roman Catholic Church, and pre-
Iering the nyowaI OF his opinions 10 the emolu-
ments of Office, lie resigned his place, and openly
| proleSSed his conversion"
| In another place Bancroft says: "Before The
patent could be finally adjusted pass the great
seal, Sir George Calvert died, leaving name a
gainSt which the breath of calumny has hardly
whispered reproach. The petulance of his adj
versarles could only taunt him with being an His
panoIied Papist.'"
We knew if we were not wrong we had fallen
into very general and popular error-as the Cath
Ollie founder Of Maryland has always received a
great deal of commentator from Protestant wIi-
tiers for his liberal and toIerent policy toward the
members OF that denomination, and we could
scarcely believe that our correspondent was right
, in saying that it was MISUNDERSTANDING not
only US but so many others of gross mistake in
relation 10 the matter.
The position of our correspondent is that Lord
Baltimore is not entitled to any honor on account
OF that religious freedom that guaranteed to all
Sects in Maryland, because it was a sine qua non
of the charter derived from the King, which obli-
ged him to be liberal and tolerant. Now the char
| Ter itself was pehned by Lord Baltimore, and if he
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