Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-25
From the Churchmsn.
DE vsition OF SON by the Bishop OF New
Jerscy-PafnTul Case.

Jersey-PainIaI Case. -.
oar Home Church intelligence this week con
tais the publication of document which musV
peed have wrung the heart of him whose sigma
tue il bears-the Sentence of Deposition from
tb Ministry by the Bishop Of New Jersey of his
ON son, George Hobart Doane, who was ordain-
d to the Diaconate only about six months ago.
lis, in all respects, most distressing case. The
frversion TO Romanism which has called forth
tis sentence appears to have been the work Of
ut a few hours OF impulsive declension from the
ath of sound Scriptural and Catholic truth. We
ave been made acquainted with all the circum-
tanees Of the painful occurrence; and the only
conclusion we can arrive at is, that il is mani
estation of approaching insanity, an incipent
symtom Of mental disorder of which the un-
happy gentleman has, il is well known, matern-
ally, the hereditary faint. Not only is the act
itself that Of morbidly excited mind, but it has
been committed in manner which stamps it as
one Of mental alteration. Ii would be consola-
tory could we think, that there may be need
to parade before an uDsympathizing world the
private details of so affective an occurrence. For
our part however, we shall not unnecessarily
draw aside the veil which it is on several accounts
to be desired should protect the privacies Of 50
The conduct Of the Bishop himself, under so
severe an aflliction, is in all respects truly and
rarely exemplary 1t may indeed be said, that
he has spared not his own son And we can have
some conception of the touching reality Of his
spirit Of sacrifice, when he told, as he did, his
erring son, in an agony of parental feeling, when
delivering the sentence, which even the trying
ties of nature could not induce him to withhold,
that she would rather with that hand have closed
his eyes in DEATH" May the Almighty of His
infinite mercy, grant that the deeply afflicted
fathers prayer may indeed be heard, "that my
erring child may be brought back to the way Of
truth and peace, and that for my myself may
have grace TO bear and do the holy will Of God!"
The following is the sentence Of Deposition:
To all, eperyrhere, acho are in communion Nth the
One Holy, Catholic and apostolic Church:
BE it known that George Hobart Done, M. D.,
Deacon of this Diocese, having declared to me,
in writing, his remuneration OF the Ministry, which
he received at my hands from the Lord Jesus
Christ, and his design not to ofciate in future in
any of the offices thereof, intending to submit
himself to the schismatcal Roman intrusion, is
deposed from the Ministry; and | hereby pro-
nounce and declare him to be deposed; In the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost Amen.
Given at Riverside, this fifteenth day of Sep
tember in the year of our Lord, 1855, and in the
twenty-third year of my conservation.
G. w. DOANE, ID. d. LII. D.
Bishop of New Jersey
In the presence of
MILO MAHAN d. d., Presbyter
MARCUS F. HYDE, A. NJ, Presbyter.
This sentence was not executed until the pro-
vision of the canon, 'swhere the party has acted
unadvisedly and hastily" which is preeminently
the present case, had been offered, urged and re-
fused 1t only remains for me humbly to ask the
prayers of the faithful in Christ Jesus that my
erring child may be brought back to the way Of
truth and peace; and for myself, that may have
grace to bear and do the holy will of God
G. w. DOANE.