The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-07-22
MnRIHY or INrrAlInN-

The following. from the address of B.hop
Kip 10 the Protestant Episcopal Convention
lately 10 session ia Sacramento, breathes the
right spirit. We commend il TO The atfen.
tim II that class Of parsons whu have con.
teited their pulpits into political ro.,rums
aud brnugh, discredit upon the doctrines Of
the Satiour:
There j. one other point on which would
saY a lew WORKS. Peculiar Circumstance,
dering the pat season have given 10 our
church tie oppaftunlty 10 demonstrate 10 tie
Community is unwnlldly character; thst.
gnidril by the instructions Ui Hin who lie.
Glazed "my kingdom il MT IL this world .
il gnr. on Us guict way, doing the work winch
il. l.url marked nut for IL. aud uninHueaced
by the sirles which may be raging aruund IL.
:" local difficulty occurring IL San Fran.
risro during the last spring spread it. innu.
encr through the State, tlll every whore ucn',
mlnds we're Tor months wrought up 10 Tie
highest punt 81 excitement, aud which lis
hardly vet entirely ended. simultaneously
With tbis was our political cleetiun. winch
probably enlisted more interest 10 this State
/ titan any other. from the ssctlunal hearing IL
displayed. aud FROM the fact that here al,ne
rilizens Of tie North and South live side "
side.
FROM all these excilemepts our church
steUd alanf; it, minister. cpnlenied the.n-
selves with doing their Mister. work and
/ intoxicating the truth that their ,laiy va. &,
\ preach thu gospel ; thar /" ihercunis werc they
called" mt T. carry inin God.- hnu.r the
rngro..ing TOPICS II tbs w.rli. bat rather or
tie Jls u hpl, rr.t 10 rrmn,l Their hcArrr,
/ tiai al lhrse thing. must pass aaas, while
81 ~ eternity y lung. Oh ~ me ART II
any une u ,uur number has the gainssyrr
BEEN able 10 ltsien. 70 il,rnw ,l,scirdll nn your
holy calling. Ml,eu urged / lake pait IL
these eAciiIng inpic.. A. al uf spu al iImrs
have hern. ,uur conduct has shnsn The .amr
spirit shch actuatel Nehemiah. when bis
answer Vas, : am dning a girat work. 50
illtt cannnt come down"
And nnw We are bcgianing .Dsee THE result.
The community i recognising anr church ~
IL true character. II has learned that with
", - The discharge 81 our sacred functi1ns,
there j. -" North snd no South that the
nrss ~ W bear j. old a. thnstianiiy aud
"af ,lntv Is % irrulcate tie same truth. which
the apn.tlrs Uttered ~ The streets Of Jcru.a-
ltH NHFA dhhIA WAS VT tTiUsuU WIN thetf
VI strf's blau,l. Wherever have gone. ~
cites, through the mountains, aud 10 the
mites. have every where heard men pay
their tribute 81 respect toour rlurch, because
he take. ~ part ~ the passing eXrilrm,nts
II The day. bit deal. only with thDse great
truths which will survive long sitter this earth
and The thing. ihricef have pissed away.
So, ms brethren &c the clergy. III ever
be. Let u br true 70 those great principles
81 The church, snj u " time. II even dehars
us irom eshihiting the interest We might be
inclined a. take - citizens ~ Whist - pas.
sing around a.. We ran feInrmbsr that weare
set apart higher duties, sud il j. The teach.
ing ~ ~ apostle that there are somr things
whirl are " lawful. but not cIpedent.'
:" And INV, brethren, commend ynu IL
God aud t. the word Of lis grace, which is
able TO build you up and to give you az iaher.
itancs among all them which are sanctihcd.D
WIN. lNGRAHAM KIP.