Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-14
TIE GENERAL. CONVENTION c. The PRo1Es
TANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
sNru DAY--H EDSESpAY, ocroE"'

bc reversal Of tire decisions vI t! l''''n VA
all ue,o,, whether Q! morals or doctrine ava ''' .'.
tie very sane ryi!cuce upon which the cases were
Il, the p.occ.gs; for i: has already been '-. i
not be safe 10 allow s:i Court to rev - .N
tut And since 10 Wrongs alleged - htNh- "tit:
occurred either In :lie decisions orcoaILt "a '''e
Courts g"!ic 10 show that uliimnit uf,"iIoh may 100
reside in ie;h, w'-rc II always ma . % ~ Cr
Infer tia, .U.i= o:ler ends hoped i"F rom w.
:Aan ,ho,s =. mere Gie,D.i!t a. Ia; word Is "f"a!
understood. ,,; r. ,,-.
. nm, and tr.reIic vote, though II contains "'iI
aa dler ulou cvc:r oi'e, question aatsi IL 'As v''
mo .i. rurros. OF this court l. 10 Try appeal VI! '"'-
,r, ar m ri,c 4aJ 70 procure series "i lidtd ht'!
son. wa!r ,a. 3" tI-w"Grt I" an act oil uii"f"N:;
I.wiu. it, case theoretically and aG'; ron ntr',
ac'- and !rcsA lac:s stubborn "i.a "
nu!a ;.si aPs :. lu!. the ircpr"iy "i 'pe,'' "
:urr" :!r ,I'ac luc'L"e IN '':e SANE '.'u.s" az" @
.wag, too oi al the plausible ansio-ies ""'. h.! NC
Gr,,, from -, ua..s ana how easy WI! hc 10 say u"
II courts are 90 be objected :" on account o' we HtceSs %
IL e, who 49, a!real? parties TO 'he G'>"'s 90
,,iIf ~ s,,L L impossible have any courts az All
wonI - Quit. - reasonable We s.iii be told 10 l"''
- spn Court Of the United state" because 'hr Judges
VII bs Democrat, c!!9;cE ny Deussr"'s WIN wy. a.
,,. .g,o. upyu constitutional questions, upon "i'N
yiie, and Democrat, are hu"wn I" "l'~sr't'
lat in order - maze ia" eases rSais P"r".y YOU ''
49,, ,,',f.ir,I t;,-;i,.. t. nearly equal In
aullrers nat !: Is Disputed mlic. Ii> 'e iaJois
their pClic.i status AMI equally have uvch -
t II not HE purpose. OF which will he TO :i,'Fanc'''>r
on. o! them This purpose ano" VIII h' aS.%lv', 'i'
sincerely G.c!irc, y many. or!I a"y bety a. on. h'"-
, ,hI, if. court vii, be u convcHicn; cncar
sa, go, - t! tine Tor using {, shall cOne
and beug used al" awa%' os V"'s l" "t '' ''''
!, il f,r,5,r .ni:.,a ;ha: tie power OF determining
whether The teachings o! the lnpi; anu Inc pen &C
couioralhe to the standards OF We ShS.,, "' 's.'.
som. rl,,. but what We contend Ter - 't IA t'e so
~ 49, ,rr ,,.rIliar 20 Itself Il j. safe. and wiser, he
yond TO let II remain ".lsFe 1t - ali "hN>
Ina. hecu j. :, IN the Tioc,~s"-"it! courts .; a.p=a!''
-.t, tl Diocese, Il desired. aud which some i'c's's
n. We s.:rl. afford everything What y j. Etets'" -
this ii IS oSjry'c,. That lE"re,'' ma! NgT' "I ~ .! n.y.
.'f,s ui
tainsd mi, very objection cou.-scs the Nil: 81 Tie
friends Of this CoUri, act Of un:cTnH! lt' "'' "''
mo, iu.t.c uuou charges fot Um0rl!uc,, - the rm..
;ns aiG AZ. i evident trom the i"i' t! iI psJt
originally submitted 10y !.y Gerbcr Of tlis house thnr
sci. an elaborate controversial! writer IA! tNt'ant ere
eace 10 doctrine. hul what are ttr uoctrH'' hht! 10
conc I'D before tie court Tor .nEl adj !'c2t!c: Eiut
tho which now engage the arturoi controversy h.'" i
will e .nI Tia; tn, court Is necessary Ray be nrct.'l'
ry FOR vim. appeal upon other G"i uhc"'F,r,f!t" d'
tr.ir a. that tn, Tiy and the a"n"iei' iUt u Is nos
for not Only such near! Ch"ip"h " our ',o.
and exceedingly UNLIKELY occur, hut even 'ns s"'u
occur there Is not Diocesan cOuf; IN te Id N''f
c.on would no: satisfactory 20 rH III" bio'e'es ,"r
with The exception. referred to, We are t,H"rsasg
un:e Cd and ha nlonoUs church, ard have, beyond Va!
o:..r, ESCAPED The current htE='.cs % TIE hEt
i,yre era he ogbt ihrn IS 70 the Aai OF question,
wlc' viii occupy t.' Court. irwin he !ns" '''''" anu
Low Church.
Bu: hall he a.sei ay tce questions DO neino ca'1s
ur. ~. Diocesan Courts: VII tell you, s!E. f' H, fcr
Main re,o,he Yer diet, Of the Doceses VOTE e SO con.
Trajectory as to deprive them OF all moral ioTcc a OF ~.
Disciplinary y-c. 800, Tia, j: not considered worm
Hili, q have ilv-, trials ~ all! f u s'ptV" W.
man .rrgnyd and condemned III Virginia ioF holHS "
Bi.nop Of ixe;rr doctrine upon BalSm-,t: WoNid not
"a; ali mpa!- III a!;;crt! character IN Mh'SIho nor
would he be long Kept ont Of Maryland should - def :"
80 there for clnc remedy iuT such tyranny w"ud spee
~r invented. But The decision o! CoGr; OF Appen!S "'
bind every aere alike, and general CRISIS "ri." IP.
II ,te. SIR determine 10 - on with Kills H'is' '' "
tell yOa LU /: II WORK, and appeal 10 every ''f"
who knows the Caulch and Knows history" a:t Elbows "'
nature, whether a. "'s" i,"' U=:e'' u =" "s''e
ca!. cOun: upon anything less: ,
The -,. struggle ~. hc 1, have TIE C"uit % constructs
- affirm VI ths pare, c""ccrntd-a suaeer
which, end u may, c"i'ot eau without ne" VI
a:!n and d.>con-ut. But, ~ length, We see me I0sr'
and see it how, first "f all: sitting III Judenen Alas
no. hut Itself ariacncd for trial IL constituted afudl.
is or srrgraly. II mpara!y iIai Is SO as 10 reject AL
the ciecs, ant balances wic! eSs; in the two iioatS OF
the General Convention it do u" more than ih"y 10y
their cauon II partially ta. is az judges disposed 10
throw h. weight ot the whole church upon n; s!le "t
d!.u. 81 H. they VIII be either m!d ian or bod nsl
Il tiuid men, they viii turn ine cre" ~ uey '"H All
!" borne without revolution, or tl'r compromise "r-
cous Leaving pretty i-Ec. as they found titih
wh!c! ;ac bes, ;t could Ice hoped or II bod men, DC
eusst!an, Of Cri,s presence in The Eucharist. the fleets
oI baptism IN the cas-. Il infants the exclusive validity
Of ipsCOpl! Or ~ they would not rrs' L'H ,tti ma
SOM M for Al: for :hc disposition 20 lavtt Court
shows Ia. disposition 10 use it. Nor would thty have 10
wait long Il. morally certain thai i"eE" are nEs, yGun-
ca huti side hO would not o. all object :" i-
Iory.i.iy which .GC r.l would give Them, uey cid
ro court ," homo. being the first martyr lie would
become famous Ia week. and historical crarncsf l"e
SIR. UDr!"w Bat What would he TIE Ie>a't ~ s"' '"
Jon n the crtrI. SgppUs. :, condemns the views Of
the high church parry pr o! the low 'uIc& par! DOCS
anyu0Gy SUPPOSE " have ever See; >,i' Controversy a.
would Instantly spra: NJ, Does anybody suppose That
a;y decision upon I'>e ro;is no" ""I' i' :" act up
on ,nUr, ..i a.. to u, il upon - defence before the
III, vh.n hundred free Pei, would leap from t!er
rc,;;anaccs conscious tina; Ia such aTcrWc! 80" Id
run logically aEh "iau!Tgiy on 'er 'i!c ." tAii q!
Tte reversal q s,c& Diocesan sen;.n'" w"u!d be- in
fact, the trial d condemnation VI the Diocese iise: and
il. Ei.iop The nest step Judicial! completeness VIII he
e power 20 try Docese But wouin be nece''aryio
try diocese ilr very ca'iom;" appear would be snil''
W!l. Cgur, undertake to define VIVA, herssy then
will .rue she function, Of Geaera! Council VIII Il
undertake -'tl- judicitiy and "rhni'iHc'E hr meaning
80 nrr standard. then H. decision. III Toe rcd !" II
lryc! . the Cree! and c - artcl-s--iiy above iirl
tor the power which au"riaitvey EleiPf';N ic "a" -
practically above the law. .
Sr il Icia proceedings are ;le mot -olr:ru O.! all
o.tt's !u.y no! unrepucnlly III" mot "ttfrioH' We
need no, ucS btc. The disastrous results 20! m: >'T
Cahc- aud Cow; Of High Commission or to the Prc'h!
nG Methods. bodies. which once 'Va,''" t'!T many
and >-,r.l. y.t we're rent asrnG.r 10y IL" act e.! their
se, legislative assemblies when sitting In - 'ichI "hi'
ciy v" o"h home. When Court c''' ii's 81 the
nl- Hose ~ bishops acted u recent Gaze, ''"l- aclivi,
however i' aud Eu able, produced rN' winch nave
not ,p, c ed In lin NOR. recent ease. i-i. action,
bu, their nou-ac;in o"h r Church TO H. csir"and j,
from wh!l. dates INA, extraordinary freedom OF
speech in Ills oU-e towards Ae other "I.c.' : confined 20
Another objection 10 III, Court said Or. Alasrg> "ili
perhaps hc appreciated all side Without argument. II
constituted by election. is conpleN!o. WIN chang" viii the
changes g; majority in 'i- body and therefore - sci.
ons Nil pc side q, one time 'hr other "a! H'noT
Ii raia 70 cite Ai!a1e They oEIy Ais!'ad Gu: silica
lion is ecu.ar and arguments which would good ahOGt
ciy! Affairs. supposed be similar. worth nothing ~
ii.. N4t these decisions will WHt"H'g be- anu perhaps
iauch shan some imagine EAy lie plainly r"ad IN tie
Church hitnTy "r loo years ana tie general ~
Tcc;on and tendency "' '"r srnhsts' :"
now shaping and al human t.'E'. IL''fdEtH
OF docrru" Will indeed come, hut t glorious 'on-unlua
ioG cannot be preciatr and one o: TIE :p"s'i ;tins
OF Church J.! the liberty, genuine ami rrA "cA ~
members enjoy Cases OF petty persecution "hi tyranny
lie tia: which recently occurred ~ 10" West, are % We;
and always the itr>ct'lIo
than III, victim AG :" ;he assi.:aiice OF Ja"fc ""i
the sentence, OF courts, Tor determining the sense OF on
standards though they t have been .! value NJ Az carry
day, they can he OF n" Faie now. me ',oo,,,s - H.
IuaWTY Is diminishing uLiy She whole world-a' ~
struc,iye thought which cIuno' pursue
And nov Sir let direct yOGr attention 10 hiioei o'
j-cti"n this Cou;snd Is one OF Overwhelming ofc..'s
tendency depT.ss tn. iheir
and consolidate the chief power Ia !ae Church IN inc hi''
oi f-w resident In conveniently around, tue CONNER
c.a centre 0! Ills coun'ry To SAY that 'lis CoHF Mom
Z. =" 70 standardization, would BE 80 say noihis II : W"
u':'s 't--i Oh tic nrcts: scale.
b.. c-t.r''is':iot * n IL mosiEG!Wre dePo'ir Nj
history teaches 'aS lesson touching all sorts OF government
Wheeler cyr."as.c ,iy And what blinds the ai; d OF
so many theorists - the .sct 'ha; this desp''i1m Is eitirey
compatible ~t.h certain kind of democracy and equality
This truth say brought cut by philosophical oscr-
yer between In :aad and France In rance
thcrei more eTIy while Ia Ensi.ud there /. more hrr.
~ Why France. GnIrr every oi government has
been strongly given - iis principle -: CONTAMINATION, and
hence has been .cc under any, and be
fire.. until TyGOuncrs tbs principle Paris j. FrCc,
and lie Erirr o. Paris is the N!.r u Fr.nc- But, though
den never eau become 10 ia' country what Paris i 10
Franc. Why? Because III England the iDi,pcu-
dent powers Of the local and municipal authorities have
by wonder In history, been jealousy maintained fo7
than thousand years. Hence, law "liG diversity OF NE
ougIv which l. Incident ali liberty Liberty can "I:y Ne
maintained. by Diffusion o:Power cenFaiLnc oni! .onnc'
absolutely necessary TO carry the government aud
ru,rJu. even that by rigid system OF checks against is
Inherent tendency 90 crow In this country u IS matter %:
comparative indifference what passt. al "!Hlt
cau.e IN les. OF power centralized at the Capitol The
,hy .,wo State governments ihvnse Ives, imneaias!
,Encl by the people secure alike the liberty OF the Gay
idbOT"r ana me millionaire. &C..
bi IN France though the people in manner poii'
eaiy e"u" free The nation, says the same oo'
serve Is ihr sandy PLAZA which the ruler rises IKE
p!r"ni erected ad sustained y the popular WILL but ha-
DE ~ aGy mon 20 he rv"rIhruwu by tie same sovereign
O. 'v ''""e r"gh actns together, willie as ndtvidu
ais they have uy liberty
And ihis iuGeNhc uniformity IN .e church, about which
some theorists. 80 disturb themselves aud Gc:e, never
he ootNheu a' some CREST centralized power such as this
Court proposes, cones their si for ,is On. could
fore. L. with ,:c Cor, ul anh