The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-19
The Trooble In tho Chareh Of St. john the
Evangelist.

Letter from a e Rev. Alfred Dayman-The
Decree Of Susponsion-Protest OF tne Rev.
rIcsars. Dayman and Descamps Against tho
f1ores dings OF she Archblshop-Ihe Faith.
fsh Directed not to Feed, Clothe nor Shelter
Them. &c., &c.
TO gHz EDITOR OF THE EEw YORK HERALD.
NEW York, March Is, 1869
sIR--On last Sunday week concluded, IN the parish
church Of st. John the Evangelist series Of dscourses
Upon the Pains Of He'll Twas speaking the gradaons of
pain there believe Of the degrees Of glory Heaven
made (,rembling most Of all for myself of the of
quoted expression Of st. John Chry session. that Hell is
paved with the skulls Of bad press To that expression
in particular, and to other illusions which made to some
Of many shortcomings, exception made by the
pastor Of the shove church continued that day TO ex
ercse as Usual all the functions of my ministry and the
FRS thing heard tho morning the presence Of
two officers of the church. vas discharged from
all further dry in the parish, and that by preaching
that sermon bad brought all myself On Tuesday
recei. ed IRE formal suspension OF faculties from tue
Rev. Archbishop, copy OF which subjon. bowed in
submssios and retired without delay the first house
that was open TO me- leaving my cause IN the hands OF
the Just Judge OF All
On Sunoay morning last to my great surprise heard
ntefdct publicly announced by the pastor in the
Of tue Archbishop from the worry altar on which
hac mnisteroo the week before against myself and any
others who should receive me- encourage me- or give
any aims. / had no monition OF this; have never
OEce been cleo 10 appear before the authority
10 hear either tho charge against me or the evi,
dence in proof Of it, or TO give any reply to il,
A copy Of this document which had thought by all
the laws OF justice should have been first delivered
to subject Of it, have tried hitherto vain to obtain
respected the sanoy tho place which free and
understandable made OF my name so far as not to
dsurb the deyoons OF the people within but instantly
leaving the church protested against the edc as UNI
just, uncharaoe, informal and uncanonca. Since the
prelae Of this aocess has thus been the first to commit
the case to the public lat the expense, must add OF
much regret and grief to nyssf and many oers) owe
ii to ny SELF t. my people and tomy sacred mnistry-nay
TO the whole church at larse-.o make public the steps
which also have taken, or which may think
~ take. in yindcaton.
Jealous OF the independence of speech and the
liberties OF tie individual ana finding nysef us do SO
happily placed in the heart OF free country, have now
hesitation in appealing to that press whose perog alive
it is 70 watch nviolabty Of those interests 80
precious 10 every man Of honor.
1t is to your equity them dear Mr.. Editor that now
commit my cause. sub0in copy Of the first letter
which have written to the Archbishop and is now in his
hands, and in which speak the Of all others who
have suffered as am suffering and of the brother priest
suspended as myself whose name is thereto attached
and beg to subscribe myself yours very faithfully
Ex-yce pastor Of 81. Johns the Evangelist
oopr OF LETTER OF SUSPENSION.
New York, March s, 1869.
RgyERESp SIR--When you arrived in this city, poorly
supplied with documents q recommendation, with money
with clothing erdeavored the first place to procure
you appointment in the docess of Richmond where
my part having failed allowed You to ofciate in INV
docsss te not SO much because wanted priest as
because you, being priest, needed home Now, how
understand that you not satisfied with the DO
sition which you have had hitherto and signify to YOU
that all faculties hitherto granted you the exercise OF
the holy ministry in the docess Of New York hereby
john, Archbishop Of New York.
LETTER OF REV. MR.. DAYMAN TO THE ARCHBISHOP
The following is the letter addressed by the Rev Mr.
Dayman to Archbishop Hughes, to which reference is
made above
NEW YORK; FRAsr ST.. PATRICK, 1862
To me Nor REyEREND FATHf1. Lolp Archbishop OF
l. tho undersigned in behalf Of myself as also of each
and Of all those who are grosning under thy nhospabe
rule advocating, moreover do the cause Of Jesus
Christ himself In HIS poor, viii hereby invoke against the
oft abused exercise Of thy most sacred authority over
this church Of New York. in the of Lord Jesus
Christ who Is the power the might the eternal and ire
fragabe sanction Of all right these very laws which thou
We deny, then in the name of the holy Scriptures and
Of tho church Of Cod that thou hast the right power
TO forbid hospitality to be shown to the faithful and still
less to deny to priests, who may have been driven to
thy diGcess either by the distress of times or by the
mercy Of that God who may others His servants
lectest thysef to do.
We deny that thou hast the right publicly to defamo
our characters by arbitrarily suspendng from our
priesy functions thou hast DONE when no canoncal
crime has been proven against us.
We deny that thou hast any right power TO Islander
and caumnate us as thou hast most cruelty DONE or to
to be slandered illuminated by the tongues
Of the children Of Beal as thou hast also done in mOc
ing at my voluntary POVERTY on Sunday last aud thus
Father Descamps by attempting to destroy his influence
with The people charging him with "being cut of his
We deny that thou hast the right of declaring as thou
the Church Of st. John the Evangelist in acis ecclss,
that il is q sin, and "sin reserved to thysclf,5
yea more, to thy successor after thee" for any
Of tho faithful. to receive into their house, to
our said brother good works work Of Gospel charity
and specially commended by St. John HIMSELF the patron
hs sSI that a' b E tile
ample OF tho impious Diotrephes whom st. John con-
demns in the same letter. Sec what he says-Anathoma
We deny that any official act Of thine (such as the
above 10 valid where the forms of holy writ and those
required by the canons Of the church g,s 0rcs hand
have been violated and neglected.
Lastly, deny the validity and orthodoxy Of whatever
civil right yea, the natural right, and justice itself OF
brother towards BROTHER Of friend to friend and ike TO
Ike.
These Scriptural these canonica these CIVIL these ma
ural rights-thou hast denied them all to u.s. and thou
hast cvinced towards nhumanity such is not
among the heathens and herecs Thou oughtes TO have
remembered that thou art not an omup0tent autocrat;
that thou not nfable oracle that thou art r
reprehensiblc JUSTICE but that thou art mortal con-
passed with and compncled in niirmity: that thou
mightes t be mercifu and faithful high priest who
have compassion them that ignorant and that err
(Hebrews ~ and on them also that suffer and that
mourn.
Are we horeticss (which God forever forbdl them in
deed rofuee to eat your bread with u.s., by all means
but thou hast right bread from mouths
right to forbid the faithful to give to cat and drink
and TO axe us when VIC would cat and drink separated
from thee
tia omnes Sc1iptsrU
How comes 1t 70 pass that thy wisdom doth how
II pass that thy humanity doth not perceive, how
g that Thy charity doth not persuade thee that all
Christians but especially the Bishops should be Riven TO
hospitality" and that Is lawful for Christian ruler to
nterdct TO any one after the manner OF the heather,
"aqtd and igni'-6re and water WHY dost thou thus
Impously with hunger and defamation and evil report
for thy cruel weapons, fight against thy fellow
borers and fellow priests whose crime is to thy poor
brethren?
Dds thou not "put Off, Jesus Christ when thou vert
penning that horrible edic copy of which, though pro-
claimed the altar ofSt Johns last Sunday In thy NAME
VIC have tried In vain To obtain.
Thy edict against me- Alfred Dayman is not the cha
rity Of Christian Bishop not the equity of Just Judge
but shameful imitation Of Dacan at Saragossa and OF
Humeric in Africa, against the martyrs but scandal and
stumbling block 70 the faithful Joy to the devils, and
boast to our enemies, who are exuting public
sins and our most disgraccfu ignorance.
Thy rule and the rule of those that like unto thee
swollen With the pride Of Mammon-who rashy, so
cruelty condemn-who would cut on by famine and gno.
miny priests Of our lord, poor (gory DO 10 Cody
strangers and hunted up and down by tho ungodlywo
We sav NV puhl lie vith nj