Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-10-27
Religious Intelligence.
The Results Of Rfshop Ondcr-
dOnk's Denial Of Guilt.

Among the persons whose veracity was i'm
pugned by Bishop Onderdonk, was Mrs
Bearc. wife OF an Episcopal clergyman ol
Flushing Long Island and one Of the wit
nesses against him. That lady has since died
but the feelings of her friends may te under
stood from the rcmonstrance which they have
made against the Bishops restoration. a.
mong other facts they cite the following:
1t is urged that Bishop o, dcrdonk has re-
pentcd of those acts of which he was found
guilty, and ought, as a penicnt, to b, for
given. He has not said SO. lie cannut say
so, without acknowledging course of wick
edness towards the witnesses, with which the
charges made against him on the trial arc As
dust in the balance. tie denied the tru.h o.
the witnesses. .le suffered his friends t.
charge them with falsrhootl, and by the cruel
and malicious treatment shey received two
of them have been totally crllshcd--onc to
an untimrly grave, and one to mad house.
Can he call them back " their wontel health?
Can the House of Bishops restore them
/ They were left by their ungen .ru,ls sisters in
the hour of trial, and many an ungenerous
sister has failed to do them Justice. We all
know the husband Of one Of these ladies, a
most pure and upright man. who has suffered
pain and modification of different kind, to
he sure, bus perhaps not in less degree than
has fallen upon the suspended Bishop. But
he has bowed himself to the agony as an ir,-
norent man; aud he knows the nnocencv
and truthfulness of her he has laid in the
grave. We are speaking nothing but plain
facts. This reverend gentleman /. To he left
to suffer and to be taunted with the crime of
another, while the suspended Bishops pride
is to I've g1atifed (f,ir that is all he asks, at
the expense of sacrsa feeling and Just right.
a CBrRcn BEAwf.--There has been tre-
meudoIs Rpr, ar raging in London fpr two u,
three months owing to rintons demonstrations
taking place every Sunday in church, in
the east end Of the city. known as st Georg-
es III the East" The rector, it appears, Pu-
sryte, of the most advanced type, who has
introduced divers Innovations in costume
manner of conducting the service. &c, The
result was that the congr CATION liootcd him
every Sunday, and the church wardens in
vain protested against his dongs. As n last
resort to end the scandal, tho Bishop Of Lon
don has closed the church for the. present.
The Rev. DR.. Cross, in letter to the Chris
tian Advocate, says: ave are about organi
zing, up here in the interior, a new society TO
be called The Anti-razoritcs, or the Bearded
Brotherhood, or the American Society of Tn
shaven Ministers OF something else equally
significant Of the nature and objects of the
Institution" Then ne goes on to attempt t,
prove. scripturally that the mutilation oft
b,ard is contrary to the divine will.
FROM THE STAGE TO THE PULPIT.-The
Nashville Advocate says AT the Nashville
Preachers meeting, two weeks ago, the meet
ing following Dr. Parsons delcatory sermon
and services, after the regular reports, Rev.
p. Ba-th, the German missionary, gave a very
interesting account Of the death of his father.
and of his own conviction. conversion, and
call to the missionary. He also stated tbat
when DR.. Parsons was stage actor, he
Batb--and two of his brothers, were inem-
bers OF the orchestra that male music for DR..
7. Now they meet in qnite . different
sphere. DR.. Parsons is one Of the stationed
preachers in Louisville. he--Philip baths
a missionary to the Germans in Nashville,
one OF the brothers is presiding elder in In
diana, and the third Methodist class leader.
Alta recent meeting of the Winche. ter
Preshytery. a communication was received
from certain residents Of the town of Baritone
Alleaany County, Nd, petitioning the Prey
by'ery to tahe steps 30 organize an Old S. Loo
Presbyterian Church in that town! ard a
committee Of three ras appointed " organ
In Church ftsre.