Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-01-05
PROSPECTUS OF THE CHURCH INTELLIGEN-
GER.

The undersigned proposes publish in the city of Raleigh
North Carolina weekly newspaper designed to advance
the interests of the Episcopal Church at the South and
duse intelligence concerning its labors and its progress
In this enterprise he has to hope for the appreciation
and to extent the aid of the Bishops of Tennessee
Louisiana, Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Florida South
Carolina North Carolina Texas and the Missionary District
of the South In each of these dccese he expects
have resident contributor to the columns of his Journal
who shall give information to its readers of any of in
teres occurring in the diocese which the writer belongs
The benefits Of such paper, we'll conducted, will! be
acknowledged to be great when it is recolected that in all
these doceses just enumerated constituting in themselves
mighty and rapidly growing empre-there is not single
newspaper expressing the sentiments and recording the
temporaneous history Of the Episcopal Churchthat what
known by It's clergy and people living IN this extensive
and prosperous region these subjects gathered mainly
from published at remote points at the North
in which the interests OF these doceses and the especial du
ties of the chul chmen therein comparatively obscure
neglected subjects In the meantime the principles the
past history and present condition of the church often
mrepresented in that region of country and still more re
queny misunderstood and there is and OppOr
uny, by which, publicly aud efe tua to reiue such mis-
representations and correct such mistakes.
BY of newspaper in these doceses conducted
in religious spirit and on udicous principles, the members
the church might be assisted only the i'm
ProTement OF their spiritual state but especially in the per
nance of the peculiar duties imposed on them by the
constitution of society in the Southern countrydutes
which lie very the hearts of many of them.
is furthermore intended to enrich the columns Of the
paper with possible of those treasures OF thought
is now so abundanty pouring forth and to
live vews n the state Of reliaon and eaning
connected with The highest welfare of the South which
designate that this paper shall give socous attention
the South at Sewanne and order thereto the dissent
nation of intelligence concerning it, and the issue Of appeals
in its behalf Designed then the contemplated
effect objects important and benecent the under
signed confidently hopes to receive the active aid of his
brethren of the clergy and ay in the Southern country. 1t
intended give the paper the of the CHURCH In
TELGENCER, and to issue the first number possible early
in March, 1860.
Its terms will be two dollars and half per annum pay
able in advance. Advertisements will be inserted the
rates. and liberal discount made for standing adver
tisemens.
The paper will be sent free to any clergyman who will
forward the and the subscription price OF ten subscr
bers. HENRY +. GREENE,
Presbyter of the Diocese OF N. C.
We approve of the publication and circulation of a
for the and the principles set forth in the
Prospectus OF the CHURCH TELLGENCEK, and cordially
ing ourselves to of its columns for the
cation of intelligence to them.
| JAS. II. OTEY,
Bishop of Tennessee.
| LEoNIDAs Polk,
Bishop of louisiana
STEPHEN ELLIOTT,
Bishop of Georgia.
n. H. CoBBS
| Bishop of Alabama
| WILLIAM M. GREEN,
| Bishop of Mississippi
| JAS. II. RUTLEDGE,
Florida.
| THos. F. DAVIS,
| Bishop of South Carolina.
THOs. ATKINSON,
Bishop of North Carolina.
ALEX. GREGG,
Bishop of Texas.
HENRY G. LAY,
Miss. Bishop of the South West
A The clergy and other friends of this enterprise
earnestly requested to interest themselves procuring sub
scrbers and forwarding their lists to the Editor at Raleigh
Dec. 2lst, 1859. 9l-3t-l7St