Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-28
From the GoIdsboru' Tribune !

! :, BEAUFORT, n. C., Sept 10Th. 1851.
!, MR. EDITOR In your issue of the l3tb in,.
have seen an article written by yourself, which T.,
distance from my place of residence is fitted IN
ously iIlure me- and perhaps, the Church Of wS;'
il am Minister. expect, therefore that WINCH
dome the justice to publish the foIlovIn" !Ou wiz
ton and Contradictions. 'Aplanai
Ycu'say that I" Mr., Van Antwerp treated a.
day., recommended by President Davis viii; f,' Los1
tempt, by not opening his Church on that OOl
Had YOU Instead of denouncng me, jnonirod ~
what had done and why had done if ~ le
have learned that had received no notice CIV
ecclesiastical Of such fast day up TO the do. ~ o.
observance s. when learned it accidentsn,! vi us
was then too late for my personal Observance 81 "
day. '' Vi The
You next assert that "similar was the coDd,o, :,
this preacher in reference to 7hankyiUa1 on SU
day alter the Manassas battle and victory" tn ,l;.
reply that Ministers of the Episcopal Church barS
no right to change the service at pleasure and IL
did make what tconsidered an appronri,,o aS aat
within the limits allowed me- by intpoducing ,:t
able prayer, and that had no time after ssr n%l'-
the appointment to prepare a sermon The cbana
which made IN the service has since been annroeS
by the Bishop of the Diocese pF'O'ea
You then express your qualification Gin bs;ru
able to state that sone of bis church membrrS onS
and patriotic citizens have ceased to- atten5 h;i
preaching To this reply by expressing mr. GIN ','
cere gratifcati0n>that | know of not one msr,t"-
of my Church who has ceased to attend its service
except by death or removal, for years.
Your last assertion is: i" Ills street ,aJL ;nd;,t
that he is Lincolnite in heart and feeling TIL.
is simply and absolutely false '
The spirit and temper of your piece Won mpSt
one would hope, yourself on reflection, Gisapprova
You charge man Of whom you probably had heard
no evil before, and whose good standing IN the
nunity is important not only to himsefand family
but to the Cause Of religion in that community with
conduct which you say shows him to he "a wretch
afiiliating with black hearted monsters, too atroc
in character for language to describe, traitor
encouraging and guiding assassins to the work Of
blood and violation" You do this without anr
examination of the truth of what you have heard
when on examination you would have found it was
not true. How you justify this to your conscience
and how you will justify it hereafter, leave YOU to
say.
In com 2lance with advice which respect, in the
present state of the case, shall only demand o.
you, that you DO me the justice to publish this reply
in your paper, at your earliest convenience
D. D. VAN ANTWERP,
Rector of St Paul's Church.
we feel it our duty to insert the above Al
present we have no further remarks to make thar
simply to ouPreaders that other matter bear
ing on the subject will satisfy them that we have
done what it was our duty to do. We shall atteRt
to it in good time, under the impression that tn
public are good judges Of fact as well as OfetOA
Ed. TRIBUNE