New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18

upon the clergy Of a he tsrt OF Tho Church Of the
States. cops.ns of93doe's In the Whole snother
o The hurch constituting tss the record OF tht Note
will show) Iheen dioce'e'' a""'n'' "'"
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exercise power which. under Toe Constitution OF c~on'
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Lay D,le9o,eLE. +. CBAkK Es.
WILLIAM Cornwall
Wien the House rejected he protest recess
resolved upon until the commencepent OF divine
service.
Al Ia o'clock the Bishops entered fhe cbaacel
and common ed the services which had been ar
ranged for the Cloing OF the Convention%
The Rev. DR. BALcH read the Litany and nc
companyne rrayers. me leSsons were reao =!
Bishop Wiittngham OF Mary land' and Bishop Nc
Ilveiue Of Obi, read the following:
PASTORAL ADDRESS OF The HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
The PGsf,-ai ter fe Home Of bnaps 70 t1e P'e't'a
EPi'eTai Caweisa ne tnit'd States Of h""'ea 10 ne
Bretbfcn. we have been assembled together on
our Tlenniul Convention under most aihic'ing err
cumstanCes Hitherto. whatever our Church had TO
contend with from The fallen nature OF man, from
lie rover Of tins evil world. or the enmity Of that
mighty adversary who is called 10y 81. RAUL the
cod Il THE world" her chief council has been per-
miited to meet, amid the blessings Of peace
within our national boundaries and as representing
a household of Iaith 81 unity III lseli.
Oar last uccig was in The metropolis y state
which has long held bgh place aid iuiuerce IN The
aiYsirs % or ChGrchsud country. Long shan we
remember the airctonate hosp'talIy when was
itere lgyishcd on ne and the dell htu baruPnv ana
bro.hery love which seemed to reign, almost with
cut sl'oy in q Convention composed Of Representa-
lives oi al our Diocese Never did the promise o.
a long continuance OF broiheTly union among oil
part aud sections of our whole Church slfear more
assuring; but, alas, what Ii nan how unstable our
surest relaucea hassd or mars wi dom or will 7
ltoll y,h
on the sea- gsd His VstD U II e mighty waters. and
whose footsteps are not knownl What Is now The
chsugel We look in vain for occupants OF seats
in this Convention belonging 10 The representatives.
of lot ess than ten OF our Doceses, and to Ten oi
our Bishops, and whence comes such painful ana In
furious absence
The cause stands as great cloud Of darkness be,
fore us--Oi which we caunot help seeing 1t, ano
thinking Of it, wherever we 20, and Whatever We
do and that most sorrowfrly II ~ able not TO
b speak, when address you IN regard 10 The COD
diion ar wants Of our Church. That cause "a all
concentrated III stul endous Rebelboo against the
+ organic law and the consii uiOual Government o.
he country, for the dismeDiberment OF our National
Union under which, couiessedy, AL psrs OF the land
5 have sgusliy pro.peTed and been blessed. Rebel
hon which is already too well known TO you, breth-
rem, in the vast armies II Ms compelled our
Government 10 maintain, and III the fearful expense
of life and treasure of suffering and sorrow, which
1t las cost on both sdes, to any urther descnp-
ton here.
We are deeply rieved TO think how many of our
brethren clergy and lsy OF the regions over which
o thai dark tide has spread have been carried away
by its food-not only yielding to it, 30 as to place
themselves ~ far as in them lay, IN severance Of
Is our ecclesiastical union, which has 30 long and so
70 happily lOned us together III oue communion ana
% fellowship but, 10 sad extent, sympathIzing with
( The movement, end the giving their active CO.
. operation.
n In this part of our letter we make no attempt to
estimate the moral character Of such dongs at pres-
ent are confined 10 the statement OF notorious
facts except AS to matter, Of which this IL the
convenient place TO speak.
c When the ordained ministers OF the Gosrel OF
G Christ, whose Dission IL 70 emphaicelly one OF
4 peace and good WILL OF tenderness aud consolation,
Ge part from their sacred calling as TO take the
sword aud engage In the fierce and tlo0dy conflicts
of wsr-when in go doing they are fighting against
D authorities whcp, as the powers that be, the
. Scriptures declare ARE ordained OF God, 60 that
ia resisting them they are resisting GOd-when,
especially one comes out from the exalted spiritual
\ duties OF an overseer Of the flock Of Christ, TO
= exercise high command in such awful work-we
cannot, as ourselves oyerseers OF tie same fOck
l. consistently with outy to his Church, ministry, and
3 people. refrain from pscng on snch examples orr
strong condemnation. We remember those words
Of our Blessed Lord uttered among bis last words,
and for the special admonItIon of HE ministers:
" They that take the sword shall perish with tie
sword"
Returning 20 this grea. Rebellion with all its re-
tiuue ofcost and sacrifice, OF 'rbulaon and anguis,
Of darkness aud d. atb, there aspects IL which
we must contemplate IT, namely -as il comes by he
agency Of man, and as ii proceeds from the Proyi-
dence OF God.
We desire first to call your attention thereto as
il proceeds from the Providence Il God. so COM
prebeusive ID that Providence, that it embraces all
worlds and all nations while il is 80 minute that
not sparro. falleth without tho knowledge and
will OF Father IN Heaven. In ltd vast councils
this deep affection has place; Gods hand 10 IN it,
His power rules itf il s He visitation and chaser-
leg for the eDs OF a nation; who can doubt II just
Is the personal affection OF any OF YOU il Gods yisi
taion, to him from the world aud sn unto Him.
self, is ibis national calamity, NEST certainly,
His Judgment On this nation for ITS good; AID
truet, dear brethren, that We arc IN no danger OF
seeuing by such Interpretation OF our dittresses to
excuse la any degree such agency 40 men have had
in bringing them upon Us.
Gods providence has Interference with mems
responsibility. lie walks by man, but that 1t is
still man that wills well as works. The capti,i-
ties OF Gods chosen people were, as His word de-
cares, His judgments upon them for their sins,
while the nations that carried them captive were
visited Of God for heinous guilt Ill doing Saiut
Peter declares that Lord wac delivered unto
death by the deierminate counsel and know ledge
Of God and that nevertheless n by wicked haLds
that he was cruciied and slain" Thus, we need he
under DO TEN, taiion, to diminish estimate OF the
present dis ensaiion Oi sorrow, proceeding from
the counsel Of God, in purshinent for fins,
whatever the agency OF man therein. SO 10 cOnsder
IL lie duty, Christians and parrots, it mOy
do the good for which IL is sent, and may DO The
sooner taken away.
Il is not possible for us in this address to set be-
fore yOu in dosil In their true proportions all
the National and other tiUs which make u.s. as peo-
pie, TO deserve and need the Establishments Of Holy