The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-11-18

ana " yeu then thsnght as you now think,
ysu tssk excellent care that ne maR amang
.ysar Southern friends should know il.
Moreover. ysur fsysri,e Theological Semi-
ssry. only three years ago. was the vir-
ginia school a. Aleyandria. raised to great
prosperity BY Bishop Meade. . sls,ehoIdsr.
And an very sure that nothing ai vari.
aace with my Bible views Of slavery was
tasght ia that institatisn. Yes, we may
well say Of you as Of many others-Qus
fum mEfaius s6 iNsi How changed is the
Bishop sf Pennsylvania, in three years,
frsm bic fsrmer course Of conssrvatisn,
Pesec Esd Scriptsrsl consistency!
But the Word Of God has not changed |;
the doctrine Of the Apostles has net chang
ed the Csnstitstion Of oar resstrs has ssf
changed; the great standards of reIieisss
trsth and civic loyslty remain jsst a. 4hry
were and | rsmais along with thsm. net,
~iihstaading this bi,.er cad unjust assault
irsn you aad ysur clergy do net intend
TO initiate ysur late style sf si,srpsration,
fer irust that have lesrnea. even when
i sm res,lsd. sstts revile sgaia. respect
the gend spinion Of ya1r clergy, and sm
ast aware that have done anything 10
fsrisit Il. respect your si6cs. yosr
taleats, yoar personal character and the
wisdom and ssocess ~ith which. fsr many
years. your Episcspste has been conduct
I'D. bst do not respect yosr departure
iron the old and veil settled rule Of the
chsrch. and from the Apostolic Law OF
Christisn isiruess and courtesy. do ss'
srlirve 10 the aodern discovery Of thase
Esstern philsathrop,sts sAo deay the di-
,iaity af our Redesmer. ssa attach po i'm.
portancs 10 the Bible except as Il may sn,i
themselves. / do not believe that the We
nerstsd founders al our American Gharch
uere ignorant vi the Scriptures aud blind
10 the psinciplo Of Gsspsl morality. 4
do sot believe that Washington aud his
csmpstriots. ~ss traned our constitution
sith ssch express provisions fsr the rigkis
Of slsseheldefs. we're tyrants and dsspots.
sinners against lse law Of God and the feel
ings ~ hsman;ty. BuI do believe in the
teaching of ,he inspired Apostles. and in
the Holy Catholic Tor onisersal) chureh
shich yos and yosr clergy aiso profess tn
selteve. / kaou that the doctrine OF that
Church Was clear aud snsnImous on the
iaefufatss Of slavery for eighteen ceRtsrles
tssslher; and On lhai point regard Jour
!" protest" and indignant reprSbatisn'
~ the idle MUD that pss,vs by.
\ sish yes. therefore. I. be advised that
I sh.Il publish, within q irw months. u .
gracious Providence should spare me life
and faculties. q Isll deinensustisn OF ihe
truth 9whcreIn I stand hnd l shall
prsve in that book by the most unqasstlon.
able sattarities. that slaves and siase-haI-
ders wrre IN the Church IRON the begin
niag that slavery was held TO be consist
cot with Christian principle by the fathers
and eoanrils. snd Nv all Protestant d,sincs
and commentators sp 10 the very close ol
the lst centsry. aud that this TACT was
universal among all churches and sects
lthresghout the christian warid. shat
eoatend that our church. which maintains
the primitive rule II Catholic oonseai. and
abisre. all novelties. is bossd, BY her vers
eenstitpticn, 10 hold last that only safe and
eudstiny rair. Or sbspdon her Aposinlic
/ Clhlmt, kus uesfchasN Wt tN'Nt " N''fs
wks arc driven sbsut by sreiy -ins si
docirinen Ishsll print your "indigsan'
Il reprobstioa," With its list Of names. ~ the
preface pf nv bnok, 10 that II ! cannot give
W. fame. ma, at least do my part 10 give
ycu antoriciy.
That the nineteenth century iss eentu'
~ sf .s.i irnpro,s sment and wonderful DIS.
Cs,ery in the ara and sciences. grant a.
willingly a. any man. But N religious
trath or reverence for the Bible. the sss
in which we li,s is prolific in daring and
impious innovation. We have seen pro,
fessedIy Christian communities divided
and ,us divided on every side. We hav'
seen the rise ssd spread Of Universalism,
n Millerism, Psntheism Mormsnism and
i spiritsaIi~n. We have seen our 'enera'
Die neither Church Of England sorely sg'.
tated By ,hs contagious icver o. ehahss on