Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23

changed is the Bishop OF Pennsylvania, IN three
wears, from his former Irse Of conservative
p,,ce and Scriptu al sns.s;ency.
But the Word or uOd has hot changed. the
doctrine of the Apostles has not changed, the
Constitution of our country has not changed,
the great stand lri OF religious truth and civic
loyalty remain just they we're; and remain
along with them. Notwithstanding this bitter
and uni Just assault from you and your clergy,
10 not intend TO initiate your late style Of ytu-
perttion, for trust that have learned, even
wen | am reyiled, not TO reyie again.
| respect the good opinion Of your clergy,
aud am not aware that have done anything to
forfeit it. | respect your office, your talents,
your personal character, your past services, and
the wisdom and SUCCESS with which, for many
wears, your Episcoptte has been conducted. But
do not respect your departure from the old AMI
well settled rule ufthe church, and from the Apos-
'olic law Of Christian fairness and courtesy. |
do not believe in the modern discovery of those
Eastern phan hropists who deny the divinity
Of our Redyemer, and attach no Importance to
the B,he except A. It may suit themselves.
10 not b,leve that the yenerIted f,unders Of our
Amer c IA Church were ignorant Of the S;riptur,s
aud blind 10 the principles Of gospel morality
| do not Lelle,e that Washington aud his COM
airioJs, who ir tIued cur Constitution with such
xpr,ss pro, sions ior jhe rights Of Shareholders,
N,rc tyrtuis and despOis, SINNERS against tho
ltys Of God and the feelings Of humanity. But
1 do Delie'e in the teaching OF the inspired
APOSTLE and in the Holy Catholic Tor universally
, hurch n winch you and your Clergy profess to
neleyc. | 6aOr that the doctrine Of that Church
WAS clear and unanimous ON the iIirfuiHess OF
slavery for c.-hteeu centuries together, and on
Ihat point ! regard your d" protest aud "indie-
ntnt reprobiuon,' ns tine idle wind that passes
by.
/ wish YOU therefore to be advertised that /
/ shall publish. within a icw months, ifa gracious
/ Providence -houll spare my life and ficuliics,
] a iul demonstration ui the truth wherein |
stand And ! shall prove N that book, by
/ tine most uuq u,s IoEdb!e auiLor.,ies, that slaves
and slay,h.l.gr9 were in the Church from
/ tine beginning; th sl4yery was held to be con-
/ ssteut with CHRISTIAN principles by the fathers
AMI councils, and by all Protestant di,ines and
commentators, dp L. the very Close Of the last
century, aud lh1J ia : tact was universal amongst
. ali church,s and scots HToushout the Christian
world. shall contend that cur Church, which
IA, ntains the primitive rule OF catholic consent,
ami a,iures al 40, l,.es is boumi 10y her er,
Constitution, To noli last that oi ly ale and en-
dur ~ rule, OF to abandon her Apostle. claims,
aud descend To tnc level OF th,-, ~no are "lriv-
Ell about by every wind II d,ctrue." Aud
shall pr.ut your g IN ynmt rrprobttion.' with
IL Isl Of nAme-, ia the preface II my hoax, ~
that If cam OF give you fame, may at least
DO my part 10 give you nuturiety.
That the nineteenth century IS a century OF
vast imprv, eIncnt and ouilriul discovery in
the ar.s and ~;ienc,s, | grant a. VII nsiy ~ any
miu. But n rhg ca, ruth, Of re, erencr tot
the ID the e il which We I've i profit; u
j ,rins ani nn .I.ous nuo, alton. We nave serI
iuc - aul real Of Ju,,ers Il su, VI lIer.s
PiutheI>m, Aiuru0uism AMI Sp.rtu ,lI>Iu. N,
nave seen even gu. venerable mother Church o.
England -or,ly ,gitttci by the contagious fNei
/ of ehau-c-oi. the one hand toward sulsis' .tiul
and on the other Toward u'ilcl .'iuu.d .-u. An,
We have heirl the iucr,sis ~ 81 amor against tia
& Die, .mrtin. FROM the dcsotecs of geologic
spe u ittiuu, >tmctuv, from the hol dcn,rs %
miracles aud Prophecy, aud, not least upon th
from the lou i-rUu ,ugd tpJs les OF Inti-sl,ye
. ~. We have mtrk,-i the orators Nhp cry " Duwi
with the b lie II Il maintains the law .ulu,s- o
7 Il .veTy. We have 10 Dr., eei 40 Oh. senatorial el
quyuce which proclImei that 1t "Sas h'gh tim
90 have an lltI-sla,ery Col AMI an auti-slaverl
Bib" We have heard the Constitution Of gu
c.uniry denounced as q covenant with dealt
aud he'll" We have heard the bots,el deter
niuatiou that tHc Jniou shall never he restore
{ until is prov HHs for the protection Of silver
arr utterly abl shell And what is the result q
, an rh- new phil mthropyi The fearful ia lemen
u God has lies rudei Co chtstise the-r null NJ v
acs If REBEL on against h- divine government
e . ami what the nuI. catastrophe shall be-. Is onl
{ hloeu 10 HIM wlo seth the end from the b,
e ginning.
, After forty years spent in the "a % 's,ry. NOR
: than th.r,y O.. wh..h nae been pi-s-l Ia the Of
70 icc 81 70 b -.lur. / can lo.k back with humbl
T. rhtukiulu,s- to ihe q yer Of all -ooi & IN s. d
e. l-lsr that til uy n.s' ltbur> have been dirccte