, 1864-10-15

wlo learn nothing and forget nothlngs Is
: hopeless oisot, rhat be- CAL gravely make
1t q rsaaon for suspenaing 4 clerxyuiHu Of
exemplary plety, without notice to him or
hls peot1s. that such clergyman has
thuugn proper to resd sernon. IN Con-
s,sgs,1opai chu9h. q ths SD Of as eutneut
when even the EnKllsh Church establish
nt-nt with all its gtaLd memories Ia an.
tain It, Ia shaken from foundation stono tn
turset, bee 4use the Bishops Undertake to Al,
1euee free thinker like Colenso, do.a thi,
illinois Bishop suppose tAst hss churches
expired centuries ago, In EuglsndY Dies be-
imsginc that he cau Introduce here the srbi.
trarJ intolerance Of Land. by lscked,g Il
| over ~Ith the eurf4ce polish Of the Reyersnd
t Cream Cbetse! Does he not remember thu
ds!s The. lsng out q ne cry, "a Church with.
lam lot at all read In the Caaoas Of the
Church, but as the Bishop carefully ouotes
| the Canon in support of hia other speciac,.
tIons, aud does Lot quote it here, 1t is but 4
tair Inference that the suspension Of cir
gyman 1or preaching IN Acongregatioual nui-
exercise Of power which, In our daY. Bishon
| Whihhouse deserves the credit Of inyenttngF
The Bishop closes his aWcet pastoral h.
kindly offering to furnish our parish with
temporary services during cur vacancy.
What charming condescension IL tais msnk
after wantonly dopriving us, unaeard, OF =
pastor WHOM We honor, and pY
letter, In which he assumes to repriusnd ns
for our presumption In calling him without
his leave, tho door Of our church will ooen
to any clerg, man Whom be may choose to
doctrine preached, that rebellion Is no sin.
aud JtE Davis no traitor. be mus. be con.
tent With the echo Of empty pews.
Is it not almost incredible that Blshop
Wutehouse should have pursued this course
toward Mr. Crac1ait, when 1t il stIIl ftesh IN
ed the Chicago Convention. during one Of il
sessions, With prayer? Was that frayraat
collection Of patriots SO spotless and Curia-
ttan in Its character that the laTn Of the
Bishop took no spst from the contacts /
find no fault with the Bishop to, thus ofl1ci-
atinc. That Convention. Ike auy o.hor DO.
lit'cal conrentlon. doubt not. needed his
prAyerr. But II The Bishop can without i'm
prop1iety, cooperate With I.aiah Ryaders,
fresh from the moral cees-poo1s Of New
York, In the proceedings Of political Wig
wan is 1t not hard that Mr.. Cracraft is to be
forbidden to preach, because be has taken
part with distinguished clergyman and
scholar, in the ofllces of Christian pulpit
I write this letter without the -kno wlelge
Of Nj: CEacraft, who is now in Ohio. I
write 1t, however, with the knowledge and
approval Of the vcstrY Of the church. en-.
cloee the resolutions adopted BY that body
which they would like to hare you publish,
If not encroachtpg too much upon your
space We submit these matters to the pub
he through 3our columns, because, as We
can rtnch Bishop Whitehouse in no other
way, we should like to have him mado
amenable al the bar OF public opinion for
what we deem an outrage upon our rights.
For myaelk, do not Wrlta this as partisan.
Having been placed by the favor Of the pco.
pie In Northern Illinois, in = high judicial
position, recognizes the duty 1t Imposes OF
ipatlon in party politics, however strong
may be my private political opinions. I
write this not az Republican, but as pew
holder In the Episcopal Church Of this city,
having right to remonstrate publicly,
against public WronE. Bishop Whitenouse
as high in office. Such men, so placed, must
accept rigid responsibility. In this matter
he will be obliged to admit, either that he
deems 1t u clericle offense of the greatest
character to preach loyalty to the Govern
erence to it's political complexion, or that ha
has acted with degree OF Indecent haste
and political rancor unbecoming geutla-
man ut all times, especially tho exercise Of a
guam Judicial power, and mournfullv discred-
table to the prelate Of q Christian Church.
liz. -H - go. ,na.+ 49, Aoiu VI 'Ao
G. 5. LAWRENCE.
ppso,ur,nrq
f8oo1oiloS7'
1t meeting of the War1ens and Vestrv-
men Of Grace Church, Galeaburg, held Oct.
1un: ioo4, the ioHoWing preamble and
reeotuti0ns were passed:
~HERE.s. Our esteemed Rector, the Rev. J, ",
Crnc1Ait, has deemed 1t proper and expediept. to
ssrss 5,se setles ef Lectures t. Young msn. IL
onf COUNTY,, and has urged anon then Al the dnty
Of every Christian and citizen 10 susta.n the oT.
e1nn ent In IL efforts to crush out this wicked e.
beIion; and.
WnxnsAs, A tew Of the membera Of the ps,ish
hare become uissatisfed with MI, Cracrafk's dis
course, and Withdrawn theif s0pport ron The
parish aid
WH1nEAt, Tbs B,ehop Of thIs Diocese the Rfcht
Rev. Henry ]. Whitehouse. baa aiidtasind letter
to the Wartens ard VestrTmen n Gracs f.hnrrh
recommending them to dispense with The iaborss
of their Rector, md in case Of a retusal. be the
bishop, viii deem II his duty, te forbid the Re7.
Resoioed, That majority Of the Warlens aud
Tcsfr1men Of Grace Church, fully approye and ep-
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