The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-20
ExTR AOhDINARY COURSE OF An
EPISCOPAL BISHOP.
To tn Editor of The Chicago Ecsaing
journal:

To tn Editor of the Chicago Ec.ning
journal:
GALKsBuRG. ILL, Oct. Ia.
The officers of Grace Church, in this
city, request that you publish tae follow
ing:
AT a meeting Of the wardens and YES.
trymen Of Grace Church, Galesburg, held
October loth, 1864. the follo~ing pre-
amble and resolutions we're passed:
WHEREAS, Our esteemed rector, the
Rsv. j. N. Cracraft, has deemed it proper
and expedient to deliver series Of lee
lures to young men, in which he his re-
ferred to The distracted state Of our couu-
try. and has urged upon them as the duty
of every good Christian and citizen TO sus-
tain the Government in it. efforts to
crush out this wicked rebellion; and
Whereas, A few of the members of the
parish have become dissatisfied with Mr..
Cracratfs discourses, and Withdrawn their
support from the parish; aud
Whereas, The Bishop of tbi. diocese.
the Rt. Rev. Henry j. Whitehouse, has
addressed a letter to the wardens and yes.
trymen of Grace Church, recommending
them 10 dispense with the labors of their
rector, and in case of refusal, he, the
Bishop will deem it his duty to forbid the
Rev. }, N. Cracraft preaching in this do.
cese;
Resolved. That majority of the war.
dens and vestrymen OF Grace Church full
ly approve and indorss the lectures deliv.
cred by their rector, and deny that there
is anything partisan or political in them.
Resolved. That while we regret losing
any Of the members OF the church. We
have the gratifying fact Of largely 10.
creased congregation, which is an assur-
ance that the community sustains Mr..
Cracrait. and instead of the church being
loser by those who have left, it is large.
~ the gamer. by those who have nov
more than filled their places.
Resolved, That We cannot consistently
With the good of the parish comply with
our Bishops request TO dispense with the
labors of our beloved rector, aud We would
exceedingly regret and deplore any action
on the part OF the Bishop, whereby Mr..
Cracraft would feel compelled to cease bis
good work among US.
Resolved, That We look upon any &C
ton of the Bishop to dissolve the connec.
ton now existing between the paste, and
people of this parish, as being disastrous
and will blight all The fair prospects We
50 recently anticipated Of raising money
to extlnguish our church debt.
~, PROM the Galesburg Free Democrat
We learn that Bishop Whitehouse is in /.
terfer'ug IN the business Of Grace Church
o. ms city. Probably the chasss. will Il
closed. We suppose he has the authov.
ity SO to do. His action il bas4d nnon
the fact that the present minister b..
preached some sermons not psla,.bls -
copperheads, though they have hesn
highly edifyiDg to the body Of commun;
Giants and the general congregation. Mo.,
Of the sermons have been pr. aehed before
and approved BY the Bishop Of the Die.
cese or Ohio. He could not see in them
anything which . minister could not Iar.
fully utter--probably be is not copper.
head. To what straits this copperhead
party i reduced Most faithful and
Christian ministers must be sileoced be.
cause they bsve the independence to ut.