Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-05
Addfess Of Bishop Andrew tothe IL. e.
Church south.
To the Mem6ers.of tie IT, Z. Church SouiN

To the Members Of tie ". Z. Church Sonih /:
BrLovxD B.:grMsE ES The events nt i.-.
last three montbs base piecad oua' C; u':l Ii"
greatly al,ers d circutas' snccs The mrllnt'+
Of war have br"ngr, .g,.ia U.der FsGcra
rcle and it become us To set wi-ei,t ia cur
new relatians. Tho stars AID stripes sgt.
'@.rve over ns--'lis npw EUR natiU,a Hsssy, ;ii,
rshsnid by u. &c respected sccordingly. Our
,oad ant,ci ipa:ions Uf s. pfrste natl,na!sy
!,av., il tuu Providence ul' G"d, bcen dsap
pointed, ana it becomes us to >rhc;;' qn:ssiy
10 this Spravidcnral aSaid. We Eave'iGa'n>
,ail.ed lc:.s ahd blsody strG.g:si cur ,nl
iiers have fought brayrl", and ais'.ong; f:rc-
.c 10 -ubmit 70 overw:, ,jmine nunib r., We:
se Lavs los, no inn:r, our c.e,uies b.nis he
;uGscs Now hat our armies nave 6seil
mo! eriy s,:,rrGujcreG, and our bTove soldiers
are rs,orriug to t:sr mnch loved homes, it IS
duty to scquiescc quietly in what Pro7lience
seams 20 have ordained, for us. Let US sll
deport ourselves as quiet, peace-loting, peace-
.aech,ug. citizens. Let us, Us far as rrortics.
blcst to FORGET the wrongs We have suffer
ked from tue Northern people, and hcncefnrth
Seek to cultivate The spirit Of peac: and gaod
n.is Sborhyod. This is both our duty as
christians a.,l our interests as Citizens. Wa
hope ;nat none OF eur'penple viii for a mo-
men, countosarce bush RI hacking or guerrilla
warire. These sre eroag in prisc'pi. and
practice, ara whatever apology men my
ha5. made fer them during the var. tharr can
bc uone ROW. Above all, lat no i'aroied SOL
dier viflsts ;iiS parole by uihrias in saci' en-
t.sp.:.as. The oA,l olSwaAcL your parole
I vas given WAS SOLEMN appsalto God, and
l.ie 'i,iay NOT bs'v:slgted w,{hTmpunity.
), TIL. re are Federal sole tsrs sta :ioned among
you, snd-,his, perhaps, .siit be- neccssa7y for
Sometime. Cultivate. kipay feeling towards
teen. So lar az / haye observed their de-
portnsnt, tll;y seem disposed to b. or,',rly.
Let p not, by our, 42air'i department. TO-
War6s then, provoke them 20 contrary course
ofc.nluct Invite them u. yonr churches
attiisY may ning!e With youin the services
/ of religion, for the-o are, no doubt, many
ano on llhe:n wIo at home are uis1nbsra OF
! the church and .a9nsistent christians.
T. i.eye noticed with pain that sone OF our
es.irnsble lai.s seerp II, take paias Ln o1prcgs
/. in me bit;erest of~reprosch their .caatcHipt
/ for itie.. Yankees" Now, this is unwi;sat
/ vel. a. uuclris;jas:, 10 sun ip a! in a few
wor,;s, God seems to laTe ordained lat we
sllai-live together III civil compact with Tie
North as, fo, merry: and the soooer we cah
!; bring about state of kind feeling. hetweer
i tns tt to- 6 secicla, the better, Tor slt tsn-
i ceerlsd. T:t7'EAt,4i-s =. ~. : q.
1 ..Pi.aiiy. .iatus pray ftr the cou"tes, and SIS
rulcrs, that God raas, ovel-rule ami difec:
them bo:h IN, their lsssi.;ipe ald eyecatiVd
4 acts. .r:ils is. n-csssary il ~. deMra to leso
! onic. ,aud pea2pabl1 ives i'll ali g1dlyess and
honesty before God. .;...:.,s.s
7sAnd now may the God of all grace pour
! upon us ailihe-abnruaac of His SPIRIT. te
| guide us.irto the wa:;sof iratn ANA peace.
. I ani, dear brsthrdh, .1 {
49,. rsr. r.. Yours f;fe3sionately, 6
4 i p s;s.. JAMES o. .ANnREw. .zs -