, 1865-11-07
DnCLAnksox,s APOLOGY,

This worthy and much esteemed clergyman
ofthc Episcopal Church, in his sermon on
Sunday evening as reported In the Chicago
Times, made ar elaborate and evidently sin
ccre effort to palliatc the action Of the late
Episcopal Convention. The Reverend Doctor
admitted that on some points he would hare
preferred different results from those Of the
convention, and plainly stated that oue OF the
points YVES the refusal of the Lower House to
adopt the resolution congratulating the church
-ra country on the rcs1oratlon ol luc Uuivu
and the abolition Of slavery. This rc.olution
lie voted for. and still believes to have been
right and Timely,
Tie opposed the resolution asking the
Bishops to amri,d their appointment of day
Of thanksgiving '1or the return Of peace to
the land, aud unity TO tho church, for Tie e.
tenslon Of e.ru freedom ind religious truth"
by adding to thnc grounds Of Thanksgiving
the abolition Of slayery, His course was con-
trollcd by the fact tha. tho Bishops alone are
authorized to prescribe form Of prayer, and
thAt tho House Of Bishops having settled thc
form two days previously, the proposed
amendment coming from lay deputy in the
Convention was uutimely and conveyed nm
implied ccnsnre OF the House Of Bishops.
DR.. Clarkson afa1ms that t'there was
really no sympathy with the great
national sin which was the cause Of the rebel
lon,'' on the part Of ninety nine out Of every
one hundred In the Convention. Very likely
not. but there was IN undisguised sympathy
with the "grcat national sinners" who re-
belled, rs Is proven by the fact that tho Con-
yenuon would adopt no form OF thanksgiving
except for 1.-THE extension Of civil freedom
This phrase IL q specimen of trimming worthy
only of Democratic Convention. II Is
intended to mean for the secessionist the re.
moyal of military and the extension Of civil
government over the seeded States, consum'
nation which the late rebels are grateful fol
OILY because they hope thereby. to rcggair
conc lost advantages over their former
slaves. On tho other hund, to the slave aud
the nbolitionist, 1t Is intended to mean tht
abolition of slavcry, which it plain'y does
not mean, even If printed In Italics Us il i
printed in D.. C1arkson's sermon- Tic
cGcc, Of II is that the Episcopal
Church declares that it Is not med.
ding with politics, but with morals
only, 10 thank God for The President'a
reconstruction policy, and, on the Other
hand, TINT 10 thank him for the cmaacipa.
tion Of four millions Of our Christian brethren
is not tsInornls'' but politics. We woGld re-
conmcnd, as reverenuy MS our estimate ol
tho matter will permit, TINT when The Ep1sco-
pal clergy offer their thinks for "the exten
sion Of civil froedom'' the clerk interpret
whc.hcr .neS mcan 'aefepy Tue 1sssuon' u "
lhe eouthefn s1alcs ~ fe'e ',c negioes, ~
1le i1ceoon o. the ncs'ocs W ns!p luls ~
s'ales'tas olnes "'ee prayer "niea noooas
on ca8.a c:sn a''oef slana 'n'S nol W '"1s @"'
s"efeo III .1casen' .-.z.,.- --= ).
Ane 'ea4 E1st y. tne nlatNt' Ao"e'.t, ~ -
.n,. sontaneu - ,.I ~ .ooT L a.. y. -
sAa h4on ~ e,.a nsase., "a as,as..ns ae rs 49,,
,.,,.o T:" 49, -.
Sra ,o,,. ,,sor..a ,,,sbo, or ,,,rx,,na ,7,o =,
suffered more ihan death iis.af for Ills devotion /,
the enusc o. M country ln nc inaas1 o. seosnsou
Yort ie in.,lucte TO say to these ling breiren
come in aud rms our lore and hono:, at aottun
s gonr e1 neqs 1ss,.nns Tis a. = was co
yrsed to them and they canac in and were welcome;
will ehoEea ItlcnnGe aha stsea'aTe IT, eses, ans
and thie actjon ms hc key notc Of ths convention
whole after dclthefstion. 1l.s infercn:ial conrac
ne Convention s1 nps anq o' ,E;,.,
1--we {Seu iuieicnstb,e md laid thc members opss
10 Misrepresentation, and 70 ha1sh md hsastles'
'pnsm'n'
Ing nooe oe0' 'seo h,suop u Aas3lano us'
Germany oot',e hlsn character ouf1as LII
rebel1ol.' having Ind to contend not only
with disloyal people, but still more dis
loyal clergy. lie Las been throughout III!
wnr the very antlpode Of the Bishop Of Ill
nois. stu II 1t were proposed that Dr.. Clark
sou should eay nothing to Ills new convorts Ii
disparngenent Of the devil, because they hat
been so recently IN his service, and hccaas'
their companions were still In bis service, vi
apprchend that he would promptly dtssen
from the Sicws Of the person who should Civ
n'm such ADVICE