Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-11

might have stirred up the hearts oil for-
eirn nations to interpose in our behalf,
as He did our forefathers; or IN ten
thousand ways indiscernible to us, have
piven us the victory. But 1t pleafeo
Him to order it otherwise. After
struggle illustrated by the most sigma,
exhibitions of genius, and courage, anu
self a struggle cons
cratad hv the prayers and the tears OF
some of the most devout and conscien-
tious men and women that tne "oliu'
these last ages, has known, you uaa ~
cided against US. What was rignt " oe
done. might we'll have been a ques'ion
| five wears ago; what is noto rlgot 70 DC
dome cannot be questioned BY any one
vho~everes the teachings OF Christ and
his Anost.ss To such man, obedl-
! 100 TO Government is not mere neces-
s;tv because of the force which govern
ment Yields; but it is high duty, be-
ceuse that government is set over him
bv God, and he recognizes in it the or
| diuance of God. Wherefore, as the
APOSTLE says, 1--WE must needs be sub
ject not only for wrath, but also for con-
| science sake.
Concerning the reunion of the
Church, after showing the necessity Of
the separation of the Southern from the
Northern dioceses, as based upon the
attempt to establish Southern Confed
eracy, to be to make provision for the
election, conservation and trial of bish
ops; for sustaining and regulating mis-
sionary efforts; for mutual council anC
corporations; and that the separation
was in accordance with the principle
laid down in the preface of the Praye
Book, that Ecclesiastical independence
was necessarily included in the civil
The Bishop goes on to say, that, agree
ing perfectly in doctrine, discipline an
worship, and relations before the wa
having been perfectly satisfactory, Their
is no cause for separation:
"There being many reasons for uniou
and the cause which produced our ser
aration having ceased, it would appea
now reunion is the wise and prope
course. But it appears to me to b
J even more, to be the course required c
us by our principles as Churchmer
! Unity of government is one OF the mos
essential parts of that unity OF Hi
Church which our Saviour stamped 0
). it, asone of its marks and character
j but which men have so signally d.
( faced"
: The Bishop handles forcibly the sui
i iect of schism: .ce.
sand again, we feel strongly Il
3 force of certain cohesive principles
J the Church, which other Protestal
bodies either altogether disregard
attach very little value thereto. "
l.. believe that schism is q sin, as we'll as
source of innumerable and incalculab
2 evils. And surely willful separate
6 from a Church with which we have hit
e erto been in union, is schism, or schis
e is very mysterious and impalpab
/. thing, sentimental grief, not pla
- matter of fact, taking place before Il
eyes of men. An enforced separate
4 is not schism. The Church of Hollar
OIL is not schismaficaI as to the Church
a, England, because the state keeps the
apart. Ire Church in the Confedera
States was not schismatieal as to t
!" Church in the United States, becau
r war and the diversities of political 60
I'd eminent kept them apart.
Ia 4" But when there is no war, and
- diverslties of political government, tn
7r to remain apart because we cannot be
ne each others presence, that is schism a
es great uneharitableness, and 80 the col
~ mon sense OF all men who believe the
!. is such sin, win ultimately decide.