The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-03

In a general order, dated Headquarters
Dsuarmsntoi alabama, Noble, Sept. 10th,
Den. Woods comments on this extract as fol-
lows:
ItwnI bsoiisff@ea fso,saithis extract-lst,
That the Bishop, because he cannot pray for
the continuance Of " military rule" there
Z lore declines 70 pray Ter those n authuri v.
"a. He declares the prayer inappropriate
and inapplicabe E. because DO civil authority
exists in the exeTc re Of its junction.. On
tbe 2efb Of June. she dste Of his letter, there
wass President Of The United Iststess Cabi-
net, } I'D sof che supreme Court snd thou
sands of .. her evil officers Of the United
SBiss, alIin The exercise o. their tuncaOns
1t was for them specially that this form OF
ur.ver was established, yet the Bishop can
not, among all these fLdsny subject worthy
81 - 49, -saFs i Nll cIIDlaA
Since tie publication Of this letter, a
Civil Governor has been appointed for the
state OF Alabama. and in every county
Judges and Sherifs have been appointed +,
aua5alI tbese oficeTs arc, and foF wselis have
3 Seer. in the 'exsrr Sc oftheif functions, yet
the prayer has not been restoreds 0rrrg
The prayer which the Bishop advised b
be omitted, is li0t a Prs5err for ths-centinu-
sure L military role, 0r the continuance Of
particular person 10 power-it Is simply D
PRAYER for the temporal and spiritual veal
of the persons ID whose behalf il is offered
Ii d ) tifzver u dht H 90 and Mighty
Rul.r OF he Uuivarse that He would with
his liowcr eholi and bless his servant, the
President Of the United States. and all oihers
b. authosiiy-that He wouldTePlsuish chem
with the grace Of BIS holy spirit, that thew
u.fght slW.yE Incline 20 His-gi "a aud wall
i i. y. II
pleuteously with heaypnly gifts, grant them
10 health aud pr sPeriiy long 40 live, end
iinaly .alisr ibis lile, 10 attain everlasting
jtf diid felicity. It's d prayef at L9nee. ap-
rnta61e and epproprla e, AID which any
heart. not d led Hith haired, malice and all
uur lBriiHb leuess cnuldc con -clel tiOusly otier.
lac adtice % The Bishop 10 omit this
PRAYER, and its omission by the clergy is not
= osaiien Of the esnonA Of the church, bat
shows itrtious md disloyal spirit, and y q
marked insulttn every loyal eitize1l within
the Departmept, such men- are unsafe
public IL chers, sud moi 10 be trusted IN
i.lnces of power snd iufiueuce oter public
opiuiou.
Having thus made a very sir5ag case
sgainit he Bishop asd HE subordinates,
General Nso3s spspsnds thein, sad Orsefs
ths close ~ their churches. He sayss 1
Il is therefore ordered, pursuant to the
aire-tiuus- - Moor General Hhemas, com
nluu1ing he Military Division Of the Ten
asfsce. ihat raid Richard Ni.mer, Bishop Of
the pfoies- ant Episcopal Church on che Do
se-e oi Alabama, sud the Prot, slant Episco-
l,sl cleGey ~ -snid dioorse be- and. they are
hrreiY ru-rendvd nom their functious, ana
farb.dden 10 pr. nch or perform divine ser
vice, aud that their places OF worship be
d - y. unfA IzHnrl aTu
sle-rv shnw 4 sl4-ere ieturn 70 theu slle-
siante h. the Govefnment Of The United
s at.ss alsa- giFe evidehee-of i0yat and
DO rlotir spifii by ,fiering % resume iheuse
Sftha prayer ior the President Of the United
States end al in civil authority, and by
taking the amnesty oath prescribed BY the
President.
Hhis prohibition shall continue in each
individual case until special application Is
made through the military channels 70
these headquarters for permission 10 preach
and perform divine service, and until such
application j. approved at these or superior
msadqmrters.
Disiriet commanders are required 10 see
that this order IN carried into effect
Every good CITIZEN will regret that this
action on the part Of The military was
made necessary BY the disioyAl spirit Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church OF Ala
uains. There was no valid excuse, in the
hrst place. for The order Of Bishop Wilmer,
audthe Insult became more and more intol.
ouublets Alabama approached a complete
restaratiou 70 her civil fonetious. Bishop
Wilmer can manifest proper appreciation
of the situation e sflairs BY Immediately
couutermandng his order. aud issuing an
o.her restoring the original form Of prayer.
The chief trueb'ei the milton IS nov
having. North and South, are caused by re
hgion'sis- Il would be good thing Il the
chief Leaders could be bsuished forever from
tie couutry. A new stock is much needed.