The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-27
The Episcopal Church and the Radi-
colS.

The Episcopal Church and the Radi-
Gals.
That able and conservative journal,
the Baltimore Gazette, thus speaks of
the Episcopal General Convention
The unity of the church was re-
stored, and every effort was made to
make the record perfect. The Bishop
of Maryland and several others, who,
during the past four years, had shown
extreme bitterness towards their
Southern brethren, were among the
most earnest in their efforts to smooth
away all difficulties F.; and Mr.. William
Welsh, who had been an earnest ad-
vocate of fire and sword, and was
wont to praise God after his fashion
by singing ''The Star Spangled Ban
ner" in church, confessed that he had
been crazy during the war, but had
now returned to his senses
But all this is not satisfactory to
the few radicals of the Convention,
who do not think it a good thing to
dwell in unity with their brethren.
Their fanatical dispositions demand
the humiliation of the Southern cler-
gymen, and, though repeatedly re-
buked, they return with their fire
brands and seem determined to stir
up STRIFE in peaceful Church. The
House of Bishops, in their exercise
of an undoubted right, appointed
Tuesday last as ga day Of thanksgiv-
ing and prayer for the return of peace
and the restoration of the unity of
the Church" This was al that was
deemed necessary. One of the NAL
contents, however, offered a sort of
amendment, extending the thanks
giving to the restoration of Federal
authority and the abolition of slavery.
This was at once tabled by q large
vote; but determined not to be thwart-
ed IN this manner, a notice was pub
lshed in the papers by the radicals,
informing the public that there would
be on Tuesday evening, at the
Church of the Epiphany, rs an ap-
propriate continuation of the services
of the morning, further thanksgiv-
ing service, for the re-estabishmen
of the national authority over the
whole country, and for the removal
OF that great occasion of national
dissension and estrangement to which
our late troubles were due" On
Tuesday evening, accordingly, n large
audience assembled, not to render
thanks, but to talk politics. PRAYERS
were read and hymn was sung; after
which Bishop Mcnvaine made a
speech.
He was followed by Mr.. Horace
Binney, Jr., who explained and de-
Tended the resolutions offered by him
on Saturday, which were voted down;
after which DIR. Vinton praised God
that slavery had been crushed out by
force; and Bishop Burgess, of Maine.
who closed, insisted that the negroes
should be recognized as being on a
level with those who were once their
masters. And SO ended the "continu-
alton" of the morning services.
1t is very evident, from the temper
exhibited by these radicals, that while
the apparent difficulty which threat
ened the unity of the Church has been
removed, much moro serious one
exists. which threatens to disturb it's
peace. There are clergymen in the
North, pretending to the title of
Christians, who preach the doctrines
of Beecher and the gospel of Brown
low. There are laymen who talk
about loyalty and Christianity us if
they were one, and who, if they had
their own way, would, no doubt, dis
pose of rebels as Torquemada did Of
heretics. Such people are simply a
disgrace to the religion they profess,
and should at least have better taste,
if not sense, than to attempt to stir
up strife and discord in church
where the harmony appears SO perfect.
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