Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-01
.:Is Not, The whole Land Before
Thee


Separate thysclf,' pruy thee from me: if
thou wilt .-.i:e tho left hand then will 9" to the
rights o. Il tbou iepsrt TO the right hal.'l, then
viii 20 10 tie lei; !" Sn said -thr l.am 4" I."t
many tL"nsa;.l ycars asu, when hc iuuad t!:at
thcy could not Il -. tDeather in pcacc; ami s", IT.
sGerIs,the Southern Churches. not pretending 10
be wiser .. better TINA AbrnLam, are now Saying
TO th. Churches of the North. Abraham and Ius
wore both righteous meu; yst it was better for
them ttacy parted. The Churches h"ii -@orlh
aid S.arh inay be righteous -Iso; and in iiks
intnne. tulay De hct' er ipr lhcm that they part
Or rather that thoy tenlain parcel. Tie bishops
Of .ho Methodist Eiisc.ral Church SuGth ;hini
s", AM have rq;y oruniy expressed their views
10 their people. The Southern Raptists also, if
we mistake not, shrink back III ahns.al:able re-
puguancc from sahi.ing with holy kiss their
brethren Of tho North. The great tri-cnuial Con-
vcn:ion of the P:utss.ant Episcopal Church has
very late'y bsvr in, session in Philadelphia Sni
at this Convention there appeared delegates item
hut two Southern States, Nvril Carolina and
Texas. The acts and .s.ne % thiI Convention
were very decidedly for the restored unity of the
Churches North ana South. Dut nevertheless,
the Southern Episcopal Biskops;i if VIC again mis-
tako p.t arc evidently Inclined tssay with Abra-
ham ,.HsSeparate; tliyself'rrom me-" The General
Council of the Episcopal Church South, to be held
in Mobile il the ensuing ,noat1, will take author
isativc action ON the subject bishop Davis Of
our own State, hns addressed letter to his Clergy
and Laiiy, in which he declares tae separation Of
the Churches as involuntary and Overwhelming
under,th. influence nf the political revu!u ion,
ard that it cannot be rrsarasl in tho.lisat o!
schisnl. That tho severance MAS For tho islity
1 OF her faith; and TINT the Southern Church is
rightly const uted, ami is an Independent and
Integral hraaeh Of the Church Catholic. That
shc is, therefore, free to remain q: she ia, or rc
turn to her union with the North. Bishop Davis
regards the age as political md secular, and tend
ing to combination, which he views as securing
8 dominion, but US dangerous to truth; and he j:
of opinion that Inc large exranse of the United
States and tn, discorlaat elemshts OF its popula.
ti:n are too vas: for The continued harmony o.
one Church, and fer that Church to a.tain p;sur.
founda.ion for truth and peace. lie is in favo,
of an independent Sou thorn Church, but iswillins
to be guided by the couneels Of tho general body
whirh.is soon to. convene. ). His, motto is; "A
Church divine, rot.human; a Gospel pure an'
perfect" The present prospect, therefore, is tha
the Protestant Churches South vii! remain scpa
rate and die tinct from the Protestant Churches
North Wc Wil,,lOt undertake to say whothe
,t.s will be -lor better or for worse. Int VIC car
certainty say VITA safety, that this disruption
whether it result for geod or evil, comes from tha
rnhnly mixing III Of politics and religion which
has already worked SO much harm to the caus
of Christ in our country.