Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-05
Address Of Bishop Andrew to the II. e.
Church south.
To the Members cf tie u. 4. Church S"n'h /:

IT, the Members IF tx u. T.. Church So"'h :
BrLovxD 6.:srMSES The cyents nt i.!-
last three montbs iave pi%ctd our q u'.t l.;
greatly altered circutas' snc,s The tort G'''
Of war lave 6r"ngrt n>*g,.in G"der FstSrai
rule, and it become; us To vet w,-ei,- III eur
new relatiaaS. Tho stars and stripes sgt.
wave over ns--'tS npw eur na;:u'.ai na.., ;.t,;.
tshen;d by u, &c respected eccordingly. Our
iaai anu-ipaiioas II s pfreie mai ';'a:!s:
save, ia tuu Providence vi G''d, b:"n d'Sap
po,n.ail, ana 1t becomes us To ,rhu:;' Gn."sit
10 this 2ravi,lcnual aSard. We faveiGa'n-
.a;cd Iuc aad blsYdY s'r..g:s; cur N'l
der; hava fought orsYsl::, and a!;'"ngi farc-
81 10 subu.it 70 cver~.::. lining nucab' r., We:
ye ..a"e los, no nl.:r, our c"e;ues bang he
;uGscs Now hat our armies have ben
:iro. eyly sirrGnI Icred, and our bT;,vc soa;ors
are ra,urning to t::.:ir much loved hh,nes, it IS
duty tn scquiescc quierly in what Providence
sesnls 70 have ordained for US. Les us sil
deport ourselves as quiet, peace-losing, pesce,
,sech,pg. citizens. Let us, us far as rrantics
bc'try to iorgct the wrongs ". have suffer.
ked from tue Northern people. and hencelncth
Geek to cultivate .ht spirit 81 peace and giod
tcis Sborh,od. This is bota our duty as
christians a.d our interests IS Citizens. Wa
nopc nat nonc OF ourspecplc will for q mo.
msi, cnun,o.arce bush r. hacking or guerrilla
warfare. These arc 1rcag III prisc'pl. and
ur.: :ctice, ard whatever apolvcy meu my
ha;'. made fcr thsm during the wax. 'ilarr c@n
be- uoue ruw. Abpve all, ltt 10 ia-rv.- ""'-
ei.r yi@l',te SIS i,ar:le by uinIins i'll saci' -
,c.u.:..s. The na.H oaswiacl yonr parole
| va; given was SOLEMN appeal-t1 God, ard
l'it ma; not bs'y:rfatei w';ii7mpnnitv.
Til. re are Fed; raj soi: iiers MIA iored am ong
you, and This, perhaps. siii be- NECESSARY for
sometime. Cultivate. kiraiy feeling towards
l;:e:n. So Jar az l haye observed their de-
portment tli:y seem Disposed to b. or'?:riy
| Let y. not, by opf g2ais;l leparinlant TO-
wsras Eaem, provoke them 20 acan!rarJ course
! Of c.nluct. Invite them u. yonr churches
that they may nins!e With youin the services
. of religion, COR the.os are, no doubt, maHy
among .ha:n VINO at home arc membsrE oi
the church and consistent christians.
L lave noticed with pain that sope OF ouI
es.irn.bla laai.s seem IT, take p:las /" e1preEs
"a me titicrest Of reproach rncir c:'atcHip
/ for me" i.nkees." Now, this is unwl:" g.
/ wel. AZ uucLris;jap. L. SUE up al! in lew
worGs, God seams to l,;.Yo ordained lat wt
shall live together in civil compact with tit
! Nnrth as 70, merry and ttc sr,onel We Cat
bri;. a:,ous state Of s'nl feeling. hetweer
j tns. tfo sec,icna, Tic better Tor 81! e'n
!. cetrlsd. r'l'zeS..-.~-
/ Fi.asiy. let us pray tor TIE cou"try and in
rulers, HAT Gitl any ove rule ami difec
] them bo;h III tnelr iss'si .;ive aid e2ecatlgs
acfs. rils is n-crsssry ii ne deair-, to lest
anie. AID peaaeable ives i'll ali g1dlyess allt
neues,y before God.
Aud now may tle God of all grace poul
1 upon us ail'the-abui'laacc of His SPIRIT t,
| gnid,; us into the wu;'sol iruLn ANA peace.
1 aui, dear brsthrcn,
Yours ;,;Ie2ticnately,
i ~ JAMES o. ANnAEw.s