Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-11-04
Ne Thanks to God.
From From Ii. rhilsrdt,,ilpPhil. hilrdt, P1l p, Press

The eleventh day of the session Of the
General Convention Of the Episcopal
Church closed last evening, after another
scene that Viii be read as reported With
SORROW and indignation In every ,patiotc
circle The former action in tabling the
moderate resolution of Mr.. Binney was re
peated, when another attempt was made
! by the same gentleman to secdre favora
bic vote spen q similar proposition. VI A
great rational body of Christians, called
together for the holiest of purposes, and af
ter a great war against the most unholy OF
rebelions, is thus made to sit with closed
lips, silent aud deal. when even the lately
armed and now utterly defeated rebels are
penetrated with overwhelming sense of
their offences. and penitently admit that the
hand OF God is visible in the triumph of
freedom and the distraction of. slavery
This is not only sad-it is shameless ex
hibtion. We do not desire to deal in de.
nunciatiou when we say that it would dis
credit the cheapest Of the party caucuses
The resolution of Mr.. Bindey is almost tin
id in its terms. Was It lie? Nobody
insinuates that. DID il not enunciate, and
10 silken sentences, the sacred truth! Ev
en- JEFF. Davis would say yes to such q
question But the General Convention of
he Episcopal Church deliberately aud
| !hree times refuses to endorse this truth ;
which is to say that il fearsto speak a
word Of thanks TO God lest it may give of
fence to erring mani Did the delegates to
| his convention seriously expect TO avoid
the religious and moral datv Growing on,
of the closing 81 the war! If thcJ aid,
'aey should bava stayed at home Better
a tnonsapd times they had never come, or
that this, convention had never been held,
than that they, or any Christian. ministers
or laymnn, should hesitate to thank God
for His ineffeble mercy and aid in our late
troubles, and especially for the removal Of
the cause of bese troubles But their con.
duet cannot harm the cause Of the Union,
That, happily is as far above their coward.
ice, or their hypocrisy even if they were mol
the meek and holy men they claim to be.
The American Republic will be tower oil
/ light 70 the nations, & q barbor for the op
pressed, If every clerical politician in the
South continues to insist upon the divinity
Of slavery. and to command the reward and
the forgiveness of tho rebels, both of which
are always expected by these tender shep'
herds. t
The protest of the eminent Bishop Vim
ton and number of distinguished members
Of the convention. against this additional
outrage upon the fair expections Of the 10y
al people of the Episcopal Church. aud o.
the cause of our country. hasno doubt oeet
seen ia the regular report. That. and the
great meeting Of the loyal Episcopal min
istets and isyinep, since beld. will show
that whatevera majority may assume to DO
iu defiance Of a truly religious obligation
flhcre are some brave men left, who will nov
pal!er, in double sense, on question oI
such Importance; and that. far above al
CONSIDERATIONS of false, deicacy, for disloya
men, isLtbe duty We oweto Ged and ou
l Country.