St. Mary's gazette., 1865-08-24

r.a;nn 'hc T';ao"paI thrr~h. :lr"a-'
in fha New York Church Journal. {" 4
l.',rr frcn. 'ke editor of which il ia a re-
in,ier. The lrtf"r is dated Augusta
Augns, lat. 1865 After expressing
tho etsnion that o reunion Of the Epis-
copal Church. Nortn and Sou'h. will
soon take place. BisAop Elliott. re-
mark :
az think that i; i. our dntv to guard the
,nemory Of our deceased Pi.hors Meade.
O.ey, and espccia.ly our beloved Polk -
Not that We should expect any endorse
msnt from the General Convention Of
their views and actions. but that We should
feel assured that no r, ,?roach, either dircc,
"r implied. will be cast uInn IT, ir graves.
Ahoct ours .ivos. th" living. We care br.
litslc; we are here a'd can q fenj our
selves; but the reputation If ,he dead is in
our keeping. and VIC Can fr.'ernize with
Lebody who would willingly disturb their
ashes. They have lived and died for Va.
and however wrong o:h'r may think
them, -, revere their memory and w"tp
EYER ~ gsavcr. Nor. I frankly say
worthy, hiph-,oned men Who once for
Jnct: our G., neral Convention, ary action
that would be disparaeing 70 .hcm or pain
full 10 W: but set fee! it to be the duty
II the Church ovcr which | have been
called temporarily 10 preside, to guard
against any such possibility. Sil.nce. ii
YOU please. but IL it bc distinctly under
t'ood thai there .hai, lot he word Of
oi,lc qny or disprpise L., them -tsrd
or fall TO their Muster sni our Mas
,e-; one far moro competent TO judge OF
az Iu aid US than We are tf each 9TH
or.
in pursuance 9! ;h'ae preliminary
views. ny opinion il, as have slrsrdy
XI.,.ssed to Rishop IL Potter. in reply
tn slIc letter 10 which you make aiiusion
in yours. that II at the M cti'g ef the
:enerai Convention in Or'"hrr. that iod; :;
was 10 pass a j"iat resolution returning
thinks for peace. expressing the hope ., j
desire that i, might lead 70 reunion of
the dioccscs, and appointing committee Of
bishops. clergy and laity 10 meet like
,>onmit,ce from our Council, which ats in
November. with full power to conclude sn
arrangement, there will be no further diff
icultv
:God lnovs that 7, for o:c, desire DO l.
Jog more te.rrily than peace, bu'
then it must De- pace which ;. pure. rim
eerc. AID without Hypocrisy have
leen. probably. as earnest a Southern
man u nuy l.. dy. snd yet ] Fever found
My fault with he Church nn to the 0
meEt .f cur s,e'.-i'n What a. hnrpcn.
Cd siuce. on eirher SIDE. las 10, arise,
fr9,n the Eof nal acton OF cur org"riza-
ton. but f.cn, tx,rsut oar il tlucLr-- y ;lcf
have Tow parsia.:y ceased. anl will s'ol
.u,ir..y cease.
'lt is v.,y tnry Gr ,ru. sitting in tht
midst Of plenty. With everything flourish,
irg about you. with the world :swpine
upon you because Of succcss. with iu
turc scc'niuRly 's brighr rs property eau
make it. 10 wonder at our back wa,Gne~s
in acknowledging the BLESSINGS Ct CAGE
aud reuni"o; hut The case IS very dill, r,
cDt with Us ahote homes are Ietola,e
wh.s~ :rirrd- sud relatives aud children
arc utterly impoverished. whose social or.
der is to'ally subvcrted. whose future is
dark and almost hopeless I can hum
Die myself VI der 'hc mighty hand of God
and can cali ny people TO patience ard
endurance; but even through srsce, I csn
do DO more. ! DO not meet 10 Con. plain:
re entered upon this struggle which was
rrcvressitle and forced upou us, after
tsviDg counted .bs cost; tut should be 8
hyrocri,e. Il cane forward with cry
smile upon my face. and taii ihst re-
j"ic> in it. 10 no, rejoice IN il; hu' I
have rsk,'n the oath cf ollrgance. anA
mean to keep i; unl have .dvisci u,
reoplc to sskc it aud tc good ci:i2|ns
sLd shove al. to co Tie test for !hc leor
unfortunate negroes. wtosr. future j, darl
sDd miserable beyond conception. Al,
T .!y arr t;'y pcr;s.Iiug BY thousands anl
he whole r:c" will nvw 20 out b, fore civi.
.;:atioD 20 esll.t) sr. con peiiti"r. as the
.pdiaps ore ding. We can surv vt tho
cbaoee. and one d.y tuu,isb ngs;n. but
ut, they; their fate il sealed; and the edic'
OF Fa,itanism has ar, a3y gopc forth. Il
snd sou esuuo. aud will NO. work. you mus
die" The iar,hest I con 20 iu behalf OF
'hese fanatics is to cry. "Fsiher toi give
,h"m. IJT ,hty Luow Lot What they
d."
"ArH'r lib DsuAE :"-Thosc who are
familiar with the Brunuci IIsu<e may re-
member the large mirror at the ball lead
its from tbs caicc. 4 few nights ago 9
gentleman stepping at the house who had
been uDlosding tee much glassware TO be
steady in his legs or lucid as 10 hi< brain
csuc in and passed through the Hall il
search Of his r. ON Reaching the miro,
Il. the eud OF the hall. be caught lsiRh. O.
s.Gecli"n in 'be glass. aud nis;aAing il
f"r au attach a1asesseI it as io'
lows:
"Wil you shvw NY ttic) rcou
please
A p,u.e and DO reply. lie spoke
asaio ip louder an1 .'vt,e ,uu,:
"Cau you tell uc where fnr 'vtu is =
Receiving =" an, wcr 20 lis ia''trogs,