The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-25
Uni6n Churches North and south a
Failure.

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Tbs recent General Convention Of ID.
Protest Episcopal Church, in is extrems
anxiety tor rec0lciliatioa and unity Of ths
Church, was exceedingly careful % exclud,
l from its proceedings everything 70 which
the sensitive brethren in the southern state.
would be likely to take exception. Upor
the subject Of thanksgiving, IN particular
/ this soliciltde was made particularly mani.
fest. Itwss decided 20 return ihaalzs sim,
/ ply for the restoration Of peace. and
It was thought impoiitic, a. likely I,
give odense, if TIE thanksgiving should b
extended pro JoruG, as 10 include return
Of thanks for the triumph Of the Feieral
Government over the rebellion, she vindi-
cation OF it, authority and the rest1raticn Of
the Union Conciliaiion was carried to the
extreme point, and mortified by the posi-
tion they had been made % assume, q nun
her Of bishops, preshyters aud layInen
suffered a solemn pIOtes. sgains the ac.i, \
81 the Convention, before leaving Phla-
delphis-
And what is the response 20 ell this kind =
ness and iorbearancs, this earnest desire TO
eJnciliats and rsuuite the Church ,torn ssun-
der by the throes Of civil war;
The answer cones up % us in the pro-
ceedings Of the "6eneral Council Of The
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iederete States" lately held IN Augusta,
Georgia. which was stiended by al. ths
SoutherH Bishops, Davis OF South Carolina.
excepted. There was also preuy iuA
clerical and lay representation ol the States.
This Couocil determined 20 maintain its IN
dependent organ 'zation, only chaoging Is
name 10 that Of "rhe Pro.esant Episcopal
Church OF the Asscciated Dicceses u he
United States" lf was led to each diocs,e
to act - il pleases - e is iuture eccles.as-
teal connection. Having appointed q Gen.
eral Council for iS6s. the Council adjourned,
aud without patircular reference % the
action had BY The General Convention 10
Philsdelphis.
This proceeding on The part Of the South
ern Episeopalisns wis take the country BY
surprise. The impression wac made, BY
what was said and done at Philsdelphia,
that the Episcopalians in the southern
states were as an xious 10 renew their church
relations with the Episcopal Church North,
as the members Of thai body were % have
them. There was nothing in the action oi
the Church as unity, autecedent % the
war, that furnished prelext for schism.
The rupture Of the relations between the
Southern aud Northern sections Of the
Church was brought about By causes which
neither could control, and uot lrom any sp-
parent opposing forces within the Church
tending u sunder il, as wsa the case with the
Methodist Episcopal church. Il was,
therefore, inferred that when thee extra
neOus causes ceased 10 operate, the church,
divided, would come together
agsin by the law Of unusual attraction and
common interest. Even II slavery threat
ened TO divide il, slavery was abolished,
and no longer menaced is unity.
The determination % keep up an indie
pendent organization Of the Church South,
aler 80 earnest an efi1Ft 20 reuniie il with
-be parent Church, is tho finishing blow 10
All hopes Of seeing a uniOn Of the Cnurches
lf the same denomination and general pou-
y, now existing as independent orgsni-a-
iOns Nor,h and South. II the Protestant
Episcopal Church failed, what hope Is
here Of success 10 any Of the Eyange. zeal |
Jhurche.?
It is not favorable sign for the future. |
d was believed that aunis,n Of the sundcrod /
'huTches would do much 10 promote q |
lnion Of the people Of the two sections, and /
m Immediately after the collapse Of the rebel |
ion, high hopes Of such reunion of the /
5hurches were cherished. one By one \
l0Weyer, the expectations Of those who i
ooked for this visible unity have been dis /
.ppOinted The time NAV come when lt I
nay be brought about, but We need hardly 4
COX for It in cur day aud generstion.-Cn- |
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