Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-18


d for that purpose.
The citizens of Princeton are noted
or their Hospitality They had on the
resent occasion made arrangements
or a much larger attendance Of minis.
ers, and were quite disappointed that
o few came to enjoy their hospitality
Ne were so fortunate as to fall into the
,ands of Col. Simonson and his estima-
lie lady, whose kindness and afability
made our short stay in their town I'M
Usually agreeable, and we look forward
o the time, when we will have an oppor
unity to reciprocate, with great interest.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
LOYALTY IN THE EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Disgust with the Late Convention
How the DfslOyal Element Tri-
umphed- How Ohio and Pensylva- |
mia Regards the Situation.
The Western Episcopalian, published |
If Gambler, Ohio, and the Philadelphia
Episcopal Recorder, devote large
amount of their issues of the course Of
the last Episcopal General Convention,
and unite in lamenting and denouncing
the sycopN ancy to the South which would
not allow any large influential Christian
body to express JOY at the termination
of African bondage OR the restoration of
union to distracted nation. We quote
the article in the Western Ea0dscopGtidn,
the title of which is:
THE BARGAIN STRUCK.
With profound regret we report the action Of
both Houses Of the Gensral Convention in per-
sistsntly refusing to entertain in any shape what
ever, a proposition which Should recognise the
abolition of slavery, aud the re establishment OF
the national authority, as subjects of thankful
ness in which the entire Church should cordially
unite. Nor Is this all The temperate and digni-
fed protest Of a most respectable minority OF the
lower House, offered BY Dr. Vinton at the close Of
the eleventh days session, was refused record
We regret it In the first place, because-explaiH
It we may, cover 1t as we can, qualify u down
to the last possible degree BY personal expiaha.
tons SUBSEQUENT like that OF DR.. Kerfoot and
oshers--the aetioD Will go before the people OF the
United States a. the oicia action OF the Ep1sco-
pal Church. II will furnish to al VINO seek 20
opp SO aud misrepresent our Church Yaild
grou I'D for the worst they may desire to say and
there will be little indeed to reply satisfactorily TO
the damning accusation of disoyaity.
We regret it the more on this ground, because
we do not believe that the issue was straight and
simple one we do not believe that 1t fairly repre-
SCENTS the sentiment OF cur Church. IL was un'
fortunately so complicated BIZ more than one So
ductye tide issue that 10 10 not to be taken as
Just expression OF the loyalty or disloysty Of the
grfa body Of EpiHcopslians, clerical and lay.
This APPEARS plainly enough from the nervous
ness OF several members with. regard TO their
votes and the various endeavors 10 sp In or forcs
in, personal explanations; and this uneasiness
seems TO have increased with time.
"a nat a fnataEt,R dOubt. for
part, that IL tho issue could have been presented
pure and simple--for against slavery; for or
against the restoration Of the authority ofth
United States-t the resultwould have been soger-
WHEEL ningly in the affirmative as IL could be in
any religious deIiberative assembly in the land.
1t viii be very difficult, however, toDonTinoe the
American people Of this, and they will assuredly
render in their verdict-and hcw far will 1t be
from Just that the Church, whose loyalty to
freedom and the Union had not energy enough to
override ell side issues however plausible and Sc
ductiye, is unworthy the confidence of the IA
ton.
60 far as we are able to judge at this early
time, and ct such distance from the scene Of ac-
tion. two motives appear to have prevailed in the
minds of men who would otherwise have stood
as unit In favor of full loyal expression. The
forced to conclude, in itching after the tempt
ing lure Of acceEsions from without In the South
ern States and among the disaffscted elements at
the North. We blush to nams the thing, and yet
it ms to have leaked out in the form OF divers
| little self.congratulatory speeches which one
stumbss on in the course of the discussions par
| ticuarly of the loyal resolutions. It was this
| same subtle motive which seems to have really
| bsen the root of that extremely nice delcacy
which 30 shutdered at the thought OF doing OF
saying any thing which could-uot give Just cause
| Of Jnunss to the Southern brethren; that all
| would have with one consent repndiated-but sc
| much as remotely Craze the acotey susceptible
/ surface of their chivalrc sensbiliiies No union
no accessit n-fherefore let US by all means have
/ union, and don't let us breathe thought which
could risk, ever so remotely the least oysrtaxing
| of the feelings Of our returned brethren. We bs
| Iieve, indeed we have already said, that thii
was all gratuitous. We will venture say thai
the Southern brethren did not demand nor expec
any such refinement Of delicate consideration
They would have thought ell the better of us fol
Civ Bg digniied and nanly-however gentle
| expression to our solemn and fervent sentiments
of liberty and loyalty.
| An excessive and unworthy itching after tn,
credit OF being "fhe last to separate, and thu
frat to renuite," went along with this subtl mo
tive, to give overwhelming forcs 20 the determi
| nation to resist any and all attempts at the ex
| preston OF more pronounced loyalty L
would be all we'll enough to have this honestly t.
| say If it did not cost too much but to pay fo
| tho ability to say 1t the tremendous price II
complete loss of moral position and manly gnf
ty In the eyes of clear-sghted people, as to max
| ruinous bargain indeed. II mistake not
the majority Of the Bishops and delegates, cleri
| cal and lay, of the Episcopal Church will FIND
that they have 'si1ned in haste to repent OF leis
ure."
Il s.
Ten days have passed, and the Convention hai
| adjourned, but so far from in anyvise retracins
| its mischievoIs course, it has re-afirmed it. a
least In the House Of Bishops, In most unf1rtu
toIal Letter by the Bishop of Vermont as too un
| disguisedly In sympathy with the bygone " Insti
| tuition - to be tolerated, large majority of tn
| Upper House turned about and cast overheard
another, prepared by Bishop McIlvaine, becaus
| they would not allow to go forth as their utter
| ancs any sort Of expression which could be cou
| Haaa Int fnsf "A
| distinctly patriotic endorsement Of fixed pur
pose and policy of the Nation, as carried int
| operation by its chosen rulers.
Between he tive stools, therefore, the pastor
letter has allen TO the ground, and one House o
l Bishops stands bsfore the ~tribunsl of publ
opinion in the unenviable attitude OF a body
VIII ch, for fear OF saying something that wou
prove dstasteful.t to the consistent and persisten
enemies Of our cou1try, has obstinately determin
ed to withhold its ordinary expression, and to re
| main equvocabiy-perhaps the nation will ashs
interpret 1t as unequivocally--dumb.
Is the great body Of the EpiHcopal clergy an
laity content to have this go forth to the world
far expression Of their sentiments ia this tim
Of decisive and strongly drawn issues? If not
| and assuredly they are not-then the remedy is il
| their own hands. Let them see to IL that, eithe
| at once, by some spontaneous and Significant ex
preston, or by the ordinary exercise of their &c
| cesiastical franchise, in its sure operation upo
the next Triennial Convention, the unpatrioti
and unmanly course Of the recently adiourne
body be emphasically rebuked and reversed.
The Episcopal Church in these United State
has nothing more thoroughly and soundly t
dread, Sc far as the extension of her iufiuenc
for Christ and His truth is concerned, whether a
home er abroad, than that she should come to b
recognized as in sympathy with the'past rattle
than witt the future.
There IL nothing that could more Justly sxoit
this apprehension OF all who traly love her tina
those very 'seccessions," seemingly SO muc
coveted, and to secure which such price has beef
paid. If she should onoe come to be recognize
by the American people as the favorits refuge, th
chosen home Of those who ia heart are still turn
| Ing back to their old and doomed Sodom, thsl
farewell to all hopes Of expanded power in tn
Masters service-the doom of Lots wife weul
| speedily and Justly overtake her, and she woul
only come to stand, like the "Pillar of Salt"
petrihed and mo ionless mockery of life, a start
ling and pungent testimony to the passing ages G
the ruin wrought b. misconstrued and misuse
opportunities.
Under the head of THE Church anC
the Country" the Recorder says:
The recent action of the General Convention
by which it refused to return thanks for the res
toration of the Union and the destruction q
slavery, is most deplorable It has filled us will
| shame and sorrow. 1t has raised q storm of oblo
guy and uerision against the Church throughou
| the country. 1t has made our enemies jubilant
1t has filled Thousands of pious and patrioti
hearts in our communion with indignation AM
regret. The evil effects of it our good nam
and influence in the country will not speedily pas
| away. It has been done in the name of harmon,
| aud has produced discord. 1t was acquiesced il
| by compromising and timid minds, on the plea O
| peace, and tome Of them will meet at the thres
hold of their parishes, they return, the storm
| which their subserviency has awakened.
The Recorder then shows that the loyal min
ority were kept down by the g Comparative ma
jority, and argues the total insufiiciency of tn
| plan that there should be no politics ia thu
| Church. 1t proves that the South was conceded
| more than 1t asked; that the Convention gratuit
| ously offered to returning reb5ls more than theI
l would