Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-22

traneoub to the objects or purposes for
which the Convention had assembled,
and moved to lay the resolutions on the
table.
Thus the Convention did act with re-
ference to the future That which it
ignored was the past, as far as its legis-
lation was concerned. The present it
recognized, and appointed its Freed
mems Commission, and provided means
for the elevation and improvement OF
the colored race, while, also, its action
and sympathies looked to the future
the growth and prosperity of the Church
the restoration of peace and good
feeling, of unity, for which the Saviour
prayed, and which He made the Ell
dence before the world of His own
divine commission, ''1hGt the Oorzd
may knoU that Thou hast sent me"
Another specimen of the veracity and
reliability Of one article, and we will
close: --a~ q
" Ten days have passed, aud the Convention
has adjourned, but SO far from in anywise
tracing its mischey5us course, st has re-affirmed
1t, at least in the House Of Bishops, in the most
unfortunate End offensive manner. After reject
ing Pastoral Letter by the Bishop of Vermont
as too undisguissdly In sympathy with the by
gone institution " to be TO Grated, q large ma
jority of the Upper House turned about and cast
overheard auother, prepared by Bishop Nell
yaiue. bscsuse they wonld not allow to go forth
as their utterance any sort Of expression which
could be construed as protest against that insti
tuition, aud a distinctly patriotic Endorsement Of
the fixed purpose and policy of the Nation, as
carried into operation by its chosen rulers"
1t would seem, after reading this, as
if the Esprit " spoken of Il Kings, xxi.
L.,
and had left communication at the
office Of the Western EpiscOpGlian No
Pastoral by the Bishop of Vermont seas
rejected. Bishop gMcIlyaine brought q
Pastoral with him to the Convention.
The Bishop of Vermont brought none
The. Pastoral of Bishop McIlvaine was
before the House first 1t contained a
highly colored eul0gium upon our late
lamented President, a strong pronuncia-
mento about slavery, and a long disqni-
sition about Colenso. 1t WAS rejected,
and very properly, because of the politi-
cal portion of it-because of its sympa-
thy NTH the past for slavery was dead
| beyond all hope of resurrection, and 30
the people did not need any charge on
that subject. That about Colenso was
not appropriate or necessary. The
Bishop Of Vermont seated himself, and
in one evening prepared charge,
purely religious, without any references
to slavery or any other political subject;
but, in the interim, the Bishops had de-
cided to have no. Pastoral, so that Of
Bishop Hopkins was not acted on at all.
i So much for the last quotation from this
remarkable article, which the oomma-
nifty is asked to receiYe as truth. ~
And now, in taking leave of the sab
Eject, what is the meralizing or opinion
OF men worth, that can make such
garbled statements, present to the pub
lie such absolute untruths, and bring up
such false issues2 1t is party clamor
and party malice, and nothing more
All that those disappointed politicians
oanssay against the course of the Con,
vention, all that they will say, is OF @
piece with the articles before us, false
in fact, and false in ISSUE Talk of tbs
action of tire Convention with reference
to its effects upon the Church why
to-day, in the very diocese where the
Episcopal Recorder splits forth it's venom
| Bishop Stevens stands higher in the es.
timation Of his clergy and laity thar
ever before, for bis manly, Independent,
and Christian course with respect to the
questions that threaten the peace Of.the
Church, and Western Pennsylvania has
just elected the noble and talented DIR
Kerfoot, the indisPWtably patriotic di-
vine who most manfully battled against
the introduction of political topics into
the House-a man who had proven his
patriotism, not by windy speeches and
false Jesuitical articles, but by actually
70 suffering, in his country's cause, the
4 loss of all things except life, and haC
1 been prisoner in the enemys hands
r. All that talk about the Church being
shamed is mere balderdash. That storI
about the dying soldier is clap-trap, AND
may move the feelings of some senti.
mental girl, but will not effect anything
With those who think. 1t proves nothing
but the horrible depravity and wicked.
mesa of those who thus could lie to him
on his dying bed, and send him sorrow.
ing out OF the world over falsehood.
The angry Bishop may be fully explain.
ed in the rejected pastoral, and the de.
feated clique. Kindred to this is the ap-
peal to the passions of men, by refer.
ence to the horrors of Andersonville and
the sorrows of bereaved households all
over the land. What have these to do
with the subject? 1t is a species of
petty pleading that avoids ali the real
issues Of the case, and directs its argu.
ment to passion, and not to reason.
1t is wreath of honor to the Church,
the record that she stands to-day in the
country a body that can act from con
sscientious and time-honored principle;
body that can be consistent in its ac-
ton, both through the war and after
wards; body that will not bend
before the blast of public passion, nor be
carried away by public clamor; that will
not stultify itself on the pages of histc,rv
by sacrificing the Spirit of Ages to ~
Spirit of the Age.
The Church will nsver regret the steo
she has taken, nor her cCorse in the
past. They that now afflias her will soor
come bending unto her, Like the Ark
she will safely ride ina waves of politi
cal commotioe and party strife, and
whatever may become of parties, EN-.
pIresl republics, and kingdoms, she will
live and continue the same in doctrine
In principle, and worship, for it is writ
ten, The gates of hell shall not pre-.
vail against it." S.