The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-10


nently Catholic; incense, candles on the altar and
gorgeous vestmeuts adorned with precious stones
and silver and gold will be employed to add dig.
nifty to the worship Of God.
branch Of the Church Catholic and to the wishes
of your bishop, and your attempt to introduce
them into the public worship OF Almighty God ID
an innovation which violates the discipline of the
church and offendeth against its common order.
. Your ordination vows bind you to give "faith
full diligence, always so to minister the doctrine
sacrament and discipline OF Christ, as the Lord
has commanded and as this Church hath received
the same, according TO the commandments Of
God" therefore require you to relinqush the
said usages and practices; ard you will uader
stand that they are Off cially interdicted by the
bishop OF the diocese, to whom you owe canon.
ical obedience, and whom you have sworn rev
erently to obey This will be placed In your
hands by the Rev. Richard Hines, ID. d.
/ am yours, faithfully in Christ and the Church,
CHARLES Tom QuIsraRD.
Bishop of tennessee.
H. Rev. c. T. Qaintsrd:
Sir-Your Introduction ~ resolves itself for jus.
LITIGATION into two propositions:
1. That Lave In my services broken the laws
Of the Church.
2. That in cases where there is no Law am
bound by my ordination vow to obey the
bishop" in every fancy, If he orders me.
As regards the first, my answer is simply this :
have reverently kept all the discipline and laws
of the church and II my bishop will point me to
the psge where any law is written prohibtory of
my practices. ] will instantly abandon them. /
know all the laws Of the church and keep them
all.
Ny answer 10 the second residum of your note
is simply that have only done in my church
what you allow in others, except the burning of
incense, which the first two verses of tbs prayer
book command. and enjoin You by the majesty
OF the law to do the same. Can q bishop m axe
and break laws at pleasure? Although our church
teaches that The people must obey their " pastors
and teachers" have right to order my people
to bow at the name of Charles Todd Quintard {?
suppose commanded it. and they refused. could
bring them to trial? Yet they ought TO obey me
in all lawful things. Surely any right minded man
will see that In our respective VOWS of obedience
We recognize the Constitution and laws. both ia
church and Staie, 10 give the limit Of that ODE
dience 10 ecclesiastical and civil rulers. Ought
not civil rulers to be obeyed! Surely. Bat when
Governor Brownlow commands arbitrarily aud
contrary to law. does every Christiaa man offsad
"order and religion" by asking humbiy, Tell
me, governor. where is the law for your CON-
mand and shall reverently obey it.n
Give rs stable laws, and every true man Is safe;
but the moment you begin to try men for sup.
posed ofeDses, not accurately defined In law that
moment Christian liberty falls, aud petty tyrants
exert their power.
The true issue right reverend and dear sir. is
not even about ritudlism, for you are yourself
ritnslst, as every man may see by entering your
cathedral. II Is the name of my church that
ofends you as the name St. Lazarus did. Had
named il st. Mary's church, you would have toll.
Grated me, Notwithstanding my merry letters from
Europe; but that the people should be taught to
call the mother OF our Lord " blessed this you
consider "going TO Rome" And 1 remember
well our conversation about the immaculate Con-
ception. but you will allow tell you right rev.
erend and dear sir that the very angels called
her 4" blessed and her Divine Lord will not be
very far from those who truly love and honor his
blessed" mother
A. regards the minor questions whether the
consent OF the clergy for me to oficiate here has
been obtained, have only to repeat that major.
lily consented before competent witnesses or in
writing. Yet, one Of them. learn. falters, under
your influence. and declines to put 10 writing
what be said in words to DR.. Rogers.
You may possibly on this ground defeat me. as
the canops require the consent to be 10 writing.
But would il not be more manly. right reverend
and dear air. TO let the true issue come no on its
merits, instead OF trying to get rid of my church
by q technicaiity II have done anything wrong,
try but oh. for the sake of the Church and the
Lord that bought u.s. leave this miserable Jerry
Wandering 10 politicians. Yet, IL on a icount of
mere technicaiity, should be prohibited from
preaching here, where have labored for twenty
i've years. where have given thousands of dol
lars 70 build nests for you all if l. 10 order to
keep my vows and preach the Gospel mast leave
my home aDc frienos aid the dust OF my dead in
ElmwOod. or submit TO arbitrary dictation, then |
would rather follow the eagles over mountains
and seas. bearing the cross. and singing the lofty
chants of The Catholic Church, in freedom and
poverty. than lick the hand of caprice and power
for the richest bene6ce on earth.
Thus having answered you. right reverend and
dear sir. with that respect aud dignity which Is
dne to your sacred Office. wish to say single
word as between man and man.
/ know full well. right reverend and dear sir.
that such sentiments as have expressed above
are not pleasing to you. You would like me
amazingly, and write many letters to me, as you
used to do. just before your election, (some of
which are now before me, in which you called me
your dear "Jeemes." my darling and the
Ike II you could only use me but when. in our
controversies, hitherto. you find would not bend
against my own race and people. When, in the
st. Lazarus controversy. persisted through long
years, against you, and carried my church into
convention at last. When 10 England exposed
the circular which stated that $500 600 had zen
expended In the buildings and lands of the Uni.
versity Of the South " for which you we're beg ginc
money. and did it for the truth. without consult.
ing my bishop. When in the midst Of this contro-
versy in private letter to Rev. Mr.. May, OF the
English Church Chronicle, as q suitable person to
lead the mission from Eagland, Ia the church Of
God. to venezusls. When surprised you in my
card, last Sunday. by showing that knew Of
your being cheek by jowl" with Rltuslists aud
making speeches to them ia st. Mary Magdslene.
when II was to your interest. When, in q word,
bad seen 30 many Of your tracks in the street
about my path. IL does not surprise me in the
least that you wish to get rid of me but intend
to dispute every inch Of ground with every weapon
that honor supplies. and viii not be driven from
my home and country without q conflict which
yeu can never forget. Respectfully,