The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-29

rcauy, since my return, communica
TED with most Of my brethren of IN
Clergy, ! desire in this mode briea
to address myself to you. Grateful
f! trust, as | ought to be, to tn
Father Of Mercies for preservation
from the dangers 10 .hich wss CT
posed wish to assure you Of IN
pleasure with which have com,
back to my appointed field Of labor
TO minister to your spiritual welfare
and, AS in the year that are gone, I,
engage again in those scenes will
which my hopes aud affections vii
be most nearly connected until IN,
rncc is run, The feeling with which
have been greeted has touched m,
deeply, and the signs Of growth il
the Church At various points en-
courage me much, II was scarcel,
to be expected ut a time like III,
present-yet, a few church building,
are IN progress Of erection, Will,
preparation Is being made for others
Several schools have been started
with good prospects Of SUCCESSFUL
plications have been made BY som,
desiring TO become candidates TO,
Holy Orders and earnest appeals
with pledges of support according to
their means, have reached me from
distant Parishes, now destitute OF
service, to supply their wants.
These facts are stated not only BY
way of encouragement, so far as the y
go, but chiefly to express, in con
noction Herewith, the settled conyic
ton with which ] have returned, az
ter fruiiless efforts abroad to assist in
providing for your needs, that, in the
great work Of the Church extension
in every department, We must, for
the future, rely mainly, under God,
upon ourselves.
1t is well, perhaps, that il is 40, il
the effect should 10, though with
slower growth, to excite us in faith
10 more earnest and pcrsevcring Ia
W. p ~ ~, ''."u'a' :. ou. .ea', ana 70 de-
, ne'op '"A. sP"" u many se" re.
." I"e'' ""'on VII" W" dressing Of
Heaven, is the surest guarantee Of
success I.'
IN every snort OF yoat own VIII
cooperate win you TO the utmost OF
my ao'''y wn'ie TO the suffering
Iar'Shes rehei wii' be extended at
,ne earliest PERIOD mat provision can
oe mace Inc expense. however,
incident to removal to Texas from
inc oider states and tho greatly
a'"'n'sned ao'i'y OF our people to
PROVIDE Tor ol'Fgymen coming among
'hen'' arc aincni.'es which press me
sofe'y, ana w'''' II Is to DO feared, for
years 10 come seriously retard the
progress o' .he work. Ihs effort,
"o's'tns'a""'"g' VIII continue TO be
mace IN '"''n TO supply tho want
ro" Abroad "n'i' 'aoorers can DO
raised UP among US. with the conf
Gent nope o' " gradually Increasing
the meantime, where c'ergymen can.
not for tho present. DO secured,
would urge the selection OF suitable
persons for Lay Headers, whom l
glndiy appoint Tor that w"rk--a'.o
the establishment Of sunday Schools
where y y arc not already !" opera
ton, io' when suitable BOOKS can Do
readily procured. or u the means arc
wanting, they w'ii be supplied. Let
me also suggest that s''es Dc scared
for Church bu,id'"g' and farson'
ages, ana . 'aao IN every case DO
started upon some systsmsuc plan
Tor their eFec''on !" sne !u'"'e-"
und, when. though slowly aecn'
mulating, Will In Its very existence
and increase, prove constant sunni
lps to fresh ener, ana a"ord 'he s"-
rest pledge Of ultimate complexion.
II I" needles. :. assure you OF the
pain with which l heard, during my
absence, OF tho ravages OF tue peso'
'encc that weighed 70 heavily on an
already ah'icted people, and caused
the loss Of many whose places wi'
not soon be hiled. This sore Jadg
ment, With the heavy losses sustained
by many Of our people IN 'he total
destruction or greatly diminished
returns Of tho fruits OF tho earth,
should serve 70 remind ~ Of the
precarious tsnure BY which re hold
every earthly possession, draw u.
together more closely In the bond. OF
common sympathy, teach US that
here We have no continuing city, and
lead us more ardently to strive for
tina, viii h is TO coinel
Though the pleasure Of my VISIT
abroad was marrcd by a knowledge
Of the safferings experienced here,
il was yet a source OF much sstisfSe'
ton to me, and Of bencht ! trust. to
look upon the Church in other lands,
to see .he marks of her progress, and
to finger for a season amid those
scenes Of deep historic interest with
which the old world abounds.
am happy to inform you, that
the results OF the -" Lambeth Con
ference" whsro many Bishops wers
gathered from distant parts OF the
Garth. whore ell that could rsasonn-
Bile have been e1pscted---resuits for
which tho Bishops themselves thank
ed God with one accord and took
courage, As they departed to enter
again with renewed hopes for the fa.
turo upon their work At home. Il
was not proposed in the outset-iof
il would not have boon competent TOT
body such ~ thst vas--to SGT forth
any new articles Of faith, 70 express
authoritative judgement upoa ques'
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