The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22

stu OF April The General Convention and the two
the unusual business they involved, snbtracted
largely from the time could give TO missionary
vIslIations.. The results are briefly as foiows;-
i. Ordained-Deac0nS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
-Prlests .......... ............... -
q Received by letters dimissory. 10
g. Transferred by letters dimissory ~
A. Vistatons OF schools (aD0utl ............... oo
D. Corner stones ialu ..'''................'.''
g. Churches ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Z. Churches organized. .-..........-........::
g. Confirmation; 80;
Ga Total OF coDfirma nations 1142
Other particulars will be found In the tables
have taken part In the conservation Of two bishops
and Hun,ingdon-and have given my canonicai
consent to the conservation OF several others.
Long Island and Central New York, there have been
|. The Right Reverend Charles Franklin Robert
a-The tight Rev. BENJAMIN wiStar Morris, D. D..
y s"T rSi Right Rev. WIN. orOswell Doane, D. D..
The Right Rev. Dr. Lay has been transferred to the
s ssM a%s as Bishop Of
Arizona. Bishop Robertson has LETT record IN our
own diocese witch am happy TO note, a. ne had
when he was elected TO his see.
The following extracts are taken from the concud-
Nv brethren Of the Orthodox Catholic Church OF
America for such Ii your real character and sucn ls
Episcopal" you have world wide relations and In
iefests which are, at this moment, becoming more
and gsa1sss TO Des sna
Holy Catholic and Aposs9lc mG Church, ana Ss
world 81 moving. the Church Of God in every part
is moving nnaer the influences OF His Holy Spirit.
If had the time should feel 1t my duty to speak to
YOU largely on these points. shall reserve what
wish to say. however for Pastoral Letter, wncn,
e be spared ~ 70 address ns 70 70 y01 Dsio,S
your epOen. Our journalists and their foreign
correspondents have never. made the church q
Without knowledge In nearly all they write about
ecclesiastical affairs. The disestablishment Of the
th his the orthodox Catholic Church q Ireland
its historic Church, the Church OF ST. Patrick and ST.
Columbia, that Church from .., which the me
t saxs 0'f popisa mission which they
pated and placed where God meant His Church to
stanu, free from kings and free from popes, Just
stand. they have robbed her and despolled her;
but what ofiti 1t is small price to pay for nee,
DOM and God grant that the Irish bishops may feel
ana understand their glorious liberty and hence
forth assert their aposteshp In the spirit OF Cy pran
and Athanaslus, and OF the old time before them
pontif az Rome hes been led 70 summon . councn
to which he vainly endeavors to nx the credit Of
, Isng for s own IDEAS but COD has already
catholic spirit the spirit Of the creed and the gospel
have spoken In tones worthy Of their ancient Sees
rebuktng the pontir for his presumption and
reminding him that no Ecumentcal Council
was ever summoned by Bishop OF Rome.
But, thank God, council Of the Trent bishops
has been called ana God grant that they
may assemble. Plus TX. seems born TO break down
the Trent system BY working II TO death. He VIII
| drive Europe into q reformation by his efforts to
fasten the shackles OF the Middle Ages on the full
grown limbs Of the Church OF the nineteenth century
Let your prayers go up to God continually and
| untedly for the whole Church OF Chrst. and pray
for bishops now about to meet At Rome, thai the
| Holy Spirit may indeed come down upon them.
Then we shall see different result from thar which
Is intended, for "where the spirit Of the Lord Is
| there Is liberty"