New-York tribune., 1870-09-30
RELIGIOUS.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

n,or aud the galleries not without their quota OF
~ to, Tie cjiir and called the Convention order
Tho minutes of the Eighy-sxth Convention were Ifa% %
Committee the Diocese iu relation 10 c ocath ol lNo
Of SIS members, Guian c. Verpanck and Ed"@to
we're read and coucurrcd in by order % 'I' - was
tho name of ST Anu8's Church Fshklli I"eN N,rys
changed 10 ST. Luke's Church MateaWa limited to re-
Cltrch of Yorktown, Wcsichester Was TLHr,6 Of the
presentation in tie CouyrGto n,cs snS Watson webb
He.vCnly Rest was also admitted 0""''
Que OF It's dclegate,l.
ADDRESS or BISHOP rorTrR.
Bishop Potter then read his annual "'I., ers of
lRoTurss AND CLERGY: Amid the 'e'I'no -,
III, present day it is with painful feeiinSS '' i
tion "a. ms Alas, for the thtl-dhS iUu"e ~, for
the reign o. @ S Ic,eT that the softcuiug influences
OF civilization Lad hed men minus d '' ssi tbaf tie
t ~, " ,ii1e tic telegraph, tie hh,rator(, should
a.t''i ,,,cd the human spirit above the weak,
npi npi nav ,or and madc all nations one grand
br fherhood, linked together h} chalh7 oI H"i' VII,
~ 80 0cfcc cries Of battle that come 10 us on
eyCry breeze those mornu waih s tno>e gIo2ns rom
many field, OF saus u, T. anu n>l =, r,rc
lie lessons Of Christian love have never been kn"W
from no haunt, oi the leu iu''h rom 10 1iscd
Of the ocean Tie i!toAs on uei,,.uh ,,h -, ,,
sucl armies clung TO each other win such nu
rau5s 10; Il was reserved Tor two of tie most
civ lied nations of the earth 20 present picture o va.
or mo.om times. No enforced stroege for exist
thought on this bloody '.in'i- MlT Mia h, nC
t ,5,.gT ltt,o nm. Ifgllcl 70 Nothing is further
om NY thoughts taq pass Judgment uron the ,s com ,
ha.lut- u tlis struggle Nothing sbal be sit OF !Go
uer o nation OF TIC other II Is To- W OoHe' a. m IN
on ,yay however and that u.s. that looking oyer lhe
whole GARTH the war. that stand out among a others OF
mo-. su times Lave been wars between lhi,i.Sn ioaS i
-le Weou nations ihat make ooaS' Oh '''' s"p'''0i
Woa.k where ali the great adyancGs IN science h'Te
been made the answer is ready Nearly an the GeN,lyI
L!slt Of intellectual power and expansion q huln3h
thought that Las taken place has grown under the
genial influence of Christianity; scarcely aLy oi ihlS
marvellous progress can Doe found IN htah.n countries,
d,lt l.sr eccd that which made him what he l.. He
lr bcd its atmosphere ana was purified Chrstau
nations take thc great engines which Christianity has
cly,atcu and tu.u them into weapons of destruction
ca imagine conference OF several telhgct japanese
OF Jesus Christ ds The exponent of the religion OF
goodwin. 1 think l hear them say; How Is
IL with these Christian nations IN thCr lhtef-
WAR What mean these wonderful tdiucs that
waited o. our cJrs from the each day more ter
Iibc than the one before; each nation lu-typg Ioee
We never could collect; dcsoated fields covered with
dead and dying armies still struggling to the bitter
ondl Are they professors Of religion OF goodwin
and murder in tlcr hearts. They send sh,
few mIsC.ar,s Who lnsiliously corrupt our renEOI,
and preach peace. Peace Peace-wLlic their armed
vessels our harD0rs" With such stale OF things
IN s "o.d what treatment can missionaries expect III
Lc t,re be no dcspondency in this great cause. Tho
aud hrathcudom stirred mp against the truths Of our
religion just 80 let ms De The more teNent at thc throne
J iotsi,re Tiie soiIi,en Who 90 firth from our
ports instruments of corruption and wicked
ness great city and carry forth Eeir pollution 10
1l r sores For seamen we have two floating churches
aud two faithful missionaries doing what they can to
save aud les, those VINO live u such great peril. How
You are concerned for the credit Of Christianity in
heatmn countries. How careful should our merchants
be that they do not Obsuuct with one hand by
their coMmclce what they do win the OtItf
by Msslo9dres. Oue shps CuHpdn! C0H unGO y
n week the work Of missionary for years Not only
must give tie stamen MISSIONARIES, but we must so
ChIstouze city that the sinks OF imqulty may be
lI'5 iuaI @ S m mn n iaS % H NAV m seem
he. have known of more than one neEhborhoOd IN
sncc ad claTacttr by The estabisl lment Of mission
ChUlrIt-. WHAT blessing 10 would be II Christian
churches established in the ueighborhoods along
the Hudson River, the Bay and the East River. We
must make allowance for the influx OF vast foreign
population but We must also take things uS as they are
have not gaining in moral tone they have
seen gain in wealth and pOwtr-On the contrary. We
sha not hud remedy iortms IN mere secular education
We shall not find cIre for moru OblQuity IN that edu-
sCii when is almost entirely without re +
1Ous instruction, requires spitCf prophecy 10 fore
Tell tc result. merely secular education has no power
10 folI1 te character of Iofy-mnded person There
is virtue sucn am education 10 train the conscience,
teach how control the viii, or 20 mold his moral
br religions character. There is virtue in such an
education the people in the deterioration which
u. . . ". -. - s.,.;;y a. undergoing An
education that makes a man master over the
it is ouy au essential part OF great who,e. IL
does no, reach his highest attributes surely that u
avery doubtful bencit to bestOw upon human being
and ON Che community, when you give him that kind OF
education which increases his intellectual power ana
does not strengthen Lis moral sense. BY making man
stronger intellectually without making hun stronger
himself and to the community than # you
kind OF luoral monster whom the lower faculties
enlarged and the higher dwarfcd. would warn the
iu the school any permanent religious impTessOn
that they are leaning upon a broken reed
We live I'M age OF religious activity Sunday
schools are greatly eudrged Bibles, tracts, and rel
ROua newspapers are multiplied on every side; but stl
but those take prominent share IN the business Of
the world who not turned away from the door OF the
bank or perhaps even from the drawingrCOm. We see
b manifest change for the worse. Il religion is living
energetic, what is it that has brought this upon Us I
Why D. % that this activity does no goOdt Inc answer
Is brief The child father the man, and the family
circle must lie the great educator Add TO the mHu-
snycs OF home religious instruction received IN
the school aud the teachings OF the church and
COu Will have Christian man worthy Of the name.
have confirmed 2525 persons during the past year,
which is above the average Of former years Several
new crc8es lyc been c0nsecrated; u candidates for
holy orders have been admitted; dcacOns have been
advanced the priesthood u apple have entered
for oIy orders lie whole number of applicants in the
diocese being AZ p crrgymeu have been received from
tG 10 have been transferred 10 other docesrs
We have lost by death two members of the Standing
Committee. Edward Jones and GILLIAN {. NCrpanCk.
", nave also lost by death two clergylnen the Rev Mr.
DimOnd and the Rev Mr. Duyckiuck, candidate,
Robert Hunt The church has lost two bishops who
Wisconsin and Bishop Chase OF Ne0-Hamp,lirc
It's well known 10 GU that the COnyOcaton Of Can
eerby has appointed number Of the first scholars ~
England 70 attempt a revision OF the Scriptures. No
doubt the revision viii have the paradOXical result Of
showing that the disputed passages are very few IA num-
Whatever is DONE viii of course De done only with
the consent Of The Whole Church / have opinion TO
gNe on this SUBJECT Ny own teengSl do not speak OF
my judHneut-arc tin sympathy with IL. would urge,
view OF the great disparity between city and country
hyngs that the uch soOuIuers for the Summer IN Couu
try parishes should contribute the support Of ,he
Church and that our rich merchants do more be-
peyOleut deed tndn 70 buld IN the little villages, fIOm
which most of them have come churches wlcn shall be
testimonials Of Thanksgiving and instruments to
AT tie conclusion Of the address the following Com
Proris,onal Ipl Geral Conrenon-The Rev Isaac H.
Ine. b. D. The Rev fToienes Ogly, D. D. the Rev Robert
Hoamsa Cyrus Cur es, tie hOa Albert wsId Freene Pey
1isslGnqrv C5nmit1e-The Rev H. Mostgomery D D.. the