The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-12

homeless under the visitation OF the great God.
The resolution was adopted. Drs. Beardsley
and Andrews then retired and reappeared In
their ministerial robes, the whole house kneel.
ing; the solemn litany service of the church
was read and tervently responded TO. as also
minutes were then spent in silent prayer.
The message of the board OF bishops on the
| subject of joint committee Oh education was
concurred in.
Aid for the Chicago Sufferers.
The following resolutions were offered. Mr..
G. E. B. Jackson, Of Maiae, offered the follow
ing:
RESOLVED, That the offerings of the congre-
| CATION at the service tiis evening be asked in
| aid OF the sufferers by the fire in Chicago, and
that the secretary be directed to transmit the
same in the name of this convention to the
mayor of Chicago, to be applied under his d.
rection to the aid of those rendered homeless
and houseless by the great calamity.
Adopted amidst great feeling.
Rev. DR.. McNama offered the following i'm
| portant resolution:
| RESOLVED, That the clerical and lay delegates
In general convention assembled. urgently i'm
pore the members of the church and OF our
| congregations in the United States to SEND
| immediate aid to the sufferers by the great ca
| lamty of fire which has befalen the city OF
Chicago.
Adopted.
This was followed by Rev. Dr.. Babcock, of
Massachusetts, who offered:
Resolved, (the House Of Bishops concur
ring,) That the several bishops of the church
be requested to recommend to the rectors OF
their dioceses, respectively, to take collections
In behalf of the sufferers at Chicago on the last
Sunday in October, or the fret Sunday In No.
vember ensuing, and that said sums thus COL
lected be forwarded 10 the bishop or treasurer
OF the doceses, respectively, to be by them
remitted to the mayor OF the City OF Chicago,
in the name of the churches of the diocese.
The resolution was adopted.
The following message was received from
the House OF Bishops:
ResolUed, That this house concurs in the ac-
tIon of the House OF Clerical ami Lay Depu-
ties In message No. s. concerning the disposl-
tion of the offerings of the congres alton to be
made this night, and that this house informs
the House Of Clerical and Lay Deputies that 1t
Almighty God for His gracious interposilion IN
this fearful calamity, under the following reso-
luton:
Resolued, That in view OF the affective
scourge which Is now devastating Chicago.
the chief city OF the Diocese Of Illinois, and as
expressive of our sympathy for that suffering
population, and with the bishop Of that dio-
cese now present with us, this house will de-
vote space of time TO offer unto Almighty
God Its united prayers that He will be pleased
to stay the devouring flame, and give such
gracious relief to the suffering city as In His
| wise providence may meet their imminent
| necessities. HENRY G. POTTER: Secretary.
The House, at 3.l5 P. NJ, adjourned. after
| passing o motion to assemble formally this
evening to hear the sermon of the Lord
Bishop OF Litchfeld.
| Address by the Lord Bishop OF Litchfield
Large Collection for Chicago Suf-
ferers.
Monday evening the Right Rev. Lord Bishop
| Selwyn, of Litchfeld, England delivered the
address at Emmanuel Church before the Trlen-
MIA, Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the United States, which he had
been Invited to make last week, at the begin
ming OF the present session of the body In this
city. Emmanuel Church was filed long before
the hour appointed for the services to begin,
and many were compelled to 60 away, unable
even to wedge themselves inside the doors.
Bishops Eastburn and McIlvaine read the
evening prayers, after which Bishop Selwyn
addressed the convention. His text was from
the 10th chapter of st. John and 18th verse,
"How be 1t when He, the spirit Of truth Is
come, He will guide you into all truth, for He
shall not speak Of Himself, bat whatsoever He
shall hear that shall He speak; and he will
show you things to come" From this text
the Right Reverend bishop preached pow
erful and finished discourse. In the couse OF
his remarks he referred TO differences Of opln-
ion which spring up In the minds of Christian
men. Many men, pious men, think they have
vate Judgment and infallibility would be the
same thing. This cannot be the true guidance
OF the spirit OF truth. No one can question the
right OF private judgment. Every man Is free
to take medicine, but he would act more wise
| ly If he employed physician. The same
may be said with reference to the advice of the
lawyer.
No ability of private Judgment nor personal
piety, however deep, will enable man 10 dis
pense with the spirit OF counsel. 1t Is COM
mon mistake to speak of such counsels as
those of mere legislative machinery. The Holy
Ghost guided them In all truth through the
dim twilight OF our imperfect faith to the truth
as 1t Is In Jesus. Personal religion is much,
but it is not all. There Is vast difference
disintegratlon. The rock is Christ. Our faith
does not rest upon the shifting sands of pri.
vate opinion. To maintain this truth Is the
main duty OF the council now assembled. This
council Is the Lords bank, into which each
one brings his talent. So they meet together
to lmpart to one another the gifts OF grace
and to pay each hls tribute to the Lords
treasury. But there must be no base met
al. They must not bring their crude opin-
ions to fuse into base metal. First purge away
the dross and pour the metal into one
mould. It was for them to regulate the Or
der in which this offering was TO be made TO
God. In the closet there is perfect freedom to
pray to the Father, who sees In secret. God
is not the author Of confusion, but of peace.
Their duty was to take care that the order of
public worship was maintained. Everything
done by mans authority can be changed, but
each should yield their private opinions to the
to the Judgment of all. There need be no SER
vile uniformity II there be recognized author
ity which all men can obey. He hoped that
some central authority might be appointed to
regulate this power In the minds OF those who
claim as lawful things which are not expe-
dient. Thus the outward ordinances OF the
church may promote the advance OF the
church. But one evidence remains-the great
est, the most enduring oil all-upon which 10
unite: "It ye have love one to another"
They all might be one, that the world might
believe, as when the pagan said, "How these
Christians love one another" In their private
conversation and In their public controversies
they should abstain from all seasonings of
speech common to secular assemblies. Be
courteous to each other, and If there cometh
one who believeth not, he will say that God Is
with you In TRUTH Three years ago it was felt
In the mother country. that, notwithstanding
the great gulf between the North and South,
their hearts were not divided. The earthquake
spent Its power, the chasm closed, aud all
pressed forward again to join hand with hand
and heart with heart. May they all look for