The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-11

with The Apostle, Notwithstanding every
way, Christ is preached. and therein I;re1oice:
YEA, and will rejoice" Looking at the Prayer.
Book thus with large eyes, 1t would seem tooe
the result of the entire Christian past, and
not the formation OF any one section OF tnat
| past. Just as when yoa cut down through Inc
+! crust of the earth to the solid rock, you see
the various strata reposing one ABOVE anolner'
and each stratum the contribution OF q partlc,l-
lar epoch, Sd the PI ayer-Book carries within II
| self the impress of the Apostolic, the sab-Apos-
tolic, the Nicene, the Medieval, and the Re-
formation periojs. and thus furnishes more
than any other book, save the Bible, grounos OF
Eattachment to all orders and degree es of Christ
| ian thought aud feeling expressing tnem-
selves by the English tongue. In these remarks
which / have made, and which have bearing
upon all within the church, whether clergy.
man or laypap, in regard TO the Necessity OF
our taking BROAD views, aud generously ana
cheerfnly recognizing the iact lnat goo "oshs shs
| by others who do not zee as we DO, nave
dwelt upon what conceive to be most I'M
portant topic, because without such truly
catholic views there can be no well grounded
charity among us. My brethren, We must
learn to lift ourselves above ourselves, aud
even above our most earnest convictions,
If we would live in peace, ans enjoy
anxiety of suspicion. Rely upon 1t, not every
man tnat contends against you and your
views of truth, contends against the truth it.
self You and think at times that II We
could only have our own way, all would be Well.
And yet 1t is for more than likely tnat tne
| line in which God means His truth to move,
lis neither in the direction OF your ettort or
mine, but resultant Of both. just as In the
sphere OF natural forces result comes ABOUT,
not ffom one, but. Two or more forces, ana
those acting diyersely. And 30 oftentmess
1t not always. Christ's kingdom moves foT-
ward to Its predestined END, and through JUS
! appointed course. by means OF human enorts,
| which at first view appear purely antago.
nlstic.
Il has been said, in reference TO philosophy,
| that all men are born Aristotelians or Platon.
| lists; and so in theology. 1t would amost seem
| az il men were cOnStituttondtty inclined ID
some one of the great sec ions Of theologic
| so, surely We ought to walk In love and al
| fection, one towards another, even when we
differ. aud, constantly bear in mind the words
| of the apostle: "Who art thou that judgest
another mans servant? Or why dost Lnou
set at naught thy brother? for we shall stand
before the Judgment seat IF Christ"
| Entirely in This spirit, if know myself, dear
brethren, and feeling my weakness more than
+ care to express, bat IN simple reliance upon
God, do approach the discharge of my epis-
copate among you Through Him who halh
called me to this office, II am determined TO
know in 1t nothing save Jesus Christ and Him
crucided," and to keep imprinted upon my
memory the words OF my text, I'VE preach
not oarselves, but Christ Jesus, the Lord, and
onrselyes. your servants, for Jesuss sake
NV record is not unknown to you, and
merely say, at this time, that my views OF
Christian doctrine are what they have been IN
the past, and hold them with ftrvor. But,
while this is 30, yet may God ever forbid thar
my affections and sympathies and love shou.d
either be prescribed BY them, or Limited Ito to
late day. to learn for the first time the lesson,
that Others may see the blessed truth, as 1t is
In Jesus, as we'll as I; or that lshould need TO
be reminded that the truth, 30 seen. is quite
as dear 70 them aS to me, and that perchance,
II necessty so required, they would be NOR
willing u die tor " thansI shoulo oe. buti
will not linger here, or take up the time Win
these assurances, for trust they are not need
ed, and If they are, sill other thoughts beckon
me on. Believe me, dear brethren, that a.
| this solemn moment, standing before you as
do. a bishop in the church of God, with my
vows fresh upon me, and still ringing IN my
ears, and with the shadows OF coming respon-
sbilities gathering fast around me, and with
an instinct, somewhat, of that weight which
oppressed an apostle-''the care OF all the
churches desire, only the Master knows
how earnestly, to copsecrate myself afesn,
and with supreme devotion 10 HIS service.
He knows why have been called from the
more coDgenial duties off parish cure 70 tne
office and work OF the eriscopate, ana 10 lase
upon me government in His CHURCH; but unto
Him, and not knowing the things thai shall
belall, me, Iyleld my sell, ''body, soul and
spirit, with sll their powers and faculties"
God grant that may be to the 'hock OF
ChlisG o shepherd. not wolf; That may
feed them and not devour them; that may
hold up the weak, heal the sick, bind up tho
broken, bring sgain the outcast." and all this
I,oiu strive 10 do, the Lord being my helper.
had hoped, indeed, that by my cooperation,
the hands Of your late,-alAs, that should say
so,-beoved senior bishop would have been
strengthened, and his life prolonged. go lhas
his experience and wisdom and no iness,
might have continued 10 guide 'his 6loSess' ss,ss
over which he has presided with such faltn-
fuIness and paternal affection for 70 many
years. had hoped that the prayers breathed
in the sermon at my conservation IN behalf OF
him, and myself, would be all fulfilled; for
him, that ipasmuch as "God had been pleased
to deprive him of the light Of day, He would
enable him to look up to hsaseo, ana, oy
and for me that might be ''literally and spir-
itually eyes to The blind" For him, your
senior bishop, the prayer OF The Bishop OF
Lichfield has been more Than answered. Goa
has met II By good measure, pressed down
and running over into his bosom; for he looks
not by faith upon the glory that shall be re-
vaaed, but he sees eye 10 eye and face to Jdce
of those good things which God hal prepared
lor those who love Film. His heroic spisco-
pate; for, brethren, IL fell not one whit short
OF the heroic. wherein your late bishop went
In and out before us in darkness which had
not one ray Of light mingled with II, and 10
great weakness Of body, so great indeed that
more than once he has been lttled from dis
bed to 20 to some distant point In his diocese,
and, when 1t was doubtful If he would be able
ever to return to bis home, that heroic eplaco-
patel will call 1t nothing else, and neither
would you if you knew all-has come TO
pause, and he rests from all his labors IN the
paradise of God. But for me that prayer can
not be fulfilled, for can no longer minister
unto him whom was appointed to aid. The
Office of assistant bishop endured but, two
brief months, and now siaud alone, and ''go
my way till the end be-" aud, perchance, In
due time with him to rest, and to stand IN
my lot at the end Of the days." May the rest
OF the Bishop Of Lichfeld's prayer not fail to
be answered in my behalf, that may ire
ceive of the fulness of Christ and grace for
grace e-gtsce preventing, grace following,
grace to will and grace to do, and that none VI
the gifls OF grace may be in vain"
Receive me then, my dear brethren OF the
clergy. as the servant Of Jesus Christ and for
His sake. Strive together with me to be. not
lords over Gods heritage, but ensamples 10
the flock that when the Chief Shepherd shall
appear we may receive crown OF glory tnat
fadeth not away.