Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-10
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
A Day OF InfercesstOn Appointed BY
HfsltOP QusnGard, OF Tennessee.

The following pastoral letter reached
us yesterday, and Is published as a mat
ter OF interest TO the faithful of the
Episcopal Church:
To the Clergy and Laity OF the Diocese Of Ten
Ressee:
BRETHREN BELOVED IN THE LORD
1 have received the following communi-
cation from Rev. w. T. Bullock, the
Secretary Of the Venerable Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts:
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in
Foreign parts, 20 Duke street, Westminster
;. W., 9th ] uly, ,1S12'
RIGHT REVEREND SIR am desired re-
spectfully to bring under your notice the pro-
pOsal OF the Society in which the Church
Missionary Society has consented to unite
with us-that Friday, 0th December next,
should be observed throughout our coInmu-
nion, by all friends who are so disposed as
Day OF Intereession tothe Lord OF the Har-
vest for an increased supply OF MISSIONARIES.
We trust that the object VIII commend Itself
TO your kind attention. / lnelose the minutes
OF the two societies and other papers; and We
shall be thankful to yOu, a. an Honorary As
sOciate Of our society, " you viii 50 Tar favor
US as TO make the proposal known in your
Diocese, with the view OF obtaining ON this
occasion the sympathy and prayers Of any Of
our brethren in the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States. Iremain, Right
y
W. +. BULLOCK, secretary.
To Right Reverend Bishop Quintard, Tenn.
I feel quite sure, my dear brethren,
that this suggestion of the Venerable
Society will find a cordial response from
one and all, and ] hereby appoint, for
the Diocese of Tennessee, Friday in the
Advent Ember-week, December 20,
AID. 1872, as Especial day Of
prayer and interces for an increased
supply of Missionaries. Surely, brethren,
when we consider the impiety which
stalks abroad through our own land; /;
the Irregularities and ofienses which
have rent the Church OF Christ, to the
dishonor Of Gods holy name; when we
consider the small number of men who
cOnsecrate themselves to the service of
the altar, and the stinted way in which
the missions of the Church are MAIN
tanned; how the blessed light of Christ's
gospel is hidden from seven hundred
millions of heathen people, we should
cry nightly unto God, We should agon
Iize in prayer, we should plead with Him
to take iniquity from the midst of US, to
restore to His holy religion the lustre
and the beauty of former days, to extin-
guish hatred and revenge, and make
innocence and piety to flourish anew.
We should plead with Him to raise up
fit persons to serve in the sacred ministry
of the Church-men who will take their
lives in their hands, and give up soul
and body to the work of regenerating
the world. o, my brethren, how can
we be satisfied without such an outpOur,
ing of the Holy Ghost as will enable us
through the power of God, to turn the
world to the obedience of Christ? How
can we be satisfied, nay, how shall We
stand before Christ's judgment-seat,
unless we strive in fasting and prayer,
in work and worship, to do all that lieth
in US to proclaim the gospel, that it may,
:" like a sea of glory" be ispread from
pole to pOle''? --.
My hope is that the House of Bishops
will set forth a service to be used; but
should that venerable body deem it best
to leave it in the hands of individual
Bishops, 1 shall myself, in due time, in
accordance with the Canon, set forth
form Of prayer to be used ON the day
designated. l am, yours faithfully,
CHARLES TODD QUINTARD,
Bishop of Tennessee.