The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-28

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Ecclesiastical! Troubles in Tennessee
An Episcopal Minister Declines TO
Shake Hands with his Eisi,ou, and
IN teNsnreu by sisc State Gonycn-
tiou.
Abridged from The Memphis Avalanche. 2uhl
f"t several years past Il misunderstanding
has existed between Right Rev. {. Il. Quinn
tard, bishop Of the diocese of Tennessee,
anti Rev. Or. Richard Hires, for several
Year, rector OF >t. MnIy'> church, now
known a> Tie Cathedral. The latter felt
himself personally a2gIic,cd bv the course
piIratIcu hy the Bishop with reference To
uim III several matIcrs ecciesia>tical; and
though the existence OF the differences was
well known TO the Memphis clergy and
many ol the laty, it was not until Yesterday
That the trouble got into the columns of the
newspapers and became public properly.
ltappcT> that on TuesdIy the Bishop
met Dr. Hacs, after the days session Of the
Stat" Convention now being held here, and
with The vie" Of clircting Il reconciliation
offered his hand. The overture was re-
lcctcd. a. explained by the following card.
entitled "Per>on,," and printed in yester-
days Alpcd':
MEMPHIS. April %, 1873.
" HtgE hcr. ChdUcS 1Odd Quintdrd, d. D..
Ill., D., Bs<hop IF The Diocese Of Ye'heS-
see:
reverend and Dear Sir, Yesterday, inn
mcdiaicly after the adjournment Of the Con-
vcutiun, NUE came forward in the presence
OF several clcr.ylncn and addressed ne more
taan uncc, and proicrcd ne your hand.
l"ll know. Or ought 10 have known, that
would htvc"no personal Intercourse with
,l. L.,,., I,,t.
friendship tha, existed on my part. and
w:,ic. i:;norantiy believed existed on your
part. think YOU have wartonly insuItcd
mo. " Il personal interview. at which YOU
presided, III :; conference where the difficulty
was Il personal one between YOU and myself.
Who'll yuu had openly stated that you in
tended "a aci is il You were before the throne
| Of cod YOU asked me 10 repeat Il statement
= which had made 10 the Rev. George G.
ii:rlia. lacked yuu il YOU desired TO hear
il, and you replied that you did. l then
made the statement, which reailirmed, aud
asked YOU Il direct question.
' AFTER declining to answer the question
which asked YOU, You wiped your hands
ana retired. saying that you would have 10
%vclvsiI>tcA! relationship with ne. | know
THAT you Violated Your contract with.mc. l
, ;t.n persuaded that you have in urcd my
/
lated Ill tie ties Of friendship, abused the
high ol!igc You bc;r to my injury, and that
yut have not treated the as a father in God,
Il thrl>tiui, or 4 gentleman ought TO have
treated ne.
Il have no lI-wili toward YOU; have no
malice toward YOU: would gladly minister
TO YOU were ii necessary; but ! hayc lost all
confidence m you, and can hy no act oi mine
leave the impression on your mind, or the
mind II any other person, that have COLI
iilrncc in YOU. You have destroyed that
confidence. and until You are disposed 10 re-
, store il, which by the grace of God you can
easily do, You need not expect me to have
any personal intercourse with you, while at
ail times shall gladly pay respect to the
high add holy office which you hold.
"Irily your>. RICHARD HINES
In the Episcopal State Convention, on the
appearance OF this card, the Bishop called at
icntiun to Ii, aud Il committee, appointed 10
consider the matter, reported The following
resolution:
; ..RsSoic,d, That the publication in The Ap-
real Of Til, morning, signed by Richard
} Hines, and addressed to the Bishop OF the
Diocese, is inGccorolts and reprelicnsble in a
high degree on The part OF 4 member OF this
Convention, and this Convention declares
: its disapproyal and condemnation of the
course pursued by the Rev. DR.. Hines i'll this
matter
llr. Jefferson Davis (cN-prcsdenD made IL
motion 10 lay the resolution on the table,
Statin. that he would like to SEE Mr.. Hines
present and defend himself before any fur
thcr action in this matter was taken.
one Of the clergy informed Mr.. Davis that
the resolution WAS only intended to cens,lre
That part OF the conduct Of Mr.. Hines giving
publicity 10 the matter which reflects upon
, The Church.
one OF the committee also stated that one
of their members had called on Mr.. Hines,
, TO whom he detailed his grievances, and
. said he would furnish the committee with Il
+ written statement, but would not tell Mt
what time.
4 letter written by Bishop Quintard in
February, 1872, addressed to Or. Hines, was
also read the letter indicates desire Tor
reconciliation and offering IN apology for
past mis,reatmvn', if any had been given.
The motion to lay the resolution on the
table was lost.
A motion to adopt the resolution was
carried.