The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-24
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The Reform ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ins
& CO.-The Disadvantages ofAssist'
ant Bishops.

The Reform MoVemenf-Cumm ml lbs
6 C0,-The Disadvantages Of fAssiat'
ant Bishops.
Editors Of the Register.
The recent action OF Cummins d Co.,
IS but the legitimate sequence Of the
policy exercised by many OF the young
er Goceses in the selection OF their
Bishops and their Assistants. The older
dioceses were cautious in their elections
men Of experience, OF profound learn
ing, bone aud and bread, on the bosom
of the church; whose wisdom, piety
and executive ability qualified them to
be Bishops IN the church OF God
such Cody aud holy men as White,
Rsyeuscrot, K. c. Moore, Hos
bart, Wm. Meade, Johns, the Pot
ters, &c. These holy men, worn BY
their self-sacrifciug labors for Christ
for Ills church. for human salvation
grew prcmatureIy aged, and with re-
luctauCe, kind OF sufraSau Assist
ant Bishop was permitted, New Do
ceses had arisen and OF consequence,
new Bishops have been created, and
now, If Bishop ia afflicted with the
tooth ache, Rheumatism, gou!r (not iu-
frmities OF age or bodies worn out by
excessive iaho~sl ,hcrc muat b" an as
sietaAt.
70 this there are honorable cxccp-
tions, but these exceptions are mainly
to be found amongst those whose dio-
cescs, exceed in area, many OF the En-.
ropean Kingdoms, in which there are
some halfa dozen Bishops. doing less
Episcopal labors than larger majority
Of the Episcopal Bishops in America,
with empire territory, in which but one
Episcopus labors aud dies, oYertasked
by work. In place OF dividing these
immense dioceses, reducing them 10 q
primitive standard, in which the la
bors could he efficiently performed, aud
the Biehops brought into immediate
contact and communion with the flock
as the chief shepherd, his Office secul-
ing the love and affection ofthe PEOPLE.
Hundreds in his diocese did not know
him. He passed rapidly over
his diocese, with the lightning speed,
once in three years, and rarely tsrrled
one afternoon to become acquainted
with lis liJCk The plan eI vIsitatioO
mnst be accomplished in given time
bricks made straw or no straw Many
members OF the church had never
seen q Bishop, and as Tor the common
people who never cav Bishop, they
wondered what be looked like.
The writer, many years ago on vis-
it 10 North Carolina, attended a service
at rural church during the week. 1t
was in the dsy Of Blsh0p Ives vista
ton. Tnc people from all parts sssem
b,el TO seea Bishop. Dr.. lvss, robed,
came in his carriage come two or three
/ hundred vards from the church and
walked to il. Children, women, old
mea, considerable crowd, crowded
around him, aud followed him to the
church, examining his cauoGicsls, and
looking INTO his face with curious won-
der. One lass rom the tar and tur-
peatiac region, said to an old lady,
LA nanny, he ANT nothing but a
man, but moughty handsome at that.
What grand clothes he has got on
male just like ouru.'
These large doceses broke down the
most Herculean strength. Take, for
! instance, the Diocese 0! Virginia.
Bishop Moore, having TO accept the
Rectorship of the Monumental Church,
Richmond, in order to secure decent
support, he employed au Assistant there
to supply his lack OF service during
| Episcopal visiatlons. lie found the
church OF his diocese deprived by un-
just lcgislatiou Of her GIebss her prop
egtIcs, in many instances, by private
persons; her churches dlspidsted her
| chi!ircL scattered. 4 territory O,
nearly g. 900 square miles composed
his field OF labor. With a zeal, scarce
" equaled since the days o. PsHl be
entered upon his work, travelling low
Iauds and mountains He gathered up
thn scattered children OF the
cau.cb Infused II'e energy zeal into
hearts cad aud hopslesa Old churches
we're repaired. old altsrs rebuilt. new
temples Of praise erected. HIS truly
Apostolic labors BEGAN to tell upon
health and Strength. The shesp in
the wilderness were bleatiOg, he could
no! now goto them; dispensing needed
'cJI lie asked Tor belp-an As.is:.
art To grant this help wss con2idersd
-r many dangerous Innovation upon
me Constitutions OF both the Primitive
ani American Church. and met decid
eli oppositioD. Perhaps the appllca
ton would have been ignored but ioI
the character OF the Holy Man to
NON al heart aai eyes were turned
- tae person 10 ill tbe position
william Meade P.esbyt5: Of the Old
ICau.ch OF Virginia. va r7usccratei
Ass;.tsnt BisRop
We pause to look back =, IL. record
o. that Holy Msn o. GOD Of an ancie1t
and noble r2c- With large
Wealth AMI ILiaeD1si couaecliou.
auy position, to which ambition might
luTe him he gave Up al for Christ
At the darkest uour OF the church Of
his faIners il Nirgiuia, when many o.
lis most Influential sad devoted friend.
de-paiEcd OF i.s revival, mal'zBed and
peTseCu,ed Ly iis enemies; 10 :hi:
dark hour, agaiss. the Inportunities o
u 'amI.y szd friends, VIII am Meade
so9.b, and received cgdsrs 10 The
Church. viii a purity OF character