, 1874-10-26

ani'ne!s ine!o tH no monarch OH earth whose
thr u not liable to DO shaken by tho sontt.
meal Of tl!e int md intelligent part of tho boo.
p'o." aud all this because 1t holds mon 10 AZ
accountability tho moment private onjuou
paeaes , ont INTO public Hpoech and public action
IL aMe ene omalpoteneo Of tho ptcsn vc frequent
ordars. 1nclpient wrong II conatnntty chcatot
Of its purnoaa By that yigilnnt custodian OF The
pnn!io welfare. public oplnion. The mcaaesi
polItlcian That oser Gought the lustngs. and the
af6co. wero obliged to sn,unto honesty aud
frtuo, lcst What tAoy had apolen sjp tho car II,
t1oaotA should bo proclaimed upon the houco-
tsoph:" Publicly hecotnos Z fair Gnnrantoo Of
honesty md fidelity. Tho carclcss tongue will
br'dlo itself into discretion II IL remember that
ovory drop Of poIaopal malice. or thoughtlcsB
gossip or rocklcsn opinion, il being gathered up
III some topolter'A quff 10 10 dropped out and
spread before 10 coo crtiona eyes III tho morn
1nga newepaper. And. abating all tho excoascs
aud inaccuracioa Of tho prcss, it fnttl1s n most
important mlEslou iu chastoninE tho spccch and
clll binE tho iulpulaoH Of nch aud vomon, remind-
inE them, III tho sober words Of the to1t. that
veoS neither % Id s ss s not So oi HaoUn
THO law Of God but strengthens this ncnao of
individual accountability. II the press has cu-
tcrpriso, 1Io has omnisconco Tho forsnor has
ingenuity and persistonco enough TO rcach into
heart" "Yhoii God eccss mo-" is a conviction
wrung from tho heart, not only OF Hagar by tho
tountain OF shur, but Of eyorr religious mar in
sends us ont into tho strco!a and tho marlct-
place, into the p.iyatc social circlc and the ercna
II public life, charged with responsibilities that
sdect tho wc'l-boing OF religion and humanity.
rbo good, namo Of thu Holy, Catholic
pion ID every recitod croca, is aummittod
to tho keeping OF oyory ono Of her sons
md daughtof6, and II ordinary morality
Gets bounds to prudence, how much mora does
religion hedge ud about NTH moral restraints,
reminding lis that wo arc " 4 spectacle uuto tho
world, aud unto angels, and unto men," and
TINT, howsver carefully wo screen ourselves be-
hind tho veil OF aecrccy. our Eoonduct shall tllt-
Matoly hs "proclnsmed from, tho AouHotops," bo
inspection, aud tho most vigorous handling OF
MI her children and hor prcteuzlons. 8ho Ii inn-
pntiout Of Accrecy, and roalzea that tho claim
Sue lays upon tho worlds Allegiance must bo
founded In her own canaor and Integrity. Slla
ptters truths tho most positive, and with no
etanlmoring tongue, and when she 1oses shi. nd
mirahlo quality Bhe Is very near 10 losing the re-
spect Of Min, and tho favor Of God.
T1ito enough are such truths, ynt too often
forgotten. Wo applaud franknoss and opcnuess
tu the individual Christian; let us DO conBistent,
md measure our applause Of tho corporate body,
tho Church. by the aarnn rule. Tho aggregation
OF individuals. aud tao merging Of their identity
into corporate action, do notaifcct tho moral ro-
afNl6lOAktGd VI kH0ao NAlf1uuMIDs IL was kuo
fashion OF tho primitive Churcn to deal With
aere.iea IN tho person uf thoir representatives,
md individual members syere mado to feel
that their doctrinal and moral obliqMities uoro
ruyoEod BY tho law Of onr text, that g Whatso-
ever was spoken in darknoss should DO heard in
tho light"
Currant eyonta havo Furnished rs with prac.
tical application of our subject. Nearly ak
weeks since, tho diocegn waH called to elect o
successor 10 tho 1amcnted lrbitcAouse. From
"a J.tt~
rosition, and whose names and fitness nero
openly and thoroughly discussed, two or thrco
only were finally selected for tho BuNrases Of
their brethren, md On ono Of tleso tho cho!co
fcll,--tho Rev; Dr.. Seymour. Of Now York CITY.
and Dcan Of the General Theological Seminary.
On motion, tho election was mado practically
unanimous, but two or three voting in tho |
tho testimonials Of his election |
weFe duly signed. That electiou was choerfully |
] thu ~ ey syeass "ee Candidate. Gsst 0s '9tss les
groind Of submission to tho evident |
lpslo and preference Of respectable |
majority Of tho clergy and laity OF tho |
luccesu, and as tending to concliation and do |
tections wero ntcrposed By members of tho
Convention. on the ground of tho candidates. |
suspected unaoundnoBs III tho faith, and exsray- |
tsaAco in ritual. but these oojections were
thought 70 Lave boon met by tho positive dlsa-
vowel Of his tsends: They Qtno objectlons) woro,
however, revived aftor election, aud fortified By
lcttera md papers from other dooescs, until |
they took tangible shape in tho form OF q pro-
Lost to tho Gencral Convention against DR.. Sey-
moar,s confirmation. mir ton That protsat nas to N
Tho public oyo. Perfect liberty il con-
cedol to lis Bgnors to mako such
chargog or representations as their !
6enEo of duty, and tho nature of thoir infora,a-
hon cuSgssteu,- 1t WIS their imperative |
duty to uso al suitable means Of guarding tho
Church and the tEpiscopate from false teachers
Dut re Submit TINT tho withholding 30 i'm
p2rtant papor from tho clnrgv and Unity in
purpose as'd tAlsncss Of action OF Dr.. Beymour'H
nupportore. It seomoa, 10 frank mon, l!ko MI
inLimation that they woro thomnolyes not eouud
in tho aitlI,-foT it must aforementioned :at t1o
-understood character Of tho protest
Sas doriyod from the Charge Of alleged unsouad-
ness III tho faith on the part OF Dr.. Seymour
Whom tho protcRt, With accompanying papera,
reached tho General Convention. ucithor tho
Standing Committco Of tho diocese, nor tho
IN attendance, nor tho friends and
Eco thou.. Furthermore, tho Nou1o OF Clerical
and Lay Deputies resolved to 60 into aocrot Bos-
sion over sha confirmation OF our olectiou,-an
action for which Tue American Church has fur
long aince, and bitterly regretted by many who
assisted in establishing it. By . most summary
ono which Indicates the temper
Of lin: Conyontion-si1d Delegates from tho Mis-
ilOunrY 1lTlbulEkIOH8. WHO uG{l GGen GlFcD SEAtH.
With . right to discussion. by . cnnou Of 1871,
md who had como n long aud reary distance, NJ
.seat poraoual oxponue, to servo their mothor
q most summary proceeding, thoao
delegates wore tnr,lcd out Of tho Convention,
Ind among them tho Sious Indnn dologato, who
:ould neither speak nor understand one word OF
English.
In the carly political history Of England,
.ectet tribunal WIS ,ectl to convene in the old
council chamber OF tito Palace OF Westminster,
Ind ii took the uRlno Of tho Court of tho Star
Chamber, from tho stars that studded It's CELL
ngs. From tho tiMo Of Edward III. to Charles
:. It continued to oxorcieo ita incrcaeing powers,
Until, 10. 1G41; it was finally nboliahcd BY
&C: Of" Parliament. Ita cxcesaye severity,
uu,mary proceedings, arbitrary Jurisdiction. .nnd
,nardcd eocrocy, made it one Of tho most odlons
In overthrowiug lilo liberties or tie
,eople. And since TINT time, when secret u.s.
cmbllcs lavo been convened for tho trial Of sua-
,octed persons wh0 hare Themselves hcon
gnorant Of the charges to 10 preferred against
HON, and 80 deprived OF that right OF GOLF
sofensc which iB tho God-giyen right OF every
freeman, mon have looked through the darkest
pages Of hletory to find n tittiuI name, aud have
called such asso!nbtiea 'tCourts OF tho Star
|'haTbor:" Consider thai tho odium of the |
Q1tne III f1llnu itl tt Eenrnnv nntl ;ty anrnr,fv |