, 1874-11-06
EPISCOPALIAMlSM,
The Pastoral Letter of the
Bishops.



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three Typical Services.
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From The Natu YORK. 7Y,ne. Non /.
Az tho n,o,ing sor,,,aos -. ~" 1,nota.,,,, r,,az
eoa, aat "vanino ,a unatora it,
tar Of the Dsl,ora wna rool rg,c fo,towjup ts a
.I. 3~f' ""' AeAa' A"' AS''~
Tho pastoral referred, in tho first Instance, 10 tue
fact that within tho hreo scara which tiad elapsed
sai h s 1s o s s F sss
= @sts e s @
q death sppoInted .hes 10 do. Worry iragMnt was
tho ncHlory Of thcr Ohrisan yreucs, anu "ehaasnf-
Cd their hnpo TINT n t,e day wlich M1na .ty etesy
Tho reports which lud como bsforo tho Bishops
even md aoady progress throughout tie whop Church.
Besides tue mere icrcasa Of nunberst tno1e WIS ox
pataon aud growth IN the agencies aos'gnod to geek
Chrihts sheep, md to ktcp them IRON hnfn. NEW
dIoecaes Ind bcen erected additional missionary
1isors bad en aproseats t uaau es" T. ssseoss l were
men aud women rent!esinR to God their personal
seryicc-ot merely sellltH otnofs, pat Hopg thsnt-
seiyes 10 sock tho LOST to INSTRUCT tho young, mud 10
After e1prcshng ihsr senss OF the e1eeeding vaino
Of tue Motnanb WORK tut t,aa beon done IL to Church.
toG1i Aeelau ~ Glnilft
tha banopa went o.. a. to :, ntsto that they had, will
tho concurtenro @ oi tao clerical and lay dtlutlsa
Tcsiriiicd t9e JGisae!,oh o. no foreign missionary
b,fhop n xsaAo 70 sao nmro Of 5apai, nn,l thy
proposed 70 eonseerate another Bishop for tAe work u
ChN anu yet aMoloF TO frosiuc over their missions
IN ie@ on AT ose 70 e
four hew missionary EGiacopatea had been created.
!or Sortefn ue1aa. t2r "eater Iexas ior Northern
these deserved vigorous SUPPORT, and would require
ennrGSn nal;.;a. gun.r!nutioha. .3i A..
to usSo hn epo o. y n
"uy OF our poople Of tho sailness Of their Christ
ti,I tan ea!ssng, sn1 yssrasna after = MORO tom.
and Holy onc+ They noted, with much
nAtMassieh' the wlao circulation Ct hooks
y, y lying writer's which treated of The
o of dod IN tho soul Of a1 and tie large demand
Tor tho wel'-wortl MANUALS Of devotion which bad come
down to ,as from, our Anglican DOCTORS They might
ess ot our rc'lgeus asviics, whont tleso correct
,yss q qntet ms1atoa M and personal eon1nnnio
,na q m p a a wn g @
Candidates Tor hoy orders WY inadolato to ilscet The
demand created Ny the organization Of no" eongfcaa
The passion Of The ago IN which We live tho Pastoral
Fe'ltea uus, was freedom IL watchword, liberty.
NoDa woTds wsse tneae IL nssa IN .nsir irao sfgn
hearers which they Lad as eovo',auted Children Of
Cod md 70 cxhott them that they should hold It fast
but ntud in those rcsecta only wheretn tle ab1once
OF wouA 10 another naie FOR vassanEe and
cruel bo!idago: tAe sruo meaning Of tue Chtletlan
Abnfty whereof they spoke was Illustrated by tho faith
BY Tho love which should animate heir asrvIee trst
came the liberty Of Chr'stnll fai.l TO hayo fah
IN God the lrst nrsecpt u our holy Eegon: Ths
asnettlea intellect delighted 70 exloro every dcpart
!nent of knowietRe. TO dcctpher the stranga legend
papyrus, to unalyze tho mysterious processes OF h
man thought enl consciousness Dut noac the lcts
rs1s tis 's q s a
affirm tha Ver'y o. tae Ghfss'ah story which It WIS
unsessonAh!e . deny TAe Church sought NOT TO nut
out tho oyer Of atloars and tnvestgatora. she galy
welcomed all taelr contributions TO human knowledge
aud 10 sAo wealth Of human Thought. un she warned
hSr slafcn III tue presence o. hesa ,o III systemsm
Which 1hVo theif t!aS hna ceafe TO CO." that they
must not onalafo themselves to fhe tyranny o. tran,
siant theories sna totego tnels Ignt to no st that
she noas ,s pase' Anssa,y Goa haa boon rtsnsea
70 d s'e ana no tnz pny ial sena e9 va a1e er
With With essn' for gnidanes nroseetion and syinnsly,
With right to aemana tnsr plaea % neneath tho shade
ana beside the Mela o. every Elm wharo ths aru'y
found isa camp; II was liberty to have oyer them III
3hs Lord men who haa not donioa oyer theic ts.
1ut were hell eTs oI tuetr JOY WHO preached Christ
Jesus' sake, toyng aud so1oc5ng If they might 10 Of
TLcr cnrgy had largo Ahersy should they abuse tho
ot Christ a1a he 2. tnclr oihSr o.
them aud scsk so make tue olnrsh more evangelical
a1estea 70 no1 =.
Inc fastoiai eapee1aHy, Warnea 1hoso 70 whon IL
Was uao1Gsseu hgNst CIV! alq1fce w4tno4s Aueqna.e
70 innse the 4y oi rest and rase aonorahe aud holy
70 nla'ntala ~ ne sahct1es o. mo Ehrssan nome y
asosd 1fVonty ana sot ana 70 take cure tas charity
1s wen ~ jnhuce taen ~ asAlaE ~ tAeif
monst1on waa also gsyen agatnat lax1ty Of morals
md IN w or'rse ec Si