Evening star., 1886-11-05
bishop Paret's Note,

CIRCULAR TO THE CLERGY OK TEMPERANCE
SUNDAY AND PRISONERS SUNDAY.
From the Baltimore sun.
The following printed note has been sent 90
the Protestant Episcopal Clergy OF the diocese
OF Maryland, and was the subject OF some talk
yesterday:
Reverend and Dear Brother. Two circular
notes have recently been sent 10 the clergy 0
ance OF a rerlain sunday To be known as Tenn
perauce sunday the other, In ike manner, ap-
pointing 'Prisoners' sunday it Is my duty
To say 10 you, and to all the clergy OF the do
cese, that these appointments or recommends
Tons however commendable the purposes they
were meant To promote, are without any au-
thority whatever from the church in this coun-
try, and not authorized or approved In this do
cese.
WILLIAM PAREr Bishopof Maryland"
Aclrcular relating 10 Temperance sunday,
and called "a pastoral letter" was sent 60 the
Church Temperance society, which has It's
headquarters in New York city, of which
Bishop Lee. OF Delaware, Is president, and my.
four bishops OF the church are vice presidents
The circular Is as follows:
"Betored in Christ;-The grace OF God. that
oringeth salvation, teaches US that denying
ungodiness and worldly lust, We should live
sooerly, rlghteously aud godly in this present
World, world, looking Tor that blessed hope and the
saviour Jesus Christ To well-Srounded en-
toyment OF that blessed hope. sober, righteous
\ Bile In iaboring Tor this end the Christian
ministry encounters one of it's most serious OBJ
| s.aetes ip bne u>e Oh ihtoxlcallng liquors, NOS
only TO open and notorious excess, but In the
prevalence OF indulgencies less gross and palpa-
ole but fuil OF danger. The church temperance
society has been the Instrument OF great good
| in awakening the attention OF our people TO
! the magnitude OF thisevil, and In putting many
on their guard against perilous suare. II
sustained by general and earnest cooperation
| IL would oe an emtnenty valuable and effective
| helper. The society asks tor a recognition OF
| the important objects To which IL IL pledged, by
| the clergy OF our church making this the sub
tect OF their sermons on sunday, November Ia,
II fArr l...Faa sl,E. al
meet with wide sympathy and general concur.
! renee. Is has my warm approval and prayer
| for the Divine blessing.
ALFRED LEE. Presiding Bishop"
IL Is also signed by Bishops John Williams,
OF Connecticut w. l. McLaren. Chicago J.
+. SpaIding, Colorado; r. ID. Huntingdon Cep-
tral New York; NJ. A DeWolIe Howe, Central
OF Central Pennsylvania; j. w. BeckwiJh.
Georsia;W. stevens Perry, Iowa; ID. B. knicker.
booker, Indiana; i. L. Dudley, Kentucky; L. II.
Vail kansas; A. n. LttleJohn, Long Island;
gan; II. b. whipple. Minnesota; W. W. Niles,
New Hampshire; j. Scarborough, New Jersey;
L. A. Starkey, Norihe New Jersey; H. G. Pot.
Ter, assistant OF New York; q. W. Whitaker.
Nevada; j. ii. ID. Wingheid, Northern CALI
lorna; q. I. Bedell, Ohio; {. Whitehead, PITTS
burg; A. Burgess, Quincy; T. Clark. Rhode Is
land, {. L. Quintard, Tennessee; +. NJ. Mhitlle,
Virginia; A. NJ. Randolph, assistant Virginia;
kin, West Virginia
| A clergymen stated last night that at Chicago
an effort mas been made TO have all the bishops
oi the church sign the circular, but that Bishop
! faret and others decliued to do A branch
OF tie church temperance society was orga-
hized in Baltimore about three years ago. but
il did not secure a very strong support The
other circular referred 10 sent out by the
raj Of the Clergy presented the object last sum
day.