The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19

Mad done nothing TO make these Epis-
cOpalians love their Church.
ABUNDANT ~ L,Bons.
Tho devotion and fidelity Of all orders
of the ministry 10 their high calling
ere powerful factors in the strength OF
the Church among the people
Thank God we live ~ an age when,
as far as ] know. the bishops Of the Epis-
copal Churcs are. as a rule, abundant
ir iabors. They do not apaIe mem
selves. They are not towards ap1ut
work. But surely those sh .ep in the
vlliern;es Of our colonial Church must
have had hard thoughts about their chief
shepherds who ruled them, but never
came to see them, and 20 greet them,
and 10 bless them in the name II Christ
'' And thcn what confusion and what IN
efficiency i'm the discipline Of chur'n
| ever It's clergy and its laity at n tim.
and under conditions when the lack ot
such discipline would be fatal 70 JUS
rrorrcss and its influence for good upon
| the people OF this new land.
Much OF what We hear OF the I'M
morality and tho worldline-s OF tho
colonial clergy both from friends and
! foes 10 the establishment may De vns
| specimens Of irresponsible ana cfuei lpYs
! menfs Of persons utterly careless OF Az
auiry into the facts relative 10 .he
ISLANDERS which they retailed ana oile'
/ put on record. 800, 49,, ~
Even in this generation, which has had
| two centuries more of training ln lhe
Christian laws OF social duty ana
! t.ofh-rhooJ how reckless are The ma
/ iority of people in proncuAcing judgments
| upon characters and upon Que
where there is absolute neglect OF th'
| slightest attempt 90 ascertain mo iacls.
Even among clergy and iaiiy' lt may
De that You and / have heard the tF-l
report oil our brethren fcltiel ~ ~
tone which sav0rcd OF that disrosi non 70
cvn speaking which ls the special 'hal
I acfnriaffe OF no one phase OF sof.rit,
accanse +, belongs alike 10 al and which
I 49,, a-ti.h,.fe az 81 pauls definition
% 49,, fr,.. in ,aiafion 10 the con-
81 80 ,'ir fonpros whom we speak OF
[b tj,.r .haf DO "rpiOfcofh not iu JIM
tf+,. i,tt r. ioirotH iu fhe truth"
't'''' ...,.,,
READY 10 lAh'"r hAif'
And then the enemies of an flstltiiloh-
f.Dfcaliy lu The riyalries OF cnuirh'rt
are reaGy 20 eXaguerate the faults ana
the foinlfa OF ms i.pi' ernla IN .1 an . ,
oi Organization which had Fro"n np N
the colonies who lookrl upon tN.
tahli hmont as deulal on Our, ' r,ott.
ard then religious AMI poiji ~ i'-n.s,
Intelligent members of the church Itself
/ VINO mad lost faitn in the principe "i.I
| in the practical working OF o.i-'
ChnIcn. All these Noul- aston W. me, .,'.''
/ si pposc. upon the general laws ol h,'l'.'.i
rafurc. 10 tine evil report vi t"' '"' ''''''
clergy. ,... ,.,,r,s of jn-
- ~ s si. f,r c.cl.-isstfli offences. no.
W .-7,.f evhten fn, clergy could ape
| peal for their Nliil' "ii'i,' go
/ ne vostries could appeal Tor ihcH con
%. ''''.' -, ~ the Carrch.
dlscipluaIy il". H. s,,av KNOWN.
was thols"npa on ."'',' ia .orne cases
| hoiiihf' ~" h. ritarrols ,f min
listers ana Ncstu's aWoIs q sem .'.t
barous people Ass Dee ch'se 10
! t-em. , Ga. an ,y.ls..
bnl haNl.- va. ,,,, f,r SANDERS
| consi1 fIal'nr ~ .u.',t,tl.,s ufDn the
/ ana uI.sl'olisl",' ,'' ,l',t li,tlr lonbf that
| olt sF w.. ,- f.-,,,ef mon and rr0f-
Mlll'e '.,,f,o,,,' snione them. tne general
i,,9 t,,d ~ ta,y am cold and Formal.
.'J s On .i,.. me-, were uDWerless to
..il'' a.. ,,.'''. Ind many of them were
WI - ,It,..,,tt,rers and eeclesias..ral
,.f., .,,.ot+ "a lilo iu this now
vans, "' .. .l,i...., sur.v frot.
world WNeh lhrt were "''f'' "'''
/ the OLD. 49,. pt.t,., 80
lhc hlShop OF ~ ".'' rt i.r.,,.-
| Lon ION boln tcstiy ul1l StN' '"i I....
men VINO hhl ht'i ,Nillt r." l
| diotcses ioihd s''l lNlA-s }" '''' @'''''
can cor 'n'.s; ,t..io ..,,.,,i..o ~ clers,
anu o. ti.io ,,+ ,,.., The Church
anu ''''' ..-...',. End o., b...-
/ they were lp 20 l'i.., r. rei..I.
islate for. Wiin lng 7',.i,t. ,5. ,Ir.i,,s
oe e H., ir,si'reat ar fsllcr its frali-
| fiors arraying att other Christians
| against IT, and Varalyzed for manly .,l-
eNcrtiOn and Christian saeilii.' nl ,A.
/ long lcthafsy enstnd'fci by tN' "'''''
/ care Of the state.
But still -hpy 1id mat me NtNl
mothers and fathers loved the 'h"-, '''
! II must have been tlc blpic a.n
| praycr-iO0k i'm their homes. aft i"..-it
Il NH| ID