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‘ CONGRESS’ SHALL MAKE NO LAW _RESPECTING THE
FREE EXERCISE THEREOF.—ART. 1.
woe e. NO. 44.)
ADDRESS
of the Right Rev. Tou un Ew
» to’ the. convention of
, | CHARLESTON, ° SATURDAY, te
T urning our attention to our-own Diocess, I bless
NGLAND, Bishop of of Char- God that we have much matter for congratulation. ;
testo: the Roman Catholic | it-ts true that we (abou under serious diiliculties,
church of Georgia, held at Augusta on Friday and have mighty absta avercome. ull cur
the 23rd of Aprit, 1830 tuation is greatly sreehorated. Our few churches
" Betoven Breraren :— are in purfect harmon vy within themselves, and.awith
The very. lim ited number of our ” churelies and each other : cand as far as Lean ‘perceive, are faith-
- the inte variety that our concerns afford, searcely fully served. The confidence ofthe flocks in their
permit -a diflerence in. aber. which it is my duty pastors; and the: affection of ‘those pastors for their
to make. on those occa "One ortant even, ‘flocks are unprecedentedly ertec d uni :
: we forthe first time all the |:
share our. ven-
erable Archbishop summo ned the e assembly, and in-
deed. I might say, at the very period of opening the
peace a | prosperity of the churches, and the exact
preserva he- respective rents of the clergy,
and the any, is daily proved.the mn ore'ex:
sio ome no one ‘of us ventured to pope for more | ion those ghorehes vhich have most. accurately
than t @ formation of amore intim conformed. ‘to - ite regulations are those which are
between prelates, few of whom ‘ind previously met, the most progre
and the: obtaining more knowledge off Qur great tifficulties are two. The want of a
dge
the state of our national church, ty learning frou
each other those details which are better calculate
to create that knowledge than any general Uoverin-
s
ex. a
several regulations respecting the disci-
pline of the clergy, and the concerns chu
es, wére accordingly framed and . transmitted to the} §
holy sce for its approval. The decision of this ve
" merable tribuna] has not as i
ayn conv
be informed. t thata in
_be 2 imagined than that which reigns | between all the
ATEN O otro EI. ethe
“Hirst time met : natives of five different and distant
christian nations, and among the priests who assist-
ed us with their counsel and jaformation Were men
sprung from two” other stendom :
Pia —
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pred its unchanged character
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your churches has been
i
10 | very little
whe
suflictent numberof good priests, and the want of
means for the due suppurt of the Seminary.
our slate'has been the least exposed to thei in-
onveniences of this former diflic No
left vacant "for a day, though|*
ur state, have been
it is truc, that the missions of yo
Ts} seriously ‘neglected, though tis neglyence was not
; fe
perhaps avoidable. hat Georgia has heen
misconduct, and as |.
on.as 8 pr 0. u je cts
be satisfied of their extent and their truth,
4 myseil ‘9, apply a proper. remedy. [trust] have
eded. In the location and appointment of the
gi
cleray
ratify,
trnety will never cxpect | that I should meet their wish
ing a general i injury, by viviating a jus
nsefal principle. woundin,
This will be The int: to expinin wh,
haps appeared less accomadating than might have| ,
. becn expected upon-some recent occasions,—
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hope, justify with those fur whose benefit 1),
an ready to Saeriice more an my own feclings, or
predilections. £ would press upon your attention the
obvious considerations that each church seeks only |
{g own Convenience or interest, and generally knows
. of the wants of other congregations ; even
these, and in other nations in all o which ongregations ;
en it y
it remaina such as i" was in the beginning : : but w ating knows t obligation for Geldom ‘ wet qT
ourselves in ur opinions poste ani officially bound to look to the interests:of each
the outline of that cig which 0 ur peculiar cir-| ud to labour for the \vellare of ail > that no
cumstances in one and id flourishing repub- will be:permitied, , ‘and I am ne-
tics canes stro the north and the “permitted
uth, fro m the cast “aod the w est; all concerned i in
“exhibiting “the progressive organization of our chur-
-ches.: the addition to our numbers, ihe extension of
more correct notions respecting ourselves and. o
_ tonets amongst our fellow citizens, brethren separa
ed from ‘the household of our faith. We e gla
cesvarily acquainted with the exigencies of each di-
on, becaus vy look:to ‘me for advice. and a
You will Totenive ‘that i in ing these observations,
I desire to guard against a repetition.of unkind sus-
picions ‘ and uofounded jealousies ‘upon oceasion |
of my finding i it t necessary ta make any removals or
dened by the accounts of the diffusion of knowledge,
the diseriminatio® of prejudice, the increase of bro-
‘therly al ction, the iunprovement in
ordered religious zeal. ‘To
clergy. an nd lai ity, wo must lo ok for a continudnce
the
y ucces-
are but his Inatrumente,
and vour nervants; 6 ur Tabours will be useless With-
out vour co-oper
Belove red br etren
‘the: laa
on.
we have addressed to the cler-
ple
ihein with shat attention which, the great subject re-
quires, and}
timents tert.
to you to‘réad ag |
the. prelates t othe clergy an
r, aoe,
1 wert
should form the subjects of your ec consideriltions ‘
° for whom I ai
-|men who
| from cane:
oe Mle entered into our gen- m
the welfare of ce whole body, or
arly an between the § several
wcople all deservedly “deat to
mm to render so awful an account t before
the bar of that | blessed Redeemer, who will not spare
me if I should valapl neglect my duty. .
But what ['v principally call your attention
to at. present is state of our Seminary,. ec
situation of your own state. ~ Respecting tho former,
our first . efforts have not only.been very exper
but serionsly thwarted. and onl pally succes
Almost ali ou ndidates for order: e young
had immigrated. hithor, and in order to
justice to the numerous children. whose parents and
frien ds entrusted them to our ¢ were oblige
todo j justico a
Portions of ap
rt:
as
or me to state
sof ours, their parents and
-| friengls were, indeed almest suddenly to withdraw
‘the o
vards from our schools, we wer let
arge’ isbursemerts and scanty: i
One af the great obiects f those who planned “and
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nt
ae 1930. 2
its provisions are cniried | into Oey it
€ Waheed,
i Were this debt paid, the institution would be likely
this
2 esTapLisiMeNt OF ‘RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE
AMEND. .CON. UNITED STATES,
(TOT, NO. 329. -
execu ed the opposition’ to us was the attained -and.
we' were se seriously involved in debt.
end some moncy upon buildings such a: as
and great, exertion to con-
tinue our litthe establishment. Iw vas obliged j in ad-
dition to my 6ther duties to teach some of the ~sci-*
ences, especially the edlogy. Had I not done so, we
should be altogether destitute of a clergy. Occd-
sional ‘cc ontributions were
collec tions ¥ which ‘in tho
hundred dollars af Warious. periods,
several,of the candid ates withdrew, or were request-
ed to wi ithdraw, and! that some who had been edu-
cated and ordained for your service, thought prop
h the
the:
they had volwi ted. to give us eee
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ceptio on, e pric!
at ane pursuing their education therein, give firm
grounds for hope that they will make a becoming,
return for the opportunities and | iesons they hav
eive n fact, iti is § lmpos ible look for a a
eontinuanes;, not to of a an extension of the
ministry unless the seminary be upheld : and chureh-
es are comparitively uscless without: priests. .
f tl t year, Lreceived as
Q of $933 .
being what I obtained from a bill: of five thou-
sand francs, which I was jfuthorized al their Se- ~
cretary to draw for, mia lied ic li-
quidate a part of the debt "which was Pthus urr-
: ed. Upwards of five thousand dollars yet remain
and this sum is drawing interest.—
© support itself for the parents of the present pu-
pile are not Eubject to the influence w ich has prov.
dso 3 heretofore, and t e scholars .
hed ; and some
od’s blessing, may be yet, the instruments of far
more extensive benefits to you and to your succes- /,
sors and des
Brethren will it hot be ° strange, and indeed matter .
of reproach, if whilst charitable and zealous
friends in France are contributing by their systema
Aic and praiseworthy efforts to aid ae we will not *
use similar efforts for ourselve: mbers 0 of
eritorious society eatribute email 9 gums regu-
arly, and annui ally appropriate - large .sums which
fare thus produced.. onstitution provides that |
cach member shall pay the einall sum of fifty ce
ery thre nths our -general-fund; and then .
leaves its cpproriton yearly to you a at the Con :
‘Thus you could hat occasion,
opportunity of doing iro mense service
of religi )
S.
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objects. w sagacity would
al a
0 | suggest, could be thus effected, without calling ‘upon
individuals for large contributions,
years sin ce resolve Active in this regard, it
rema ith you to exaniine what bas been done in
consequence of that resolve. . I “am, 1 confess, un-
able to. give you auy information on the subj ect.
esides this Brincipal motive for your é
ting to the aid seminary, there is another, in
reating of whieh, TN trust you will believe that, my.
set is not to seek a diminution of my own labour.