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BISHOP WHITTNGHAMs CHARGE. w,


have been favored by Mr.. Fl. CoLburn, 2Ot


Blltimore street, with pamphlet copy of "!a
charge delivered to the Clergy of the Dioces,
OF Maryland, by William Robinson Whiting


ham, Bishop of the Diocese, at the annual Con
Vent'on in Baltimore, May 81, 1896"


The bishop has no very favorable opinion O
the religious or moral improvement of the age
either with clergy oil laity, and hence he urgent
ly insists that ministers should be more diligen,
IN the discharge of their parochial duties, prom
inent among which he properly places frequent
private intercourse with their parshloners. He
thinks that their time can be muci more prof.
taoIy spent in this way, than in DISCUSSING in
lhcIr pupts controversial points of doctrine.


The bishop has most truly said, in this charge,
that practices are now borne patiently, in pub
ilc and private life, which our fathers would
nave branded as mean, dshonorable and dis.
graceful. Views are openly expressed, for the
secret entertainment of which past generations
would have esteemed man a villain" This
is true to the letter. Professed patriots pilfer
with iInpunity, or sell their influence for place
and the grossest misconduct of clerical dig-
ma aries is pal4tcd and defended. In these re-
spects 1t is certain, that ''the timeo are out of
JOINT" HIVE cannot render politicians pure.
we ough! at least to insist, that those who as
pre- to direct US in the safe road to future han
piness, shall keep themselves free from call un-
cleanness." for criminal minister does more
injury 10 religion than can be inflicted hv
dozen practical atheists.


1t is the misfortune ofthe age, that there IS
more theoretical and less practical religion,
than IN former times. Churches arc built and
stated sermons are delivered-and vet wicked.
ness increases. We concur with the bishop
that more should be done for the Young. Re-
i'gous instruction must be instiIled into the
young and susceptible mind if it be designed
10 make lasting impression. Bat neglect in
This particular is at least as much the fault Of
the parent as oil the minister. Show is pre-
ierred to substance; and the young man or wo-
man comes into society, in many cases, moro
fully impressed with his or her own importa nee.
than with the necessity of living a religious or t
moral life. BY the diligence Of ministers in $
visiting and instructng the families of their pa-
rshoners this evil may, probably, be measure. y
oily corrected


We presume that the Bishops Charge will y
be generally read by the members of.he church $
IN this State. =