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suspicious Of deceit IN professed friends have
carried this too far, ana trusted too fully that my
own INCONSISTENCIES OF any other than right emo
tlon, entered also INTO the apparent sympathy with
which was met As the result, exaggerations,
distortions, misstatements, have turned 10 i'll what
was really so neither IN intent nor in deed Evil, to-
tally undesigned and unthought of by me, and not
justly attributable 10 me, has, by this MEANS been
done To cause dearer 10 me than life Ihumby trust
that have prohted by the bitter experience, and
earnestly pray-and ask the faithful ferven prayers
OF the beloved clergy and people of my diocese IN
my behalf-that this proftting may appear in all
that, IN my character and conduct, may pertain TO
the glory OF God, the canse OF His Gospel, and the
purity and prosperity Of His Church.


know not how extensively efforts may still be In
progress, and yw be multiplied, against me, There
are propensities in the natural heart which foster
even love for rendering the unhappy still more
miserable, for trampllng the fallen still more deeply
in the dust, for closing the door to all influence Of
the re-actng spirit OF Christian justice and mercy,
aud for pushing maevolent design to the utmost
qualification. In the Lord put my trust. To Him,
as the Searcher OF hearts, commit my cause.


| thank God that my connection with the diocese
which love so much, whose love to me has con-
trlbuted so largely to my happiness, and in whose
behalf have SO glad1y and heartily. but, alas, SO
lmpereclly labored, IS not severed feel that this
imposes upon me most serious responsibility.
ask the union with my own, of the prayers of the
diocese, that | may be rightly guided may be
ready and willing to sacrifice to duty all personal
considerations; may not forget cherish, as they
authority; may have grace to be free from un-
christian resentment, for efforts that have been
made, that may now be making, or that may yet
be made, to destroy my character and influence
ana may be led, IN all that may devoe upon me, 10
such decision and such action as will be approved
by the Lord the Righteous Judge.


BENZ. 7. ONDKRDoNx


New York, January, 1915.