Monday morning... May 6, 1861.
The report that the Rev. Dr. Hawks, of New York, intended to resign his charge, is contradicted.
Monday morning......April 7, 1862.
The Rev. Dr. Hawks, who, in consequence of his secession proclivities, fell into great disfavor with his congregation, has resigned his pastoral charge over Calvary church, in New York.
Thursday morning...Oct. 9, 1862.
The Northern Episcopal Convention.
The opening discourse of this body, which is still in session at New York, was delivered by Bishop McCloskey, of Michigan.
He began by observing that this was a sad day. Our country was now engaged in an unhappy contest. He referred to the last general convention of the Church and the happy hours which the brothen of the Church then enjoyed the only dark shade in the picture being the threat of disunion, which also threatened to forever divide a united Church.
He then proceeded to observe that our country was now contending with one of he most devastating rebellions that ever cursed a nation. He said he would view some of the causes of this crisis.--he would not undertake to consider the political causes. We had, as a nation, by pride and vain boasting. With an our boasting of religions belief there was, verify less real religion in this than in my nation prot to be Christian, in the world. The name of God was profaned the Sabbath was desecrated. Our intellectual men have become refined, religious philosophers. It was no wonder that, in the midst of such a state of things, men sought out methods to avoid the offence of their own actions, and that God's judgments should fall upon us. Corruption had become so common that it was now a matter of course. There were to-day thousands crying to God crying against the practices which have brought all this offering upon us.
The false teachings of the Church were largely responsible for the present religious condition of our people. Professor ministers of religion had misled the people, and the influence of their work had reached to the uttermost corners of our country. This Church had in the of this rebellion withstood the temptation. Every battle-field has arrested the purity of her teachings. Her ministers, with fewest possible exceptions, have remained faithful to the trust and teaching of the Church. This was the only spot left where the passions were not roused, where the breasts of men had not been torn with political strike, where the hearts of men had not been torn by pulpit appeals.
The Church must rouse at this crisis and present the grand antidote to the evil which had been so thoroughly prevalent so free to prevail. There never was a time when the energies of the Church were more loud called for. Already the Church has preserved religion pure and holy and its had not been filled with panderers to public favor. She must continue what she had been, the great conservative element in the nation.
The communion service was conducted by Bishops Remper, of Wisconsin, De Laucey, of Western New York; Whittington of Maryland; Bishopric king of Vermont, and others. The large congregation participated in the communion.
The right reverend clergy then returned to the House of Bishops, where they organized by electing the Rev. Dr. Creek, of Kentucky, president, and the Rev. Dr. Kendall, of Boston secretary.
The Convention held its fourth daily session on Saturday. The attendance was large, and a question of the forms of the Rubric, and of special prayer in reference to the present national emergency led to protracted and animated debates.--The feature of the session was the address of Hon. Horatin Seymour candidate for the Governorship of New York, who while favoring a special form of prayer, adjured the Convention to deal gently with their absent brethren of the South, in view of an early possible reconciliation. Rev. Dr. Hawks also very forcibly showed the Church to be not of this world nor affected in its essence by worldly dissections. Numerous resolutions pledging the loyalty of the Convention, and its support of all measures aimed at the rebellion, were referred to appropriate committees, instructed to report on Thursday next.