Lundy, J: Review of Bishop Hopkins' Bible View of Slavery

Excerpt from Review of Bishop Hopkins' Bible View of Slavery: By a Presbyter of the Church in Philadelphia

Bishop llopkins entirely disclaims any responsibility as to the use which a political faction is now making of his pamphlet, published, as he says, before the present troubles had taken shape, and before he knew the at. Titude which the South would take. It is easeless disclaimer; because he does not deny its authorship, or that it was written in response to an ap plication made to him by notorious politicians in Philadelphia. He must have been aware that it would be used to accomplish certain political ends, and therefore he cannot evade responsibility in the matter, even the re sponsibility of causing disafi'ection and discord in the diocese of Penn sylvania. It is a political burdy-gurdy which he has manufactured; and because it so exactly suited this political faction which is now and has been making such discordant and horrible music with it in this Common wealth and in the Church itself, he must meet the responsibility like a man and stand up to its full measure of indignant protest. Bishop Pot ter and his Clergy have a perfect right to protest against this intermed dling; they would not be faithful to their trust unless they did. And shall one llishop engage in a political controversy which seriously afi'eots the peace and the interests of another Bishop's diocese, and shall this last have no voice in protesting against it? Fair play is a jewel, and the shoe maybe placed on the other foot. It is for this reason that the writer of this review signed the protest with his Bishop.

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