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cessions all conditions and degrees of men entrusted with the
government of our country. This Prayer, as I then intimated,
was to be used only until further developments should be made
in our political condition, or an order of our General Coun-
cil should call for a return to the old Prayer.

Being nore convinced that the military authority at pres-
end over us hasno disposition to interfere with our services,
and wishing to conform , as far as may be, with the worship of
our brethren in the more Northen Dioceses, I now request
that, so soon as military rule shall cease to be excercised
over us, and our State government shall be re-established in
the exercise of its constitutional rights, you will use the
"Prayer for the President of the United States and all in Civ-
il Authority," as prescribed in the Prayer Book. To use
that Prayer at present would be equivalent to wishing the suc-
cess and continuance of a domination which, even in its mild-
est forms, is repugnant to the spirit of our people.

I will here take occasion, to reply as well as I can, to
a question which has been frequently asked of me since the
late reverse in our political affairs, viz.:--"Will out South-
ern Church return to its former connection with out Northern
brethren, or will she retain her present organisation?" No
satisfactory answer can be given to this inquiry until the