The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-01-11
Official Sentence in The case of Bi

sbng O8derd0nk The Court OF Bishop
of Ihe Prolestsut Episcopal Church.
conveyed under The authority OF Canon
Ill Of lS44, Of The General Convention
of said Church, for the ,rlsl of the pre-
sentiment Of The Right Reverend Benj'-
min TredwelI Onderdonk, Bishop ol
the Diocese of New York, by ihe Rtgh
Rev. re "a William Meaiie, Bishop oi
the Diocese of VlrgiLia, the Rtgh, Rev
erend James Hervey Oiey. Blshop o
the Diocese of Tennessee, andHbe Rgb
Reverend Stephen Eiliou, Junior, Is
shop of the Diocese OF Georgia, upo'
certain ch,rges add spec i6cslions il san
presen,men, set for'h. having fully hear
the allegations and testimonies of 'h
par,ies, snd deliberately considered tht
same, and majority OF the said Cour
having declared ,ha, in their opinlo
the sccased is gully, Of certain chsrgs'
and spec fications contained in the pre-
sen,ment; which declaration OF a major
ity of the Court has been reduced l.
writing, aud signed by those who assen
.el thereio, and has been prc.ounce'
-. = Hin ,s@I. -
the sccused, 10 pass srnlehce upon ihs
accused IN conformity with the prov.
sious Of said canon, and having deter
mined ,hs, the peoally 10 be affixed and
pronounced in said case shall be that o
Suspension
Ii is by ordered and declared Ina
the sentence Of this Cour upon the re-
spondent. is suspension from the olfic'
Of B shop in The Church Of Col, snt
from all the tauc'ions Of The sacred mi,
isry ;snd this court do hereby solemol,
pronounce and declare that The Rich
Reverend Benjamin Tredwell Onder
donk is suspended from all exercise c
his Episcopal spd ministerial 'unc'ion:
and do order that the ueiice Of ihis SCI
tenre, required by said csnon,- be. con
munica,ed by The presiding Bishop, IN
der his hand and seal, to the ecciesIsst
cal authority OF every Diocese Of III
Church.
LsEAL Given under-my hand an
seal. this the 81 day Of January, A. L
ls45.
FHlLANDER CHASE.
Sc nior Bishop, snd President of III
CoufI.
We copy from The True Sun, what W
pfesume is an accurate and Il liable sta,
menvi teatlon TO the closing scenes {
the trial
The decision Of guilty having bee
thus given yesterday mnr,'og. the Con
ven,ion met again, 10 consider the sen
lpnce " hich should then be declsr d =
The vote on depo.ing stood 8 affirm
tive, 9 uegslive. o. suspension, it wa
g 20 s "A question was then raised
whether IBIS was temporary or perm
neat dssbaby. A long discussion too
place, when a meWhtr declared, thai
az Indefinite suspension w.s- not sub
united so, he would, on a reconsider
ton, vote at once1ln favor Of immedl
ate degrad4li6n.
The. fceods Of l3 sho? Ondetdokl
then agreed, as we unders, and, {
submit TO decision similar to that mai
on his bro,her's case in PeGnsyivsni
which is no more or less than an inde(l
niie suspension from the nlinsteTia! an
Episcopal functions, III,
The Church is nov wiIhou, BishoI
and there is 40 appeal from Atee scSlenc
passed. - -ie.'.'
The Diocese is by ihe canoGs in lh
hands Of standing committee, consis
Jog Of four clergy aud four Of he lsily
styled lie 'Eccr-astIcal authority OF Nh
Church. 1t is for them 10 coll Con
ysation, tud act 10 ~ general matter