The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-01-11

Official Sentence in The case of Bi
shy, Onderdo,ik The Court Of Bishop
Of me Protestant Episcopal Church
convened under The authority Of Canon
Ill Of 1874, oflhe General Conven'ior
or s''" o""----, g ..a ir,al of The pre-.
sentiment of The Righ, Reverend Benz.
min TredweII Ooderdonk, Bishop oi
the Diocese of New York, by the Righ
Rev. .rend William Meade, Bishop oil
The Diocese of Virginia, The Righ' Rev
treod james Hervey Orey. Bishop o.
the Diocese Of Tennessee, and the Righ
Reverend Stephen Elliott, Junior, B
shop of 'he Diocese Of Georgia, upo'
certain charges and specifications ia saI'
presen'menl sci (orh h,hsvins fully hear
the allegations and testimonies OF ih.
parties, and deliberately considered III,
same, and maorl'y OF the said Couri
having declared that 10 their opinio
the accised is guilty of certain chargp.
end spec ficAtlons contained in The pre-
srn'ment; which declaration Of ma oI
ity Of the Court has been reduced Il
writing. and signed by those who assen.
tsu thereto, and has bee" p'".'O""ov'
10 The presence o! the parties; and tn
Cou., having proceeded; aflrr hesrin,
the accused, 10 pass sentence upon thu
accused in confo mny with the prov'
sions of said canon, and having deter
mined that The penalty TO be affixed anc
pronounced in said case shall be that 0
SuSpension--
Ii is hereby mdered and declared Ina
the sentence of this Courl upon the re
spooden', is suspension from the Office
of b shop in The Church Of Cod, ant
from all The functions of the sacred mii
is,ry;and this court do hereby solem"ly
pronounce and declare thai the Righ
Reverend Benjamn TrrGwell .O"der
donk is suspended from All exercise o.
his Episcopal aud ministerial functions
and do order that the notice Of this SEN
tence, required by sald Canon, be com.
municaed by the presiding Bishop, un
der his hand and seal, to the eccIesIsstI
cal authority OF every Diocese Of thu
Church.
ISEAL ! Given under my hand snG
sal, this The 3 day Of JinuaIy, A. ID
lS45.
PHILANDER CHASE.
Senior Bishop, aud President Of The
Court.
We copy from the True Sun, what W.
Dre,ume is.an accurate and liable state
menIia relation TO the closing scenes o
the l,lsI 3;
Tor decision Of guilty having bee
tbu, given yesterday morirrg. The Con
Vtuuon met again, 10 coo~lier the sen.
4e,ct wn,ch s.,onId then b. Diet cIsrad-
Tn" vote On dep,.i"2 sro,d s affirm
ave. 9 9n.esrive. o. ,usprn,,on, II w..
9io8 Aar.s'lon was 'n"n raised.
wh-rher ~. was temporary or pe'm
nenl dI.aDiIuy. A lonl dr@'".srnn took
place, when member decIsteo, that II
sH indefinite suspension WIS ao' sun
mrlpd ru, he would, on reconsider.
toe, vote at once in favor Of immedr.
eie dsgrads,ion.
the f.iends Of Bishop 0nderdoNk
thea agreed, as we understand t."
suhmi, 10 a decision similar TO lh"' mall
On nj, brothers. case in Pennsypdeth 1
which is no more or less lhaa an iuaeh.
,ire suspension from The ministerial sA'
3 Episcopal functions.
The Church.ls nov without q Bishop
nd here is no appesllrom The sentence
,aSspd. l.
The Diocese is by The canons in 'hr
ands nj Standing committee, consl'' Il
og Of four cle,ey and four Of he hny,
y led lie 'Ecc!r,l8sucat ~ hUiH, o. ihr II
hurch.' Il is for It, IN 10 call Con y
Z siee, aud % asI 10 Ill gcoerAl matters g