New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-02

The CASE or BISHOP OSDERDoNK-Ihe re-
port Of the Committee Of tho H0use Of Bishops on the
case OF the suspended diocesan Of New-York has At
lac, been published As lie contents have been good
deal discussed we reprint Ii entire
IS tvs House. Or BlsHors Oct. q. i3i7.
The Committee 20 which we're referred the letter and
memorial Of the r. Rev. Benjamin Onderdoak' ID d
beg leave 90 report that they have taken those doc
umenis under inef most seiious ana oepsae
ton, and have 10 the following conc lusions
The application Of The memoralst g. Be relieved IRON
the sentence Of The Eccsssstical Court by whieh ne
stands suspended without limitation, iromthe ONCE ~ ne
episcopais the ministry cannot be favorable regarded
BY your C0mUittee for several reasons
First because the menoris st once convicted on unlm
peached and annie testimony II the charge Of immortality
can hardly hope 20 exercise asan his hsh ana holy once
the honor God and the edyns Of the Church 10 the
face Of The same community.
The Office Of Bishop was conferred upon the memoir
Church and therefore il not for his sake but for tbs
welfare Of the Church that the exercise Of II should ever
be committed % him again.
his restoration mol; deny that be may heresier satisfy the
Church Of the strength Of bis claims. but they do not con-
that 10 wOad De consistent with The hs and so einn
responsibility 81 NE epseopal chafaets 9L ths bisnol
10 en;ertain the sppcsonof the memof s until ne can
lay before them The most ample and satsiactofy s'mo
nial,.
would q he%ss7.s 20 Dc s not Ps5ss''sso 'a s
m exercise OF bis Episcopal functions and his charge Of
the diocese yet they are bound 10 caudor farther 10 say
that he does not stand IN the position OF pentent So
far from this the fact, that he has chosen In his
rial 10 be an aeeaser Of the law o the court sRd Of the
witnesses and instead Of sonsssns his faults and pro
Tossing repentance for thsn be the character
injured man. and claims the remission Of his sentence
amattsr OF right
Such being The ground on which the msmori.ist has
chosen 10 rest bis application il manifest that the House
Of Bishops could not grant 1t without mourning the
pfoaeh either Of sdmtos the justice VI bis complaint,
shrinking from the defence Of truth through tho force Of
mputatons they would show themselves unworthy ofthe
confidence Of the Church. and altogether Enht guard
The holy Administration Of It's dicipne which is commit
ted 10 their care
But none OF the esnsurss q the nemoriss IAN your
Committee A. the Of ls4i, under which he
OF sht be presented BY asy three BISHOPS ss well as By
hs ow convention, VS. introduced nine years before
The Constitution Of the Church was altered Ia order TO
admit the change, and the st In which the princi
pie embodied passed ia lS4, with the most entire
unsumity The Hous. Of Clerical and Law Deputies IN
foft made no alteration In thai prime In oul pulled
the details which many conceived 10 be necessary It's
practical operation And tn. canon passed BY them Wa
approved in the House Of Bishops by the Gcmoast him
self and met with opposition from any quarter
And the trial Of the memoriat under that no,
one word sad BY him, or his abe counsel, about ts
supposed unconstitutionaty nor about It's pot faco
operation Neither there the slightest exception taken
composed the court Neither Wa iSeir any ss.aa upon
hs character Of the wta.sss any attempt npsach
Neiihst alter n. vsrsct Of guilty wa, declared and
the respondent called upon 70 assign bic why
should be Pronounced did he word
he canon against the legality Of the whole pro-
esedng; did he even al FOR trial review,
he mlrifssty should and would have done II he his
counsel had supposed that injustice hsd sesa done him
The which follow % pronounced by nine Of
The court While the other eight voted Tor hs fidaton
And OF the faAdtJ ana strct oi t- your Com
ritfec cannot have moments doubt 10 stands and
stand full force until 10 Is RENTED By the compc
tent authority Bat while your COMMITTEES sustain the
proposition that the remission Of Aat sentence is posi-
rc event, contemplation u law. they deem but 4s
tics % the melor.st and % the Diocese Of New forF
sdd that they consider the probability Of IL
slender and remote scarcely 70 atord reasonable bAss
Tor future acucu-
In conclusion your Committee respectfully recommend
the adoption cf TIE following resolution.
hficlrea, Ths the ueuloriast have leave 10 wthdras
L.s letter and memorial
All Of which theoretically submitted.
7. G. BROWNELL. J. I X. HENsHAW.
JOHN n. HOPKINS GEO. W. FREEMAN
House OF shops. October n 1917
The undersEred without taking part In the argument
OF the Committee, IN the resolution presented
SAML A McCOSKRY
The above resolution adopted By the House the re-
port entered upon the minutes and copy ordered 70 be
seat 70 Bnhop Ondsrd0nk.