The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-17

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why should ne refuse to sign the testimonies
b;h"nS sIn.1"en say tney were overaweu " IN sns
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Tbs COMMITTEE to- th !;staut h;.h ~ $1,000 or
account of the inrmities Of the bshop They do not
sav g ola a 90 - hn. tha~ a.. ~. s.oan.s J.rJ 10
ali k,ow thsf IN This nss ~ ne. ~ -, ;"va,W
Iy IL IL on accoumt Of ola .as nd hat ns Ss nsr
hishon i. pnahs ~ rsrs h; d,, =; d, o ou ~ u.'
nsnt s;sah;i;tvS No. 80 80 uot - not, .b 10 con-
e,terws mus. tshs than 4, thsir Main ,nasnirr and
there IA no one who can an hshon 10 not
disabled can't think there can be dvision Of ont
MON ON tbis s,b;sct hone the bousa vi. not Ia mt
to the trouble Of teninr To- ali thistbat n will settle
the mater at once.
DR. .o~ sn1n,rsd 70 tho ta.t,,or,.s vsrs s;,r.a h
six presbyters the consttut,omsi rnmhsr and
that was the number required to elect bishop
Mr.. MEAp informed him that they were signed by
Dr. MAsoN-If the number was more than six the
objection was about to make will not apply
bishops ras then read from Scb ,hs hsrs
was defect In the testimonials as there was no evil
dence Of permanent disability
DR. CROMWELL said there not word in all the docu-
ments that the bishop unable perform his functions
The canon requires that il should be stated he ia inca
FACILITATED from old age inarmtv or some other cause
he knew verv we'll thai Gid sge MAJ ha on nd -
knows there may be- Others such as loss of sight &c
But that not the point There Is not word said of
sistant by reason of his AGE and hodv ,narmt,as
have evidence that he is unable to perform his du-
ties ~
Mr. G,pp,sos-Wa have not op,v M av;danca IN
that point but wa have a statement from The h;shon
mnation would be made bv him If there Was No other
nomin made of course he would have to osci.ta
There have been some remarks made tending to cues
ton INV motives in signing the testimoniaIa
Mr.. WILLIAMS did not question his motives at all
MIR, GuDDIsos acknowledged that he signed them, but
he hs did and
dictates of proprsty After reasctinr on Il hs address,
his name to be stricken of and IA the
house wished he would read the note "
The nete was then read He desired to Law II before
the COMMITTEES, and he now lays 1t before the house
for the house. under the croumstanoes of
case to proceed with it The constitution and canons
Of the diocese of Illinois called for and he submit
ted that the testimonials were not the canons neither
they their face sufficient to settle the matter
They do not there exists disability and
therefore required to 20 beyond them II we do
not go behind them, many will be compelled from tech
nica to vote against the testimonials but
~ pena tnem ior one we must 40 80 for ano
tner Ontii therefore, we get the canons move that
the wnoie matter Do lsid on the table,
Dr. HAWKS enquired II ne was In order to speak the
merits on the question on THIS motion he was not he
lake ms aea anu noped the subject would not be
iaiG Oh Inc liable.
me rNEsipENr mere announced That ne mad received
message from the house OF bishops that they had
anenoeo siigntly the canons referred to yesterday
Judge CHAMBERS said the amendments concerned
Questions OF detail only and did not affect the principle
embraced In them
Mr. COLLINS offered, as means of getting the house
out OF the difficulty resolution that the documents
are not drawn In accordance with the that the
testimonials be referred back to the convention of ILL.,
nos l.If
Rev. Dr. HAWKS rose and said that 1t possible that
that BE- the best OF the but he
was not convinced that was He was very DESTROYS
70 tho peace and harmony church and to
bring to one mind on the subject The fact was there
dencate principle and one that he might
cause 70 remember 30 long as ne lived That was
ths mouse MAD the power OF going back to me-
morals otner THAN those which had been regularly
orougn before them !he question ne did not wish TO
Dat tnere were those around him who had begun
ne tne position which had been
ine9 snst 'n9 OF tno osnop eiection were
ne aPPncation was rounded on the WORDS
"so An. u'SSg"sy, oM.'i Inc woros GA anu per-
msnshe ne conciuuea tnat Tue Omission OF those