The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29

The Way . BishOp 10 Exc0mmunleateA
from the Ep1se0pal Church.
To ZEE PAs0cHIAL CLsRaY OF rHs Dloosss or
NEW YORK.
REvHREND AND DEAR BRSTHRR~-
Rave just received the following communication
from the Presiding Bishop, and request you to aid
me in discharging the duty imposed upon me, by
reading, or causing to be read to your respective
congregations upon some early occasion OF public
upon DR.. Ives, the late Bishop Of North Carolina.
Your faithful friend and servant in the Church,
IONA. NJ WAINWRIGHT Pro- Bishop.
New York, December, 1853.
HARTFORD, Dec. IL, 1853.
Te the Rs Rev. JONATHAN NJ. VANS RIGHT, d. D.,
Pursuant to the order Of the House OF Bishops,
transmit to you the 70 lowing resolution, together
with true e. the sentence t 70 sSS1 ss sssr'
On motion OF the Bishop OF Tennessee, seconded
by the Bishop Of Missouri,
Resolved, That the Presiding Bishop be respect
fay requested to furnish each Bishop Of the Church
havisg charge Of diocess, with attested copy Of
the sentence Of deposition pronounced upon the RI
Rev Dr. Ives. and that it shall be the duty OF every
tuch Bishop to cause said sentence to be publicly
read in each congregation Of his docess by the re-
spective ministers thereof.
T. BaowNELL, Presiding Bishop.
Attest, LIwIs r. w. BAL0H, Secretary.
Whereas, Levi Silliman Ives D. D., Bishop Of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United State In
the Dioce@ OF North Carolina, In q communication
under his proper hand, bearing date, "Rome, Dec.
~, 1852" avowed bis purpose to resign his "ofice
- Bishop OF North Carolina" and further declared
that he was determined to make his submission to
the Catholic" (meaning the Roman) Church.
And whereas, there Is before the Bishops Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States,
acting under the provisions Of canon first Of 1853,
satisfactory evidence thai the said Levi Siliman Ives
d. d., has publicly renowned the Communion OF the
Church. and made his submission to the Bishop OF
Rome as Universal Bishop Of the Church Of
God, and Vicar OF Christ upon EARTH thus
lad inn of
that Bishop, thereby violating the VOWS SOL
emily made by him, the said Levi Siliman
Ives, D. D., at his conservation as Bishop of the
o. % 'nSs Oa 'h Sna
himself under anaihema TO the sntiC Christian doc
trines and practices imposed by the Council Of frent
upon al the churches Of the Roman obedience:
Be it therefore known, That this fourteenth dav
Of October, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty three, /, Thomas Church
Brownell, DID,, LII d., by Divine permission Bishop
Of the Diocess OF Connecticut and Presiding Bishop
Ct the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
bers of the House Of Bishops as hereinafter enumer
ated, to wit, William Meade, DID,, Bishop OF the
Dioeess Of Virginia John Henry Hopkins, DID,,
sP the R0fsss Of Bo
Charles Petit Mcllvaine, DID,, Del, Bishop of the
Diocess Of Ohio; George Washington Doane DID,
LID, Bishop of the Diocess OF New jersey; James
ae1y 3ey DID, Bishop Of shs DiOcess Ct Tsunss
Wisconsin and the Northwest; Samuel Allen Nc
Coskry, DID, DOL, Bishop Of the Diocess of
Michigan; William Heathcote De Lancey, DID,,
LID, DOL, Bishop Of the Diocess of Western New
York William Robinson Nottingham, d D., Bishop
of the Diocess of Maryland; Stephen Elliott, Jr.,
DID,, Bishop of the Diocess of Georgia Alfred
Lee, DID, Bishop of the Diocess Of Delaware;
John Johns ID, Assistant Bishop Of the Diosess
of virginia.; MansOn Eastburn, D D., Bishop OF the
Dlocess Of Massachusetts,; Cation Chase, DID,,
Bishop of the d ocess Of New Hampshire; Nicholas
Hammer Cobbs, d d Bishop OF the Diocess Of Ala
hama; Cicero stephens Hawks, DID Bishop Of the
Diocess Of Missouri; George Washington Freeman,
DID Missionary Bishop Of the Southwest Alonzo
Potter DID,, LII. D.. Bishop Of the Docess of Penn
sylvania; George Burgess, DID,, Bishop OF the DID,
cess Of Maine; George Uphold, DID,, Bishop of the
Diocsss Of Indiana; william Mercer Green, d D.,
Bishop of the Diocess of Mississippi Francis Huger
Rutl.dge, ID Bishop Of the Diocess Of Florida;
John Williams, d D.. Assistant Bishop ofthe Diocess
OF .Conneciicut Henry John Whi9house, ID,
Bishop OF the Docess 81 Illinois, and Jonathan May
hcw Wainwright, DID,, DOL, Provisional Bishop
81 the Docess Of New York, and in the terms Of TIE
canon In such case made and provided do pronounce
the taid Levi Sman Ives, DID,, ipso fdct0 deposed
to all intents and purposes from the Office Of Q
Bishop in the Church OF God, and from all the
rights, privileges, powers and diynities thereto
pertaining.
In the name of the Father, and Of the Son, and Of
the Holy Ghost Amen.
THoMAs CaURCH BRowNELL,
Bishop Of the Diocess of Connecticut and Presiding
Bishop.