, 1860-09-21
TEE EPISCOPAL CONvl... N,
s:urlner Defence OF tho E[sIlt Ac.
tloMs

| Charges haTe been made through your &C
um7s aud elsewhere. that Bishop Whitesous
.ss guilty Of ue:air dealing IN permitting III
fev- Mr.. Gilbert, deacon, to seat and Tate i
III. lac Couveat: IN Of tbs Diocese. beg leay
top-essnt fella.ing sta:emea. Of facts:
NJ Cha.. A. Gilbert was admitted and G,
daiaed deacon ut the opening services Of Con
sention O. Wednesday morning. Previous t
tie ordination, tho rector Of Christ Church
Joliet, applied 70 Tie Bisnop 10 appoint Mr.. c
assis:nzt to him, 70. the purpose Of doing mis-
xiousrs r7o:k il Morris, Napesville and part
adjacsnt. This application the Bishop granted
aad after LII. G.'A ordination, appointed him E:
desired. TIE Bishop mentioned the fact in Ii:
add7ets ca Thrssda: moraing. AID in th. af
tczaocn Ct lie zane Cay, directed tie Secgetar,
to ;iac. Mr.. Giibert's name up7u the lis.
Ct E@ clergy entitled to seas IN the Coar eat,on
Whea ca FridaT tha roie WIS taken On Mr.
As5.rs i substitute for the original motion ci
Judge O:i', member called for t!ta r1ues Of
1;e7. Mr.. Gilbert Erd Rev. Mr.. E5 all, they lay.
iGg aes3 emitted By :ko Secretary in calling
roll Q; :.s cl.rE he5 bath sotea "Aye," erd
thus nude he clerical votc tis--ls IL IL.
ttT. D:. Chase having been ab;en: when III.
cls;icA vate was cai!ed, returned to ,hs House
turicg tie call Of ths Lay vote, and dec:ded,Le
Ci-r.c4l v2:e in las affirmative.
So,, ~ " Mr.. Giibsrl's right t. vcte. Thc
list T.! clergy entitled to &C ats is made by tie
E;eht;, Eua Ecta;og III TIC constitution OF
csrr:4, makes C. distinction between preebytcrs
ami '-tac9US. o. p!trelss deRcons trcu lci.r
pct OF lie ll-s.
TIE u..yertai practice, bs:h c! Bshop Cu:se
s"d o: tie r:essIt GishuP, tas b:ea - odtn;t
cracors to sea'a III Convention, 20 scoc as 1hsv
hnre urra ee::lsd in pA-irbes or Appointed u
!olss:oca:.ts, AID - tu:s practice ro Gbiaet;sa
h;s trer beca raIsed. The objection WAS rsis cd
in ltiA i.ttsocr. that Mr.. Gilbert thou III q ,.u.
didssc # tine priesthood, hid onl. passed ,r3
{! she tafce exam nations necosssrt for ndmis.
sson to tbs: orier; but this fao., rhi1c il ::Yc-
Te2's him from Euldt-g rarish, or b ting cther
eaan *hst hc 1s-aas stsnt to kector-has nut
11thfr:o been considered Is preventing n Jea.
con from hHriug a ssat. The case Of Rev. Mr..
West pro. e. thai.
Nr. West wss ordained in Aug, 1857, having
passed not o1o Of this :hTee ex7min a.1oas for
tcs priesthood. wAs appointed assistant to Rev.
D.. Chass, ct Ju5iles College, 10 do miasiorar;
work IN Ds;1hela and hiek3poo: and paris ad-
jaeen., and has eo!td IN trsry Csnrsatiou siaef
1hat tins ui:hsa: oIjtcficn Or prottst, and tot-d
mI'Sn Tic rtry koa.s 1aios cf t:h:ch mention Ius
Ire" MIDI Ar Giuest's zi1h: - seat aad vote
rssts upon 10. very haIc ground, ai,d is Is
urqueasloaab!e es Mr. Nests has eyer
teeu;; bishop .wtitshozEe, Es h: stated
to the Convention, supposed e:r. G!lser.
to hara lett Tie citY, aad: did not know Of his
PRESENCE in the Convention ur:u his name wts
Gail. i ior by 4 member. To snou further that
tie appointment was '' bona jfsds" ore, nsr
stale tsat Ar. Gilbert has visited Morri, In ccul.
psov = ita hia Rector and expects 10 begin his
work there early in October.
Permit me also to say word with reference
u the grouGds upon which the mnjo5i.v opoc.ed
the nosion fos referring thu subject Of the COM
promise 10 a cou,zni:tee. They opposed il e1.
p-e.slr upon the grourd that tho Coayen,iou.
be;rE legislative eud not judicial body. t,sd
no authority "a thepremises. Ifthe Biehop has
otcn Sal'ty Ct 8 breach OF trust, acr member Of
i: ch -r:' ca1 bring zion IN court Of equi:v.
i i! - h.. - salty Oi crime or innorasity"
=: 4 rs. eIs.nnnicant., two of them be;ag
Piea1t'eE'. a::? mike ccrnplaias to the rresi.
ci:g E:.h,;, ai,o on trca Complain, rust jnstl.
t.'e II EoaII O: Inquiry" HEtch Board, if the
charges are sustained, Iuu7. present llita fer
tEiaa. Thus the Hkole matter Of "breach Of
srast" Of - lmuera!sty" il provided for, the rst
by Cour: Of Equity, the second by Board of
Inquiry. This il the course If action open to
any member OF members Ct this Diccese who
hare cAubs Of complaint. The ConE ention as a
body.-as Was declared by Judge Treat upon the
foor ct the Conrent;on-had no authority to
Lpposnt ths committee called for, aud could only
zcs through the proper tribunals. The aairma- /
tise yete Of TIC Conveaion Taz upon this p1in- |
cipIe OF ncn;juriadction, and not from any fear |
Of ,nreat'ga:lon OF The fnlles: knowledge Of all |
II: circumstances. J.