, 1863-03-24
THE CLERICAL IMBROGLTO,
Abstract Of Bishop Whitehouse's
Answer.
Answers of the Bishops ChapIafu
and PFeBentcrs.

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Bishop, rcscsyng to himself all right of exception
to the aaid BILL especially protests against the
jurlediction Of the Court; clmts the organization
Of the Church, the ecclesiastical status Of the
complainant, aud the regular incorporation of.the
Parish OF the Holy Communion; distinguishes, in
the formation Of Parish. three conditions: ist,
the legal corporate life under the statnte md the
pledge of conformity to the doctineg Of the Pro.
into unon with the Convention. - 'A' '1=S4'''
He defines three distinct conditions OF of1isa-
ton and privilege OF Rector Of such corporations
let, a. citizen; 2nd, as member or the cozpor.-
tion; 3rd as spiritual officer or Minister, and as
suc entirely within the control Of the religious
under its recognized discipline, and over that dis
ciplne the Courts Of Equity hare no Jurisdiction.
The Bishop discnsses at lenst. the position Of
the graycE spiritual oAense., shows that the relief
prayed for requires the judges Of lay tribunal to
become authoritative Interpreters Of the discipline
compelling the reception OF certain testimony,
tho inhEmfty Of tie spiritual coart. Which cannof
The Bishop, in answering tho comp1ainanta
charges Of informally IN the initiasory proceed.
lngs, that they were not Instituted upon ''pnblic
cites and shows: ]. list he canon is simply de-:
c1asatyc and lot dennitisc Of tic full penal code
Of the church; 2. That public rumori' Is not to
t. ssstSos Ssass Bshoa
asena Is
present case, hesprit and order Of the Canon have
becn duly complied with; that he did not act upon
rect Information from certain d TIC aggfIcyedpar
| ties complaining OF the alleged wrong.
ThG Biehop further shows that the plea sets forth
sion-not on alleged trcepass. Il is admitted and
declared By the complainant as purely conjectural
and indcAnitc-a claim for equity projection
which each offender In the dock Of the Police Cour;
| With NJ
To the allegation set forth in complainant bill
that yonr orator Was appriscd for the fret time
of Tug charges which tLs5 the said Greene Smith
trial thereon, at the time tue said Bishop served
upon him copy ofthc sauc." The Bishop an
| 6Wers as follows:
| "Tlacre may be some ingenious and eyasi.e
meaning to be attached to this declaration, which
may save the conscience Of him who atteEta its
truth on n oath But g. it stands. on fair inteEpre
ing in which it must be taken in order to have any
force in the appeal made to your honors for relief
your respondent declares 1t to be false, and fally
| InoNn 70 to be By the complainant and his attof
ncys. itayess that the paper Of fbresentme1t cited
IN the conplainants bill, as Of date January Is,
1862 wae the first knowledge he received Of chargas
imputed, the statement Is intended to assert that
al this Impeachment was quietly conttiTed, con.
dueted etealthi1y BY the Bishop under form Of law
the drst time upon the knowledge OF tho pnsua
| pccting victim, as citation to trial within do,
tined period On charges ofEtcrrible distinctness
The allegation q conspiracy" was originally
contfivec and ret il motion for popular effect
Sc 81 3 At s
the Investigation took place Of the alleged outrage
| on the Rev. atr. Hagef, the night previous. The
bial,op proceeds 20 grc full narrative Of ths
In the carly part Of September, "a Bishop Of tbe
DioSsse, complaint was rcceiyed by him. througt
hle C;har1aI9, that that The Mev. F. y. uaser while o.
house OF gentleman ii Joliet. TO this no 10
| sponee wac made. In the month OF November, Ii
vas brought to the Bishops knowledge that LII
boring town Of Manhattan IL M then d. decided cid % la
dns as GsS Ghq9 e9 NJ nseE to ,5e
less attempts: on Dec. II, when Mr. Il. WINS fully
informed Of the charges against him. Tho result
s Mses 1 nfi sassn shsna aud s a5e s
clear MP the matter, By seeing the ladies alesin:
themselves agg1icved. By stii! later arrang!
consent invested With authority as 80 . Commission
| Of Inquiry under the canon.
Fridsy. Dec. a6th-hlr. Wilkinson left for Joliet
ard On his return: the following day. reported tha
declared that ar Gilbert and and himself III Bound {
mcnt. The Bishop received the recital without O.
Il sential comment, but Immediately advised tn,
waruene Of the Church OF which Mr., Il. was rector
~ euS EYE uloA sue11 tnE uut@ " ptutec
npn @ 70 lneat munster, ana as muSn privacy 80 pos
s'ois. IN M@onqay, H. uce, S1n the blshop addresses
9o o!e - ~ 1:t,;g sge1 70 %aom ne ACCORDED an n
nsstana NV MisGnson' the written mtnntea Of The tGa
.'n3nns o1 -, .aAen % WEE rcaa g MIN. Dec 30-Ar
Sate SSeo ~ Eompan{ WIN sd nas Ma5acns; and read
VA Mnsn . s an,isst 81 the Bisho
anu st ~ nsha &cos @ 1to senaing jam
T. scno,anr tt; " ndp31o tho seSased nad
LIZ ~ W. W. n's Asaec, eetee1ed eonhsel
anu @ Wy W @ s M4s =; - 9ooo"iu U
Informed m Of a The iaets a. the1hs ~;
Tie counsel urged a vigorous rc-cxsmination q
.tto "a ~ ~ ,iFnes -. c ss1;
at onrc ronvcTtc thc nrcImnarv ;nnn,pv ~. ~
qvasi trial and deprived it Of It's charaetcristi @
Frn1' IannsFr stb Mcss,s. w;1r;neon md NJ,
hert havc%.d ~ cnnn1cctinn W;th thn cs.a and ~
in The nrtifce emnIoyed 10 inclnie NJ. Wifk;naoa'