, 1865-06-13

4 OF our Church, apd haS neFef, 50 Eat As K1oW.
l unttI the psReent 1Lstarce. been made ground OF
COMPLIANT With REV to judicial pg0ceedinGs. It
fee ms to have been no. uneoaneP T. The Diocese
Of Illinois. a. late ss the tane 81 fhts compliant
e11dt nee before The Standing Committee OF this
Dloet SC from the Rev: L. p. Elovcr, Rector Of ST.
standipg Eommitiee Of that D,ocesc, addsetaei
to the Secretary OF that Eounttee, under dste Of
O-to!er e, 1854 wherein the writer States his
at ssid cor,mlttee VIII Reference to tie Parish Of
Vita sr,tsr I'D: 80 I'D most ,nnoeent'y. aud esr. I
aspessns 81 Shep g oa
Sec 5of Gsn- < Iauppose be refers to the Can
ons Of 1liinos,) md the Canon: OF the Gen. Con.
veutton. BY assuming the t1tnation,' {the rector.
ship Of St Psui,e 6pTirefeld,) without eersia-
| cste from the Bishop. II my memory serves me,
that section q the canon has never yet been CON:
my Impression ts 1hht II the question weru moot
ed, II would be found thst luEt number OF the
virh il Under sueh eileun:t,ncts, you afs rot
b'a-ewoItty In havtng supposed that euch viola.
ton Of the Canon was not regarded in the Dto-
etse o. 11ESs o. slseThass IN 1hs light Of
se1lIon, bu1 on the contrary, there Is the denial,
that st snJ time, during the pt11od between The
made Sy ths brhop of i'h1o did sa1. q tRe
Wardens oi the parish. RECEIVE from him any mo-
nshon OF notification thar your services we're OBJ
Taking into view these alleytsting considers
tioue, snd finding nothing IN The evidence accom-
| Fa1Itng the complaint to Distinguish this case
from violations o{lhe earnc anon which ms stated
aeoye, bare never been treated as criminal, or az
calling Tor judicial proceedings, sea no reasou Tor
fulher ceafu1e than 10 *,y, that while there ia no
evidence Of 5onr having been acsnsted BY any In
subordinate Of contunacions ep!rit or intent, ron
did olciste for more than 6ix months In v1ostton
81 4 eslutary and important csnan Of the church;
the ground al an oilcial eommucieatton on the
past the Bishop Of illinois. pointing out tho
h snd that j. 30
case Of continuance; that the frequency ofsimilar
trataDcea, however it nsy palliate The vtol.tton,
doss cot }pstiiy r ana nsaly ,na. u vii be yout
nnnetns'ly e comply with the esponieal require
Episcopai authorlfy, specifies that o. ; Sunday y
Church. aals5burg. ~ residing .hs service md nd
aas seofe letter from The Bishop of'fl Of iIlnois
Diocese. 9'N
In estimating tho amount OF guilt involved,
| Certain c.tcumstaucea mnat b. considered. In The
ev1de5ce before the standing committee, there
Church. one OF whom IL the Senior Warden, aud
alo hT the Secretary ofthe vesiry, in which 1t il
hancd you asoat Saar osc1osk o. ssu,day afte1s xs
ncon; that pnblic rottle had hccu gwen of the
bs eie ~ ae a3y S s
and the Secretary OF the restry who were present
when it was received, you etarcd sour intention
sns ness as ne4t oiaas ee oe
ent - usns' IS ii was impossibs to eivs iniotna.
inean to sess to dsreeard even @ lie @ let,er Of
the cucImard, :" but finally consented to hold the
services the nsxt morning and take lsare OF the
morning, you read the Bishops letter and caye
notice that there would bc no eventn. serviGu or
any further services until r5e pending dificuttcs
not presched or o0lciated in any way since that
Tbete facts are iupoztaut They shox th,s in
letter, there vas 70 Intentional aisrlspeet. o.
sp11tt o. sontumacy. II was on.e oiAy.
hIhs5 shoT y that ysnr own disposition ~, to IN
and thai ron yielded to the urgency and reprcse1:
tst'ons o. leading members and officers Of the
I'm d addition 70 to iese e.; 4
dont,s of the tawfulntss OF the prohibition: and
1t is but Just for me to ray (whIch | do With The
ol sets of
were not uufounded.. A Bishops authority 10 to
fTe il Of .he Digest where the reference se IS r.
AZ Dlees.e,' .seyoataIsg' on'y ,herein. bzutthe
uEacr which ecclesiastical proceedings were In
fi:utGd IN thta Diocese regarded you, and eome OF
them det7Ted their only force FROM regarding son
hjf Diocese; and the charges Of violation OF czn-
ous on winch you we're presented, had reference
t. eanous the exclusive application Of which j. 10
Ministers who hare TtsHottd tato the Diocese
where their cordnct ts complained of, while beng
suH cananically under the turtsdicuon Of the
pithoP Of the Diocese from which they have re.
- The Bishop OF Illinois in requesting proceed
nes scainst YIN IL ih!s Diocese ~ being rtsid,nt
N NJ Dioeese, could not at the tame time proceed
8fr4tHRt RrAffnA
offending Minister'S not re5idiag, bur amy .'so-
jonrning.n For This reason, not 10 rpeak Of
bon no sy lie H.
church, end think 1t but Justice to you, thst b.
ing your Bishop Fhold TINS express ny judgment.
hioton vas received, to submit t9 ii iii .ae qaes.
authority bighe. than your own: True, you only
| The half Of day, and that under Influences which
Ease II ne atpect Of ~ error Of Judgment only;
bnt even hat wss nnwtse md wrune:
from al conplklnts preferred BY he Bishop of
liiigota md frnn at prcceedin2E thereon, and re-
gard you q e now IL Ttgutar HanaIng as presby:
to give Jon grate 60 to 1abor in the sainisf1Y to
which yon have been called, that 10 His sight yen
At is:s 10 Se JOY of 5ea! Losa -, sAu 'sst''su
b,thop Of the Prof. Ep's. .i chu1eh t5h IL obic,"
asns q bp he c5s
charge founded upon them By Bishop Whltehouse
was ignored By the standing committee, 1t would
aononition., Concerning them, however, bishop
ssh .esdy 10 iss
Columns Of the TRIBUNE. and widely copied by
| the pzess:
RKTEnEED AND DEAR SILL did not feel at lib.
er1J, while Your ease was sa1 Juice, 10 express
ny sense o. 1he complaint sg.tnst Jou, on the
/ nnI}ttc&1 nFR8chtnr 7 rrt5r H..
Ing II the diseopstss ard parts ofd:eeourzes which
yoo have sent me, as beng. all IN that dsteeuon
propI!eF Of tie pulpit Or Of = Chrisian ministfy;
| white all that bare read is highly beeom.Dg 70
the character a1d dnty of loyai mau. ! think
members u, tn ,hcse times+ and the crest cause
of our beloved country at stake, could tc offended
snea M e,Dessl'{ on .seeu9t q
have hesn equally oGe1ted had iae7% % 6cen pi ssent
ShfR sS1. ~ ~ s':ss. Ed It de- q III as &
| It: Should yon preach :. on tho duty
R1ps ss of "a u hss d ss
and The CONGRESS- which hal 1atelylsoted on The
em.ne1pstton, yonI sermons wontd be just IS po-
II nuth reason 10 BE- offended, and YET It would
1t jnss What We DO every Sunday in The prayers
It's qat1e fntellt91hle that different naiueters
! may hare different Views as to how much minis
| topics Into his sermons; but our church his not
ssen ., e s:'y - 70 MAKE lsr a:..nst political
| The when ard the how much entirely to private
Judgment. Except IN snch tines as these. pre-.
70 down 10 lie 1efy groand Of osdinary1 1ni 1morsity
such as tribute to whom tribute, and honor 10
! whom honor, obey naetstrsteE, etc.
mxn mus be co1d.heaF.ed pfotetE0f OF loyal
ty+ tEdted, who, IN these days OF tribulation can
aEo!d giving utscr4ncc 70 such sentiments a. you
have preached: Happily. II seeus that God i
waE. begun In fesson most foua for The seenrlly
:; anc extension Of slaEerJ most h1tetnl, continued
q snS b hose
ae barc beLn accumulated npou uJ-apd aul most
thankful 70 believe to he ended, under Gao'a guld-
nx and @ 9ssfians - ~, 6a9o, N ,hs 9rs1ng Of eTs1y
! IN making our nst!on more united nnd prosperous
[ tnsn ever. 1t hiss been an earthquake; but, like
lhe pllson iti ths vary jaiIor, trembling md s1ci.
| tef. aeks how he may be sAved from the expected
fuine. fouss, affeetouale:y,
addressed to Bishop Nh1tcbouse letter In
regard to the official action ofthc latter in the
premises. At the same time be sent to Dr..
Cracraft copy Of the letter As one Of the OF.
fetal documents pertaining to the case. That
letter is as follows:
c1scIsSA11. March Q, 1885.
To the Right Rev. Il. ]. Whitebouse, D. D., &e.:
DEAR S1R: Some time Etnce. / sent ron q copy
Of tho report and presentment OF the ttandln:
committee Of this d!ocese IN the case OF the Rev
J.. W. c1acratt. D. D., together with the informs.
lien tha. he bud confessed 1he facts alleged Ia
TINT under provision Of the canon OF this diocese,
namely, that IN tuch case The Bishop may proceed
TO psss sentence, had awarded the sentence Of
accuaed- also etated that Df. c. hnd Thus been
pnrged 1.-THE ottenses charged, he was restored to
regular: standing IL p!esbyter Of this diocese.
reaton 10 expect that the prohibition or Dr. G. to
nttc,s1e In yoar diocese, founded on the charges
thua d:spoyed Of, would be ut once removed
that 1t would continue until you should bs sa1ts-
fed Of hie Innocence or he should be acquitted On