Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-26

AEorrectIon.

A-COrrectl0n.
HBishop Whitehouse, Of the Episcopal
Diosese of Illinois, some months since
prohibited the Rev J. w CFacraft from
officiating at Grace Church, Galeshnrg,
for the technical irreguIarity Of not
having presented his dfmissory papers
from the Diocese of Ohio, and for po,
litical preaching. The latter was, how
ever, the real source of grievance to the
Bishop. Bishop McIlvaine, who read
the sermons, and eh the loyal people
who heard them, found nothing objec
tionably political in the disconrses.
They, in fact, merely urged devotion
and loyalty 10 the Goysfnment as duty
of Christian citizens. Bishop White
house has now put the climax on his
conduct By expelling Grace Church from
his Diocese, having forced vote
through the Illinois Convention when
only part Of the members were present
His action viii be made the subject Of
an appeal 20 the General Convention Of
the E5iscopsi Church, which is soon to
meet in PhiIadelphia Mr.. Cracraft ia
well known in this city and State" "galq
messrs. Editors; esgal 1ahwoa3 81 2
The above is taken from your issue Of
to-day (Sept, 23dC ] suppose It was OBJ
tained-the matter, If not the exact
wording-from one Of the Cincinnati
papers, ash saw something similar in its
columns some days sitfce. This state
ment has been refuted over and over
again, both By Bishop Whitehouse him
self and by others, and the existing facts
in the case made clear.a Jn the frat
place, it is not true that DR. Cracraft has
been prohibited from officiating at
Grace Church, Galesburg, for the tech
nical irregularity Of not prosecuting his
dimissoryi papers from The Diocese of
Ohio, in the sense conveyed By this
paragraph This amounts to something
more than a mere .. s.technioai airrsgu-
larityp 1t is q positips lao Of The.
Church that every clergyman, before be
can oficia.e stately 10, any congreea-
hon in any diocese, shalt present TO the
bishop of that diocese certain papers, IN
certain prescribed form. 1t is the
duty Of bishop to give to clergyman
in good standing these papers, in that
| form, when he leaves his 1iocese. IL is
| the duty Of the bishop Of the diocese to
which he removes, to demand them Il
! is a principle of the Church that her
clergy shall be under, the jurisdiction Of
some bishop, and, he connected with
| some diocese. To prevent confusion, she
requires that clereymeu ofi4fstiog ia
any diocese shall be uudsrgthe jurisdie-
tion OF the bishop Of that diocese,
Again: il is positively false that Dr..
| Craeraft has been s. prohibited from effi-
/ = -. N - % r
"political pfeschinRN e -psf ~
Certain charges were made to Bishop
Whitehouse against De Cracrof. This
| gentlemen had already been officiatiae
/ some time in violation Of the canons,
with respect TO his transfer The Bish-
op, therefore, had no jurisdiction in his
| case, and simply sent bin hoaie to his
own diocese for examination. He came
back and did not bring the casonical
papers. THE Bishop therefore refused
to Acknowledge him as preshyier Of bis
diocese, and prohibited his officiating,
for that cause atone Bishop White
house is a loyal man. His Especial
prayers set forth during the war show
it. His efforts during the war IN aid Of
the Sanitary Commissions viii also show
it. Think no speech or act Of his can
be referred to as disloyaI or wanting in
sympathy with the effosts Of the Govern
ment to snbdue the rebellion.
1t is also false that "Bishup White
house has now put the climax on bis
conduct byaexpeiiing Grace Church from
bis diocese, having forced vote ihrough
the Illinois Convention when only part
Of the members were present i do no
envy the effects OF that statement upon
the minds of thinking people with re-
spect to the intslligence or veraeity Of
the person who originated it In ths
6rst place, the parish At Gaiesbntg Il
not "expelled the diocese" His within
the same geographical limits that ID al
ways was. The geographical limits O
the diocese of Illinois are the eeograph
iesl limits Of the State of Illinois, Th'
action of the Convention wae not Hi
act reducing the limits Of the diocese
! any more tban Of Che State No adj DIN
ing diocese can take GalesbuFg. NJ
B,shop can 90 there to ofhsiase, AM
more than DR.. Crscroft himself Tn
, | Church, therefore, has not been "ex
J PEELED the diocese D.
Theo, again, 1t shoald Be known 20 81
{ intelligent writer of a paragraph 70
e the papers, that ell organized deEbers
{ live and Legislative bodies r-qaire q Ger
!, tain number Of their members toEeonsii
. tute "QaOrum" to do business, q If do.
: and legal notice Of the tine and place Q
= meeting be given, and the quorum b
T present, any basiness doas is ID
0 gally done, aud 80 legally done a
e if all we're present. Does the Erite
mean TO assert that the Bishop or
e ganized his Conveution without /
! quorum, suspended all rules, aud fhei
o sIleneing all debate or protest. proceed
, ed 70 take action With respect to Gracs
o Church, Galesburg2 Yet No less thal
this does the writer intimate, aud th
n statement can only be attributed TO ie
it norsnce of the facts in the case, 0
n malice against the Church The fact
e are, that Grace Church, GalesDurg, VIC
le lated q positive canon, which forhids
( parish to employ a selergyman, except b
{, be ''in good standing, and have the n
2 quired papers dimissory toths dioces
he IN which they are They are therefore
excluded from diOcssaE PTiriSsges ssse
lie as the riSstatiOHs Of the Bishop, an
y seat ia GRrsnfiOB, until they shs
ID make suitable amends.
be AS to the appeal to the General Cor
7e vention, that may be true or IL ma
III noe-T cannot ssy-bat1if if be, Blsho
n Whifehoase will .be.sus stained, ef coars
K The Episcopal Church, being a churC
ks delighting in Law and order, and boun
Is, | in ali cases to enforce the one, viii ha'
er the other Gaa $1,000 F1l 1e ia &Sx-