, 1869-08-23
THE REV. MIR. CHENEY,
Statements by Him In Defencc OF His
EourHes

! Editorial C"rfriAonienee n NE dtranse.
We were hardly seated IN the comfortable eleep-
| ing car ci tne Michigan southern Road, facing
1 easth 2rl, than We discovered Rev. Ar. Cheney,
| Whom Etshop WhlLsl.onse fAs succeeded III rem
| ienpg lamous throughout the United Statca, We
vsnllred IL congratulate HIN On n!s psosptc: OF 2
| Pleasant vacation frpD pastora. la!rr, u1t OF
which tie threatened tTal SO uearly cheated him,
LIT which the Interference of tho cleIl c"u.. had
lie 1ncts ACd principle; iETo:rCl u tbs case and
] ne venture to srpoE1 Nj. Cheney : Tews, thus tn
formally given on matter Of public interest," be-
csLbe 1t v III d readers IL iolng htlu Justice
in ccHain respects In which he thinks he Is 1n!sun
dcrBiOod. .........
| Epun the suggestion that some OF his brethren
Of othrr denominations had expressed surprise
At regret that be should light The Blnhop on mere
ttrinica.ucs, Instead Of meeting hn, frankly on
were SO, It would Ike Gs VIC had moment before
intImated, on!5 meeting the bishop On his own
9ronDti 10 checkpatc him at hls own gHtle: for
the Hsabnp u Ersiu4; rs cr1lnc tho EleEtst Mat
ter Of rourlne. aul ls Attempting 10 sustain lls
aceuFations hy pressing to The Utmost The
@ eial tease s Wers tefe / no orenee nse ast It's,
morals doctrine, It Is 10th proIer and wlse 10
hold lhe Ekhop linaeif TO the most rigid con-
hun every burden which could att.leh to hlA pos.
ton. fe:, Ia reality, Mr.. Cheney Claimed that he
WA not Shrinking from 1ucctins the matter on It's
Merits, but Wns only seeking, Is an nclpient STEP
10 have an Impartial tribunal Lefure which 10
plead 1t WIS OF no use to argue the mettta Of the
casn es,ore court or&anizcd 70 70 convict! a g.; .
agalnbt his course, That II an Episcopal minister
Mll dissatisfied with the prescribed order Of hts
than di.obey It's lawa lie admitted tha TO be
true, when the Laws were ctcat;y established aad
generally recognized, Tut contenic1 that in the
lotus III Issue IN hfs osn cnse, hc mad nsed only
cGsIo1arJ EEcrtS, EHcA Us his fellow. Gei.,I ,Inen
end even tie HshuIs conslintly u-ei In parallel
cascs: Tins omissions were often Ela'1e in the
when. its emphatic :auFuage ats1lhuting 10
ne dead = hant-Aip Of character and
hE1, ,euJ reward, as 10 Ii. ru4l the body or
uoioHuusy wicked man. who Sc, chaEced to
have teen baptized! 80, also. III tho marriage
strvlce slight omissions Wcre commonly male; as.
lor instance, with reference TO the giving away OF
the britt, there being III nauy Gases, 10 Dns to
give her swa!: Mo1royer, the Hholt rreser.,,ed
aetycs Tor "tne caurcn,ng" won9cn atse5 con
aud IS rot employed even Wien pcraons J.
accustomed to II In the od country ask
ilon 10 Of ,hc SICK Il tineT Wholly omitted ii IN most most
instances. or is greatly abridged. THIS l. nnder-
Stood to be .hc. practice OF Bishop WhlecaoEse
rot make the OMISSION for the sake or doctrine,
tut Gully o! convenience, bis COARSE docs not Sane
ton THAI oi Mr. Cheney! To this the tWo-loll
question OF onler and TACT, and not OF motive no
ole ls:,i,e able 10 kaow Eiat the Bishops, or any
o;asI man 1oss ~ 1S vi u nx l. mst 6e
the fake ol nefc convenience as f5r aoctslnal
fuasDna. 80
We iDqr.red why 3ir. Cheney could not with
Klt~t ctusc.cIre, cnn:iuac TO use the word ''rH-
renrlate' ID the service for infant baptism Ent,
revision of the l'raycr look could be s. III y1ew
OF tn. fact that this Eord could he r.oret to hare
la! IN cohnrcttUn with baptism q ceremonial and
ecclesiastical helse, raiher than u spiritual one,
from The times Of tne Greek End Lat,n fathers to
t.t pre-eLt-l TACT which he could explain in hrs
preaching, aud III his addresses to 1:srrnta nad
Children, lie rcFieA that The bishop had
usCed, in CONVERSATION, that he should
continue 10 usc the word, and iAra Interpret !.
81 TT p,eslee,!: But he felt thai the Enr'I 'ro-
generate " Was now sn generally and exclusively
tytsY FIfh f,g1 At
kehkt thAt the Use Of It tnpsr tend 10 lead them
Into great error, while yet hts omission Of 1t, while
relieving hts conscience, neither hlrnett de.
uied anything, and thus cnuld not be urged as
1racn!ac q y.tw contrary to the doctEinuE ot the
EplscuIeal Church ....
Mr. Ihcuey seemed IN tine Epllis aud full OF
Ecpe and courage.