, 1869-07-25
TRINITY CHURCH.
The Battle Of. the, Bishops.
Bishop whitehouse to Bishop 0ummin:s
Bishop Cummlns in: Reply.


7s f1< HRot ar The chieaqv 7tibuas:
Itis y,rJ psipfn1 ID nc 10 and myself brought
into sucf, publicity, tn accepting ~ Invitation to
preach In trinity Church, md to minister to
dock once under ny pastoral change JUSTICE "a
mypelf however, demands that ! saonh maze
.trrp,e statement Of facts. connected toeteH' u
md respectfully ask ptaca Tor thls commit u:
tton IN, Jour coluHr4
On the Int day Of July received letter ~ n
ths junior warden et Trinity Church. astlog mo
II could oa1ciate fcr = fsw Hundars for my ID
psrikhiooefs during tnu absence Of tttRir rec o..
replied by telegraph that would osnCtAss III
Trinity Church On the next Sunday, July 4. and
ppon my arrival IN Chicago informed ttsS sA1aa
wa1den that could b With them for only onc,
Or 1t the most twu more SUNDAYS.
preached lu Ttln1tt Church IN the An Of July,
both mornspg AND evening" Tho morning dla-
cou1ss was ba1ed upon Ht- Lnks XVII, aata Atsi
2tst yetzes. and tho sasDon waa one which la4i
delivered In utacc Church. Nav York. during tho
ucnera1 Convention Vi last ycar, and III 0shof
cnurrhee. In tho conFso uf ihs scr!nbn I n1}u1cta
10 tho sAttncsa which had depressed tuany nobfo
wpskcft Ia Notlr klnGdenl, 10 Tho contemplation
of Tho !al4 slL acknowledgements VI rho Church VI
cnt,a, uu Vaoicd Dr. Arnull'a nt 1t'lU'5) ,etiss1
rable nur,ls, VIZ: "WhC!i think VI tho Church
could MI down Ait plnc ntt l'u. $stcs n. u Il
Tho ia,li, !,iual soul ttui naAt IL sayo. sud Il
lhat Which IL Addressed .n .ho uossol.' | then
alluded tu Ihc isoubla In unr vwn church: ast,
rAarprd that ehsy Arusu ffuM III" rE!''rtA NJ cu.
tIuuul!aly n,a4u " rrIn1fu'lac" INTO Tho cI!uF"t!
tiur,stues aA1 ctfsulohles which thu ruiot!nuFa Of
tku Apv|caA Church utterly ge1cttc4l aud dts.
ear.le.1; sI1uts !n faith aHA Practice t1ou which
tau Church WIN pNF!tcd only ~ Tho cost Of untold
suffering Of our Prnteatant torrfkkhtFa. ntvuf
alluded 10 tuAsItul upr.htp, nor did tho subject
uufrr lnto NY thoughts upon thu oceaslon*
Tho piahup at luinoix, IN Tho l2lh day OF July.
cxlltd upon tho junior warden, who hut Invited
mo Ii behalf OF The seslEy 10 CONT 10 Chicago,
snd axAtd that should not b. allowed 70 occupy
tho pulpit oI Trinity Church Agaln. Thu yeesrJ
OF The church were called togathcE, Anh most
earnest And determined effort Wns ma,le 10 indnoo
them 70 ucceAo 10 DiihopW h!tchousas = demand. anti
exclude lnu feo,u thelr pulpit They weru warned
Of The danger OF adopting an oppoa!te courso,
and told that they had no right to insito my ono
to occupy thtir pulpit to whom tue Dtsnop Oh
{cctel. The canonA OF the Church upon tho nAt-
tez arr teo plain 10 admit Of q douat- They pro-
sluo tuas, IN tho absence OF rector Of church.
tAe church wasucna and ytstrytnen, or = ma
IoritJ Of thop, may inS!te "auy Clergyman Of this
Church" Canon u, Title l., Section o 70
o1clatc for them, only taking casc that they hare
"sut1cirnt evidence Of hla being duly oria.utd
to minister In this Church" Canon II, Title -
Had the yeatsJ yielded 10 the demand naao upon
them. they would haye affixei stigma Of
dng.ace upon former rector and Bishop Of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church, whosa only outaee
bad been an earnest lenunctat1on Of an attempt to
restore the error. and co17uptions Of thp An Ref
ormatloo period Of the Church's history. This
The yestry refused to do, aud invited mo u occupy
the pulpit again. This action has brought tfon,
tho Bishop Of Illinois the following letter.
Although might aAy much In m5 defence hsatust
It's charges Of " "malevoltnA feeling" Of IS dtsre
gard Of what Is GenIlemanly and coutteoua.'' r Of
"aggresAion," Of "n11cial aul peEaona! intc1-
ference" am content to nbtde bJ the Judgment
OF my many friends IN this city who will bear
witness heiher they hare found 10 me any such
spirit; and to await the judgment Of that Friend
no is .'the Great Bishop and Shepherd Of Souls"
am very faithfully yours.
GEoKuE D. CrNxEa,
Assistant BAhop Of Kentucky.
CmcAao, July ~. 1880.
IT, The Rt FER. Gtorpt D. cummi,s, i ssista Gishop
~ Kentucky:
Rr. REV. AND DEAR Sir: an informed that,
on Monday evening last, By a minority Of ono in
the vestry Of Trinity Church, in this city. after
discussion lasting through TWO meetings, you have
been inzlted to Ill the pulpit Of that church for
certain 6untaJs during tho absence Of the rector.
1t has Involved the direct issue before that bodJ
whether the earnest advice Of the Bl1hoa should
be followed. not 10 venture On this dangerous
course; OF whether, In defiance Of that counsel an
invitation should be extended 10 you, whtt1, With
full Knowledge Of the lacts, YOU have solicited
This Is connected with train Of interference In
nv dIocese-of Official and pt1sonM nitack on
nyself-Nhich has largely tended 10 disturb its
harmony aud create rexed questions Of spztn2tn3
bitterness
The aggression Of lust winter, agatust which
protest was raised Ia vain, Dot ONLY bJ myself but
By the unanimous voice Of the Standing Commit
tee, might hare an explanation of some wuight IN
your esteem.
The continued aggression ui the present cau ad-
nit OF none. IT has uegeuerzaed into tnctdenta
which subject you 10 tmrutat!pns Of maleroicnt
feeling as well rs Of the dIascgaru Of Whist L. gen.
temanly and courteous.
The principles which are inyo1red In this inter.
ference and aggression mean to submit, as yon
are an arc, for such adjudication By our peers Il
they EAJ deem 10 be equivalent
haye avoided, as far as In me lay, pursuing IT.
s:us. tsFoGze en} Ee,o to
penal charges, how satisfied soeyer 1Eu5 be thai
reasonable cause for the game may exist
Inutt content msself. In the name Of God and
His Church, With entering my solemn pruEess
against pets md temper SO derogatoty to tue uIx-
niiJ Of our otnce, our eonndlng brotherhood, the
peace Of tho Church, and the wei-betng OF the
portion Of II committed ~ tue Great Head 70 my
unworthy charge.
Therefore, hereby, as tar as Gnu, to g1se IAw.
iul and moral weight; aud violating thrust, no past
Clatm Of frntcrna courtesy in the painful extEency
20 pc,ttuacloGsIy thrust upon me, do p.utest
against Jour visiting M diocese 70 oiIclatc In
any manner within it, bounds.
And NAY the blrs.sd ntId nerCtfG! Lori fprrtre
Us tach for our mlstlkes or mtslulnga In these
issues. Nenatuiny faithfully Jours
ln cur CpmNon b0uIs
ts[guedl HENRY ]. WHtTK11orsR,
bishop Of Inluola.
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