, 1869-07-28
Comments Of tho Press.

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TIE CHENEY TRIAL
Comments Of the Press.
! - From The 1sss FORK Joyr,.al Of Con.nerrn.
i The Injunction sued on: By Rev. Nj. cnene
Ca4cal.o shouid bold good-wh!ch remain1 to b
Eea-Fon,d z15 real injury De done to the Episco
Therse1 u s!l tse god gatnea b. .taet @ ens eaosss
! ment q the disdplire Of Church, IN minor mat
tsia s1es = 90 ~ leaea aiolals q ytl points .
bt the scandal thst 1t causes and tne splgtt o
oppos1llon That IL a.onset. We Are fAs 1rou
ssst aaa G Havas s1sn@sa 1s ses s5s oS
dess II mar b hls duty 70 eoniou Literally =
| II he cannot ect4c1e1tloufiy do So perhaps Il
would be bxsF tor him to withdraw from snt
Church CONNECTIONS But 4 considerable latitude d
mmisr1J Of ihls aps !; md Nj Cheney ma, piesd 1t
tnsprc2uoQ Of us1n3 The word IL tzexenetAse' lroku
thu hapihm1l ser5ike tt2a only complaint that We
Itances Which zrn tolsTota IN tho sAioe orEaalzs-
rtan IN many Other pasa1 Of the country. Had
nothing been done IN y cAeney5 ak, t1e wevsd:
haze Known that ,ha Ep4st opal Church In that cry
was other than perfectly hafHpalou5 IN ta!th and
Two sags p4oeeediaes @ q Is secizsl.sical tnS ~
|nsl ~ publ1sled, the Kos!d. ID then Invited 10
see how Zoe Church In that eity u split up. Tro
parties re 1t once found In Chicago md eiss-
martyr md tne other ~ IsneHade, wills rne
ecclesiastical tribunal ls considered a. moss just
| and spiritually minded court, and. o. tbs other
| hand; - pe17oosilJ. Interested and tJrann1eal
| body. Whether Ar. Cheney He76 acquitted BY
Of tce cru eea1ss staJ proeeedlngsurnos he van
peopfr, VINO ns7er heard OF hts nsne betoze, sud
Elastic followers This Is generally tne resalt Of
ecclesiastical prosecutions and Is q reason why it
| Is lnjudictons 10 undertake them except for the
1 tyf,,Y a
e' F1pua dc Lktroi. 7t1opn<.
Rev. Charles Edward Cheney i clergyman Of
! the Protestant EpIsoopal Church In tue Dkocose
Of Illinois. As suct' it Il bis daty 70 use Ii t0a
| SERVICES Of The Church the DooE Of Conlnon
.oenaiy soaei ~ 10 70 anl.ler rthe doetrnes
aud Aacramen, and Tbs discipline Of Christ ns the
Lord nath commanded. md .: ". GA..eh hasA r..
"ser forth Deos' OF Common PsnJer and Ad.
D,u,sra1ion Of The sacraaaeats and Other Rites and
peoi i. ::1te e 1iIurs5 Of lie chmch, md !squned
~. + e fsss,ssd e ,Ss sh tge G5 al IL T.
I 4reverentiy OBEY - his bIshoN "lolowtng with =
glad mind and Will his godly adnouitions, a1d
ii.n is saeranent II the Ghartn. sad lbs prayer
booE coutaiEa the !erm OF ITS minltrasion. In
that sess,es. succeeding m pos:tive direction Of
these aords, The child having Just been sprtnsled
with ~ater: "Sectpg nos. dearly beloved breth-
ta.t 5, shs sha I r. cssaes
Episcopal Church, be must nse lie Hook o. Com
mon pta5er whlen tho Church Councils
istcHns r T the - sacIaments Of Iaa Church. he
nlust minister inem ''as thia' Church hath
a. M ,1s IN n Is nGos Of g ,o
pTessiys Of her doctrine, which eae cou,mands
o1iina,ton % be would use. M sir. Cheney could have
| entered come other Church than the Protestant
Epteopa and need 70: haze assumed any 9,
| the Episcopal Church at any time. .-
For soE1e time 1lr, Cheney confoimed to the
he has modified bis siews upon the subject ot H.
laus baptism. and Rsers that he cannot conscIeu-
.o1.y pse @ ne Tos of @ s6e oaps; M oGs nd II me ne
| geueratc." The change ID Mr. Cheney = Views OF
course has no eject upon the aoguaGe of the oltca
the ruaric, upon bis ordination suns. or upon
| the doctrines Of tic Protestant Episcopal
u M Gnsney as 1sas IN. n o5 ae ~ H.
| revised and the language above quoted changed
SO Us to sa1tafy ha conscience In the meantime
teTrty by emitting or altering The sentence above
| quoted from tbs baptlsmA uf1ice- We uonot sec
In ss his doas 70, lot
| sOtmnly rowedto Use these words. But VIC de-
sue to treat with respect Inc conscientious scrn
incapable OF understanding them. After 3ir. Che
! icy mad tcen using for y considerable period the
baptsnal office IN mutlated form, Bishop White
thnt f. a4sItt md cnrgorm II, i1fs Tow ana M IN.
pointed services OF the Church Tue bishop went
ttIx5 - ~ Srrr.sInn r. - rha nsson NJ
CHENEY tooS a week f.r further eouaide ration. nat
=, ~ axn-a.snr ~ .hnr tt,,a r@,sntna ~ sSs
| ssme nnin1nn. Tna HIshnn ,her ~ nhentcrrr ~ a
eanon df tna dxcase. called upon tue T.y.. GeoTro
| F. Cushm1u, ReE I1cnsru +. Sweet aud Judge
sec - n NJ 1.bcnrx snoutJ he nrss.nte,i for ,ria1
tx "tor : vicatar Ill osalna,.on ] Fows, and nltcang
oprht 10 be nrcseutei. md ths foiIowinx cieryy-
men gese H1nojn1eI fy Tho Itshnn s.se,snTs ~, u
heal sii the ,s.umouy Il he easa ara tec,is ,hs n
netnt ~ is.ne Icr ,r fhsse ~ nf o.s
| fey. r.. Perce. Of anr,n sdxlJe RrS' +. u" Henc
! diet Of Hobins Sest: HcY, j. Benson. OF Psru.
| ami Hry ~ an1drr- n ihicaSn Tne ntshn5
does nut 81 IN fhc caSe bu, Tih Ehat .Cers 10 S,s
to be error cI Judgment, i NOT Of rlgnI ha1 Been
lie n5nte., and nh;ertons msse hv fHs counset n
! shn tie5ennant - > ~
il MS oven on: that Nj. Cheueyz Foul.I not
pres+pt1u1 Ut of The Bishop Of 70 ayau fInscf OF
hs canon.c Hight a lntfuencinE tae csolce Of tie
he appea.ed Win three Counsel who nAge taken
exception TO the tesms Of the ptescEIment, The
as9 19 q 19s Legality ., h. pfe
s ee IN 'ssa eoua 81 1Da nla ana
The cooxf Gecn!nv 10 entettain tho yarIots oSiec.
t!ons I'd pruteAs Of Mr. Cheney aae.nts counsel,
ep ao 20 s a1 q.
lar coaf1 70 SUSPEND the functions OF he cccesa4-
ufat tribunal. = -:
We do not think the ossessors hare nctel with
souri, dlsc{e1loa all through. The Iuvutst OF Mf
Cheney fer time tu prepare fer tnal, Il seems
10 r. It would aayo been cxpcGept TO grant. il
We and been an asse5sor We xortt have aIv13sl
Hea N1 bDydar to rc,frr from TIE court he bstnS
charged with haf1t. pyeudtcad the case aud cir
c!.ms.anees faso1uS that rt5r., although he do
nles It. We would have done tnk II for no otbe1
1nasou than. that q Church tribunal should not
subject lteel 10 even the appearance o! being
packed TO convict OF being oppressive In lis rro-
cccd.pEa, Q. taking any steps whatever that did
not give the accused full. End fair opportunity
for defence A res,lics Af1ive,i 1t when cb21ze5
ot having 80 acted could be even plsustetT
made, wpuld be OF no aEihor!tv With this !aS Osn,
Euatevef technical force 1t might have AZ 70 the
numerous technical points raised Ly Mt. choaes' 3
eoEEsc! &c recognize the fnct tast he ought u
con,narcst criminal in oar civil courts may ioslst
upon hat Right, and Will BIZ protected IN IL II he
Hete not 50 convicted not ouly woul1 tac eouTe.
Ike reviewed In the h1her tribunals Of th1 Ch1rch.
ard Ito cvil rcctined
Nat look iof N 1nstant etEoad this dntsx 9! tho
lawyers TO the marta Of the case. AF..Cht1eJ
Lais hot deny that for uoca he Is ontHal HIS
tlQsstpps and alteration. II the bapus.a11 service
~ notorious. lie PREACHED seELapn r
icseoce 1Ha e weieh nat + IA ch,cas'a IL. jpue, ha
s;ea ih.t III Ia pfa5eT oot inoelnbe ~ caaassi
a. 10 authorize them. thereby sfulstng thai they
are unauthorized Why '!oes not MI. Cheney per-
nit lhr iE7nl TO pEoSsess on she main lssHs-on
the Inertia u: the tase1 Why heap technh2l!ty
on stchneaAtI: Why h.e.k mp tn- EriA1:ast-
cal CLuft oy Tn Appe1! 70 accns1 u1bun1ts: The
In dec'rnt, observance and worship n taefsri:-
copa! Church II one presh5tcr eau, a his own
pleasure, alter and omit. z! cao srd tnus every
ailsEne:lgc feature Of the ChurcA ee nhllterAted.
Its enemies might tven entcf il. communion thus
10 ussxuJ T. a ioEuiA appeal 1of Fot1s1on O.! the
prsfes look has net yea been !nado = the Gen.
era1 Convention. II HaAi he made and tat',
t11se who cannot observe she doctrines A1u forms