, 1869-06-08
Blshpp VS.. RECTOR,
Present Status Of tie Difficulty
Between Bishop Whitehopse aud
Rev. c. Z. Cheney.


The week OF grace granted bz aknop Epl.e.
house 70 the Rev. Mt. Cheney, rector Of cuns,
Churc1, expired yesterday, sud the csAo re,
maintetns III sfEsx gtsc- NJ. Cheney hAs neither
fcaufed nr1 backed down, and the c1ly course lefl
open 10 The Bishop ia to cite his reverend Lns1h-
e5ulnafe before Al ecclesiastical court, having
1nEedacuoo IN the csse- Mr. CAeney, yestozaaJ,
informed tho Bishop that he adhered to the COL
telennous canstct1on1 which he expressed Whea
tneJ consetscd upon the subisct-
The history Of he caac Il somewhat ungnlaE.
Iee ssa5Kes are not preferred q y = * neoes Of
ccre1J aitathcd to Their rector aoe will. no doubt
s1and by hin 1hen The day Of tstal conea Bishop
hssed, ~ or r1,ner ~ Win be, On "coamcn en- rcpoza DC
which IL \ snfartent founaaioa, according 10 TIC
eancns Of the Church The way he Bishop
he be- wo1.s IN the bapasnsi sei4iee s''u WIS es
N shls Eisc: Once upon tine, not great v bile
40, MI Cheney. In conversation with the Rev.
cansins IL the trouble. ThaI was Ill nsht until
II came to he ears oi Tho E.snop some time
clergyman, seeded to the Baptist Church In
eomFany with III. Goodspeed- he went 70 Pay bis
AZ ffespes:s T. tns a nsaon e I!a him Az
Rcy aE. Goodspeed began 70 discus the bsptls11al
duest!t Land as sort of c1lnches to his argument,
NJ. Goodspeed told the Btshop Whist Nj. Cheney
Quoted the sctsiee. Uf coursc Ar. Goodspeet
meant no harm; and Ind no idea be wss kind:tns
big 1re. 50 Il VAS however. The Bishop, }ealou.
OF every word m the PRAYER book brought Mr.
Cheney up with round turn, and thus the ease
now fI,nda
The NEXT thing the Bishop Mil hare to do Is to
liant up proof for lii. CheneI will Insist upon the
preroEatiEt OF being deemed Innocent unit
psoved guilty. After thAt he MI. hare to s1yt
shirt! days notice to MIR. Cheney to appear AM
answer the charHeA- Tpe bishop Will submit III,
n.Mes Of cltlrymen TO AE. Cheney, and from then
he nuss choose his Judges lie cauaGt niec
them, foE, sAn1ld he 90 50, the coaEt viii Eli a
the saae- It IL not likely, therefore, that the ta
will take place hefofr the latter esd OF July. Al
foeg!bay not before the middle Of August When
ever It docs take place, however, its tmpartauc
will ha-ds5 be Reoond to the fan7onI Ting case.
Nj. Cheney af1ru4 tha. the Bishop did place be
fore htn, IN decided hnSnazxe, Tho result Of Del
k!sttrE IN hts "e1ear consc1euuou1 courtcton G
duty, and stated that he u1pst conform or b
t,1cd adding that "Ot the rcsu1t Of the trtal ther
can he no doubt; It must he deposition"
In connection villa the impending conflict b
tween the TWO churchmen, Il tuAT be well TO reca
their relations Ia past reaES. Some nIre re1l
aEu shortly after III. Cheney came TO The city, b
attended i convention and took a promine1
part IN endeAvp1tuE TO imptsch the DlEho.
The Impeachment wAa iosk b5 majority Of on.
NJ Chcuey sonc. time after spoke On beh3lf OF u
TN C. A, Of which he which he Eas then Vic
President, III forbidden churches, such as Presb1
terrain, Methodist, Baptist, &c The R11hop vi
about 10 bring chsEges sZainst HIN u the tin
but NkS 8dribed to iei lin alone, and he did.