, 1869-07-31

far Y&{Y WELL t1aG Nu1IEA tt.Ftht.A
nd thc country IN general naa nothing to d IT,.
If. and wnnis no naud ln tha business. Hst y
| Cheney. fearing defeat IN the Church coI,s ~.
niIed 10 tho Superior Court Of Ch1ca .6 :, ~.
tribunal Tor an Injunction COMMANDING H.. ~
| sons comprising the Church trtbuna. tn ss,.e=..
! Notn proceeding with tue tt1al; AMI ,sr 1
| fhe case now stands, therefore. the civil co..
Sames Jurisdiction oTer The Church ina. a.;
Now, this whole ease ia one. simp; or ,.-->
| dIsCtpliDe: minister 10 accused u nous.N;c7a
~ to the Church ordinances, and an Ecc,,..,,-..
iaT Of the had has been violated, aaa i !; y,
| Zee vlat the civil couRIs hare 10 10 win + "a
oo suze. ": Cheney says taas The, Ei,as55,..i'
preiudlced against him: but what has the CO.:
Court OF Chcago to do with that: TAe +.?';;.:
sentence The Church court could pas, unin T..
sod ii membership IN lie Church. If ri c,y: yc:s7
are to interfere to prevent such sen!eErs.n =
this, where wM they stop7 Docs any a. 1:pa-s! ;!
ei7 Il 10 ~ a
msy rhaEcs to be nlenber7 Or, II anT az
think 10, xnero will the end be: All W.. - -
q csa,ca and fes sat as
ent Of each other IN tr,s country. Ra.ae- III
Jurisdiction u taken By the courts c1 M It'll. w.
and lnat the nghs to belong to uhqsyn ~ ~ "
ciate therein Ii legal right which raa ~ ~.
taten ava! By d1e PROCESS Of sta.n;e law, 1' .
| FfpEs shs St Louis ktI.Itiirt's
TWAS generally considered TINT, as .ar.r ve,.4
es;ahlished church In the Unked states IL. rn..'
whether OF the State Or Of tho Inion ~cr- s:rs;,
temporal, aud not at all 70 be conye,.uH:S
| things spiritual or the common iaE. laIr+a
convention Of relisionlsts, prr>hrlerals =.
think, was held in Chicago recently. rho ,y;e-..
| eu much Indignation aud surprise III The l,v,.,4,
pIous character OF the Constitution u ,ue l,sr,
StAtez, and their resolves to have 1t anenl :.
that particular. But Chicago has s!net. s+ra / -
to this nluch mplallel OF constitution eas 49,
eas,ons, become sprtsuallzed, anu uu,!ct:aSr III. i
with all tho tnt11cactes Of common law aIt 5,::'
dIcate upon ths most abs1use putots In - -
The Ker. Mr cheney, Ep!scogallaa .,r;e. =.
Christ Church IN Chicago vas latey pu. .:;n,4
to The doctrine OF baptism. Tue triI na.i =. !.
some progress, when VIII Of tnIuuc:ius az
served on the btshor, commanding hlu I, .!t..,.
| Witt issued from one u the State cons4 an! ~;
| grounded on the alleged fast tha. tile I:l>ara ~
proceeding without haFtnS proper lur:'l:r,a,.:1 i
complied with the requirements Of the saa u ;4y
n that respect. The case was stoppal acs 1s,>.,-
". 1t se,nalns to be seen whethrr on fu1sh"s,'-
cuss,ot, the Injunction III be uphef! ur ST: a.t.
II may be set ssltle on either Of twu gEolt>: IT..
lhal the State Court had 10 Jurisdiction 10 l,-,
the injunction; tie second fs that thc proter,ll:l
| were iniY Instituted ami IN full compl4astr NJ
II However - that may he, the sta.c cou,t |: ,:,-:.
prepared to deal with The question. 1t Il m; "a,
| The possession OF church. or auythlu1 =: ;;..
tort; 1t is simply docsrtnai anu OH The tol,1rnr"n
Of The canons- Now It IL, no slonl,t, The !a~,l.
The relief be poss,biy can. still, many erN Z: :
cul.,es stanaln tbs way of the lnsfe.Ac!:,a -.
these quesstous into tle law cousIa. pthrT 49,
.euces Ministers Will differ from other iuu-tera
or their superots- They will be cited before coHt'>,
| coostitutel accordlns 70 the views Of the resp,c
| tire sects, to ansWtr the charges against tbr,-
See Whit EeIl tuE Argument II to what tca! II,
the proper constitution u those courts, and Naa;
ID essne5 e shey
got beyon tho question Of la1sst!tetion
l;.it 1t hiss aso beeo observed that II Ar. Chen
erect, Or laihtr the Sta,e Court for him. It cu4;,
10 compel him to oosc'se the csnon ~ annthsE.
| Should this view prevail, what a multitude II
law: There can b. no Doubt that much Q! IT,
| time Of The cout,s would be occupied with thrse
questions: snd It mas be ta1riy asKs1, Can It h,
| thIse matters, wouli Ryo satisfaction: In Eng
| land, where therI nre regularly constituted As
courts 70 control the decisions OF the Ecclesiastical
eIEoceou, ty the losing party. Indeed. the alju-
| dscattons OF these courts are not treated w':'s
y a n ss "
the various sects to determine on their Dwn 1,c-
rrtues and the course Of procedure 10 be Observed.
@A'' From lie SIndu4ky <o> R-ysss<r.
| We hare no per;oaal " mpathy With the prnss-
! cutoTs Of Rev Chas E Cheney, for we do no; cy;:
a 4ukH W1EluGT &uEIF PGC411Al tOC14sQC3 kO tfs
| 80 down We bare 10 ;, ,mpathY With Rev. Cas-.
T. Cheney as the defendAnt.n the cese, for hr -
violated plain and easily comprehenlsd l.r II
the sympathy Of bta fellows not because he Is 1l:
| defendant ID the great Church uiA so susitc1:y
appended by the Superior Ioors, but bccsitee ho
tion to be called upon to obey rules which re
| claims he could ros obey wlthont Violating hi
4 conscience ntga Church OF Low caurch: W. t
coucerned. And OF all the ridiculous acts Of hethst
cour1s, TIE action Of the Superior Court Of Chicago
IN this case IS the most Ridiculous and The n,.>.
lalss nd ord,naaccs ha had vowed 70 conform @
as On Ep,scopal minister; TIE ntshop could M, 70
"a % aR Fp @ e oo1 III q az sad f. sa
Had he been properly advised and taken 1t, ID
would have lett the denomination tho laws Of
take him 70 be from bis sermon published in oles
Saturdays Issue, he could hare lol.,t
aa' ans ~Gse e s e % e " cnco sse ena Of .l: n
supplied WITH li:e ministers g I ought 70 bc; +.
80 sse neta there you'd bare ocsn 70, 10 laek u
non as that credited tu Rev. chas. T. Cheney.
Eut y Tat can tc gained, We nsk, oy tie ta1erieE'
sssne5 q m ss f ss Ssap y VIII II + to s
law whether Mr. Cheney continues u tniulale1 IN
Ia tue Eplscoral Church or IS turned cut 10 f1'i
Church and State-a great deal more so than sac
genius OF OFT INSTITUTIONS requires or sanr-
lions Bad the Eecles!as,'eA CONT s;temnt-
book, the,. !. night be and woaiI b the duty of
tie courts to step IN and project MIN, n1t e !.
rraAeher OF tho Gospel, but a3 a citizen Wha: has
the civil court to do with the preacher, AZ surI .
ual be committed some crime agaiust The Laws u
man, not ns q preacher. II ioofs very much as II
the reverend gentleman desired to make himself
more generally KNOW as an abused man than h.s
a op1r III q M cssns II
seems to be that be u nut guilty, not
ssssssee he g 6. nt 'a tSs
nance was dead one and ought not to BE- en-
forced. The de1ehdant Is in cutio1s n1udd1e to
yet received. We hope the B1stop will 70 on as
5000 as possible and TT the accused, and punish
him as The ecclesla3tical Law directs; then. and
not TIL then, 81, re be able 70 Know how struoE
. hold High Church Las uPou the Episcopallus of
America, Making detaFs and nla. taE iawJers'
tricks vii not result II any good 10 either party,
Cheley been forced into Etiscopaey, the caso
might b. dlatsent, but being voluntary accep,or
e;acelnl'. as possible. Thea be can hang oat hIs
dag. ~hAseyef may be lts color, and g1thet 10
geiher crcH sfter his own hesrt
f'runH tie LGfay<.:x tIad) Journal
II Is zone Of CUR funeral. nor are we part(euar,y
concerned IN the matter, but II re 1re1r, We ahouh
decidedly onject to such m Interference OF tho
Siaie with church afrsra as that Just witnessed IN
Cheney, as Tepreseut,ny the more liberal portion
OF the Episcopal Church-fcts incl!nets 10 hod him
felf alouI frum fe1loW-worxers In his Masters
fine1 aIl than the brethren Of the other branch,
but We can no: eudoree the means which ne has
taken Tor hs attorneys, at least, on his behalf,)
70 compass big ends. The interference Of thu ca il
orce1a 18th the progress Of an ecees,asttcal ri.
bsna1 u u dangerous precedent and we th!nk uu
rtght-1nlnded nen will unite n denorac!as
Cont Of ch.easo mlshi With Just as mush i'ropts-
et5 assume 10 pftsctibe tho qualifications essential
for admission into the Episcopal Or any other
Church ITSELF as to attemps 70 meadle with IT. IN
would be auprefsire Of the religious liberty which
ne as nation hare ever held 30 dear. II the
q o II taa nusI4 q s
other, and tae determination of tic norI .si nj nj
anasen De ihas aaosa,ed 70 ,tse IL Gt 90 nt H..
tnugipe that Chicago courts are much pe.ter
asalidrd to dcai With religious matters
rot At al. We EDO DO not talns m ih,. re r.
i,g!ous people would be willing to reler 1be de-
o oH9s 70 ans suen nan
% 3 Win tie l.iiy. Wonld Il not T Be- s s,s4a:s
jones' Or Brown shall b. expelled ihe canrrh ia,
certain Offences referred to the civil courts. vs.
trust Bishop ThItebouse wtii, upon thu seas,eu,:,
TX Of the Court, ordcr 1t 10 20 ahead In tae as
10 what the "SupeTiur' Court raay gay; AMI il Il
becomes ihereufou necessary to tess The 10 yer Of
the elrll authority u Interfere In m ecclesiastical
matter, wnita Il uone Of thel1 buslac>s. We doubt
lot there En be nea1s In plenty forthcoming to
prosecute the investigation
FYn1n The C1-rst1ni H7utl
R:shop WhItchoase, Of Illinois, has, Ike St rn1,,
troubles without as well a. troubles within. As
s..tnnt Bishop CImr1tns, CT Kentucky, has given
the Bishop Of Illinois mort11 offence, " preacnl1g
agaiDst r.tuatl.m: and, the offending f3!taor fas-
i9E been iovited TO all pulpit IA chicaxo; EsEop
offending hroiner Bishop from preAehlnz Ia big
fftoct 1t Il Ut fortunate fgr Bishop " Wh1ehou1a
that he Old net lire ia the days OF tho 1DQulsttDn-
He evidently would run such q machine with great
succesf, but this age and generation ate TOO en-
rhteued, too charitable, aud too ube.a. to stand
s5ch b:go r., iE.oieIaact and tyranny.
Frop, The .ye,e la5k ErPreks