Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-01
ESTABLISHED 1910.
EPISCOPAL.
The Case Of Bishop WhitshOuse, of Illinois,
VS.. Rev. Mr.. CheRey.

CHICAGO, August 81. - BishOl
/ WhitehOuse publishes in the TFi6IH
this morning, q column and a half Il
reply to the recent communication @
the -Wardens of Christ Church, il
which they seek to disabuse the Bish
/ op of the statement that he has causes
to be made public, that the officers o
/ Christ Church had Teceded from tn
/ position taken by the Wardens il
/ their letter TO the Bishop, of the 12tl
ult., and that they had consented Il
an absence of the Rector from tn
chancel OF Christ Church on the Oeca
sion of an Episcopal visitation, snC
that candidates prepared by him fO
confirmation, and By him admitted L
| the communion, shall be presented fOl
/ the rite by some other clergymen
In mis- reply, Bishop WhitehOusg
quotes sn extract from the letter o.
Mr.. Crane, g., written to the Bishop
naming the day when they would be
glad to receive MIN at Christ Church
The extract Is as follows:
a. IN the-shsedeeOf the Rector OF this
parish, the WsTdens give notice thai
the Rt. Rev. Bishop Of this Diocese
viii hold an Episcopal visitation and
administer the sacred rite Of confirm
alton in Christ Church, Chicago, on
the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity,
being the 10th day OF September, to
meet at the usual hour Of morning
ssrvice-the Bishop having be el
pleased to chsnge the time from the
18th to the C b Of September, 1 beg
you to believe me,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
ALBERT CRANE.
Warden Of Christ Church"
The Bishop insists that the first
fourteen words of the extract war
rsnted him in the statement that Mr..
Cheney would be conveniently absent
on the occasion of his visitation. The
Bishop also, in his reply, gives quite
q lengthy account of an interview
which he had with Mr.. Crane subse
Quent to the writing of the letter
above quoted, in which he says that
Mr.. Crane assured him that Mr..
Cheney would be absent.
The Bishop also asserts that DR..
Kelly, during the preceding week,
came TO him to ask his consent to
0 o6ieiate at'Ohrist's Church, on the fol-
lowing Sunday, at the invitation OF
the Wardens; that Mr.. Cheney had
teen to see him and DR.. Kelly to urge
him to do so. DR.. Kelly replied in
INSTANCE to Mr.. Cheney, that he
0uld not compromise himself by any
services recognizing Mr.. [ Cleney. To
his Mr.. Cheney reioined by declaring
hat he did not wish any clergyman
to be compromised through him with
the Bishop; that Dr.. K. would OBJ
serve that the invitation was from
the Wardens alone, and he wss only
the besrer Of s.; that he (Mr. Cheney
expected to be : sent, bat if by any
chance he should be in le church, ne
would not appear or interfere, but
would take bis seat in 2 pew among
congregation.
he Bishop also says that during
I interview with Mr.. Crane, allu-
siOc was made to my obtaining posses
sion Of re property and the embar-
i % igrJ entail in the admin
istratiOn of il in consequence Of ifs
heavy encumbrances, and the failure
OF the income 70 meet expenses. I
took occasion to correct, emphatically,
the utter miscOnceptiol on that sub
ject, that l had nothing whatever
TO do with the said property,
as a reality, and would not consent to
touch il in any way If it were offered
to be freely conveyed to me, even es a
trust, and stated that any ecclesias.
teal action of himself or of the diOces Sc
must be limited to the simple vindica.
ton Ofthe right OF administration. The
eestlli Qlse trust being inslsinably in 8
corporation attached to the doctrine
and worship Of the Protestant EpiscO-
pal church, and under the constitution
and canOns of the diocese Of Illinois,
snd subject to the ecclesiastical au-
thOrity of his diocese. The rest of ths
eral statement OF his rights and du-
t;es as Bishop ofIllinois, and his de-
SIGN to vindicste them. He SAYS in
confusion: "You must know that
the church in my hands viii never
be submitted to such an
anon oly, and that any indignity
which, in consequence, may result,
must be at yOuv own respOnsi- /
Oility alone Y0u may not, perhaps,
that by thus rejecting the
authority OF the Bishop and badgering
the laws Of the diocese, and setting at
nsught the Catholic discipline, YOU
claim exemption from the
Church in this diocese of Illinois, ar
rogate partial independence which.
in principle, involves the whole; planN
as an isolated body, and thus
furnish proof that cannot be over
looked, Of nal lfeasance in the trust Of
the property corporate. beg you to
ponder over the weighty words of the
supreme bench, next TO the diffusion
lf Christian faith and morals. The
Church has in view the promotion OF
Iaiea and harmony, and order and
.ubOrdinstiOn through every part Of
he great association, for whose gov
they were intended. The
body cannot by ifs oWp
will, nor by esSuming an internal
be confirming to the
'ules and discipline and usage of the
Church, nor by placing over it q
preacher of its own choice, nor by
claiming to be the true and only socie-
y of fhn Church -