The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-05
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ward nSneN, Il I'unliSGfu Ill INC ifHttS WIS
morning. and makes three columns aud L
hale
Number IS 4 letter from Bishop Whip
pie to Eishop WhitchouSe. in which
he SAYS: Feeling the deepest sorrow at
even Il possibility Of any schiSm III the
Church. he concluded TO come to Chicago
and have an interview with Bishop White
| hou>c. At his request bishop Lee, of
| Iowa, came with him. They found Bishop
| Whilchousc absent from the city. They
then hcd m interview with Mr.. cheney,
which lasted three hour>. N this interview
| bishop Whjpplc say: Tho arguments
which used were the blessed doctrine ol
unity in the Church and our relations rs
| brethren the relations which ought to
| bind Christian hearts; the readiness to
give up our free will--cYerythin@ for
Chris,'S sake; that he had the example
rt eminent cvln"clicalS i'll the Use ol
words thai be must admit that our blessed
! Lord said expressly that these children
might bc admitted To the kingdom OF God ;
| that kingdom of God, which WAS the net
and fold WAS the visible Church. dwclt
mostly on the loving side of our relations,
and hr@@rd him to weigh all III the light
OF tile .ItlG~mcut. He seemed in great dis
trcSS. admitted the dangers and regretted
the position in Whca Ee was placed, but
sorry tor The utleucr: that hc could mol Use
the words and that he felt agoricvetl at
| something which had taken place in tho
trial. never had So sad ~ interview.
| hope | may never have again. We had
| prayers aud left, anl pray God that the
| Holy Ghost may still open i way to save
him from what ] fear may lead to the guilt
OF Srhicncr. ought, perhaps, to say that
no spirit OF unkinuncss was manifested by
| him.
Number . is Il letter from Rev. Ed.
ward Sullivan 10 Bishop Whitcholl,c, IN
which he gives III account OF his interview
with Bishops Lee and Whipplc, suggesting
whether, III view of the existing order oI
things. il would not he well to postpone
the sentence of deposition for :. time.
Number = is Il letter from Bishop Ice
10 Bishop WhitChousc, III which hc say.
You will not blame me- for frankly Sayin.
that the first sentence WIS, in my view, toe
severe Tor the offence, il having been yir
tuully Il sentence of dcpo>itlon, for oI
course Mr.. Cheney could not have any
rontriton for what he did not think was
wrong. The Church generally, IL far rs
can .lu.."c. looked only Tor Il sentence o.
official admrnjtion, the future to take c:rC
of itself 80 Tor as ANY repetition of the
offence was concerned, ard especially a> thI>
WAS the first t1ial OF The kiaQ in the United
states. ir. Cheney intimatrd to Us that
his disregard "i the sentence Of suspension
was o"cd>ioucd by its conditions, with
which hr could not comply. At the close
Of his letter hc says: Il may add here
that notwithstanding my own freedom
from scruriG> in regard 10 the office in quc>
ton AIN strongly in favor Of attnrdin .
some dc@rrc OF relief 10 those who feel tnal
they need il and must nave il, aru hciCv.
1 L. t, ut.l NJ ri,ll III
"ut amy real compromise ui the dorlrlnC al
the th,Il,I. God "raut il nay hc given il
lt. Church, and ronc Of oar brethren mlN
br driven 10 seek II elsewhere"
Number is Il letter from EishnI
Nhipplc To Bishop Whitchou>c, i'll Which
h. details II length his interview with Mr.
Cheney and the arguments pro aud con be-
tween them upon The question Of infant
hart>.u and the use ot the word rcgcnc
rlte. fhe Bishop says it is due to Mr.
Cheney II KY that he declared he suffered
deeply at the position i'll which he was
placed that he said he did not wish to SEE
Il division and that he was not i'll any
sense the leader OF Il movement. lie ad
miitcd he might tC in error; that con
science WAS often educated into an lndeti
nate form; but that >lill he was bound tC
obey his conscientious convictions i'll al!
sincerity and honesty and leave the end with
God. i!c said he would rejoice a. much
Us any man could ut any solution
OF the matter, but that lie could not lie
before God and say ne WAS sorry when
he Clt he was doing his duty. lie told hin
how painful the whole interview had been;
that while we could sre no way out, God
| could make Il way. We were all OF us in
tcgrS during the most of the interview. We
| ilnclt together Ill prayer. prayed earn
cs(ly that God would take the cause into
| His hands; that lie would forgive all who
had sinncd: that He would give wisdom To
all who had erred; that lie would orcrrult
all mistakes, errors. aud sins for His glory:
thai He would especially bless and guide
YOU; that He would heal all dlvlslonsamoDg
Christians, that we might all labor TO DC
prepared and to prepare others Tor The Sc
cond coming Of our Lord.
Letter 30. ) is from Bishop WhitehousC
to Bishop Mhipple, III which he says that
IA schi>matic movement has been tor two
years recognized purpose and instead OF
It's being precipitated by the contingencies
OF this act OF discipline, the ideal has been
reduced to IN il-looking reality of indi
vdual secession aud the party largely de.
moralzcd. There Will be no schism OF any
account, though, OF course, the smallest
tendency TO sucn Il folly is to ue deprecated
II it does occur, it will stand On The pages
Of history as the most uimlcsS and unprln.
| ciLlcu vi all the separations from the An.
glic AN communion. | shall continue To act,
4, we have done, without haste cr irrtaI ion,
and wait as long before pronouncing the
| final sentence IT, my avoid Il jus. mputl
| ton of fear or v.tcila,lon. There Is 10 III.
tcrnative left. Bishop Whitehouse closes
with the request that he may be allowed to
publish Bishop Whipplc's letter.
! Letter No. q is from Bishop Whipplc, in
| which he rcnIics that his interview with
Mr.. Cheney was simply private. and does
| not think IL ought to bc made public.
No. : is from Whtchousc 10 Whipplc,
saying: " on have no doubt seen the arti.
c!c IN The last Protestant Charctman said
| To be from the pen Of Bishop Lee. call
yulr attention To his article because The
Bishop of Iowa has now raised throughout
The Church the question OF rcraclty be.
tween you, Hey. w. Sullivan, my son, ana
others, on the one hand, and myself on the
other. The correspondence OF yoursell
and others. which Is III my possession, Is
conclusive OH The transaction. AS The move
ment originated with yourself, the rcspon-
slbility rests with you Of what was pre-
scntcd to Bishop Lee as the object OF your
visit when YOU invited his company, aud
| Of what was contained in your JOINT action"
He concluded his letter as follows: 1" But
| there is an issue for yourself, scrous enough,
which our brother OF Iowa has made tor
| you--a tacit Impeachment OF sincerity ana
an implication vi dupliciCy, with the addl-
| tion OF an involved condition OF unJustl1a-
| bic interference, not with a brother bishop
alone, but with the most solemn delibcra-
tion the discipline of the diocese-and need
not say, my dear brother, that you cannot
| for an instant he spotted with this, but our
| i,,,,,,r ,f In,ra has rrII1pV flIInu ont CEN