, 1873-12-09
BISHOP CHENEY,
He Asks His Congregation If DO
Shall Accept.
And They Reply Unanimously in tho
Affirmative.
Bishop Cummins Is Telcgraphcd to as to
tho Timo Of Ordination.

that hus assembled for long willie iu this Oft,
was held last evening III tho locture-room OF tllt
Rov. DR.. Ohcnoy's Church. Tho hour which ma
to decide whothor or not tho rector Of th
society should accept tho Office Of tho Associa,,
Bishop to Which ho lad boon recently oloctot
Ind come. On this decision hung, portaps, no
only tho welfare OF his own individual pnrish
which ho lovos with an affection soo,ningly d:
strong MS life, but alAo III n lnoasuro, tho vor,
oxiatonco OF now clurci, party to DO known as
"Tho Reformed Episcopal Church." and also itt
suc:osg
The loeturo-room was filled with soveral hun
drod mo,nborB of the church and congregation,
who wero conscious Of tho Significance Of tho
hour.
THE aRuAS1zAT1oS.
THO business began by tho appearance Of Dr..
Aaron GibbY on tho ntasd, who called the moet-
ing to order. nlll requested that Chairman and
Secretary bo nomi nntatl. D. r. philpot proposed
tho na1ne OF William AlEieh for Chairman, aud
he wna accordingly elected. j. ". Oakley was
chosen Secretary.
Dr.. Cheney was called upon to leasl
invoked upon cvnry individual present.
Tho Father, Son, md Spirit woro oacll and all
%Sn SesIs 9 sse ss about s poe d. n ensS pes sG% 5
OF remarkable carncstness. III which tho whole
congregation solcnny united.
REMARKS OF DIR. CHENEY.
Tho Chairman then arose mid announced that
tho 1sey. DR.. Cheney would Btato to tho audience
tho object OF tho meeting. DR.. Cheney, to whom
al eyes wero turned, camo forward and said :
have called this meeting on my own rofponei-
billty. Its object IL to gtvo tl,ia congrc-
Ion whether or not I shall accept tho
nfico to which hayo boen recently clectol.
Previous to tho action taken by MY friend Bishop
Cummins. the only way out Of our difficulties
that ecenlod possible to mo was tho organization
Of q truly Protestant Episcopal Church. We arc
Episcopaliaus by choicu, and many Of ,a by odt,-
cation. We lavo been urged to withdraw, but
have uniformly given tho ausuor that, sooner
Or later, Homo Bishop would 500 the monBtrous
39 .ctiGas taaon' & t an;i that + through him no
At last Bishop has secn this. Dofore going
East, two weeks ngo, ! was asked, "What Is the
programmed" NY atswor was, II dot know"
but l thought Bishop cunamina would conso-
bis sudden doath, other bishops could 10 or
lalned, and tho grent work OF the Church 10
on. You may lnve scen tho notice Of q mooting
tu New York last week. That meeting was
Cumnins vas notified Of that meeting in 4 very
peculiar n,allncr. It uaB itnown, also, to tho
ltoy. DR.. Tying md to myself. Thoy mot, bns
thoy slarank back. Thoy know II they depoaed
bishop Cu5ntnins it would DO in tho faoo Of iaw
That such mon should linus moot for such q .pur-
roae-that is to dcpose Bishop Cum,uns- -aliowa
dainod.
r found, whom I arrived in Now York.
and and e tbet more Go soud sndp bo was 'h0nen aaa
from tho Wost. I soon felt tho election.
would fall OH mo. urged that a 1nnn should
htsA. .ominatcd for that Office from tho East Tho
meotlng conTencd, and wish to Say here that
!., never yot hhye seon a. noay Moee together
upon them tan shoBo present. The spirit Of
Eiayor peffhuca al! hearts, anu doa "aa present.
lno n1oh1 ielaarAaple unan'm1ty proVa1leu' ~
regard 70 tAe hahlo o. Tue llo" Canreh, hhoulu
state that Wantod tho word t5otess-
outnnina Aelo tnas We al lols y
We arc 10 innuenGe persons IN
1avoT 81 our oharen, u muss 10 oono ny NJ Epis
coLa. nh9ic aa ~ ln's ea he con eontenueo .has
shonlu 20 dono at once. Whon tue tlmo caMo
ior the election, no nonlnatlonn were made, but
the vo.e was takon " ballot. boloro tMs was
aono' We a! engafeo N prayer: atld t1cn tao
votes were si7cn unanimously !or nc. lat onco
arose and trasa ~ to 10 heard, but was ruled out
Of oroef. IAon came tue Foso OF teo !a1ty, anu,
with 1ut ono exception, al voted for me-
1 stated 'aGt had tlo utmost reluctance to %
Bl6hop. aIy aeqaihtahco Will llslops WaB not
such ab should lead mo to dcsre tho olllco:
li,angntor.l BcsIdes, / was PASTOR ana
laborod Tor the salvation Of souls, and I could
not accept. Mahop Guminins then arose and
na1a - hHa nob ~ VII EApcc+esA tllt L hIUu!A
Bunder my rotations with this clutch, and this
was reiterated by every ono at tho
mentinr lint / ea;l ri will m
hacis to nv own neon]o md soo S
.",at 49,, ~ ,;1I a.. I,",.4 H :. 49, ;oe Hae
@Iut t1ey "11i 10! appuS ", anu II tuo! au'ioG
me TO 20 30, shall accons., NOV, II L heNeyed
tnlb ONCE WOULD mlltato asalEst my lanors
among YOU, tnon 40 nos want u. 1 W'iiAaS
1nas among muli5uao o. los.ora from rectors
haso ?1st received one from roetor OF proh-
,nent Eastern church, stating! why no you
tes nesl@ate one nionentt Ll1e lb 80 uncertain
thnI nos lnohe!lt snoIlu 10 !ohs.
,,. Ihe speaker hero defined tue nature or
nahop.L,:hat ~. no was rrasnylo1i not man ''l
oI 1 avg, ouk ono "noso nanu cosa PG PC tahan ny
atl. N9t peison set on pcdsstal. Lnnghter'J
de sa1d LIS lllo was coi1secfa Leu 10 tio building
" ., y 1slul1lea l.k'l6coF"i ChuISH. no w.
hlred Tue ieohhes OF the cohefeeat1on aion!u DO
tes ted on tue matter II ny peop'o aessfo mo
mol noL 10 aceopt tl!o olce, wlll hot sako T. and
VIII 81 teeEfapl nlsnol olmmlna tocnlehs
my heoPle 10 dcalro mo 70 ta1o tnls ounce, tllon
! shall 30 so a'iu will telegraph tho iaes also to
thn lAshop tonight.
". cnehe! aea,tou tllat thero ha!onid DC 1ull
expression I'll 1eell1ls' OH tho question.
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