, 1873-12-25

anil onloinderH havo boon hcnpod upon him,
b.triod out OF sight, over md over ,ngain; but
ho wouldn't stay buried. The o1aasio md roca1-
ctrant Rector came up froah aud smiling in oaeh
instance, md shook of tho rubbish pllod upon
as easily md natural IA q spaniel aliakoa tho
wntor from his hair. Tho Bishop thundcfcd at
him, but he didn't hoar the thunder, and wont
OIL Lis way without oven opening Ais lmbrolla
to protect himself from tho storm, Then tho
Bishop degraded him, but lo didn't degrade
worth u cont; on tho othor hand, tho oongroga-
ton soon1ol to think moro Of him 1cgrndol
than they did before ho underwent tho operation.
Then tho Bishop sought to ojoct him from tho
church property, rightly arguing that b Rector
without loctorn would aavo to put up tho HI,nt-
tors nnl stop business but tho Hector hold ON
30 tightly w1.4o tho Bishop tuggod, that 1t boz
came ovidout that, ur.logH tho horns Of tho altar
onme of, he wns bound TO atay. THUS, for four
yoars tho Hector has boou led voly onaso.
Ho cannot complain Of dullneas In Ills pastoraso,
whntcver may bo tho condition Of othor neotors
who tend their ahoop III moro quiet pastures,
grazing by tho Aidc Of peaceful wator-coursea,
and nevor tomptod to jump over tho foncea into
the forbidden folds beyond.
Stripping tho caro- Ct oil ita distraoting vor-
bago and cloaring away tho litter which tho it,
dustrtous 1an jers havo pi1od up about 1T, VIC
presume this four years' conflict has boon car
ried Oh Rinply to ouBt Bishop Cheney out Of tho
church, ard that tho suits which hayo boon in
stituted against him have had no other object in
Wow. What his opponents have failed to do. ho
has gono very quietly and done himaolf. Ho
l,as voluntarily placed himself outside tho palo
Of tho Jurisdiction Of Bishop Whitehouso, Or any
other Diahop, and his lock has followed him.
Now, to tho ohildren Of tho world 1t would Beom
as if 1t wero timo 1o should DO lot alone, 80 long
aB he docs not poach on tho Eplscopalian man-
ors. But now como the othor Bishop and his
lawyers, filing an amondod supplemental bin do
clnring that he las withdrawn from tho Church !;
that "Dr. George D. Cummins, on tho nth Of
Docombor, in the church oaiaco Of tho Haid par-
ish Of Christ Church, WAS guilty Of performing
Tho sacrilegious mockory OF 4 Pretended conse-
Grafton of tho said Charles Edward Cheney, aa a
pretended Biahop or chief otllcer"-(to whicl,
charge Bishop CumminB might woll reply in the
language Of Mr.. Tweed: What are you going to
do about 1t y and that Charles Edward Ohonoy
has sot up Nh opposition religion acroas the
way. With regard to tho Inter charge, we
presume Bishop Cheney or any other man has
tho right to SGT up any religion which does not
interforo with public aeceucy, under tho guaran-
toes Of republican form Of governmont- The
| original bill which waa fitod sot forth TINT
! Mr. Cheney was turned out Of tho Church. and
to como in now with another bill setting forth
that he has turned himself out, and to press this
as charge against him. begins to aayor Of per.
aocution. It is tho popo aud Bishop Roinaons
Bismarck md the Archbishop Lodochowsly, owe,
again, only on tho necessarily small scale III.
ducol by limitations Of power. Bishop Cheney
is no longer in tho case. There is
no action against him as a member oi
tho Epiaconal Church, for the reason that ht
has severed tho few remaining thin threadt
| which hold him to it, and has Joined the Reform
| oil Episcopal Church, Or, III the words Of the
| supplemental amended bill, hag set up new
opposition religion. Tho only thing which re
mains for Bishop Whitehouse to fight about ii
tho not very handsome stone building, cornol
| Of Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth street
| with the accompanying furniture and mortgages
Perhaps in order to settle tho strife it might
be well for tho congregation to hand over tht
| concoru as Christmas present to that person o.
persons who arc legally qualified to bo the par.
ties Of the second part on tt1e-deed. Any
thing for peace. It isn't giving other ltigants
4 fair show, md tho public is getting sick Of Il
| n1ro