The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-17

THE RESIGNATION OF Bishop Cum
MINIS, OF KENTucKY.-A Louisville dis.
patch OF the 14th says that the reception
Of circular letters from Bianop CuntnSs
Of the dioceSeof Kentucky, announcing
his withdrawal from the Protestant Epis
copal Church, has created o profound sen
sation among the Episcopalians Of tha
city,. Private letters from him intimate
his intention 70 continue his Episcopa
office on the basis Of Bishop WHrTE'l
prayer book. I Blshop CuMMtNs' with
drawal, 1t Ia thought, viii create some
complications between the two phases o.
theology in the Kentucky Episcopal
Church. s7,s@ Er-
The Baltimore American Of Saturday,
in referring to the subject, says that The
general impression iu that city where
Bishop CuAtE1Ns used to iive) seems to be
that the reverend gentleman has plainly
intimated In his letter Of resignation that
it Is his design to inaugurate q new
movement in the Church. Or in other
words, that it is not his purpose to attach
himself to some non-Episcopal body, but
really to found new church or sect that
he will proceed to, ordain ministers, and
possibly undertake to. perpetuate the
Episcopate, according to his own views,
by consecrating to the Episcopal Office
some one or more OF such clergymen as
may elect to follow him, and, thus set up
an Ecclesiastical organization in opposi7
ton to the Church which he has now
abandoned. 1t seems to be generally an
ticipated that among the sdherents Of
Bishop CUsrMrNs will be the Rev. Mr..
CHRENEy,- who, 1t will be remembered,
was brought 80 prominently before the
public some three years ago by his con-
fiict with Bishop WHrTEHoUsE, OF nli-
nols, by whom he was deposed from the
ministry for refusing to conform to the
Liturgy of the Church, persisting in mu-
tilating the office for the administration
OF the Sacrament Of Infant Baptismiby.
emitting the word 4egenerdte where It oc-
ours in the same. ng II
P. S.-Since the above was put In type
we have the following later advicesinre-
gard to the step taken by Bishop Cum.
minis: LIZ p'.i
New York, November 15.-Bishop
Cummins, Of Kentucky, in his letter TO
Bishop Smith withdrawing from the
Protestant Episcopal Church. gives as
reasons: First his having to exercise his
ofilcs In certain churches in the diocese Of
Kentucky, where the services are con-
Quoted 30 as to symbolic and to teach
the people doctrines subversiye OF the
truth as 1t is In Jesus and as II was main.
tanned and defended by the reiormers Of
the 10th century. Second, that he has
lost all hope that the system OF error now
prevailing so extensively In the churches
4of England and in the Protestant Episco.
pal Church In this country can,be or will
be eradicated by any action Of the authori.
ties OF the church, Legislative or execu.
tive. He proposes to return 70 the
prayer book sactioned by VIM. White,
Third, that on the last day I oi
the conference the Evangelical Alliance
he participated in the celebration Of the
Lords Supper, by invitation, In Rev. Dr.
Halls church, and united with Dr.. Hall;
DR., VIM. Arndt, OF Edinburgh, and Prot.
Dorner, Of Berlin, in the pious feast.
The results Of that participation have
been, such as to prove TO his mind that
such step cannot be taken by one cccu.
pying the position he now holds without
sadly disturbing the peace and harmony
OF this church, and without impairing his
influence for good over large portion Of
the same church. As he cannot surren-'
der his right and privilege thus 70 meet
his fellow christians Of other churches
around the table oil the Lord, he says he
must take his place where he can do 90
without alternating those Of his household
Of faith. The Bishop, says he therefore
leaves the communion In which he has
labored lior over 2s years, and transfers
his work and Office to another sphere Of
labor. :, -H. :