, 1873-08-12

10 my future ecclesiastical relations, esteom It
prooous rrsege to e.at ~ tbs care upon Tho Iord
Th!s most chssrful'y do. thankfully leaving all re-
Tho reason, therefore, why camo to tho Dloceee Of
Illinois, Ia because believed TINT tho Lard called mo.
desire to show in tho second place, that cnIoay
q Lang Island 70 int Of Illinois. Before lesv-
not i home ~ oplIssd % come q thc Diocese Il
~ .ne s s Ss i ss tsa sss noa Rsfs ss
thon TOOK thota t. no Fesidonss Of Dlal'op Whe:
thersfore i'll thom Tor him. rhon lad dona oyery.
s 10 e IN e order ri tsss @gh b. received TITO nia
ccsc Thia all that tho Bishop Of Long Island Re.
% %2f'a ses.s Ct mn ana na'n h ''ssi''s 81 ,. i s
be received into any diocese. nut ny careful ene"y;
received note from Bishop Whitohouso written tho
same afternoon called, stating:
D1Strop W1t1rEuOUsE TO MR. TuohEh.
notice of tbs soton Of tho Vostsy Orat Church In
% p G Ta tbs you envo o. a a
incioao copy Of tho canon Of thta diocese, which
10 VI AFes*obt 4A4Asot0Af oe
ant Minister"
I'm, TuoKEn TO p1altoP wnrrEuousr.
In repy to this INTO wroto thht WAS entirely
ignorant Of ho existence Of anc canons and nlso that
nsssred by tho Rector Of Christ Church that ho
and tho vestry will h.ye mo caflod in accordance with
Thls note was written Dec a. 1871, aud on tho dny
following, Dec. %. tho Bishop wrote mo:
"your noto Of Dec. - is received. decline to
copt your letters disniasory and have returned them
@ 3 ia H IL a9as @ @ sep'n q f
aet = oie's.e vi!Sin III, aioeess an,t duly o1su
You viii please notice that before tho Dtshop gavo
an opportunity Of doing what ho nskcd US to do e Pr
very day following that On which ho roceiyed mtno BY
which Uniformed him that tho Rector and voatsy Of
ohsss Church oaid have mo called In
Whon e t tho bishop % refused 10 rocoivo mo into his
diocese what should havo done7 In tho psov4on,ee
hero her en Il opposition a t. the % Mi ot It's ia Ssop
asss Seyd No es rss so Il eesnS Id %
hsvs eoen diaoocyng dod lie c,lisa e here to work
Him until 10 tolls mo not to. :,
IN IN op opsasii,oa 1S E H. Il ~ viii % & il 5'saos
Master. s i c,ai that havo not boon guilty Of tho
third sud last charge, which Is the violation Of my Or
"with q glad mind md Will" only ny nshop's I" 0odiy
sdmisn4ns.,atton" s and aubmtt myself only to his
did not appear Mt tho Court for given In
ny letter below on account Of nv non,sppea5anee ~ Pet
the
BISHOP L1TrLEJonN TO MIR. rucKEn
DnooKLYN March q, 1878.
Rev, AND DEAR SIR send you herewith copy OF
the aentcnco Of suspension which It has been my pain
full duty to pronounce upon you hs day. regret that
compelled the proper authorities Of this Diocese to In
etue judicial proceedings againat you and stu more
s fs asr xansy dss noes nss'es voa you
to suspend you from tho exercise Of the ministry
1'A''''' ~" ''N'' '-''' i. n: irrrlr,ons,
!. a.-The canon os thie diocese untior which tlis
action has boon taen declares that unless tho accused
hpeo moa a o Tue
as tho convicted of the Odenaes charged. a. NJ Il.
| To which replied:
1128 MICHIGAN AVENUE.
DEAR BIsnor :: did not intend to he d'srcspeclfal
required my attendance at the court and wa;
and all that would 10 required Of rs
9s e ehsssd wh sSs don
readiness at Tho court But have learned that m,
II }s q sa
alon. belioyo that 1t would DO wrong for mo to re
't s whie s'd Is da na1a warning
idling away our time by ronindina Us that Ihe nigh
say With respoct to YOU and tho court that % no
tntond to "appeag or demand tsil for after fursh
s ss Se saa n xo es n, nS
hero to give them to 1t. Very respectfully yours: ours
IT. Rev. A. N. Litt!e}ohn, .. D.
| On tls I'd Inst. I received tho following:
| SENTENCE or DEPOSITION.
whereas, " as SOD On ,e so day Of March. 1875 receive
the following canonical md official notice: - INV,
10 the Right Rev. A. n. Lf0lejohn, u. D., bfshop q
RsoaT @ nEv. AND DEAR sm: As prosidont ot III
room Of 81 Ant's Church, Brooklyn, for tho trial
tho Row Charles II. Tucker, hereby report to 70
he of tb Doeese a ho
cused neglected to attend at the time and place :!
pointed for tho meeting of the Court after duo , notie
stu Ana :, shaross, on tho 21st day of March, 1871
the City Of Brooklyn and In conformity With the r
Of this Diocese did in tho presence OF three Pres
bytcrs pronounce and adjudgo thu said Roy; charle
IL Tucker suspended from the exercise Of tho Mimi
try OF tbs Church, for conumaoy until he shall az
pear and demand trial.
And whoress The said nev Gharles r. Tucker h.
apPeAEoA hlA ApAlaAueA -
ecrlbed by Article Canon g. Section 4, Of the canot
| Of thia Diocese
!, therefore, Abram Newkirk Lttlo}ohn, BY Diyt1
/ permission Bishop Of the Diocese Of Long 1sand.
Conformity with the requirements Of Article cano
s. Bocton l. Of tho canons Of this Diocese. do hereb
II tho presence Of these presbyters pronounce . a. n
adJudgo that tho said Rev. Charles u IuckeF 1s as
, posed from tho Ministry Of this Church. -. =,
Given undcr my hand and official seal tn Ct. a a
drows' Church, Yaphsnk, Suffolk County, N; r.. tn
l4th day Of July ono Thousand eight hundred and 90
enty-threo and In tho fourth year Of my consecrato
H. al ADRIAN NEwKIRK LITTLEJoHN,
; Bialop Of Long Island.
{ggned)
a Thomas Cook qresbJter,
, RoBERT r. PEARSON, preabyter,
q | JOHN ". BucKMABrEn, pgcsbyter.
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