, 1873-12-05
In Ezcolstn" rss uung. followed by prayer by

Ia Excolstn" WAS 1uug, followed by prayer BY
TLo Raw. Mr. Cheney said that dol only knew
how palno he WAS at tho robnit OF thib !ote. l1o
aad that from the mannor Of tho vote 1t had not
boon possible for him to c1rroan his focllng bo~
foro. To MAS untitled in evory way for thiu Of
flcu Ho Ind fols ever alncc the movement COM
monccd That It's coutre would 10 lu Chicago, and
q church ahunld bo built up thoro, and that s,lo-
ceeh IN that direction nas, moro important than
+ BfHhop. 11o thought 1le.. With hts proacnt
would 10 Impossible fur him to do botl, works.
Flu had como hero at tito rcqnost OF his vcHlry.
without tho thought Of the possibility of aucl
roault and for him to 60 bauk nud say to thcm
thst 10 could not possibly do II wouiti seem te
thom az though he preferred somc other work
than TINT lo had fleon engaged In. Ho was
compelled to Say that no could not poaaIbly &C.
copt the ostlon tas had boon tsndessd %
enrnestnoRs, md with n voice trembling with or
ceaa Of emotion. Tho Rov. Mr. SMITH and tho
1lov. Mr.. Leacoch made addrcsscs urging tho
Dlahop-ecct to withdraw his dedication. bishop
Cumuins also stronuonsly dcsirod him to as-
aumo tho roaition. DR.. Cheney eaid ho WAS
certainly touched by tho remarks OF those who
Ind spoken, but ho could not think OF taking
thiB step without consultation with his congrega-
tion.. 1Io begged that tho Council would try to
It was moved by II. i. Ti1rnoY that tho Execu-
tive Committee 10 empowered, in tho caBo Of tho
acceptance by Dr.. Cheney, to mako arrange
n1ents for hia conservation, aud :he motion was
adopted.
TIE uEv. 8. II. TYING. H., ON BISHOP ou4a11Ns
WITHDRAWAL.
Tho Rev. Stephen II. Tying. Jr., expressed bis
opinion to a Tribune reporter Monday evening
respecting Bishop Cnmlnins' withdrawal. ANY
man, ensd tho Row. htr. Tying. las right to
Withdraw from tho Protestant Episcopal Church,
or any other Church, at any time, aud for my
rcasot,a that rnnY to him Bcom adequate. Bishop
Cll1nsnins haH Withdrawn from tile Church. aud
had received o certificate recognizing suol With
drawal.
ANY 1uan, or number OF men, outside Of tho
Episcopal Church, or, iu otherwords, those who,
either by their own resignation, or by tho action
Church, had Tho right, under tho Constitution Of
their country, to associate for woralfp In any
form thcy might Select 1t Was also tho right Of
any potion III tho Church to sympathize with
and aid any movement in any other Church which
might commend itself to The conscience aud
judgment.
Regarding the action Of the Bishops, tho Rev.
Mr.. Tying usBorted that there VAS nothing III tho
la'S that declares that any Of the official acta OF
bishop Cu,nmiua aro "null and void" Tho
eineo ho vas Bishop outside, not within tho
Episcopal Church. The Church held tlut when
otlo had become Bishop llc was always Disli-
op. and II Ae was doposed, or separated himself
from tie Church, ho wan still 4 - Bishop oi
God," though not Of tho Episcopal Church, and
should llo over return to tho Church no ordina-
tion was required. for lc never loHes his rank aa
q Bishop Of God"
It nppeara TINT while thoro Ia = canon law
which provides for the withdrawal OF Bishop, tc
his action. the Bishops now propose to act nndol
the laws which provides for tho trial OF Bishop
thus passing by tho former ono, under WhicE
Bishop Cummils Inns withdrawn.