, 1874-09-06
Or. McKaig's Case under Consider
alton in California.
Tic Opinions CT the Leading nc"
Iigi3sls Papers.


BlSLQG ChtNt4
rrhc Et-Ecy. Charles Z. Cheney has, TOT a. ICES
p. half dozen years, leen enc OF tho most prohl'
pcrt c1crEynen in tho United States, o"1nG
nucl, to tho fack that ho has seemed to pctsohl
r. in his ccntcst with the late Bishop White
bcuso, the canso Of what is known as the Low
Church bracch Of The Episcopal Church, as op.
po=etl 10 tho High Chulch party And 5at this
Dcsitiou has tocn moro apparent than roal, since
the trro controversy belonged more to church
order and an urqucetiouing obedience to church
orthority than to any divergence in church
polity.
s5r. Cheney was born in 1856, OF New England
p2-cnts and claims his descent from the Pill
c41.us. His .,itthplaco Has Canandaigua, N. I.
He welt through school aud college with.littte
all from any Que but himself, having to ''work
his way" as it ia termed. he graduated
f1an Hobart College, Geneva, N. T., in 1857,
With credit III tue fall OF the same year he en-
tcred tho middle claes of the Episcopal Theolos-
icsl Seminary ut Alexandria, Va Ho left tho
Seminary carly in his senior year, and was Or
.t..:.ed Deacon By Bishop De Lancey, of Western
New York, and beca1ne assistant minister OF st.
J:-Les Church. Rochester.
Alter remaining there nlno months, ne WAS
chosen to take charge OF st. Pauls Church,
H.7a.a- n. Y. 1T the end of short stay here,
he was ordained Presbytcr By Bishop Dc Lancey,
nEl soon after came to Chicago, where he
preached lis Erst sermon as Rector OF Christ
Church, ..iAreh II. 1850. 1t will thus be seen
tLAs Bishop CLs0ey's reputation is all a Chicago
growth. as is that Of several others OF our uost
uy.<d c1eT3yIncn.
Christ Church, when 3Ir. Cheneytoo!i charge Of
it, WAS q 6raall, almost insignificant, body, COM
E:i:iuS 4 congregation OF about forty persons,
sever. only Of whom we're conl1nunicauts, and
wc1ship:ng in small franc building upon
leased ground. AS q specimen OF rapid growth
,I< ~ raY,y may ha IN MT
this cL1rc., at the present tino has nearly AUG
commandments. TIC Homo Sunday-school num-
tcrs some 800 teachers and pupils, end the vatne
of it's property is estimated at about Sloo. .Uoo
In addition to the church proper, there are three
missions dependent upon the ceutral assocla-
t!or for support namely St. Georges Chapel,
the Chapel Of the Good Shepherd, and tile Tying
MISSION. Mr. Cheney il, therefore, everywhere
recognized as ono OF tho most laborious, earnest
ac4 successful religious teachers in the country;
an.i it was this fact that WAS q largo element in
TIC power that enabled him 80 long and so sue
c::s fully to contend against tho most scholarly
E;siacoral Church OF the United states al
though, perhaps logically, he may have been
wrong, yet The people were with him, and Lis
defenders coIcsa.1tly pointed to his works as his
h1s:c dirlarla. Nei.i:er figs Eor figures such a5
these could be iLo product Of thistle. Judged
b.; his works, E.hop Cheucy must be Chased as
lirss rate tp;ler i'll the Christian profession
Tho long aud the widely-rcpoFtea CONTROVERSY
between Mr. Cheney aud his Bishop in regard to
tie fel7aer'g omission Of tho word rogenerate"
I: ION tie Eartemal Eervico for infants. seemed
to give uoa; impetus to tho smouldor7ng fires
g: the cau.Ri.1alibtic controversy in this country.
i,a''cpn, Clergy, ard laity began more and more
s T. 'A and INTO Lou the cnreh sossed until fasiss n s
la;tc- part OF 1873, bishop Cumn1ins announced
lis secession from the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and, on Dec. ct tho same year, the
Convention vas held in New York which organ
I}ofc 13ic1,
op Cn;nnics and Diellop Cheney as its high &C.
cl=siaztics. s;nco tha: ti1no tho Church has
Gfowu by secessious from the Protestant Epis-
GO: d aad other churches, until it has now some
twenty-five cle71,ymen, and over twenty p6zish
organizations, There are now two congrega-
t:u:'s in New Brunswick, one in Ottawa, four in
t!iser places in Illinois. one in Missouri. one ia
1<5S. York, Que in Brooklyn, two in Philadelphia,
Nv Denomination. therefore, is growing ono,
az: owes its vitality largely to the energetic
l:'',;rs u Bishop Cheney.
Ihc incs ,l.as Mr.. Cheney was emitting word
cr two il tho Darti4!ra} Service cana
Incidentally to tho ears of the late Bishop
N;.iteacs;sc, who soon after called upon Mr
C!.rI:cy, and requested him to conform literally
to tue Prayer Book Mr: Cheney steadily and
1.:e1opged conflict during which trial, suspen-
zion ani lual sentence OF degradation from
t!.2 Ministry took place. Notwithstanding this,
tlr- Cheney continued his mlnlatrntlons, his
the church property acnaining in his possession.
1}is,op Cheney il man Of medium size, frank
eac cordial III his intercourse with othcrB
g.. oi memory. command Of the best English,
and close habits by strdy.and observation, enable
Him to :do,n tlis sermons with the attributes of
true .~iatery !; and lle has znnde reputation as
ansong the very lest pulpitepeakers in tho city.
i':ri!op Cheney returned Yesterday from Cam
ala, where lie has been spending ecveral weeks
IL .!lc work Of organizing and pushing forward
1iae work OF the Reformed Church. He speaks
ve:- c5.courasngl: OF tho progrecss there. Two
w. c:,,o tc-1ay ho confirmed thirteen persons
IL. OTTAWA ami stsund:r. at the request Of about
!: /: ,::cs, members OF ile Protestant Episcopal
t.;,:ci, Ct piattahr1G \. T., k preached before
c very lares a1.'i!osct tie suss and purposes
oi &c z:e: .:.:t :! III tel. It IL quite probable
t,,a- i'6:urcd Church will be orgauizcdiu III that
/ .aca Eaan.
While in Canada. Bishop Cheney preached in
;::artyeal, in tho Young Mems Christian AEsocia-
tion. Tilcre ie was cot1iall; welcomed by arge
a:.:|:e-,cc. Bishop Cheney is still young man,
Irl ii is not unlikely that Lie may bear in the
f:,:,tc no*t prominent part in the religious
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