The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-21

weak eHOTt W uclcdt any mdu Su5peCte
! of high church notions, and it is notics
Bile fact that nearly all the low church pee
pile are persons who were not reared a
Episcopalians; persons who were reare
: with loose and low notions of disciplin
and appropriate forms and ceremonies
We clip the following from the reportet
proceedings of the convention, viz
A LITTLE RUMPUs.
DR.. Powers-Dr. Seymour is an advance,
ritualist, and he differs very much in som
: qualities from our late bishop, at the sam
time, shall not discuss here his attain
ments as scholar, or his character, but
; wish to speak of him as a man. DR.. Sey
mour is an inferior man. He is small il
stature and with bent shoulders----
| Interruption, cries Of Shame" and his
SEES
The Chairman must call the atten
ton Of the house to the remarks made al
the commencement of the debate. | con.
ceive it my duty to do so. We must con
duct ourselves on this occasion with some
thing like propriety. We are now flling
up the gap in our episcopate which has
been made by the Almighty by the remov
al Of our late bishop, and we should strive
to control our language upon this occasion
While | occupy this position shall en-
deavor to preserve not merely the ordinary
rules OF order, but at the same time decor.
UNI and propriety. Applause In or.
der to do this must insist upon quietness
throughout the house, and | respectfully
request the spectators who have left their
seats to return to them.
And Rector Powers subsidized, and that
is the last heard Of him. Later in the de-
bate Rector Holcomb, of Rock Island
showed his opposition to high churchman
as follows
A QUESTION OF FACT.
Rev. Mr.. Holcomb--I stand before you
at this time to say few words upon this
subject--words which | hope may have
some influence in directing our choice in
this matter. They may not, but | cannot
forbear to say them myself. | am not in
favor, l will say to you freely, of certain
churchman. | have always been regarded
as a conservative churchman, and | speak
from that stand point. The name of the
Rev. Dr. De Koven has been brought be.
fore this convention and thoroughly dis
cussed, and he has been laid quietly aside.
Dr. Locke-l beg to interrupt the gen
tleman. The name of Dr. De Koven has
never been before this convention, and it
has never been discussed.
Mr.. Holcomb-His name has been with
drawn recently.
DR.. Locke-It has never been discussed
and has never been withdrawn.
Mr. Holcomb-I will take it back. The
reverend gentleman's name has not been
before the convention, but nevertheless he
has been prominent man in the minds OF
many since the opening of this convention.
| merely wish to make this point that the
Rev. DR.. De Koyens name has been with
drawn, and the reason Of the withdrawal
DR.. Locke Il insist upon it that the gen.
tleman will either take back these words,or
change them. His name has not been
withdrawn--the use of it has been forbid
den
Mr.. Holcomb-W ell, then the use of DIR.
De Koyens name has been forbidden !;
why has it been forbidden? Because it is
said that he was an advanced churchman.
! know of no other reason why his name
has been withdrawn except that. or at
least why it has not been presented here:
We understand that. We understand
that it was withdrawn because of that, or
that it was not presented because of that.
A Lay Delegate--The gentleman is out
of order in speaking about gentleman
who is not before the convention, DIR, De
Koven is not before the convention.
WHAT MR.. HoLCoMB MEANT TO SAY.
Mr. Holcomb-What desire to say is,
perhaps [ have not been happy in max
ing the statement,-I bave apparently
laid myself open to criticism in referring to
the matter, but what l want to say is this:
And then Mr.. Holcomb went on to
make his speech against DR.. Seymour over
the shoulders of DR.. De Koven.
From the chicago Times.
We beg that Bishop Seymour will treat
Rector Powers with all kindness. When
he said that DR.. Seymour was an inferior
man, small in stature, with bent shoulders,
ic was merely Pickwickian remark, made,
we are certain, without any knowledge that
the inferior man, small in stature, with
bent shoulders, was to be his bishop
heCiOI ONcIS HdS dluOug othct hubi5 AZ
fractions, very pretty side whiskers, a fact
in itself emitting him to the consideration
of even an inferior man. small lin stature,
with bent shoulders Let Bishop Sey-
mour at least tolerate Rector Powers, su-
perior man, herculean in stature, and i'm
mense on shoulders.
WHO KNOWS BEST?
Rector Powers, formerly of Davenport
said in the Chicago Episcopal convention,
that DR.. Seymour was ian inferior man."
The New \ ork Express says he is "a
scholar, a gentleman, a theologian, a |
''practiced teacher, an advanced ritualist, |
and man of much piety and warmth of
heart and feeling; one who will draw in
TO the diocese men of learning and piety, |
who will seize the golden opportunity for
establishing in Chicago a church semi
nary, with subordinate parochial schools
who will make Grace Church, Trinity
Church and st. james appear less like
religious clubs, and more like parts and
parishes of venerable and world wide
church who will at once contemplate
the restoration of church influences in
the heart of the city, from whence selfish
motives and greed have driven them, and
will soften the asperties which have
grown out of the Cheney case and many
other less notorious disobediences to the
late Bishops rule"
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