Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-30

statement: 'This discussion, which |
has been called an ecclesiastical bull
batting, is believed to have finally set
tied the question of extreme ritual SIN,
and to have shown that the church
does not countenance it. 1t will be a
general relief to the public mind,
which has been very much excited.
This seemed in some sort to be con
test between the Bishop of New York,
backed up by the influence of Trinity
Church, and the more independent
conservative members of the church.
Bishop Potter is an intimate friend of
Prof Seymour, and has been instru-
mental in keeping him In the semi
nary, aud wrote letter III his behalf
which has been read in the House of
Bishops. The vote against him would
have been still larger had it not been
for the large nnmber of his personal
friends among the Delegates
AN ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE.
shows that the Bishop elect secured a
laai ority of five of those present; but
as the vote had to be taken by do
ceses, the majority of the House of
Deputies did not secure the election,
as it required a ma ority of the clerical
or lay deputies present of each do
cese to secure the vote of that order
of the diocese, either in the affirma-
| tive or negative. As a majority of
both orders was not secured by do
ceses, the nomination of DR.. Seymour
was declared rejected. The total vote
was 327, of which there were AS yeas,
40 nays, 142 absent. The vote i'll de-
tail of the Cal olinas and neighboring
Southern States as follows:
South Carolina-Yeas: Rev D Nc
| Cullough, Columbia; Rev A t Porter,
Charleston--2, Nays: Rev Charles G
Pinckney, Charleston; Rev DIR II
Elliott, Charleston; Edward McCrady,
Charleston; H d Lesesne, Charleston
j j Pringle Smith, Charleston-2. Alb
sent: John B Palmer, Columbia.
North Carolina-Yeas: Rev DIR A A
Watson, Wilmington; Rev DIR A
Smedes, Raleigh; VIM 81 Battle, LII
d, Raleigh; A ] DeRosset, NJ d,
Wilmington; r FL Smith, Scotland
Neck; J G Martin, Asheville-6. Nays
Rev @ Huske, Fayetteville; Rev Dl
j Buxton, Asheville-2.
Florida-Yeas: Rev DR. J J Scott
Pensacola; Robert Walker, Tallahas
seq. Nays: Rev o P Thackers
Fernandina; Rev DR. r Camp, Monti
cello; Rev VIM Mumford, j j Daniel
Jacksonville; ii E Dotterer, Fernan
dina; Maj J Hamilton, st Augustin,
&c.
Georgia-Yeas: Rev Fl Rees, Macon
Rev DIR w G Williams, Rome; Rev d
s Benedict, Savannah; VIM w Mont
gomery, Savannah. Nays: Rev v
: III Clarke, Augusta; l. n White, Ma
cons. Absent: John r johnson, Sa
yannah.
Alabama-Yeas: Rev DR. 81 String
fellow, jr. Montgomery; Rev DR.
Fulton, Mobile; n HI r Dawson, Sc
= ma; VIM III Bray, Eufaula; f B Clarl
Mobile IS. Nays: Rev DIR j M Ban
lister, Huntsville; Rev r III Cobb
Greensboro. Absent: J 81 Fit
p Tuscaloosa.
: THE VOTING By DIoCEsES.
q Clerical Note-Yeas: Aldandy, Cal
n fornia, Central New York, Eastol
V Island, Maine, Michigan, Minnesot
: Mississippi, Missouri, New Haml
g shire, New York, Vermont, Westel
; New York. Wisconsin-19. Nays: Co
e necticut. Delaware, Florida, Kausa
- lAi1tt, o4ii
; Pennsylvania, Virginia-1O. Divide
! Alabama, Arkansas, Central Pennsy
u vania, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ne
t Jersey, North Carolina. Pittsburi
o Rhode Island, South Carolina, Te
q nessee, Texas-12.
: Lay Vute-Yeas: Alabama. Alban
h indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michiga
i Mississippi. Missouri, Nebraska, Ne
/ Jersey, New York, North Carolin
/ Vermont-13. Nays: California, Del
u ware, Flolids, Georgia. Indiana, low
i Kan as. Kentucky, Long Island, Mi
nesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pen
sy.gania, Rhode Island, South Car
, lima, Virginia, Western New Yor
o Wiaconsin-19. Divided: Central Ne
u York, Central Pennsylvania, Come
, ticut, Easton, Louisiana, Massachu
= etts, Pittskurg, Tennessee, Texas
Not voting deputies all absent: A
kansas, l.