, 1874-11-02
Documents Presented at tho Secret
Session Of tho House Of
Deputies.
An Interview with the Re.
jected Bie11op.
What He Says In Reply to DR..
Forbes.
The Rev. Edward Sullivan on the Re-
strictiye Canon.
DIR, LOCKE.

AA'p n,.. 80 ~ " 49," .,,s r.. ~. -.t..aa
LUG i'e'. ~ 14o'ho' WV ''ae 1uoe ,o1"t"o"
from New York, spoke as follows yesterday oSen"
ing, on tho anbjoct OF tho rejection OF prof'
1fnv;ur ;u.t rot,,r,o,l from tim ccncra1 con.
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von''on' VI "''1ea VIVID :" ,'oa'oef' "l'a Aho"'"R
how nnxtons people III Chicago u1list DO to hnvo
set before thcm tho ,roaaons which induced tho
IToueo Of Clerical and Iny Deputies to rcfuso to
.,is,,, t,,o o,oo,;or ~ n snr,r,,r nu1,on-a,,,t
eou.s." LIN, w ~ +.
OK ILLINOIS, a"so .no"sn1 ~ NY u"ss osiony ~
loview tho action Of tho Convention in that mat
tor "a clearly md as trutlruily as lies within nv
sh;t;t.
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1ho oss'on oa wv n.0soso " A''''.",s ''.s es''se
opcn convention hero, nfter thorough COM
ni;onco will ri, tho cauon,ca, regulations.
n,aao,, e. e.. orr 1,ahon n cIcro,n,nn NJ rood
e4''s4 ~ ~ DDP ',s-s 49,. " So
no canonical diIicuty.Il, choice had fallen up
on no obscuro n,au upon no tuere untltstinEuish.
ed prcsl,yter; wo Ind elected ono Of tho most
celebrated clergymen of tho Church, tho hoad
OF the ou|y Theological Seminary which is
called Goucral, and Of which ali tho
Biuhops. and 1urgo nnn,1,cr Of
tho most prominent c!crgynlcn and
1ay,neu arc TrraeoeH,-a man of wc1l-known
ability aud ong-tchtsd administrative pouor.-
d nun of fctycnt pioty and doop spirituality,
l,nnwn for his lf.iluiying md sclf-sacrillong
Christian pDiIan.bropv, Nor was ho elected
without Thought, Or without tlelIberation His
name lad appeared IN tho public pnporY lottcr
nrgipg him Ind been read in the preliminary
moeting OF conIoronco before tho Conyontion;
and. after tho nomination OF him by tho Noy
Dr. Dom, thora ms long and anitnnscd dis
cussiou OF lis morits and demerits pro aud con.
It WIS ur.cd by his friends tho, lust nj it would
be urged to.,norrou it wo had it to do over
again (ror nothing l,as occurred to change their
opinions} that learning in eloduenco ii o.athn
Siagm in devotion to nork,in sound aud thorough
c},,lrchtnanshp without any oxtromes Of any
rnd. be was we'll suited to bo the Bishop Of this
splendid Diocese If Illinois. Nothing was dono in
that Convention that any OF DR.. Seymours friends
need be nohamoa Of, and on the iitnt complete
ballot, that Of both clergy and !alty, he WIS
elected by n constitutional ajority OF Acren.
The noxt morning h's testimonals woro Aligned
BY far more than that r'imbor. Indeed, 1t was
thouEht that evory member Of the Convention
bud signed them. and it vas not known until
some tune altor TINT very 1ew. BIZ Or elght,
thom. Or courso their legal olfcct would hayo
beeu perfcctif not q single ono had eigued othor
shnn the MINORITY. bJ which Or. Seymour WAS
ELECTED. =. o,- ;,
Soon after, our Convention, it was runo1cd
among us That, outside Of our diocese by parties
utterly foreign to tho State, efforts weto being
tnado to create nretudioo against tho Bishop
clcct-efforts originating, AZ Is wcl!-anownt III
chances xhic1, no ,nan Of energy and character
can avoid, had managed to offend md to turn
into personal enemies. Me, loweyer. did not
giyo tint much heed (ullon say 7ee mean tho
majority Of tho clergy aud laity represented in
Convention), and We went to Convention With
out much fear OF any adverse feBlllt. We aoan
found that there waa to bee opposition, aui TINT
of the most rigorous kind; but wo also found
that ne had many aud strong friends, aud that no
The delegation, Yhoao personnol is vol known
to you, was n unit, With tho exception OF Quo
member, Thoae course has been most fully ais-
cusscd, and no comments Of minoo arc needed.
| waa fixed for Wednesday, tho 1lth Of Ootobor,
mud came up oil the resolution Of tho Committee
| On tho Conservation Of n!sAops:
Resolpea, That this House proceed 10 confirm the
| election Of Dr., Seymour Bishop Of 1tisnuis.
The whole cnso was considered in secret sos-
| stou. aud oecupIod flom "Wednesday tho 18th
| Til "Wednesday tho 22d Tho vor OF secrosy has
| boon removed, so that it ia comuotcut
| for INC to state tho l,ue Of action. It WAS u
wonderful and q brilliant debate. nigl1 Cabinet
Officers. J11dros, snd LAWYERS of dist;nction say
That rarely iu any Legislative body could tbore bo
heard 90 rare a treat Of intellectual ability and
It vas * 4 noricctly eoartoous and Christian do.
bnte. In iii that long timo and With nen ~.
citosi to fever hout, no word eyor droppel fron
! tho ]ps OF auy spcahor which called forth ro-
for INV inteu1pcranco OF Language. was
| nyoud IL ~ Ghurch y,lch could couIuct eo AZ
citing Z thelno in so beautiful spirit. I con-
| slider that 1t wns q great loss to tho Church 10
have boon donriycd byS Tho ecorct session. Of tho
bright oxampo OF 1nou restrained by Cir.stian
courtesy from exciting romark or personal re-
Election.
The first charces aranHt Prof, Seymour wore
OF unsopnlposs III ip doetripe-that no hold cxsg-
gorated views Of Tho Holy Euchnrist, and nituai-
istic opinions OH tho subject OF tle Coufess,oual
and the rauderine Of the unbIio Eeryco. It WIN
asked by bis friends. Whore ia tho sermo,,
preuehcd, tho word written or spoken, whero Is
ti,e testimony Of any witness, that he does hold
ayidonco mas preseutad but q crude frnymcnt of
q young mains seminary exercise, which It was
aaEl Prot Seymour did not condemn, letter.
Soro road from Ritualtstio women oxnltinr
oyet geymouss election, and lottcra about
young women flirting with foolish theological
atudonts; but all that was, ns ono speaker ro-
marked, q thousand million milos nuay from
touching Pro[. 6oy1nours wrong doctrine, IIo
distinctly ayowed, ovor hin own signature In q
letter writton long baforo he llad a,y thought Of
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