, 1874-09-29
RELIGIOUS S::.cMEWS!
Prof Seymour, Accepts tho I3iahoprio
Of illinois,.
Ills Letter in Reply 10 The Ono Inform,
fnS Him Of Ills l;Icction.,
Adjournn1enteof'tllo German 'Dlet|,odis;s
---Apqointments. n;ade,.


a l4eetfngs OF tho Prcsbytcriana an
c. n1ethodist Minister'S.
q. IHE BISHOP OF ILLINOIS.
. ten'o'"ay morning: tho '1iav., Dr.. Locke RI
s. s. oeHea from Irol. George r. Seymour, tho uovl,
it u'eIea nlslop OF tlls diocese n lottor acce,
G. 4ns 'Ao position tondarcd lin, 1t is uB folows
~ oENEnA1 THEoloo1cA1 sr,t1sanr,1
: ,ry n.a.c..,, Sept. a5 1u7A. )
k aoar oilelal notice OF MY election to tho D;a1
0 opflo OF Illinois, tho nigning Of my toBtnouial
~ ~ 'no Clerical and. 1ay delegates nreeort n
,4u Soofentlotl, mud Your request OH tolr bohal
masl "oala aocapt tho ligh md holy olico thu
le"uofea mo, and plodslug Oh t11oiro aud rom
p"t' cofdaalf welcome md hearty support In:
oecn locolvcd.' No ono could havo boon ,norf
surprised than 1 ,was WHOM loaruoa. litt,r
moro than Heok ago. OF tho result Of tho o,oc.
tion ii the Convention Of tho Diocese of Illinois
WHICH you hnyo' 10 kudly communicated to mn.
l :"aa. utterly nnpropnred for ouch a sum.
MONS eonld. not bring myself to
4!ateh to- tho call wsro it.: other
taan 1t is. mn now charged with many trusts
: 'ss,i nnu naye my heart bound up In many works.
iho donera! Church las bid mo teacli her cnnfl;.
aasos Tor holy ordoru ecclesiastical bigtnry nni
| iuI hno years haYo beeil at nv post 'rrn,yirr,
10 !oyo ny duties moro mud more, mud ilstilng il
my pupils .1n their gratitude and utrcoiou.o m
Through (o]'a nroyidnt,yt;a, ny ~. t,,,,.,
nnfo been called upon to tako tho oyo, Bjcht or
the grent tiooloEicat school for nearly h6lftho
tcrosts and worth he ~ ahd lta ILL.,
pfosporcd II. my hands. and now tllero u,,en In.
| beforo. ""S1s'' 'han e'ef
,oia Ta9 House Of 1lofey in this city, Of which
claim upon Mo Witch canmo sqson I'VE yeara has
genuine anguish Of spr,t o as a1n'aa Iaao Wlhot
istl Of tia ssf ors ~ - ~ amu tho heroic niu-
iustttutons mnioa T. T. a . bnEy' IN charge Of tho
ok which it has been nv lur 9rea e 10 lay down
~ 1Ea tEaf n,oroso oe no
it has eycr hsan ~" ~, noln ~ very dear to mo;
nv Biphon-T hooan' w., s,.''9. nome. Aud
with lin ,accees9,' '" nJ sn1n,stty as Deacon
lhe first Of lis oe,a] acts WI. i1co3l1 ~ a ntnong
oords wlci; 1iaI in,sInop H. no!ua a;ts mo by mauy
affoction n t,,, ,r1,,1 ,,in WIN Soneration and
bo exceeded. II wnmia e9m'o hn hot easily
mention otor considerations ~ Of 'euaous aa o{,io3
upon no noworf1 iniinsnno %sn combine to exert
yoicn Of %of1 aoa M an hit b1t it sogs to mo that Tho
choice to which tho Docoso of II 1nos 1s was 1G leG
tint yolco in confrmcn Iv ~ ,on.onslon. = alo, II
GonoraI Church. sI,ali fonl ,atPre ppr"x % OF tho
WORTHY as mn iho vo ~ III daI saat nn-
you In that event. lot nm ". aov ~ =, mo go 10
Of IIiinois lint ai,a so a ~ lno elofGyaid laity
yours for Iifo and Tor iio,t u,.,onS you TO 20
o Lord for YOUR spirtun wo,f"ra ~ 10 70 oyor you IN
the great Apostle says ovor in nv ~ hoart nare so
o tic tlllncy Will nao S,o yourselves ror with mo
.''oso ~ yourselves with oil your powors
lom throughout tic groat ON rx iro ;rtrng hang-
~ ~ - o1r common caro- shall deaireto know |
8 NV dear brothrcn my d,;,a VI aatct!on
nted in tho communion of that oon nart ~ Chrlst
Inn .1Iolw Cntnn,,a w., ~ tuas !,oftioh or Lis
;hieh in te oa'o,,o aoa5 ana Aostoi!e Church, Of
lo mon,bers. o" e1o'N''Aee VI efoa no aEo NJ
rwico In tic moat eo,o,,r =
INV human u1u ,,on Eossny occur y to experience
orno witness to nv aceont,mao M ~ pfost have k;
scplue, and wors)1in ~ a,,s -. ano aoctf'ne. n
,aiu, after an interval OF nnnv raara u, Iuu oc9
coilsoerated Bishon. nhn3 hoasa sa1se ~ snonil
me testimony. in tn nrasanan ~ record the til
uerocation' M ona on,9 vl9tIo ~ VI God anu tho OF
% oYn]ty frco far, eouu ~ 40 VIII moro on Iii
sha and o' Leuea lun every stnIi sFtoaI9iFvaton than
ill., expecting fron, vo,, 'nlm IT, como como TO In
served and u.wnyerjnr H3n1;t ~ til
nciple and obl,eation anI .,1,t,. na1nty ~ : to
alm Tie dosiro of my bonrt II e,aro W. 1r, w. no
u 70 MI your fabors. trals, ticultoy nn1 # w
cd DO, distrcHHes, III behalf nf f;n,1,o T., un
tak6 tho lead, to be tho first in fi,a.a .h;' lot
such as thcBe. lila w na ~, ~ aae5e lhlns, roe
half eyar nrnv - III w. lay 'noltfon, this tef
d blosacd privilege. 1' 'a'iea i
- ~ ai,{ esehss dear breton, II nm speaking ha M
pray Tor ono whom YOU hnya Ionoro you bee
'ics Which conferred "a 'o rar ~ nonore4 @ w1th
7cr lilo. best which you Ind In 1;yo n ana tno llo
thae lo nay have grace to follow, W. oven ,s1 ult
nEh u bo %, afar OH, Ao adorable Lord. WI u
plc. hiu ayer-nrosont n'ua u tho eng Ills OK met
bn rrn te III; .aolp, and that 1t won
eternal world, it will bo Infinitely bovon ha stfs
ssYa19S ~ Us tho lcaHt aud lowlioss il tic Kiua- ~
'vn,ina " is"fpm; nni;. .o,,o;or,,,.