The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-24

tobe7, when he s.l he srrsigned for
llrial
This boiy o; C's friends assembled,
composed ol men suspended from the
-Xetc'se al all Ministerial function, and
q !Drtsl q Constitution, affected a for
a.al organization, ard gratiied the
highest ambition Of the leader BY max
irg him Presiding Bishop, aud elsctiBg
to the Episcops!c Re-. Mr. Cheney, O.
Chicsgo, under suspension by his law
iul Bishop, in violation OF canon law
adopted by the Council Of Nice, A. D.
S25. forbiding the conservation OF u
Bishop, except performed by three
Bishops Thus the farce OF organizing
q new sect Was consummated. A schism
started b. q suspended Bishop aud
few suspended Ministers, the unity OF
( the Church suspended. WhyH Simply
because a novice has been promoted to
the Episcorate One whose vanity and
ambition has caused him to seek dis
tinction aud potorety by rendiug the
body O. Christ and betrsyal OF conf
dence
He. 8 mere creature Of yesterday, the
shadow OF shade 10 consider him
self absoiyei rom the most solemn
vows tla, can be spoken by human
! liCg bccluse lie cannot have things a.
corIiDg to hia own mind lie declared
and promised his acceptance and belle:
10 the doctrine discipline. worship sud
sacrament. 0 the church, sc contained
in the Book Of Common Prayer He
| subscribed con CWorE the constitution
aui cauous OF the 2 +. Church in the
United Sga.es. and yet becsuse hIs
VANITY is wounded and he discovers that
he il estimated at hlstruc worth by the
learned and influential clergy o. hrs
Diocese, who have detected the Ion
skin cad ass hy his hraying, and that
the rec pee. paid him is TO his Office and
not 10 his wis iom and intelligence, he
attempts 10 assign n reason Tor his Rc-
tor that Il he l. honest now, proclams
! him dishonest in his pro Cssons when
! lie entered the church His reasoDs
! Ike the DItchmsn's blUnlcrbuss, kick
a, 10th end
This is q s.rD1- tni PAINFUL iIlustrR
,.0a Of H., evils likely 10 arise rom the
practice OF going rom home to Gnd
popular preachers :og Assis ant BisE
! op- !. HtO Irya'a'mE the importance
! o. small Diocese G0,a men delight
to mIgui.y their Office One Of our
noLlcsl BrthOps Gul one OF our holiesI
srlf.dcuyinE men. vencratCd and loved
| hv al who knew him, on one occasion,
sreakng 81 small Dioceses and expres,
lrg hs opposition 10 them, remark
ci. Tbey will make ,hr
Office o. Bishop TOO co smon, aud de
euoy their il;llence." We may err a,
to the precise words, but the above j.
substantially the remark Alas docs
not the case before ~ show that at leas,
there j. one Assis'"nt Bishop who has
effected a. much evil as could hlw
i:om small dioccse-7
TIE rcneral convention meets in De.
tobcr Il would be wise and juiiciou-
mcasyIn 10 plss sn enabling act, per
mIt,i. : tie large diccesCs TO divide
whenever The i@tercsis and in tLeir
| Judgment the extension oi the Interests
OF the church dcmsuds il There j,
or IustlJcc Virginia Owing 10 the
exert O, territory the heavy labor Of
! ne. faithful BishOpz is impairDg then
hea,l' The western PORTION OF lhal
old STATE has become q new STATE. It
wouli greatly promote the interests and
growth Of the church in the new State
il formed into a new liocese with IT..
own RishoT Trs church 10 that re.
giou desires il Rri il Is sufficiently able
10 support q Bishop handsomely and
comfortably True many OF them are
unwi..iag 10 We separated from beloved
Bishop Iohue Gul he good holy and
. beloved Gs he is clnno, very long
ia the cOursc ol nature, remain with
his people, a.d !9r hesveu's cake let u,
! get ! y. tn -rs.sn Of Assistant Blsh-
ops The church 1ill he benefited
the EpizCopa,c will be freed from en-,
bSras.rnenl Dovices will then 70 long.
e. int.rrup, our peace by their variety
aad ambition. especially mere popular
preacher
Pardon tn,a iIscurslVc, lengthy arii.
Gle. J have tclIeveI lUat SILENCE il
10. scrp'aral mode Of arr,sting evil
May arc irDoya.t oI toe great crime
o. rch.'w, committed by the suspended
BlshoP al the suspended party Of mini.
ttTS r.o haye united With him. For to-
time being. ari during the period o.
IsTeus.,~ lLsg are to all inleGts aud
plTo-sz m,rr laymeu. The poTer
I committed 70 them has been estoppe1
. practically revoked Il uuE be un,
/ nc--:coI tlAt 'Lcir cases are ausmA-
; '.u-
/ \ l'.c-i remark II We cat Of Com
MIN s"i his rsrly, how shall W. ju.-
? uly ,be rr.)ymc,s Of the lG:h century
! IAcrc 3. no analogy. The cases are a.
vide apart a. the spAereS Ia th, frat.
doctTIn's false a1d ruinous, juris1lc.
tion, the accumulated errors and cor.
rupaors Of s.e' we're cast of ia the
present ca'c, s.mp'c wordg, aoI their
dsn.i'iors. no rrIacip'ss, are ;! issu,.
. Il taSy were m unciGcateI. ignorAni
man who hs. hslray,i the Msthodat t
society N which he was educated and
brought 9a, aud by misplaced copf
isacs bscq exalted believing his sieai-
iDs5 10 Lshi. own wo!LE te. s,cursd con-
lierc, ADJ rscpsciabIIty. vanity aod
smb,ti0a have betrayed bis 'natur,
| CoD;smp: canoo; fall low enough 10
reach bin. Let him alone severely.
Like the rnoaksy, the higher he clirabs
the amer he shovs bis tail. His
whoe lrfs has been one Of deception
bic est will be remorss Amen
Ak OLD VIRGINIA CgURcHNAy.
Columbus.
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