The New York herald., 1874-10-23
THE EPIsCOPALIANs.

The Agony Over-Dofeot OF DE. seymour
for tho Episcopacy OF Illinois by .
Lack OF = Constitutional Majority.
The General Convention being now settled, DR..
seymour's case. after week Of secret debate
over his character ana personal qualifications for
the once Of Bishop Of the diocese OF Illinois will
be ready for regular church business to-day. The
committee breathed freezer at four O'Clock yesser-
day than they had for week before. The ofncers
OF the Convention, the pages, sections and the
members OF the third and fourth estates felt better
when the decision was announced and 1t became
certain that they would be relieved In some sense
from the mental and physical strain which they
had endured for so many days The sections and
guards OF the several doors and rooms OF the church
and its adJuncts who have been compelled TO
stand or sit at their posts from ten A. N. till SIX
r. NJ, without even Q chance to take Q lunch,
were as jubilant II the Fourth OF July had come
again. Among the delegates, however, there
were many long faces ana many an xious ones as
they departed to their homes OK lodgings. They
had made noble night for their candidate, but
they had been vanquished. The opposition was
too well organized and led, and, moreover Dr.
seymour's record was 700 plain and palpable that
any man should be ignorant Of it. He has lived in
the city and In It's vicinity too long not to have
been well and thoroughly known here. HIS oppo-
nents accused him Of suppressng the truth, and
presented documentary evidence Of his sympathy
with the secret order known as the
COMPATIBILITY or THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.
whose latest circular Tor September, which was
prayer for the restoration OF the sacrament OF
extreme JUNCTION throughout the Anglican COM
er sse q d ne q
and Tor the election OF Catholic bishop tor
llnnois These and kindred evidences, backed up
by the eloquence OF Dr. sullivan, OF Chicago; DR..
Haven; Dr. Camp, OF Monticello, PA DR.. Reynolds
Iy.rc TNn Ache mai ~ a1rA
N. T.; Dr. Dazen, OF oIShreveport, La Dr. Levin. OF
Port Tobacco, Mo; Dr.. vinton. Of Boston, and DR.:
EIzaDeth. n j.; DR.. Rudder, OF Philadelphia; DR..
Andre We. OF Snepperdstown. Va, and Or. shelton,
OF Buffalo, together with their associate lay dele
debating interest in the question as the clergy
did, was more than match for the earnest and
able defenders OF the candidate for Episcopal
Tne closing Of the debate was given to Judge
6eerases dele M rom Ino and the DEBATE Vas by vote
closed ct three O'Clock z. NJ, when the fnal vote
on DR.. seymour's confirmation as Bisnop elect Of
the Convention went to prayer f0F ten or more
minutes and then the roll was called and the
deputies voted by diOceses and BY orders. This
was to many o season OF intense anxiety, although
1t was stated by some friends OF DR.. Seymour's,
that his fate was actually DECIDED two days ago
The Doctor sent request to the House OF Depu-
ties that he might be per mitted 70 be heard IN his
own defence touching any charges made against
mis- personal character. This was very properly
tabled. II would have opened the door to in
only in increasing the intensity and bitterness OF
feeling tnat might have existed In any mind In
resented, and a clear majority we're required 70
elect; but the footing up showed that the Doctor
received the clerical vote OF but ninetee dioceses
and the lay vote OF but thirteen. Ten dlOceses
THE CLERICAL vorB AGAINST HIM
vote against him and nine divided, and one had
no representative present. Among the clerical
Michigan sody
sin'a voted As sol,aly ssains,: !, la;,..,6 Sl%; q
Albany, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa Kansas
Long Island, Maine, Minnesota, New mpsnire,
Ohio, Pennsylvania South Carolina, Virginia and
wisconsin voted against him. The following
dioceses were divided and, though they counted
nothing tn the na Sne moral weight
bama, Arkansas, California Central New YorK,
Central Pennsyivanla, Delaware, Easton, Florida,
Louisiana, % MARY Mary yiand % .assachussits, Mississipp
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
see, Texas, western New York and Wisconsin,
clerical vote. OF course In many OF those dioceses
otSes other three de deputies @ Carried their order and md
diocese for or against the candidate. The same
We're divided e 'ss me 1 yUs
New York Central PennsyIvania, Connectcut,
SsSsss
Missouri. New Jersey, Pttsburg, Rhode Island,
Tennessee Texas, Western New York. This vote
alter, having previously removed the injunction
OF secrecy from the deputies.
Three messages were received from the House
% 80 as to give the General Ss
authority to provide for q Court OF Appeals. and
another, amending sections !, and OF Canon Nv.
title 2 relating TO controversies between men,
Ders and CONGREGATIONS; and the third, giving con-
sent to the division OF the dioceses OF Nebraska
and Texas The Convention Will meet In open
session to-day, at ten O'Clock.
Tho Secret Session OF the Episcopal Com
vention. eff
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
The die was cast to-day, and DR.. Seymour is not
to be the Bishop Of Illinois, The House OF Clerical
ana Lay Deputies has thus declared that men OF
brains and power are not wanted In the highest
once OF the Church. They certainly ought 10
know BY this time that q man OF intellectual vigor
and moral strength would not DO ignored BY the
House OF Bishops. There are strong men there
and there are weak men, and as we are told TO
"covet the best giftsn so, am sure, the men OF
brains In the House Of Bishops would have been
glad II the decision OF the lower house had been
aifrorent from what 1t was.
am told that the secret session was humbug.
The flourish OF trumpets which demanded IL
seemed to imply that they would have before
them for consideration the election OF some men
to the episcopate OF very bad character, and they
must not let yhe world know that sucn people we're
70 be found IN the pale Of she Church. Hence tne
doors must be closed and their characters siited
In private. This is the Impression Of Outsiders,
and great injustice Ii thus done 70 those unfor-
tunate men who happen 70 be recommended LOT
The World supposes that the candidates for
highest onices IN the Cnurcn are al