, 1874-10-24
TEE REJECTION OF BISHOP SEE.
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To tic Editor ef Tho ch'caao tribune:
Sin. Tho lev. Dr.. Seymour was elected
nishop OF Illinoia almost without his knowledge.
aud cartaiuly without my effort OF lis to obtun
the Office. Tho opposition 10 him Was nu1ncric-
ally insignificant, but naso Up in bittorueoa what
it lacked in renson. uo wns proclaimed to bo
unfit for tho place bccause Il life Of study had
given him dropping shoulders, aud because
somebody Ind told somobolp else (untruly) that
he had but one ego Tho reproaoh of RituaIsu,,
which was the one decent ground Of opposition,
waa not proved. After his election, his formal
letter accepting tho honor, and Lis pri-
vato notes to personal friends. breathel
spirit OF paaco aud good will Which
reflected c,edit upon tho wliter and promised
future harmony for tue Dioocso of Illinois.
Thcso 1otlors we're received with such universal
| satisfaction that tho announcement that his con-
iirmation would to opposed croatod universal
| aurpyis.. It wnH believed, however, that tho
opposition would bo fsl,it!esH. Tho Episcopal
Church Of Illinois is STARTLED aud grieyed by tho
| tillncs OF it's sueccsg.
Tho rejection Of Ur. Seymour was tho result
OF n ao.callcd trial. which finds \ parallel only
| in tho present proceedings W tho Synod
Of Illinois North against Prof. Swing.
An absent MIN was condemned. Dr. Sey-
| n.our wnA treated aa q crin.inal rather than
| as candidate for tho highost olilco In the
Church. lilo was, however, don!cd the privilege
nH1tuy accorded to tho lnpaueat 1.i!nin9l. .-thnt
| OF defou6e. Ghe charges Of nilnhlism wero
| made against him III scuyet session. Ills frlonda
Ind ITO lnkling OF any Hpcpl1lc acquisition boloro-
| hand. Encll charge wns aprlng nuon the Con-
| ye,ltion, Tito lottar Of Prof. Ducl TO 1sllop
| Coke. which Reonls to haYe boon what finally
turned the BcAlo aeniust Seymour, was not read
until Just boforo tho yoto was to bo talian. lto.
| ply WAS. Of course, impossible. Thu accused
man wroto letter TO thu Convention, i'll which
hn asserted that tho truth Of tho charges nHafnst
him could bo proved or liaproyea only by tho
| Testimony OF Himself and others, mono Of whom
weyo members Of Tho Convention. Ito tAero-
Inro astctt to DO heard ia hia own beflnlf. lilo
Convention refused to leceiyo tho letter, ana
tiontd Dr.. 6eymour's most reasonable lotlueAt.
IL then condemned hin without u llearing. Th!y
iA q rcnlat nnblo teclsion. IIcro IL 4 nun who
huH leon for 11lnny yoays ono OF tho Professors
III The inoht Important Theological Seminary Of
tho Elidcopal Church. Ii TINT cA;,aelty Ito has
boen lntr.tstcd with tho aBk of shaping tho thoo.
logical views of r. Efoat nunbnr OF budding
ciergylnon. Ills NO. Il las boon lcartily i,aorsod
by tho nholo Cinlci. Now, When h0 llaa boon
elected Dlsl!op, il III discovered Tor tho first
TING that he in II Isomnnist In disguise
luye heon trocly exponndcd III public lectures
md 1ecita!ions for yoars, were never holoro I'LL.
dosstool 10 10 1litualislla 1t IL remarkable
tOu, that they should nnw DO condemned nj
llltuallHlle IN lntlacont hase, OIL ex-parto tostl
many, and without irving moments Allt[ienet
to tho nlnn mont interested ID tlloir l,atlre TIN
,uost com,,utcnt to explain 1t.
1t in unlikely that DR.. Seymour will DO ro
o]eotcd from 1l'inota. IIo Will very probabl,
t1oclino to permit tho uso Of hls mama al;nln. /
lo dotH permit It, his rujoctloa by tI.o Genera