, 1874-11-29
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THF RisHOP OF ILLINOIS.

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MEETING OF TILE STANDING COMMITTEE
Ameetlne of the Standing Committee of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of Illinois WAS
ho]d resterl1ay afternoon in the Office Of ". j..
Harney. Esa,. metropolitan Block, to decide upon
a div to make arrangements for the election anu
assembling OF the Special Diocesan Convention
which is to elect Bishop for tho diocese. The
fu1l COMMITTEES were present, consisting OF the
..;z,1ouinc named gentlemen: The Rev. q. F.
Cusbmau D. D., President the Rev. Chas, H.
n Stocking. D. D.; the Rev. G. S. Abbott: Mr.
E. q. Sheldon, Mr. c. II. Roberts, Mr. ". j.
barney, Secretary.
The Committee, after, eomo oeilpeTatlon,
adopted the following resolutions:
n1.o,r,d Thst the Standing Committee Of the
Diocese Of Illinois do hereby call SPECIAL convention
# the diocese, to bs held in the Cathedral Of SIS.
Peter and 81 fnu u in TIE Gy be nrpese j
electing Bishop, and Of transactng all such busiuess
Is may be Ker1nane thereto -,,.
Resoirrd. That, in the judgment OF tho Committee,
following tho canontcal opinion Of the Chancellor Of
The Diocese tho parishes must proceed to new cleo
Don Of delegates the Special Convention, the dele
satea to the Annual Convention not being entitled to
RtsoIscd. That the canons, in the Judgment Of the
Committee require the first quarters assessment for
the Diocesan Fund.- and al arrears to he paid at or be-
fore the Convention ente any parlsa to represea-
Essar1d That lie Secretary Of this Committee trans
mil to the Clergy and parishes Of the diocese copy Of
the foregoing resolutions signed 10 the members o1 LIE
COMMITTEES and that the notice containing the said
resolutions ehsu be authenticated by the autograph
rruatu1es Of the President and Secretary OF the COM
ulttee.
4 good deal Of interest is already developed in
regard to the candidate who is to be selected to
succeed tte late Bishop Whitehouse. A CONVEX
cation with several prominent Episcopalians yes
te,day showed that there il very general
opinion throughout the diocese that Dr. Sey-
nour was not fairly treated BY the Trianp,al
Convention which assembled in New York, and
which refused to confirm him as the Bishop Of
Ill,nois. It is thought that the Special Conven-
lion will re-eect d. Seymour. Il is remarked,
too, by the friends Of tho lato Bishop White
honee, that Dr.. Seymour would probably carry
put the policy ably lnaugurated and put in force
ty the lste Biehop. aud that is IN his favor. it
is believed Should DR.. Seymour be re-elected. it
is thought there will be no question in regard to
bis confirmation BY majority of tho standing
committees OF the several dioceees OF the United
Bates. Since DR.. Seymour actually had a ma
io,ity in the late General Convention Of indi-
s1dual votes, and was only defeated by the rule
which requires dioceses to vote IS upts and
counts in the negative MI tied dioceses. the
friends Of DR.. Seymour count upon his certain
confirmation, il the Special Convention to meet
in February should re~elecs him.