, 1874-11-01

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WHAT DR. FORBES THINKS OF IT.
FROM tAs -'es ore AeTald, Ocf. g.
The Rev. John Murray Forbes, formerly Dea
Of the General Theological Seminary of th
| protestant Eni4cono1 ch,,ct ~ III. nor,a- :,
r;s.s s r .uo so1usA =
NAo'o "feuoe @uo 1"enly-secono etreet, L
SAID to have played most importan
part in the recent defeat Of DR.. Sey
mour, the Biahop-elect Of Illinois. t. ha
bean 1.na,.,,v undara,ood th.t ~. ;aa.o,,
- ra.au"1",e aou ,"a' n11 1uuuens y
ose1 sno e9aseot'on US laEGe!5 instrumental II
e1eottng Df. Seymour's dafeat. Dr.. Seymour Il
at present the Acting Dean OF the Seminary, aat
i,,s for toa,- t;.,. - -, ~ ..:., ::
nredeessor D. Forhas ~ sam, nm tss ss.r. W. ~ ~
Pssoesessot; pssa d. ~ ro,oes oosno seass ago Ds
| ulty, published pamphlet. in which he charged
the then Dean with an improper ASSUMPTION o,
| non, .,d ~ th;a ,,h,...ti. n. oa.n..-
| , I..I - " "S
oPeo'J censuteo oy the aeoles. IL as. therefore
| easy to understand that the Two reverend gentle
men are not tbs best OF friends. In order, how.
ever. to rive the ReY. DR.. Forbes m onnorrnnit,
| j.. :,
"oAp'o'o Aeeu! "1e3 .oo part 4e nao e&aen III tne
recent 6cs!on Q! the Convention, resulting IN the
| ocleas OF ~. seymour. dcrotd representative
residence IN East Fiftv-fourth street, where the
o3-Dean OF the Seminary no" 4ves IN complete
Retirement.
| Dr. Forbes. alter some slight hesitation, de-
| elarea himself resoy to gre all the Information
| he Possessed on the subject
| Is It true, Doctor, that You have been inasru-
mental In procuring Dr.: sevmours defeat7
| ~ viii answer ron frAnkly;" tue Doctor re-
Piled. :" hAye not crossed tho street to speak
| to any one on the subject of DR.. Sermour's CON
hrmat'on as Bishop OF Illinois. have not been
present At the Convention except once, and
nesef introduced the subject to any one. How
aver. when some OF tho Bishops and lay depu-
ties came to me aud asked mo about certain
facts Which were derogatory to DR.. Seymou1a
standing. l. a. clergyman, whose hops 1t WAS
to promote the best Interests Of my Church felt
| it to be my duty to tell them the truth, and
did"
inquirer"
20, il would take mo hours to 20 into these
details. can simply tell you the gravanen Of
tho charges. Ono Of the greatest objections to
DR.. seymour's confirmation rs Bishop wae felt
to be bis intimate connection with extreme
Ritualiets- He has preached for the most
Ntual'stsc c'eryynen, has associated with them.
and has been their constant apologist aud sup
porter: another great objection reflected more
upon his personal character. He is not frauk,
nor is he consistent in his statements in refer
ence to these charges aud to other matters which
have siuce come to the notice Of the Convention.
NIT. The whole truth. in nutshell, Is simply
this: the certificate which the House of Clerical
and Lar Deputies has TO give to q Bisdop-elcct
in confirming him s that they conacieptously
believe him not to be *llable' to any rumors
which might be injurious to his character. and
they we're unable to give him this certificate, as
Tumors Of suoh character did exist"
but is not the best clergyman liable 10
such rumors ?"
swell, the burden OF Troof rests upon the
nominee, and not upon the Convention. It is
not their business TO prove that these rumors are
true, bnt it is his duty to disprore them ii he |
Episcopal Church. Horace Binney, the celebrat- |
ed Pennsylvania lawyer, made this doctrine |
widely known in the well-known c2ss OF ths Roy. |
Dr.. Hawks"
"Then the Convention uas mainly {nf1uenoed
in its action bY rumora ?n
"Well, there vera great manv thi,,pa which
Influenced tie Convention. Riahon CoT ~
Western New York, yrota ma \ Letter = va.r aoo
which yas read in the Convention and ov,dan9ir.
had good deal OF effect. Tha snhstanca ~ ~
letter Il that Dr Scvmonr had .Uowad .n ~
treme Ritualist to CONC to the Ser,naT and o.
kabl;sh iutimate relations win tho st1denta
which would onlv be Recommended nv the mosf
results. / did not furnish .ha iattar
and ros11v doni| now rha,n thasr att.;. 1 ;e.s9i.
,opy of t." eo~
SIT has been rtated that rr savn,,,- h.,
,ever even unrn Tho Euchor;et;o ,-astsr. 80
HOh the fact that r. Sovmorr 10. n
worn anv oartajn ~ rmant IN II ~ ~;-,;canea !
ghatever h m;rht for III th,t h,;a 5nat~s..s.
horrowel Srona IN pnnns, Ch,.aa,
ynw vo1 know and arnrvho<;v tnn.xs 49, ~. ~.
.ninn Of tha chn-oh ~ Ro133a T.; s;.Hn 49, sn,o
area There are many tn;1o. T. 10 Gnneah ho,e
}oro vh;cb tha D;;r,1;sts ;.t"to otea ,.n y. |
hey Stand there mon font;ng nstosi1 I