The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-23
The Protestant Episcopal COnven.
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Protestant Episcopal Convention resume
lie stttingsthis morning. After religion
services the House went into secret ses
sion. W. .-....,... .,..... .... q.
The following message was also re
ceived: a. --.
Message No, 84---The House Of Bishop
informs The House OF OlericalS and Lay
Deputies that 1t has adopted the follow:
ing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The diocese OF Texas by thl
constitutional action oi the Bishop anC
convention has for urgent and suflcien
reasons declared desire TO establish
northern and western limits on the
northern lines Of Lampasses, Cnryelle
Mcclellan, Limestone, Freestone, Ander'
son, Smith, Gregg and Marion counties
and on the western lines ol Mstsgorda
Parton, Colorado, Fsyette, Bsstrsp, Ira
viss, Burnett and Lsmpasses counties, and
whereas this convention ID sufficiently as
sured oi the consent Of the parishes ly'
ing northwest OF the aforesaid limits
to the proposed Limitation Of the diocese
ResolSsd, That, the House Of Clerical
and Lay Deputies concurriDg, this Gen
eral Convention hereby signifies It's con
sent and agreement to tho limitation OIL
the Diocese Of Texas, as hereinbetore de-
scribed, and that 80 much and no more oI
the State Of Texas Rs lies within the alOre
said limits Is to be hereafter regarded and
known as the Diocese Of Texas.
The former message was referred TO the
Committee on Canons, but no action was
taken upon the latter.
During the morning session q letter was
read from Bishop elect Seymour, In which
be said that this investigation had devel-
oped charges against him, the circum-
stances OF which were known only
10 himself and others, not members
Of the Convention. They could
only be disproved by himself and
them, and he asked permission to
speak before the house. He deprecates
the idea that he ever sought to be ell
evated 10 the Episcopatc. II was decided
that this letter should not be accepted,
and permission TO speak before the house
was not granted. At tour o'clock the
vote on Dr.. Seymour's confirmation was
taken, the doors leading to the house be-
ing locked and guarded. The vote was
taken by dioceses, and DR.. Seymour was
not confirmed. In the clerical vote forty.
one dioceses were represented, and result.
ed as follows: Ayes, 10; nays, 10; divided,
IL, the latt er being counted IN the neg.
alive, and made known TO several dio-
cesan Conventions, viz: That the 9Th
article Of the Constitution be amended by
the addition Of the following clause: Ap.
peals from the judgment oIthe Diocesan n
Court may be provided for BY the Gen
eraI Convention.
The vote in Rev. Dr.. Seymour's case
shows clean msJority in his favor. II
was only peculiar mode OF voting by
the diocese and orders that secured lis
defeat.
A letter was read 10 the House on
Wednesday by Bishop of Wisconsin
which did DR.. Seymour great injustice,
and searching investigation will be at
once made. which it Is expected will fully
vindicste DR.. seymour and place him still
higher in popular favor. After discus.
sion Of eight days, a discussion most ex.
trsordinarY in the history OF the American
Church, not one charge against him was
sustained. he was found to be both sound
in doctrine and pure in lie. The Diocese
Of Illinois will probably re.clect him in
two or three months and then
his case will be before the Bishops
and the standing committees, In whose
hands he is sure Of confirmation. The 70.
iussl on the part OF the House to hear
him in his own defense increases the
sympathy felt for him.
A letter expressive Of usdiminished
love and confidence in Dr.. Seymour Is
now being signed and will receive ma
jOrity OF the signatures Of the Bishops,
clergy and lsity. 1t is q matter Of pc
culiar interest that the delegation Of ives.
tern New York voted for him, notwith.
standing the opposition Of Bishop Cox.
The clerical vote Of Iowa was Tor him
and il is known that majority Of the
Bishops are in his favor.
In the Lay vote there were but forty
Dioceses represented, the delegates from
Arkansas being absent. The result was
ayes 1S; noes lS; divided Q.
By the Constitution OF the House 1t is
necessary that candidate for the Bishop
ric:receive majority vote OF the Diocese
represented in the Convention.
It was learned from delegate that DR..
seymour's defeat was due principally 10
letter written by Bishop Cox recently
and papers written by Prof. Buell., of the
New York Theological Seminary, in
which he (Dr. Seymour iG charged with
allowing Father Grafton, On Extremest, OI
Boston, TO have access TO the students IL
the Seminary Of New York.
Tho Convention adjourned until to
morrow, when it will again go into oper
session.