, 1874-01-01
Mfr. chcney's Letter to Il Aoae u
Bishops.
r1oc,n1 Extracts from His xaninaueh
by Mr.. Judd.
His Explanation OF q 'o
monitiOn.

Ar Indd solicitor 1oI IAe - o0t' ,.o /
h.1 ssted Leave to file. lbout ~ Yea @
when Mr.. Cheney joice the'e" i~ .1,o
rn;scoral Church, Mr. Judd.." ~, - far,s
e.a.,.,, hill aaa3tcd to tie ne s'1.e y. 4"'
.nd fted it. Subsequently, ase Ut. eneuo,
r.s consecrated Bishop. lie ~ supplenaso1a1
h;lI ras withdrawn, and easesSea 10 n'' az
smtndea j supplemental bill norsc'ng . po'n
halsn', ~, occurrences. Mr. hller, on behalf
las w. rheney objected boa bil's, and also
y, .a s.1,.,rror An araneu: was ha5, and |
H. ,,sa takcn under adveu1ent W the JUICE
..d yesterday he gavehis dee's'on' denying
.aare to file the alleged supplemental bill. II
l.. ea;d n nov orinal, rad substantive
bill, Of isself, on which ane aaA'uoa so 49,
sustained, and not smp oneo p'ece oa' to
former till, and he was' tnsop1''4oA4 A1'
co,ld not be allowed.
~ 1ndd took m exctiono tho ruling OF
ha court An order ias I'm entered, ny
c,nseut OF the ertle taat me .ne
case should be IT lor a nEa1
bearing OH bill. answer !eposltlons, ~
Tep. !. 1874. The depotions it Is e1Pecseo,
viii 1ake about week, ID Ii alSuIeeAee 20"
Ga,s cr two weeks more
DOCUMENTS 1ATE Csc
/ ,cno.ter Yesterday, ,1a.ni1ing the records.
for >ono documents ottercE. lathe Gaze, anu
amoae them thu foilowis letter, ta1d TO have
Leeu addressed by AIr. ieaey toAe House o1
Bishops in General Connsaon.
rnc undersigned wouldsoa: respectfully petition
7our honorable body IN rard to tt matter heseao
vet fortl: Nh
cese Of Illinois, the undec2eu has heen - cce1aoeu
from the ministry in the CgcE o1 Go3"
TIT action Is cousequaupon the continued per-
forlaarce, by tie uudels4:.d Of ths duties Of the
.. s.g i;f5s he aas~'tien for the
OMISSION OF ccra;n Akaage III the "al1lS131 o14ce'
sud ,,roznise coutormiitor tia fu'nn. 1,.,,,<,,n
Wi:nout ea:e1n: upon .ar Es i.on1: honoratia tie
sd. '1i he uudcnieudw would simr5 aek your kind
TnLderatiou If so,nef the Irom'na. st 80
IN his ca4c. H wod state then tnan u s'sac,fr
oncnras which it's Unnecessary fd Aln u si'eeA4!:
H. :s ben lei en- ice very strongly me fle"s VI
,nat sclool in IL ch wi.ic. dos not Aota .ne iuh
xcps,ahie counStioa1 spiritual Eseneia.onm m i>a.
fan:;E1n. Cude1 the Hueuce OF ttese sle"s ue "
r1;ne rreat,T trobenl regard to To use q ee1.alA
1,ngusce III tit B.IxmA Office, and hnan!. a!tee
earliest constellation his prnm1o oi ~
- led to the .opcl1ou thst ht Was ut Liberty 10
.ars;sa discrepa IN use. He also became, Us ne
thiuks, honestly conuced tA.t L Sas hla auty, IL
,,lpty to liscons3nCe, to om eef!an eAPi9-
1iTn. in the 34ptinal Office. he is lar from
1m;no thnt IL touilsion Is to he regarded az se1"
ta,u.y correct, 1t, VII his sle~s ,indr as ae a 81,
With e., nest deees tie guided tight, he coud no'
w r1n n,t wxs conved nd sen:enad on his own &C,
acknowledgement. He bu1o makeho plea 70 your ssn.
eraL:e bod; upethe found Of idoEnaltts OF o'ne'
lega de:e:' in p7eeanes att'nss 81 nr a,,,a s,nni,
say that lie acteuur the advie OF MS counssa, ~
whom nc gn tdfnderst:nt th3a II "as Z "eeee
- ~ lis conutI rerfo.unce Of the duties o.
.he 1niu,At-y, d. Ii suspension, the uudeFsf3ne'
would asi your aerble body 70 consider the pecu
N=.ites Of thest 14i 1t been suspension -; aof +;
srA, 4nrfi A9EEn IL
mind Is to they Of immediate submission. bu
uraer the eeacric,ua4iy lronoans ed ~ hls east
It's .cr1niu1tiyniu4dc renaeat on cond1tlon5 WHY!
Il vas l,npossl1r lin to fuill, lie saw Only Vlttua
f.,nei1iou witt ar respect OF rIle{. He d1u ~
know 1T ths tir:.xt telief could he Afforded III IN
Wy, by tGeueral Convention II he erred !
this respect, VI protesting thas he was earnestl
1estrous to d., = vas r!ga!, he would g'ao4y mas
euy serazatoa bis power, 10 tha discipline OF u
Lhulch.
So fat ~ bis ermacy Is concerned, although b
'eit lim1eH forto 1t b5 til pecnliar circumstance
II the Case, be I'd chesrflny suunat to any d1:
crime whiIa nj be :p4ea IS eona.taon o. .ni
Pal Church, wh he 50 Edendy des1res, anu 1e
which be now pa.
It may DO near necass-y nor wise for the III
deriguci to ST pa1tcd-riy Ct the feelings /
which he Is nctuI in thus peuuoning your ycues1
bic ,ody; tn: Is i'm! t!led tof1y TINT the rreaer
Ttiu,u tills Liuih It's utmo1 solc1tude and az
t.csh. He Las are, Which it Is impossible Tor I'LL
70 c1Eross for Cuuzed in which he was hapttze!
III wlfch lie waecartd, and Ct which he WAS mad
Administer. Harues'E pro:sts that III every ste
Tacn ho has tal he his bees Influenced by COL
et4ns desire that's conscientious difficulty should Ut
issue IN sapar:pu fttm tht Protestant FL iscor'
Church. lie haaever hsd thought OF soluntar
eeiaration from le foM- Ie tnows not where else
&c; te is e1clnd ptluaneHly from her ninistr!
In tie Kad dalie.atiEswh-hreemed to be presente
to hin, Of vota.n Of biz coz, ence, degradatio
from the in1uistr although t. r.ay Aare been mis-
Cuilcd III opuiu1 ind sasol he asks for pattern:
naduess 2ad claeuc1, aad s-lvng now the quesno
of legal tcchnicates, sepran your Senerabls bod
aatns Il it may 3e nsas:7 TO .mrose in l:s ro5to'
Church.
AID Il in duty boud !ou. petitioner will, etc,
cHlRLES EDWARD CuESEy.
cHESE os TIE LETTER.
This letter is ,farel to in Mr. Cheney
deposition as fol1os:
E1amined Jy Mr.. ddl:
Q-"iu you p:eas I'll whether At my time 80
ave Proposed to u 8shop Of 1liino1 to suon
3otsrt or Ea:d Bishop
Al !ecliae ansmsig that question, because it i
'oves thlngs which 1cannot 60 into Ec1a In uu
2st;mcnv.
Q.--NiI you state xksher yoa made written cor
9unle.ion directed !dhe Bishops Of the Protest til
Si:seoIal Church in encral convention assembled /
"ae n1ontA Of octotes,37l:
Al don'i know xEher can answer that quet
t.th-tc4t Is, in fu1u tu whita you give it. VIII:
n4ean T. te'a s:nanicauon that never reache
tdegtd ~ made Itan.rad communication but
never reached the 1ptts
V.-"M you state vHther CT not you sen: this CON
,,nuhlcanons 70 the aese Of Bishops assembled
0aiamo.e III Octotxts11:
.A--4hat question iauuot answcr. might as ne
s2se 'uas the commEcatien never brought
.ne coaee Of the Hon Of Bishops, nor did send
~ we dosEe Of Eshes could not IeffoIaHy-
e"9!o on! DO 1t w1hhe interreution OF fooe 1I1eu
N-haA yon statSultther OF notr you oen'g1t
~ su:n COMMUNICATING auy persou to be dea'eteo
said House Ct BitLca.
Al decline 10 aswer that, because 1t was Who'll
p11'-te Ie;weea nJAf apd fraend ,
A--Did you FL! such communication to Il
Aoose Of Bshofs7
A.-l never Id.
And further Of.
Q,-D;d you ut ielirer such communication, pr
Fased uy yourzd. AID signed by yournelf, TO BIsht
So, Oh Dts1wae; % ba presented TO the House
A--Neyer
.,Q-tad you ct prepare such communication m
Ien u and des it 10 any person with pezmisRlon
tsesent Il to th House Of D;snops7
Q'-Nh@t bea1ne Of that communicaionf
a--4s Is uE IL my rossessluu-
counsel the1 handed Mr. Choney the above
ma asked ii ! WAS substantially . copy Of til
lstsaF. Mr. Qlerey atij it WIS not
HI CONGREGATION LEAy1S1.
IN the couse cf Alr. Cueney's deposition th
!oIowlng ocurs during examination by Mr.
,Q-u1ve Eu any knowledge Is to whether any {
Aae eougrrk ai.n u Christ Church abandoned you
!ssEees aitr The FORMULATION Of that seniencs {
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