The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-26
The Special CouEcil in Wisconsin.

Last week Oh Wednesday, the spaciu'
Council called to elect SUCCESSOR to Bish-
ap ArHitage, met in the Cathedral in Mi
waukee. An eloquent sermon conmemora-
tive Of the deceased Bishop, was preached
Ivy the Rev. Dr.. De knven, and resolutions
were passed expressive oil the sense Of thu
loss TIE Diocese had sustained in the death
Of its Bishop. The sessions continued I'M
iii Friday night, when the Council adjourn
ed sine die without an election.
The candidates were the Rev. DR.. De
the Rev DR.. Hoffman of St. Mark church,
Philadelphia. Dr.. Hoffman telegraphed
bis withdrawal after reading the report of
proceedings IN the morning papers of Fri
day, course which was very Eatural, as
all will confess who read the same report.
Dr.. De Kovel, whom the clergy elected by
majority Of one, Was promptly rejected
by tue laity, by an overwhelming vote
which WAS what everybody expected
Thereupon the Council did what it might
have done before with advantage to its rep
u,ation, and the g,od name of the Diocese
and the Church, disbnuded itseif-much to
everybodY's relief.
1t would be well could the vail of oblivion
be drawn over all the proceedings, and
over much that went before its proceedings,
and prepared the way for them. The pitt
less telegraph as it beat out the story sent
the crimson Of shame TO the cheek Of
Churchmen all over tie country. We pre-
fer to leave the particulars where they have
been abundantly exposed, in the secular
press.
We have onls 10 say that the Council
had a splendid opportunity. 1t night have
done work for the Church which it falls
to the lot Of few Councils to do. 1t might
have given pe,ce, a sense of stability,
calmness of mind, and confidence Of heart,
to an anxious Church. 1t failed to appre
ci,,e the situation. 1t obstinately persist,
ards, the wiii-of a bare half of the clergy,
and sc, ned to forget that it Owed anything
to the Church OF which the Diocese is Il
part.
Wisconsin is the spoiled child of the
American Church. No Diocese has been
% fcstered and petted. The Church look
~
Wisconsin acted Il. if she was alone in the
universe, and had but herself to please.
A Sigh, hin. of tie Importance Of the
crisis, of the deep cor Germ felt throughout
the Church, which was expressed gently
and calmly in this paper by correspon-
dent, was resented as an impairment inter
.trel &c. and we were threatetad with the
wrath Of half the Visions clergy, on q
postal card One clergyman bad the sense
of trur,. 60 weakly developed as &c write
NJ print in one of the electioneering doc
umcn,s, which flooded the WISCONSIN press,
that ",he leading Church paper deYoted
its columns TO opposing DR.. De koven
Just here we wish to say that our bust
ne,s is that Of Church pubIicist In that
character The Church Journal proposes
to devote itself" to any matter of serious
concsrn 10 tie Church without fear, and
also Titiont personality CT bitterness. In
the sense of personality We oppose" ne
man. least OF all 4 man SO gentle, and, we
believe, so sincere, as our friend and for
mer fellow Ia borer, the Warden of Racine
College. The kindliness and good nature
Of The Church Journal are Tart OF the
| law Of its being But whether our Wis
conan friends knew 1t or not, they were
forcing, some of them, an issue upon the
Church, which tie Church prayed TO be
relieved from. And an issue which the
Candidates" themselves, and mem 5ers of
The Faculties Of Racine and Nashotuh we're
free Ia discuss IN such papers as the Chicago
| Time, and tie New York Herald, wa.
surely one that they did not expect 10 gag
/ Tke Church JoETn1l from even alludug t.,
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excuse the interviewing OF candidates by
! ;he Chicago flRts, the filing uf tie col
vHn, oi the local papers with pcreon aii,irS,
;ae :-.ue OF panFh.st. ami circulars and
sc y>pspeg articles, oar l.ieGd> q! til post
ii cards must haze strange ideas of the
busir..s of The Church journal, if they
cures. aIe lot even tn ai.ni, spgrtc-