, 1874-11-02

Ef76nfcncD nnH rnmpIIl3tG WHICH Eha boon WltN.
Seminary tro,1bIda voro brought npt although Il
was known that = commission Of Bishops Ind
ex%minoA into all TINT, found wrong oM both
aidoa, mud had adjusted tho natlnr fully, and It
hnd ren,ntnctl atli1ntot 1t WAS shown that Or.
What ho thought ltt]uHs troatment, and had ltsed
expressions which wore haaty, nntl for which lo
Was Borry aud 1t was shown that eycu blosea
and st.. paul conll not hayo boon confirmed
objection. QuioA temper generally goes hn,td
in hand with much earnessness and groat
enthusiasm.
Then IL MAS urged TINT homo Of ILLS Intimate
ffiontlu we're nttnAlstB, and therefore llo rnuBt
I'D; bnt 1t waH shown that such IN Inference WIS
nnfonnt!od, mud 1t waH vol known that eomo Of
tno moBt moderate clergy tn tho Church were at-
tachcd to ltn1 a min for whom DR.. Hale. OF
1lrookfyn; Dr. Burgess. of MaasaoAuAotta; and
Or. Leeds, Of Maryland, could yoto-whona they
could respect, anil nbout whom his own Bishop
fDhhop Potter, OF Nav York; wrote tho most
1audatory .lcttor-coull not bo put down BY tho
cry. /" f1e is known by his friendB."
During tito last days Of tho seBs1on. o lettcr
from Bishop wns road affirming that Dr. Soy
monr had allowed celebrated Rft,iallBt to lec-
turo to tho studonta In . pYivnte room. DR.. Boy
n1onr denied this ovcr Ills own signature. and
stated that ho was thcro without his knowledge
or consent, and ho Ind nothing to do with It,
Tho 11ombors Of tho Convention, according as
tasy fa!s, believed eithes tho Professor or tho
Bishop.
This In shout tho sum aud substance Of tho
from Illinois, nor OF any arguments taulting tho
Illinois testimonials. Thoy produced no OBJECT
whatever, and, ns for rs remember, were never
even referred to by any speaker on tho side op-
posed to DR.. seymonr, savo b tho ono who
1natlo them.
You may nsk now Why, then, WAS DR.. Seymour
rejected On What ero,tnd vas tho refusal to
coIlf!rm basod7 Simply OIL this, avoreed openly,
and inststcd upon aa sntllclent' poputar prolu-
dico connects him with nitualiam. Whether In
onts said; .' In any court OF law ho would
bo thoroughly acqultted'), he must be
sacrificed to. ths popular proiadico; ono man
cannot stand IN the way Of church; aud, no
ois, tho high state Of foc!ing in cur Church do
maids that ho should 60 under rather than that
tho whole Church should bo Misunderstood To
nc. and to many others, this doctrine Of oxpetli-
boon acted urnll ii, tho world, and Nc must not
be surprised nt ts swaylng any large asscmblago.
at all events, tl1at was tho ground taken at last
by Dr. Soymour's opponents. aud on that ground,
! think. alone waB he rejected.
11o was ably and brilliantly dofonded. Out Of
fosty.two spcakers twenty wcro In Lis favor
and among them wore eorne OF tho most ro-
noWncd lnEyors aud clergy7non in our Church,
md mon WHO could no moro bn accused Of Rit-
italian than Of Aiohammo1aniam urged strongly
tA1 gA5t&S9 VI CAAbGt LIZ AAAt 90 JOA AAAH9
a numerical majority Gas to tlo aud a1l tho al
occaes Of tho Stato of New York. where. his
whole lifo las Deon passed. voted for him, both
of Which results have great moral weight. Nc
vote however, BY lloeeseH,. aud oycry divided
with one Clergyman and ono lnrman in ita repre-
seulation casts the same vote ~ QUO Witli four
clorgyMon aud four laymo5-pccular arrangoo-
menta which mako 1t difficult, aud perhaps it
ought to be. to secure tho requisite majority ro-
qulretl Of 10th orders by tho constitution.
The result was tho effect OF a serioa OF cir
cumsennces. Tho Church ia very much o1oitef
OH the subject Of latualienl. Prof. Soymour'a
name WAS connected with that by certain par
tics, a prejudice arose against him. and tho bat
Ito Of Kttuntisu1 WAS turned OIL tho aide iBsue Of
Aia confirmation, and SO ho failed.
He rotalnH tho post ho las so long and honor
ably hold, aud tho lo7o and confidence Of all who
himself more and more bF tho beautiful spiris In
which bo Inns borne this cruel blow. II lie had
boeu proven guilty Of false doctrine or exng-
gerated Ritua'lsm should consider 1t a deliver
unco, for certainly favor no o1treno views. I
unl not aware Of ever having done one KltunliBtio
act, aud tho service In this church is performed
as it IL in the great majority Of parish churches
in this land. Ny doctrine has never changed
since I nm hero, and rurposelY read over Bor-
mon preached on tho Eucharset fifteen yoara
ago to see whether I Ind varied in my views.
found that taught then as I teach now-no
strange dogma, simply tho true epiritunl pres-
ence Of my Lord in the Holy Supper received
by faith alone-tho body aud blood Of Christ
given, taken, and received after o spiritual and
heavenly manner BY the loving heart.
But do not consider that any charge OF false
doctrine or extreme ritual waB at oil proven
agaiuat the nun whom wo bod chosen. ! do not
think that llo was Justly liable to eyil report for
think that he was forced to give way to panic
nbo,lt ritual, aud Was co1ldolnnod hocause it TaE
thought the good Of tho Church demanded 1t.
Let us nil be calm and patiout under this trial.
The General Convention was perfectly compo.
tont to act. 1t has acted, and our duty as loyal
churches is to submit to that action. Let ua
not uso any hasty or bittor words. Lot n8 pray
tod to eni1shtcn ns, mud koop Ia from preju'
dco and from passion. Probably III Jaullary a
spccia1 convention will be- callcd; and botween
TINT time aud this thugs will have satted down,
and wo will be able 10 look ut them moro dis.
passionatcly than We now do. Just row do
not think VIC can Judge what is bost. trus.
| TINT no mny Bccnro good md earliest man to
bo our Dehop; that wo will aI1 rally sronnd him,
| may do noble work for Christ and His Church
It is novel policy, this rejection Of a man on
suspicion OF wrong doctrine do not know
what ita results mar bo. OF Diocesan DshopE
on account OF illegal elcctlon, ono for charges Of
| nalada'lntstrntion Of property, aud quo fol
proved fa!He doctrine. God grant 1t may bo man,
years bofore the Church Nflt!erEoes another auc
LrlAl huu OUu ErIut IuA& I1 InAl CllEtl upon &c
/! 60 through it maY como out rs puro ~ DR.. Soy
| moar comes ont! did lny best, 30 did my col
leogues with tho exception Of tho opposing NOM.
| bor; 80 did nll thoHo who sympathl2od with us.
I Everything WIS fair and abovc-boarl. We failed
| but there was no exntation. only tho profound.
ost sympathy; for think tic groat body Of 1ner
| in that house acted from conscientious couvic.
| tion. Lot uH loHe no heart, but 70 OIL With OIL
duty, aud leave Lilo issue In tim hands Of God.
TEE SECRET DOCUMENTS,
From The Neo Yofk pauers, 0es. 20.
! Tlo documents submitted to tho Becret ses
| Sion Of the House of Deputies over tho confir
nation OF Or. Seymour, Bishop of Illinois, have
bscn mado public. Thcy arc only six in NUM-,
Der. Tic first is tho report Of a committee oi
tho House of Bishops, which investigated {
aoctrinal difficulty between tho Dom and Fac
ulty Of tho General Theological Seminary, Ia
this city, and tho Rov. DIR; Seymour, profesao,
| Of EcclesiaHtieal Hutory therein.