The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-27
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NEw YoRK, october123 lit is quite evident
that the struggle over ritnalisn, Is be pushed
to direct conclusion. Il The defeat yesterday
OF Dean Seymour's nomination as Bishop oil
Illinois is largely due to The statements made
and papers presented by MIR. William Welsh,
Of the Pennsylvania delegation. The friends
of Seymour had made very vigorous de.
NAL Of the charge intimated in letter
OF. Bishop Coke, OF Western New York, that
the Dean had allowed the ritualistc priest
" Father" Grafton, Of Massachusetts,
TO minister 10 the students. This
denial was decidedly strengthening DIR.
Seymour's case, when Mr.. Welsh presented
another letter or paper from Bishop Coke,
written at the time of the occurrence, detail
ing conversation with DR.. Seymour, in
which the latter acknowledged that :" Fa-
Their" Grafton had been permitted to have
prestly access to the students with his (the
Dean's) consent. Another paper read by
Mr.. Welsh was an address delivered to the
junior class by one of the professors DIR.
BuelD shortly after Father Grafton's visit,
warming them Of and combating his (Grar.
ton's) views.
The truth of Judge Otis's declaration
made yesterday in support of bis argument
for DR.. Seymour--that the Committee on
Canons proposed to deal effectively with ritu-
alism, and that, therefore, those opposing
should not make the Dean scapegoat-was
made manifest by the reporting to-day of q
canon on ritual.
The significance of this document was
made the more notable by a statement from
the committee, which was read, to the effect
that in presenting this canon they did it as
the expression Of all the members of the
committee and as having been considered
and approved by the Bishops Committee on
Canons. 1t was further stated that the COM
mittee have every reason to believe the
canon would be unanimously ratified by the
House Of Bishops. The reading was listened
to with great attention, and when done the
consideration was set for Monday ut 2 Z. NJ
The Committee on Canons compose every
shade Of opinion but DR.. Dehoven's aroTe
and extreme ritualism. A majority Of its
| members voted for DR.. Seymour yesterday,
| including DR.. Fulton, Of Alabama; Dr.
Cady, of New York Dr. Beers, of Albany
Messrs. Ruggles, Burgwin, Otis, Race, and
| JopIee. Or. plnu0n ana Ut. MEAD are tue
| most pronounced men on the other side
| who are on this committee. This concur.
renee shows this report to be an acceptable
compromise. 1t will be noticed that, unlike
| the ones discussed at Baltimore, it does moi
interfere with veStments and other orna
mental matters, contining Itself to defining
as uncanonical and contrary 10 the rubrcs
those special acts which are universally ac
ceped as evidence of belief of the real pre-
sence being visible to the spiritual eye a
least of the priest aud worshipper. On thi:
there seems every probability that the vote
:. will be almost overwhelmingly in the atlirma
tive. DR.. Dekoven is practically deserted
and while he may keep color.guard arount
his stand there can be but little doubt bu
that there will be very nearly perfect una
nimty OF orders. So confident are the mos
active delegates that it is confidently asserted
that the debate will hardly last over three
days, and probably not more than two. De
koyen will, however, make a brilliant fight
| and there are those who assert that the de
bate will end in his withdrawal from ths
| Church. X. y. IL.