, 1875-09-26

Dr. McLaren Bishop and outwitted th
zninorirv." Neither is there sny bette
foundation for the assertion that "th
election Of DR.. McLaren to the Episcopal
cleariy shows that the past strife in the Dioces
was factioua and pcrsonal-not one Of principle
for there is no difference in churchmanship bt
tween Dr. Do Koyen aud the Blshop-elect."
far a. the friends Of DR.. De Koven are concern
ed, thie is most probably correct. In fact th
great body Of these have always placed shei
support OF Or. De- Koren upon personal grounds
such A. DR.. De Koveuis e]oqutnce, amiable char
acter, aud the ike, many of them declaring tha
they did not agree with him in his doctrina
views, or that they were such as vere tolerate
in the Church and he had right to 1naintai1
them and be Eisnop if thereto elected Tit
mino11ty. Oh tho other hand, declared that the
had no personal objections to DR.. De Koven. bu
opposed him simply and solely On principle
They were opposed to Ritualism, to al
those ussges condemned by the Bixhora
Pastoral OF 1871 and by the Canon on Ritual o
1874. They believed DR.. De Koven to be th,
leader. he brains OF tho Mtualisuc party so fa1
opposition to him, in which also they bad been
supported by the great body Of the Church in
their rejection OF Dr.. De Koyen BY the Standing
Committees. Dr.. De koyen also so understood
the matter when be prepared his letter to he
Illinois Convention to explain his views and
eahsty his opponent of his orthodoxy.
But Why ie the Times, or r.ther the ChaDcel-
fo1s clique which inspires it, so Anxious about
tho consistency OF the minority? Why do
they s1y. Tho opponents OF Dr. Do
NcLaren's election, and ehould have, following
their old EAy. protested asA.ns. it. it they had
been governed By prncip'e? They rcjected D7;
Seymour upon l1ase SUSPICION OF ,vlews and
practices which DR. McLarcn ia known fully to
1ndose'' Is it tho in:ention OF these s.ate-
ments to excite doubts in the minds Of our Stand
ing Committees and Bishops III regard to Dr.
AcLaren'a poeition n regard to Rituslism Is
it intended by representing him rs entertaining
the zane views On the subject Prof. Seymour
and Dr.. Dc kosen, to sogEest to these bodies
thst it u their duty to examine into tho matter,
and, II they find him equally obnoxious with
thoee gentlemen to tIeas him IN the same way?
Ii 50, ws declare and protest that We. "the
minority Of the Illinois Convention" rs these
gentlemen cali us have nothing TO do with it
the ''pEotesting" this time comes from tbs De
koTen side!
But these gentlemen tell their Own story and
reveal their own character when they say in this
Times editorial, " BY suasagcm these men Of
principle were driven from their position. and
solidly cast their E0te for most lntlmato friend
aud supporter Of Dr. Do korea." We have no
doubt, IS they here intimate, these gentlemen
have been using I'll sorts Of stratssern. It ap-
pears to be their nature ard practice has coa-
6r1ned them in it that, hss been naid OF some
one, they cannot drink their tea without =
ELIoT&EeM. Gut LH1a I!ll1G hi tleT strategy was
wasted. The minority, made tho majority
BY the addition Of 3 few De hoven
votes already enumerated, did Indeed, '.cast |
thoir vote solid - for DR., 31cLaren. not because
they wore assured by Judge Otis, OF Dr. Locke, |
or Dr Chase that ..he WAS the right man." but |
because they hid this .saursnce from Bishop |
McCoskry and other men. in whose sound
Guardianship they nad the nnoat implicit con-
fdence- II Bishop Mocoskry is decaiTed. then
We arc deceived, and in that event We have only
<o. MI, 1
tstls store
All the twaddle about scortain ciergymen
who voted nav - to DR. Do Koyep's soaudness
in the faith," and '.the difference between
tweedledum ard tweedledce," may well pass
over in silence,-it is mere bravado. Bat this
I will venture TO proulise,-that it the fact
of !" Rituasm" is taken sway, II the &C.
B. S." renounces it's dark intrigues, ceazes
to ask a. prayers for tho repose Of the soul Of
The late Bishop" etc, laws aside It's millinery
troubled By :. that harp of thousand yes,
ten thonsand-s' strings" the indignant protests
of al sound chuEchnen against such lnnosa-
tions and insidious assaults upon the time hon
ored doctrines and ueages Of the Protestant
EEiscopsl Church.
But here is t!1e climax Of this rbodonortsde
OF the Times: ''1hs whole Convention, Biehop
and all, have been bagEed by the Dc koren men,
And the ants are loft without consistency, WITH
out ammunition for future warfare, or anY hope
If ever recovering from tie Blows Of the eturdy
warriors for the truths OF the old Church" Al! |
here they ' let the cat ont Of the bag" That Is
he game they are after. They waat to '' bag
he Bishop. They want 10 sayr '' He is our u,an;
:anoot turn 60 sharp corner us that. DR.. Nc {
Laren Is too canny ! Scot to be caught By that {
: strata6eu-" Yen have succeeded remarkably |
sell in 'Fulling the wool over the eyes OF = I
Students just out Of the hands Of DR.. De Eoyen +,
md Prof. Seymour, but it is most seriously su.-
,ested to you that Dr. McLaren, esneciaIIy after
le shall be invested with tho robes ct
eiehop. q as We hope he win be
'tandng Committees too nnuch-Dr. McLren 9
s ''too old bird to be caught with slch chat" .
seriously, DR.. McLaren comes into the Diocese 5
BY any party obligations CT p]oeges, 7
nd trust that he will ever rcmoin 30. Active | /
as shown itself, do not think that Bishop Nc :
4areo viii hare anything to fear from it.. It has
'ow apparently exhausted its fcry upon the men u
rho elected him. and will pcrlnpa according to =
Is promises, be as snt@lsslTe as spaniel 10 the u
Incoming Rlahop. 4
But OF one thing venture to wnrn the coming | q
bishop Those gentlemen. in the edto- !
ial which We are considering, suggest it e
;. They propose to enlist in their wild crusade
Ealnst tho Constitution and established order | "
nd images Of tho Church ao represented in the :.
ieueral Convention and the Standing Commit :.
eos Of the Church. Tbey want to make him
neir fgurehead in that contest which they still
ropoee to urga for what they call Diocesan
ights." This is ehat they mean when they cay
The principles OF Diocesan rights have been
rnly planted rs the platform upon which all
,ust corae who wish any recognition BY Illinois Il
hurchmeu." We trust that the Bishop-eIect g,
ill not be frightened by this, or think that he :.
lust gre in h1s adhesion TO this platform .
efore he will be allowed to take his Il
sat upon the Episcopal throne OF. nlinois. e
I mn That il i1fn 1o1 for< | '.