New-York tribune., 1875-02-27

that in the concluding prayer, that his ministry Tor
Christ may ever be blessed II has hitherto Deen
contemplated and approved his setting 'ne
deposition defiance and going on as II nothing had
happened. Bat little examination OF facts anu u"'es
win dspel this natural mistake IL may not be remem-
bered that Mr. Cheney was first only suspended from
the exercise of his ministry Under our present canons
the sentence suspension is TO either at some
fixed time specified terms mentioned therein
II hs suspension and this only. which was meant
by the punishment" spoken OF IN the letter Inc
sentence OF deposition not pronounced TIL some
months afterward. and then was imposed not o & s n
contumacious refusal to recognize the action of the
eccesiasticsl cOurt at all Now this deposition LOOK @
cago papers Saturday, June the day ensuing Inc
same papers. the same day published the above iet
that the letter prepared and that the labor OF can
vassing for signatures necessary occupying sIne
and that the document was received by him. n
before the deposition was pronounced Nothing eoalc
unfair, then, than to interpret any phrase vi
the as an encouragement TO defy deposition not
yet inflicted. The signers contempated only . TEN,
porary suspension, and o resumption OF Mr. Cneheyb
efficiency when the suspension should come TO an END
and that they had right TO do. ,..,,o.
But look at the list OF gners Of that letter Besides
Dr. Tying and Dr. John Cotton smith-names honored oi
a-there appear also among the three elsrieal
Evangelical knowledge Society: the Rev. r. c, MataSk.
Secretary Of the Evangelical Education Society Dr.
ston Goddard Of Staten Island; Prof. John b. Stone
ID. D., of the Cambridge Theological Seminary; Prois.
MCKINNEY Bronson, Blake and Tying OF the GainDler
theological Seminary; DR.. Julius f. Grammer OF Baltl-
more. Dr. Richard Newton Of Piladelpha, the Rev j.
s. Bush OF San Francisco, the Rev. Washington Rodman
OF Philadelphia, the Rev. j. 8. Copley Greene OF Massa
chusetts the Rev. Abbott Brown and the Rev j. A. As
pin wall of NewYork and others OF the same grade; 10
say nothing OF such as Jay Cooke OF Phadephs
and Stewart Brown, James NJ Brown Thomas r. Taiie' %
IT., Thomas H. Messenger, and Others, OF New YORK.
Now, to single cut one clergyman out of list OF sigma
lures ike that and to say tnst on account OF tnat sg
bishop to-day, though duly and canoncaiy eecteu IS
simply TO prescribe equally every other man on
Iiof q ia ~ nr0S "A
sentative man, made such Dy representative act.
bumbly trust that the responsibility tor such
wrecbed piece OF intolerance and worse than unwls-
dom will never rest the High Church side OF the
house. In last General Convention, immediately
after defeat of Dr. Seymour and when the inugna
ton Of friends was naturally at the highest ana
hottest, they as BODY noby refused to retaate upon
Low Church nominee sent down frOm the House OF
Bishops and pending the consideration OF tnat ~"
Churchman'S name. DR.. DE Koven read letter from
High Churchman IN favor Of him, and made speech
hinisef in the same direction IL was with precisely
the feeling that my father the ats Bishop OF yer
mont in the General COnventi0nsOf 1922 TOOK the eau
i'm the Lower House i'll favor OF the confirmation OF
Bishop Meade OF Virginia then the supposed IN ncarna
and should do the same, had an opportunity In our
day. -. - ... - ,or,,or
letter was really TO aid in the confirmation OF Dr
DE KOven. This is u mistake. That tetter was sent
under the date OF JAN &C. the day which was writ
ten, 10 religious paper, and being refused insertion
was then forwarded yon. and in your office received
Koyen was elected. though did not know OF IL ill
read 1t in your columns on the 9th AT the time
Gated that DR.. Leeds the coming mau. L could
not therefore, have written in the De Koyen Interest,"
though, OF course in general way, he same PRINCIPLES
apply to the Two cases. with this difference, that Dr.
De Koyen wrote or signed any suen letter OF sym
pathy with any who had left the Church But, as
things have turned out there could not be better ex
ample thanis furnished III Illinois OF the folIy OF
that narrow, intoeran meddng policy OF refusing the
due sanction to regular and canOmcal elections which
followed In defeating Dr. seymour ana wnlcn Is
Jaggar and Dr. De Koven. The friends of DR.. De Koven
in September, as voluntary act OF concession i the