, 1875-02-18

IIS7h tif bHHHV loHt7hEFEhIf IHEfFisrT.
Tho'o If watH. contest now in prog1esB II tho
Episcopal Church Of Illinois. growing ont Of thu
,eecnt clectiou uf Dr. DO Kovcn as uishop Of
that Diocose. l!,s opponents do unt base their
act.on soley upon the unsounlness" OF his
theological views. They c1an TINT there was
dcc1dad ilcSa1,ty in Ills eloetin,,, and urge tho
Standing Committees ri t',o 1ar:oas D:occecs to
Withhold their confirmation.
Illinois aeelns destined TO be tic battle-ground
Of the factions in tho PROTESTANT Episcopal
Church. The la:e Bishop WAitehouse became
involved In verv d;ga=reeab'o conflict with tho
rn..1cn In. famous Cheney. who WAS offensive by
his extreme 1.ow-Cl,urchuansllip." The Dio-
cetaa Convention eleeted i)r. Seymour ~ Diehep.
lie fti.ca to h'c;,rc continuation at tho hands OF
tho Go;srai tut:ycslt.on, ani n3T Dr.. DoIAovch.
tLa relsTcsrtnnsifa tli1a- -Chnrclman, Ia called
trna to hc B.-h ~ W!,:te',o:,Hc's sncccseor.
It il conceded lhat u. :ho Geueral Convention,
which met Ian: fa'. in :ScH York, the Bishop
s1cev was, ta.a i. NJ il, AL Ills nblesk man in tile
Iiou*o cf Clerical ::!.t Lay Deputies II made
Bishop llo would dos.b!icna bs ono OF tic nl3k.
t,ron:iuout among TIM eminent meA who hold
that h;gh Office. But, for atl this. Ills election
" "n,calia mischief" aud 1t ought not to be- prob
american EpBeolal Church into an oIuiyocal,
not to cay rncnriablc, position, and another
teaHlt would Iouttlesa DO to encourage the
t.,minii,s seccrsion. nr. uo koycus views in
Hal1F Important HlHktEFH lQH!Ctl QUGLTIHGb are
far iron, sonud an'l his sncces,s In occurring tln
e1ectinuif ho did fairly seclre t--is 10 bo look
ri upon rs tho achievement Of \ cJnfrater,lity
that 10 bent upon committing tho A.narican
1.,,'rcopai Caurch to eAtrcMe aud untenabIe
doetllnes.
Eron, t!st t!ira fH ~ HrraEd.
What. with thu sc:orni party on ono side, and
tho RIttialiss I'll tie utIcr. The Protestant Epi*-
cellal t!!lu:cl Just nov. IL ii. quaudary Aboat
tho cracL location 0f tile haniT medium. Neither
n In fr1 tIIrir 1.nr a thHrr1t
that IL becoming quite intrl'ate. Tho pieces IN
tbs ecclesiastical gamo Which require the great
e.: care in handling aro ths bishops. Bishop
Gnt'MIns lona such aial ming ttri1ed acrnEs the
hoSTl tlht it became necessary to sacrifice
humber Of rawna before he was removed. Aud
nov, n bishop Of another color has attaincd Z
nositioll calculated to create alarm. When DR..
t*.ymouv was eIected Bjshop Of llle Diocese OF
a:airrt lin. and lilo opposition to him
wss - bitter that lie withdrew. Another
Election was held. and tbs result was
DR.. DO koyen, a decldoa Eitualist. The
Church discarded conservative High Church,
man and got radical to take ls llace. 1t ia
uutural Tint tho minoIty taat opposcd Seymour
should Much moro l!.ttrly oppose De koren.
THIS opposition LAS appeared in tho form Of
memorial, setting forth throo reasona why tho
Ilthop.e'ces canno: ba @, eonsesrated: i F!rst.
the conservation OF Mtnalist would have upon
laymcn third, tbs snvalillty Of the alleged cleo
ton. With two OF tlsess secular opinion has
nothing to do. Coucsrnng the tllrd, however,
it may e1psoss itself. An analyais Of the lay
,otc in tho Convention shows, as correctly AZ
figures can TINT Do koycn Ind majority,
exclusive al tlie two Chancoilors, xhicu
arc questioned. va can not see,
therefore, wlly the votos we're not
'au.llcient to elect Linn" 1n fnct, my way In
WHICH it can 10 regarded, it appears that tho op-
position in minority in ttss matter as they
we're in the cHss Of DR.. Seymour. 40 tho oppo-
stton to Dr.. scylnarr had a tendency to incroaHc
tion to tho latter mny work still creator harm to
the minority. ln tho matter Of ability. there il
no question OF the tltnoss Of Dr.. Do Koyen for
tho position. There is no ablcv diyino In t!'s
country than ho. No moro trslliant cffprt haa
been made bctore HI Episcopal t.ody Than as nj
dress before tho lust General Conyentipn. Wo
canunt reply to Or. 10 Koven but We cannot bo'
licve him" was tho verdict lo won from tho 1i-
position then. aud tho Same verdict seen's to 10
embodied III tho action VI tho Opposition now. 10
thoso who cnn spit l.n'rs IN the matter Of dnesr1no
4Hd tell to tho nl:uusret decimal, which d!s!Bna
,B tEn Bmnllcat Ir, DO KoYcn'a Rit1al'ein may
appear serious objection 10 ILLS co1ieecFat!on.
bnt to tho irravcrent mt'ld. his creed "ns not
very alarn.ingtv dotneh III hs remarkably forcl-
bio address boto,c tho Ocnrra1 Convention. ln
B,lcl, miud, fnrtnrsnnre, tho query arlacb,
whether it Is batter tor thu progrchs OF any DO.
nomination that it haeara iEs abest ncH, aHtt
ruse Il, the ra.k Of leaiosa tllofa whose "aound
tloc,suu in t!,oir only raim to tadcrs1ln. Tbs
world il cortaiuly excukab'c when u doubts
leader 7" Should thu inenloriastn sircoed III
tho confirmation Of Dr.. Da koyen, OF
pysl, should to Withdraw an Dr. Seymour for the
nAka OF harmony. EctIiHn IL ilAnly to ucc1r ln
tho Iltineis piocesa which will widen in spits OF
Ill efforts to prevent II.