, 1875-02-17

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ter frunl BISHOP xNhtttinRfbRnu,

fer fr"'n as.s1lop WhtttinEharp.
From The Church journal.
MERshs. En11oRB: Your leader on the redponsi-
nsllt' OF Conventions and Others in rotation to
tostlmohlalH and consent in cases Of election to
tho FpHcopate. assumes that tho Blsllop OF
Maryland declined to consent or refused his
consent, or mas1o objection. to tho conservation
lie did no inch thing.
Agreeing with large proportion Of tho Church
In all ages, In tic belief that |. Timothy ill.,. T.
aud Titus. l.. 6 compared with I. Timothy, ", o,
M interpreted by tho marginal reference in the
authorized version) proves tho mind Of st. Paul
to l'sTo boeh adverse, 10 conferrlng tho higher
mihiatsies On twice-marriod man, 1,sflop
WhittinRlam has not At any time been able to
1etn III oct OF that kind.
But knowing also that the matter is certainty
within Tile reKilattVe power of every ii,d+penI~
cut branch of the Church OF Christ, the Bishop
OF Alarylsnd has never questioned the right Of
any or all of His trelliret, to act upon m inter-
probation Of Tie Apostolic rules which be finds
himself uhhbte to accept Kor doomed himself
| At liberty to interroBe an official obstacle in q
cara teaignctlly lett unrestricted by ths legisla-
tinn of tho Church in England anl tlltH country,
| He laa therefore, nnrcr instituted apy inauliy
/ concerning Einhop,e elect m tu h.H married or
| BtnElo htats. His conaeut or yota Al tle caae
| might hc, has Eeen gwen with cntire intl.ffer
euce to that 1ueFto. il tho fact1 happened to
oa out Of Lis personal knowledge. Bit 1t, by
express Information or otherwise, it became
known 10 hin that flesbyier, closen or nonl-
inAtod for the Episcopa:e, lad been the husband
Of more than ono vile. ha own conscience Wa
Fat!sfo1 by abatcntion flom action, leaving It to
tlioeo who could to cu,arm or eject according to
lef unemlarrasHed judgments.
In the cnse OF DiHhup Dudley it came accident
aly to tho knowledge Of tbe Bishop of Mary
land TINT liiH prosbyser lad been twico married,
after he had actually. in confidential counsel nd
si1el him to tho acceptance Of a work Involving
much taeriice OF evorv kind. and wtn,n tue ar
| 1angcmenta for the probable consecraston wero
| 10 .rroSfcRr.
In privnte interview with the Din]lop elect,
1hrhop WhittitBham communicated To him the
deem regret with which he found himself Pre-
cluded from aiding in hlH coneecratiou, and aAkol
that tha nropoHcI arrangements might ba
| changed accordingly.
Nothing more took place. no line or word Of
official communication VAS needed Absence Of
| the nauo Of BIshol, Whitiiugham from the rec
ord Of DR.. Dutfey'A consccra.on Is tue only aud
! wlo1o effrct Of lln private 1ncapacilution for
bearing park in tho solemn ceremony.
Az regarda the so!lt11tv OF his gro1ndH. McEhrs.
EhirolH. ho in not ealcfu To Mako nns~ or. Lot
utLen be fully assured IN their own nluaR, from
which lie has no an1loty to uIlbcttle tben W.
TIr Cllilt-Liks Lo in the k.nbby.
An Indian, w!In had recently como forth from
the foroAt 10 join the lobbyists OF tls 31aina
Legislature, thus appealed to q Senator the other
day; ~, ..,
five yearn 7"
Yes" replied The sennto..
I" You report bill 10 klilum deer five years ?"
mo"
"vesy WE'LL" says Joe, ''tn1ko UNI law no 1lil-
lutn deer for five yearH except BY Indian whom ha
campuln out. Last summer Massachusetts fel-
lows come. Hire me to 20 with um ak weekB.
killum t.o deer weighing ono hundred aud forty
ppunls; spcnd fifteen hundrrd dollar in Maine.
J Ec!um tiEe hundred dollar. Good thing 10 got
| fifteen hundred dollar for two deer, al spont in
| MRine."
The worry II constant cough aud tbs soreness Of
lu19 which generally accompanies It, both reIne-
| died by Dr., .yuus ExpeCtoraut