, 1875-02-09

nrprecale; teachings which now everywhere rec
ognztd characteristic only Of that cxrems srlnn1
Of thought known R!tnaltsm: tearhnga which fur
nIsh to toRe WHO earo II roady and conronfout ssp
rinR.stone to Rome.
DR., SULLIVAN IL not only dsconton.cl with |
tho election itself, but equally 80 with the |
manner OF it-'' tho memory of tho illegal |
votcs md other unworthy subtorfugcs by |
which tho advocates Of 1lit1a1ism in 4 |
measure secured their end" DR.. PowEns in
even moro bitter, and emphasizes this point |
rs follows:
Thero exhibitions Of Partially, rnisroprcscnta-
ton ANIL pars!xansp, 10 eay nothing OF bad taste ind
bal mannots, which lEcredtnblo 10 nny body Of
gentlemen fntt to consider ond ssttfr any question OF
public private Interest," Tie Constitution of tho
Church Itself plainly yiolasod. THO ruling Of the
Chair wae In Thu opinion of somo just tucn+ several
t!mes unfair and unrarltamGntsry. Da1ata was poro
t1an Dnco cnt of wflere members Lad right to bo
heard, or, II not right where courtesy would not
Lave refused speech. Thc1o specimens of talk
which nc term but "pestfogg!ng properly char
aeterizc. And kind of tactics evidently learned In
r1aceA remote FROM tho Church practlced with tho
ease Of q long experiences.
Two more extracts will servo to show DR..
PowERs' views rs to tho election:
Those who think that the Church In this Diocese Ia
TO 90 forward to nnd prosperity through tho
assertion Of arrogant claims md pr!eaty assumptions,
irresr rectvo Of that And Ut religious work and ipA1
cuca which demonstrate their blessed utility, the
victims Of lniscrabe do.uiou. The people, a
mass, will not be dcludet by any disp1ay of ntua1
nor bc imr rosoi upon BY the assertions Of tic most
sudaeious ecclesiastical prerognuvo
Let men put their corucenees Into tie bands Of auy
class, however lofty their c1aina to apoaeahip let
believe that any eIass, by Virtue Of teIr posi-
lion, bceome tile dErcnacrs Of Divine grace, and can
give or withhold tho glfts Of eavcu and YOU have
sa Of slaves who can 10 led at will. The history Of
tho Honan Church ia full Of instructive examples.
Once acknowledge tho claims Of priesthood, aud tho
| way ls paved for superstition and thrattlom.
An "outsider," or nun Of tho world,
| however, may take a calmor md Less imras-
stoned view Of tho subject. 10th Drs. Sui
11vAH aud powrns aro disappointed at the re-
suit Of tile election, and Ind other candidates
whom they wished to see elected, and there
fore speak with warmth md with more or less
of prejudice. Matters may not prove to be MS
! black as they fear Az to DR.. DE- KovEN's in
tellectual ability there is no contest. As to
his executive ability, all seem to DO ngreed
No voice has yet been heard to speak against
his Christian character. Being man of ill.,
te1lectual aud executive ability, md sincere
|
confirmation, come into tho Episcopate
with realizing sense Of tho con-
ditions attaching to it. He is not
m arrogant, ambitious, dominccring COM
bative, aggressive man, rs somo Bishops havo
been, and, therefore, although he will live
aud te in his beliefs and is1nH, it is altogether
unlikely that ho will do anything to fomont
discords in his Diocese, that ho will become
tho leader Of a.1,itualistio faction, or tint ho
will assume any risks Of impairing the useful
ness Of the Church in Illinois by creating
divisions in it. There arc otter REASONS why
he should take this co.rse. Ho was elected
by very small md Gouolful voso, after con-
siderable dnancierin!3 upon tho part Of his
friends, "a votog 80 sm IL, in fact, thatho cannot
construe it to mean q general invitation to
como into the Diocese md there still attaches to
TINT vote the suspicio1s Of irregularity. Again,
the seventy votes which DR.. DE- KoyEN re-
ceived in the clergy and laity were not oil
Kitualstio votes by hny sort Of menns. On
the contrary, tho majority Of them wero
anti Ritualistio, and were cast either because
the voters had perfect confidence in him as a
Christian gentleman, or did not rcpoEe any
faith in tho r,lmora touching his dogmatio
beliefs. ALI these facts would naturally be
weighed by man Of DR.. De KovEa's ability
and churchly veneration. and, being weighed,
would lead him to tho conclusion that 1t WIS
the wish Of the Epiacopate that ho should
come in as its Bishop, and not as Ritualistio
proselytizer. When DR.. DE- KovEy attempts
to take tho Episcopato and deliver it to the
Vatican, or shows symptoms Of such purpose,
then will be the time to atop him. Until
then, it does not seem to an outsider there Is
any grave danger threatening it.