National Republican., 1875-08-03
EPISCOPAL oAsoxioAI LAW.
ne Gaze Of Di,hop WhittInrhau,,

the Sett u 1mnop WRltunknhms
The baltimore Amsrisan OF ysstsfday puo.
ishss the following continuation Of the proceed.
ingl IN the esse Of Bishop whitt,nghAmi "fn
Episcopal Church circles the creates. interest
continues 10 bs manifested In the pending investl.
cation Of the charges against Right Rev Bishop
Whlttingham Of Q violation OF eanonieal iaw-the
hfst ease Of the kind that has ever occurred In
this country. Those who concur In the views Of
the bishop In regard 10 his disefetionsfy power 10
aet on yfesentmsnts 10 HIN BY the standing com.
mittse say they have little fear Of what the de-
eilion Of the board viii BE- They claim that the
pFesentoss Of the bishop are not near % conhdent
msneed, a. the pfessnbort thought their case %
plain thst tie members OF the board Of inquiry
would not deliberate on i . day. The inYeitigs-
probssiy vii nj s ooncinssa psois rs Tassdsy
The friends OF the bishop accept this IS "a
yorAhle sign, arguing thai the board have de.
thorough invsitigation, recognising that the trial
Of bishop on any charge should never be en-
SoaI. me r. S S1 q
ssntofs collectively or individually, and that The
The prosecutors and their friends, on the other
hand, are confident that their view Of the situs-
tion wiz meet with the approval Of the board Of
labors by deciding that the charges are sustained
snd the trial Of the bishop should take place.
shss ns int
claimed By the bishop in virtue Of his Episcopal
assumption Of this power BY Bishop Whiting
ham that the prosecutors drew up the papers Of
complaint and charges and transmitted them to
sfhe board Of inquiry met in the lscture-room
Of Grace church at 10 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, and commenced the work Of the third day Of
pied the chair, with E. Wyatt Blanchard as sec
fetary. Hon. Daniel Clarke, the church sdvo-
several knosty points II law W that Vs were rsissa
The same secrecy was observed as to the proceed
inRs as on the two preceding days, The colored
sexton Of Grace church was on guard at the door
Of the lecture-room throughout the session, for
the purpose Of keeping reporters and other in
1resentors and Witnesses xers bssoss nc aSe
and the examination Of the latter was continued.
at AS p; m. recess was taken until s p. m,
when the board reassembled and remained In ses.
sion for over two hours"
THE WINDING OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 2-The board OF inquiry In
the matter Of the presentment of Bishop Whit
tingham reassembled this morning at Grace
sine die at 40 p m. The following is the finding
Whereas this board Of inquiry, convened by the
DID,, the presiding bishop of the House of Bish.
ops to consider certain charges in the case of the
Right Rev. VIM. r Whittingham, d. D., bishop
the said charges, do hereby
Resolve, That from the evidence before them,
they are Of opinion that there are not sufficient
grounds to put the Right Rev. VIM. R. Whiting
ham upon his trial In the same matters.
The thirteen members who took their seats
when the board organized on Thursday last were
present to-day, and the vote In favor of the finding
was nine to four against the latter being the solid
vote Of the diocese Of Virginia, the dIoceses of
Central Pennsylvania, Pittsburg and Maryland
voting for the exculpation. Agreeably to the
canon Of the Church q certificate Of the president
Of the board (Rev. Chss. Breck, Of WIllsboro',
Ps.,) Of its refusal to make o presentment was
duly made out and forwarded to The secretary OF
the Hors Of Bishops to be deposited among the
archives. The board also adopted unanimeusly
the following resolution, offered by q member
voting with the majority on the question Of pre-
sentiment:
Resolved, That the president Of this board be
cate Of the refusal Of the board TO make q pre-
sentiment against the bishop Of Maryland, with q
statement with our unanimous and emphatic
condemnation Of the alleged acts and teachings
Of Rev. Messrs. VIM. Perry and R;chey, OF Mt.
Calvary church, set forth and complained Of In
the presentment made against them by the stand
ing committee TO their bishop, and for which they
have been admonished by him.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2-It Is said the majority
were Of the opinion that the bishop having after
the charges were formally laid before him. sd.
monished and rebuked the Mount Calvary cler-
gymen for their practices Of the ceremony com-
planned Of, by SO doing the bishop has satisfied
the demands Of the law. and there was on his
part no purpose Of Intentional willful violation
Of the canons Of his diocese.