, 1875-02-15

schools Ae far within tfIat latitude OF aMntoh
which tho Church NJ lomr a"d "a aina!ng tnolr
supls warrant In tolls written word, I'll tho for
mulari,s Of Tho Chli,cE. n"l Ill TUG Writings %
her doctors Of every age. llo denies explicitly
my belief III 1ntal. physical, oarnh1 presence
I. ia not, le alleges. a presence by tra1s11hbtAu-
tiation Or BY imranntion or by identity Of sub
stance it Is simply saaranlehtai pretouce. ue
aayH: "Wl1ern GhriAt has hot dcnDi. do not
define. Ntcrc tho Church does not define. %
Buct lic yscetves 1t, as such 10 leavos It. Throe
hundred ysars ago Queen Elizabeth, when askei
10 donne tia great mystery uf ths presepcc by
those who would fatn ontrsp her, answered
Christ wss the word that apakett;
lie took the bread And braka II,
Aud What that worl DOH make II,
That bellevs sEl tAks 1t.
An answer nliuae wisdom the Church would
commend and which iu huulo sort Dr. De Koven
would accopI.
Were the.e the fmpodmonts to the election
Of Dr.. Do koyeu, the Mnu no ueetl OF all others,
it Was nsked2 Shall we he deprived Of tlo aer-
vices Of such man by these theological snbtio-
tlos, tleso nice distinctions OF nchoolmen9 Has
he practical aenas, administrative capacity; is
lie tho man for The place. docs lo hold to tho
crcods2 II 10, give him to tbs, aud never
mind the color Of his ideas. We judge
hts past Anc1eas, arc our guaranty: It
was with such feelings that tho majority
cn.orod upou tho Conyoution, and questions Of
ductr1ue Ind little influence upon thenl. It was
tu0 ulhFl, hf1u ESPECIALLY LAH luAus k!Aet
wanted--ono mho had gono III and out among
tlem for score Of yea1s,-and, BY ho MAS not
worthy of uoath or Of bonds they cared llttlo
Tor the inint auiso, and eunu Of tho law.
A. tile opening OF tho Convention 1t WAS Boen
that tho minority had dotorninol on despe-
rate fight. They waro veteran troops, for many
OF thanl for twenty years had boau In antago-
nsm to the late Bishop. taorna ia his tloali, It
WAS sail that il, = caucus tho night before It had
been determined to contest avery point, inch by
inch If IL tflSA to Nrrnni2S tho
Convention. That may not havo paBsed In formal
resolution but IL waa aoted upon In Rplrit.
They lnterpohod dilasory moslons, callod lor
vote by osdots, not only to test ths seusa OF Tho
House, Us would bo proper but upon slight Ques.
tions, arid after the House had decided again AMI
again against them by vuta Of about two to
ono, this proving that they wore not onlr hops.
iess but u factions minority. Thoy chsi!enGsd
votes which had naver been challenged before.
in whose favor stood both law aud precedent
rutcs that haI been cast unluestioned in pre-
cctlng election for 4 Bishop, and for series cl
years under DisGop Whitohouse, who knew what
tho Convention decided against them, mud thsis
own friends refused to voto with them. thoy
still persisted. They had able parliamentary
leaders, nome Of them astuto md experienced
politicians; they rcaorted to every species Of
tactics, aud Introduced tue fllibuaterlng OF Con-
greHs upon Tho floor OF b religious Convention.
They had zeal, energy, aau endurance, and these
wanted but yoteB mud good cauBe to Rasuro
them the Victory. Tue Char gave them wide
eld, they occupied the tloor largely III excess OF
tho majority, thcre was tho fullest, freest dis
clIssinn. At the very last momont III violation
Of their pledges, they still intorposua delay, nnd
chne III With protest nild challenges. unkaown
to olr custom aud our laws. Tho Convention OF
illinois, liks that OF every other Diocese, is 4
Sovereign body, and IL tho solo und supreme
Judge Of its membership md of tho Quali-
1iuAiions Of its voters, From that judgment
there can be III appeal, sayo 10 tho Convention
tuaf INIT Hpk u tttIiNF, fri a
has any right 10 Interfere. It il linn! and con-
clusivH upun this StaaGnT Committees, upon tho
Bishops. aud upon tho Cuu,ch itself; ihoro eau
be. consistently with tile independence OF the
Uloccso chooaos it's own Hishop by itH own laws.
md not by what faetIoua minority within or
nny Official or individual body without think
should bo its la.s. D' an overwhelming voto
puto were now, n. tncy had been for Seara,
legal and proper vntts, and We think the fur
thcr d,sclssion Of the question, and tho az
peal to tue Standing Committees on :ls part
VI tho minority, is fa:tlous and Clsordor-
ly. and unworthy OF them as Christian
men, and loyal chll.chmon. We think 70 tho
more, because, oveu II tho votes disputed rcro
thrown nut, Or, Do korcn wonld still be the
| Bishop-tlect by clear majority. We hear talk
htont pettifogging, and fair play and improper
! votes. We triAt 1t is tho ta!k Of thoso con-
yenicnt Rcapeyuats. tho reporters, and not OF b
| minority uf whom QUO ut least had the Icslgna-
tim Which would disqundfy him from voting, in
| the pocket Of hs mlnd-a resignation whoHc i1n-
| mineHeo las been the cEgront topic OF fotnhrk <
for weels III tile city, aud which now tho NIL
norty. With tnetIabld tnean,legs, IL 1slng to tho
plejudico Of Or. do kovcn, MS though hts elec-
tlun WaB snperinductng causo; a uIeanuesa we
| do not inpute tn the brother who has resigned,
for We bolieys Linn to DO Christian gentleman,
who would not uBo such Weapons, and such a
uoao Of attack. Eut despite all delays tla i'll
eyitabo hour came, and. aftor nearly two daya
Tastsd The conTsnton ea rshced vote ~, npon tie
nominated, aua by IN increasing majority. Dr.,
DE- koyeu, aud finally by q ma1olity ut twelve
Upon tho tArd ballot tho laity confirmed the
nomination by majority Of thrce and tho ycu
erablo Chai airman who for forty ycass Ina toilti
sud prayed for tito Churvh bond of porrsotnaaa
announced tha result !; ard Jet, before tue wech
eude, the minority thrust Upon tho Church .
memorial. aa yet anonymous, full Ut ulisstate
Inents and tallaeieH and make tho mou
and DlsuopH Of tho Church to re-
v,se tile action Of The Convention o
Illinois, revision wo arc aute they will have
az little will ~ they have power 10 mako. Dt
brought before the Council, sud. though accuBct
by tho minority OF somo question Of theology
| nothing WAS laid to his Charge worthy Of dsatt
| or OF bonus. lie ia tho representative OF ona'o
divided. As snc, he goca before the Bishor
and the Standing Committees, aud We canno
fear the result With him, in tue goot
providonce Of God, goes another distinguished
u,as, tho representative Of tho opposite
school, aud thus . uobio opportunity Il
gtvon to tho Church to illustrate he
tolerant, comprehensive character, ant
to show tlut, standing only upon tll'
croedA, sbo. within the,n, admits Of WIDE lats
lutle. It ia her gloriouB prerogatya, sym
pathlang neither with Rome NOR Geneva, to b
catholic 10 81! TRUTH and protestant to all error
acting eysr upun tho formula OF ono Of th
most distinguished OF lor SOUS: "In eassntial
unity, in non-ossoatals iiGcrty, IN all thing
charity"
| CANON KNOWLES.
His 0ainlnu nj tn Rnceut Qnuxeuiiou.