, 1877-08-16

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EPISCOPAL.
DtvfsloH Of TIU DIOCESE OF IfLrNo18.
The annual Diocesan Convention Of tho Eois.
eopal Church Of Illinois ia to be held In this city
next mpnth. The only question Of Importance
tn conc before II for decision fs. "Shall the
Diocese bc dtgided!" At present the whole
statc Is onc Diocese, md always has been slnco
Its organization nbout forty yours ago. 1t has
nov tUl clcrgymen, besides thu Htstof,. Expo
5tcnec has shown TINT where there nrr small
UIoye.cs The Church grons much faster, slllcu
tho Bishop has much muro time TO slcyotc to
EuIng from placc to plncc, starting ,ew sfattons
aud getting ,,cw ncn TO take charge Of them,
aud r,orc missionary money cau be raised.
Pennsylvania was one D!ocese until 1875,
when tho west part uf the State was
created. Within five years more
money wns raised lii that Diocese for In!esionary
purposes tint in tho old one before tho division
subsequently the eastern part was divided, and
tho DtocssG Of Central Pc,nsylvania established,
with Bls!lup located Ut Heading. Tic sumo
state Of ai!aiFs, In proportion, was exhibited
there within tye ycnrs. Tho results OF these
segrcEatioss wGEo incrtaEcd contributions, III.
GEcuscd church work. aud Development Of all
ktnds. This Is also tr.,e Of New York, which
now embraces within It's limits 1--WE Dioccses and
Of Ohio, MlLh lltshop At Cleveland anu an.
othcr 1t Cincinnati; and Of Michigan:
A division Ut the Dloeese of Illinois Inns htcn
contemplated since 1871, md was 10 process Ut
Whseh0use. At tie Diocesan Convention iii
that yene two new ones wcrc agreed upon,
mAking three in tue State, and tho proposition
vas laio bcfote tlie Gcaeral Convention, sitting
construction put upon thu ratone ~ that body,
4. wis decided thut the provision for tho sup
port ot the fcw Bishops wia nut adequate, ~
required. aud tl!s project falletl. Tho funeral
ucxt session will ba held iu Boston In October,
a1ati tho Diocesan Convention In this city in
September, the action Of tho Diocese. the
lshop, ,an't The dencral ConTention being cssel,-
must be settled this year, or . further delay
will ensue. No particular opposition is n,aic To
diylstou; oil seemingly conccde that It 10 de-
sIrablc. but there IL diversity Ut sentiment
REGARDING nouNpAHtks.
At tho last Diocesan Convention a committee
WIS appointed consisting oi Bishop McLarsn,
tho Ksy: nr. ch9sc, the Key: I \ II rs rbcnestiet,
port upon the feasibility. OF u division. They
hhyu had thu matter under consideration, and
will undoubtedly make favorable report, a.
though tlcy have not yct asrecd upon tho
Is to tako Tho i,lty counties it tho southern
part ol tho State, below sanganion, but
extending UP on the Mississippi 80
w ~ Include Adams, IN which QnfEc! II s!tu-
laots River ltnc-incudes Adanls, and takrs IN
nll tho countics lying between tic Illinois and
AtssIssipp! Rivera, extending a. far north "a the
uurlh linz Ut Rock lslantl aud bureau Couutlcs
DIoccsc Of which Qulnsy shall be thu See city
apeara to befalr, bat It's c1aut lfts arc still to
l,e dctertslinul. Quincy llas 41,OUU nhlhltnnta.
Tho Episcopal there own 3lUi,ooo worth ot
upon lis subiest. 81. Johns. the oldest church,
III that part u thu State, magnificent, STONE
building. surrounded 1y lar9c grounds, has a.
ready becn conveyed to blsAop Mei'a,cn ~ ~
ess eaast II ~ d iii .au. s" ' aaaan IT. ie1s arss
property called tle Lindsay Church Houye,
iouildcd several YEARS ngo By charitable gJa-
tlc,uat, which IL yery valuable, and ts likely 70
heco1nc = valuable AUXILIARY to the Church.
rtoyta!ou llas been nude for tho support Ut tho
Epscopatr. 10 tlcsc are 10 feArs IN that ground
So far Us Quincy IL colterued. And under suct,
circumstances It Is quite evident thut there will
TO at least ona new Diocese created.
ANOTHER rA0PoslTi0N,
| looking to the establishment vi third Diocese,
t.as uls0 been mouted, but it, prospect Ut sue
tcla ia not sn brilliant as that Of tho othor.
THIS Ii tn n.aks tllc Ilnols River dividing line,
aud south of Wpdiord, Livingston. Furd, uspl
lruquo!s, to include within thu Quincy bIugcse
a!l The counties west VI this river, and al cast
III DIOCESE Of which Springfield eilall ~ the
seS city; tic plorcee Of Illinois 70 t1r]uin all
thy counties north VI those nalned. and Of Rock
Island and Bureau. Thts prujcct has many
frien1s, and u meeting IL to bs held III Spring,
Held on tic 18TH Inst to sec what caal b, d01e
toward thc support uf the Eptseopsae., Should
1t result IN shs nokine of Alnplc provision lus
this purpose, the chances of succeas would ba
materially eilianec,a. Tho lines of such lilo.
cesr, however, canuut Ic liked until this pre-.
l!minarY question 10 settled.
/ In rasU VI The adoption Of tht limits ElycI
| 1nr Ihn Quincy Diocese thai Heu would hnyc