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fni!h, thus guaranteeing support Tor the Dishop;

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new dnrcac wh"sr dividing linz M the "asi shall
hc thr ilI!noi" !tt'cr. md thc wt.trtn honi,'ary
"r 81 " ami r. =. nah fhe
traclns seventeen ronntirs and thr psfi1 nf Put
nam aud Marpha! tunnttrs lv,nr wcs, at the Iii.
pnpnl.t.nn Of over :4A,. 0'p twuHiY-,wn raIi.lr..
trscn n,t+stnnr. hffrtn tlrirsuch. len Of whom
hare hcen ennpnlrally sets!td for nnc ycar. Two
collegiate institnlnns tst Mary's tiall, al Knox.
Vile, An1 Iuhlter t61fege. al Iinl,n Scsi). and
thr 1.tn,scy Church Hume. At Uuncy and
network Of railroads. ami ~ tn III commercial
and sncial rclatnns; and
would seen! IN be suitable provision for the snp-
N.so!rtd, thai ihIs t'onyention hereby consents
q the present ntoersc Of tlns. 10 he cnpt*cti Of
River md t.asslie couutY and south OF tbs Coun-
WnEHFas. 4 nnscmcnt has accn ihhuFurAted IN
Southern and illinois 1prrsAc public
ssss's H Gsa :: ,S4 ,n M
the Committee On Dtvi.ton TO rr,ort IN fa.us Vt
new d!oecsc embracing Ill Thai t4st ut the present
Of woadfotd. i.ivntst.n, Furd, and lrouuute.
and east Of ti,c t1nuts Iiyer. embracing an agerr
gale population OF I, ia. 600, nlnteen pstishes.
whSn h@ss Ssen esamsay ssta e, 'se ss ye.
wasHr.., Il sai n.es,ins il va. ,es!deA by
,sts fss1 having Seen 'se Z aes ss o! II %
sh. snt et."nale sdsss one eas' having
anutt'rr *:.htl: therefore. bc II
EtsoiFtd. That this Convention likcwlrB con-
i,nis Of liz pte.e iocr's of ino,s % 10 ne con,
ssouth OF lhs Counties Of Wuolfort. Livingston,
Resoirs.t, Tlai II liz i,.hnp gives BIZ consent
10 the formation VI such new diOcesrs. tito ensra
Convention be a.d r. hersby requeated To consent
Rfsosrrd, That two committees. combating Of
i've cncst. Two clefRync and three layncn, reading
Tt b. e nsS !, II s
10 put IN rafe torm nnd 70 tncfrasr II pt,.slh'e
paToch.al and pessena1 pledges IN view Of enmpiy-
the Genrfal Convention. tAId pledges To be sub
uttied lrf0rc the nirctlng Vt tic t3rnera Convcn-
ton to tue Isislop for hIs approval; ami
Is oiSurred thai The Law authorizing the formation
Of = fedcratc cnEYention or council oS the t!tu-
csses within auy atats Il such that the DioccFrs Of
ltSlnuih nay at 1nce cntee into fritrnte relations
fur such puE1Ufes "A the cGIn!on iAtrrtsts Of the
church within the State t''ay require: therefore
R<sofr<d. Tint It is the srnse oi tht. Convention
that, ln the event Ut tho erection Ut rAd hluccara,
all should be placed At once In provincial rela.
tons by the adoption Of Necessary articles of cou-
said tho matter of division hatl been pending
seven yeMrB. They had been allow. cautious
and conservative. Thequcstton Of II compliance
with the constitutional provision rcgursiinE tho
Quincy had given her pcdge, andttc southern
part vi the State should 1c given III, opportunity
to show the incaB could ec raised. lii referring
u, the legislation upon the subject, lu s4tl the
Actiun VI the Genctnl Convention showed that
the clause in Article Of t|se Constitution lid
not n,cau endowment, or parocl,ial. Or personal
pledges, Tic Quincy proposition WAS new
one In tho Church lliatoTy, 1lItl te WIN inclined
to bclicye that tt,e General consentlou would
promptly acecpt Il. Increased Epissopal super
The Rev. Mr. dresser supported the division,
believing TINT the incrcase Of tlls Et,isropato
was essential to the growth Of thu Church.
Snme said "wait" They Ind waited, mil were
that they wanted TO be scnarate,! from tlo old
dipccse; tlloy did nst want to sever old tics.
Mr. Ashbury said that Quney would support
q Bishop. EyerytK.ly there wlt,tcl him. Men
OF Other denominations lla,i rattel him on tho
back md said, "1lyc us. tho Bshop."
Dr.. Cushtnan n,aie II few remarks illustrating
the u,ints that no division Of the dlIocctr,
however small, could be too small,
ND 9, that ,,,,l.>' however .,!,y ,many times t1lo
several dioccscs providing a support for their
Bishops. lie referred to the ease OF Khu1c
Island. The f'ls!lop Of that Dloecsc could 70
through II cornerwfse In MI hour and half ntltl
linn ~ mt ssf,.c Lie ni,l Enrlish trn,titfons
ninnt ri ~ III. lima ~ thc iinr"i,,,inu VIA,
~. Enf,r ~ snio 80 tr,n. Iist,n.,,s ., "t.S..
.s'. ~. p1as s.a n hJ " eo asrops n1o'ey tHey
kIMSu tt:A iHsu; lsMukttes:l
lla lsc4, str' tnllIps aaiu tteo churcnea IN The
southern part Df tile state Tcr1 suffering for
wait of 1nOre Eplscopai 6lperYision,-Muru than
tho uls.lop could nuw give Il.
Nir. Parker srokr In favor Of tho division.
aayiug tint ulnry rcstetl hcr case on its merits
To Its mtnll 1t would be great ll,,,rIut to LEI
three years llorc 70 by without artsutl.
Suuit further discussion touk place, Ia which
tho Itcv. Afr. Easter, l., H. Utis, 8. e. Judi, tE,:
Ncv. II. q. Perry, md others took part. All
favored Liy'stul,, though two or three ouati-
fled their iud0rselncnt by slyt,u, II Tic proylsion
for tlle
SUPPORT or TIN EriscopArB
were omplu fn the three tlfuccsus fur the nt,f.s-
tion vas ,skel, what would he the condition AZ
Chicago tf tho HtAtu was cut up and tlu ruy-
cnllcs divided % well "a the t.rrltoryl
Dr. sullivan sail the >xctttai condition of
things, fl lis view, favored only the formation
vi one new DkNese. But he WINS nut prcnarctl
10 vote intelllgrntly lHen,lsc ho lsnt not ti,u
needed Information. lie crcatcs! sensation by
questioning the ability Of tho Quincy churches
" support Bishop.
yotc, ". Sullivan aionc voting ~ tic negative
III r.