The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-13
Ghegntelliqenar.
The New Episcopal Diocese OF
West Virginia.

A Boston dispatch from Judge Thomp.
son yesterday evening announces that the
House Of Bishops had dconcurred with the
House Of Deputies in establishing the
new Episcopal diocese Of West Virginia.
The separation therefore, from the an.
Client diocese Of the old State il now a
fact accomplished, and tho next thing in
order Is a convention Of the two brauchcs
Of the church, clerical and lay, within tho
boundaries Of West Virginia, Tor the pnr.
posed OF electiug a Bishop and olherwi.e
setting the new house Ia order. Thi.
convention will, We presume, be called at
m early day, and will probably meet in
this city. As 10 who will be tho new
Bishop, that is matter Of pure specula-
tion as yet, but We understSnd it will
probably be minister from wiihon; the
State a well kHoan philadslph phia rlcr-
gyman Is spoken Of A4 the coming man,
Ho was talked Of sOme time ago for an
other State.
As many OF our readers are aware, the
selection OF Bishop is matter Of con.
siderable routine. After being chosen
within the diocese where he is to serve, the
candidate must needs run the gauntlet Of
the standing committees Of tie various
dioccses throughout the country, and il
he does not receive the endorsement Of u
majority Of these committees hc fails to
become a Bishop. H. however, he re.
ceives tie proper endorsement he is then
duly commissioned by the presiding
Bishop Of the United States, and after
being cOnsecratCd by the laying on Of
hands Of two or more Bi.how is qualified
to exercise the duties II his position.
Considerable interest has been attached
to the selection Of Bishops for the last
few years on account Of the ritualistic
question, which, both in this country and
in England, has been source OF much
contention. The ca'c Of DR.. De Koven
OF Wisconsin, who was chosen Bishop OF
Illinois three yeara ago, but failed 10 re.
ceive the necessary Enforcement from the
standing committees, ia we'll known. lie
is one Of the ablest mcn in the church, but
is suspected Of having pitched hia tent
too near Rome, nasmuch NJ he c5untCn.
auces the use oi candles and various
other strange gods" in his Wisconsin
chapel, and hence was rejected by the
standing committees.
We presume that there will BE- no such
difficulty in respect to any candidate
whom the clergy and lqity Of the West
Virginia church may select. Itissaie to
say that he will not be Churchman OF
the De Koven school, although il has been
intimated that West Virginia is not as
sound GLOW Church') as the old Virginia
Church. Virginia is, par excellence, the
low Church diocese of the country. Like
good Queen Victoria, the head OF the
English Church, whom the Presby yterians
applauded in their Council, she comes
almost down to the common level OF
all the Protestant Churches. Mr..
Latane, late of this city, was fair type
OF the whole Virginia church, and i. will
be remembered that one Of his arguments
10 his memorable pamphlet was in favor
Of recognizing and feIIowshipping all
evangelical Protestant churches. His
cause OF difference was not particularly
with the Virginia church, but rather
with the fact that she was overshadowed
in the general councils OF the church, and
made to be "purticeps criminis," az it
were, in the countenaucc Of uncanonical
doctrines and practices.
For the reason that we have referred
to, viz: the ritualistic contest, no doubt
more than ordinary interest will attach
to the selection Of Bishop for the new
diocese OF West Virginia. As the Lon.
don Time, has pointed ont 10 England,
80, in this country, the coming issue
seems to be as to closer assimilation
with the teachings and ceremonies Of the
Ciurch Of Rome.