The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-20
THE NCOSKRY SCANDAL
xprRING a AUPEBANNUATED
OLD MAN.
,I. Thought About Ii In Balii-
r,ore and Philad"lphIa-Iho
ImprObsbiIIty of The
story.

-, of the McCOskry scandal excited
"oL "o.sI interest here 20 day. The EplS-
s'.i cIsrgy are especially excited, and
"F Pc 10 accept the startling story rs
Us One prominent divine said:
D., NcCoskry having rendered his
.n.t;on 10 the House of Bishops
.S,51gb the Presiding Bishop, Right
o,r Dr.. Smith, o, Kentucky, and
~, Latter having issued summons
-. the sssemblsge OF the Bishops
,.ss seton on the same when they
'S.II come together three months after
s-.5sts nG the summons, and u m 4jo-lty
:, the Bishops being present, some one
y ,psi- number will, alter cOnsGlIa-
,.,r with the others, present III writing
:, the Presiding Bishop statement OF
-. minors or publications affecting the
,-,,sr character Of DR.. McCoskry. Under
,-s canon the House OF Bishops cannot
,-,ors the rumors and publications.
Isrcs Bosrd OF Inquiry to investigate
,,e ,sme must be held before the reslg-
r,.ion can be accepted
Rev r. h. Payne, one Of the Clergy Of
Mount Cslyary Church, formerly o!
F.-ib.ult. Michigan, was called
-, Nh Psvne said he had never heard
,~vblpc about the scandal until
Iss,g j. 10 the Gc5 tie, and would hot
b.l,eys j. to be true. At the r,ques; OF
.bs ,spor.er MIR. Payne made the follow
~, statement: Bishop McCoskry ls
sbTg, seveuty-four years OF age, and he's
1ssn Bishop tor forty old years. He
4. the second IN seniority in the House OF
Bishops, and st the death OF Bishop
Smith wUuli Lsve succeeded 10 the
Presidency OF the Episcopal College. He
hes been very lnirm tor some wears and
ass regarded rs broken up in constitution
a, account OF old age HIS resignation
had been secured, il Is generally under
stood. because in case of Bishop Smiths
dss.h Bishop McCoskry would be Physi-
cslY and mentally unit to fill his r.sCe
v Pre.Iieut OF TIE House OF Bishops .
whist is the peculiar nature OF Bishop
M.Cukry's iufrmity or dlsesse?' the
reporter asked.
Mr. Payne-OId age, feebleness of
mind and body. Ho mas al uucOn,rJ.-
s2s disposition to sleep, and would |
5..e1 ISL asleep at the table when g.
.s-.aining his friends. Several times the
Bishop mad fallen asleep in church when
s.rmpung TO oIhaiste ~ the services
Tls disposition 10 sleep he Was 50 en-
,.-s.y unable Lo overcome tnat he could
no. discharge his duties with propriety,
sad had to be watched by his family al
lone, as well as abroad.
Mr.. PAYNE was very emphatic IN de.
cBrng mis- entire unbellet in the charges
sgsilst the Bishop.
Wat THEY THINK ABOUT 1T IN PHIL
ADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is - Bishop
Stevens, of the Pennsylvania Diocese, Is
S, intimate friend OF Bishop McCoskry,
o. Michigan, who is accused of adultery
Win Mss Richards By a correspondent
1.-THE Chicago Times.
The accused Bishop ia well known and
much respected IN this State and his
trends sye shocked and express great in
d.as.l0l ~ what they term
5eAojgng an enieebled old man
who is on the verge of the
grave. When Bishop McCoskry left
Michigan, sitter bis resignation in March,
be .olrueyed 20 Buffalo, New York,
i0wIy, ou account OF his ill-heslth and
vsskless There be WAS given medical
t-as.ment during ms ten or twelve days
say Then be came 10 this city, where
b. wss the CUES. Of Mr.. Peter William
son. Nj. Williamson does not hesitate
Dglsrsr,er.zr % tra charge rs infamous. |
H3lts known Bishop McCoskrey inti-
msts.y for many wears before the latter
vas Rector OF ST. Psul's Church, in this
city, .0r:y-iour wears ago. The Bishop
Preached there two weeks ago, his sub
sc. being The ProdigaHs Return" and
T-sn be left Philadelphia to visit his
sister IN New York, prior to his depart
IRE FOR Europe on the 2G.h INST, was IN
S'as;v improved bealLh.
bsaop Stevens, on reading an sb-
E'sc, %, the charges made by the lanes.
sal today: There is q DriWa fgcie case
i' The defense Of Bishop McCOsKry and
A,s1s. ,le charges, the source of which
$40. known to me, and the truth OF
F1,c1 is no. svouched. The man who is
e-2s rsl.ced is an old man, seventy
i..r !esrs o. age. He has wife chill.
e's2 sat grandchildren; he has been
bs1.P faithful TO his charge tor forty.
Two leass. One SO old would be less
-ssF 90 sin in the direction charged
'-a- 10 other ways. Sucl temptation
T-l be- iesst likely to come to
-1 ha wss obliged to leave his field
o. usefulness in Michigan by reason Of
Diseases % the kidneys and bladder. So
t'.9-s 1a1lLe s'ssss become that he was
--a1.e .oto the work OF the diocesan
.-"-2 lie wss unable 10 visit among
'-s s.-l'caas He wss, in fact, quite ines
i'-a'eaphysicsliy for the performance
'.--@7s that should be done well The
.s.-.aloa was then explained with en-
.- 'a.'.ac.lnH 20 those who constitute
-. b sr.g. Bishops, which will meet re-
s-".y on the l7th of next month, and
w.. VII. S. that meeting take action
..,.-s5 the sge Of more thsn three score
a. Ten therefore, the import and
s-I,leaEc5 of this disease, thought
~ Stevens, stsct the charge. Were
Da-.P MgC0skry young man there
'..".H W ~ va Lut hNN NNshLlOA-r
sop stevens further SAID the clergy
- De So essIIy msigned. Clergymcn
20 p.scad that defense is difficult
'--l the breath of slander shall by
,-'.-s De blown by the four winds upon
i---' Il woman msy 20 into the vcStry
'-s I'ae1ca OF the church. She may
"-Ns-1es7 bring false accusations
.s.n.l.'g ler charge By her own words
80 yet the word of the woman is
Ss' than that Of the clergyman
~ 'ls may seek to blacken, and be is
~...' -s' poser. 1t was then cssuslly
T T.-"'lel by the Bishop that the Chicago
go The newspaper in which the
80, 80, a1i rum9rs Of scandal were
r.r.. GO Yesterday seems to have pc
s,,a AlNpa.hy TO the clergy. 1t seems
1N' psins 10 attack the church. Some
.s~. ago during a discussion about the
Car press which occurred at the
49,; --,yg Union, the Chicago Times WAS
s,.r1 5...sl Ou: as being more than ordl.
~ harmful. This indirect ce2sure of
rs paper may have incited it to be on
0I.OOE tor oDDortun,t,ao ro- -ara,f,a