Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-04

Bishop McCoskrey Formally Removed
from His Sacred Office by the House OF
Bishops--A Prayer for the Yellow Fever
Sufferers of the South.
New YORK, Sept. 3.-The house of bishops in
public session this evening unanimously de
posed Bishop McCoskrey, of Michigan. No
action was taken for appointing his successor.
Bishop Smith read the following document,
all the bishops standing:
WHEREAS, Rev Samuel Allen McCoskrey, bish -
of the diocese of Michigan, has, in communication
under his proper hand, dated May 25, 1873, de-
clared that he does resign and renquish his office of
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, and has
requested that this resignation and REIMBURSEMENT
may be acted upon by the bishops of said church at
the earliest convenient upon such length and
manner of notice may be thought best by the
presiding bishop; and
WHEREAS Said bishop hes abandoned his diocese
and left the territory of the United States while
allegations existed thereby declining to prevent any
investigation of the allegations aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, No action of said bishop in said prem
ises which action he has himself invoked can make
effective his voluntary resignation, REIMBURSEMENT
and abandonment of his sacred office except by his
deposition from the same; and
WHEREAS. At a meeting of majority of the
bishops OF the Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States, exercising jurisdiction in the same
convention in the city of New York the Sd of septem-
Der, 1873, the following resolutions were adopted:
Res0tyed, That said Samuel Allen McCoskrey is
nefeDy deposed from the sacred ministry and from
all offices thereof, and that the presiding bishop is
hereby requested and authorized to pronounce and
record the sentence of deposition and give due notice
thereof.
Now, therefore, be it known that this Sd of Sep
TENDER in the year of our Lord 1878, I, BENJAMIN
Bosworth Smith, d. D., by divine permission of the
bishop of the diocese of Kentucky and the presiding
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States, in conformity with the terms of
resolution before recited declare and pronounce said
Samuel Allen McCoskrey deposed from the holy
ministry from all offices thereof in the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost-Amen.
(Signed) BENJAMIN BoswoRTH SMITH,
Bishop Of Kentucky, presiding Bishop.
The reading of the paper was listened to with
the deepest attention, and after the sentence
was pronounced the house of bishops'ad journed
sine die. No action was taken toward appoint
ing successor to the deposed bishop.
The following special prayer prepared by
fever, and was ordered to be read in all
churches:
Almighty God refuge and strength in time of
trouble give to prayer in behalf of Thy peo-
pie who are at this time suffering under grievous
sickness and mortality, and hide not Thy face from
mercy, not in wrath, and stretch forth Thy
mighty hand to stay this pestilence.
Heal the sick and deliver them not over unto DEATH
Cover with the shield of thy protection all those who
are exposed to danger: strengthen the Weak-hearted
comfort the bereaved and desoate; give to them that
are sorrowful beauty; the oil of joy for mourning
and the garment of praise for the
spirit of heaviness. Bestow thy blessing
those at home and abroad who minister to the re-
lief of the afflicted; sanctify the visitation for the
bending us in sympathy one with another, and by
thy grace making us people serving God, working
Righteousness. So may we honor thy name and eXtol
thy mercy through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.