The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-18
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DR.. SEYMOUR
DisavOws Sympa thy with the Views
of n Clerical Friend.

DisavOws sympathy with the Views
of Clerical Friend.
State Register. u ~
The recent election Of George F. Sey-
mour, Protestant Episcopal bishop Of do
cese OF Springfield, has attracted wide at
tention, and appesrs to have renewed the
controversy between the branches OF the
communion known as High and Low
Churchmen. This controversy appears to
be going on even more holly in the east, and
possibly TO some extent in the south also,
than Ia the state In which DIR. oeymour's
bishopric is situated. So spirited has II
become that DR.. s. has seen proper to
write letter disAvowipg some. of the
views attributed to him, which We find
printed Ia the New York Tribune, and
which will be of interest to members OF
the Episcopal church 10 this state. The
Tribune, in explanation OF the cireum-
stances under which the letter was written,
says: GAS Ord. Il. Hopkins has always
been an earnest friend and supporter Of
the bishop-elect, 1t is quite natural for the
Low Churchmen to refer 10 the nles of the
Tribune, and to direct attention to the re-
markable review OF the proceedings of the
general convention which recently ap-
peared IN its columns. DR.. Seymour has
thought it, to disayow any connection or
sympathy with DR.. Hopkins's letter on the
Triumph of Ritualism,' as will be seen
from the following letter which he has ad-
dressed to Dr. Houghtop, of this city,"
The letter OF DR.. Seymour is as follows:
REV. AND DEAR BRoTHER-I am COM
PEELED to notice an article in the Standard
OF the Cross, OF the issue OF January IL,
1875, under the date OF Louisville, KY,
January 3, signed ~. CT 1t is UNDER
stood that the writer Is Rev. James Craik, ID.
d., and his object IL to influence standing
committees against me In their action upon
my papers now before them, asking for
their consent to my conservation as bishop
OF springfield. / simply wish to address
myself to :wo points, which my reverend
brother seeks TO make against me.
/. 81. O." holds me responsible for the
letter OF the Rev. DIR. Hopkins, which sp-
peare d some weeks ago In the New York
Tribune. IdisavOw most emphatically the
logic and inferences Of that letter, in 80 tar
as they place me In the position Of leader
IN the Ritualistic, or any other party. l
disc!aim, for myself, as utterly without
foundation In ruth any party trammels of
any kind whatever, / have lived and Ia
bored for nothing less broad and compre.
hensive than the church of God. My SYN.
pathies are ~ broad as are the church's,
and an fuIl as tolerant 40 she. As / re.
call the tone and spirit OF the Rev. DR..
Hopkins letter Il have not seen 1t for some
time), dare to say that have no sympa-
thy with it In any way.
2. -. g." quotes some words Of mine,
used in debste in the general convention,
and then draws from them negative in
terence covering the whole area of Roman
corruption and superstition, and states that
gave 1t to be understood that the whole
OF 1t was sufficiently acceptable to me. /
do not think that any one else would reach
such conclusion from my words. a. 70
ported, nor 90 1 Jhiuk my dear DrOtner
would, were he not incensed against me
for some reason or reasons unknown to me.
Still, lest this should be the case, beg to
say that any such inference as that deduced
by 81. c." does me the grossest injustice.
meant nothing Of the kind. am as much
opposed as ~. o." or any other man can
possibly be to falsehoods, articles and su.
perstitions under any circumstances, and
In particular to all that was corrupt and
erroneous in what 81. c." calls Medieval
Romanism. There is very much IN "J.C s"
letter that is personal to me and very often.
sive. pass this all by, simply expressing
the regret for his own sake that -. c."
wrote it and printed 1t. Through you, my
dear brother, to whom am permitted to
address this note, beg TO assure 81. c."
OF my entire good win towards him, and
invoke Gods blessing upon his declining
years. Fraternaly yours.
GEORGE r. SEYMOUR.
New York. Jan. 10, '7S.