, 1879-07-20

fGregg'a] traduccra should have had the tables
turned On them in vlew of the evidence}, let
them pass uuopposed, in the interests Of peace.
i,udge Of my surprise, then, when Bishop Fall
me how liked the result. told him did not
like it, or vote for it, as considered It unjust,
butdid not oppose it, for peace sake. was then
informed THAT Bishop Gregg would be given
one year to repent, and II he did not then come
TO time be would be tried and deposed." This
looked like peace; its folly amused me, for it
was Pope contemplating bull against a
comet need not say was disgusted. From
that on the legislation nus ali to sustain the
Richardson party, and the final act Was the con-
secrat1on VI on American soil, upon majority
OF five votes, Of man se1-confessed to
be guilty OF falsehood and dcceit,-a nice mes
senger Of peace. In this conservation Bishop
Cbeney-to his honor be it said-refused to take
part, and the disgrace on the Episcopal Office
Fallors.
The course pursued BY these Eastern gentle
men convinced me that could not longer be as
sociated With that branch Of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, which under their control
manifested such an lndefensible, tendency.
In both these prelates I recognized men who,
being With us, we're not OF US. but who carried
with them into the Reformed Episcopal Church
so much OF their early training that, left to
them, re would soon be a Reformed Methodist
or Plymouth brother organization, with the ex-
Cheney r therefore madr m mr. mind conld
not give allegiance to either OF these Bishops, for
whom once held the most exalted respect, and
wrote to 3ishop Nicholson wIthdrawinr from all
ministerial connection with that branch Of the
Church over WHICH be vas clected to nrcside.
fnn1 then transferred nv ministerial conncc-
tion to the Reformed Episcopal Church in the
accepted. I then called q meeting. Of NV CON
rreration. told them what Ind done and vhy,
and by a large majority they voted to follow me,
since which another minister and congregation
have concluded to do The same. and the ma
iority Of Tie Church In Ottawa arc determiped
on n ike conrse.
J,dun nf 1nrsnrnr,sc whnn shortly sitter 7 had
ioned Rtshon (;reoo's branch If Tie Reformed
Enisconal Church. received Mt e:30 A. m. the
following note from Bishop Nicholson, which
wos tha f,rst intirnat;on I had frnn hin of his
heinp 9 IN the IN c'tv: oA>A A>''A '''''' - ''''
; 49,. ~ ooo ,,o,.., sr.. 1.u
r Tsxitr II nWnr.u S1p. a. R,shon
Fa11ows and mvself pronose to aofres, thc friends
in the city papers Of to-day, respectfully invite
you to be present and listen to correct statement
OF facts. Very sincerely, WM. r. NtcuoLsoS.
Surprised before, was amazed when + took
IN the morning paper to find that. without auy
permission, and without anv notice, the meet
inr was advertised to take place in nv own
church, need not say It did not, bue letter
in the public presg rave the gentlemen tn undcr-
Sou Saan 80, Ia, a',5;s,oa 1,. ~ .eaa oe
imnar,;o1 rha;rnan Tho .a"at;,,a u unuel ~ ~
nt.on5ad ~ enna in noox,1a e'ue ~,
lainq members of nv oxn conprrrat;nnl who
,ga-g wiz dsan.nsd =, ~ oou1;atiG1 ha. muo
Ia % sta1e5 ha;n, M +ha .e tr,t,, p;.t ut %tat @
ior.s 40 naS +a1onrs,bad - ao9.eot;a., a.
nf his. The Rev. III. Hnntinodon' ana ~
M.r ~, fr,on Ottano - aooan ~ tha a'o ,,,a ~
the delegate from Ott2wHto the General Council
in Chicago refused to come, being convinced
Bishop Gregg had been treated nniustly, and
after tne I1ent reverend Eentlemen had con-
the s,,ests tron n1tawa ~ n1nve sn5 seconI ~
rote nf thanks for The Montreal audience Rrt