New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-24


Potter TO inquire INTO " the rnnors and allegations"
affecting the character Of the Rev. Edward Cowley
VIII attract the critical attention Of the public The
GotailS OF the ease are familiar 10 orr readers Mr.
CoWicy. nobody has yet FORGOTTEN. WAS sentenced
to an imprisonment of one year. which he has under
gone. ana to a fine Of $40. which has been paid for
haibarou-lN ire tina Lon Victor. child committed
to ms care rs head Of cnlri.ablo institution called
the Shepherd s Fol!. The Episcopal Committee re-
verses the verdict of thu Court. which had all the
evidence before It, and finds that the Rev. Edward
Cowicy did the best ~ colid wa his lied lambs
considering The means az his command. He is not
abSolyed from all bLln,. he should have secured
for LouiS Victor better food and procured for him
"ctier medical advice, by removing nina To some
more tiouriShug ma more richly endowed institu-
ton lie Is " b.a ned and condemned" 10y the COM
mitt"' bat II j. impelled, evidently through the
exercise of large Chu~iao charity. 10 re-
iran from presenting him for trial in Court
of the Church for crime. That he is a con-
vIcted criminal seems To make no difference
There may be hose who will speculate upon
the probable action OF the Ciurch If the Rev
Mr.. CoNlcy had been convicted 90 mans auglter. of
men. or of any other teloiY. Would The evidence
have been reviewed, tlr inlm T the iury set
aside, the sentence ignored. ana ., Rev. Edward
t"Why continued in al" cxor,i., OF bis priesily
functions or would hc nave been. without much
Wqnr', If amy. depo~od from Ihr holy ministry
W. ,Aa NOS INSIST upon au answer 10 These oucS-
uon-. II the Epi>copal huron can afford TO keep
IN It's service convict who has just served his time
IN In" pcniirn I1ry ~ l. clearly ar liberty to do So
but we venture To surul>. ln.l the ia Y. Edward
CONVEY VIII hc employed 10y his Bishop in some
Other chlrcny service than THAT Of caring for poor
children. What particular WniN vii ,t assigned 10
hln We can mrliy conJccturc, Iu.alnuch n even
ia" report OF IN" committee .conVicts him
of want OF Judgment ntal.r related 10
idIocy What church viii care ilI MS mni,tra-
tons! VIVA, miN~.pn work can ,al,.. lr intrusted
20 man who, hrn by was OWNS. nv inches nm
der his very eyes. aid no know ci.oln 10 catl in =
proper pin, Scian 10 pro.e lo. the little wretch
sufficiently noar>hinx !uol
We desire To SPEAK of Tai. .uitternyith all proncr
clNlIty and moderation. Ii J., t;Is that the Churcb
has general pnDc relation, Wh.c. -cA.irr it some
what amcnaole to the pnll.c iiis4.ut. Bui. at the
same dnc, IL is and gt I'D ,e TIA. ,ne iir. of Tin,
fitness of It's servants i1r ,h, du.s Mnich il assigns
10 them. When they chance {, Dr in the pcniteu-
tilry their iabors are necessarily su,pcndel but
when hr prisoner is liberated from the grasp of the
civil over ii Is for the hureh to say whether he
shall he continued in the exercise of clerical
functions. The Rev. IA. CpWIey, il appears is To
be 50 continued, and do NOT complain of the eni-
ency with which he Is treated. Simply because we
have no ngAt 10 complain. ii he were
10 he made a hi mop Tomorrow his elevation
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