Daily Republican., 1881-05-16
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
THE DELAWARE CITY CHURCH
WARM COURT.
The Argument Before the Chan.
cellOr-A New Deal on Part
of Rector PhiIlfps-He In.
tends to Charge Bish.
op Lee with NAL.
AdmistratiOn.

Argument in the Delaware City
Episcopal church case was continued on
Saturday before the Court of Chancery,
at Dover, by Messrs. Salisbury, Bates
and Harrington.
At the conclusion of the argument the
Chancellor made an order that the re-
straining order granted in this cause on
the 27thlday of April last, be and the
same is hereby amended so as to COM
mand the said respondents to show
cause at chambers on Wednesday, the
22d day of June next, at 10 o'clock, a.
M, at Dover; before the chancellor,
why preliminary injunction shall not
be amended as prayed in said bill, and
it is ordered that the rule heretofore
awarded as aforesaid, in all other re-
spects than as hereby amended, be and
the same is hereby vacated. And 1t is
further ordered that at the hearing of
the said amended rule the parties, com
plainants and respondents, have leave,
in addition to the bill and answer, to
read affilavits proper and allowable to
be read in the cause, but that no eXami-
nation of witnesses viva voce before
the chancellor shall be allowed.
And it is further ordered that the par
ties, complainants and respondents, or
either of them, have leave, notwith-
standing the tendency of any proceed
ings in the Court of Chancery, to in
stitute and prosecute any proceedings
in the Superior Court of the State of
Delaware, to have determined who are
the present legal wardens and vestry of
said Christ church, at Delaware City
and who were the legal wardens and
vestry of said church at the time of his
filling of the bill of complaint in this
cause.
The case is now in the same position
that it was previous to its being taken
before the chancellor.
The chancellor remarked that 1t
would be better for the congregation
and the people of Delaware City that
the building should be levelled to the
ground rather than it should be made |
the scene of confusion and strife be
tween the members of the church. off
any are so RASH" said he, Gas to under
take to use violence they will not only |
bring reproach upon themselves and the
church, but upon Christianity at large"
The case will probably be taken out
of the Chancery into the Superior
Court.
BISHOP LEES TROUBLE.
Charges of violation of ordination
VOWS and commission Of unlawful
acts bearing upon the state of affairs in
Christ Church, rs well as in other like
have been preferred against
Bishop Lee by Rev. Mr.. Phillips, rector
Of the church; DR.. X. j. Stewart, his
and assistant in the church
and II. w. Bigger, Il. Van Cullin and
G. Van Cullin, male members of the
parish.
The presentment, which was dated in
March, was, on May 9TH, placed in the
hands of Ht. Rev. B. b. Smith, d. D.,
L. l.. D., presiding bishop in the Coun-
I'll of Bishops, who is resident of New
York.
1t is said by DR.. Stewart that the
bishop would be unwilling to 90 to
rial The most that could be done
would be to dissolve the inhibition and
)aSS vote of Censure. Rather than
uter this he would seek compromise I
md withdraw his inhibition himself.
An examination into the charges will
,c made by a commission composed of
MEMBERS of adjoing dioceses and the
tand committee of the Diocese of Della
ware. The presiding bishop will have
he appointment of the commission
IN examination will then take place, t
nd should the commission decide that
he presentment will stand, the Coun- S
il of bishops will be called. 1t is hard I
v probable that the presiding bishop, '
Who is 90 years old, will be able to at 7
end. Bishop Lee; the next senior a
ishop, being on trial and unable to
ear his own case, will be passed over s
nd the next bishop in years will pre- &
ide. The council is composed of all '
he American bishops, numbering near 7
Y hundred.