The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
RES0LUTE MR.. MACQUEARY.
READY TO APPEAL FOR AID TO THE
CITIL COURTG

He Explains HIS Plans for Action Avsr
the Expiration OF His Suspension Next
Mouth-Tho whole Matter Likely 60 10
Reduced TO n Observation-Disclosures Question:
which VIII Be settled According to the
Inv of Contrncts-Ho VIII Fight
Tho Rev. Howa ard MncQueary Is in tho city
with irierds. lie has attended the sessions OF
tho Association for tho Advancement OF Sci.
ence. he has pns SO cove al weeks among
the m luntans OF Virginia for his health. his
nervous system having been seriously Inn
paired by hard study and the Ecclesiastical
difficulties through which he has passed dur
ins the Inst year. He is now much be'ter. Be.
ing asked by n reporter concerning his ecole-
siasticnl status, he said:
Tho cnss stands thus: Three OF the ave
members OF the court that tried me for heresy
voted that should be suspended from the
mini try for six months. The o her two mem.
bers voted for absolute ac1uittal. Ny sus.
pension ends the middle OF next month. and I
am now on my way back to Canton to reopen
tho case IN n new ISSUE"
What Is that is-ue?"
Tho court mad, grave mistake In thoiH
sentence. The lows Of the Church provide that
n minister convicted OF n violation OF those
laws may DO admonished. suspended. or de-
posed. Each penalty Is distinct 10 ITSELF and
only ono penalty may be imposed for one OFF
fence. The court. however. most unaccount-
ably decreed that should be suspended for
elk months. and II at the end Of that time
should refuse to promise not to teach nor
publish my Vows OF our Lords birth and
resurrection I should be deposed. In other
words. they imposed u double sentence on me.
1t Is as though Il civil court should sentence Q
man to imprisonment for a certain period,
with the condition that at the expiration
OF Lis imprisonment he should be hangsd
II lie did not promise not to commit the
offence again. OF course no such absurd
sentence would be given or hold good.
Neithor can my sentcnc, bs sustained.
AS the imprisonment OF man by the civil
law would BE- all the punishment that could DO
inflicted upon him for ono ollcnce. so my sus-
pension IS al that can be lawfully imposed on
me. The New York lhurrhman. the lending
paper in Tho church. was the first to point out
tho uncan meal character OF tn, sentence.
while appto IN. my con .eulna ion. This led
met 20 suit hign errlesits, IcHi author ties
on the iueh.i"n, and having got tho con irtnn-
ton vi iuo t"h,Id,iuS views. propose to
serve OUT my tern + sus Nens,,n aud tnen de-
mHnd L stOrai,n 10 the ministry.
Suppose Bishop Leonard refuses to restore
RESTORATION reco ntnendr,i. WAT VII YOU dot"
ready taken tho position that he sentence Is
tho ouEnly canoui al. and has EXERCISED hl.
iarthsr c"ns sra, Ga OF tho question With
NE Chancellor OF Tho d.o"rs, Will le1d
me ot.c ''i IT. hoW we o'' he persists IN
his present course, ! s.iuii. of course. appeal
to the ,nw TO nrotyct'on rms Is No. msre per
Church; for II Gle symen may be nncanonically
den"srd; what Is tho nse OF IN hnrcn lawsf
amay nio.t ono OF Two met,ln is OF plocedure,
Tue case may be taken INTO the House OF
Bishops, or the B-h p3 OF Ohio may be eu-
Joined by civil process from enforcing tbs I'M
canonical part OF the sentence. The latter 10
tn. sinner and more one,,lke meinod:"
cogni .nnce Of such IL casp %
ON this: In the eye, OF tho civil law. my
sevanI to eorporntio ~ asd my cnsaG,msns
with the Churci Is ol the nitIr. o aeon ract
L. now. the chici eXa"nti.e his &c 'lesia,-
teal corporation attenrti To Violate tho terms
Of orr contra t. can 10 TT ,.n Il III i.y law rom
doing s.. lIr I: IhAs becone, . Hn.s,,on "f
ter 70 me. [ shall b, Very sorry 10 DO
Tor ed u, resort to sch extre,n, mea..
not nayo t. doit. | have elaine Iron, the be-
ginning that great in u-tics has b on lone
and. a. srea ~ le!n es are inv,lvei;; DONE
pronose TO ninch Ju I ut tae crs.s. With tue
eiere,i, 81 ,te wHn mon sese sd s@t1
might have been avoided. and It Is not to lste
Yet 10 rerair the inurS douo The CHURCH al
eeiniais us inia ,!osSer n@i dosI t. uSe:
:. It is II great pity that the Church can't find
her effective service l shall leave here Tor
VIVA. are yo.r plan for the iutnrew
"snll.9t unto h, day i the evil the,eo'..
ta9tlnh; n osGnnT AMPS TO- u% ta inhe
Tor any E the as sort "H Wor hS rs
stored 10 the ministry .woul! ha,c e IA iii.
have been SO grossly slanderrd tr.l most
Chr stan s.nsI ,r mo demon nom IN rhumHn
polisan-a rn'h is strsw h,.rs wh i rS:
Church rnperS are for more rirruie IT. must.
and snnderon in su II n case than tho sarnar
U ni'arian Mn~ty Iu. ' the i few sermons sI h We
preached b't re CnliariR IS have not b"t
TtIea enough ns an so yey ch
T. lie calIel 70 a Unitarian Church, Tho Ent--
urgal t. take up law or Journalism. but l an
hardly rr .nIre for either profess on:
OF bis best Years to- partlcn ar sort OF wnrS:
nnd tel ea,Ied 10 do TIT tn wo * to BE- forged
hoii thoa.eht which diners rom that OF ths
ma GRITTY. We boast Of tho freedo II ., Thought
hn - cSh 1ow but have much 10
ThS % % IGpa and Raa 9rws.
"As pren her Mr. Mae ieary exceIlei. HIS
sermons had all the clearn"ss. ip,tersst. and
IoN't " 70 esN i'tcu 'iNlS J.
heard hi som new thought was re sent. ID:
sons OIL cnbWab oi sun 'r~t.tIon was brll 1Iiet
ron my bran Iii. manner in nr,n:hing IL
full 0 dign and oarnoSln"s5, ili' iins y. es.
enre u Id d TO his unusually interesting scr
IN ms made him doServelly popular with his
parish and Tho cJmmurity In < neral. He
was worry yonn. man. wit h n stir. house OF
old sermons to draw from. He WAS stu lying
with all his soul and min 10 per hnp' III die! not
wilt an run about SO much rs p ,rs ms wi h
n par lei 1T !nte eclua wprk would have
done blt when any reaI nnel or ocrR lion came
for his he y ana tina. they was most noblY
given. | saw him CO vince an I'M Ort q alex
ind unbelieving man u splendid spect non OF
intellectual and physical mahh 'oi: and tn It
ono @ 'nve.S on was worth q whole year Of
ordinary pastoral visiting"
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