Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1875, Page 1

[ S N S, VOLUME 28. [ PIANOS. P o e STEINWAY Dpright, Grand, and Squere Pianos B obtained the ilighast fonors ever awarded to sy o Manafsoturor {n the World. irst of the Grand Gold Medals of Tfonor, WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1867, LONDON, 1862, ° v 4 eomposers, {noludlog The morld's roateet pIgn e, “Rntan Janinstein:. er: o repnaned B R aell; - Marmuntel Gounod, tha gz Kl § L s Varts, Heciin, aiid Stockholm ; tof. lelmbolz, of Berlin, tha nighest authorily in the selenca of Acoustics: s weil ax (hn piano-putchesing e e wid America, all unite in tha unanimous wordlct of the Suporiority of the Steinway Piano gvoe all otbers, and deolare itto b the STANDARD PIANO (OF THE WORLD. anufsctnrers, without exception, SRR S et Bl Tt to adopt STEINWAY OVERSTRUNG SYSTEM. Rpecial attantion I3 rospeetfully directod to the latest I tement in thoir Dianofartast The New Patent Tone Bustaining l'tflull. d 1 tant {nvontion grostiy enlargs Dl e v el e slcal cifeotd. Of thelr immenge pumbor of teatimonials BIRNWAY & NS bog to subimit tue following: ANTON RUBINSTEI Naw Yonx, May 34, 187, Mepern, Stotnway & Gona: FENTLENEN: On the eve of retnroing to Rarepe, T é!l‘fl 1t wy pleasant duty tu cxpres by you my most beart~ ?fill thanks for all the Kindness and cvurtesy yoa ahown ma during my stay in ire Un“'l"lfl:l"uin!.“s!fll' B ally or gt o A avb dome full_justice to thale world.wide ru B O R Tor axctlionds and capholy of suduring 1e o0, Feasin, or dur (o al 7 fong and dimoult joar: meye all ovor Amerion, in s very lunlsmem.nu-m! uset A etel 1o Hno Jou piance sxciuslvely e paarte, nvi alno 1a Lrivate, miLh the most onil- soaythifactlon arg oilack: \NTON RUBINSTEIN. DR. FRANZ LISZT. ¢ Wenn, Sopt. 3, 1878, ersre, Stetaway & Sane: i ulficont Stalaway Grand Plano now nds io :u] n‘" m.r‘\‘lam and proscnts s bazmonic total. Tk A mivable gnaiitlos, & de.alled sameration of ‘waiob i¢ the mor atilious s this instrument fully ki the Woryl-mida reputation taat for yoars you bavo overywhero eujoyed. =2 b woll.doserved pralso, pormitmoto -I!oté'dfi:\ll.?l":‘lg:fi and the expression of my undisgulsed Sdidausn, withpaich Eromeln, L ¥ ez LnzT. " P Matzdorl, the celebrated com- folotar o0 th 31ch OF tho saime mont, lendid Uprleht Staiaway, that bis spleudid Upricht o undormy 8 R e oxsithog gomorsl e madortuy Angors as * vics 4 , very truly, * FRANZ L182 sdpitation, Xance, 0 TRY abave Fhe Neue Leipria Ml LA Piaoo from Btolaway & 8o A pew Gia " Lise! Yok whioh wo saw eud hoard in Dr. ¥ran Liset's nosic, ust acknowlodgo ae the gre Tadorm oisoce in piad h:ut'}dlmuw Bl pradieed” Dlahty sccompun d o Uaialokhon, with Trics Lists Takiled fres oaapplioation. LYON & HEALY, General Agents for the Northwest, Btato and Monroe-sts., Chicago, GENERAL NOTICE3. TAX SALE (ERTIFICATES, Until February 15, 1876, Tax Bale Cortifi. aates of 1874, hald by the Comptroller for Oity Taxes of 1873, can be redcemed at 2 per cent premium, and Cortificates of prior years at 40 per cent premium, On the above date the rates aball be increased to B and 36 por cent premium respoctively, and on March 1,1875, the former will bo incrensed 0 10 per cont premium, Tho holder of said 2 In s Ioitor addr Al B cortificates 13 now entitled to 26 and 75 per cent promium rospeotively. B. 8, IAYES, City Comptrollor. FINANCIAL. hasteret by Uelf A Exclusivaly & N2 E3// Bavings Bank, 105 CLARKST, Hethoist Church Block. Pays bix por cont compound intoreston deporita, Ia ooks frea.” Auy man, womia of chi]d oau depostt. Tiifs jaci is deatgnod to enoourags ravings, howaver modoal Lo mouat £ and attonds &e oheortilly to those BArig e 8s 1o pogsons of Targes moaus, C T GRb, SOOVIRE: Vit e Kr:iflfl{ mqu».t'uxm er. 'fl,;. NoTz-Doposita mads bow TO LOAIN. On Clty Renl Estats, 83,000 for3or8 yuars; 81,208 for 2yeans, C, F. MARSH, £ LaSallast., Room 17. REMOVALS. REMOVAL. HILGER, JENKINS & FAXON, Bucoessors ta . G, L. FAXON & CO., Wholoralo and Retall Dealars In Wall Paper, Window Shados, Bedding, and Upholstery Goods, Can mow be found at their new and ologant quarters, 229 & 231 State-st. ond and Third Floors (o rent. WROUGHT-IRON_PIPE, _ WROUGHT-IRON PIPE, Steam Warming Apparatus, MANUFACTURED BY ORANE BROS. MANUVAOTURING CO. No. 10 North Jefferson-st. MERCHANT TAILORING. 10 Pr Cent DISCOUNT on all Garments ordered of us during Janu- uary and Fobruary, 1815, EDWARD ELY & CO., Importing Tailors, Chicago, TIL TESTABLISHED 184.) GENUINE!] WR INTRODUCK TiI§ DAY THE BROADWAY STYLE OF GENTLEMEN'S DRESS RILK HAT. i uvrxlflutk -1' nvl'lullnnn.aln. STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS, Stockholders Meetinyg. Efi'fl ".‘A“ufn; ;"‘-?.'.“fl’.‘%‘:‘fi"‘."' suh e s M%“;',;“ o '"n&n.x..“l:.‘dlt Beom 14, No. 87 Las; : SR SR e R S e ERTISING IDEL AT PA S. 0 LstS, The following extracts of recent otters from firms, ench of which expends many thoussnd dolinea crery sear fur advertiaiug, w11l shiow theopinton entertained Dy shrewd and exporienced advertirers of Kelloze's and other Lists of Co-operative Newapapers as adver- tising medium, Tlie Lists now theludo such 8 1arge proportion of the newspagers of tie conntry (Rat 1o advertising can ba general and complste witbont tuem. The plan simpiifica ndsertiaing and greatly cconomizes 1ta cuat, icnce ffs great and increasing ponulsrity among generat advertisera. Lets Then 2 Ok Par Liss, om the Mason & [famlin Otgan Co, New York = Biton and Chicago. ) ’ “ i the Coopera‘ire Neiespapers a1 amen e e Broptn. 1o Gireutation (B SHick e Lace had experience “Worth A1 1 Cunt” {From 1. 7. England, Tub'r of the Xow York 8us,1 T am JLV‘!), lzl’ly{ that ny f"flf,’ll[m‘,; 'El/;“:”: "g"; e Ll s beem vy stiaaciory. . et itk e over $30000, nd T beliese tha servics Ras bech teorih @ uw ail vk cost.” i B ; The Deaple's Homs Papers [From Haines Bros,, Planoforte Man'rs, New York.] W Tiip yesutia hate been quite as gond as, §7 not drtter than, those derived from uny other medium which we Aave ever wsed," ““Infispensiby b0 Advontins” {From the National Publishing Ca., Philadelphis.] “ I¥e pegard the Lina of Croperatire Newepapers ax Indixpenidta to ddvertisers icho wiah 10 1¢ach he pea- Die genercity outnide of thel o ye citles, Printers’ Toks Tho Dusd Hedicias, [From Jolin I, Trown & Sens, Prosrictors of Brown's Bronchial Trochts, Boston. 5 W e are satafied that (ke Co-opera'ine Listof Nows, papernix ar good as, if nok the bessaf, uny aytem of udvertising.” o Hethed o Simple and S0 Cheap” [From A, Burilette Emith, Publishcr af Smiti's Ttas- irated Pattern Dazanr, New York.] I xnow of na_method of general adeortieing 4o A Safisfautwf 28 Aay - Ho Exsaptions.” [From Geo. F. Rowell & Co,, Geuersl Advertislog Agents, New Lork.] 1% Aave found then (0 give as annd aatiafaction ar ans ocher advertie g mediinis. When e vty 1104 198 uean czacuy what we sy, aud make no eveeptione.” And Pebtangill onfirms 1 [From 8. M. Pettegil & Co., General Advertislog Agents, New York.) « Qur experience in that they gina tn gaod satirfao- Hlon to adrertisers a1 any chive of newepupers in the country Jor the amount paid.* *Tha Bk Medinm Now Offsred,” [From Tarrant & Co.,Wholesalo Druggtats, New Tork.] “ Ana chenp and syxtemntic mode af reacing tha large middie ciass trho_confina th-{v peading. In lacal papara, we comsider hem the bea medium 10 offered o aderusers,” e, . f " Faid Mo Sevenal Times Orer, (From W, P, McCormiclk, 24 Wahash Av., Chicage.] “ The card which I inseried har pakimeseveral tines oner, broging me be ween (wo und 1hree Aundred let. lrvil. and re.ulldng (A & large number of prafadie salea” " Mothing Botter for the Honep," [From Hall's Bafe and Lock Co., Chicago.] 1Fe connider thas our fuvestianis i ihein havs Brosw bl G ax goad ettt nydix (1 any Uker dreeriining mediunis ice huve coer tried. If not aksolutely the Besi, tce hel-ere there ia nothing Vetier fot: general it verilring. oy brings beier results for the ioney dhan your Lisis " Wora Cood for the Some Honeg,” (From J. W, Goodspeed, Dible Fublisher, Chieago.] s Jaring ndvertised in your Lista of Papersmoneor Zeas fur sever i years, 1 bellere yon har= done ne mara {ooid for the yume anouns of monty than any olher Wediim I havo tried.” " Chaapet and Bast Heana Yo Dovieed.” [From Wiiron, Peirco & Cn., Manufacturers, Chicagn.] “ Weregard it ar the cheapert ank best tueuns of reaching she cotuniry trade yet devised.” Kellogg's Chicago List, 375 Papers. Hate=—$4.60 per Line, Agate. Kellozg's 5t Louis List, 270 Papers Tutce=-92.50 per Line, Aguto. Orders Received for All Co-operative Newspspers snd Recognlzed Lists. Liberal Disconnts an Large Orders, Catalogwes, with full detalls of Ratfes and ath.r information, furnished on ap= plication to A. N. KELLOGG, 77 & 79 Jackson St., Chicago, AMUSEMENTS, VALENTINE HATINEE! VHIS AFTERNOON, AT 3 O'CLOCK. VALENTINES FOR EVERYRODY! VALLNTI FOR TIE LITTLE ONES, VALENTINIS FOR THE LADIY FOR THE 7 1 nnoal cuslony ing fo v eut o I IR B e 16 ench visloe, L et tho pric O WETER & GAS CONPINEES . GLOUCESTER IRON WORKS, GLOUCESTER CITY, N. . DAVID §. RIROWN, Pras. JAMES P. LLO] R ] SeXtonELLan, Ofice, Thiladolpbia, GNerth Boventtat, Caat Trus nd Wat, 'ipes, Cast b i Fhter. s Vatven or Waags eet: o dins, all aiz FIR®T SITVYDRANTS, ‘Gaa Holdors, Teloacopio or Bingle, Gratage and Wranght Jroa Work of ll kind, for Gae " THE COURIER. s s N, Vit vl B, B, $35.00 PER YEAR, POST-PAID, 10 OTH. A WEEK IN CITV. T momice. i Sy A AR NOTICE. (OORNECTIOUT GENERAL Lirx Ixnvnanc 0o, OF 1BARTFORD, COX: The 8 of GEORO, 24| R e Sty Bt PRAE LRy CHICAGO, SATURDAY, BRUARY 13, 187 TWELVE PAGES. THE EPISCOPATE. Memorial of the Opponents of Dr. De Koven, Argument that the Standing Commit- fees [ave Power to Rejeel. The Bishop-Elect Is of Evil Re- port for Errors in Religion. His Confirmation Would Be Dis- astrous to the Church. His Election Was am Iliegal One. Reasons Why the Two Chancellors Should Not Votes A Correspondent Expatiates on the Same Topic. Dr. Fulton, of Mobile, on Dr. De Koven's Views. Letter from a lligh-Church Weman--- Prof, Swing’s Comments in tho Allfances The Rev. Leighiton Coleman Declinos to Be Bishop of Fond du Lac. Dr. Jaggar, of Southern Ohio. DR. DE KOVEN. THE MEMORIAL. WIIT DR. DB EOVEN BNOULD NOT DE CONFIRMED. Tho {aymen aod prosbyters who oppoked tho olection, ond now fight the conflemation, of Dr. Do Kovon aa Bishop of Iliinois, have inally pro- pared thoir momorial to tho Btanding Comuit- teosaf tho sevoral Dioceses of the Episcopal Clurch, setting forth tho reasona why thour con- sout should not be given to said conflrmation. Tho momorial 18 as followa : Nevanesp AN DEAB DnrTunzs: At the recent Epucial Couvention of tho Cinrch fu this Diocose, cune venad for %2 eisution of & Lishop, & repoct wua' pro- sented by & committen of thirteen, of walch tho Iov, Dr. Cusliman, Prosidont of the Standing Committes, ‘u# Qualrman, annouucing the conclusion that ** tug gourra pursusd by the Lawer Houss of {he lato Goteral Oonveution, In_the case of the Rev. Dr. Soymour,” was * ouprecedented, unjuatifisble, {llegal, ot ruvo- lutlofary,” sud denying the right of tue Btaudmg Commitices of the Wilorent Dioceses to refuse tacir coveenst Lo tho eanaceration of whatscever peron the } Couventlou of Liluols might desiguate for tho Lishop- sie, Gompoeed (with perhaps s single excoption) of the frlenda of thie Rov, Dr. Do Koven, whom thiey clatm to Dave been elected 1o the otic in ' quesiton, ihe Com- ‘mitteo appests 1o Lisve labored under thosppreliension it concurrence in Lin cousecration might be dilticult of attainment, and to have rouglt to foiacluse disdcit Ly a brosd debinl thiat the right to vzpreos it oxista, ‘Metabiors of the Diocosan Conventlon, nnd_balding {hio opinion that the alleged ole.tion of 'Dr. Da Koven was sud s juvalid, and that, aven wero this not so, congent tohis nonsecration should bo witilield, wa iko insuo on the thraehold, with tho position that'the duty of tho Standing Cominitees of our sisier Dio- ceaos 1n merely formal in tho promises, Iy tho Oanous of the General Convention, the con- seut of tho major pumber of the Slandiog Commit- teca of the Chuizch i the diferint Diuceses in uarentisl to tho cousiecration, during the recess of the Conven- tion, of s Blshop-eloot, and the evidonca of such consent 8 prescribed 'in the cauon upon thy subjoct, In the forin of s corufoato, whero- Dby thoso who subscrib the sima’ ‘fully senblo Low finportant it 1 that tho ancred ofBco of n Biabop should ot be unworthily conferrod,” without purtiadty or affection, “do, {n tho preseice of Al- sulghty Uod, testify thut * tho Bishop-oloct is not, s fur us Loy 1 are informod, Justly itable to evil report, slther for error In religion of for viciousness of jifa ;* and that they do ot know or bolieve there ix any im- podimont, on tocount of which bie ought not to be con- sccrated.’ “Thun the Standing Commitioos, through thelr clor- feal und loy meiubers, aud, necesszrily, by & concure rence of both, us in tlie Housa of Deputios, ars called npon to bear indopendent and pernonsi testimony that the Bishop-clect 14 not justly lizblo to evil toport, and {bat they bollove thora 18 1o impedument £0 Lis' con= secrution, ‘Tha nolemn responsibility rests upon them of teatify- ceording to telr own information aud bellef, sud tls resdonsitilsty tuey caunot evade, "Luey are not commissione. to Lry any man for error 1u religiou, or for viciousnesa of life ; and tholr rafusat of cousent to & cansecration is not a ‘conviction of of+ fenso znd an fnfliction of punwhment, On tho con- trary, it amounts merely to the fuiluse of the partfculsr indivldual to roach s bighor positin In the Church than he then _occuples, becauso Lie caunol obtain the prepoudorance of testimony which ia requirod ssa condition pracedent (v bis eiovation, Tt {3 obvious hat it s uunccessary that the nomince showld Liave bevs, theratofore, fadicially condomnicd for errar fn roligion or viclousnicas of life, in order to Justity the Standing Committees in refusitig testimony ihey cannot in thelr conaciences givo, Suciscondein- ‘natjon would of itself precludo a valid cousecration, Nor docs the lostimouy given or refuscid by'tha Htandiug Committees amount o a definibou of what is or {n not error i religion or viciousness of life, £o fur as orror In relipion 1s concerned, 30 compre- heuslve fu our Church, that. the clergyman who be- Havea in, toschos, and practices aucharistio adoratfon, nurlculsr confession, and tlie ke, may, notwitlstande ing lils consecration 84 a Oishop fulls for want of the ‘proper testimonials, coninue k io teac, sud Draciive, until deposed or suspended therefor by the yroper tribuual, Lut the Busnding Committees cannat ostity n fuvor of such a pereon it they beliovo that that which ho liolds, teacties, and practices, presents an_impediment o account of 'which he oughit not to be consuerated to the aacred ofiice of a Bsiog, sud b ensblad Lo exert tho awful authority whioh would, by couecration, e vosted fu him, to theinguleation ' and enforcement of ¢riunoous doctrines. A Dishop fa & Diskiop of thy Church, and noonecan be made such without thu cunsent of taat eatire body, in which b 1a 10 Vecoms an olticer, Objections ad {nconcen'enti to the remuit indicated may doubticas be suggonted, but they ate triviai in their character, aro sullicieatly suscopiible of auswee by similar conslerations to the contrary, aud sre iis- posed of by tue specitlo provislous of tho lsw of Lo Chureli, Extended argument the limits of this papor do not allow, Lut we trust wa_have said enough to cotitle us to & 'ruspoctful bearing upon the particular subject matier wo inlend brietiy to discuss. We are opposed o the cousecration of the Rev, Dr. De Eoven ugon tlie grounds: Furatly—That Lo 1s, in our judgment, justly Lable ta'evil report for error in religlon ; that hia soiinduces in the faith 1s at least sofur doubitful as to form an impediment to Lus consecrution withia the mesnlng of tle canons, _And herely, also, Secondiy—Toul this conaccration would, in our judge meut, be dissatrous to the Churih Thirdly—That Dr, Do Koven was nol elected a Ii 2P by the Gonveution of the Diovess of Iiiinole, rgruo- ably to the rules tixed by the Convention of thit Dio- AR TO WANT OF BOUNDNESS IN THE FAITH. Upon this polat, we refer (o the spocclies of Dr. Da Koveu in the seusfons of the Qsneral Conveutious of 1871 and 1974 ; 10 bis * Calechibin for Confinmation;” Lix slaborate Theological Defense, fuiued in 1474, und to bis various widely publishied wilerancea in ratation {3, s Lord's Bupper, tia Conicestons) tho Virgiu We'pratost that the Adoration of Christ ln tho Rlo- mants, Auricnlar Confession, Prayers for the Do, the perputual Virgluity of ths Mother of our Lord, an: the Invocation of ‘the” Hajuts and Angels, bre not doce trluss of our Church, nor logically deduclble from ibe 1ok of Comnion Prayer aud the Articles, or olthur of them ; yel Llis {s what wo undarstand to ba claimn: so-called Ritualista ou the one hand, and by foliowers of Dz, Curamius un 5 other; aud we find these thinge, although substausieliy all'of them weru reviewed aud'condeuned by & unauimous Eplscopata S e bt virkovs wheke Sbd publie s e varlous wor b 11008 o Which we hiav Teforvod. BIRte o La referance {0 Kucharistio Adogation tn particulsr, o expinnations have Leen vourhsafed, but they axvnr 100 mich of fne-drawn metaphysicat distinctions t e roadily approheuded, and sre clearly subject to the appcation of the lingunge of thie pastora), tl+ it in Imporsible for thn common nind to draw (b T tween worship of auck an undefned and myste presence, and the awlnt crroe of adoring the elon:. * 1 Usnminolvoe, Wherefors, If 8 Leicher suizymate this cv- tor, Ly pct or posture, hn places himrelf in antagon. inin 5 tho teachlug of God's Word, and puts in peril thim aonla of 1en, Applicatie also ia tha significant wording of the pan= toral'of 16742 ** Our clergy have largs linerly ; suall they abune the genlleness of Chriat, aud tha potience of thoir Mother, by pressing tuclr own fancles and sclf-coneeitn to the utzacet vergn of canonical ennr- wnea? Sholl they usurp the fuuctiona of the Lody commisainns Lthom, std eesk to make the Churca more Iveugelioal or fmore Catholia than her own fortuniarics and ritual aftect to bn2" Even had the Iouse of Birkops uot an polntadly eon. Asnined the viewr In question, the resulshonld be tha Baina, Tho difference between wint tle Church Afitmatively holdg, and what +is permits on _Fuifer- Auica, ia obvlonn, and because, fu the wplrit of o large tolerstion, the Cnurch has not vorght the judictal cous demnation of cestain of ia presbylar fur the pro- feanion of doctzlues and Iudulgence lu practices perile sisly nrar & violation of the law, 1f not quite puch, L Torma 1o reann for the 3pproval of sucl docteinen il LEnetices by the elevation of Lim who boids and enfories ther to the Lplacopate, Ieia nuid that tho Allegod Dishop-slect, in thls fn- ntan:e, in A maw of learniug, abilily, and’ cloqueare, and thin, 1€ conceded, furnifhes thie’ stronger reanon for refuring {a consent to his oncupancy of an oifics whera thess gifts may bo more elfectually esercised to tbe undermaining of the fafth, — * Iundreds of our avowed antagonista aro eratnent 1o those parliculars, yut all their [wors At ndsquate to the fracture of & ainjle stons in tho fabris which hay Withstood the ssesulta of centuriea; but If wo oncs admit {nto the sacrod citadel and place upon ita_ bul- ks, un o Captain of the guarde tht defend them, one who bas aiready fallen capuise in his beart to thn {umdieiun sppronches of the advorszry, bow loug will it bie hiefore tuio eurmy peaetrates fo the coutry of our defonnen ? THE RFFECT OF BUCIL CONSECDATION UPON TOE clruBCIt, Welsave it to you, beloved brethren, to Judgs each for himself, a8 In tho prosence of Almighty God, how this will be elrewhoro, but,we cannot refrain from conveying to yon our spprebensious as to the reault In thir Liocese, Tiinojs is the battle-ground of tho so-called *Ro- forued Episcopal” Courch, It has hicro a steengil wiich wo think it poseesscs In o nilier part of the country, and elemente of growth which ueod only do- vjorment to render it formidable, e believe Lt the pursuit of a proper course in the afection of & ishop would Linve and would et} wet Dounds to (o advance st our expease of (bis deuom- Juntion, but f courent be given to the coneecration in stiois, we faar it will rucelve, and within no saort period, alarming accession®, Thio Yeparture of Dr. Gummins has been hithrto ceraeatly and auccesefully denounced as unjnstifinble 10 evory snpect, I ho und his foilowers had griev- ances ealling for redress, full opportunity and acore existed within the Church for redross to be sougin aud aceorded, but if s pronouuced Kituallst in to he placed over us ns Bishop, the —argument of the eupporters of Dr. Cummins will Le given great udvantago §n_the conlention, for they hove al Svays (nsisted, but wilhout abiity heretofare ta pre- scnt the goostion in provabla shape, that our beloved Caurch bad surrendered o prondo-Catholicity, and thiat no mmwyux‘smTlu toretire from it commun. {amy ‘To consecrate as Dishiop of Tlitnais one of the leaders of the movetnent ta olcars the pluin teachiugs of the Caurch by importing fhto hen the ubtietics of med- Svallanz, {8 to wrost olr wozpons from our hunds and 13 drivo Conacientlous layinen from the fold, Tt is exsy enotgh for cruzy zaalote Lo cry out, * Let {ticm 5o, but the Uiarch can neitber epere them on licr own' scconul nor on theirs, Bue rojoices in Ler teuter love, not slainly over those who aro lost and tien found, but Ukewise over ioso whom, sorly tewpted to leave her protecting cuardiansbip, she iy enalled, under the Providence of God, to kesp within ‘Dor mheiteriugy arme, TIHE INVALIDITY OF THE ALLEOED ELECTION. We donot oliude to the Infiisacea brouzlit to bear toctie.t the stoumed result wo now doyiole, nor to yirocoedings toking place in tho Convontiv Jerhaps customary fu_political gotherings, u tonabia in the ssiomblages of tha Cliureu, Wo nerert thot Dr. Do Koven was not dnly elected, and, as tho facts ars admitted, perceive no difficulty {u msintalning the proposition, Dy Art, 4 of tho Constitntion : “The Hlshop or Bisnops of every Diacese sl bo chosen agreosbly to euch rulca us aliall be fixed by the Couvention of thut Diocosc,” e alieged chofcs bas been reachad In violatfon of the cscrivod e to, “Flic Conntitation of tho Diocess of Ilinals provides that the Convention riall s composed of * cleryy and it *tho Iny membore shall consiet of n diégeto or dolegaies, not caceoding Svo, from each congregation {n the Dioceso in unfon with (be Convention. They shall Lo cliosen by tho veiry or conaregation ; thali Lo communieanta and stated worabipera fn the prvish they 16yresent, aud be enti- Lied 10 ¢ and veairyuen of the suimo,” (Constitution, Art. B, Kacs, 1 sud .) T'ho naine fnstrumcnt Glso provides that tho clec- tion of & Bishop shull bo nade by o nowminaiion by Tattof Ly * tho order of o elergy,” which, If atproved by tho * lagorder wlan by Lufiot, the nomdsea sbiall te declared * duly olocted.” Tt turtlior provi lod, that #1f two-thirds o all the elargy entitlad to vota b presont, and two-thirds of all Ll puriehen eutitied to voic bu represented, tlien & ma~ Jorily of each ordur bl doterumine a choice, Should thore not be. iwo-llirds of tae clerdy and ccogress- tiona present, fhen two-(birdn of the volcs of ench order shall be pecessary 1o determine a chofee,” (Cone stitntion, Art. 15.) 1tin, tierefore, nndentalio that the iy order® could oniy bo camposed of delegate from congreitu- tions fu unjon_with the Convenilon, olecled by tlis vostry or congregation, and as two-thirds of the clergy aud congregatioas wero prosent, a majority of eachh order wip ronuired by (&0 Constitution ta cleet, and iy i Do b clesr nnjorly ovor and sbove sofatisa snd dbvided votes, which lallots, upon the uniform Iractica shd coustruction of (he Ghurch, could not be teuctod. Tlioy aro votes cast, aud not biank Lullot, Riid tho requisition that thers musl bo » majority of oacl order when twa-tlirds of all Lho clergy aro yrex- enta and two-thirds of tll tho parishey are prevent or Teprosonted in tha Convention, rendcrs fplin that thiat mnjority must e secured ¢ven though & portion ot botly clergy and patiehes yceaont did ot Yoto at atl, “Tho sams Gonstitutton contaiun provison for its awiy alleration, whoroy & proposition for mneodiment must be futroduced In writing, and considerod st an anoinl Conyeutlon, and, If apgioved, o ovcr tu the baxt s~ aual Convention's and 1f ogain approved of i st Conveation by & inajority of each order, the Constita- Lion wouid stind aniendad accordiugly (Constitution, Axt. 29, Gimdor the Dicceran Canoas, fu. addition {o tho con- stitutionei und cauonical provislonk, furter reguls- tion of dea. lative aution might be bad by rules of or {¢r, which, having been onct adonted, ehould coutitue in foroe until umended or repealed, in'wnolo or in part. (Osnous, Tit, I, Can. 5 At » provious Caliventlon, a rule of order had bean adoptad stating tlat *an equsl divislon of the lay Gclcgalon from & cougregation sball neutralizo tho vols of rlich congregation.” This, of Goutes, roluded to leghlative action ozly, The ropeal of a coastitational provialon, ot the altera- tion or amendment of a Constitutfon, contrary to the fornw. prosidod fur ita alteration or ‘smendmeat, by a **ralo of order,” ia 3 novelly Lurdly 10 ba cuntentted for, D, Do Koven rocoived a mafority of the clorical vota ou thico Lillois. Threa Lallois of the ® by Srdor M wora aleo takien, oid 1t 15 claimed that ou tho Tiiird balioh tite lafty gave tho consfitutional approval require: 'he hailots a8 thes were recordad fn tho journsl of the Conyention,s mado up, recd, and approved ou ihe Inorning of Friday, the thivd du} of the sosslon, we a8 follows: Tulew, consccrution ought not to Le cou- FINST DALLOT, Whole number of votes cast. Divided and Lherefors neut, bECO! Weolo number of voics caat Divided aud therofors nout ary 0 & clio: T ‘Whols numbor of volcs uast, Divided and therefory usul, Noceasary to a clioioe, 1t will be porcotye o divided votea are corro tly inctuded in the * whols number of votea cast, they are jmproperly excluded from the nuniter “yacessary to a choice,” ‘That number upon tho izt Dullot was thlrty-twn, upo thie socond thiris-ons, atd upon the third ibitty-one, that is o esy, the number “ necensary to o cholco ? wan & wajurlty”of tho wholo nuruber of voles cast, Dat, it will 1o sald, Dr. Do Koven reoeived upon the third ballat thirty-one votes, which fa the number Lucessary to & ehiice, evon sl thoaph the neceasary number waa incorrectly placod at tufrty, And this 8 truo §f 1ho (hiriy-vlie Votea wers vaild snd legal uuder the Conatitutioi,wiich ia ut the casy, b liegal amirimative votea bring inclidod thero- 1o, which belug rejected, th third ballot stoud; Andsos iajority of the lay prove, and tha elecilon failed, TUE VOTKS WHICH WE DESIGXATE AS ILLEUAL wero thrown fu tho aflirwsiive by cerlaid ofilctaly styled “the Cuancellor of the Dioves and *the Glancallor of the Gathedral,” ia unie of repeatod avid porsittont calleige and obfection! “An wo Linve alroudy soen that, by the Constitution of thio Dioccus, the * tay ordor " 1s cumposed of delegates from the congregation iu union witk_the Conventios, sicclad by the veatry o congregation, it follaws, ss of Colirut, that thess ooals had 10 right Whatever o Yote for u Biahop as tacinbers of Ut lay order, to Which they did at, snd could 1ot, vx=aiiicio, belous., Tae Chaucellor of the Diocese v & cresilon of onu of tho Dioccsan Canons, whieh suys that o ehali e ex-ofticlo outitled o soat du thio Couvention, with all o provlgen of lay memabersalp.” (Canonk, Th 1V, Can, "Ll Ohaeeltor of the Cathiedral is sither of Dio- cesau, constitutional, nor casoical cseation; but it i proaciibud by canon taat e, ¥ with two oUor luymen, Aliall be admitted, uadsr ibe oertificate of Wa Rlakop, or retuseld to ap- an it (the Cathiedral') Iay delegates, with the ususl privilegs 1008, Tit, IV., Can. 4} We may remurz, in jmawing, that no'such certifcats waa read to the Coaventiar, of could well bave been granted, the Tishop baving decesaed, snd 1o * ot] Tuyman " put in a0 sppearauce on this oocasion, Tie Cliancallor of (he Dincess and the Chancellor of the Cithedral ansnmed th, und Wid, vota for & Bishop as ex-oflivfy entitled #o to do, We deny that. esen if thess oificialy hrd the right, by the termmaf the Cone- atitution, to alt in conventhim, * with the prisileges of Iy membersiip,” they could, therefore, vate for s ls.nnnr in the face of the express Constitutionsl pro- eeription as to thore alone authorlzed o sxercine. tho rglit of suffrage in ‘L care ; b 1t in beyond doubt or eontradictios ‘han- enitara are ot Coustitntional officors, and if allowed & scat at all, it f8 undor the Cauons onty, and aa they are not Tacmers of the “lay order,” the. eomposition of waih ts carefully prescribed by thn Constitntion, and to which, by thn express Lvinn of thal joatrument, thedt officers did not upl conied Lot belong, the receps tion of their vole# on this cccanion maa wholly fiegal and voll. Tust there may be no doubt entertained on theas questionn, we aprend the proviaions of the Conslitu tiaui, canonis, and rulea referted 1o, belng all that have any bearing on tha subject, Upon Wednerday, tiw first dayof tha seasion, a motiou was nade to atrize from the list f the lay order_entitied to Yot tha name of the Chanrellor of the Diocese, which motion was Lid upon the tably, nor was {lin ‘nppartunity afterwsrds aflorded, though repeatedly sought, to repeat that motlon in s refere ence to the right to voie for Lishop s contradistine guished from tle right 10 scat,or to make such fmotion in_ relation to th Ghancellor of tha Cathedral, but on tho ealling of the roli of ths 1y order upon each of the thres baliot: cuulienge wan fnterposod to the eaating of bis bailot by each of thess officers. This challenge was dinallowe ! by the Chair, Lut was repeat & os 10 each of the fndividuals upon'each of the bak fots, and the rigutu of the oppunents of Dr. Ds Koven wera thereby pi rved, ted, ba that aa &t may, At axthe € Why these tllegal volen wers recetved and cor wa leave you ta judge, #3480 of the wmoral weight & pretendod election eecured by mich practices will have \ipon the luurch Lrre and elsexhere, We had hoped the doywas far dimtant whon the pernicious maxiin that “iheend justition the means " would find such counteuance among us, Tt Lan been suggested, but the muggeatinn sesms 80 destitute of weight that w spologize for mentiontoy it, that tho Convention was the judge of the qualitica. tlhn and oiectlon cf ita 0%n members, and 1240 chos to lot there gentlomen vote, they thereby Lacame enti- tied to do =0, That all legislativo and dolfberative bodise potsens the *sncient, natural, and undoubited privilega” of passing tipon THE ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF THEIR OWN MENLERS. 1 indeed trne, nnd it is in the pxercise thereof that they moy distegurd any ettempt to Limit thin privilege in violatlon of \he fundamental law of thels beiny but we biave nnver befora heard that it was within their I:U'!El’ to add to the numib- r of their members as Axed 3 thint fundamental Low dtaclr, 'As well izt Blate Leginiaturos, by statitory enact- ment, give voles on ths pumege Gf 1aws to fueir em- ployes, or the Sanate of ths United Btates sdmit a3 Bociates from fhe Torrltories, Ahat validity would legielative acts possess pansed by the castini volea of persons no clrcumetanced 1 'Agoin, It his boen sid that the Dioseran teatimo- niala wil probably loar the namies of amajority of both orders, and that this should be takon &a vail- dating the election, “But a Bishop cun only be chosen in this Diocese by ballot £ud tho siimatuzes € testimonlals, aMixod frou divers ruotives, aud tisually, 80 L4 83 coming from op- pononts of the candidato eciared succepuful, yielded 10 prowote Liarmony, sud withont particulsr conrinsr. atton of (e mouentovs character of the evidence Lonie, canpot Lo resorted t as an equivalont for come pliance with expres coustitutional provision. Tndeed, w ure uformed that to thesa testimonials the naincs of Inyinen bave been ailized who Worein & minority in tho delegations from their reapective pare 1ahes, oud should 1ot bave sasunied 40 rejrosent tiem $h aticn & matter. We wik your candid conalderation of the suggestions here made, Thodoubtful precedents of the paat too often becoms tha settled rules of the future, sud we trast you will not permit an {ilegality 50 paljsble, by Nelng pasaed over uunoticed, to b regardod a6 of Litla woracnt in the conduct of If[lnmpu clections, Upon tiese soveral eoundr, wo coufow our (nability to cumprehend bhow (ho nocensiry testimony can Lo given by the Btanding Committses, 1 slleged sympathy with Rittalivm bas _heretofore prevented Auch lestimony, we cannot ) rive that uvowed Ritusiism can clait & Ziore {avorable reeult now. 11 pastornl lettars and & canon_paseed with singular nnualuity by the Geueral Convention, have hern oot~ sldered niceasary 1o arrest tlio progrésa of Rituiiitic practicas, we da not understaud why such pructices sliould bo encouragsd hy the consent of the Church to thin consecration of their foramont advocates, To permit the Caurch n this Diozeso {o be plared In au atiitude of open Bostiliy o tho body in fts eptirety, i to ullow the jursistent etfo: of acoufessedly fuw extrenints to dondude the Churchat large, sud to compel it to purchasen (rapsient poace ab th price of 1ls omential proteatantism, Wo hiave nut thought it becersary to d-lay this pre- sontation of our viaws 31 Uin dealfe of oltaining mors signatures taan are now ppended. o facts aud circunistanices of themaclven spoak fn trumpet tenes aganst the accompiishment of tui tak- ing off, snd fo their moral welght additonsl names wiuid'ndd natléng, “Tie undersignei wero favorablo to the election of Dr, Leeds, but cotircly wiling to avo accepted and supported any nonunce of however exa’ted & dandard of clurchniabahip, provided his eowndn faits could ot Lo Muccentully Impugued, sud sre, unwilling to cu.sent to the cousecration of auy wah resecting whom, upon sbiv fundamentsl prerequisite, there is any substuntial doubt, and Lave, thereture, 10 aption excopt o remonstrate Sgal consumnintion of what Wo consclentiously Leleve to be wrong (n itself, and fatal to the peace aud prospori- 1y of the Cliuroh, W fatend to furnlab, at once, to the Stsnding Com- mittes of tuts Diveese, 'nd 10 all who may desirs to combat Its conelusious, coples of this pager. in order tallord smrle opporiunity for such relly s tie friends uf Dr. Do Koven may be atle to maky, or desms. dtirabls fu the premises, Ang wo remali, in the bonds of the common faith we are alike pledyed Lo maintuin 10 the best of our abiilly, slucerely yours, DIOCESAN GONATITUTION, Members of ¢ onvent an, fSieorion 1. Tho Convenilon saall be compossd of Clurgy ew lity, Svc. % Tha Iay members ehnll consiat of s delegate 10t oxcevding five, from esch congregi- Diocess in_nufon 'with this Ounvebtion, ‘They shall be_chosen Ly tho Vestry or eongrogation ; ohiall be communicants and stated” worsnipers in the vish they repreacut; and be cutit'ed to vole for ardens and Vostrymen of ihe sme : Proviaod, ul- ways, that no peron under occlesiautioal consury or yrocces, whethor clorggmian of luyzian, aball be allow- ed s weat i the Coavention, Biect:on of Bialiop, BroT10M 1, The election of 4 Bishop for this Dioress aluall be made only n_an ununal Cousention, or in a special Convention called for the purpose, st least sixty days Lofors the timo eppolnted ; tho' object beng ntatodl by notice fn writing, sud seit by ihe Sccretary of the Btanding Commitied to every clergyman sad The Order of tho cleryy shal rominate, vy bailot, some Bt and qualified clergyioan for taas otlae and if tuls nonunation be syproved by tia Ly Qrder, Yoting theroon by ballol, be whiall B decluvd duly eloctd, I two-Lirda of 'l the clergy sutitied 1o volo ba pressnt, and two-thirds of all tas pariehes satitiol t0 vole be repreacuted, then » mejorly of ench Ondes !ll‘l‘; |d;|lnm T a cnol&.. Bloul uu::n not be two- thitds of the elorgy and congrogitions presant, than v thins oF tha Hoten oF SachOner shall bo Bechasary to dstorwine & choce : Providod, thal in all cases of tho eloction of a Biabop, nu alery ahall baene titled to vote J(Art, b uotwithatanding) unless he slall Muave been for at Jeast slx months immediatoly proood- faw e eiection periona'ly and canouically reaideat 11 thiu Diacese, and during that tima entitled t2 5 aeat in the Ounveution of the smic. Asticls 19, Tho modo of_altuiing this Conatitution shall baas followas A proposiion for smondmant sball b lntro- duced {n writing aud considored 1 tho Anuual Gun- veution § and, if approved of, eball lis over to thu nest Aunual Conv(ntion; and, if szain approved of in that Convention by u majority of ihe two Ordors, veting separztely, the chanito tliall tako plice, ud the Cun= stitution’so sitered whall Lo valid and obligatory, DINCESAN OANONH, Of Reaulation o Liguistive Action, In addittan to the Constitutional “and Cananteal provisious, further rezulation of legislative action alnil bo b} Tles ot Ofiler, which, having been once ndopted, #hall continuo in forco 'until the same, in whole of {u part, may b amended or rpealud as pro- vided, 0OF the Cathedral, The Cithedral, witlh ita winisters and suxiliary ageucies, i 40 sieeutisl vrg.u of the Dishop for tho Feslity of bis office andl the discharge of its uutlss, and 13 & ropreacntative inetitution of tho Diacse; therofors 10 scting cleryy of the Cathedral of Bulota 'Tuter and Taul sliai] bo extitted, a8 ucitiod ministers, 10 & seat {n ths Conveution, sud ' the Chiancellor of the Cathedral, with two other laymen, shall bs sdmitted, under the ortifieat of tho “Dishop, s 18 lay doleyated, with the usual privilo, OF the Chancellor af the Diocese. Thers shail e elected by the Tonvention an effcer learnad 1u tho baw, undec the title of * Chuuceilor of tho Diocesn,” whoss duty it shail Lo 1o act as the legal oounselar of the Nishop aud of ke Htaading Compuittcs {0 mattors alecting the duterosta of the Ohnreh, uv Lis profesonal counsel niay be anked of Fequired, Aa Clinucetlor of tho Dioross he shill be vx-oflicio entiticd to » seat fn the Couvention, with all the privilegus of lay memberaliin, The Chaicellor of the Diocwae ahall hald his 0lice for tho torm of thres sears, and, o the event of a vacancy, the Aunual Cuuvention uex. ¢u- suing sbell clect & succossor for the full Lorm uf tures year, AULES OF ONDIN, 3, Quostions ahall Le decidod bt in this form, viz «Xs yuany us urc of the opiuion that (& the cace LIy be), say Ave,"und after ihe aiirmative voice ia Fohioil, * An many aa are of the coatrary pinion, siy G 17 the Lrwddeut doubt oa to the’ Fosult of tho Vots, ax taken abave, oF o division be called for, the Convention saall divido; thass tn the sfivmativa il £irwt rise from vheir weats, and afierward those in the negative, No cougregition ahall be eatitid @ be counted a1 mnory than ena vote smongst the iaity., And an equal division of the Loy dolegaies from s congrogation ball neutralize the vote of such cungregatica, o list of algmoss is nod gives, beceuse W is not yat completo. and its publication at presant would gl false idea o‘l’ the nranglh"ol’ the remonstrants. It may be_said, however, that it beging with the nams of J ochors, of Trunity pacien, s - Hoberts, and ——— TRUTH () VS, LAYMAN, A DEFENSE OF THR LATTER. To the Edftor of T'he Chfeago Tribune : Ca1caco, Fob. 11,—1 read the communioation of “Layman™ {n your Tueaday's imsuo, and, whils I did not agroe with him 1n all he said, and belioved ho was in error when Le snid that Dr. Do Koven only had five majority of the clerical vote, I cerfainly did not think thero waa anything In the communication to juntify me or any one in charscterizing it as ' flat, foolish. and false,” or s ‘““unblumbing impudence,” or in holding up * Layman" 84 a ‘“snarling correspondent” or ‘‘a wilfn] falkifior and an unacrapulous slanderor.” Had I not read the communication in this morniog'n Taitse, sigued “Truth,” I really think I abonld bave ascrived the error to mistaken or tmperfect undorstanding of,the facts, and, in my proneness to Loliavs that men act oftener from good aad pure than from bad and impure mo- tives, Lshould riways bave supposed it to bo sa error of the head snd no: of the heart, and nover abould bave conceived tho thought that " Layman” was actusted by aoy wicked or inalicious motive. Of course I understood that ** Layman" was not bappy over the election of Dr. De Koven, whether valid or iuvalid ; that he belioved there wera rensons why bo should not Lave been olectad, if ha fu; that be believed ho was not elected by legal and constitutional vates of tho lay order in tho Con- vention, aud that he ouglit uot to be consecrated by tlie counent of the Standing Committees nor the Bishiops of tho Church. I think it vory clear that ** Laymau" thinks it lawfulto bave con- rarted 20tion on te part of the !ay order, in op~ position to Dr. De Koven's cousecration, aud to maxo that opposition at & timo, in tha Diace, to the person, or bodles, or ofticers, aud in tho maoner that ** it will do the most gond,” oasumiug that it {88 good thiug to do.” Lam also convinced that ** Layman " honestly belisves that the olection of Dr. Da Koven, compasaed ay it sran, in bis viow, man unwise sod fraught with dangerous conaequenaes to the Church liora and everywhore. And, notwitlstandiog the many bard things *Truih " has eaid, and the many bard names be has callod bim, "which ** Trath * suys *is hoy's play and s numbdsxull's srgpo- mout,” [ am constrained to believe that ** Lav- mup,” though mistaken on tho ono point of foct, is actuated by & botter spirit tl an ** Truth,” aud that lismotives are guod and pure. * Truth " refers to THE TULE OF ORDER £ of the Convention which declares 3| an equal disision of the lay delegates from a congrega- tion aliall nentralize the vots of such congroga- tion, aud to tho fact that on the last Lallot there was one parish or cougregation whoes dolegates wero squally divided, and clauns that that vote was to bo considered as not cast. or thmt parish 83 uot voting, por to be counted v making up the number of parishes represcnted, a majority of which weis necensary to & choice. That ques- tion was Lefore the Conveotion n the firut day of its geesion, upon & pro;osition toatrike thal provision out of the rules of oider. ‘The Hou. L. I, Otis, wao was a delegato from Graco Church and ap untirivg ecoemer for the election of Dr. De Koven, #aid that the rule was uaconstitutional, and could not govern the qnes- tion of majority of voies. A motion was imadn to _lay the proposition to amend the rulo of order on the table, when Judge Otis again said tho rule was uuconstitutional, but "be was in favor of laring on the tabie, =z tho shortest way to et rid of the matter, and thut the Constitution would cootrol. The motiou to Iay on the table was earvied by a considerablo majorlty. The Genetal Convention of tha Church’in the United States has establiaticd the rulein mecordance with the view oxprosted by Judge Otis, and the Constitution of our Conveu- tion is cioar and unambiguous, that & majority volo of oll tho parishes represented shall be necessary to carry & moasure. Notwlthatanding all this, Dr. Chase, the I'resident of tho Conyen- tion, on tho second day, either beforo the votiuy for Liithop began. or befure tho tellers retired, arosn from tao chair, and, of Lis own motion, declared that tho rule of craer wouid govern, aud that A DIVIDED YOTE wou!d not be counted at all, nor bo considered in dotermining the votes uecensary for an clection, Thas was a partiean ralne in favor of Dr, Do Kovan, be being the nomiuce of the clergy, aud tho one divided voto reduced tba number Dr. Do Koven muet recoive to elect bim. Agai, it in not quite true, as “Truth" statea ft, that the Convention voted upon tho right of the Chancellor of the Dioccss to vote, A motion was made to exctude him, the ‘mover stated the grounds cn which be based the motion, the Chanccilor argued bis owu cose in whet secmod to mo s most remarkable speech fur the place and tho occarion, when one of bis artisans, to cut off and stitle dobate, moved to sy tho motion on the table, 'Ybo vots was on tbat motion, and not mpon tho queation of the right of the Chancollor to a vo! TR CUANCELLOB. OF TIi: CATIEDRAL. Neither the Oaancellor of ths Diocase nor of tho Catliedral are ofticers named Inor kuown to the Constitution of the Diocose. They are created by canon. By the Constitution they do not form any componeut part of tho Couvention, It 18 composed of cloigs and laity, sad the lay members consist of not exceediug five delegatos from each_congregation in union with the Con- vention, Tho Cathodralof BS. Peter and Paul is not an organized parish, of cougrega- tion, t hiea never boen admitted into union with the Convention, nor can it be until it al; be ** duly incorporated and regularly organized into a cangregation or patish ** by the election of tno wardons and at lenst throo _voatrymen," and sdopting & Constitution a8 required by Art. 13 of thia Coustltution, entitled of tho ** Admis- siow of new I’ariahes.” 1t pave nothing towards the expenscs of tho Diocose, nor cau 1t bo mado 1. Itis merely *“An esscntisl organ of the Bishop for the reality of his oflico and tho dis- charge of Jts duties.” It never hus, and nover can hold & perish mooting under the Constitution, and 1% naver has, and nover ean, eloct delogates to the Convention. And withiout an olection, either by tha congrogation or by the vostry of & congregation or parish, no ono can represent » eonirngmun or parish in the Convention, Again, this was not an Annual Convention, but s special ono. All the parates in tho Diocese eolectod their doleates to it. Their delcgatea to ¢he gAunual Convention were not delogates to, wnor entitled to » seat, in this special Convestion. Thers was no Dishop to give a certificate to tha Chancellor of the Cathedral to entitle Lim to & seat in this Convention, and without such cer- tifioute Lia couid not bo admitted to a seat iu tho Convention even under the canon, Tts lauguage is: *Aud tho Obancollor of thie Cathedial, with two other Jaymen, sball be adutted, under the cortificate of tho Biahop, as its lay delegates, withs the usual priviloges.” B0 you s it 1 not a8 Chauceilor that ho sita In the Convention, but ns A lay delegute, whon cortified = to bo such by the Bishop.” * Tenth " tays, * thero bolug 0o Bishop to grant the required certificate to tho **two other Iaymon,” the Chancollor of the Cathodral was loft alone to voprosent the cougrazation,” Of courss the cangregation can have no reprosontation under the Constitution wny more than & miseion congregation, And if thoy can, thon they must eloct them in the ssmo way olhor parishes or mm.vnimlun are required to slact theirs. The Chaucollor of the Cathiedral nad not even a certificate from tho Lisliop to en- titlo bim to a seat. Conceding ti that would ‘have admitted blal. His vote was illsgal— THE CHANCELLOE OF TUE DIOCKSE stands on no better ground., He is not dele- gate, Coocede that the Conveution by csnon may adnnt him to s seat, it cannot give him s votw, because it ia only pariahes or cougregations that vote, aud they vote by their dulogations, each purish or_ocongregation “*being entitled to ono vote and 110 more," and this ou all votea uo matter Low taken (Art. 12). And the Convens tiun cannot add uny vozing power, wrordor to that daclarod by the Conssitution, Expreusio unius ent osclusio alteriue, But tha canon says that '+ As Chancellor of the Diocese, b sball Le 6 oflicio entitied to & saat in the Contention, with ath the priviluges of lay mewbersbip.” We have woon thut the Iy snembor does nok have a right 10 nvoto thoright iv in tha congregations by thetr delegates. Lo Contitution “(Art, 12) sasn: ** o voting, the clergy sball vote by ju- Qividiats, aud tha laity by couregatious. the {otegation from osch olurch bowig ‘entlsled to oue vote aud no sors,” and whon (ML vote by Orders + » majority of each order shall be necos- ary to constitute adecision.” The Chaacellor an‘:awnu no congregstion. He does not beluog to the lay order as defined by the Conatitution. He ococupies s like posi- NUMBER 1 tion a8 the Attorney-General of the Btate woul wero the General Assembly by law to dcoll?; Liim entitled to & seat in eithor House ** with sil the priviloges of™ s member thereof. His vota isinvalid. “The votes of esah of thess Chaucel. lors wan challonged, baforo they wera offersd and in apt time. Yot Dr. Claas, a3 Prasident of tha Conventlon, not only dacided that they wers en- titled to voto for Bishop as of tho lay ardor, bot DEFUSED TO ENTERTAIN Tak CHALLENG knowing that both of them were ntml:: aod are dent supporters of Dr. a Koven in the Cone vention, and would vote for him; and he nount- ed their vote for him, in declanng him vlected Tisbiop of tho Dioceso of Iiiinois. ~This was par- tisan ruling in mv opinion. Mora than 1,800 ,vnum ago Pontlus Pilato asked of Jesus of Naz- are 4, ' WITAT 18 TRUTH 2" 1 amconstrained to-dny, in viowof the violenet and intemperauce of language employéd by yous correanondent, wao reaorts to **boy'a play and ¢ numbekull's argumont,” and comes with botk bis eyea filled witn blinding baams, and armed with brooms of Lrush, to pluck a mote out of *Layman'n” cye.—0 am constrained, 1 sny, & ask that other question. aarior to anawar, ** Whe is thin *Trath"?" T think 1 could name him. I feol almost cortaln that 1 recogmizo the dnleat (7) tonsaof hisimperions voice. It neema to mo that I can almost sca tho clear out- linea of hin form. And in the interest of teuth, I will ask “Trath” whethar Dr. Cliaso was not of tho Do Koveu party in the Convgution? Whether ho aad hia |ty obeyed the comnnand of the Lord, to takiono thought what they shanld sy or what they shonld do, and rolied upon the promiso thas 1n that day it should be given thea what they should ray and what thoy should do? Whethor, instead. thep do aot sy out, plan, and prearcange their whola programme for wecuring tho cloction of Dr. Ds Koven ? ' Whether in that programme it was uot prodoterminad to sustain Hio rizht of the ** threa clorgymen ™ to vole for liishop, o8 well as tho ngbit of the two Chanceliors, and that a divided votebould be po vote, some or all of these propositionn? And did uot Dr. Chasa assumo of Al the Preeidenay of tho Convention, pledgsd Sl 0y aach of them ? 151y, = auoted from ¥) g, . ‘'l LLITER or 1871, Lpray Loy, “to the bearin ot eves member of o v.. 7, “aittee to read, an fip» purning words, If of cvers Bishop tou: / 4, thiay will, and be guided «,” aem, thay will nover oonsent to the conaacration of Dr. Do Koven s a Birhop in the Church, with his eucharistical adoration, inculcaiod and encourszed by his speeches, writings, and toachings, and ritnal of posture. Thov will seo that that pastoral is tho ¥oice of the Chnrch; that 1t condemus Dr. Do Koven in advanco; aod they will judgs bim not £it to bo » Kishop of the Church of God bacaase ke believen and toaches the ** awful error ™ ot **adorng tho cloments themselves” by words, by acts, 8ad by posture, and * places bimsalf in antagoniam to the doctrino of this Church and the teaching of God’'s Word, and puts 1 peril the nouls of men.” Biuce thin pastoral was pro« mulgated, Dr. De Koven has tot heeded its warning voice, nor abated ouns jot his obnoxious teachingn and practices, but, outbe contrary, bas {utousined them, And he has sought, and now #eoke, & position where Le can do 80 with greator power. There were flfty-cight lega! and conetitutional lay votea cast on that last ballot. It required thirty to eloct. By tho ruling of the President cxcinding tho divided vote from the count, he re~ duced thie number requi: od to elect to 29, I hava demonstrated the unconetitutionality of thuarule. Dr. De Koven 18 not legally or constitutionally the Bishop-eloct. If he be'tho mun his friends ciaum Lo ia, in view of this fact, and kuowing hov strong the opposition to him 1s, with both cl:i»lrgy and lait, call, , o will never accept ths illegal Quonuy. DE KOVEN'S AND MOUR'S VIEWS, ARTICLE EY TIE REY, DR. FULTOY, OF MODILE. To the Lditor of Tice Clacato Tribine: Onicaao, Fob, 11.—Inthe Church Reriew for January, 1875, which hes Just made its appearance. is an article from Dr, Fulton, of Mbile, entitied **Preseuca in the Eucharist,” which is very in- teresting, just at this juncture, to Episcopnlians zenerally, and expecially to those in tus Diocess of Illinois, os it discusses the rosition of the twe gontlemen whom this Diocese hns so recontly elected to its Episcopate. to the very import subject of * Bucbaristic Adoration.” It will be perceived, fromthe oxtracts which aro furnished, that Dr. Fulton, an acknowledged friend of Dr. De Koven also, draws a strong contrast betseen the yiews of Prof. Seymonr nnd Dr, De Koven on this subject, doclaring that he lss, by author- ity of Prof, Seymour aud in bis bebalf, ropudi- ated the views advanced by Dr. De Koven on this subject, more particularly the famous Ben- nett formula, adopted by Dr, De Koven as ki own inthe Goneral Uunvention of 1871, Dr. Fultonalwo says that Dr. Do Koven bas, oy his speech in tho General Conveution of 1474, and in cther slatements, essentinlly niodified hi expressions, and, perhiaps, bis viows, on this subject, #o asto approsch ucarer to what Dr. Fulion regsrds a8 ortlodn: Yet, oveu with tais favorable judgment, Df. Fulton does not fully ndorse Ur, Ue Koven, elthough he is very bopeful in regard to him; so hopeful as to do- clare, ** Therefore I will venture the pradiction that, if he will ro-examino hin whole position, . . . o bewllbe found in less than thres years mors to abundon the Bennett formuls ul- togother.” Whotler Dr. Falton thiuks that before srriv- ing at this bappy conclusion Dr. Ie Kovon should ba consecrated a8 a Bishop, does not ap- pear from anything stated iu lus very interestng article. Itisnldo to be obscrved that ** Buchariztic Adoration ** {a only one of tho ductrines of whiclh Dr, 1e Koven 18 accused, and upon thd grouud of ‘which his eloction and cousceration as Bishop of Illinois is opposed. 'L'bis is only one, thougix a promiuent, pomnt in tho Rituslstic and Ro- manizing system with wbich Dr. Do Koven ia charged. Aunicular Confaseion, Prayers for tho Dend, Mariolatry, Bamt-Worsbip, ‘aud other mattors ses forth in his ** Catecbism for Con- firmation” and Carter's * Troasury of Devo. tion,” which he has indoraed, are no less objec. tionable to old-fashivned Clinictimen us well in 1ilinoms na elsewhere, Wien Dr. Do Kovon haa purged humself of all this, which will probably Foquira more than ** three years," Lie may be ace coprable 2 a Lishop,—but scarcely botore that. It s equally beyond queetion that fhis great un- cantnens 1 the Ouurch has busn produced (miore fhau by suy otlier oue thing) by Dr. De Koven's cuun- ciation, in tas Genorsl Conyantion of 1871, of tno vele- Drated Bennett formuly of the ductring of ' Euclstistic Adoration, #n sdjudicated in the Court of Arches, Tiiiu way betleved to be thu verbal embodlment of ths pxtrament doctrine which has been, or could Le, Leld £ {1 Chiurch or in the Oburch of Eogland on that subject ; and n the late General Conveution it waa Porfectly clear that no luen who held that formals cuuld be passed to the Episcopate by the Liouws of Drepittion, 1 know that Dr. Eoynhour dld not hoid that forinula, T bad the best reason to kngw ibat, 60 far from belng tn * thorougl accord * with Dr. Ds Joven on that subject, liv was ultogerier Lo reverso ; sud that fact 1 nisde’ abundantly clear to_the whale Tiause of Depmties, includuz Mr. Wil Welds, Tn the Conventian of 171, Dr. Do Koven wmade his atatument of Eucbarisiie doctrino ja vertuln words. In 1874, 1 used certaln otlier words tu the nane and by tho ‘suthority of Dr, Soymour. Let the two fur— Dulas ba compared, and 1 witl Jave it toony sans Than to say whether thuy are expreasive of * thorough 2 * or not. e Or T e Do Koven sald s L myselt ndore, and wouldy If 1 wers necessary or my duty, tosch’ my Treoplc to adurs Christ fresuntin thio elenion under 1o Forma of bread ana wine T uis D, Laiton safd s For Dr, Beymour, a for myuelf, 1 oclire that 1 do ot aduco, that 1 bave naver YangLt, sud that 1 nover expect to teach, any o o adore Gnriat pressut in the elemuniv under the forms 3¢ bread snd wine.t 1p, 3, 60, e wuay be sald, indecd, thet subsequently. afier' i, Saymiot's cave ‘had beeli nally disposod of, Dis Do Buven touk occasion, in ke Srat apesch on the Eitusl Uanon, to make very lwportant observstions, which grvatly wodified the senss ln which be had bea andersiond 0 ucu tlie Bennett formula i 1871 § uud that, 1 rejolca 10 aay, v true; but it no Way boars ujon tha cese of Dr, Seymnour. ‘was dolightod to hear thoss obssrvations full from the ipa of D, Do Koven ; for, although e had_pre- vicusly publivhied thelr ‘purport, 1 bad not Fead what Do had published ; und dil uot kuow that o sitlier ‘would or could miake wush an vxplanation, Siuce theg T have iad D0 comnsunleation witls Dr, Soymoue o Yor biin’ it ls now neither my duty, 54 it then was, nor wy right {0 apesk § b{ul theru afo Feaous why ¥ vtre 40 vay somo thliyga for niyelf, 1% 70, dentre 0 K ider that e valus of D7, Da Koven's pregnat expl:uation bay not thi far beew upproci- ated at What yeeins tn e 0 bo 14 full worth, ver- hejear, 1 think a reason may be found why 1t should 1ot have buen fuliy uppreciated. 1 very tuch doubd Shethier Dr. Do Koven himaolf fully upprociates ths Conasquences which wust follow rom &3 uneguirocsl Fonudiation of the potion uf locality ft the presence o b Eacharist, though I think he did feel ¢ ground sumeow Alippiag {Fom under him ; for I ssne lotnyset »cottain confusion of B hvuih 1o jaitar DA af hls speuch, (& L aiad ta use pursses bad Uliusirer