Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29. FINANCIAL, ; TETE ) Merchants', Farmers', & Mechanics’ Savings Bank, 76 CLARK-8T., CHICAQGO. INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES, Ferfoet Security—Literal Interest, TABLE of lucrense of **Investment Certifle enteny?’ secared on improved real estnte, benre fng Interents payablo Iu aquarterly fnatalls ments, #t the rate of 73-10 prr cent per nne pum. Bhowing the nccumulation of aums in- wested for tho Lonefit of Chlldren or otliersy it Amount fovested. Acourmulated. 8 100. 3 142,01 100. 4107 100 432,31 500, . 71010 500, o 1,749.85 500! « 2,161,565 2,000. . 1,420,10 1,000. . 3 ABNTO0 1,000 . 4,323.10 Eetimated upon the basls that interest, whon dae, is ereditad on savings scconnt, and lnvosted in INVEET- MENT CERTIFIOATRS whenover 8100 is thus accutna- Any holder of & Cartifioato bas tho privilogo of oxamin- fug the condition of tho trust at any tima on calllng at theaffas of the Trustes, ) Cortiicatos formarded, and interost, whon due, roln- wnsted, i desirod, or romitted by deaftor express toany partof (he Unitod Blater. Arldress & anag “TO LOAN. 8500, $1,000, #2,6500, $5,000, $10,000, #20,000, 4 and 10 per cont intareat, on City or 9 ; 7 b PG FFOBSIe v o miOND, 102 Washington-st. GROCERIES, &, Groceries. Teas, Coffoes, Spices, and Grogeries C. JEVHE'S WHOLESALE GROCERY HOUSH, Nos. 1 & 3 North Clark-st, IX QUANTITIES TO 8UIT, AT TRULY WHOLESALE PRICES. Fine Moyune Tons a Spocinlty, ———— REAL ESTATE. Tor Sale—-Valiahle Real Estate, In consoquence of 1l health, Timotly Wright, Esq.s haa authorized us to offer for salo and sell, eitlor one o more of tha following valusblo pioces Gf propert, The entire block ¢ ground on Wost Washington, Ads, and Weat Madison-sta., or oithor front of same. Blocks or tracts 1n * Wrightwood.” Tract on lake shore nexr ‘Thirty-ninth.st., with Drick #alt-Houso and large Brick Building suitablo for man- ufscturing purposes, 180 by 198 foet corner of Adama-nt, and Fifth-av., 97by 163 feet corner of Weahingion-st, and VWa~ oh-av, 240 by 180 feot corner of Kinxie and LaSallo-ats, 80 by 189 foet corner of North Wells-st, and the river. Or any plecothat Iay be deairad, {rom & largo list of chiolos property an Htate, Washington, Adams, Kinzde, ‘Weat Washington, Went Madison, West !h.ndn:[:h. Ads or Elizabeth-ste,, vqumfll‘lkldofl property and cholc saburban tracta at Wi ‘TIIOMAS LYMAN, T, J, MAPES, TRoom 17 rortland JHock. FOR SALE. Purchased on foreclosures and will be sold on favorablo torms: 24 8-12x100 ¢, on Indiana-at,, bet, Cars and Rush, 482116 ft. on Lincoln-av., bet, Wiaoonsin - nd Contre, 8034x120 ft,, with brick house, 21 Beminary-ay, 283115 1., with frame Lonse, 258 Atichi, 18x110 ft., with brick house, 514 Wabaal 22343190 £t, on Adame-st., opposite City-Hall 251118 {t, on DeKoven-at., bot. Clinton and Jefferson, 00x125 1., with house, 1453 Bhurtiefl-av, 1002150 ££, on Ley Egaudule, Two frumo howsss, Grace-av,, and bixty-fonrthat,, gt Paci, ow frame houss at Maywood. 2002400 £t dock lot on Soutl Branch, near Matn-st, GALLUP & PEABODY, 174 Dearborn-st, BASE BALL. BASE BALL. GREATEST GAME OF THE SEASON Hartfords vs, Chicagos This Afternoon st 8:30, to decide the lio game of yes- ferday, Tickets at Jas, Wood's, 58 Btato-at, NOTE UHANGE OF TIMHE. JABES WOOD, Mauager. HOTEL. W00D'S HOTEL, Nos, 34 and 36 East Washington.st., @pp. Fleld, Leiter & Co,'s Itetall Dry Goods Btore;Rnd. 3djoining D, T, Fisk's Whnhu.lnqmlllnuly Btore, GEO, B, PALMER (lsta of City ¥lotel), Cleck, 0, BANDS, Propristor. ' $2.00 per Day. VINEGAR, VINEGAR Y. STRRNGT Warrantcd (o Fasonnva an-av., Chicags, - TO RENT, FOR RENT. The I:‘xgs :H:;r, store and basement, 203 Kinzieat., ‘sorner earborn, now ocoupled by Good: & des, Apply at 205 Kinzle-st, iR COLLECTION AGENCY, s SOULEOTION & OUR 3 1 oll parta of the United t yoars of Sxperionce sna 's foca in auits, F our sorvioos unlsus we colloct tha money, FRABIER'S COLLEGTION AGENOY, 0" Ooruer Mouroa and State-sts, TRUSSES, &e, Oommon_ prudence requires exainination of tho Hlastio T'ryg whioh gontly around the bo Ofroulars free, s 335 Btato-st, Ohioago, ALLEN, MACKEY &0 CARPETINGS TPurchasors of goods in our line will find in our stock a vox:f choico assortment of new and dosirable Bl\tturna of ovory grade of goods. ur Fall Stock is now complote, and is larger in the n;i ogato and more attractive in dotail than ovor before oxhibited in_this city. We offer SPECIAL BARGAINS in Mo- quottes, Wiltons, and Body Brussols of woll-known and popular makes. In Three-Ply and Superflne Ingrain our stock is very desirable, includ- ing all tho latost pattorns. Wo offor ‘bargaina, also, in our Curtain Goods, Papor Hangings, Bodding and Up-~ holstory Departmonta, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ALLEN, MACKEY & 00,, 233 STATE-ST., HOUSE FURNISHING ROW, R AT AT e o g, | f Nl L .‘(l ‘ i ¥ 2 ‘We furninh the Plckets, made from tron, 11ke deajgn aliown in cat, at 25 C] LAL FOOT, _They mako s handsomar, more durablo, and cheaper Foncs than the wooden picketa, Send for elreular to LEWIS, OLIVER & PHILLIPS, Maoufacturers of MERGHANT BAR_IHON, GATE ond BARN-DOOR HINGES, BOLTS, NUTS,' WASH. ERS, and their new line of Fatoutsd {¥agon Hardwaro, 01 & 92 Water-st,, and 114 & 116 First-av., Pittsburg, Pa. K7 For sale by all the lesding Iron and iardware Morchants, GUNS. Spencer == Guns! At Cost! OUR ENTIRE RETALL STOCK, COMPOSED OF DECOEATED AND PLATN OHINA, Dinner and Tea Sets, Silver-Plated Ware, Chamber Sets. Table Cutlery, and Yascs, Glassware, Tancy Goods, TOSITIVELY AT COST UNTIL CLOSED OUT, in. cluding Hhow Cazes and ‘Tablea, KENT & KEITH, Bucccssors to BOWEN & KENT, 262 & 264 Wabash-av. WUl continue our Wholesalo Businesa aa usual. LEGAL. RECEIVER'S SALE, Western Star Metal Compaay, 17 South Canal-st. Onoaao, Bept. 9, 1675, Parsuant Lo an order of tho Buperior Court of Cook County, this day entered, tho um‘;:cn‘ ed, Rocedver of the Wostern Btar Metal Company, will recelve written proposuls at the ofiice of lompauy, No, 17 South Canalat,, Chicago, untl} the 20th inat,, a4 13 o'clock noon, fof tho purchias of tho entire sesets, Axtiras, {oola, machiinory, material, bille receivable, book 8ov cuunts, choues in action, intercet in raalty, and prop. erty of sald company of ‘every Dalurs, real and’ per sonsl. Heledules of all the alove sssets ean be in. spected by bidders at the offics of the company, Dids {or realty and personalty to be ssparate, and xlbldl to bo submitted to the Court, Terma of sale—one-balf cash; balanco in thirty days, with ssourity to ba ap- proved, STEPIEN 1, DOWLES, Hooeiver, J, L. HI8H, Bolicitor, Qanpowder, per Ib, 60, 60, 75¢—~Standard. Young Ilyson, per Ib, 60, 60, 750—Htandard, Jupan, pér Ib, 60, 6o—Slandard ), 60, Guo—Standa) t, per Ib, vee T30 ‘caa are unsirpusaed for exoslioncy of Beat €. U, D, to all parts of the Unitud Btates. T IXTOIXSOINT, 107 Nouth Clnri.at, MISCELLANEOUS, THE DAILY SUN Aupplled by Local Newsdeslers to rosldents of Chicago on arrval of fast mail train from Now York, due here 480:83 &, m,, on and aftot Hoplamber 16, Hubscripifon Ly Mail, direct from office, 55 cents a month, oF $6,50 & year, post paid. T W. ENGLAND, Fubliatier, New York, BUSINESS CARDS, TUHOMAS I, BRYAN, ircakfs Our Btandard ‘Fe flavor, onretarning afler soveral ‘years’ abasaoe from Chi- cago, has taken an ofiy it No, 11 ino Bank Liuilde ing, 154 Lake-at,, whers teution to those 0 wil inierents which A‘A‘nvl Lesa Ifonnfla 8 counsel- or, executor, or trust s will also receive offers (u cauds requlred) for the exchange or purchase of Es AR e Sl wtalahls sho near mml:‘:nl, 18 wiles from Ahe city, ol LT Yew aro swar tof the beauty, healthfulness, snd rallroad conveniences of that location, Fas & Caulonen's s Cleancd snd dyed in the beat manner st 1L W. MOM. DEBGEIS Liroadway Mancy Bieass Dye w‘p'n:‘ix, 139 Boath Btate-sty Oppoaits Rolk-ele CHICAGO, THE EPISCOPATE. Meeting of the Episcopal Dio- cesan Convention, Dr. De Koven Withdraws Hi§ Ac- ceplance of the Election as Bishop. LExplicit Statement of Iis Views Concerning the Holy Eucharist, Denial of tho Right of Stand. ing Committees to Re- ject Him, The Eleotion of o Bishop Mado the Special Order for This Morning, Meeting of a Caucus---Conferenco at the Sherman House, The Rev. Dr. McLaren, of Cleveland, Seems to Be the Favorite. They Talk About Bitting with Closed Doors, Other Religious Matters, ' THE EPISCOPATE, MORNING SESSION. THL RELICIOUS RENVICES, Tiic thirty-cighth nunual Convention of the Episcopal Church of Illinois was commonced in tho Cathedral, corner of Washington and Pooria atroots, yosterdsy morning. Tho foro part of tho doy was devotad to prayerful preparation for tho important work on Land—the clection of a successor to the lato Bishep Whatehouse. There was a largo attendance, and the services were moro than ordinarily impressive, a8 will be scen trom the following programmo Processional Hyman, No, 422,..,. o «Costa Morning prayer. Firat part, Tho Rev, Chestor B, Percival. * Second part, The Nev. I M. Crogg. Venite, . «First tone Tealms for Fourtoenth Day Hayon and Cooke ‘The first lesson, Tho Rov, Biephen T, Allen, Te Deum,. ~ «+Dudiey Buck Morrison, D, D, 2200 Dudloy Buck Bs Found?..,.Boyce Communion Bervice, Tho Rev. Rammuol Chase, D, D, ted by the Rev, C. A, Gilbert and the Ttev, Glasn, Philip Armes PLilip Armes Pbilip Armes At this point the Rev. Dr. Willlam R. Corbyn preachod THE BERION, taking for his text Joha xvil., 5,—'I praynot that Thou shourdst taks them out of tho world, bt that Thou shouldst keep them from evil.” Tn tho courve of his romarks e reforred to the trouble the Dioceso had expencnced in tho elec- tion of » Bishop, 88 follows : Thero 14 another thing which at present ia dolng much to degrada the apostolic office, and 8o of course in the moet direct way, mot guly o lopada tie Chureh's work, but also, so faras it has influcnce, to impair the very essence 'of its organization. I mean the present position aud sction of the Standing mitiees, 1 assuro you, I am fully sensiblo bow ungracions a - tak I undertake when I alludo to this subject under the S,l'ounr circum- atanicos of our Diocess, but 1 do not think it right to Jguorait altogother, and hope that what I asy may comimend {tsolf to thinking men as the stmple deduc- tlons of reason and common seuso. Surely it ia not niow o time to suffer pasalon to run away with reason; it 1anot tho time o call hard names, to pronounca barsh judgments, and to impugn the motives of others, "but soma’ way o= othor tho impreasion seemn t0 have gone abroud that wo,qn the Dioceso of Illinols, Are & very nauglty poople, ~ There aro thoso of our brethren who have boon led to believe that wa ara almost in o stata of rebellion againet tha Laws of the Csthollo Church, that wu aroon the ave of seceasion or some othor great crime sgainat Catholie unity, or at least bent upon disturting the rlfie of tha Church, Now if there {2 any such man in this Dioceso, pricst or Isyman, Tsm surs I do not know who he s, ' I belicva itis tne hearty, honost dosire of all men in this Diocese, both clergy and laity, to do right, and to scquit ourselves like Obristian menm {n our preeout difficulties, and at all timea. And I sak, is this incon- sistent with & qulet, yet fros and outapoken, ntteranco of "our sentiracnta when we think we are misunder- stood, and aven wronged? Let ma be distinctly under- atood to esy that Ido for myself (and I think I may Com- uy it for all in this Gonvention, both clergy and laity) utlerly _disclaim wails™ 1 f all malico and reseutmon oall in question the acis ol thls Diocess of ita rights thelio Clurch of Ood. I on this part of my aubject, wo gofinl‘ for your consideration, The firstgs, that while the Standing Committoes and tto late Houss of Deputles (for I include them both) may Liave supposed, and o doubt did_suppose, that thoy were acting lawfully,—and we may geant tht thiay 80 Interpret the letfor of the canony as t sisume mnxowcn thoy have exercised,—yot they have just so 1ar doi o] 8 10 the spirit of the canons which cer- y were designed to f‘lmll tho House of Dep- aties or the Standing Commitices to tako tho subject of & Bishop-alect quite out of the bands of (ke Bishops, 44 in our vase they bare done and in casea can do, This duparture from the spirit of tho law ts shown by the " sirennous cudesvorn made several quirters o maiatain (iat the cholce of u iocese wad not sn eloction, but only a nomination, but that the real eleciion waa Ly {he Lishops, the Hause of Deputics, or Blandiug Commitiocs, But by bl of Unoss ¢ waa mot vary defultoly argod, Now, the General Constitution the cliolos of tha Dio- ceso sn election, The Ktanding Oommittoes, which are & creation, uot of the General Constitution, but of Diocesan sutiority nly, thus claime the power of in- terfering with the general law, My socond point 1s, that this exercise of pawer on tho part of Btanding Committesa sud tha House of Deputios is in direct violation of the ancient Catholte discipline, (he spirit, if not {he lelter, of which we profoss to follow, Theroia uothing pisinet than tho fact it 10 the pureat agen of tho Cugieh oach Dibcass olocle ed its own ' Bishop, and Lhiat, whtilo very properly tho Biskop or the Proviuce decided upon tho propricty or lmmemu of the election, tho clergy snd lalty of othor Diocesos had nothing to say or to do with it. Ous of two things we must_conc| udo, either that the Churcl was groping In the dark for meventoon centu. ries unlil our Amerfcan wisdom discovered the present mode; or, what is quits probable, oar present modo i ‘wrong, uncatholic, and injurious, snd thereforo should Do changed, A word ox two om thia palut. a0 whor tho logic of this matter leads us, If tho Htandisg Committeos Lave it tn (helr power to prevent the consocration of & Hishop in one case, they have in all cases, andso the Apoatolis offico in the Church s ab (ha mervy of the Blanding Committees. ‘They inay, Just as 800R sa Apostolic succesuion of the y deny that this case, hut {t ia @ auppossblo case, I will doutx ihat, when that grand oid pposa ith might din out of the wholo Orfantal Church stleast. And, 1 1ok, there fa 8 little doubt that if he tad been obliged ta cousult 00 Btanding Oomomitees (the number of Dloceses or pariahes under bis control) aa to wham Lo should consocrate for Biahops, tho orthodox faith Agalo, Wink of ourawn _self-concelt fu_thls matter, Wo sbru ahoulders and express great pity for our Dleasod of Eogland, who caunol consecrats or even elect & Tishop wittidut & Congo d'elire from the throne through tho Premier, Hut bave waany real advantage in thiv ticular when we are practically compelied fo ask e samie (hing from forty-Ave Btanding Committess, and whep, Lo, aftee exsrcising il charity, wo cauuot briug_ourselves to belleve in forty-five {ufallibilitios T One of the strangest and, perbape, moat paluful fes tures of this wholo matler s tha fact or sewning fact thiat tho Blshops take 5o notice of this tavaaion of their prerogative, It sy bo owing to Lbelr modesty, but T biuubly beg thom to Fetmeuber Lhal whalever lnva- sion their haly vfice suffers is aa tnvaaion of the body of Christ committed 10 thelr care, 1t is » siguificant fact that ahows Lkea siraw the direction thewind of dootrine is blowing, that one of our ¢ Bisho |, eloct, whoao caso 18 now pending sb the * court,” aa other WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1875. calin it, of the Atauding Committeen, calls thess Oom- mittees the * highest offices of the Chureh,” Now, {f thin In the real truth of the matier, It ssome to me thie soomer we kiow it the better, I do not hes itate, thercfare, o declars It iny aincers and fixed con- yiction that our pressut polity In this matter is & dn- vice of the devil afmed at thn dsstruction of the Apos. tallo nfica In tha Church : ained at the deatructinn of thio Bbertion of indtvidnal Do struetion of the Individnal friest and Church, Tho rematnor of tho servico was as fallown ¢ Hymn No. 476 (Prayer-Book 1-0)...,........Christmss Awake, my woul, streteh overy nerve, Offertory—0 how smiablo are Ty dwallings. »Barnby At the preeentation of th alms, DTratre God from whom all blessings flow, 0l Hundred Hanctun. Nunc Dimittia. Rocesslonal iy, Ewlng At nmplo lunch was provided for tho delo- RAtos In the rchool-riom, and at the conclusion of the as whichh Inated ebout three hours and a half, thoy attacked it vigarounly. kP AFTERNOON SESSION, LIAT OF DELEAATEH, Thie Conveution wan ealled to order at 2 o'clock by Canon Knowles, who called upon Dr, Hamuael Chnao, the senior presbytor nresont, to take tho chair, Dr. Chiase nccordingly took the chalr, and an- nounced the first business in order to bo tho <alling ot the roll of THE CLENICAL DELEGATES, Tho dolegates respondsd to their name: lowa: The Rev. Cornelins 8, Ahbott, Tector of B¢, Mark's Church, Evannton ; the ilav, Joseph Adderly, misnion. a5, Caflyln and parte adjacent; iho iev, Siopien T, Allen, Rector of Grace Church, Gulesburg ; (he Kav, Teter'Arvedson, Rector of St Jubu's Chure, Algon- guin uod Dundee, Lost-Omce, Algonuini (homas N, Leuodict, Roctor of Tri Geacreo: the Hev, John Demson, Iucto James’ Church, Lewiston; berg, Tector of Bt, Ansgari itev, L. K, Braase’ th iea B, Chamberlaon, Post-Oftice, ILtobi: et 3 arch Chiaso, Jeo- tor of &t,' Pauls Church, Alton’ tho Tev. Ramuel Cusse, D.D,, Vice-resident of Jublies College, Rnctor of Curiat Chiurch, Robin's Neat, Rural Dean’ North. western Deanery, Esamining Claplsin ta o Dishiop s the ltev.” Willlam B, Corbya, D, D., Itector of the Courch of the (inod Haepherd, Quincy, Examining Chaplain to tho Bishop; the Bov, Bamuel Cowell, Re-- tor of t, John's Chiurch, Lotkport ; tho Hev. Joseph Croan, D, D., Rector of Trinity Chureh, Jacksonville; the Lev, Willlam T, Currle, ltector of Graco Chureh, Ttock Iniand County, and Pre emption, Post-Ofce, Ire- emption, Meroer County; the Iov, O. F. Cumlie man, D, D., Iector of Bi. Stophen's Chnrch, Chicagn, T'zamining Chaplain 1o the Bishop ; the Rev. E. 11, Downiug, Itector of Grace Uburch, Galena: tho Hiew, David W. Dresser, Kector of 5t. Paul's Church, Gurlioville, Tural D, Bouthwesiern Deanery! the Rev, Johu A, Fitch, residing in Belvidere ; the Rev. W, A. Fisko: th ltev, Charles A, Giibart, Itector of the Church of the Redeemer, Cairo; the lev. A, W. Glass, Deacon, minister of §t, Mark s Church, Genera, and Calvary Church, liatavia, Foat-office, Geneva ; the Rov, ¥, M, Grogy, Mector of it. Paul's Church, Bpring- field, itural Deani, Middlo Deanery; the Itev. Heury L' Hiowter, ltector of 8t, Andrvw's Chiurch, Farm Ridge; tlio Rev, Grorgo 11. HIggins, liector of Trinity Church, Lincoln} ihe Jiov, Johy Hochuly, mimionary io Mid- dla Deanery, Danvillo: The Rev, Theodore 1. Holcomb, Itector of Trinity Chureh, Rock laland; the Rier. Jobn Ttusscil Holst, missiobary ot Btreatar ; the Ite Willism G, Hopkins, ILector’ of Trimty Chu Aurors; tlie Rev. Oliver Hopson, Rector of Chi Church, Waverly; tho Itev. Denfamin Hatchl Ttector 6f 8t. Johr'a Church, Albfon; the Liov. W, Johnaton: the Rev, John Jones, Deacon, missou at Carrollton; the Tev. P. A Jobuson: the Kev. Charics YV, Helly, D, D., Ghicago; the liev, it C, Kinney,missionary atiached to Gathedral, Chicagos the Tev, John IL. Knowles,Canonof the Catlicdral, the Tlev, C. W. LoMngwell, Itector of £t, Mary's Schiool and Bt, Johin's Church, Knoxvillo: the Tiev, Walter F. Lloyd, LL. D,, Rector’ of 8t, Johin's Church, Naper- ville ; 'tho Tev. Ciinton Locke, D, D., Rector of Urace Church, Chicago; the Hev. Frederick N. Luson, Rector of Immanuel Chiurch, La Granga ; the Rev, P, 1. Lyon, Deacon, Etone's Prairio: tle 'Rev, Francia BManfield, Jector of Church of the Atonement, Chi- cago tho Hov. Theodors N. Motrison, D, D, Tinctor of 1t, Matthow's Church, Lloomington, Rursl Desn Eastern Deanery; iho Hev, Theouore N, Morrlaon, Jra, Deacon, miniater of B¢, Fsulfa Cliurch, Tokin: Robert MeMurdy, D, D., LL. D,. Rector f Church, Hydo ' Yark; the Rov, Frauk O, Oaborus, Deacon, minister of Trinily Churels Highbnd Park; tho Rev, Luther Fardee, miniater of Calvory Church, Chicago; the Hev, Chester 8, Porcival, Hector of Imianuel Chureh, diocklord ; tho Itev. Heary O Porry, Hector of All Bainta’ Church, Chicago ; ihe Hoy, William J, Petrie, Loctor of the'Church of Our Bavior, Chicago; theliov, Duano 8, Phillips, lloctor of Bt, Paul's Church, Kankakeo ; the Bov, Frank I, Fotts, lector of 8t, Luke's Church, Wyoming ; the ilev, Horatlo N, TFowers, D. D, Tector of Bt. Join's Church, Chicago 3 the Tov, Will{am 31, Reynolits, D, D., Rector of Christ Church, Harlem, Post-Oftics, liydo Park; the Rov. Herbert Lioot, Dtacon, minlater of Grace Church, Htar- ling; the lov, As D, Humell, miralouary, Metamors, Mausflold, otc., Post-Oice, Pekin ; the Ttov. liober Ttctar’ of t, Mark's Charch, Chester; William Herbert Smythe, 'Tector of the Church of the loly Communion, Chicago; tho Rev, W, . Spalrs, of Oitawa: the Rev. 0. B, Stout, Chicago ; the Ttev, Witlian 3}, Bteel, Roctor of 8t, Paul's Churcl, Rantoul ; the Hev, Goorge C, g misstonary of 8t.'Feler's Misdon, Chicago; the Rov. Edward Sullivan, 8. T, D.,|Rector of Trinity Church, Chicego ; tho Ruv, Hichard ¥, Bweet, sqent for Nushio tah, Chicago; the Tlev, Georgo Bylvanus Todd, n, Chaplaln of St.Luke's Hoapital, Chicago; the Rev, Eph- raim Therlow ; the ltev, Willism E. Toll Itector of B2, Poter's Church, Byracune: the Rav, Willism Turner, FostuOfiice, Chitago ; the Nev, 11, Hobart VanDeusen, Ttector of 8t. John's Chur:h, Heary ; tho Tev, Daniel F. Warren, D, D., Ractor of 8t, Mark's Clucch, Cot- Lage Grove, Chicaga ; tho Rev. Albert E. Wells, Hoctor of 8, Peters Cburct, Mouud City. The list of parishies was hoxt called by thoBeo- rotary, and the credentials of THE LAY DELEOATES wore preseuted. Judge Trost and Judge Otis were sppointed & committee to examina thoso credentials with the Socretary. Committoe roported those preseut und ontitied to seats as followe ¢ St. Stephen’s—Willism E, Cowper, Jamoa Carter, Jr., Chinrlos A, Wall, and William A, Love, Grace—3oses Gunn, Lucius B. Ouls, Henry Koep, A, TR, G, Culkin. £ 3 3 mmfiénu"n—y—umaao:rdw. Haary D, Oakley, Dan 1t. Camerou. t. James—C. I, Larabes, P. B, Peabody, 1L Dan- er, Jr. St, Mark’s—2, W, Fuller, W, I. Sammers, IL W, Fuller, Josoph E, Bmith, Atonement—Tisuban Taylor, James C, Rogers, Jamea Jackson White, Joseph Jellyman, t. Paul's, Carlincito—A. MoK(nn Dubols, at, Prtor's, Cheaterfleld—T, O, Golder, Jicdeemer,’ Carro—Houry I, Candee, Ascension—J, B, Nall, Josiah 1aun, 8, IL Harbe- son, Alexander i, Ewlng, Qur Savwr—E, 1, Coze, M. B. Bacon, J. V, Le Moyno, Calvary—Jamea M. Banks, Thomas B, Townsend. 2'rimty, Danville~Raymond W, Hanford, St Le's, Dicon—Iames K. Edsall,0, 1. Dodge. &t, Mark's, Evanston—Charles Comstock, Joln . Avery drifl, Galena—Frederick Stahl, Tiward D, Keltoe, tirace, Galesburg—S, V, Grubb, Thomas B, Martin. St léxnul'l. diyds Park—J. B, Cathoun, It. W, Bridge, 3, ¥, Chase, 'lr(mlykfllfizh‘lla?‘d Park—John O, Cushman, B R. I, , dall. Joliet—3anafield Young, 8, B. Reod, St. John's, Kenosha—Charles Trowbridge. At, Paucs, Kankakee—11, Oburch Todd. St Jamed, Lewatown—E, M, M. Clark, 8, Corning Judd. 81, John's, Lockport-~John Griswold, Haly _Communian, Aaywood—3f, Joueph B, Albertson. Zion, Aendon—Ll Danks, Curist, Ouk Pari—George Bharp, Pred J, Knott, st John's, Peoria—Samuel Wilkinson. St Stepheive, Putg Witiiam A, Giimahaw, The b‘uuf Shepherd—Henry Asb as fol- r of 8t the Iy, Jacob Bred Church, Chicago; the Bhurley, CAry V. Hotehkiss, St J Uiney—Hoth O, Shertatn, 5t Pau nioul—Jolin Penld. Imuanuel, Rockford—Horaca itarkoy. R 2 Christ, Hobin's Nest~Rodney I, Soss, Jesse Moad, Charles M St, Peter's, Bycamore—¥rank Lott, S, Paut's, Syrinafleld—Bamuel 1, Treat, John Albert Jouon, Hbert £, Jolhuston, Heary , Whilley, Thomas s, Bt O irase, Strling—Larenso Hapgood., Clrist, Waverly—Theodore Wateos, Chrit, Waukyan—Cuasiea’ 3, sisele, Homer B, recls, O Whedral 59, Peter and Paul—¥, ¥ Whitehouse, Saunel Golir, Ohariss Hitchoock. Chaneallor'of the Ducese—8, Corning Judd. ELECTING O¥NICERS. The Chairmaa stated that thero was a quornm of the parishes, clerical and lay delogatos, pros- ent. ‘I'ie mext business was to elect a Cliair- wan. Un motion of Judgo Otis, the Sacrotary was declared to cast the ballot for Dr, Chaaa a8 Pres- 1dent of the Convention. vn Koowles was then elocted Becretary on s ballot. Mr. O, R. Larabee, present: incumbent of she oftice, was electod Treasurer, ‘Tue rules for the guidsnoe of the Convention were then road, Dr, McMurdy made the usual motion of cour tesy to clorgymen and Ity wot dalegates to the Couvention, admitting them (o honorary seats. Aftor those proliminary matters had been srrauged, Chancellor Judd moved the suspension of tho rules for the reading of AN DMIOBTANT DOCUMENT ¥YROM DE. DE KOVEY, which be said wonld not somplicsse matters but would probably save them from complicativn, The rules were suspended. Before readin, the communication lr..!uddul.dumwvms T into his hands with positive directions thatit shonld ba road to the Convention, tment was as followa : Racine CoLLzox, Aag. 31, 1675,—Te the Clrgy and Lauty of the Lrocese of Illinota fn Convention Assem. bied—Mx Bnzrunex: On the dth of February, 1875, 1 wa clocted by (he Diocess of lllinois fo ba your Bisbop, Infarned of the election by & commlitre ap- gointod for that purpose by the Conventlon of tha Dioceso, T ahortly afterwardn by lelter sccepted it From that time until the present day, I have re- ¢crlved no official annnuncemeat aa Lo the action of the Standing Committees ; nor doX know of any provis. lon 1n the Conntitution or Canons of the Church thab equirea s Btanding Commitice to lnform the Btanding Committen of the Dinceae which has elocted_s Biahop of tho refnction of bia papers ; uor the Standiog Come mittes of the Diocers hero o List beon electad 10 in- ect that n for - the Tiiahoj cf e Btanding Committess have fatled to act aMirmaiively upon the papers Isid beforathom. 'This, howsver, 1a but s slight Imperfec- tion compared Lo ofiiera in a kystew, guknown during elghtesn _centarien 1o any hesnch of the Catholic Church, which can permit the voten of numerans fes of clergy and latty to come bLetwnen the free eliolce of 8 Diocess and tha Diskop, who are appotite e of God Lo Incresse 83 well 83 to guard tho arder to whiich they beloug. Of caurwe, I know from common rumor that s larga majority of the H’-Mldlm%flommll(erl falled to eyt the papera Inld befora thom. Inin well aware from the resolutionn of st laast one Standing Comunittse, and from the aune rumar, that the resson of tlls falle uro was that I am beliered to hold UNSOCND DUCTBINE A8 O TIL HOLY RUCHARIST. The sccunation 14 based ‘upon & quotation, ganerally wrented from fla context, frotn s sjeach made by mo In the Geaeral Convention of 1471, On four occanfoun since, § have pointed out that the fnterpretation RI7ra by Church newspapers wan baned upoa . mis undersianding or s misrepresentation of my vimwvs. These occasions_were, firat, fn a_correrpondence bo- tween mynelf and tho Rev, Dr., Cralk, of Loulsvile, rhortls after the General Conventlon of 1871 ; second, in & theologlcs] defenne made before a Council of thy Dioeesn of ' Wisconsin in_¥ubruary, 1434, aftorwarn pUblished ; third, i an article putlished in the Chrrch and the World, 1 the sutumn of the mame yesr: and fourth, in s speoch made at the Iaatsessionof tho Ueneral Convention, 1t hna sectned nurprising, If my words nttered on ong occasion arc 10 be regarded a4 a tritaful exposition af my views on a confessedly dificult wubjoct, that ny explanation of thove words cacefully written sua_ex- pressed on many oceasions ehould not be regardsd oa of at least equal woight, It seems due, howaver, {0 the time and oceasion which load me o address you, to the subject ftself worthy of our deepest meditation, and to my own clinracter, nsuailed tn that which {8 dearest {0 me,—~my loyalty 10 the Church of Grod,—that 1 shold’ onco Tho doca- majority again, as simply 28 tha mysterious subject of which [ mi k permits, state 1 CTRINE I HOLD WITH RESPECT TO TRE LOBD'S SUFIER. First—The doctrine of the Haly Enchariat ia clearly connected with the madlation of the San of God. Our Lord has told us that, * No man comoth o the Father but by Him,” 8t, ¥aul kss told us tiat, “‘Ikerain but ‘oue medistor betwoen God sud’ msu, the man QOhrist Jesue” The samo Apoatls haa doclared that the ‘‘new and living way foto tho Holiest,® s “through the well, that {s to say, His Flesh," The priesthoud of aur Lord lsa part of 1lfa medistorial ofice, *Ho is o priest forever affer the order of Melchisedek.,” Bs. cause He fs a pricst 'Ha must bave sowewhat to i could ot bea prieat,” and becsusa priest " forever,” the offering must b aa jer- petaal s the pricsthood, ‘This offering ia tho atoning wscrifice of (ho Hon of Uod, offered tu wilt befors wll time, for He was the Lamb ¥foreordained “efore the foundation of the world,"” offercd {n wii {n {ime, when, at tbe fostitu- tionof tho Euclinriat, Mo said: “Thisle My Bod which fs being_given for you,” ** This n &Iy Bioo which 14 being ehed for yat,” offered in time, in sor- Tow, suffering, xud death 1pon the Croas of Calwry, neversgain thus to be offered; snd pleaded Ly iité intercension, whilo His medistorial Kingdom sball e dure for us men sud for our salvation. 1t {8 by the presence of OUR LOLD'S HUMAN KATUNE in heaven, Mill bearing—ao Chriatians have bean wont revercntly to believe—iho marke of His Passion, that gurLord pleads what once It cadured. Wh {a_memorial pleading ix wo may not tuEso bathnot seen nor ear heard it." Wo are o the ** Lamb a8 1t bad been slatn,” * iu the midat of the Throno " {s directed the sdoring worehip o mcfl'h in heaven and tho redeemed on earth and in aradise, 1t is by unfon with the human nature of onr Lord that we have sccess unto God; and it ia the work of Gcd, the Holy.Ghoat, tn unite ds to Christ, Thus the Apostlo #8e: * Through 1Hm wo Lave access by one Bplrit unts the Father.” TUE HOLY EUCHARIST 18 1he dofng in the seusiblo world, by God's appafnt- ment under material forms, what Christ, our head sud chicf, is ever doing in the spiritual world, There fs au oarthly altar, cod human priestlicod, And bretd and wine; but Clirist ia really present a3 prieat, and ollering, and the food of the faithiful who feed npn thagacrifice, One would expect that since Christ ia in the Cuchartat a8 pritst and offering, 1lis human na- ture, by tho prseice of which {8 heaven Ifo over pleadn for us what onco 1t endured, should also bo in the Eucharist; and so we find _that He sald of the sle- ments, % Thix {s My body which ir being givon for 70U "™ Tais {8 My blood which in belng shied for you'" and aqin, *ie that esteth 3o orea he shall ve by Be. The controvereies of tha tmes compel us to go fur- ther (han (his simple astortion of the prosence of Clrisl, God, and man in_ona person, in the Holy Eu chariai, to declare that while we assert our belief in tho Presence, wo refuss to definn TUE MODE OL MANNER of the Prosence, We do nct affirw with the Toman Cathollo that It 16 by substantiatiou, or the snnthilation of the subwtancs of tho braad and'wins, and the sub- stitution for it of tuo substance of Christ's budy snd We do notafirm (If there be any whodo) that it {s by consubstantiation or imponation, namely that # the nubstance of the soul's buly sid blood co-exista in union with the substance with the bresd and wi izon sud fire aro united in & bar of Leated tron, " 3o do nol afirm that it 18 Ly identity of subatance, that is, that the eubstsnco of the eucharistis st ono aud 1lie same time the subatance of Lresd and wine, and the substance of Chrisl’s body and blood. e re- fure lo expisin away the mystery by saying that the lioly elorpents are niors Agures, of {mayes, o wymbola of "Clriita absent body snd biood, In short, we ac- ceptno_device o explanation of human reasou, snd whern Curint and the Church Lave refused to defae, wo rofuse to dsfine also, “Thio only word which the Church has uaed 1o express withiout definfug the fact of the presence s tha word * BAORAMENTAL," andso Thold that Christ's human nature is in sacra- mental union with the consecrated elements, Thin Tresonco ia called Reoal, to_ahiow that it is no mere fig- urative or symbolical Frosence, It ia called Bpiritas) to show that it Isno vislbis, carnal, materdal, or local Presenca; * for that which s cen 18 not real, that which s material is dissoluble, that which is local but partial® This Preseuce is also called Spiritusl, bocauso it ta tho eepecial work of God's Holy Brit ta make Ohrist's human nature present, for the Third Poraon of the Adorabla Trinity has come, * not to sup- ly Christ's abeence, Lut to acoomplisls 1ita Preasnco.” iy, whenover or wherever I have ssserted that Chriat is present ¢ in tho eloments,” * under the form ar apocies of bresd and wine," T mean thereby that He rosent sacrameatally and spiritually, and an e (—To Curist' prosent in Heaven as * (ba lamb 28 11 1iad boen slain,™ the Book of Rovelation tells u s sndzessed Al i worslip of ail the ereations of Uod. Can 1t be wrong to balieve tlat worship is dus by every Cbristian to (he Lamb of God thus sacra- mentally present In tha Eucharist? THQE WORD ** worane," without considering its tive spplications, may e used (o expross throe diffarent fdeas : (1) It may mean that surreader of body, soul. and apirit whicl fa dus o each Terson of the blesssd Trinity, st all times, and in all places, and under all circumstances: 80 that * whatsoover wo do, we do all 10 110 numo of the Lord Joaus.” (2) Tho especiat regarda of love, joy, fear, grati- tade, reversuce, honor, ctc., whenover thess feclings aru called forth'by any’ act dons for us by Almighty Uod, Eapectally are these feolings to be given to our Latd Jeaus Chrlat in tho holy Euchariat, becauss (a, being onimipresent, Ho is vrosent thus as God, and. 1is human uaturs is there by way of oonjunctlon’ and by 'lg:cflmrnunn. ) use liis human nsture is there present Sac- ramentally to be Imparted to us, and whero it ia 1fo must be; and, staco Le is there ‘1o unite ua 1o Mim- self, * to make us one with Liim, sad He becomo ona with os,” then, if over, is this worship of the heart to La yiven to the Lord = who bought us,” o (3.) Outward bodily scts of worhip, carresponding 19 thoso inwazd Fegards of love, foar, gratitule, vlo., the nature of which, whetber by standing, or kncel- iug, or {a whateouver way, should be direcied by the Church, our .other, to whose direction I luyally sud huwbly submit myself, 11 is somotimes wald, ‘however, by those who sccopt ths doctrine of the real preaence of the body and blood of Christ in the Holy Enchariat, that worsbip to Clirlat Hacrawentally prosent should not follow, becauks Clrist ia ouly 10 bo worshiged as at the right hand of [ rist hias indoed “ aacended fnto ho Heavens,' et down at (he right hand of tbe Majesty on Wherescover 1ila gloritied humsn nsture v, 11 tan nover bo soparated from 1la divine person *no, not for the twinkiing of sn eye,” thithar mua aur Loarts ascend aa they who aro homsaick for & better laud, Lut while this is the truthof God, s it right to say that worship is to e sduressed to Hiny guly ¢ ineright baod or Gad? Tossy that s is to be warsliped only there, 1s either to deny thi ramental pressnce of lifs human nature in the [Euchariai, and thus, Hmflhq the powers and pmlx‘:v tea of s ‘loflflld body, to be wise sbove ilat whbich {s wrltten,® or elsa it ia to be guilty of agrave thsalogioal error. THROLOGIANS ASSELT that while we ought to worship the human usture of our Lord, we oily worship it as it sulalsts and cannut be'ssparated from, this Divine Fersan, Thuy it should be worskiped, yut it is not at tho same time the ceuse or reasun ‘Why it ia wor- shipod, On the otbor band, they declare that the Diviue Presance of the Bon of Gud 4 both to be wor. shipod, sud {8 also the cause or reason of tho worship wl “lh oitersd o Hiia, o i, hateforw the wor. ship of Goa in C) 4 40 Lial \Co Al 1 pl only whare His luman nature is bellsvad locally to be (th Hoiy Bscramental Prevence of 16 human nature o | Eucharist a4 1he game time grantsd), ia to mal Abad huizan atuso not caly & tbing 40 bo warshiped, It (and in that very relatton fn which it { man) Alfo the caunnor reavn why it fs and thng tn do what mome aro accused | delfy the hamun matare of Obrit. Thiero 18 o nenss, indend, fu which it may #ay that Chri| only to ba i Lisnd of God, 1 all tilogs are o (e the otber ; if the apititual and martersal y Interlaced: 4, wore our eyay ana tho * horien and chast'ts sbont Eliatia " aud were our ars righ eoull hear celoatisl harmonies; if 45 wera the doom of entrance futo the w- , then migLt It ba conreived that the pes at tho right hand of tho Father and bis ... presenca’in the Euclarist aro one aud iraental varne, wiid tlio sdoration given o the ono ia sdorlivn glren t7 the other, for 1] rver_are wo gether In'braveniy places I Christ Jevo: 1 donot bellevs, my beethren, that tha doctrine tivy aver boen refectnd by our Church, I donot belinve that it 1s 8 doctrine which our Church mercly tolerates, but that It is THE FATR AXD NEAROSADLY. INTER! RETATION of ber Liturgy snd formularioa, and when more fuily understood will Le accented with loviug Leartn by il her faithful children, If it be sald that toe furt that tuo memtera of the Church do not geaerally acoapt it in 8 proof that the Chiurcis docs not hold it, it ta nuf- fcient to reply that the hintory of the American Church proven that sho hsa already grown into s fuller and deaper appraciallon of her Catholic Leritage, and that wvers one who has boen called to proclaim tie forgat. ton iruthe bos done 8o with the nolus of reproxch uoid anlering for Chri's raxe, That it abould be othe wire, as the blessing of the Hwramen'al Presenco of "Christ in the Eucharlst Le fa be more fully realized, i not to be looked for.” H3 far aa the present cara I concerned, though lin cannot take to himeelf the comfort of the thought just #x- pressed, Eacauso of his unworthiness, it cannot bs do- hicd that the general {mpresnion prevails, withia and writhout tho Chirch, that tho refection of your Bistiop- ¢leet ia the condomaation of him and of is views. 1t 18 quite triin that o one could sorfously matntain that any doetrine could be condemued by & iosfority of for- trefiva distinct bodien like the Btanding Committees, ¥ho bave siever recoived any “suthority fu matters of faith,” and befare whom the doctrinal question han never bocn nrgund, nor even fairly consdered, This wero 10 ukurp the ‘fanctionn of w Bynod, sud w0 do what na Syond of the Church of God cver dared to do ‘without argumcat, conxiderstion, and testimony. 1T HAS INDEED DEES MAINTAINED, that tha rejsction of tha Hishop-elect oniy tacans that f118 lawful for o preabyter to believo ud to toach what unfis bim for the oftica of & Bislyp, Dut u doctrinn Lauglit i cither » bleasing to men or fmypcrily their It 18 incouceivable tiat the CLurch can alioven presbyter to teach fo tho souls cummitted to Lin chatge what sho would noi aliow & Biskiop t5 teach to the larger number. Thia wero 10 accuse ber of tho dreadful win of makiog little account of the sonls of her cbitdren, Ope of two things must, however, b traes elther thie Bandiug Commition bave rejected the papern of the Bishop-clect on tusutficlent grounds, and thus huve futerfernd with the Iree cholco of tha Diocenn of Tlinoir, or elae It muat bo grauted that Le fs amenablo 10 trial and disciplive, snd is & disloysl preabytor of the Church, In the former cars it would aem to be the duty nf the Dioceso, for ita own sake, for the aake of the io- dependence of Dioceses, for the truu prosperity of the Church of Gud, believing that & great ceuso hise leen committed to i, to SIAINTAIN IT8 RIDUTS rolong a8 it may, and tosubmuit only under salemn protest. Togive up the presbyter you have clected, %0 make Do eflort to correct the known misrejresciites tions or minunderstandiug of bis viows, to regard tho decisions of tha Standing Commiltees before every at- tempt hus been mado to show theta the truth, would acem, no doubt, to many 1o be tho sccepting of the Intter alternative. It would mot be surprising i toey should feel this view of thn cate that the placing the electod presbyur In circumatancea where Lo may Lave received s dzep injury to his theological character, sud tho leaving him there, undefended, unprotected, and unaustatucd, could not be the part af honor o of righteousness. AND YET THERE ABE VERY GBAVE CUNSIDEBATIONS af xn opposile wort which way well influence any thoughtful toind. 1f the previous clection wera 10 bo reatiirmed, and the Btanding Committews were to be asked Lo reconsider thuir action, or if » new elcction wore to be gone Into to remove any supposod dificul- floa sbout tha former, and the pADOFs Wero 10 bo anew submitled 1o tho Standing Committees, oue might well doubt whether there could be sny material change 10 the sction o thess bodies, To_remove miscanceptions, to correct misunder- standings, s the work of time, and is the harder in proportion as fheso misconceptions are con- sclentiounly held. Hesides, §t may not be any din- respoct to the Btanding Commilleos to say that they are popular bodies, electsd by popalar Liodios, ard aco likcly ordinanily to represent the averago tone of churchmanship, whatever it may be. Surely it {8 true that the aversgo toue of churchmanabip in this country does not sccept high sacramental doctrito, Neither {4 it surprising, nor rexson for dicourage ment, that it shouid bo'so, 1t isun truoof thisss of every other deep truth, It takes time for 1t to wark ftaway to the hearis, It growa in sccrecy and in silence, It ts helpod by patient endurance and living prager. If it over worksu sudden snd mighty conversion, it ia only by the utter self-sacrifico of tha Baintsof God, It hasno place in that ecclesisstical stmosphere where questions of expediency are often pammount and for s {ull acceptance we iaust wait God's good time, sad bope and pray that He, who slonn can make sien fobo of eoo mind In & Bouse, ‘may bring it to pasa, TV ik, indeed Do sald that oven & renewad con- domnation ought to bo ubm.itted 10, anil that the Dio- cese_ought 0 maintain fta right of choice, and tha reabyter whom it boliaves to be unjustly rejected, gl whaterer ditficulties ; but there ia another cousideration of still graver moment. Dreturen, I could not have accepted as1 did the election of tho Diocess had | not roalized in some poor Way what might be done with the help of God Dy & Liishop of Illinols, Birong arv the foundstions alresdy 1a3d by the Binhop who bas gone Lo his reat, Evary- whera the fiald is whits o the Barvest, Townsand cilles sro calling for help for perishing souls, and sbovell, your chief city, which bas been to me al- most & home for s0 many years, which is endoarsd to me by & thousand ties, snd kindnesses I can never for- get, plssds for work and toll which should correapond 10 ith weight, 1te nseds, and bo an exampla of work hravely dono o evary partof this might Wost. My “brethren, beioved In Ohrist, it may well po thought that yuti aught not to wait for miscouceptions 10'ba ramorod. for & bisbion for LLinoim, - You, tha, 83 geoerous hearts, must by by coufilcting’ duties drawn in ono way Us grave constitutlonal rights and tender personal conwiderations ; drawn in auotbur by tlio needs and sorrows of this eiricken Diocone, 1 FEEL IT MY DUTY TO ADOPT A COURAR il loavea a leas tho. grvat principis avolved wx- mod, In the name of tho Grest Head of the Church, who tought it with Hlis blood, declaring my loyxity to iis octrine, disciplinc, and worship, protosting” sgainat Tejoction by tho Huauding Cowmitices 33 an 1 Dbelieve unwittingly) to truth withdraw ~my acceptanco of tls to the Uisbopric of Linols, and implore you af your present Convention, ssking thenelp of the Holy Ghost, forgeiting sl past dificul= tles, to elect soma othor preabylor sa your Bishop, one who shall bo full of the love of Jesus, and zal for the souls for which He diod ; and who can lead forth tho shoep of the fold ¢ {n the paths of rightoousneas * % to the scill waters of comfort,” rothren I caonot be your Disbop, but s your rother and friend T commend you to {od and 0 the word of 11l Grace, that * when the Chief Shephierd shall uppear we rocelve togethor the crown of right- eotianons which fadeths not awsy." 1am your scrvaut in Christ, James Dr Bovey, Mr. Judd was much affected during tho road- ing of this commnuication, aud could bardly ro~ etrain hus toars whon ho cawe to tho passago an- pouncing De Koven's withdrawal. Dr. Cushman 8aid a lctter so calm, dignified, and eloquent onght to receivo moro thsu o more mention on the jonrnal. 1t could bardly beread without tears, and made the frieads of Do Koven fool mora poiguantly Lis rojection by the Stand- ing Comuittacs. movod that the lettor should bo roferred to a commitiso of five mom- bers, to consist of throo clorgymon aud two Iay- mou, to report to the Convention, Carried. COMMITTRES. The pext busincss waa tho announcement of the usual Stsudiog Committus, which was made by tho President, a4 fouluws 3 Incorporation af Uhtirchea—The Rav, T, J, Holcomb, James K. Edusll, Hamuel W Hkinton. tinance—1ho' Bov, T. N, Morrion, Moses Gunn, 1L, 11, Candes, Priviege—The Hev, W. R, Corbyn, the Rev, Bobert MeMurdy, Emory Cobb, 8, IT, Treat, G Legutation—The Bov. T, N, Buuodict, the Bov, @, ¥, Cushpas, L B, Ous, 8. 0. Judd, "Expnaion of the Church—The Ltev, Blephen T, Alien, tho Rv, O. H, Abbott, Lowber Lurruws, Heary Btryker, Inspeotors of Election wera sppointed 1 fol- lows ; . For Standing Committre—Glorical votes, the Reva, IL O, Kinney, 1, A, Willlamson ; lay votes, the Rov, Witllam M. fteynolds, J, G, Wright, #ur Deputies to Genaral_Convention—OClarical votes, the Rev. D. W, Dreasor, R, I'. Johnstons; lay votes, tkie Hov, H, T, Hiouter, Heury Kee For Trustees of the Protestant Hoiseopal Chureh in the Diceas of Iilinois—Clerical votes, thio Rov. Joseph Cross, Homer B, Steele; Iay votes, Liie oy, Goorgy U Hicoet, Alexandar H. Ewing. _ ELECTION OF A 1ISHOEF. " Judge Otis moved that the olection of Hishop ba tho order for 11 o'clock to-day, aud that sand clection ba suoodsd by nominations and diseus- slon. The Judge, in a short spueoh, told of his great despondency wheu De Ko aud his willingoess to try Bishop, Dr. Oushmau entered a fooble proteat againay rushing this matter, on sccount af the impor- tance of & misalon repors which ho wanted dis- rat. o“;.ffirns short discusaion, the resolution was carried. < o har sunounced the following a8 the Comumittes on Dr. Do Koven's comwunication Dr. Cushwan, the Rev. U, B, Percival. tho Rev., . F. Hweet, B. U, Judd, aud 8, N. Tioat, ANTI-CAUGCUS. Dr. Roynolds, of Oak Park, submitted the followiuk 3 Resolved, That the omployment of what ls usually Ao * §1 it to- ” was rejected, aiu to olect 8 e Chicangn Dailp Tribune. NYMBER 22, tarmed the caucus system for the ini 6n- tralling of (ho actin of tha Convention of sk Bioeors in the election of Distiop i ot only unsesmiy in sa far aa it tends Lo degrade the procosdings of s ehnrch convention o the iow level of corrupt worldly of litieal amociations, but it a alao (nconsistent ity e holiest priuciples maintained by the Church. in this solemn sctlon, viz, the guidance of ihs Haly Ghost In the selection of & Bishop, ana fn alsa highly dangerons o he paace of the Divoowe,to that fratatnat coufidenca and tiganimity of action by which 8o fm portint travasction s the eloction of Disbop should bo distinguished, § br. McMurdy seconded tho rosolution. A clanieal dologate moved to lay it on thatabla. Othee motions poured iu, and tho Roy. Mr. (Girexz muggentod tho Conveution would like ta 104 1t agnin, o P eaulent anid the. rasolation would bave ta lia rulud out of order. Dr. Roynolda did not think the Chalr could make 4u:h A ruliog ; it waa & respectful motion. Tl Fresitent natd 4t tonchod the action of in- divideunls 3ivh toforanco to what was dooe out- ;l:‘?ull:ln hv;\‘w‘? b’l‘!m tll:!m caucus was not woll- od. Sl ba would ol dacii allow an appoal from Ur Regnolda thonght, an the question had been discussed Ly tho Vrosident, a wombor ought o Lo alivved to Gikeans it. m'nm Tz[m a l.v.lm‘. FAualile, during which the ovorof the re«nlution eaid hia had all ho wished, aud withdrosw 1t A sccompllsliot A CONFERLMCE, s Chancellor Judd eaid 1L was itaporiant delo- gaten should Lave an cpportuniy for conanlta. tion in u madter of 8o great impirtancs aa tip election of & Iishop. It was ucces-ary to hove acaucus to determine what coursn rharild Lo taken, and. inasmuch a3 the basincss of the day hLad been gone through, he moved ta adjunrn to 9 o'clack to-day. The motion waa carried, and 3r. Judd then announced tuat B confurenco—not n cancus-- would be held in tha 8herman Hou-e that cven. ing. to which he invited all who were dwposed 0 nbide by the action of the Couveution. Any one dotermined in advanca tn protest shauld not sttend, Ruporters, ho further remarked, would b rigidly excluded. Tha procecdings for tha day thon closed. e e THE CONFERENCE. AOREEMENT A DIFFICULT Job. A conference of the delogatos waa liald Iast evening at the Bhorman Houeo, for the purposoe of discusging tho merits and demorita of tha neveral candidates for Bishop of the Diocess. Tho attendance was full, and overy procau-~ tion had beon taken to provent thn slightest intimauon of the nature of tho precoedings reachiog tho public. A guard was detailad for eachh window and door, and in the discuskious tho rule established was tuat any smount of whispering would bo (olerated. Dut, deenite tho precautions, Tue TrRinuNE 14 enablod to lay bofore the public the gist of the meoting. Tlie couforence wae oncacd with prayer, nftar which ono of tue good brethren aroso to inquire i any reporters were presoat in tho garb of dete eeates, The inquiry was repested several times, and finally tho hiut was given that if they woro they would ploaes 1etire. tho bint provod entirely unuecnserry, for the reportera ot the timo were pemoved from the imoietiate room, but fn po- sition to gather whatover trauspized for the gratificas tion of a news-bungry public. Tho cunferenca tuen provesded to DISCURY THE QUALIFICATIONS of the meseral caudidatos fur Biiiop, The most prominont candidates in tho dis:uusion proved to be tle Rev. Dr, William E, McLaren, of Cleveland, 0,3 Dr. Ayrault, of Ne .« York; Dr. Lewin, of Wanhington Dr. Homan, of FhiladdIphis; Vao Dusen, of New York, and Dr. Do Koven. Other nsmen wern promipently mentioned, but nune seemed in the start to call forth such unqualified comunendan tions as the uamo of DO, MLAREN. Ho wis urged for the poaftivn by several fnflu. cntfal membere, 28 ‘belng In every par- tralar ndapled to ita respoasibilities and du tlos, Awmong other argumnentip: besden inutvidual an i fatrinste merits, tug foveliness of hin wifo was urged, but Just what {bis hsd to do with his fituess for Tishop coukd ot bo understood by (ho ro- porter, but the fdoa met tho bearty applatiss of the cauference, fu bin favor ft was naid that ho was rec- omeren ted by fishon M- Coskes, of Michigan, and the intelligence of tho Western Churel, o proof of which l:utaw 1. r duc.d trom mut of Jhe Wesiorn Btatos, Auother urgiment in his favor was that ho was High-Church mar,and it was maintained by his frieads that be was head wnd ahioulders above urery olhar can- didate in the poesesrion of the qualitics necsisary for a Biehop for this Diocoss, among which wae that ha was the peer of the lamented Douglas a8 4n orstor, AGALKST DI IT WAl SA1D y the necessary age In the beside, Lo was that he ald not enjo Church, and, was not wound cn certain urged by some ta’ of 3 Do who had heard him preach on modern sclonro, that 'he was s follower of 3lartineau, and was ready at all timea 0 surrander Lis roligion to tho exigencies of tho timos, OTUED VIEWS, Thers was sill another sentiment in the Con- ferenco, which was in favor of pastponing iho sloction of & Dishop for an Indefinita period, and until sume one canld be found who woutd prove ‘maro acceptable than Dr. Seymour. Ani yet othor sentiment prevailed; which found its basis in {xe dividual favoritiim for the other candidstes, bub which did not tako any practical shape or develop any particalar strength, Bovoral hours wera spent in discussion, and finally A YOTE wan called for. This met some opposition, which was aventually overcome, wlen nominations were declared in order,” They cavered & wide field, and wany Eug. eated namea simply sa & complimens {0 a friond who £3 50 pousitle show beforo tha Goufersace. The balloting followed the nominations, ana was declarod in advance as entirely informal, Tha reault of the first and only ballot was as fol- Tows, 41 votes belog cast, aud 3 bewg neceanry toa cholcy Melazer Kov Avrault Hoffmas No eoncluston b , aud ing late, the conference adjourned. TUE LEADING MAN, Dr, McLaren, who received tno largest vote, and whot tha sdjournment appeared to bo uppermost in the favor of the delegatos, was born at Genrs, Dec, 13, 1831, He was educated at Jofferson College; snd’ i 1859 entered the Presbylerian ministry, Ho wu eminently 'successtul in the Churc and was subscquently scnl by that denomination ta missionary work in Bouth America, Lie reaiined in that fleld” some eight years, aud in 187 Ly came Woat and accepted & chiarga at Peoria, {u thw State, Ho held that poattion for , and 10 1872 was or- dained a Deacon, and subsequently m priost, in the ¥piscopal Church, Mince theu bn hoa labored in Cloveland, O,, as pastor of frinity Church, with great success. During the moeting the advisabllity of closing the doors of the Conveution whilo voting for Lishop was dlscussod, and the general sontiment wss in favor of it, since i wan feared things might bo sald tho pul- cation of which would not be for {he bencfit 0f tha Church, It waa oxpected that some time mizht bo spent in the clection, and that hested discussions might snsue, . MISCELLANEOUS, METHODIAT PULPITH. 1t was announced some timo ago that the Rav, Dr. Folton, pastor of Graco (AL E.) Church, had been compelled, owing to his wifo's ll-liealth, to sunder hig oounectivn with that coogregation. It is now understood that tha vacant pulpit is to be filled by the Rov.Joln Atwood, of Jersey City, who is & ministor of hizh reputo, and has been in thet city for tlo last atxiccn yoars, It {u belloved 1hat bie hias been ml'(':?kml’:l‘rln ::b{l’::}::nt:“be preaent at ma::::r'ylgl::r‘m il L3l o “3,»‘;,’,“0‘{‘" one of two I e L Lo bl city, The jircterences of the congreustion are for Dr, Thumas, but the more Influeutial members of the chureh mey favor the other man. ABUURY UNIVERSITY, Sperial Dimpateh to I'he Chicaaa Tribund, Ixpnvarous Ind,, Bept, 14.—The Indians Méthodiss Eudueationat Convenilon, calléd toseo what could be doe for Asbury University, conveuod to-day in the Meridin Stroci AL, E. Church, T'grmauctt urganiza tion was effectod by the olaction of buprewe Judge A, ¢, Downoy Preaident, with one Vice-President frowm each of the foud ~Statu Coufecenoes, and tha oodwin Becretary, ' Addressos Howman aud Jonew, the firvt- uamed Laving been for thirteen years Prosident of Asbury bafors his election sa Bishop, Hosaid Aubury nosled $10,000 Lo complets ita Lullding, $100,0 for tho enlargement of ity Faculty sud the purchase of & natural-science cabinet and spparatus, and an addi- tional endowment of 0,000, ile thought that the 100,000 Methodista In the Blat:, with Lundreds of mifilons of weulth, whould raies thess sums without trouble, Bz’ thousaud dollars wero plodyed at 010w and & plan propiscd waeraby to faida the bal- * anca of $40,000 by appeals o cougregations by pastord, "The attsudsuce way very largo of members of all four of the Canforences, ‘The Tritecs of Asbury met (o« y sud acceplod the reaignstion of President Aue drows, (o takv effect st oncy, and, &3 the school yeur commences to-murrow, au cloction for President wus imtnediately gone tuto, Tesulting fu the choice of thu De, Aaricn, forinely Prealont of the Uirsnsity ‘Tne Faculty, which lately reaigu Ereaidoot of tus Were ro- ot vi Vent Virgiuis. at the rayucst of the tated. HAFVING 4 BOLEMN CRZED WITH BOLEMN SYKER, Br. Pavi, Miuw, Bopt, 16, —Cattiolls Lirother Guns zague, sccompanied by severul Indiaus frum Whito Earth' Misalod, iy bero on hia way East, inlending anally 1o g to Washiogton sud parsonally peusien .