. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . -, and Bishop as afore-said, be relieved fromthe said sentence of sus-pension, and that hestand before the Churchrestored to his properfunctions in the ministryof the Lord Jesus Christ,according to the Canons,with full power andliberty to exercise thesame. In witness where-of, we have hereunto setour hands, in GeneralConvent ion, at theChurch of St. Luke, inthe city of 21st day of October, 1856. Signed by BishopsHopkins, Otey, Kemper,McCoskry, Polk, De Lancey, Whittingham, Elliott, Lee, Cobbs, Hawks, Freeman,A. P
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . -, and Bishop as afore-said, be relieved fromthe said sentence of sus-pension, and that hestand before the Churchrestored to his properfunctions in the ministryof the Lord Jesus Christ,according to the Canons,with full power andliberty to exercise thesame. In witness where-of, we have hereunto setour hands, in GeneralConvent ion, at theChurch of St. Luke, inthe city of 21st day of October, 1856. Signed by BishopsHopkins, Otey, Kemper,McCoskry, Polk, De Lancey, Whittingham, Elliott, Lee, Cobbs, Hawks, Freeman,A. Potter, Upfold, Williams, Atkinson, Scott, Lee, H. Potter, and RT. REV. H. U. ONDERDONK, BISHOP OFPENNSYLVANIA. The relief came none too soon. On the 6th of December, 1858,Bishop Henry Ustick Onderdonk fell asleep. The profound impression made by such an event as the suspensionof the Bishop of Pennsylvania was deepened by the circulation ofreports affecting the character of the Bishop of New York. A changein the Churchs legislation had been effected at the late Convention,giving to any three bishops the power to present a brother for trial,which had hitherto been confined to the diocesan Convention. It isevident, however, from the history of the adoption of this canon thatit was not enacted with any view to the case so soon to arise under itsprovisions. It had been the purpose of the bishops opponents to assailhis position as professor of the General Theological Seminary. The newcanon rendered this circumlocution unnecessary. Three bishops pro- [ROUBLES IM PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, IND NEW JERSEY. 879 oeeded from the Convention in Philadelphia to N
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