The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

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The L11171401' Or Tel eerie!! Or Satire, kn. By
CHAIII.IO4 W.Lilta. London : Hayes.— When it has
become an established fact that there is • deep and
wide-spread conspiracy at work, it is the duty of those
who undertake the important office of public instructors,
to warn the people of every danger, and to point out
every new evidence of the protieedings connected with
that conspiracy. e therefore offer no further apology
for calling the attention of our readers to "The Liturgy
of the Church of Sarum," recently translated, and
published by ('harks Walker, with an introduc-
tion by the Rev. 'l'. T. Csrter, of Clewer, and
dedicated by permission to the Bishop of Salisbury.
We know we shall be told that this work is a
mere antiquarian revival, and that it has nothing
whatever to do with the present Anglican move.
meat. Had it been reproduced for the benefit of anti.
quarians, it would not have been triturated, as anti-
fluaries care only for original.. A nil the circumstances
of its publication, and dedication, connected with
expressions made use of in the introduction, and pre.
face, lead us to look upon it as a most audacious step
in advance towards the perversion of our Protestant
Church. In fact this abominable Liturgy is put forward
as a feeler, to ascertain how far the eyes of men are
blinded, and their minds ;perverted by the false
teaching of those heretic priests, and also as a mani-
festo of the party, witting forth, in a way that every
member of the "('butch Union" underrands perfectly
well, what lithe next step in &poetry, the next attack
on our Liturgy: what is the model to which our
church's services are to be assimilated, In • letter tea
contemporary which we republished some weeks &life!,
the writer airing himself, "Another Prier formerly
of Sarum Diocese," rya, speaking of the Bishop of
Salisbury :

Who knows hut, following the steps of the 111w/rlms
Rt. Osmond, our Holy rather will be the first to revise the
senemble rite el which he was the compiler—the noble rite of
Sarum. A high ritual grafted on • Protestantised Liturgy is a
shorking Incongruity and an unmeaning shun. lett us har•
back the end and se out clothe it eith the body of besot,
Into. !tare our ries end then we min build unit a glorious and
ests.-thy ritual. Oed speed the day of restor•Uon."

Alf Sill, the "Chnreh Times" recommends changes in
the Baptismal Service, the Catechism, Confirmation,
the Marritgo Service, Visitation of the Sick, the
BaAEI Service, the Commination Serving, all tending to
undo the meek of our Reformers : and now oat comae
the preßsfarmation model, and the Bishop of Balisbury
undones it, sea work worthy of the study of his clergy,
by having it dedicated to himself. Now 111. worthy of
remark, that at the commencement of this movement,
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and even now in many parts of England, the Prayer
Bonk was held up as the groundwork of this Ritualism.
But now that men have diaeovered that it is not to be
found in the Prayer Book, the mask is thrown off, and
the Prayer Book is found to be defective, Protestan-
tized, ' defiled and mangled by the destructive fillers
of Bucer and his foreign crew" (Church Times). ell,
if our Liturgy is defective, how will these Refeneters
improve it . they republish in English the "Bite of
Sarum," with a Bishop's name endorsed on it. In the
introduction by Rev. T. T. Carter, of Clewer, in the
Diocese of Oxford (where there is no ritualism!) but
remembered in these parts as rector of Piddlehinton,
we read,
•• Little need, to be mid In introducing niche works, the
Translation f the Mine Liturgy, aocordine to the Serum
11. r, to F.nglish Churchmen. The study of ancient Liturgies,
reawakened amongst us of late years, has been onset the
truest and newt valuable remits of the profoundest view and
nsore .1, 1,1 apprehension of Eucharistic doctrine ; ass return
they form the most important Mk in elucidating and main-
taining the doctrine—which is the moat bloused among the
mull arm. of Cod's good Used upon era For whet surer
token. that, notsithatandlng our many tomes and our un-
worthinme, His love Nat'l! renewing and expending our life
In the midst of our days, Cali there be, than the reetoratlon of
truer deeper understanding of the mysteries in which the
Memorial of the Passion and Death of our Lord I. continually
offered, and Himself is present to feed His own elect with His
own most precious Body and Hloodr
So here we have it avowed that there is a connection
between the revival of Sacramental Idolatry, and the
.study of these Liturgies; that the latter is one of the
truest and most valuable results" of the former, and in
the next page we have it declared that our Liturgy is
to be explained by reference to this. But in the preface
after • long dissertation on the millinery department of
these Priesta mention having been made of a Hunting
Mass," abbreviated for the convenience of those who
were engaged in hunting (a great recommendation of
the system to our Ina young ladies and gentlemen),
we come to the origin of high mass, endorsed by the
Bishop of Salisbury—
"'The leading Idea of the ceremonial of High Mau Was •
✓itsal 'showing the Lord's death,' according to the explegelon
▪ PeaL It was nawrdel as, in • hlgn and ineffable eines,
es mere' drama ; and its adjuncts were, in the true and proper
sense of the word, before Its use had come to Imply • anew,
• histrionic.' Our Lord, as it has been well remarked, hi In-
stituting a Denies in Ills Church, enjoined, not, • Say en and
ea, for • memorial of Me,' but, This Do.• Hence the Canon
Me met' been • close imitation of the sacred gestures cm-
ployei by Rim at the Last Supper. This idea, If It rose to Its
highest development in the middle ages, was sever abeent
from the Church In.m the very first, though its outward en.
Pression was of course kept in check during the ages of per-
secution. histrionic' element, which grew around the
normal action of the Canon, was derived from two mores.
(s) the Temple worship, (3) the elemical drama. The former
contributed the symbolical Sean-rata employed (and possibly
their colour), the lights and incense, the ritual music, and the
pried (or bishop) ministering before the altar !misted by his
Inferior ministers, the reeding of the law, and the singing of
paints ; the latter the chorus, with its oft occurring response,
intermingled • ith the dialogue of the principal actor,; unless,
Indeed, which seems probable, the Greek drama derived its
chorus from the worship of the gods, and that, by tradition,
from the primitive worship of Jehovah. (See Genesis iv. 21
Chronielm vi., 31, and xt 1., 4, /cc). The idea, then, we re-
port, "fe solemn eekhoulon of the divine mysteries both In
the Primitive and in the )ledlaval Church, was that of a sacred
and ineffable drama. enacted In the presets, of the King of
Heaven; the peressa of which were the priest with Ms In-
ferior narrater. In merlficial garb, and the eternal lion of that
King, who, having once ammuel human flab, and offered
Himself m obleGon for the ains of man, now came in disguise.
to re-peanut that oblation to Ilia FAT.= ; the choir, arrayed
In lase linen, formed the chorus.*

Here we have all we claim granted—that the Ritual
which thew men aim at is a combination of Judaism and
heathenism; blasphemous in its pretension., ludicrous
in it. performance, with just sufficient admixture of
Christianity to make it a painful burlesque ; while, in
the last sentence in the preface, the " Council of Trent"
Is spoken of as recording the wish of the church. But
let us come to the Liturgy itself. We need scarcely
dwell upon the various directions for this histronic'
performance, as they are for the most part to be found
In the Direeforimat disp/icalsant Wo will mention one
or two extracts.

"1 canton to God, to blamed Mary. to All &Jots, aed to
you (turning to tAe chair), that I have rlnned ennollnirly, In
thought, word, and deed ; by my fault: therefore I beg Holy
Nary, All Mot., mid you (hinting to the drat), to pray for

In his Chtrge (Page 111) the Bishop disclaims any
sympathy with exoeseive veneration of the blessed
Virgin;" hero we have him sanctioning the publication
of a Liturgytin which confession is made to her and to
all 'manta. We presume that la not, in his lordship's
opinion, exessewe veneration. Again—
• • • • • • • -• • •

'R vs, 0 Holy Trinity, this obla-Hon, which I, unworthy
dinner. our to Thy honour, and that of Blend Hwy and
All Saints, for my ate and offences; for the health of the
11.-lag and tint repom of all the faithful deputed In the
lawn. of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Moat,
may this wrier* he acceptable to Almighty fled."

Hero the oblation is made in honour of Blessed Mary
for .he health of the living and dead. And the study
o: !mai folly and idolatrous trash is declared by Mr.
Carter to be " one of the most valuable results of the
profounder view of the Eucharistic doctrine." We
believe it, and only answer, "by their fruits ye shall
know them." Before concluding this paper, we shall
only refer to one more portion of this publication, as
we purpose returning to the whole subject on • future
occasion. In the calendar of this Liturgy we have the
feast of B. Blasius mentioned, Feb. 3rd, with directions
for the service-, if we turn to the old Sarum Breviary,
we shall find that this eminent Saint is very powerful
In removing fish bones from people's throats. It is •
pity that Ais day is not revived at Salisbury;
and perhaps we shall live to see the day when High
Mess, with all its histrionic accessories will be cele-
brated in the cathedral in honour of the Fishbone
Saint. But we must not trespass longer on our
residers' patience; we promise them that there is much
were and worse behind, which we will endeavour to
expose. Let us be OD our guard : the question is,
sh.n we leave to our children our Liturgy as we
received it, or shall it be replaced by this idolatrous
rubbish: there is no time for delay: no man is excused
from his share in the work of Protestant resistance
there are, we know, clergymen who would adopt the
Rite of Sarum to-morrow : there aro others who would
do so, like the Vicar of Bray, rather than sacrifice their
position: there are some, and their number is increas-
ing in this hour of trial, who will not submit to any
Popish dictation : the Laity are firm, and perhaps the
publication of this Popish Liturgq, may have the effect
of leading some waverers to take up a more decided
position, and not to be restrained by a false respect for
the office of one, who evidently does not know how to
pal that office himself.
(To be continued is our Next.)

ELICTIONIZIIIIO Tacrica— Sir Cuthbert, leaning
over the balcony, had commenced his speech much
against the grain, and with • most genial contempt
for his audience. It was all Mr. Bemerton and the
oommittee could do to keep him at his speech. Be
stood there among a sturdy band of country gentlemen
and farmers, • cold smile upon his thin white lips,
quietly furious at the yells and ironical sheers of the
mob, and enraged at the questions shouted up from the
alamorom, mercenary. and quarrelsome crowd. The
words that reached the mob, and the asides to Mr.
Smarten, were absurdly at variance. "Brother free-
holders" said Sir Cuthbert. "Brother freeholders, I
am no stranger to you "No, we know your
ways," cried a voice from the weed. "(Benierton, get
them to tern out that low fellow.) I come here
to dav—" "To strip the coats off our becks."
IRnigans !) I come here to day—" "Said that
afore." "I some here to day—" "Three time.'
has any me got a rotten egg to wake him up with?'
.'loomehereto.d*,,lssypdn, so ehod theeewieol
our old and valued constitution— "Old enough."
"The Bible and the Crown are on our banners; our
ancient homes are the bulwarks reared by dead heroes
against the licentious Meow% of Revolution ; we live in
the happiest country—" ..Biaad.a a aka prim.
though- "(I won't go on, Barton, if there's more
of this ribald interruption; that's the third Lad egg
they've flung, and now there taking to dead —) I
▪ you rmeal there with t a &leg oss„, if you dm, to
fling that I'll get you put on the treedmllL" "I say,
lie',
getting
,r.y heave away. Lep your temper."
" (Bemerton, I will not stand the Iron t.of these dis-
rting people ; say I am ill—savages Brother free'
older., I come here to-day as the champion ci our
glorious constitution— (Bemerton, what . this sow
MAD trehlad us Is there no proper rasps.",
gentleman-like feeling!) Brother freeholders. krsiss
your town and its inhabitants—" "Ithahs„.
''Leving, I sag—" "A' good dirtier." "Looking
011 my tenant,' welfare as only of kw importance than
—. "The foam." "(Bemerton. try if they'll hear
you—bang them all. I say). Brother freeholder.,
Byborough, the representation of Byborough, lam bean
always the nal of my procutet &gni:slime, the baton-
light " 'Draw it mild. The bestort-Wit, I my,
to ever lure se from a peseeful home into as stormy
ess d Byborougb—" At that moonset

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menu to we ef the family of Ce.. Are we to take Yet
bony ea an $5 $0 COriri..worship?