The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-11-27 00:00:00

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
AND DR. TEMPLE. .

The Times pulAished the following correspondence
on Monday (the 22:1(1)
By the desire of the Archbishop of Canterbury, I forward
to you for publication a copy of his Grace's reply to a
memorial Iron! the Rural Dan and other clergy of the rural
deanery of South Malting, on the subject of Pr. Temple
nmilliation and election.
the Archbishop, prostrated as he is by sudden illness, is
earnestly desirous that it shoeld be underotood that these
words were written smue days ago, when in the enjoyment
of his usual health and his tervent prlyer is that this public
expression of his own sincere convictions may tend in some
measure to allay the feelings oi irritati m which have been
lately aroused, I am, Sir, yours faithfully, EDWARD PARRY,
Archdeacon of Canterterbury.
litonehouse, St. Peter's, Thanet, Nov. 19.

" Stenehouse, St. Peter's, Thanet. Nov. 19.
"Rev, and dear Sir,—l beg to acknowleilge the
receipt of a namorial, signed by yourself and other
clergy in the deanery of South Mailing, on the subjsct
of the nomination of Dr. Temple to the see of Exeter.
" I shall not enter into the general question of the
safeguards against any attempt being made in our
mixed constitution of Church and State to force upon
the Church a man who. fremheretical opinions or from
some other unfaithfulness, is mated to hold high
office in the name of Christ. I shall only rim:irk in
passing that I feel thankful that these safeguards, as
it appears to me, are very effectual.
"The practical question is, has each an unworthy
and unfit person been r ominated to the of Exeter
"Now, personally I have known Dr. Temple for 30
years, and greatly reverence his many noble quaitiea.
I endeavour, however, to approach the question as
in
God's sight, greatly fearing. on the one side, any injury
to the faith of the Church ; on the other, any injust cc
to the individual; and, with a roleinn feelivg•
of
responsibility, the following is my judgment
"I do not consider that arty blame can fairly attach
to Dr. Temple for having originally contributed to
the Essays and Reviews. I believe that the persons
requested so to contribute had no knowledge of the
nature of the work. When the book appeared I
greatly regret that Dr. Temple did not take the
earliest opportunity of dissociating his name from all
connection with the volume. But lam bound to give
full consideration to the following facts: that the pre-
face to the volume contains a general disclaimer on
the part of all the writers of responsibility for anything
but his own work ; that in the protest agaiust the
book, which was signed by the Bishops, there was tat
allusion to any part of Dr. Temple's essay; that
Dr. Temple did take an early opportunity of pub'
tithing a volume of his sermons, in which he sets
forth his own belief and system of religious teaching.
• I am bound to pronounce that in my judgment Dr.
Temple is not responsible for the opinions of the other
essayists, and that his own works contain no state-
ments eitntravy to the faith of the Church of England.
He is an earnest and intelligant believer in all the great
doctrines at forth in our Prayer-book and Articles.
Knowing from other sources his earnest, self-detiying,
energetic, Christian life, I do not wonder that so many
of the attached members of the Church of England
have continued to show their unwavering confidence in
his Christian excellence by entrusting him with a greater
number of pupils than has ever been gathered ti gether
in Rugby School, and that this feeling of public confi-
dence has led the Prime Minister to judge that he
might fairly be raised to the epiecoiate. On the other
hand, I feel very strongly that Dr. Temple, if he
believes that he cannot do so now, is bound at least
when he enters on the duties of the see of Exeter to
take steps as Boon as possible for allaying the anxiety
which has been called forth, and fir convincing au that
are committed to him in the Lord that the book called
Essays and Reviews is far indeed born being an expo-
nent of his sentiments and of his rtligious teaching.
"I remain, rev, and dear Sir, yaws very truly,
"(Signed) 'A. C. CANTUAIL
"The Rev. J. J. Saint, Rector d Speldhurst, Rural
Dean of the Deanery of South Mailing."