The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-02-19 00:00:00

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tepee of reprding sod dialing with this question is
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number of members at tin March of England.

AnCiffnit•oon Demon on Cues= Miramar's.—
ArobiMeese Madsen ha. reemay attortd•O • meeting of
the view and wishbone' of North (Netherton upon the
subject of aerial. obeervames and ornamente introluced
by the Rev. W. J. Robinecso into the perish church.
Areltheesion Denims mad the following paper on the
emeskte, whit* is of gmeral lateral* .—An other seam
of • like nature Oa that of North Pethertoet limey moor
le the d'nhdoottenrr, I have theoght it espedieet to
state, foe my owe guidance, and s that of three who
mat rand, in., as follows. First That, according to
Metes law, no creamiest ought to be put up, or material
alteration made, in a church, without convent of the
ordinary, expreerth by • faculty. Nor ought any such
alteration to be esM.lnthe.ans,rofSMgttse
sieviees, without resort int had to the Bishop for his
moosel and guidance. In practice, however. the
formal enumull is not wally required in matters of
glighterlmpertenos. Seeped. mg when anyqueetioes
oe the subject elf Riteal oh 5555 or onseineela !
the lest thing to be considered is, whether they are, or
are not, lester. Third. That 111. another and a very
different enmideration whether mob observances wed
ornaments are, or are not, agreeable to the taste or Iselin.tioo of a certain number of the parishioners. And it In
to be observed that in these matters—when so
rate is made or levied respecting thme—all the perish.
loners, and not the members of the vestry only, may be
said to be equally concerned. Fourth. That it is
aertaluly advisable that each observances or ornament
should not be introduced into& parish ebturch, although
they be legal, cootary to the wishes of the clear
majority of the parishioners attending church; sod, of
the parisbiortera, the orsummicants are specially *stilled
to have their wishes consulted. On the other hand, it
must be remembered that if some are offended by the
nee of these things, others may be equally offended
ire:Lir absence—these lest haying the strict law on their
de—and may think it • hard thing that they should be
deprived of that which the tie allows than, and which
they are perusthed it is for their spiritual edillattion
that they shoeld have the free use of. Fifth. That
noon all these grannie prudence and charity should
alike digitate that both parties ohm:ad endeavour, by any
nameable arrengeniest, to restore harmony, being
reedy to give or Was ca either aide. And if I me, at
an name be Mr peemilial pressor or advice, help te
aroilM disputes, I 'WIN thweys ready and thankful to
CONVOCATION ON RITCALUIN.—The Upper House of
Convocation held • mend sitting on Wednesday to
discuss the question of Ritualism. There was a very
large number of biabeps present, The Arebhishop
presided, and round him were twelve out of his twenty
suffragans—London. Winchester Bangor. Ely, Glou-
cester and Bristol, Uchtleld, Linooln, Oxford, Peter-
borough, Rochester, Rt. Asaph, sod Bt. David's. Out
of the absentees, the Bishops of Bath sod Wells, Exeter,
and Hereford being absent, the first and last from
sickness, the second from great age (90) said blindness,
while the Bishop of Blathery excused himself on the
ground of • severe fussily allicition —the death of his
brother-ha-law, the Rev. B. H. Liter. It was resolved,
on the motion of the Bishop of Oxford, seconded by the
Bishop of London—" That having taken into considera-
tion the report made to this House by the Lower House
concerning certain ritual observances, we have concluded
that, having regard to the dangers (1) of favouring
eITOTS deliberately rejected by the Church of Enahod,
and fostering atondesay to desert her communion ; (2) of
offending even in things indifferent devout worshippers
in our churches, who have been long used to other
modes of serviee, and thus of estranging many of the
faithful laity; (3) of unnemmarily departing from
uniformity ; (4) of Merman( the difficulties which
prevent the rOuro of separatists to our communion—we
Mossy to the Lower House our unanimous decusion,thst,
having respect to the ocrosiderations here rectoreed, and
to the Rubric) emmerning the service of the Clime+ in
our Book of Common Prayer, to wit—' Forasmuch as
nothing can be so plainly set forth but doubts may
arise in the use and practice of the same, to appease all
r,oh diversity (if any arise), and for the resolution of
all doubts °oncoming the manner how to understand,
do, and execute the thine, contained in this book, the
parties that so deal', or diversely take anything shall
tawny resort to the bishop of the diocese, who, by his
discretion, shall take order for the quieting and appeas-
ing of the mom so that the same order be not contrary
to anything confined in this book ;—and if the bishop of
the diocese be in doubt, then he may send for the
resolution thereof to the Archbishop ;'--Our Judgment
Is that no alterations from long—anctioned and usual
ritual ought to be made in our churches, until the
sanction of the bishop of the diocese has been obtained
thereto." The notes reminds the Bishops that the
erecter of the Resolution they have now adopted will
depend very much upon themselves. It will rest with
them to enforoe it upon the attention of their clergy
and to claim obedience to it. It will he of little avail
merely to have nronouneed • resolution if it is
practically neglected by It. own authors. They mint
personally address themselves tn the elergy who have
introduced these innovatioos, and must enforce their
submission. It will also be the duty of the members
of • congregation to appeal to the bishop promptly
against any sacs innovations. The bishops have
asserted an inithonty which must, we think, be allowed
them on grounds both of jestioe and expediency • but
they must not forget that by doing so they 'have
sestionel a proportionate responsibility. Is the Lower
Home of Convocation, on Friday, Dr. Leighton moved
"That this house immure in the judgment of the
Upper Home, via, 'That no alteration from the long.
sanctioned and usual Meal might to be made la our
churebes instill the sanction co th• Bishop of the thoespe
has been obtained thereto.'" Several ammmdomuts
has oltioneely the ...Urinal resolutioe„ for
the adoption of the bishops' judgment, me carried by
47 to 3.