The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-24 00:00:00

DIOCESAN lIEMORLLL TO THR ARCHBISHOP
OF CANTERBURY.
The following address bee iswa f***dati be the
Archbishop of Canterbury
To /he most Revermet "law ‘ll God, HU Groot
the 4yeshllid‘op Oweaeramw, Primate or oil Nltglawd
Gad Mletropefifera
'AV.., it 1116"' °lsm'clup and ch hwatd
underemmu. ttre ens of
ihnle'.7er of Salisbury, lit your Grace's Provinoe,
&rdre inepectfully to draw your attention to • Charge
addiered to us by our Bishop.
In that Charge, =MLA much that is obscure, his
Lordship has authoritatively laid down earfaht
doerrinee, which we believe to be contrary ,
no the scripture' teaching of our Church, sad utter', 1
subversive of her Protestant standing and character.
These erroneous views relate mare particularly
(1) to the nature of the Christian Ministrr_ (2) to the
mode of the Saviour's presence in the Lord's Supper
and (3) to the power of the Clergy in remitting and
retaining sins
(1) The Bishop affirms that "they, who in obedience
to our Locomr24= ' Do this in rememfinincie of me,'
ever His Death and Sacrifice in the
breaking of bruit do thus set as Priests, and exhibit,
In their celebrations of the Eucharist, for the glory of
Crodete rod of the redeemed, their ditlegetica to
the du dignities, and the ministrations of
the Priesthood of Jesus Chyle," (Charge, p. 49.)
Holy Soriptere, on the ametrary, plainly declares
that war Laird hats Christ, " because hit continneth
seer, Nee a priesthood, which pareth not from one
to another," (Hebrews vii 24, Marvin;) and, in
aecordanee with this, we find, elsewhere, a direct
contrast drawn between the sacrificing Presets of the
Old Testament, "which wait at the altar," and the
Ministers of the New Testament, "which preach the
GospeL" (1 Cor. ix. 13,14.)
We look in vain into our Liturgy and Articles for
may Mau of this supposed delegation ; whilst it is
notorious that our rWormers have everywhere sub-
ertituted the word "Table" for "Altar" and that they
strack out from the Ordinal the words which Waimea
to convey a awrificing power. Still the Bishopdeclues
that our Lord's words, "Do this," mean "Sacrifice
this," (p. 52,) in direct contradiction to the emphatic
caution also, Homily on the Sacrament (part 1), "Take
heal, lest, of the memory, it be made eNimieoe."
(2) His Lordship further affirms, with respect to
what he terms the "tremendous myrtery" (p. 49) of
the Eucharist," that our March witnesses that through
Voiteesst•tion the 130417 and Blood of Christ become
mai present, and by this (lie up) I mean 'present
wilieest eta' and net 'is the soul of the faithful
seseiver ; or, to use words very familiar to my
el=lßev. Brethren, of the Body and Blood are
present wjeet.ei. and not nesfecliel only." (pp 74, 75.)
In proof of this statement he alleges no fictitund
authority, except the words of Institution, "This ii
my Body,. "This is my Blood," taken M the, bare
" literal meaning" (p. 50) which can only establish the
doctrine of TransubstantiatiotL
For the mind of the Church of England on this point
we confidently appeal to the whole spirit of our Cotn-
munion Service and its Rubric.; to the 4th, 28th, 29th,
and 31st Article.; and to the general moment of our
great Divines, such oe Creamer, Jewel, and Hooker.
"They (the Papists) say that Christ is corporally under,
or in the forms of broad and wine; we say, that Christ
I. not there, neither corporally nor spiritually; but
in them that worthily eat and drink the bread and
wine he is spiritually, and corporally in heaven."
(Archbishop Creamer, Answer to Oardiner. Parker
Beciety Ed. I. p. 5.t) Bishop Jewel, in his famous
challenge, dales any Romanist to prove from Scripture
or Antiquity " that the sacrament is a sign or token
of the Body of Christ that lieth hidden underneath it."
(Merinos at Paul's Cross, Vol. Lp. 21. Parker Society
M.) "The Real Presence of Chriet's most blamed
boly and blomi is not therefore to be sought for in the
Sacrament, hut in the worthy receiver of the Sacrament
. I see not in which way it should be gathered
by the Words of Christ when and where the bread is
His holy, or the cup His blood ; but only in the very
heart and gout of him which receiveth them. (Hooker.
Reel. Pol. s. c. 67. El. 1721.)
1:0 The !bebop further claim), for the "stewards
of our Lonl's mysteries those judicial functions which
are often described aa the Power of the Keys" (p 54);
asserting that the "set of Absolution sue be a judicial
one, to avoid the guilt of sacrilege, As" (p. 64).
The whole tenor of the New Testament, on the
contrary, appears to us to represent the Ministers of
God's word as A nibusadors for Christ, not as judge.,
nor us" lords over Care heritage," but as "ensainplee
te the flock- (1 Peter v. 3.); not as having "dominion
osvr their faith, but as helpers of their joy." (2 Cur.
I. 21). And in the epistles to Timothy and Titua,
which minutely describe the duties of the Ministry,
there are no directimui at all for the exercise of
em-mlled " private discipline" (p. 65), which we are
warranted (Note in the Appendix to the Charge, F..
164) in identifying with "the Confessional."
Here -gain we can appeal to the history of our
Prayer Book, and to the fact that all allusion to
" irate confessions" was omitted in the second Prayer
Book of King Edward VI., and never restored. The case
of the intending communicant, who by online:7 means
cannot :mkt his conscience (First Exhortation,
Communion Servioe), clearly implies the exercise not of
jii.liciel, but of putoral functions, in connection with
'the ministry of God'. Holy Won' ;"whilst the purely
optional and exceptional cue in the Order for the
isitation of the Sick appears to have been most care-
fully guarded against the danger of countenancing
the te-estithliiihnient of a priestly tribunal, and the
infringement thereby of " the true Christian libel 04."
Moen of Repentance, 2nd part.)
We cannot conclude without adverting to the subject
of Ritualism, which the Bishop himself allows to be
" auociated with the Doctrines called Sacerdotal, such
al the Real P.esence, the Commemorative Sacrifice, or
Mae-agental gig Un tagrillefe-ault-.l4.dia.
lion" (p. HS) ; attAltif (p. 10f1), "I, for one, fully admit
the claim n of Syniboham to be an educator of Christiana
as well as of others."
On this very ground, because these novel practices
are inculcating the unscriptural doctrines against which
we have above protooted, we feel solemnly bound to
resist their introluction into our churches. We affirm
with regret our decided conviction, that in this Diocese
they prevail much more widely than our Bishop seems
to suppose; that they are alienating from our Church
the affections of many of her hitherto attached
members, mid even driving her Communicants from the
Table of the Lord
We dubtre, as in the presence of God, that it is with
deep sorrow of heart and with no feelhip of personal
disrupect or unilutifulneas towards our Bishop, that
we make this appeal.
We are sorely perplexed by the difficulty and pain-
fulness of the position into which he has thus brought
us. If his Lordship be right, we have entirely misun-
derstood the plain mulling of Scripture and of our
Church's formolarics on ono° all•important points.
We maintain, without fear of contradiction, that had
our martyred Reformers avowed these opinions, they
might have been spared the cruel permoutions and
violent deaths which they endured. We are in • great
strait, and have, therefore, ventel . I thus to appeal to
your Grace, as to our common Ecieleci cal superior,
with the earnest prayer, that you may be direeted to take
such steps as may. by God's blessing, save our Church
from disruption, and advance the glory of God and the
emeritus' well-being of His people.
cizior sin.
Reginald S. Smith, M.A., Rector of West Stafford,
Henry Moule, M.A.. Vicar of Fonlington.
Charles W. Ringhem, IL A., Rector of Melootnbe
Homey Rural Dean,
Elmunil Wined Pears, M.A., Rector of Dorchester St.
Peter's.
H. Chatfield, M.A., Vicar of Woodford and Wibdord
cam lake, Wilts.
Pelson, Duke, M.A., Lake House, Curate of Wilsfond,
Wilts,
Charles P. Phinn, RA., Rector of Moor Critchill with
Long CritchilL
E. F. il'aveltrowne-Cave, M.A., Curate of Moor
Critchill with Long CritchilL
Talbot A. L Groom, ILA., Rector of bleloombe Regis
and Itotipole.
Arthur Davidson, Carafe of Meloombe Regis.
Randolph C. Marriott, Cerate of Radipola
Edward Headland, MA, Rector of Broadway and
Bincombs.
John Burt, M. A., Curate of Broadway and Bineombe.
Thorium A. Methuen, Rector of All Canning,, Wilts,
Francis Paul Methuen. Curet. of All Canning; Wilts. Henry H. lawmen, Curate of Etchilhamptou.
William Burr. Rector of PiwPws-'^.
M .
.R. Caplet IL A., Rector of arenam.
Robert IPare uharson, LA., Rector of Langton Long,
and PreLssdary of Sellabury.
Augustus B. Handley, 8.A., Rector of Fisherton
Anger Wilts.Wil
G. H. Hillington, ILA., Rooter of Chalbury.
E. R. Prettier, Rector of Chettle.
T. W. Knipe, 8.A., Rector of Woodsford and P.C. of
lincleten.
William C. Templer, LA , Rector of Barton Bradstock,
Joseph Mmilloott, Vicar or Potterne, Wilts.
C.T . Ward, Vicar of Stanton St. Bernard, Wilts.
Robert Grant, KU, L, Vicar of Bradford Abbas, M.D.,
and Prebendary of Salisbury.
R. Harkness, LA, Rector of Wimborne Bt. Giles's.
Charles F. Powys, 8.A., Curate of Bradford A bbas.
James R. Quirk. M.A.,
_Rector of Blandford Forum.
H. C. Deshon, Rector of Coulston, Wilts,
W. 11. Lyon, M. A., Vicar of °borne, and P.C. of
Cestleton.
Carr John Glyn, M.A. Rector of Witchampton.
I'. W. Birch, M.A., Rector of Citeeelborne and Stoke
Wake,
11. Puget haiku, Curate of Cheselborne.
V. J. %ride. M.A, Curate of Fonlington.
IVilliato Churchill, RA., Rector of Winterbome
Stickiest].
William Lloyd James, Curate of Winterborne Stick.
land
Alfred Wilkinson, MS., Minister of St. James's,
Prole, Rural Dean,
G=tiongem, P.O. of St. Paul's, Poole.
Henry Grove, MA., Rector of Berwick Bt.
Leonard with Sedgehill. Wilts.
Artier W. Phelps, LA., Vicar of Compton Chamber-
kin, Witte.
David Haim* Rector of Portland.
John Truman, LA., Rector of Minterne Magna.
('harks J. Bird, WA., Incumbent of West Fordington.
W. Comae Badger, M.A., Incumbent of East Kennett,
A. It. 808, IL A., Incumbent of Corne Abbas
Henry R. Iterenlilli, ILL, Vicar of Rockland Newton
with Plush
ziw..4 N.. Haydn& RA.. Incumbent of Hillield.
IVilliatu Eliot, ILA, Rector of Compton Abbas.
Edward Ludlow, ILA., Vicar of Winterborne St.
Martin.
J. IL A. Walsh, MA., Rector of Bishopetrow, Wilts.
J. it Cotter. A. 8., Hector of Winterborne Houghton.
ltaat6l W. Evans, Rector of Child Okdonl
W. J. R. Ruins Curate of Child °Word.
R L. Stuart, Officiating Minister of Union House,
Blundlord,
Heptintua Hobbs, Rector of West Compton.
W. Fletcher, D.D., Head Muter of Queen Elisabeth's
Grammar School, Winibernia
ilorg P. Coolcoolo7. RA., Priest Vicar of Wimbonie
minster.
Thomas Hadfield, MA. Curate of 'Witchampton.
William Owen, ILL, Vicar of Darnerham,
John C. Faber, RA., Rector at Chialade, Wilts.
Demo Rama LA,, Ties, of blelkaltam, Wiles.
Johnllenry Phili Curate of Melksharn.
Mary Sheridan Patlscpoo, Curate of Moikahma.

=Ng* 8.A., Vicar of Shaw, WUbs.
Abbott Curate of Stoke Woks.
Anon J. Pilo, Citrate of Send.
Atha D. Haa M.A., Reeked Trowbridge, Wilts,
H. and of &nun.
B. RosagA. Et, Incumbent af West Ashton.
Mau d Msdingfield, A.R., Curate of Trowbridge.
Osorge Harbin Marriott, WA., Curate of Trowbridge.
John -M. Ivens, Chaplain of Limed County Hospital.
John L Porter, Incumbent of Studley, Wilt..
1. M. Johnson, ILA. 'Vicar of Tilahead, Wilts.
William Urquhart, MA., Bator of West Raighton
tam Broadmayne.
Paul Sylvester, ILA, Curate at West Knighton CUM
Broadmayre.
B. D. Travers, li.A., Rector af 8
HA., Rooter of 71=*
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Reward H. 8 Bow.r, Curie* of POtkelle.
Willem Derby, Carafe of Admire.
Font* [owls. ILA., Rector of Wootton Pltspaine.
Clement IL 0011•4 ILL, Rector of le.oton Herring
E. Collins, Rector of Frome St. Quinton with livenhot.
Henry S. Mile., Rector of Athelha mpton and Burleotone.
W. Rlgden, Rector of Coon.
W. I'. MoCorm, Curate of Meleorabe Regis.
John S. WRldna, bent of Heywood.
James T. Britton, Curate of Heywood.
J. lain to the Dorset Lunatic Asyints.
I. 8. Litchfield, g.ctor of Sualiind Ripen.
B. Pigott, /LA., Curate. Litalebredy.

CEUBCRWARDZIL
Robert Mayne, Fordington,
C. Mabee Fordington.
G. J. Alan Dorchester St. Peter'..
Levi Groves, alcombe Hersey and Hilton.
Harry Dibben, Moor CritchilL
Henry Bs, Moor CritchilL
Robert , Chettle.
E. A. H. tlem=tettla
Henry Butler, F
Joseph Warn, WoodsfonL
Charles Atkinsoe, Woodaforcl,
Frances J. Gillett, Burton Bradstock.
James gma, Wimborne St. Giles's.
Rotary Py; Wimborrie St. Giles's.
William Emma, Winterborne Stiokland.
John 'awake- W., interborne Stickland.
William Lush, Bodgehill,
Simon Hitehooehll,..Cenllinge. Wilt..
Jeeps Harding. menunamptem, Wilt..
J. Barrett, MD. Castleton.
Walter T. 001111111elcombe
Robert William Reynokla Regis.
Regis.
Frederick Wadsworth, Radipole.
J0e1:47 Groves, jun., Radipole.
John KeeviL Compton Chamberlain, Wilts,
Jews Pople, St. James'a, SWUM .
Sensual Young, St. Jamee'e
Junes G. App Compton Abbas.
John William Fe them, Compton Abbas.
John Bridle, Tineleton.
Thomas Pulton, Witchampton.
J. H. Mitchell, Witchampton.
John Cement, St. James's, Poole.
George K Burt, St. James's, Poola,
Richard Lano, Portland.
Edward Pearce, Portland,
George J. Vertue, Holy Trinity, Weymouth.
John Geese, St. Paul's, Poole.
H. Farmer, St. Paul's, Poole,
Then. Lonnon, West Fordington.
John Kingsbury, Cheselbome.
James Mines, Cheeelborne,
John Smith Caddy, Bradford Abbas.
B. Luokham, Broadway.
John Gale, Broadway.
William Cake, Bincombe.
Edward Bridle, Binoombe,
H. W. Hawkins, Winterborne St. Martin.
(learn Scutt, jun.' Winterboree ft, Marra.,
William Redman, Orouleton, Wilts.
John Crook Pepler, Edington, Wilt.,
James Neirmsn Winston, Wilts.
John Harding, Earl Stoke, Wilts.
William Cooper Berl Stoke, Wilt..
James Few, Wo4on, Wilts.
William Drake, Winterborne Houghton,
George Stay, Winterborne Houghton.
H. Roffey, Shillingotone.
Charles Kent, Dewliali.
Stephen Head, Ibborton.
George R. Baverstook, Child OkefonL
Junes 011iver,Child Okefoni.
James Burtt, Winterbome Clenston.
Robert Lock, Blandford Forum.
William Thomas Misr, Blandford Forum.
Charles Hail, Long Critchill.
Henry Warner, Dainerham, Wilts.
Thome Newman,llelksham, Wins.
Edmund Olding, Woodlord, Wilts.
Thomas Canning, Shaw, Wilts,
Daniel Marren, Shaw, Wilts.
Joseph Carpenter, Wildord and Lake, Wilts.
William Rununinp, Wilaford and Lake, Wilts.
J. K Tory, Tiumworth.
W. Spearing, Eaat Kennet, Wilts,
Edward Pope, Great Toiler.
Thomas Sher*, Berwick St. John.
John Fleetwood, Combo %sett.
John Flower, Combe Biseett.
Samuel symee, Nether Cerne.
John Marsh, Stratford-aub-Castle.
&laud Waters, Stratfonimb-Castle.
Walter Newth, Trowbridge.
Frederick Baker, Trowbridge.
James Andrews, WraxalL
William liackrell, Collingbounie
Dean William Chines, Collingbourne Kingston.
Benjamin Biles, Milborne St. Andrew.
George Groves, Milborne St. Andrew.
Brutus Harding, Hindon.
William Hann, Minion.
John Brown, Homington,
John Brownford, Homit4ton.
- - J. A. Damen, Winfrith Newburgh,
It. White, Winfrith Newburgh.
G. A. Ingram, Hilton Abbas.
St John Coventry, Curie Mullen.
William salway. 'Worth Hanover,.
James Moore, Atworth.
Thomas Stone, Shipton Gorge.
J. Lovelace, Piddlehinton.
William Grove White, Swamp.
Samuel Stroud, West Stafford.
George Tooker, Hinton Pare*.
Henry Welch, Hinton Parr..
Thomas Caine., Worth Monsoon,
Stephen Bennett, Wareham,
William Choulee, Chiseldon.
William Holloway. Manningford Brnco,
John Glass, Potteme.
George Banks, Potterna
Israel Hoak*, Upweg.
William Chiloote.
Charles T. Hall, Ouoington.
Thomas Coombs. Foothill Bishop,
Samuel Gattrell, Foothill Bishop.
William D. Brown, Cholderton,
Joseph Saunders, Promo St. Quinton,
Samuel Holloway, Frome St. Quinton,
Daniel Watts, Keavil.
Junes Symes, Winteeborne Abbaa.
Charles Pommy, Winterborne Abbas,
William Young, Huish.
William Taylor, Seoul.
Richard Bloper, Scent.
George Hare, Aohmore.
George Rabbits, Aalimoro.
George Summers, Stoke Wake.
demi Ltibben, Stoke Wake,
John Cornick, Hilfield.
James Spinner, Hilfield.
William Sparks, Langton Herring.
Jonathan Peach, Langton Herring,
John Leggias tag!, lialstock.
Ricbud d, Wal.litch.
William Day, Pmitridge.
William Herringtoo, Pentridge,
It C. Mettle, M.D., Cann.
H. King, Cam.
John Trood, Over Compton,
John Read, Kenton,
John White, Mere.
William J. HarWll, Mere.
Edward west, Christ Church, Road Hill.
John Langley, Christ Church, Road
John Mower, Westwood eon Hord.
John Watts, Westwood mai IfonL
Edward Baulky, Minterne,
John Coleman, Melbury Ormond.
Thomas Watts, Melbury Osmond,
0. A. Prevost, Lytchett Minster,
Henry Foot, Lytahett Minster.
Thomas Dale. Bt. Ham's, Marlborough.
Daniel Hayman, St. Mary's, Marlborough.
Richard IL Hibbs, Wool,
W. Snavdon, Corecombe.
Barnard Macey, Corecombe,
W. Drop, Alvediston.
Alfred Hull, Westbury.
John Hams, Mouton.
Eli Sharp, Mouton.
Charles savrtell, Nether Compton.
John Oillani, Nether Compton,
G. G. Ludlow, Heywood.
T. T. Stafford, Heywood.
George Brown, Ambury.
William Dore, Bishopotone.
Thomas Hibberd, Biihopstone.
Charles Martin, Emcee Green.
Samuel Tucker, Allington.
Thomas Hsoham, Anniston.
William Homer Drake, Pullmm.
William Stratton, Upavon.
John Roberts, Hilton.
Edmund Benjalleld, Beton,
Robert Mulford, Obome,
Robert flealilObome.
Jame wes Eat CherhilL
Joseph Pike sake, CherhilL
William Davis Hulbert, 'Tilohead.
John Parham, Tilshead.
Stephen Flower, Woodford,
Witham Turner, Marsherood.
Matthew Matthews, Manhwood,
W. G. Prameil, Csstletoo.
George Hutchins, Stert.
John Locke, Chioklade.
Richard Gattrell, Chieklade,
J. Webb King. Weet R'verley.
George Waters, Martin.
Wm. Martin, Compton.
L. Arnold, Wiloot
Wm. Gee, Bromham,
Daniel Butler, Broinhani.
J. Pearce, Charlton.
John smith Caddy, Menningford Abbott'.
George Hill, Tenant Hinton.
Jame, Hill, Tarrant Hinton.
Joseph Hill, Collingborne Duna
John Grace, Collinghorne Ducht
Janie. Martin. F:nfonl.
Richard Kilminater, Buford.
George IL White, Warminster,
H. Hitchcock, Stanton fit Barnard.
B. Illteliosok, All Canning".

Him Grace the Atrobbieltop replied as lollime :
Park, eroydea, Sept 14.
Rm. Si, —Ted= ot which yen apprised me
has been forwarded from Limbach. It bivalves so
many questieus of • legal as wall u • •lut=
character, that I most defer for the say
reply to it. au. He.. Bir, your faithfulsermat,
C. T. CANTU,.
Bev. Henri Muth, roctinglati Victim"
Dorchester.