The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

Dorsetobtrt.

Antooawro gl7Allllllt SIMIIIOIIII —There WU an
adjourned session held at the Shirehall, last Wed•
Deader, when an application was made for the
re-opening of Dorchester market. It was thought,
however, expedient to postpows.tbe subject till the
ongoing Baster Session*,

PituTranMnirr. —On the Bth that, the Bishop of
Salisbury instituted the Rev. William Medalslf,
clerk, ILA., to the Rectory at Mansion, void by the
death of the Bev. Goorp Fredoriek Si. John, clerk,
the last inoumbent there, on the presentation of Mr.
.1. T. Leather, of Leventhorpe Hall, Yorkshire.

ADDRWIS TO THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY.
The following address, signed by 84 o.rgyen of
the diocese, has been forwarded to the Biabop of
Salisbury
To Br Right Rte. Ois Lord Bishop of Salisbury.
We to. undersigned clergy of your Lordship's
Dime's, desire to Gainer to yoor Lordship the deep
anxiety and alarm with which we oontemplste the rapid
growth of Ititualistia practices in our Church, tending
aod being intended, as we ere perseeiid they are, to
introduce certain errors of the Church of Rome which
were renounced at the Reformation, and which aro
plainly and strongly condemned by our Church in her
articles end elsewhere.

In particular, we believe it is decigord by these
prsotioss to loud the doctrine of the real bodily pre-
sence of our Lord in the Breed and Wine of the Lord's
Supper oontrary to the declaration of the 28th Artiste,
which ckylb "The Body of Christ ia taken and eaten in
the Sapper, only after a heavenly and spiritual manner,
and tile means whereby the Body of Christ is received
and eaten in the Sapper is Faith."
C....at:led with this is the grievous error—no less
decideily condemned by our Church—of offsriog adora-
tion to our Lord ineorporslly present is the consecrated
elements, concerning which our Chursh dodoes' th.st
"No Adoration is intended, or ought to be done, slider
unto the Sacramental Bread and Wine there bodily
received, or unto any oorpora presence cif Christ's
natural firth and blood, for the Summated Bread and
Wine Tunisia still in their very natural substances, and
therefore may not be adored (for that were idolatry to
be abhorred by all faithful Christians), and the natural
body and blood of our Saviour Christ are in heaven and
not hem it being against the truth of Christ's natural
body to he at one time in more places than one." (fee
Declaration at the end of the Communion Burke).
In this Ritualistic movement weals° view with slum
the endeavour to chugs the character of the Christian
Ministry unto that of • fiscirificlng Priuthood. We
believe that by Ordination we become "the ministers of
Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God." but not
oterificing Priests.
My Lord, —We, remembering the solemn charge of
God's word, thst we should earnestly contend for the
faith once deli tared unto the saints, and the promise
which we made at our Ordination, "with all Liable
diliseuce to banish and drive away all erroneous and
strange doctrines, contrary to Cod's word," do most
solemnly protest •gainst every attempt to ROUlani.s the
simple and seriptural liturgy of our Church. We are
sure that it is not the part of upright men whd have
subscribed to her Article.' to make any such attempt,
either evenly or covertly. We believe it to be the
bounden dcitY. before God and man, of every Moray.
man who holds doctrines condemned by our church, to
as... to iiWcider in • church in wiiioh be cannot minister
with fidelity to her principles. We believe that the
oroacto sear of Railkhree, and of all men, ward be
with r itt rim view of their dry.

Ntre Implore your lordship to km yoist authority sod
influence to resist the Ritualistic) movement, sod we
earnestly pray tLat our God will be wiih you in the
discharge of your onerous and r•sPowatls dot4o, sad
that lie will give you wisdom and coursge to maintain
the trite doctrine and pure worship of our licformed
Church •usicat all attempts to corrupt them,

With meet respect,
Your Lordship's faiihful and humble Serrants,
Were follow the signatures.)
To this address the Bishop hiui returned the follow•
log reply :—•
Palace, Salisbury. V,h 28th, 11U37.
Dear Mr. Prebendery,—l.l the eddies. which has
reached me reached ine today from youreelf and s sty'
four clergymen of my diocese, you "protest agsinstevery
attempt to Romanias the simple end seripteral Liturgy
of our Cherub," and you add, "we believe it to be the
bounden duty, before God and man, of every cl. repeat]
who holds doctrines condemned by our Church to r• •
to minister In a Church in which he csnnot minister 1
with fidelity to her principles." These words ezpress
my own conviction, as well aa yours. My object be.
ever been to teach the doctrine, negative and positive,
which is embodied in the formularies of our Church,
tsking all three forrnelaries in their literal, natural, and
brorical sense; and I feel sure that my clergy, as •
body, have no other aim.
Hy answers to other addresser, bearing she signeturea
1 of fourteen of theme who have signed the present one,
and which having been published, you Is iire all, then,
fore, probably ern, will account for my not entering to
day into the details of the erininiuniontiou I am DON
acknowledging.
I will only add that if the rerieertion by Convocation
of the principle of deference to those In authority over
them is to influence all the clergy of the Church of
England, they must learn well themselves, as well as
teach their arks. the 'pearl lesson taught them by their
Church on next Sunday. wit.. Quinrin‘lrainut Sunday.
Wire you publidi your addrer, I should wish that
this rawer to it should appear at the rme time.
I remain, your faithful brother,
W. K. SABox.
To the Rev. Prebendary Flutings.