The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-25 00:00:00

TRB BISHOP OF SALISBURY ON OONFISSION.

Trott the Rea.

The following Important eorreoporres has bra
forwarded to us for publication :
" The Hyde, Bridger, Feb. 15th,
• Kg Lord.,__l beg to oal your attenSmi to. book that
Kr. Towne. the rector of B Abanitaniptou, I distributiag
Is his parish, siort I am quite sure you could not approve elf
it It is as a Botheramptou parishioner that I make
ale appeal to you, our biahop.—l ain, my lord, yore
truly,
Moll C. 00111111 T.
" Tbe Right Rev. the Lord Bishop si Salisbury."
"Falser Salisbury. Pr.
"Deer Kedana—l hale said the book which you have
seat me ea berg distributed In Girard of Botherainp.
ton by the Rev. Mr. True. I eaceot beivita•• to say that
I disapprove of It. is teresinending (chiefly in pages r
and IS) the repeated sod sostbaual me of or Mellon to a
prat and the receivieg aleselsUen from him. Al the
same time, whim I ordder the rule of the Prayer-book is
the a:heretics in the Olusaualon earios mod the laure-
ling of the sick fa rale Mended on the yowler unready
giro by Christ Himself In tie twestieth crier of Eir.
Jolta's Gospel), mud remembor the exceeding amassay at
every kelp Gat Got has era to produce mud deepen the
sense of do, sod bring sada ems of soak m hays her
baptised sad mar sessubirs of Christ, bad to God in
filial sorrow sad reparaid I feel bound to say that the
legitimate use of the ordimuce of confrere and absolu-
tion is a real pert of the institutes of Um Mistier
Church, sad most parrs sod metal la as generatiou
✓uck as that in which we 1 mosiisk_ however. that
the rvid and periodical sue of thla ituaie Is both
aud.atrabt. and danger., as Wen to sodas reliance
upon outward mesas and hum Indimments rather Lima
upon the promised mercy sad prim of God in Christ,
who &kr poe the real sad lameuericabie po rror of
forgiving as.—l remain, my dear madam, your faithful
and °braid errant
" Km Gandry." " Otosos Sumo:
" The Hy da, Itarah SM, 1879.
"My Inal,—Yocr kind reply to my letter of the sth
of February does set quite meet the point I desire to bring
beton your noire. If Kr. Towne rd invited his sick
periftiloners to nu the confer= parmittild by lb. Prayer.
book to the sickoed to them alone, and airy.. I submit, la
the presence of wird puttee, of 0001110 I arid not have
troubled your lordship with this matter. But thia is sot the
case. It is circulating in the pariah pamphlet. which
brim young procs of both sexes to private auricular
corder= to Me priest dor and the ' Help to Repent-
roe,' as you are now aware, admonishes the 'Mai
pruner not to reveal to any one—thas fore nor nee re
parder—what has noosed between the part and himself
or liereelr. May I ask your lordship for the authority
which any service of the Church of England supplies to
Kr. Towne or any of her ministers to urge private or
auricular soufevion on her [umbers I I can aware your
lordship there are others in this neighbourhood brides
tread who are looking for some serursatee from the
authorities of the church that the practice aorapialued of
shall be pat • stop to, Mot we should rye 'the_priest is
absolution' amongst us before we in aware—l am, my
lord, yours truly, _ _

"MAZY C. GUIDRY.
"The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Li sltsbury.'
" Palate, fkiliebury, Mara 6th, 1671
Dear Madare,--1 must refer you to my last letter al
°Detaining toy views is the subject respecting width you
have wriaea to me; °city addled that I newt &vila
is thtle( that the °wheelies of 00111/0111i0a la to the sr
Book rooted to Wok people, or that it is proper that a
third party should be present whoa it is ms4—l have the
Wooer to be, dear madam, your faithful servaat,
'Osman Btaux
"Abs. Ottadrs."

" the HydA Brfdport, Kane 7th, lag.
"My Lord,—l aro mach obliged to you foe /Oa
oourtegy in amweriag my let Mrs. Bat I mast say I ant
disappointed with WS chareetar of your replies. If Kai
coafeadooal bo reintroduced into Zagland, those who
monies at it wil to nesponsibls tsr lanicting untold
lamer on our households and children's childron. Altar
sppoellog in rein to the lawful authority vested In your
Inrdship tot the suppression of such pamphlets as '•
Help to Repentance,' of which your lordship dm written,
'I cannot Imitate to my that I dlaspprove of It, room-
mending the repeated and sestinas um of confession to
a print, and the remising absolution from him,' to
whom can lb. Laity appeal but to the public? Your
lordship, therefore, will not be surprised by my publish-
ing our correspon4enoa-1 am, my lord, yours truly,
"MAST C. GONDIT.
-Th. Right Res. the Lad Bishop of flolisbary."
We are cult* sore that all mothers will be pailful to
Kra (hoary for her firmaess and faithfulness in elkiting
the Bishop of Sehabury's real views ow the subject of
mafresion. All must feel that the port which his lordship
plays in this oomepon Isom is pitiful in the extreme.