The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-19 00:00:00

ecclesiastical intellignecL

TRI following amoorst oth.r presentations bag bees
made by the Lord C'smoellor :—The Rev. W. H.
Thompson to the perpetual coney of Hindon, Wilts,
and diocese of Salisbury.

LIIICTINANT I'OLONWL 1100111011 di.d at Sall Remo,
agei fifty•five years. In the Crimean -Cr ha was in
active aerator. He was mooh intere-ted in siaterhoots,
and was • warm friend a the late John Hcble.
Ma. W. H. 8111111. of the Strad, onservative tim-
eliest* for Weetmilister at the last general election, hea
been elected tressamr of the Society for Promoting
Knoteedge, in the room of the late It..
William Cotton.

Tel aaaaaa or Fizacrova—The 01.6estafes that
th. De knery I Her. ford, retclerrd escnnt by the 4.th
of the Yes, Rev. Dr FL Dawes, is to be coufrryrd upon
the It-e. R.hert Grotory, wi.. of Christ Church. Os•
ford, incumbent of the ehmelt of St. Itary-the•imse,
Limb-th.

EXTRVP9III PRIKACIIIXO.--I'ho Rev. IL W. Guinn'..,
formerly of St. Jannee., Bristol, has. according to he
Cheitenh.m toper., re.igned the Carat/ of St. Mars's
partial ebnroh in that Mon. In enno.q.enee of heins in.
hillittal hr the rector. the Rev. Dr. Walker, from preach-
iug *stompers 11011110011.

TEI National Asonal.tlm for Freedom of Worship
arc oiransing • seri,* r 4 ccof renew. of workm. n in
Lonl..n and other great town. moon the reason. 0, ti eir
alletvd abornos from public worohip. it him( coosideed
that Om large nod, of • Mari:lnnen who attribotg th•t
aboence to their bemg am:14,161 by the appropriation of
th• ss.ta in places of worohip to a comparative few who
hove not hien duly represented at the rot farming.'
hith•rto held.

FllOl4 RITUAL.— Report has been crediting the Bishop
nf Oxford wlth enc.:longing high ritual. The Tints of
Thor-day says : —" Attention hsving keen drawn to the
stets ment that the Iliehop of Oxford recently conse-
crated • chattel at Et. Antirew'a, Clewer. ith • golden
orseitlx on the holy bahle, and that • banner with a
Madonna was borne before him, we have ascertained
that the leport of the consecration was in thme respects
inamorata. No such ornaments were there."
eTTISIONO TO Ron. —lt appears from the led
number of the Oteatio.al Paper.. i-sned be the
authorities of It. Att.-nettles..n a liege. Canterhory. that
on Saturday, the 2nd inst., two of the etaienta sods
denly communicated the new, that they &PIM not in
their tionsetenoes remain in the Church of Englan I, they
having had an interview that same day with • Rowlett
priest. On the Sunday morning following, after break-
hut, they kook their departure, without any intimation
of their intention.

POLFIT DISPVTL —Ti may be I erneeolwred that • di..
note arose on a proclaim' to remove the old pulpit in the
Ombra. at Et. Mary mdelene, at Taunton, and a
minority derided to apply to Lord Anekland. Biahop of
B.th and Wills, on the ground that the new pulpit
p.rtook of the character of "Rituali.tir innovation."
Last wok the wpm arm heard in the Prootor's Court,
Well., by the lie.. R. R. Wallis, Ph. D., who has
decided that the alteration was unasoswary.
Dirt Mg CR .F Toe %MOPS. —Th• Re.. R. Parrott,
View of Amwell, Hits, who describen hls..eig ag "on.
of a party retimninol oath« extreme section of the High
Chursh school." write. (my. the o.ardiass) to say that
the recent Episcopal Rerolutlone gurningt Ritnali.as bee.
pot the clergy in a very difileolt po.itiow They moat
now either disobey the law of the Church or disregard
the admonitions of their seperior• For his own part.
while willing to pay all def,enee to the advice of the
Church, nothing shall induce him to break the Church's
laws.

RITOALPIX IC MADILAS.—For 00E00 ORM pest the relr
gimes mind of Madras has been consilered distarbed by
• controversy which ie going on relative to tome w-
eaned ritualiatie practises which have bevn unfortunately
introduced into Bt. George's Cathedral and other
churches, and have given much offence to numerous
members of the congregations. A great meny letters on
either side of the question have appeared in the lowa
papers, and the oorrespondenee ii not likely to retie% its
/low coon, unitise the ritualists give way.—drudres
Athena:rm.

As FeccssIARTIOAL NOVILTT. —A dopier 001 TOM
random,. I. going on in the Guardian between the Bev.
T. A. Bolton, incumbent of New Batford. and Mr.
Most, the secretary of the bishop of the dionese. The
bishop, Mr. Bolton complains. objeotel to leversl
tblnp in the church, among °three 'tot common iron
bol in • closet door." On this point Mr. Moss writes,
"The iron bolt ir not exactly • ' common one.' In the
vestry was • dark closet. 'lsm enough for • moo to
stand or sit in,' with double bolts Minds. These fasten.
inns. Mr. Bolton sail, were for concealment of prop., ty,
and for 'safety in cam of • riot.' Th. Mallon was of
opinion that there is no amenity for • clergyman of the
Church of England to do anything which would m•ke
It txperliant to make prowiniots for locking himself up in
• dark cupboard in his vestry." Mr. Bolton is &ritualist.

THR CHURCH AHD WORKING Man.—A New York
sontentrorary &eats., • long article to the recent con-
ferences in this country between the clergy and working
me', as to why the latter do sot go to church. It con-
clude. thus:—" In view of these dissuasions in England,
It is imps...l6'e to avohi • comparison between the stato
of the °hutches there and among ourselves. Ti.
feudally spoken of has no existenee hers; tros liberty
upon which nor social etruesure rests aostatitutes the
foundation of our theological oects and hatitutions. We
awn democrat emn religious allairs as wells. in our State
aff,irs. The orinoquence is that in no isossetry in lbw
world is there so -tnivemal an attendanos at hoes,. of
worship, and so mare:eel a diffasion of religious senti.
ment, a. in Americo. New York u largely &ben, and
is an exception, to • great extent, from this rale ; but
outoide of Na. York the calling of a meeting to oak
working men wLy they do not attend church would be
impossible."
Da. Poem's sermon, preached al All Saints', Mar
garetotreet, London. on Ask Wednesday, haa been
published by Mr. Parker. loan appendix, ',tier putting
forth his view. on the Col, Communion. he saya :
" Thew truths I hold, not as 'opiniona,' huts. mato+,
of faith, for whisk, if need ware, I would gladly 'suffer
it. logs of all thinp ' Theo blithe I would thankful,
have to oteintisln, by Umbels of God, on each terms tat
if ('per intiosuihle.' as I treat) it ahouLl be decided by •
roinpetent anthoiity that either the real 0,jootly•
Presser». or the Ruchari-tio Seetigos, or the gromhip of
Christ there present (ea I a.m., shore stated thcosi
doctrines) were onntrary to the doctrine held by the
Chore's of England, 1 wood I o-sign to, ofeas. 'Extra-
sonatina.. or <metro,' intino, or opioiun. if din eted
against faith or troth, sondem. none hut their authors;
comm.... and crisicienpi of bkhOl sin 131146 ha,..period
owey. eiscept is mournful effreta Noun individuals; the
system which they critieised has lived, strsoillutood.
rooted deeper through advereity."

EtTII•R NIMMAII.II (tiros') Itinatow.—The Wig.
miner,. Gent,* states that the miwion in ennnimiies
with the Birmingham itnitory, which Nether Nnwnia.,.
on the wisinn of his bishop, and with the saniiiinn 44
Roe, I. ehnei to open in the City of °afore, end the
ehorch which he proteges to build, will at on..
relieve Cabobeim Irma the 'smooth at te1.,1 is-
saltititlty repremateil pi it hmedrvariers of leek*

intelleetual life. "The name and character and per-
anon,., powers of Father Newman patio, Isil to airtime
attention and exercise kilo, ow over the rising genera-
tion, to whom fathers be was roreonailiy so well•knowo
: at the rhea when he sad se many of his Wein& miel
' disciples ettlomltted 01mo-wlves so nbrewrllVedlf torte
C Chuirh. In spite of the change which bill*.
that time has dime veer the Enclish mind, it 4111 *Awe
no, he doolopM that rowir will be found op. n to the
ihiliience• which Farber Newman control fail to iriaidris
in typo., wi, mane to hear born his oWn lora the teach•
hog ef OM Catholic Camels On 1001.0 Of the mumentome
riewitioas which are LOW agitating the fetal* mind In
El/trend. That audio, to a 1,... attreetive tore.
On .id has been so long a Et:anger, •trene'lisiiv
IM an eepanienee of over twenty yearn of
life, will have truths ti •mak whirls every
l'gil-,,lis sliest nj is. may now bare a car, of
beating fault In • ylaw- • here the &ode of itstalel
itt I •,,, sic 1.. pg Scattered with no nopigerd W.A."
'1 1p g. ner•l Cad's is public, hovreeer," emotions. the
Gusset,. "km a tight to krone thee the riropord adoption
c• Oalord h. noshine to do With any .....jet Catlodie
!di:cellos at 11. Universiry of Oaford. Miged educe-
lion it tonsillary to the views sill.. English Web." awl
has be Li direollatetweeM b tie Hum See."
Tug Rialto, rie 021•40 an TVs Plait CNONMI
SysTr Y.—Two hand ed Mele Coniumnreaute of !teatime
have ine•all,rd the fol'oeityr d, claratiott to the thdiop
of Ooford rapremin, want of confidenc, in the edioini•-
trauma of his lordship —"My the year lea,
as it will he reailloct.d by your lordship. an addle •
'ivied by four 1* 05 and Las members .4th. Church of
nehoot ti • Dine sei of Oxford, (ine'uding three me m•
hew of Parli•inem, lareistyoliree 111411gietra,••• and Plie
Lenin-it and seven. y•nipe courchwaoierp), was prew !Pert
to /our too d.bill, e #oe••inst ti • esistouee "in the mind,
of the be.t fit else( our Church of a grueing mistrust in
ronierme,,o. of the Rornsnitine leaden. y of many of the
innovations recently Introduced by sertoin of the elver
into he preerio • and ritual of it. bemires," •ol praying
year lordship "iu •irtee of your °el td arrert the
progress of these objectionable innovation., to allay the
fears anterteihed, said to suppreow •Il ouch 0-131011 for
further •pprehenoino," We, the a ii misted fe-idant•
in Reading (being Lay Curionsinimnis of the Reformed
Church of Eogland ast by law eatiabliehed, •lid ottani- of
whom si res were attached to the addres- above
et-Ur-red to) not only feel that that address has failed to
sesomplish Ito wished for result., but we are deMlll liii
pram ed with the sad conviction, shared es believe, in
common with • very large naO,bar if oar f Dim eimotry•
men, that a •idempreal aposwoy from Prohstaut truth
and practice has already taken place in our land, end
the' In the ilimese over wl Loh your lordship a energeti-
cally presides, the twl is Camel yeiy diffoeed emil
actively progrweing. To your lorJahip'a long recognised
iminpetbies mad ecte In fa.our of what Is popularly
designated the "High Chore'. sy•tem" we its not doubt
that wieli • lanseritable /melt W to be greatly. thmigh
not exelnaive y, aperibeel. In your lordship's el .hoecre,
but in our judgment singularly ambiguous and atisitti—
e.eiery charge 01 13,....bee Is.', ynn congratulate the
II mese on it. freedom from "hitualiatie eatravagepore."
We must re-pecifully demur to the an ursey if 'hi.
*tat-moot. Dot even 441watt-instil., out werd tri•nife.te•
lion of ultm-ritewlisM to be itomparatiely rare, we are
deeply persuadel that iii n 0 dimes, is there greater
preieoiderwice of that doctrinal teaching of which
Ritualism is nothing tepee than ihe natural fruit and
eapicedon. It in erns that in ti.. (Mame referred to
"ilitrensa ltitualiam" is gravely rebuked ; that Room I-
beEtigthl•end",'ldaned.tealnldedt"dteinipeatet am:eumrL"nuf(Thur. ii of wtili'he
Roue are etrimaly denounced, but the delloitiou of whet
Ritualism really consist., or of the Jostrinia (nun Which
it springs, an-I "of which rims are the shadows" is now-
here to be found ; chile in other a your lordslon'a
remarks you appear to re-build the thirrge you had just
before been deotroying, and re-eatabliet the very
which it s alined your intention to condemn.
We deein ic right, therefore, publicly to sins ozpra-lion
to our opinions, being ratie lied that they widths reeshoed
hy • large number IA the reflecting lay in •robere of the
Church of England in this dimme and elsewhere; and
wishing your lordship to be aware that instead of that
"har.7ponreis, r 7"
his th: oreh::t a":nos ad
ndp
relyeriuern ran,
o cho
oa really abound,
et al
Under tbe-e cimiam-teners, alter close oboerwation of
your lordship's ephicipal career. and impelled by the
deep enn•ietion that the present is the moat important
wheious eri ,is which has coney upon England eines the
Reformation, we feel it nun bounden bet tainful duty
womeifully, yet frankly, to elite that we have DO Cott
Science in the course phrased by your lordahip SA oar
spirilual guide. Regrelting the necessity for this avowal
of our sentiments. we remain, year lordship', obedient
semiwits. (liere follow 900 oignaturea)