The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-07 00:00:00

RELEASE OF THE REV. S. F. GREEN.

Lorl Penstoce sot ins cttomittt,-rrout of tho If ,we of
Lords on Stu:rats morning as Judge of the Chancery
Court of York, .o hoar so sp otic.t.-oi from th- Bi•fou of
kletiches9er for the release of the Rey. S F. Green from
Lancaqtrr Castle.
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The Judge expresatd big surprise that this soplintlon
had 0,4 been made soon-r. It VMS now some ton- 'inc.
Mr. Green wat deprived of his living by •irtut of the
torovitiuns of the Art, and that entinly it his p s tion
in this suit. With his deprivatioo, the object of the tuit,
which woe to prevent hit pdi dicing divine service in be
Church of St. John in an illegal manner, fal/le tel an end.
One would have thought when the circonistw C s were to
changed he would have applied for his diwthatg.. But he
had not dine so, and his bishop hat do. wis -ty and writ,
ant rendered • public service. in coming forward and pie.
ing the court an oppottuoity of acting in this matter,
which it could not have done if no applint on had
been made. In signifying that • clergyman was In
coutenopt, he (the judge) bad an unw.lcome duty
to perform ; but on looking beck he fsil,cl to see
that he could have done other•is-. It was no doubt a
public midir one that en educated man of tt iinleu
character should be cast in pawn, ant Atilt more no
when be was • minister of minion. Bat the Itw most
be obeyed, and it would be a .till greater mid ortune if
the lawful orders of those who administer the law could
be defied and s.t at nought with impunity. Moreover,
when parishiontrs who were "aggrieve " app ouch that
court t , obtain redrest, it would have been • W•reliction of
duty on his part to refrain from putting in operation the
powers of the court. But all that was chtustd now, Mr.
Green was no longer the vicar, and the order of the court
not to perform the services of the church at Niles Platting
could no longer be obeyed or disoheyed- Ti.. question
now was whether he (the Jude.) had (be legal power to
order Mr. Green's release. He (*widenst that, under the
statute of George lIL, • c ion which decided what wee
contempt could also dec.de what constituted condonation
or sati•factlon of the contempt. The same !tutu% I pro-
vided that *tape should be taken for the release of •
person inc ntetept upon his "obedience." Tao impriton-
ment was clearly intended to enforce obedienc-. ltsd lie.
Green, then, obeyed the court? Not willingly, but he had
done so in effect, againd his will. The edit was driven
by Mr. Breen to take stew to make bit disobedience
Impossible and to secure compliance with or without his
content What guarantee was there th it Mr. Grreu
would obey in future / The answer we. that the in ihi•
tion had practically come to an end. Under all circuin.
stances he would, therefore, died t that the seal of the
court should be attached to • writ of deli
.

Aoocialf—rom—the rroVbralro; of York's Court arrived
at Lat-cast-r et debt ?clock on Sunday night, bearing an:
order for Mr. Ore... discharge. The fact was imme-
diately communicated with to gentleman, and he in-
t.matesd his intention of leaving at eines. He remained a
short time in conversation with the Archbishop's offi-er,
and in the meantime a cab was pre cored. The prism
door. were thrown open, and IlLr. Gives was quietly driven
away, Proceeding to Morse nab*, four noticed stant, where
Mn. Green has been t..iding during her husband's inc
(*ration. Only the orison ocLel. were present when kir.
Green was d .
On Sunday, the Rev. W. R. Pym, ours!' appointed to
the charge of St John's, Miles ratting, officiated st the
services. The Venerable °mon Anson, Archdeacon of
Manche it.,, was present. In the moraine, before his ser-
mon, Mr. Pyna announced his intention of making such
changes in the ritual as were required by the bishop at
the Synod last November. The congregation remained
throughout the celebration of Holy C nomnoion, which
was choral, the archdeacon being the celebrant. No one
communicated. The outward position was retained, and
the altar appointnents, with nnlight• el candle., remained
as in Mr. Green's time. No disturbsoc oxurred.