The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-02 00:00:00

RITULLISH A HINDRANCE TO CHURCH

DEFILNeR.

The it.,. W. A. Oositwell, vicar of St. Pure, Wel-
verhampeon, having been melted to take part in •
°bush Defuse Meeting, has published in a lose! paper
• Latter addressed by him to the Arohdesecon of
Stafford, addle,:—" Boesect events have but teoded
to emir= my views as therein expressed, and to soli-
vines me that the worst cosmic* of the Fotablished
Chunk are to be found within her own pit, The
rev. gestlemaa .as—
In attachment to the Obereh of England as repro-
mooted in her Articles and Formultriee, I yield to no
one. Is deep (*eviction of the Sorlptural duty and
public utility of a Nations! Chareh Eetabliehtuent, as
• satirical witpus of lb. truth, I yield tone on.; why
then hesitate, It may be asked, to defend the connexion
between Marsh and State as now existing?
"1. Bemuse whatever the °buret of Borland may
be la theory, in prattles I *amides she has pseud to be
• mites. for the truth. Buil& doetrittes are being
anbleabtfigly taught by many of het ministen, and the
Itondab Kam is being openly celebrated in many of her
auras& While on the part of her bishops (with some
few lactated exemptions) no serious effort has been made
to Bowmen theme abuses and expel these evils; and
where sash evil, and abased are tolerated, if not
imourafed, it becomes a question of oonsoience how
lax It son irjnetILLINI• o Aoload Cbs doommeales vrib
the State of • Church established to teach one system
of religion, but now tc • great extent notoriously
toasting beadier.
"2. But further, whatever course the clew may
take, the laity of the Church of England form an im-
portant element in the oonsideration --and what are
their feelings in this matter of Church Defense? I
grieve to state 11114 i I Wiley, nevertheless to be • feet
—that they are to • great extent indifferent, if not
absolutely disaffected. The intense dtroatiafeetlen of
the great majority of Churehmen with tee internal
sondition of the Church for some time past has been
repeatedly and unecaulvocally testified. Tim* alter
time have they inemoralised and remonstrated with the
rulers of our Church, but appeals and remonstrate's,
have been ignored or rivaled. As • necessary remit
their 'maidens* hae been forfeited, and at the Dreamt
moment there prevails • widespread Ludifferesee as to
the lasin of the stragmle between the eseallarito and de.
leaden of filia Cherish Establishout.

"Many infloential laymen in Wolverhampton have
declined to fake any partici the present movement, and
a similar feeling of indifference exists, au I yell know.
ID other par of the country likes/4a Tele is •
lamestatiketato of things, bat at It existence there
cannot be • doubt; and in such awe the tato of the
listeblishment, however for a time deferred, ammo*
be ucoartalo.

dist muiy of those, the., like mys.lf,
Oompelied to staid &loot, agree with 111 • in regarding
dimetabilahmeet as wellnigh the greatest ealsunity
meld Well our natioo, and only to be elmeded by the
iss.l dhoorsanisstioa sod eorruptiou of the Chareb
itselL And ens now, could they see any earnest dis-
position ea the part of the bishops, to remedy this
state of tallow, quid they but me them prepared to
follow the exunple of the Amadeu& bishops, ima,
reel al Baltimore, by • somblaed bold denumnatioa
and • Indy a:premed mole. to drive awey the itombili
novelties from our Reformed Church, I believe that
even now the pest mass of English eisursbmen would
rally, with one haat, for the defence of the good old
Church of Ragland, and make her direst liblishment
imposmible for many • long day, In the sheens.. how -
ever, of sash • speedy and energetic movement, the
days and hours of lb. Establishment, I luny
are limbered, and with than, who ta..• allowoi out:
Church to become so demoralised as tu provoke toe
morn of her enemies arid tin distrust of her own
children roe* humanly speaking, rest that terrible
rotomsibillty.
I li, ...wring Mos *lady to exprme wlmt I know
so many feel, 1.. any yea will not wrong me by sup.
posing that Imu actimbed by say other motive Man
that al the very deepest comets fee the inisteete 01
*hank OM I do duel inf.*

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND MIIKIIDE.
On ?Mot, mormn 4 bkipton, • man amid
Edw.:a Lyona, • Isbutirtir, wbile under tht inflames
of a.4tuut. mod.. amwt siv•l• • tack upon Wi motlor
will • w twan t• • /maim, abOlit 'V roars
a &gr. 114 n aoturuttoal a..msb.oqueoltly made as
i•••••••pt utoo Li • own Ii by °mites bit" throat. Bulb
mother and 1,00 hive been ',mogul to Ow ulna work.
bona.. It is it &red it. rueti,ge will oat mom, sad
Shogun bra inflietld soot! iajmies ,tII Matadi Mist Ids
itondition Ter, Preoteterso.