The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-12 00:00:00

THE MCAT OF THE PRoTIiSTANT PARTY IN
THY. yIIORCII.

To IA; -if;t:ilor.

_
I have read with Interest the letter of the Rev. Carr
Glyn and also those signed "Thomas ?leave" met
A Churchman," hut would hag leave to warn the Rev.
Carr Glyn against the course offered by Mr. Nuevo. As a
"Ritualivt " from a parts point of view, nothing would
afford me greater pleasure than Disestablishinent and
Diseedowntent, for the lose would not fall on the
Ritualistic" section, to anything like the proportion it
would on the " Evangelicals." Threofourthv of the
churches in our hands are now ones, with hut little
endowment, and that little would be repaid by the patrons
with their commutation money. The great strength of
the " Ritualists" hes in the (ree-will offerings of the
people, • thing no Art of Parliament could touch, and the
self-denying lives of the clergy ; and Isdh were fully shown
about two years ego, when the Rev. Itordmore Compton
took AR Saints, Margaret's-street, with all the work It
involves, resigning a living with about half the work,
twice the stipend, and having compered to the pecuniary
responsibility in the orphanages, kc., at All Saints, man
nothing. Of course it Is patent when, the support needed
must come from—the people, or the Ina mast fall oil the
incumbent. In one of the poorest parts of the outskirts
of Windsor, the curate resigned a living to give himself to
the work. Times two caves I have mentioned were both
of High Churchmen. When Owlet. church, Weymouth,
was opened the wee-to-have-boon miuipter had accepted •
good living, if I remember rightly, and gave pate little
Christ church the go-bye. I would warn both the Dis-
senters and Evangelicals to pause before adopting " Dime-
tividishnient and Disendoerment," as the means to upset
Ritunlism, for then whenever a cathedral wanted • dean
there would be plenty of " Ritualists" who would take
the responsibility that the "Evangelicals" would fear, and
would at shout one-tenth of the oost make mroatbedrals
worthy of their nuns; and, instead of having the state
money and not the people, as it is unhappily often now,
would hsve the pawl(' and think them of infinite more
value than the "loaves and fishes." No doubt it will be
denied the Ritualists have the people at all, but the fact
that "re working men," working for a weekly wage
representing 526 of their class, went to the Archbishop anti
remonstrated with hint as to the course of prosecution
their vicar, the Rey. A. It Machonochio, was subjected
to, ought to open peoples' eyes and hill them that before
they (the Evangelicals) talk of Disevtablishinent and
Disendowment, they must secure the help of thu working
classes to themselves, and estrange them from the
Ritualists, so that when that day comes the Evangelicals
can say they can depend on the free-will offerings of the
people, and are sure from feats that the Ritualists have
not men who will spend a fortune in the church, but
only those who seek to pet one, and also that they
have the state all as their only tupport Till the
Evangelienls ten ray tho former, and are sure of the
latter, Stick to the Establishment; for by it You link or
keep your head above water, Is the advice to them of
A Yeuro Rnuauer.

Windeor, October 2, 1275.

A STRANGE SCENE—IN—A
PARISH CHURCH.
On Sunday last (says the Dundee Advertiser) au extra-
ordinary scone took place in the Palish Church of
Aberdalgio. At the hour for opening the forenoon seri ice
no preauntor appeared, and when the m ter (Rey. Mr.
Sharp) had given out a portion of a psalm he asked if any
gentleman would kindly lewd the singing. An old 1111111 -
oritting close to the pulpit Paid, "11l sins, if ye lake ;" and,
his our being acorptal, he found his way to the pro-
centers box with considerable difficulty, I wing CorY Janie.
The singing had not I won lIIIICiI user° thaii commenced,
although it was twenty minutes past usual nine of opening
the service, when the regular precentor (who stays in
Perth) came into the church in a rather excited state. Ile
went forward, and after throwing down his hat and
umbrella looked to his watch to see if he was much late,
and then cried to the old volunteer in the box, " Come
down out of that. I'll let you know you have no busine.•
there." Great interruption was thus reused, and the
praise of the congregation was soon stopped. The miuster
lined to calm the precentor, but it was no use, for after
some words he went unto the box anal forcibly ejected the
old man. The disturbance was brought to an end by the
minister ensuing in prayer, after • Lich he preached •
sermon ; but there was no more singing that day.

To Me Editor.
A very few words will =Mee in reply to "Clauclumen."
The objection which he urree to the policy of Disoatablish-
ment as proposed In my letter to. r. Olyn, and which he
deems unanewerable. Is that the Ritualists are themselves
favourable to such a policy. I will not waste time in
desmibing either the native of their conversion or the
suspicious circumstanceo under which it has taken place,
if. indeed, it be • reality at all, which may is, greatly
doubted. I will content myself with asking Churchman,
and others who may be relying on any such fact tot the
safety of the Protestantism of the Eatablishment, how
tliey can reconcile their expectations with the past history
of Ritualistic triumphs. If the Establishment be the
only safegauril against Ritualism, and if it be the only
obstacle to its real inga splendid triumph in the country,
bow conies it to pass that with this supposed antagonism
of the Establishment. Ritualism within its Teri' pale has
realised the increases which its enemies to much deplore
how comes it to pass that the movement got birth and
has reached its present alarming proportions in the
Establishment, if it is the only bulwark against it! And
if Ritualism has made such progress in the Church, on
what ground can we hope that its progress will Is, checked
in the future in or by the Establishment I The Establish-
ment, as such, has hitherto failed to offer any serious
hindrance to its spread. What ground have we for hoping T.ORD DERBY ON OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
that the current of events will change and that Ritualism Earl Derby spoke on Thursday night at is banquet, at
will presently finul its Iron antagonist in connection with Liu...pooh given by the Mayor. Alluding to 1101.1A3 &flaire,
the State church? It is said the Public Worshir Act will his lordship said the revenue returns for the past ex
effect the cure. But that will he the effect of legislation months WOW extremely aatisfactury, and they exceeded
promoted by the people in their Hones of Commons, and the calculation* of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for
not the effect of anything that distinctively pertains to the entire financial yuer Turning to foreign matters,
the Church as siirli. That is the voice of the nation pro- Lord Derby assured his hearers there could ho no just
testing against Ilitnalism, which Churchman affirms needs ground for the allegation that English influence abroad
only to be bletated from the grasp of the people to win a was a nullity. Foreign nations closely watched our inure-
splendid triumph. In other words, the nation is lees- Infanta, and knowing we had no aggressive designs, they
titling to put it down;the
yet Churchman says that it trusted us. Our chief interest was the maintenance of
needs only to appeal to the nation to be at once triumphant Knox and when we tendered advice it was accepted
as
and to overthrew Protestantism. What can Churchman sincere. Coneeruing the Items:mina difficulty his lord.
think of his Protestantism when he supposes that ship thought it had been exaggerated, and that the Great
Ritualism is capable of overturning it when fres from the Powers were not disposed to assist the insurgents. It
control of the State Can any supposition be more would be impolitic to concede autonomy to Herzegovina,
absurdly ridiculous But I will leave Churchman to and though a radical cure Stout scarcely to be expected. the
extricate himself from his own difficulty. If the Public existing discontent might be alleviated if judicious
Worship Regulation Act puts down Ritualism it will only reforms were adopted. Referring next to the difficulty
prove that the nation repudiates it, and that if it was left with China, his lordship said no fresh intelligenceti had
its own unaided efforts it would be no where. For my. been received at the Foreign...lllm. Every one must
self I can see no alternative; and if this be so. Diseaue deprecate • war with China chill, it could honourably he
ttttt mt numit be the only complete remedy. But the evaded, for we did not want another "sick man on our
Puhlic Regulation Act Is nit likely to do anything of the haw's. We t, however, insist on our just and uoslerato
kind. If IlisMe I:taught...lx now Archdeacon of London, demands, and not shirk OUT Owo duty hecause it ilappeued
Itoky 110 ,IVaitod, it is not the intention of the Wittig* to put to Ise all uttphusant one. Our ed. object fur holding
down Ritualism, and if so, then this State church will, inter...use with ChM& was the
development"(
mm coerce,
through it ffi
s ocers. literully connive at sedition and in- and if trouble ansse front the present misunderstanding.
.lerilination, and actually defeat the purpose awl will the fault was not sire. Finally, Is.ni Derby alluded to the
.1 the nation. Tho result will be that the people will exeitemeut caused hy the Admiralty circular concerning
base lefol ILIA less confidence in the Establishment, and . fugitive slaves, and said the Goveniment did not admit the
.111 naturally apply even severer meaaures than the InterPertation iu,pularly assigned to the circular. nor .161
Piddle Worship Acts For norsolf, I caanot imagine that they contemplate any denote of policy in the matter.
cnuglid churchmen can. in tne face ..f the present distress, I:UN Milo; however, to exeitu thepublic tuind upon •
believe that the E.tablithrnimi offers any real oPposition question ileinmieliog easeful haudlit.g, the) trall niceidnal to
t, the spread .4 Ritualism :on the contrary. their earnest canicel Lisa circular.
couviction is that it is offering too moo faidlitim for it 4 •
rapid orogress. If the legislation of the present The British Mediterranean sq-u—adoix t Naples for
anent fails they sunset he compelled to face the ikie,ibility Malts.
of wine wore effectual treasure ; either that, or to allow Mr. Bradley, the printer of the Englidsluan, it formally
Ritualism to take its place in the Retabliahment and cononifted fur trial for Printing • libel on Mr. George
accomplish Its mission by the sanction as well as the Potter.
support of the Mate. For this alternative Ido not believe Sir Stafford Northcote, the Chancellorof the Exchequerr
the_ people are prepared, and, therefore. I oaufklentls laid the first stone of • new paving duck at Idi&lhas
anticipate, sooner or later, some radical change in the broligh•