The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-06 00:00:00

THE GORHAM CASE.

A number of the clergy of Exeter havo published
the following protest :

In the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen.
Wnerev, in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
church is the appointed witness and keeper of Holy Writ,
and to her has been entrusted by her Divine Head sole end
pl. nice authority to judge in SUMn of doctrine, and to
decide is cor.U.versies of bath :
Ar.d whereas " the sacred s) nod of this nation, in the
name ci Grist and by the Queen's authority aisembled, is
the true ekureh of England by representation" (Canon
ess.ziz ), and is recognised as such by the constitution and
laws of this realm, and he.. 'mesa so recognised hem the
eal:est times :

And whereas the civil power, without the consent of the
aforesaid sacred synod, commonly called conv.wation, has,
by state•, god and 3rd William IV , c. 92, and 3rd and 4th
William IV., e. 41, created the ju, iaiol committee of privy
council to bs a supreme court of shims., appeal in such
matters and such ciAstrovtnies ; which court is constituted
eselosively of laymen, mod may be composed entirely even
of di.ier.ten from tit, church :

And where-ma the said Court of Appeal hat, in the recent
eise of Gorham, clerk, r the Ll:vhop of Exeter, virtually
procounced juilement in a eentroversy of tai•h ; and, re-
versing the demi en of the Stirituel Court, has in effect
declared that the Church of England does not require her
clergy to believe, u a cece nary article of faith, that every
intent, tieptised into bar communion, is, by beptism,
regenerate:
Itlow, therefore, we, the underigned clergy of the Church
of Eviller:id, of acd in the diocese and archdesconry of
Esettr, whilst we do hereby ay.,* and declare that we will
at ail ti its, with cheerful sod willing minds, yield, in our
own p-reins, as far aa by the law of Christ we may, end
wilt likewise set forward and maintain in all *thin, as far
as in us li-s due, reverent, and peaceful obedience to our
Sovereign Lady the Queen, andiall that us in aathority
under her, acknowledge ;hat she is, and ougot to be,
"supreme governor in these he r realm% over all persons,
and in all c mica, as well ecclesiastical as temporal," sub
mitring ourselves unto every ordinance of man for the
Lord'a asks, cad rendering " unto ewer the things that are
Ceemer's," ye!, ia this present ease, taking into consideration
all the premise, aforesaid, earnestly praying for the counsel
and guidacce of the Dorine S,Arit of truth, actin; under
a solemn setae of the du'y we owe to God and to Hit
Church, and deep:y feeling the sacred obligation of our
ordination vows, are conetraine et, ter the sake of the
people of Christ's Beek committed to our charge, and for
deliverance of our own weds, publicly to set forth thi
our solemn declaration and protect: Wherein in the
arms and as in V- c presence of Cad, we do solemnly repu-
diate the opinion or peition that the civil power of this
teals bath, or ought to hove, any authority or rightful
power to app .tot a Lay Court of Appeal in matt &cling
the Church's faith or doctrine, without the sanction and
coolest of that Church in Scared Synod assembled:
Aed we do eolecon:y protest rgaiest tt e aforesaid,
or any other, Lay Court of Appeal, appointed
by the civ,l power alone; and against all and
every of its iota in the matters aforesaid; and we declare
that, recording to law of Christ, such tribunal ought
not to ! are any jurisdiction or authori:y to decide contru
settees of faith, and to determine what is or what is not the
dentrine of the church of England. And in particular we,
as shepherd's of Christ's fl tck, do solemnly and earnestly
protest against, and utterly r.t.et, refuse, deny, and repu-
diate the doctrine contained in the decision of the said
court in the case of Gorham, rice k, v. the Bishop of Exeter.
We entirely reject, and de• y, and protest against the opinion
and position that there is any *ride of the catholic faith
upon which the church of England leaves it open to her
mini ten to hold and to teach divers and contrariant doc-
trine. Finally acd especially we do moat solemnly, and iu
the name of sled, as stewar,s of his mystic its, pledged and
commissioned, "according to the order of this " chtrch and
"realm,' "to b ecish and drive away all err meous and
strange doctrines," avow and declare that the church of
England hold., and in her Book of Common Prayer fully
and unequivocally teaches, us the holy el:polio church ever
has held a: taught, that, without any sort of uncertainty,
hypothesis, reservation, contingency, or doubt, the gift of
regenerat.on and the renvisei-n of sire is in all eases be-
stowed upon infants in and by the sacrament of holy bap-
tiara duly administered,

J. D. Cimantuoi,LL.D., Prebendary of Exeter, and
Vlcer of Tho rrrrr on.
J. DURNFORD, Prebendary of Exeter and Vicar of Pips-
tree.
STDNISY W CORNISH, D.D., Vicar of Ottery St. Muy.
W. T. A. Rabrouo, Rector of Dien Se. Mary.
SACKTILLI LEE, Rector of Aqhaltows on-the-Walls,
Exeter.
Cu. Co. BAIRTHOLOMIW, Incumbent of Sf. David's,
Exeter.
N. F. LIGHTFOOT, Rural Dean and Vicar of Cadbury.
C. R Roes*, Rector of St. Cleve, Exeter.
PRIMP CARLTON, Incumbent of St. Janis, Easter.
R. Lunar, Prebendary of Exeter.
R. H. PODHORR, Chaplain Priest of Ottery St. Mary.
G. E. Daemon, Curate of Oita", St. Mary.
Hexx Ewe, Rector of Dunchedeck.
.1. Lo FULFORD, Perpetual Carafe of Woodbury.
J. H. 8. Bean, Priest Vicar of St Peter's, Er a.
Josara T. TOTE, Rector of St. Stephen, Exeter.
Joan IxoLl, Asiletant Curate of St. Olive Exeter.
Tasoratare Jonas, Agile:ant Curate of liawlish.
Joan Jamas Rows, Rural Dean, Rector of St. Mary
Arches, Exeter.
RICOAXD STITERNS, Suh-Dean, Rector of Danford.
Geoaos Lowe, Vicar of Upottery.
FRANCIS COURTINAY, Iscuabent of St. Bidwell'.
Gnomes Tsoesson, Akio:ant Curate of Daellsb.
IIaNIT I. COLtittDOR, Curate of St. James Alphineton.
Gsokon MARTIN, Anises's, Curate of Allhallows, Gold-
seniih•etreet.
C. W. Ermsxgron, MA., Rector of Vp'yme.
At:overt:a A. HURT, Perpetual Curate of St. John's,
Tiptoe, o:tory St. Mary.
Wu. BUOtLAID LOT; Minister of St. Michael, Ottery
St. Mary.
H. R Semis, Vicar of Stockland.
ROBERT A. Knox, Curate of Shobrooke.
JOHN BRADFORD, Rector of Pinhoe.
Joan CHARLES Router,. Curets of St. Janice, Eases,.
ROBIRT BARTHOLONSW, Incumbent of Countess Weir.
Lawagges GWYNN'S, incumbent of West Teigamoutb.
C. W. THOMSON, Incumbent of Blackborougb.
P. F. Barrios, Rector of Cade:eign.
J. H. Mears, Curate of Yaioombe.
H. Sot/viva, Rector of S. mptord.
E. W. T. CHATS, Rector of St Notre,.
HENRY P. DAO!ILL, Rector of Niirthleigh.
AIL N. Buciskuxis, Rector of Keunerleigh.
G. T. SMITH, Vicar of Udeultne.
CMARLIS LTNR, Prebendary of Exeter.
W. H. PALR, Vicar of Chudleigb.
J. WOLLASTON RAIISLARB, Vical of Culmetork.
RICHARD ADMIT, Carats of Welland.
R. W. JAMES, Rector of Southleigh.
Syo. H. Perrin, Vicar of Brame imbe.
Hawes Fsta.owss, Vicar of 81dbury.
WILLIAM WILLS, Vicar of Holcombe Rogue
firs. Fwsr.z Rector of Uerman.
WILLIAM RAi.LOCK, Rural Dean, Rector of CheritoS
Bishop.
Amami STAPLITON, Vicar of East Bedleigh.
RINRY L. HOULDITCH, Vicar or Holcombe Burnell.
A. H. WEDITSR, Perpetual Curate of Bradninch.
R. Cssesersaa, Telgumouth.
R. Gasookr, bieumbent of Sandford.
JAMES OFVUORON ORILIN, Curate of Kennerlelgh.
J. P. BRRHIRIDGM, Curate of Mircbard Bishop.
JAMES H. BRlTtolt, Conte of Rockworthy.
C. A. Nsetxxs TitoMAII, Curate of Cbadleigh.
T. H. RNIOHT, Perpetual Curate of Stoke Canon.
CMARLILS EDWARD PARRY, Clerk, West Teignmouth.
THOMAS Yoono, Amor of Btockleigh Pomeroy.

Tri z FONDS Or KING'n COLLEGE 110aP/TAL.—
Yesterday eveniag a meeting took piece in the board-room
of the above institution in Portugal street, Linsolterinit-
fields. It appeared that the preval. an. of 'japan is the
neighbourhood of the hosßitel bpi caused the patients greatly
to inerealle, whilst the fesiii.r or adiskiwoa had ,aciiioned a
considerable Laßue of applicants from the eurtounding die-
tries. It was mentioned by the Hicretary that, owing to
this 'serene and the liabilities 'scarred during the late epi-
demic, a deficiency of about 4001 existed in the fends for
meeting the accounts of the past quarter.