The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-25 00:00:00

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hat the foul-ration of a Branch Society ,in this 1
place would be pernieions.
The peace of the city is. ha'rdly yet restored,
from the confusion OccasfiOned by 3 feligioU'S..
febd 3 in which (Where the blame lay is no (vies-
(ton at present), but in which, the Rector was
not only instilled, groSsly itisolted, in the per-
formance of his duty, in his own parish church,
but was coMpelled to resort 16 the police-officers
to protect him from personal Outrage. For my part,
I declare my opinion, that if you proceed to gratify
the sane Party, who geuera:ed that feud, with
the triumph of a Church MisSionary fiociety, iu
the furtherance of which that Party is chiefly in-
terested, and they too are members of the Church,
you will renew the feuds, which may otherwise
sink into oblivion ; and will render Bath, like a
neighbouring city, a hot-bed of heresy And
Schism. And sure I am, that the mischiefs which
you will occasion at home, will never be compen—
sated by' any good that a Society, so formed anti
managed, can do abroad.
Pertnit me here to observe, that if any person
supposes me‘ to be hostile to the professed object
of this Church Missionary Society, viz. the uni-
versal diffusion of the knowledge of the mercies of
God in Christ Jesus ; he totally mistakes both my
principles and my character. The professed ob-
ject of this Society is, I trust, as dear to my
heart as it is to tile most zealous of your mem-
.bers ; as it is to the Honourable and Right Re-
verend Vice-Patron himself. But that grand pur-
pose will never be furthered, much less accom-
plished, by such means as are offered or afforded
by an irregular association like this : an asso-
ciation of a character so equivocal, that had
not the Lords Bishops of Gloucester and of Nor-
wich honoured it with their exemplary names,
it might as well be supposed a Church of
Bowe Society, or a Scottish Kirk Society,
or a Swedenborgian Church Society, as to
pertain to the Church. of England. No—The
conversion of the heathen to the faith of the Son
of God must be founded as at the begion'ing, on
a system of Order and of Union ; ministered by
men duly qualified, and orderly consecrated to
their holy office. On such a system, and on such
men alone, can the grace of the Eternal Spirit,
the God of Order and Unity, and not of confu-
sion, be rea3onably expected tO descend. The
ground-work, and little more than the ground-
work, of such a system is now laid in the Ea§t,
founded on a regular ttpostolie,d commission,
under the superintend:lnce of a sound apostolical
Bishop. But with neither of these, it seems, does
this Church Missionary Society bold communion !
But, whether that be the fact or not, I call on
you, as members of the 'Church of England, to
look to that Church.

Von ate summoned hither to discuss the pro 7
ptiety of establishing a Branch of this Church
Missionary Society this City ; under the pa-
tronage, not of the Lord Bishop of this Diocese,
but of the Lord Bishop of Gloucester ; who, him-
self, as Dean of ‘l',lls, owes canonical obedience
to the Bishop of Bath and NVellS; and who,
moreover, has no manner of jurisdiction in . this
city, nor in this diocese, beyond his deanery,
As AncurmAcoN OF BATH ,

In the name Of the Lord Bishop of this Dio-
cese—in my own name•—in the name of the Hec-
tors of liath—anci in the name of 19-20tlis of the
Clergy in my jarisd:cf
I vuoTesT against the (urination of such Society
in this City.
IVhether, or in what manner, the Hon. and
Right Rev. Vice-Patron and: his friends will con-
descend to notice this•Protest,-1 shall not stay
to see.

Advertisenzent to the Second Edition cf the pre-

ceding Protest.
The First Edition of this Address was published, accord-
ing to the Title-page, as delivered front writing. It has been
suggested, that, in justice to myself, I ought to say something
about my threatening to call in the Mayor's Officers. The
Address, as delivered from writing-, could take in nothing in-
cidental; and I could 110 i Calelllate ou being hooted, hissed,
and insulted in the grossest manner, by aChurch Society,
for executing my office. On being so treated, I used, to the
hest of my recollection, these words I stand here, as
" Archdeacon of Bath, in the'execution of my duty. Not all
" the hisses and clamour that you can utter shall prevent
" me from performing that. duty; nor shall the business of
" your Society proceed, fill I. have said what I intend to
" say; and if you pi tiered to further outrage, I shall call
" in the Mayor's Officers.",
1 take leave also to observe, that the most violent clamour
took place, when I repeated the words at p. But this
is a Church of England Society !!" I then spoke thus—
" Is this a Chotch of England Society, or is it not ?" No an-
swer was given. I then demanded again emphatically—" Is
this a Church of England Society or is it not ? What is it ?"
No answer again. I then said—" Well then, I will take it
for a Church of England Society ;" and proceeded in reading
my Address.
I am also informed, that my, quitting the. Room, without
waiting for reply, gave offence. To which I answer, that I
did nut go to that Meeting for debate—but to Protest against
the Purpose of that Meeting. And, I apprehend, it is
not usual for a person to wait for an answer to his own
Protest. J. 'l'.