The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-29 00:00:00

DEAN, CHAPTtR,'AND CHOIR OF ST.
10F:TER4s,' WESTMINSTER.

" Spiritual' and S'iralur coneevito be reduced to
their proper ranks, which are now mixed and ccntbunded,
the better to disguise the preposterous subordination of the
noble to the inferior; till we have forgotten the unhippy
CEII.I‘II,;TICY of turning ALL, even RELIGION itself, into
gold, y e must never hope to get out of the furnace ; -our
flosses will, still grow fiercer, sad with this -unna
atural
effect, to consume net the dross, hut the, pure met"—
.Bishop Caws.of the Pecay. of Christian Piety,
1677.
In adverting to the very umgracious manner in
which the application, or elain, of the Friends of
that late much • lainented Musician, Mr. Sale, was
received by the Pignitaries of St. Peter's, as com-
pared with those "at St. Patti's, it is not intended,
even by ;inference, to undermine the respect and in-
fluence due to the Clerical character, or to suppose
that every individual composing the Chapter con-
curred in " the measure. It too frequently occurs
with bodies so constituted, to clothe individual
actions with the' Supposed authority of the
whole, and to call in the aid of Statutes, :2ad
precedents to , protect them, which have hitherto
been wholly disregarded. The saddle, however,
ought to be placed on the right horse.
Bad as he is, the Devil may be &bad,
Be falsely, charged; and,eauselessly accused,
'When men, unwilling to be blated alone,
Shift off their crimes on him Which are their own.
It is,understood that the family of the late Mr.
Sale intended that his remains should have been in-
terred privately, at St. John's, Westminster; but
intimation having been received that an Illustrious
Personage, who condescended to inquire after him
during his illness, as well as several Noblemen, Pro-
fessional Friends; and others, had expressed an opi-
/lion that the funeral should be public, and at one of
ahe.Cathedrals, to enable the profession to pay the
last tribute to their departed brother, an application
was very respectfully made (instead of what might
have been legally claimed) to the proper authorities
of St. Peter's, for the intament to taKe place at that
Cathedral. The, family anxiously expected (what
common courtesy demanded) an early reply. The
application was repeated; and, ,to the fifth applica-
tion, this charitable decision was returned—that the
bOdy might be interred in a remote but, of late, an
unusual place of interment, in the cloisters, where the
burial service- would be -read, and_. that the profits-
sional friends might afterwards go into the choir and
sing an anthem ; but on NO ACCOUNT WOULD THE
BODY RE ALLOWED TO ENTER, THE CATHEDRAL !
notwithstanding several precedents were quoted to
ahis very Venerable body. •
Where art thou fled, fair Charity? Sweet breath
• - that 'stills the stormy soul ! Soft eye of peace !
That weeps at all"these doings ! See'st man's pride
Alis,t,aken for Religion ! whispering low
in the calm voice of universal love,
Soft as the tepid Zephyr's downy wing,
' The odorous breezes of the balmy gale
Fly scattered wide in persecution's blast.,
This offer was propetly.rejected, and an applica-
tion made, to the an.hOrittes of St. Paul's, , which
Was notaanly instantly acceded to, but: to those who
attended. the impoping and so)eran ceremony, the
condescending and impressive manner in which' the
Clergy assisted on the occasion, will long be remain-
bered by them with pleasure, anti no.donlat by the
family with gratitude. •
it is the misfortune-of men in elevated situations,
that they seldom consult with friends who will speak
plainly to them, the fear of offending cramps the
' disposition for advising, whereas great mischiefs
arise by the timid forbearance and the interested ac-
quiescence of expecting dependants. It is not in-
tended to speak disrespectfully of constituted acti:a.
rities, hut of the inipoliey of such conduct, to bay
nothing of its Anti-Christianity, it is too glaring to
esciape the Observation of the commoner t pretender
to sagav ty, thereby involving the whole body as' oh-
eets of national'
antipathy It was welt observed
by the late Bishop
prised. that our h Ilairdaff, " Can.we be sue-
eigers observing how much our
sS behaviour is at variance
", to suspect .hat with our orhortation,lbegin.
we are nos ourselves persuaded. of
the truth of doctrines
to which WE ALLOW So
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Fotard
'PeCIT OP THE CHOIR.