The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlE,—The Rev. W. Pollock, at a meeting of the
" Working Men's Church Association," on Tuesday last,
is said to have alluded in opprobrious terms to certain
" practices" supposed to have been current at St. Martin's
church, which, under the epithet of " Tractarian," I pre-
sume he means to be considered violations of the rules of
the Church. The churchwardens of St. Martin's will,
therefore, feel obliged if Mr. Pollock will take the trouble,
and they hereby publicly call upon him, to substantiate
his charges, and point out any feature in the services of
that church inconsistent with the order and sanction of
the Prayer-Book. By inserting this, you will oblige
Your obedient servant,
ONE OP THE CHURCHWARDENS.
17th June, 1854.

WEEKLY COMMUNION.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STINDARD

Sin,—l noticed, with much regret, in your columns of
last week, a letter written by a so-called Churchman of
Liverpool," but whose attachment to the Church of Eng-
land is certainly most questionable. It is difficult to con
ceive that any man, who calls himself a Churchman, should
ground his opposition to the carrying out of the Church's
teaching upon an argument so puerile and so shallow as
that which your correspondent advances. The whole
ground of his objection seems to be the absence of any
authoritative direction, that the Holy Communion should
be celebrated weekly ; and, in support of his position, he
quotes the rubric, which orders that " all priests and
deacons of collegiate and cathedral churches shall receive
the communion with the priest at least every Sunday."
Now, in this injunction, I cannot find, for my own part,
any ground for asserting that the Church intends to ex-
clude from the Lord's Supper all those who have not been
admitted into holy orders ; that the same benefits are not
to be extended to the laity ; and that a sacrament, which
is declared to be " generally necessary to salvation," is
only to be administered frequently to those whose duties
are confined to collegiate and cathedral churches.

Surely the souls of the laity, the souls of the poor, who
are the Church's especial care, and to whom the Gospel is
more particularly addressed, are not of less value, or reli-
gion less " strengthening and refreshing," than those of
the ministers of Christ. Or, again, are we, in this our
day, of which religious coldness and indifference are the
striking characteristics—are we less in need of spiritual
assistance than the Primitive Christians, who considered
a daily reception of the Holy Eucharist necessary to pre-
serve them from falling from their faith.

On the supposition that the " Churchman of Liverpool"
thinks it right to partake of the Holy Communion once a
month, we ask him whence he derives his authority for
this practice, as the rubric nowhere lays down the precise
periods at which the rite should be celebrated, but only
makes it obligatory upon the members of the Church to
partake three times a year at least. Your' correspondent
is evidently one of those who prefer the very minimum of
religion, and who have too high an opinion of• their own
spirituality of mind to feel the necessity of a constant
supply of Divine aid. And not satisfied with their own
ignorant indifference, they seek to undermine the laudable
efforts of those who would seek to draw men nearer to
Christ, and to cement more firmly their union with Him
by a frequent participation in that sacrament, which is
hallowed by His real and especial presence.—l remain, Sir,
yours very faithfully, ANGLO-CATKOLICITS.
Liverpool, June 19th, 1854.

THE PRAYER BOOK, AND WEEKLY

COMMUMON.