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Dublin University Magazine

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—Rev. xxi. I

ORIGIN.

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BREST ONDEJ.VCE.

ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.

TO TUE EDITOR OF TICE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sig,—ln common with many of the well-disposed in-
"liabitants of Liverpool, I have, for a considerable time,
Award, with regret, rumours of the unpleasant state of
feeling existing between the divided, rather than the joint,
- incumbents of St. Michael's Church, in regard to matters
/of doctrine and church polity. Being unwilling to believe
that any disposition of uncharitableness could in reality
-exist between two ministers of Christ—men set aside for
the purpose of inculcating, by precept and example, that
humility of speech and demeanour—that love and charity
of disposition, of which our blessed Lord Himself set so
--beautiful an example, and which while on earth He en-
forced, by the most pointed injunctions, not upon his dis-
ciples and immediate followers alone, but upon all
Christians—l turned a deaf ear to the scandal, and set it
down as part of those evil workings by which the enemies
-ef the Church and the foes of true religion sought
io begrime the fair and comely face of Christianity.
I am sorrowfully disabused of this fallacious belief.
"hiring the past week society has rung with discus-
sion, and the public prints have teemed with conflicting
-wersions of a transaction which, under the names of " Ex-
traordinary Scene in a Church," " Disgraceful Scene in St.
Michael's Church," " Scandalous Proceedings," &c., has
been flourished to the infinite scandal of the Church, and
'3lO small danger to the best interests of Christianity itself.
The versions professing to account for and to describe
-these discreditable proceedings, differ considerably from
each other, it is true on trivial points, but they agree in
the main facts of the unseemly scenes which on Sunday
last were enacted in St. Michael's Church. I enter not
to the details of alleged grievances, and make no account
of the persnal o bickerings and disagreements, which, it is
-now only I4ain, have existed between the incum-
hents,—embittermg their own lives, ruining their chances
of usefulness, and raising the banner of vindictiveness and
--personal hostility among the different sections of their
-Ilock,—but shall confine my view to the undenied facts of
-the case, as these appear in all the versions published
in the local journals; for rumour, with her customary
diligence and understood freedom, has given to the world
I)ictures of the scenes embellished with varying hues, and
-encumbered with conflicting attributes, according to the
leanings of the respective narrators.
On the morning and afternoon of Sunday last it
*ppears to have been known that the Rev. Mr. Morrell
Sind another clergyman were to officiate in that church,
.saliose views on some doctrinal points are not participated
in by many of the congregation. The assemblages con-
Kregated on the occasion were, it seems, larger than
lordinFY, and so soon as the Rev. Mr. Morrall, in the
3nornmg, had given out his text, and had uttered a few
-words of his sermon, a large body of the congregation
rose en masse and left the church ; a similar course of
conduct being observed towards the Rev. Mr. Pnghe in
the afternoon. Such is the literal history of the facts,
denuded of all embellishment ; and such a proceeding, I
"Lave little hesitation in saying, is fully worthy of the
-worst, title which has been bestowed on it. Not one of all
those who took part in tine thesstrieel manner of marking
his disapprobation of the doctrines he personally disliked,
you'd be so ignorant as not to know that his individual
act was, even if isolated, likely to disturb others in their
devotions ; but if it was in obedience to a preconcerted
ischerne, as has been more than insinuated, words cannot
be found sufficiently condemnatory of that conduct which
-could thus render the temple of God the scene for unmask-
ing a gross and uncharitable conspiracy. In this lattei
ipoint of view the proceedings assume an aspect of so
hideous a character that I shall not pursue this subject
_farther, contenting myself with recommending the insti-
_sators of such scenes to a more attentive study of that
gospel whose maxims are peace, charity, and goodwill, than
--zippears hitherto to have regulated their conduct towards
each other.

To both the clergy and laity of St. Michael's, as well as
all other churches, I would humbly suggest a perusal
and practical application of the noble sentiments uttered
by Burke. " I wish," says that eminent statesman, "to see
the established Church of England great and powerful ;
I wish to see her foundations laid low and deep, that she
inay crush the giant powers of rebellious darkness ; I
would have her head raised up to that Heaven to which
"he conducts us. I would have her open wide her hospitable
gates by a noble and liberal comprehension; but I would
'have no breaches in her wall ; I would have her cherish all
those who are within, and pity all those who are without ;
I would have her a common blessing to the world, an ex-
ample,if not an instructor, to those who have not the
happiness to belong to her. I would have her give a les-
-4Pon of peace to mankind, that a vexed and wandering
generation might be taught to seek for repose and tolera-
lion in the maternal bosom of Christian charity, and not
in the harlot lap of infidelity and indifference."

I am, Sir,

A. LOVER OF PEACE,

ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.

TO TICE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Ent,—l shall feel greatly obliged if you will permit me
to offer a few remarks upon the statement made by a cor-
respondent on Tuesday last, respecting the painful scene
-witnessed at St. Michael's Church last Sunday week. The
writer says that I have preached two or three sermons at
Zt. Michael's, and always controversially. I have preached
ten sermons at St. Michael's, and in seven of these no allu-
sion was made either to the two parties in the church or
to the points of controversy between them ; in the other
three, there were a few remarks bearing upon two contro-
verted questions, preaching upon the words, " He hath an
-amchangeable priesthood.' I stated that the word priest
is never applied to a minister of the Gospel in the New
Testament, and that our reformers had studiously excluded
the word altar from the prayer-book, though originally
found in the first prayer-book of King Edward. In a
second sermon, on the subject of the New Birth, I stated
that baptismal regeneration had long been a matter of
great controversy, but I conceived that the all-important
question was not so much as to when we were regenerated,
as to whether we had sufficient evidence that such a
change had taken place. On this occasion, I said the
question of baptismal regeneration is one upon which the
best, wisest, and most learned men have differed in opinion
and that it would, therefore, ill become me to dogmatize
mpon such a question. Onathirdoccasion, in replying to the
inbjection urged by dissenters, that the strong language
employed by our Church in her burial and baptismal ser-
-vices is not sanctioned by the Word of God, I merely said
that it appeared to me that all the services of ourChnrch,
without exception, were hypothetical, and that the words
in the baptismal services—no more than in any other—
were to be considered dogmatical and absolute. This is
the substance of all I have said in the whole ten sermons
that can be considered at all controversial.
I must now make my appeal to your readers, whether
-your correspondent was justified in making the unquali-
fied statement that I had preached two or three times,
and always controversially. A fortnight before the Rev.
Mr. Pughe preached his first sermon at St. Michael's,
I had taken up the subject of justification by faith, and
promised, at the close of my sermon, that I would take an
early opportunity of resuming it. This I had intended to
do the Sunday after Mr. Pughe's first appearance at St.
Michael's ; but, up to the present time, I have not doneiso.
Speaking upon this subject, Mr. Pughe said, " considering
the conduct of some of those who hold that justification
by faith alone is the test of a standing or falling church,
1 think it would be far more correct to say, that justifica-
tion by works should be the test of a standing or falling
church." It was for the express purpose of avoiding con-
troversy with Mr. Pughe, that I have not yet resumed the
subject. I doubt not it will be gratifying to the public to
know, that a friendly arrangement has been entered into
by the Reads. Henry Carpenter and Cyrus Morton.—
Yours, &c., JOSEPH BARDSLEY.
P.S.—Since penning the above statement, the writer of
the account given in your paper has expressed to me his
treat regret that my name should have been mentioned at
in connexion with the proceedings at St. Michael's ;
he has read my letter, and has kindly permitted me to ap-
Vend this postscript, being satisfied with the explanation
lt furnishes. J. B.

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