The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

A., by the parishioners

'ordshire, in testimony of thei

and in remembrance of his TaithfulnE

A.D. MO."-

ing a period of more than five yeas
Norwich Post.
NEW COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.—It has been determined

hall be immediate]

hree new colonial bishopric
1, the first for the island of Mauriti

for_ Western Austrr

ilia, and the third for Sierra Leone
the bishops is not yet confirmed, bu

be made :
Fellow of Exeter Col-

stated the following arrangements
'he Rev. Ernest Hawkins, 8.D.,
?ge, Oxford, and Secretary to the Soi
ration of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, k
island of Mauritius; the Rev. James Harris,
cumbent of All Saints' Church, Steppe- `

ty for the Propa-
be Bishop of the

M.A., In-

Western Australi
Incumben

and the Re
Thomas'. L.

o be B

t of St

v. T. W. Wee
mbeth, t

Sierra L

ARCHBISHOP OF YORI

3 be Bishop of

lIRCII.-

'he Archbishop of York opened,
t Fangfoss, in the east ridilg of Yorkshire, being in thi
rchdeaconry of the Ven. Archdeacon Wilberforce, an(
its grace preached the sermon on the occasion. He
vailed himself of the opportunity for raising a warning

last we

...
voice. From the Yorkshire Gazette we take the following
extract :—" His grace exhorted the parishioners to rightly
estimate the benefits which were offered to them—to
rejoice in the services of the church, which are based on a
sure and safe foundation. The doctrines of the church,

as enunciated in her articles and homilies, were in strict
agreement with the word of God, and our admirable
liturgy was well adapted not only to keep alive true religion
among the members of the church; but also to rectify the
'ntiments of those who do not participate in her .public
With these means at her disposal, no essential
or could long exist in the church. All ages, however,

services

have had their dangers, and the danger of the present
day appeared to he an obvious tendency in some to the
corruptions of a church from which this country was by
our ancestors rescued—a church which had departed from
the true faith—which had substituted many intercessors

for the one
fallen into dangerous errors

lediator, and which had in other respects
From such errors, and from

all specious and insidious approximations to them, by
whomsoever recommenced, lie entreated his hearers to be
on their guard, and to hold fast the profession of faith and
the truths of the Gospel, as really and plainly taught in
the church to which they belonged."

AN EXAMPLE FC•ft THE BISHOP OF EXETEH.—How.
different from the conduct of Dr. Phillpots was that of
the venur.tcd Dr. Trersoh. (h. kat- Archbishop of Tnam,
towards a candidate for ordination, who held opinions akin
I I to those of Mr. Gorham. A person of rare talent and

,e excellent

s offered himself for ordination to tl
Archbishop in 1832. He had some scruples
the word "regenerate" in the baptismal service, and the
.hdp.r.nn. who examined him, declared that he could
But

not recommen

ordination in consequence

how did the Archbishop act? The young man had taken
his seat in the church, not expecting to be admitted to the
ministry, but was sent for by the Archbishop, and what
followed is thus described by the candidate himself:—" I
met his Grace at the Cathedral door. He opened it and

beckoned me to follow him. When we came into the
open porch, he said to me, with tears in his eyes, My
young friend, it grieves me sorely to see your prospects
thus blighted. We have only a few minutes to spare •,
but I feel it ray duty to ask you what are the nature of
your objections, and also to endeavour to remove them if
I can.' I instantly answered, ' May it please your Grace,
I cannot consistently with my opinions teach that water
baptism is ipso facto regeneration.' Is that your only
objection ?' replied his Grace. 'if so, I can at once set
your mind at rest on that head. I do not hold water bap-
tism to be regeneration any more than yourself. But you
must recollect, my young friend,' added the Archbishop,
' that the venerable compilers of our Liturgy never could
compose a service for the unconverted. The language of
the baptismal service, then, is not positive and absolute,
but the language of charity, hope, and faith; and as such
you are bound to receive and use it. Is this explanation
satisfactory ?" Yes, your Grace,' I replied, • perfectly
so.' Then,' said the good man, his face beaming with
benevolence, run into the vestry, put on your surplice,
and join the others to be ordained. " It would have been
well if the Bishop of Exeter had taken a lesson from the
life of this exemplary and pious prelate, instead of creating
dissension in the Church.
INDISCREET RAILROAD CONVERSATION s.—A traveller
by the South Devon Railway overheard the following
conversation on Monday morning, the 12th instant. At
Newton Abbot the Rev. Mr. Cosserat, vicar of Abbot-
skerswell, enterted the train. Addressing a clergyman
who sat near him whom he thought he recognised, but
who was, in fact, a different person, he asked—" Do you
know whether Mr. Gorham is actually inducted to
Brampford Speke ? " "Heis ; he was inducted on Sa-
turday." "By whom ? " "By the Rev. Mr. Howard,
vicar of St. Thomas's, Exeter." " Indeed ! I should not
have dared to induct him." " Possibly; but I should
have felt no scruple." " The clergy are placed in a very
painful position. It is a most awful thing ; the bishop
will hold no communion with any one concerned in that
business." " What does that mean ? " "I do not know.
The clergy have conversed much about it ; but I never
met with any one who knew what it means. In any
event, the bishop cannot take the Lord's-supper, nor can
any of the clergy, with such a person." A little more
chat to the same effect followed ; the one clergyman stre-
nuously expressing his horror at the act, the other quietly
his satisfaction. Suddenly a stranger, who sat directly
opposite, thus interposed. " Mr. Cosserat—it- would be
inconsistent with my feeling of what becomes a Christian,
a gentleman, and an Englishman, were Ito remain longer
ungenerously silent, and by maintaining an unmanly in-
cognito to allow you incautiously to say something which
you might possibly not wish a perfect stranger to hear.
I might, had I chosen to accept the living which you hold,
have been the vicar of Abbotskerswell, for it was offered
to me by the Lord Chancellor ; but I declined it. I am,
through the same patronage, the recently inducted vicar
of Brampford Speke ; and I hope, when the clergy of this
neighbourhood are better acquainted with me, they will
form a better opinion of me than you seem to entertain."
Mr. Cosserat was, of course, somewhat astounded. He
asked pardon, and assured Mr. Gorham that he would
not willingly have uttered one word to give another pain.
The vicar of Brampford Speke begged that Mr. Cosserat
would be quite at ease; that no apology was necessary,
for every person was entitled, at his own risk as to the
audience, to utter his sincere opinions ; that he had in-
terrupted him simply to prevent his incautiously dropping
any expressions which might hereafter give the speaker
himself pain.

THE BISHOP OF EXETER AGAIN:

The Bishop of Exeter has written a letter to the
Churchwardens of Brampford Speke, which is published
by Mr. Murray. The right rev. prelate sets out with
warning the parishioners of Brampford-Speke, through
their churchwardens, of the importance of the case before
them ; that, in obedience to his " consecration vows" to
be faithful in giving mission to others, he had examined
Mr. Gorham on his presentation, when the latter declared
that he held doctrines on the subject of baptism of
infants " directly contrary to the sure word of God." as
set forth in the Articles and offices of the Church of Eng-
land. After reminding his readers of the importance of
the Catechism as a confession of faith, and drawing their
attention to various passages from the office of " Minis-
tration of Public Baptism of Infants," he says that the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has decided that
Mr. Gorham ought to be instituted :
" But the, law," continues his lordship, " not being so un-
just as to enforce the task of institution on a bishop whose
conscience bids him reject the party as unworthy of a charge
so sacred—and who would, therefore, be bound to submit to
every penalty which could be inflicted on him rather than
yield obedience to such a mandate, institution has been given
by the Judge of the Archdeacon's Court, on the fiat of the
Archbishop."

The question then follows as to the Bishop's duty in
this very painful case :
" Grave and learned men have advised (and I have read the
same advice in divers publications) that I should license some
sound minister to reside among you, and to preach to you the
pure word of God. But to this it is a sufficient answer that
I have no right to issue such a license—that the license would
be absolutely void—any minister acting under it, and officiating
in your pariah, would offend vainst the law of theChurchtand