Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-21
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lHE REVEREND UR. rrsFY-We think it desira-
ole TO place our readers IN possession of all the facts
f9 fn OF serthou recenuy preacneo oy aistin.
gushed divine and this enabled to do from our
Eoglish papers received by The Great Western. The
brief statement which we made two weeks ago, when
the truth difficult to be arrived at proves 10 be
substantially correct, with the exception that the
ter IL not yet, as supposed "setiicd The result
still involved IN uncertainty, and considerable
citrment exists, not only i'll Oxford but throughout
England
Ii appears that on the fifth Sunday after Easter,
inlay 2l) DR.. Pusey being called 10 preach before
the University OF Oxford, in the Cathedral of Christ
church. took for his subject the doctrine of the Eucha
risl An impression was made on some Of his audi.
ence, that the doctrines of Reconsideration and the
mass were advanced and defended altogether
dssonant from that of the standard Of the Church of
England: and the result was that, avalling himself Of
obsolete statute of the University, the Rev. Dr..
Fausset, Margaret Professor Of Divinity, made an Off
csl demand the Wee Chancellor to appoint Board
Or Committee OF heresy, to examine the sermon. The
Vice Chancellor appointed himself, Dr. Fausset thus
both and ludge and five other doctors of div
nifty. Or these gentlemen, nearly all have been active
paTsans OF the principles opposed 10 those Of DR..
Pusey, and have taken decided stand against him in
the acaran controversy; and the attitude OF the only
no could be presumed to Judge at all impartally
said TO have BEEN sat the best, that Of unfriend
ly neutrality The committee thus constituted by one
man s Will and discretion, proceeded to decide upon
stating what passage expression in the ser
charged with being herelical! DR.. Pusey
needs not humble Defence aude TO his case
without any reference TO the principles with which his
name has become so identified; would simply me,e
tn him that justice to which even feons arc ent-
tied; and must say, with writer in the London Times
that "l he was The worst hereto that ever lived he
would be entitled TO fairer play than this
After consideration OF the sermon by the committee
three members Rev Drs Og'lve, Hawkins and jeff
SAID 10 have found little fault with t and MS they
could agree, each member separate report
These reports Of such nature as to induce the
Vice Chancellor to suspend Dr. Pussy from preaching
within the precincts of the University for two years
Against this sentence, ''as unstatutable as well as
unjust. he Imme diately issued meek and dpnified
protest, in which he states that he loss To con.
ccive what in his could be construed into dis.
cordance with the formularilies of Church" and
Wedly declares his entire eI amino 10 all
lis Gnctrinal statements, N address has been pre-
scented 10 the Vice Chanceo. signed by numerous
resident members OF Convocatlon aud Bachelors OF
Civil Law, respectfully requesting him 10 "nake
known the grounds which his sentence was passed
that may know hat o! doctrine il is in.
tended To mark dtssoEant from contrary To the
doctrine aud discipline of the Church Of England as
publicly received To this address he has declined
TO give present, any decisive answer. letter has
also been addressed TO him by Dr. Pussy, dated June
o. which he says, at was, and is my full con-
viclon that, had had the hearing hch (or The sake
of the University and the Church, earnestly asked
for | must have been acquitted"
Here The matter rested at the latest dates Of papers
have received, June IL. great wish is generally
expressed for the publication of the Sermon which will
probably soon appear; and should turn out that il
contains nothing which the crime Of heerodoxy
can be fastened, "ihe Vice Chancellor NAV find snys
a writer quoted in the British magazine, chat he has
lighted candle BY this persecution, which will not
burn on. quite so soon or SO easily as he expects