New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-26


portsnt facts have occurred in the religious move
ment which have undertaken to discuss. Par
lament has assembled. The Queens Speech
has given the assurance that religious liberty will
sustain DO damage. The bill which the Minister
is to propose will be presented this evening, aud
no one doubts that its provisions will be in entire
accordance with the spirit Of the Qaeens Speech.
As the Legislative measure in contemplation will
not arrest the movement of opinion in the differ
ent forms which have indicated, will not de-
lay on that point, except to furnish you with the
details, If | can succeed in learning them before
l dispatch my letter.
The two other facts are the publication Of Or.
Pusey's defense in a letter written to the Bishop
of London, and the publication of a letter Of ad-
vice to his parishioners by Rev. Mr.. Bennett, the
founder, and now the minister deposed of the
Church of St. B Arnabas, having obtained certain
celebrity by what has taken place since the CON-
mencement OF the religious agitation
The first of these documents is a remarkable
production, stating the questions at issue with
great clearness. 1t indicates the Characteristic
points of the Anglican Catholics both as regards
doctrine and worship; it marks the limits which
separate them; it states, but does not itself draw
the lines which may one day lead TO the recon
struction of truly Catholic Unity. This is to be
prayed for, not to be planned, according to Dr.
Pusey. Providence has its methods, which no
one can understand in the prevailing disorder Of
human affairs DR. Puseys letter is the best re-
ply that can be made to the question started at
the close of my last letter namely Have the efforts
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sought as far as possible, to maintain in its own
bosom, all the elements of apostolic tradition, to
preserve intact the deposit Of faith and OF the de.
cisons of councils at the same time with the &C.
clesiastical regulations,-hsd the effect Of draw
ing toward the hierarchy Of the Roman Church or
of turning from it, by giving to the heart aad
mind in its own bosom, all the satisfaction, or |
should rather say, the spiritual nutriment capable
Of arrestiDg the disposition to return to that Of all
the religious doctrines which best responds to the
different wants of the soul
am convinced for myself that the movement
which is now going on in the University of Ok,
ford, and which has justly taken the name Of Dr..
Pusey, is at bottom essentially English, which,
in the nineteenth century, is better than to be
Italian, in spite of all the honorable reclamations
of Goberti in favor of "the Primats of Itsly"-
reclamatioDs that are very just as to the past bat
which do not apply to the present.
The Catholic development, or rather the Cath
Ole restoration, in the very terms Of the Prayer
Book of the Anglican Church, implies accordingly
a pure and simple return to the Papacy and to the
Roman Church. DR.. Pusey Justly says in his de.
Tense that be knows the cause for this return that
he has DO connection whatever with 1t that he
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accelerate it. These causes | believe an also
acquainted with, at least generally, If mot In de-
tail and | shall attempt to explain them IN a
letter especially devoted to the Roman Church.
1t is the danger of certain positions, but also
their strength, that they produce on excltaOle
minds, disposed to Illusions and accessible to
certain TEN ptations of precOciOus fame, an effect
entirely contrary 10 that produced on calmer per-
sons, and more inclined by nature to accommodate
themselves to the present, making such improve
ments as they can, than to run the risk OF lnnoya
tons.
The real intention of the Anglican Catholics Is
to remain faithful TO their national tradltlon, 70
preserve the Constitution of the Church in Eng
and and in order 70 do this, to introduce certain
reforms which the new state OF English leglsia-
ton bsS rendered necessary. The Constitution
of the Priv Council, for example, is no longer
tie same since the abolition of the greater part OF
the political and judicial incspacites which Tor
merly belonged TO the profession OF a dissenting
faith The State religion is now scarcely aay
thing but a fiction, except the ecclesiastica
property tithes, &c aud the presence oil the
bishops in the House of Lords. 1t is evident
that in a state of things like this, the eccleslas-
teal Jurisdictions can no longer remain the same
The English Catholics accordingly demand
Superior Court of Appea for decision In matters
Of doctrine, the reestablishment OF the ecclesias
teal legislature, aud guarantee in regard 10 the
high functions OF the Church
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tween the Bishop Of Exeter and Mr.. Gorham,
more than iusti6es the demand. The Ango'Catn
olics saw that the Church of England cannot DC
maintained, except on this condition. ana tnas
otherwise a dissolution is inevitable, forming Two
fractions one turning to the right and going BACK 20
the Roman Church. and the other 70 the Ieit, snd
losing itself in the indefinite varieties oil Protes
tantism.
With the revival of faith and under the im'
Dulse Of the new teaching which restores all their
Significance to the ceremonies OF the Cnurcn, ana
gives 10 the Prayer Book the lie OF whlce IL mao
been deprived by the pretended philosophical
dissection, are combined a far more strict ooserv
ance of ali the practices of worship, frequency
of communion, a regularity of Offices, a ressora-
ton of portions Of the Liturgy which had iallen
into neglect, and a more thorough discipihe
New churches have been built IN great numbers
as well as schools, by private subscription BY tne
zeal of the faithful.
ouin;on. even among acute and intelligent men,
dat there was nothing in the Puseyite movement
but sort of new aesthetic religious development
or restoration of the old aesthetic ooserVsnces'
and that their form expressed no reality In morals
or doctrine This is grave error which cannot
but surprise US when we go to the bottom OF the
subject
Faithful observers of the practices and ceremo-
monies of their Church, the Anglican Catholics
have precise and determinAte system oil doc,
trnes growing out Of the Apostolic IraolIGns anu
de work of councils, in regard to Baptism, TO
Communion, TO confession and Penitence' TO tae
noVer of absolution given TO the Church and It's
ministers, TO the character of the sacranenfs the
efficacy of ordination and the like IL Is imPossl-
bic to give further details in correspondence on
such complicated subject Bat II Is ILnpoI!A1 l
10 dissipste prejudices and induce serious minds
70 study on the subject. There is no better doca