New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-10
ENGLAND.
The Religious Movement.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Correspondence
LONDON, Friday. April H.
Much has occurred since my last communca
ton. to hasten forward the religious movement
The cri.is is rapidly approaching The Bishops
or, at any rate, a large majority Of them-haye
issued manifesto on the subject OF objections
bic ritual observances. They describe them as
exceeding those in common use among US
and they affectionAtely commend TO the serious
consideration" Of the clergy their reasons Tor
desiripg such observances to be discontinued
Thew declare that the principal point in dispute
H. whether when the rubric seems 20 warrant
n measure of ritual observance, which yet, by long
and uosslbly by unbrOken practice has NOT been
carried out, the clergy are either IN conscience
required, absolutely at liberty 10 act esch upon
his own views of the letter OF the precept raIher
than by the rules OF common practice NO" IL
this be the question in dispute, they nave done
nothing to settle Il. The very Tact Of tnelr laying
stress upon "unbrohen practice, shows, indeed,
that they neither meet the dlthcnlty fariy nor
evince any real determination 10 srspple WIN H.
The "unbrOken practice IN perhaps majority
of churches throughout the country, ls one oi VI
olatlon Of the rubrcs. For the last nunurcu
wears or more the "uRbroken practice that nas
TOO generally prevailed has been that OF extreme
slovenliness on the part OF the officiating clergy
In the performance OF divine service, and In ceiS'
bratng the most solemn rites. Not only nave
many good old Catholic asages been entirely neg
I,c,to0ussges which were adopted IN the purer
ages of the Christian Church. bat Posltlve orders
aud plain directions Of the Prayer BOOK, and OF
the Canon, have been set al nausht. One OF the
objects Of the movement, or Tractarian party
was TO restore such usages, 70 repair tue nesiecs
which cAreieIsneGs indifference a0a puritsnlsln
bso introduced into the services o! tue Sanctuary.
Foripstauce The Psalms ought 10 be ch6nted, being
songs OF PRAISE ana in the Prayer BOOK they arr
pointed 10 be sung yet nov, irop pur'tAaicA
prs iuoice from lszness, the rule IS 10 Tee@ u
trsack Them the excel ton only TO sing them -
The daily service, again. Is expressly command
ed vet Until lately II was universally disregard
ed Another thing, as 10 reverence at Church,
people used 10 be sensible OF the holiness OF the
place ard conduct Themselves accordingly es
pc cially IN pray er, when the injunction 10 kuee
devouVlS was generally attended 70 bur- OF la!e
xears uttl this revival took place, people have
eot into the rreyerent habit of sitting aud loung
i,s instead Of kns cling. These matters, then,
are All more Or less involved IN the question OF
an bfokep practice p" There are other things OF
perbsps more weight such as both the omission
ard the II terposton Of prayers IN DIVINE SerVice
TIE uniustifable omission. for example, OF what Is
called the Payer OF the Church Militant, when
there is no Communion and the Unauthorized
INTRODUCTION Of prayers IN the pulpit, before and
sC,s, ths sermon Nay. the omls siOn OF one OF the
crssds of the Churcb-the which is commonly
known as the creed OF 81 AthanAslus-s also
n matter involved in the question OF unoroken
n,sctice." So then, upon such principle as the
bi,hops have committed themselves 70, some Of
the most important rerIt'e' OF the Cnarch OF
Frslend might be friuered away. II IS true, they
ahs,secb others, who either by intentional omls-
.;on or bv neglect and laxity, may have disturb
"a ,bs uniformity or weakened the authority OF
ON, nrescr,bed rituals, to strengthen she side Of
60, nv avoiding all unnecessary deviation from
,be CbBych rule But the use OF The word IN
necessarv allows latitude 20 the Clergy ~nicn
viii destroy the eject oi tne feoutl ilel as'on
md the Bi.hops are not even exerting the Au'