New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-18
MARRIAGE OF A TURK AND A CHRISTIAN.

From The London TGo', yaa. 2s
commission, under the Church Discipline act, nav
ing been issued by the Bishop OF Exeter TO tnqulre
into certain charges against the Rev. W. j. ST. Aubyn,
Rector of the parish Of Stoke lamerel I'm whch
parish the Borough of Devonport IL included, the
Commissioners assembled at the Royal Hotel, Ply-
The Commis soners were the Rev. Chancellor Martin,
the Rev. Prebendary Oxenham, and the Revs. j.
Yonge, j. May, and ". 7. II. Eaes..
The ofense with which Mr.. st. Anbyn wac chHrgeh
was for having baptized Mshmoud Ehend, late ma
in the Turkish Army, without having previously
given notice the Bishop of the diocess OF his nten'
tion 10 administer the sacrament OF baptism IN ths
case which was alleged to be In cohlravenlIon oil q
rubrC in the Book of common iTa!eI, "Mcu pro-
"Whn any such per-cn. Of 70 be baptized,
point io purpose week before at the least By the parents
other discreet Psop so thai sae care may ,HGn 81 I M
principles Of the Christian religion, and that thy me. Gs ga
borted TO prepare themselves win PsyeI- sua ss- o' ~"
ceiving OF this holy sacrament.
The circumstances connected with this case are OF
rather an extraordinary character and have excited
great deal Of ntercst in the neghborhood OF fyhouth
and Davenport. The room IN which the C3min!s,vn
ers at was crowded with spectators, and the popular
feeling of sympathy with the rector IN TINS matter was
uneauiy ocaly expressed. The facts OF the case are
these. MahmOud Efendi was afilaneed TO the
daughter Of an English army officer Ihey were par
isloners of Stoke and desired to he married at the
parish church. The Turk professed to be Christian
at heat but On application TO the Surrogate lor
marriage license he told that the Chancellor OF te
diocess declined to allow license to be granted.
Tie baLDs of marriage were then called ID
the paii.h church by Mr.. ST. AuDyn, the
rector, upon which the Rev. James Bliss, the
curate who had previously told the rector that ne
thought the marriage ought hot to be solemnized TO.
in the church and publicly forbade the banns. I'M
led To an angry correspondence between the reeto
ard the eurate, and reference WAS also made 10 Ia
bishop who informed BY the curate that Mahmou
Efend WAS, by common report, q Mohamnledan, ana
after other letters had passed the bishop sent to MT
~. Aubyn notice Of inhibition against the marria
Meanwhile Mahmoud Efendi had desired 10 be pap
zed by the rector and the sacrament Of baptism Wa
accordingly administered TO him. after the afternoon
service at Stoke Church on Sunday, December tue
goth. On the following morning Mr.. Bliss, beng IN
formed Of the fact of the baptism withdrew his oD'
lection TO the marriage mot being prepared to CIV
the bond quired by law and the marriage was Gel
ebrated. Intimaon of the fact being given 10 tne
bishop his lordshp determined to issue the eornmir-
sion as above stated.
Mr. Ralph Barnes the bishop secretary, stated tne
facts Of the to the Commissioners, and read the
correspondence which had passed upon the subject:
The Rev. j. Bliss called, and was received WIN
some Kisses upon the part of portion OF tue -pecta
toIs lie deposed that he was assistant curate q,
S,ol Damercl, and Identified letters previously I1au
as in his handwriting. He then stated-on- Deccioel
the eth had a coversaion with N.Y. ~. Aubyn, ia
the yestry upon the hject OF the publication OF lh
|-baIns of thi, Mussumsn and Christian woman.
pointed out TO Mr.. st. Aubyn that il he proceeaed =,
marry TUX with Christian rtes II would Dol out
be lore scandal in the parish Of Stoke, Out u 'no
Church at large. added that Romsnists pli5ni pos
sby ee, hold Of the fact and that in Ike manner even
members Of the Greek Church might hear OF tpe ~
80 that il would cause scandal 70 the Eng-h A".h
throughout the whole Of ChrisiendoiD. NY =. ~
oyn stated at the fact that tbi. person los .h
been baptized ,o far my objection rested epoh .
fact that be had not been baptized Hss Ike ne
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