New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-30
RIOTS IN A RCU.

The contest for some time past going on In the
Church Oi England between the party Of forms and
cereuVDles and those who are opposed to any limo
vations in that direction, or any revival even of
ancient usages. has lately burst out anew, attended
with very unseemly proceedings in one of the Lon
don parish churches, that Of st. Georges 10 the
East.
The incumbent of that parish is clergyman o.
Puseyitish principles, to which he has gwen ex'
pr. .sson in the decorations of the church. the vest
ments used by the officiating ministers, and IN
the general character of the service There Is, how
ever. large body Of the parishioners who do not
sympahize with these Innovations, and peculiar
circumstance has given them clerical leader, and
has brought, as it were, the two forms OF service
into hostile collision In addition to the regular
services of the Church. st. Georges has lecturer,
v ho derives his appointment from source inde-
pendent of the incumbent or patron and who As 1t
happens, is q strenuous supporter of an-Puseyitisb
views.
The great object of detestaton to the anti-Pu
seyite party in the parish appears to be choral
performance of the LitaDy a, Especial service on
Sundays They not only complain OF the manner
il Which tbs rite is celebrated, but also OF the
bour, oblgn their lecturer to perform bis services
at IN inconvenient se,son. BY way OF showing
their dis,pprob,tion Of this service, the audience
of the lecturer is accustomed to remain behind,
and, when tie Li.any service begins, to interrupt
it with grosnng, hissug, cat calls, coughing,
scrspipg of feet, and other unseenly proceedings
Upon complaint of tie rector to the Bishop OF
London, he has required the churchwsrdeus to
suppress these distuIbsncesit beiog their duty to
repress disorders 10 church. But the church
wardeps, who belong TO TIE ant Paseyite party,
plead their inability to do so; and the disorders
have been carried TO such hight, that it has been
found necessary to call in the police, and to clear
out the rotous audience.
On the other hand, the opposite party have ap
pealed 10 the Bishop to put stop TO the unu'uai
ceremonies and to prohibit the wearing Of the o.
iection.ble vestmenis In reply, be states that the
incumbent of church has legal right to use it a'
often in the day as possible and that in 50 large
parish az ST. Georges an additional service n wor-
thy ef approval rather than of dsspprobation He
should timself highly disapprove forcing choral
service on an unwilling audeIce, bat the Ia" al
lows fn lflcuI IDcnt 10 Ha'C tuo'ei A@sNS' AN-'-
read service if he chooses, SO that all the Bishop
csr do 10 10 advise As to the yessnents, the
Bishop has already, in the case Of curates VINO are
subject to bis summary jurisdiction, shown his de-
termination TO put stop /" to the childish mummery
.of sniiqu,ted garment', or the seeking to dress
IS much as possible Ike Catholic priest Ba''
though be can deal summ,rily with cura'e Sy re-
vohirg bis license, he has 10 such power over an
incumbent, nor Oh mature delberaton, is he dis
po.sd TO appeal to court on a question 50 foolish
in itself and Of which the result must be SO doubt
full turning, as it must the shspe aud pattern Of
the clothes worn at the time Of the Reformation,
and their points Of resemblance to or divergence
| from those now in use. Such is bis opinion; but
any Of the parishioners, If they wish to cite the
rector upon this question before an eceesastical
court, are at liberty to do 60 aud he wu be ready,
when called upon, to afford all facilities for such
proceeding 80 far as his authority extends.
| The Bishop concludes by exhs<ting both sides,
out of respect for the interests Of religion, to desis
from tbs "miserss!s controversy one part!