The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-08
Ritualisna in ENGLAND,

SCENE AT TILE BISHOP OF sALIsBuRY's VISITATION.
The Bishop OF Salisbury held his trieuninl vis-
talon Of Bridport, England, on the 10th Of ilay,
churchwardens. Whom he came to the subject If
absolution, ho said thoro was tine to speak and
time to Keep silence; and he beloved the timo for
ho had, without any men!al reservation, God
know, acted on that conviction. At this point tho
Rev; Wm @. Templer the rector Of Burton Brad
OF his Lordship, III exclaimed with much fervor,
u believe there is o time 10 speak and timo TO
be silent; lot those that tho Lords side fol-
church, followed by one church warden.
This sceno created profound impression, and
TIC bishop WAS for n moment apparently much
minute two, md then tho Bishop said, 'iI would
only remind you that this is court, and tho clergy
are bound to attcnd it, though their conscences
court"
oaI,o as then zen proceeded led with the reading Of his
omitted what hc said would occupy several hours
reading, eyery churohwarden had loft the church,
aud I the clergy manifested sigma Of weariness. In
and adopted the following address 10 the Bishop,
which was signed by thirty -four Of them:
my Lord; AS church wardcns Of tho several
parishes within your diocoso, wo have this day at
tended your triennal visitation, and heard tho
charge delivered by you to your corgy. Feeling
that We have also responsible duties to perform,
from innovations and practices inimioai to It's pure
faith, wo avail ourselves OF the occasion to e1-
press our deep regret ut some Of tho opinions and
DO at variance with tloso principles for which
our foreinthers SO nobly and successfully strug-
glod more than three hundred years ago whom
thny protoetdu against tho errorB Of the Church.
Of Romo Entertaining tho highest possible re-
sPect for your Lordship's personal character and
assert onr belief that unless check s az onco and
promptly made both by tho clergy and Iaity to
those Innovations and practices which arc alien to
tho feelings or all sound churchmen, consider
able portion OF those who arc now sincerely deyo-
tod to tho establishment will bo induced to with
draw to dissenting places OF worship, or bo insdi-
thereby destroy the harmony and weaken the CON
fidence which has go long and happily existed
among them." ~
The Pail Mall Gazette processes TO have found
tho key OF tne rtualisic controversy. Horo II ia
Who is to DO master In Tho Church Of England
tho clergy Or E tho congrcgat9n We can hardly
once made thoroughly clear to tho common un-
derstanding. The average Briton can put up with
groat deal. 30 long as the clergyman confines
articuato manner, and will for tho most part, CO.
lace himsolf by sitting still and thinking about
other things. But when. no fully understands
that tho Clergyman is not content with being q
sort Of authorized official squire 10 turer but
claims In addition to bo tho mastor OF his parish
ioners,. diyinely, invested with oil manner o!
hS hs Sss@ n0 l. Aoa only W6So
way OF asserting and exercising this au-
lhority, lo will fcol called upon to make his
clerical friends know their places, as his fore
fathors did three hundred years ago. He will
gyo them to understand that ho utterly disbolioyes
their divine commission, their power to forgive
nins, to eItort confessions, to work invisible
miracles and the like; he viii mako them feol that
church property is not tho property Of tho clergy,
but the property OF tho nation, Tint Il s for Tie
public as represented by Parliament 10 decide how
Il shall 10 usod and for what purposes, and not
tor tho clergy oithor Individually or collectively.
When lnunahed npon these reflections tho laity
| will probably tako into consideration some other
topics which have been left untouched for long
| time. They will be little apt to ask who appoint
| and rcmoye tho clergya and whether tho congro-
gntihn have not certain degree Of interest in tho
subject which ought to bo recognized by tho Law
and hoso OF their patr. ns such questions will
most assuredly be asked before long, etd viii pross
| for IN answer in most urgent mannaI.n =