The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-11
RITUALLXM IN ENGLAND.

We hope our readers will not be alarmed,
and think that we are about to plunge into the
depths. of English Church controversy. This
is far from our intention. We only design
giving u brief outline Of that phase of the
question which.is now making 80 much noise
in England. We cannot take up periodical,
daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly-literary,
political or scientifc-from across the water,
chat is not committed on the one side or the
other of this controversy. The extreme High
Church party have of late become more bold
| in the public declaration of their opinions, and
in the performance of the ritual practices con-
nected with them. The champions of the Low
Church party have not been slow in denounc-
ing Them, for what they call their Popish creed
and 'Popish mummeries." Both clergy and
laity are engaged in this quarrel.
little over two months ago, the Rev. SYD-
NEY GoDoLpH1N (Lord OsBoRN1} published a
letter in the London Times attacking ritualstic
practices in very severe terms This was
thought to be; specially intended for the Bishop
and clergy Of the diocese of Salisbury, to
which the writer belonged The Bishop so
considered it, and wrote q letter to the Times
in reply, giving Lord OSBORNE a sharp rebuke.
The latter, however, answered again, and the
controversy has been kept up ever since, other
parties taking part on both sides. Amongst
these are DR.. PusEY, Dean TRENCH and Lord
SHArTEsBuRY. The first named boldly adyo-
Gates the doctrine of the ssreal presence"
confession" and other tenets, which the ma
jerity of the people of England insist on be-
lieying are the property of the Roman Catho-.
lie Church, and it is said they are becoming
alarmed at such inroads upon ssthe Church Of
their fathers" The Times opposes Dr.. PUsEY's
views in its editorial columns so does Lord
ture to affirm that the vast majority of the
thinking work people of London and the north
regard the ritualistic SYSTEM with dislike, and
the principle Of it with apprehension.
This war is not confined to the newspapers.
The combatants have found their way to the
courts. The Rev. T. B. SIMPSON, perpetual
curate of Last Teignmouth, has been proceeded
against in the Court of Arches on FIVE charges
for offences against the church discipline act,
called 1'ritualistic practices" The case is still
pending Mr. r. c. HASBURY, NJ. P, an
nounces that arrangements arc being made for
q meeting Of the laity, under the presidency of
distinguished nobleman, TO consider what
steps should be taken to put stop to the s'pcr-
nicious nonsense" in the Church Of England
Under the head of 'tRomansm in the Church
Of England,"the '.Council of the Church As
sociation,' in IN advertisement in the Times,
also call for contributions from sail earnest
Protestants,' to resist the '.bold attempts now
made to introduce Romish doctrine under cover
of an elaborate ritual, and more particularly
the sacrifice of the mass From this it will
be seen that tho hour of trial for ritualism is
drawing nigh. Events will soon demonstrate
whether there is in it enough of vitality to
leaven the entire English Church, or whether
it will succumb to the strong anti-Papal feeling
which is ever latent in Great Britain and
which, savouring, as it does as much Of poll
tics as Of religion, proves formidable antago-
mist when once it s thoroughly aroused.