The New York herald., 1869-01-11

mOf6 Important COuSoQUeUc63 JH1U the JUCX
ment ITSELF With respect to the knoeItng, thu
Court observe that the posture Of the officiating
minister Ii prescribed by various directions through
70 stand and when 70 change this posture for tha
OF kneellng. But it " expressly ordered 0that the
n Seora ,s g q sS D sns
| cation that he Is intended TO change his posture
during the prayer. In reply, after one or .we
| was one OF those minute details which the rubrlc
could not be held to cover. To this the Court make
any minister Of the Church. or even for themselves
70 assume that any departure from or violation o.
the rubric Is trivial. The present case, indeed,
selves might seem very trivial may practically In
v0ve most material consequences 1t is as notorious
historically as 1t evident from the minute dlrec-
tions the prayer book that variations OF gesture
and posture during the communion were connected
az the Reformation with important points OF
the record knew perfectly well that the
gesture which they described rs trivial I'M
Ihis consideration has further bearing upon the
equally questionable plea that there no evidence
70 SHOW that alteration was intended by knee'lng.
judge OF intentions and sentiments, and conse.
quently " s all the more necessary that 1t should
point in short, Mr. Mackonochie had violated dis
tnct rubric and the question could not therefore be
referred to the discretion OF the bishop.
The use OF lighted candles raised question OF
even greater significance and importance. They
had been treated either as ceremony or as an or
utliltHl anu Oh tiulcF aiLeluatlVS lHey Hdu Uccu
justified by argument which has been extensively
used by the rtualsts, and on which, In fact, they
base Their whole system OF innovation. They have
alleged that they are justified IN adopting any
practice which the prayer book does not ex-
plicitly cDndemn-in other words, that whatever
is not expressly abolished is retained as lawful.
tons issued in the first year OF Edward W., and
their counsel even went so far as to quote constu
ton made by council held under the Archbishop OF
Canterbury in 1922. The Court we rejoice TO say,
dismissed those antiquarian references as utterly
irrelevant They lay 1t down, in direct opposition TO
the principal OF the rituasts that all ceremonies
abolished which are not expressly retained in the
prayer book. This Is plainly implied In tine preface.
but IL is placed beyond cOubt by El'Zabets act OF
uniformity, now applicable to the present prayer
book, which prohibits any rte, ceremony,
in the PRAYER book, anu declares void all prior
usages and ordinances. The opening ruDrlc, again,
orders mat s.sucn ornaments Of the Church and Of
the ministers thereof shall be retained, and be In
use, as were in this Church OF England, by au-
thority OF Parliament, Ia the second year Of the
argued from this that whatever was lawful In the
designated year OF Edward vi. Ia lawful now; and
through this loophoe tle reader has already seen
they have introduced into the controversy not
only the shifting Of that confused period, but
the endless and antiquated canons OF medieval ec-
so ie con Sowege ps have NOW
distinctly explained that those things only possess
In the named PRAYER book referred to- II Is nothing to
the point that the candles were lawful at the time
scribed in t. ana tney are. therefore abolished. The
rubric, they observe, might have said that such or
naments should be retained as were then lawful, or
such as were then IN use; but In fact 1t says such
only as were in use by authority OF Parliament ana
this Ia now decided to mean such as are expressly
With ~ and to the% matter
fact, the use OF lighted candles was almost univer-
sally discontinued after the Reformation, which af
fords strong confirmation OF the view thus taken
OF the law.
The London Times ON American Finances
The Times OF the oath ult in long editorial
reviewing the financial condition Of the United
States. concludes as follows:-
There is another fact OF the gravest importance
to be considered by the incoming administration,
which, indeed, underlies almost every other fnan-
cial question. An tnconvertible currency, amount
ting TO nearly $400, 100000, warps more or
less the Judgment OF every man in the United
States. It is impossible to take up State paper
20 ae e e n~ o.
ciation Of every financial question which arises for
dscussio Is clouded by this atmosphere OF confu-
to be loud voiced without the fear OF detection. 1t
prevents the success Of the sincere attempts OF hon.
est to seek out the truth. 1t coaks the inherent
wrongfulness OF hundred schemes OF defraudlng
the public creditor, which are started and occupy
attention without apparently q suspicion that the
same aw reappears IN different forms In each. Mr..
McCu0ch 1t must be said TO his credit, has consist
emily endeav0red to remove this OF error. He
his own control nsmccessfui: Int whoever may e he
the Secretary OF the Treasury under General Grant
will be bound to follow him In making this last iact
to which we have adverted one OF the nrst to which
he must give his attention.
Mr.. John Stuart Win and W0men's Suffrage.
The following correspondence between the National
Society for Women's Suffrage and John Stuart Mill
has been published In the London papers OF the 23d
ult.:-
EpNBuEe BnASCH THt
NATIONAL SOCIETY ron WoMEN's SUFFRAGE,
nr.,s q, Nh; NNwIsSrcS y CT & MousE Dec l. 1853
that feel, both individually and a committee, 40 much
indebted 70 yon for what have done ior and for
minister election without feelings OF the deepest regret
We an @Ss ns
upon as great bow when we were trusting 70 your influence
feelings pain and regret were not however, con-
We regretted still more that constituency could have
We fear Of your fearless protest against
a. % So to- no long y
along with M y Taylor in The prosecution OF Goyernor
you even more highly than for eminent intellectual
we feel that whether In or out Of Parliament your talents
win be actively and conscenousy employed in the promo
heretofore thai no constituency or section OF men can
hinder BY act Of theirs the advance Of truth and
Rejoicing IN his belief and hoping you win kindly
the sincere EXPRESSION Of our gratitude and sympathy,
PRISCILLA McLAREN, President.
DFsn MADAs-rew things could be more sra,ifynr 10 me
than tbe letter with which have been BY You
committee my werniest Acknowledgements
Of all reculleetons connected With the House Of Com
mons that q my having had the honor o being the first
make the claim OF the suffrage Parliamentary
question IL the most gratifying as believe to have been
the important public sefvce
In TO render. Thz ID thing accomplished
and the has sufficient supporters among
the best In the House Of Commons much
Of hr conteyt be conducted there ts
intelligent Of the country give their moral support
10 the who engaged In urging claims,
the minds OF the lsss Int political
freedom IL the only eectuai remedy which
women are conscious that women auher. Whatever power
have promote this outside the House OF Com
mons shalt not fsi 10 sxert 10 the uttermost.
Your expressions Of sympsiby with feelings and
bation OF conduct the subject OF ths Jamaica
ties peculiarly grateful to Il has been with
cai sorrow that have seen cold AMI
moved at the recital OF suferngs which II might
supposed would at least have aroused pity
and generous indignation sgairs the II is
peculiarly women who that u IL their
duty thor intelligence matters polica that
condemnation Of Mr. and his Instruments
should have found, tor II women possessed
the warmth OF heart which all ought have their
feelings would revoed At tho lortnrcs inflicted
and they would have considered the reasonngs by which
these attempted 10 be paa,os beyond province
Ash the conduct o. 20 many smong them has afforded
Madam very sincerely yours, J. q. MILL
Mrs. MoLARrr, Nswington House, Edinburg.