, 1869-02-07
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III Ihe I'd d1ournsd meeting Of clergy and ls!ty
the eourse to be pursued ID consequence of
the recent Judgment III the case If Martin
against M1cEonochte, was held on the sftcr.
noon Of January II, at Freemasou's Hall.
Admission was by letter. OF Invitation only.
Afchdeacon Denlton presided, and an claoo-
pointed At The previous meelin9 was resa,
which concluded with ccrta!n resolutions
which appeared By the committee to be ~.
qntred. On these \ long dscussion took
place, The Hon. c. Lndley Wood, the Rev,
T. W. Perry, and Others eouuse1lIEs snbrnis.
Wills the Rev. ". J. Bennett OF Frotle. thn
Rev. c. L. L. Ge,t, Of st. Matthias, stoko
NcHinEtoo, and Others, opposed this course,
and supported an amendment, which was
Wordcd as follow: Therefore th!. meet.
i1E is unaole to reconcile submission to
The present decree with its paramount
and primary duty Of obedience 70 tie Church.
md can only walt N patience the Providence
Of G0d." Ultimately resolution WAS passed.
dcclarlrg that the meeting did not contIder
the existing Court OF Final appeal "qua,ificd
to declare the law OF the Church of Enetard
upon either doctrine or ceremonial but, Wlth
respect to tbs particular judgment Of the
Court In Mr. Maekonochle's case, the meet
ing, "feeltng the great diligently or the pres-
ent case, thinks there are many reasons why
those who hare used ths ccremouials or prsc-
tices now eondemncd by the Judicial Com
mlttee of the Prtvy Council may be anxious
to wait rather than 10 give Immediate effect
to tho decision 50 pronounced, and considers
1t Is q matter best left to the individual iuic.
mint and circumstances Of each priest wto
has been accustomed TO use the ce,emonlals
in question" Ar. Maekonochte then moved
That the Clergy and lNty pr. seat at this
meeting drf HjV lament AZ
Of the Judicial Committee Of the Privy
Council, and sec n it a call to use
ths ir respective posl!l,n In the church aud In
the world 10 spread IN all possible way. the
doctrine OF the Real Prsence,'' He said TINT
Of all forms Of oppression that of opprcss,ne
the conscience was tho worst and re marked,
amid loud applause, that, u1les5 the Church
Of En2lsnd eau have her own courts, the time
1ust come when she will ask to be delivered
altogether from the burden OF her union With
the State. Mr.. Perry moved as m amend
mcnt to the latter part Of the resolution,
that the meeting would use all lawful
means In It's power to teach the doctrines
sotRht TO be tmpugued by this prosecution ~
resolution was also adopted declaring. the
condemnation Of Mr. Nackonochle In the costs
OF tho casc TO be ~ course Of unusual and
exceptional severity" and the meeting broke
up alter having sat nea1Iy slI hours-
There vas another meeting Of Ritualtsts on
ine morning Of January 13, at Freemason's
Hall, composed almost exclusively Of those
Who arc In favor Of continuing tie altar
lights, and other practices, condemned by the
Judicial Committee of Privy Council. A
long and very earnest conversation took
ptaec IN which Mr. Bennett, Ar. Osby ship-
u, Iii, Edwards, Mr.. Lowder, and other gen
tismen Joined. 1t WIS generally admitted
that 1t would be very unwise to bind The
clergy Is body to any particular Course, iu-
asmuch rs circumstance differed in yaYious
parishes. and some might feel It to be Their
duty explicitly to obey the law OF the Church
on those points where It differed from the law
Of The land as recently e1pounded by TIC
High Court Of Appeal. Several clescymcn
have determined to continue the Lights, at
al events until they receive monislon {fom
Spiritual authority. The question Of the
prosecution of Mf. Bennett or rtuctr7uat-rat-
lets was alluded to, and II was generally ad-
mltted that, in The event OF the Jndtcisl
Commlttee Of the Priyy Council decIec1nF
that the Real Psreencc IN the Eucharist Is
ant5Ronlstic 10 the doctrines Of the Church
o. England, the High Church party must, os
a body, secede.