, 1870-08-28

| Church, bave voten non p,aett; that alxtv-two
have rotcd ptaert jszaa r.oda1o, and aaal!y, ihss
esnsres,iou. and % have deemed @ ''Se Il Sest 10 70
ahs'alu ifurn voting 1t ahou1d he aIdei
] ssal other Fathers, either OIL account of ihs
LUudron Of their hellta, or fruu ot1cs rery
grave motives. had already returned to their
t'toc,ses Tauer auch conditions onr vote has
teen presented tn The eyes ht Your Holiness .r,
how large q number OF bishops share our srn,i-
ntuls: h. ItxAr.1s US, We h1ye, by our vote fnI-
a!lss' % '!aty which we ha,, % discharge bsta:e
Cch 2tsits lore the ChrErf. Since then. nnthtp.
has rtcurrri1 whlcl, could have disposed ns t,
rGte differently; On the contrary, certain events
OF gTr.t importance hare sut more confirmed uS
we n4w Hereby declare That nc renew and cuIl-
ar'n me yntss previously given BY ~
~, .soaaIi1ne therefore. these votes ~ tho pres
We stall not Afstn,l the public scasuu which fs u
nEe place or the 18th OF the present month: for
tnis nlal dcv6tlon an'1 tht respecr which resIer-
ua5 nihnXhs 10 the feet OF your Holues our tlef,.
u:<ticn do not permit us. 10 question walc.l 10
neaflr coLterns 5onr 1ol,Drss iha; It mar be fes-
Easea =: as ,,ng esana! sair Of 5oar Hos[aes
faewr. NnYgrer, the rates which nc inten,itd
me ne vetes All esd, gtven by us AZ the general
oSS!:sa!i9n> Na therefore ,v.l.u, Wlthout
iuItEtF delay. q the Gocks which are tntfusted
to Es, and to which, aisec 50 long m abssnce.
e.I,; aa esc fns II y w1r and In tie urgent NJ.
eesstes ht Their s'ufa hnr presence IL aSsoiutriy
necessary! being distressed that in thin sa,l ,aas
u0u Ne shDHiL nint t1,e cunsclencss ami tn, pasce
Of bGtllS 50 deep disturbed rT~
Nc fetoaslltld arItll our wo1p hear. e,u,E
!loiEtsst ara He !1a!r Church, 10 W,l.H We n O.
less an tns!nah.e t!csa.cdlcss anil obetl. mes to
ue csacc and IT, tile rrst-cttou of ous Lcnl .1r-as
Christ. And, IN u5fon with those OF n.1r ooi,socrs
Wha are absent aud wllo should have voted Al We
y. a.e. n.ost Holy Father, q your Holiness must
teIo1t1 ansi t5St1!ent SoIs.
lie ATcAtitIap OF CANTERBURY ha, al
Gresstd u letter 70 tls= C..airu-n oi IT,,
PORTSMOUTH bcarch Of tho Church tss3ciS-
neE, II acs"er TO Eet4n-il forwarded to |
EsE'. signed ty upward Of 5,5o0 liz .ua rle.i- |
ca! fLe1lbc1s Of the Erited Chn1ch Of England |
.od Ireland. The 1euorialists complain Of J
the aeorton, By party within t1ls Church,
o. doefrants and pracsices alien 10 tho purity
OF the reformed faith, and c1prass their In
ciGn2nt eorrow aud surprise At tie s1aine-
ress and apathy that havo prevailed for 70
long peuod on the part Of the,. ee.iss,ssti-
cal rulen.' The rrimate writes under date
Of August 3:
II aiu u.t surprised that nlauy members uf the
4 lGtcE Of EnalAnd should f.c] indignanf q: prlc-
Lees and doctrines which hare III some pisces |
0ng 9r m,in9 sae ass sWen', years having
!eaehtng Of our pure, Sct.ptura., xnd RefoE11ed
Courfh 10 the system of tic Church Of Rome.
l. l!ei that .its essi i owing to saptnspsss @ ~ sa
must he wei awarr that she Il beneaeea i c,erW
lepeMlt ut for rhelr position on tue 1
will Of their Bishops nor, like some dis
scntiEE ministers, Liable to he removed hr vote
Of tactr congregations. or pf the heals Of their
coI3mc.H-. l. for my past, whatever di2advsn- |
fAGe@ mny follow frpu ihis f.ee,lorn Of the clergy,
rttoice tt':- It Ia aecurci tn them. and that no
cletR3 man Of the Church Ut England can be |
Il Morcd ultI he has had iair and opcu |
sIfI beh4e compttent tribunal, In which his [
Violation or The law Of the Church mas been legal
ly EroTetf. I Rgree win what prtsumc Is your |
FL b. that the points ut tssue might the RItual
Iot1 mission las eut grs'cd, he decided In soue
tss expensive aud more expeditions manner,
and have alNays expressed my readiness u
Eslst n Improving our legislation II TITS ditec-
lion. But cannot attribute blame to those !
position 70 inr1ass THE Bishops with great
luthort ,. have thought It thc!s duty however
ruch their patience has heeR tT1e.l, to act ac-
,bEllng to Inv, md Lot 10 seek sslt1e arbitrary !
I0de Of cIHshiag thoS*' II koSc opinions they diS-
,FrruTt, Vt1en such power is nor c0ufc.se,, upun
hem clthet. hy the Church or the Law CT the
anu. In the midst Of tar AnNtette] Of Il. +I;1Iet-
u age, - the tancnE Of pa+tes loSk, In ]
{ mnlOn 'r.sh my brethren OF the En.sconae In |
he Great Head Ut the Church 10 atd nsin lis own |
potl time, in our faiihfal ru,.earors 10 maintain
its h'nof;. anil ieet sure that BY Ills blessing
lie truly Scrptu:aa character It ou: Reformed ]
! u!ch. II set forth tn 0u: f0rMulaf1ts w,ll 1t |
fst be vindsrsted, and cur ChHtch, re,Aih,ur its
old On The aGrcttOas Of this Cr-at pe,,plc VIII |
reserve 1ts acknowledged position a. the cypo-
c1t Of NJ enlightened Christianity. lafyostnE to /
r0mote education, b idly rrbuktuR vice. and
audlug forth as the bulN ark AZ once against su-
e1sttltp anil tnrIellty.-