The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-27

time with much success, in connection with his
labors at the Jewish Theological Institute In that
city.
TEE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
The High and Low Church men-The
Feeling Running High.
from the Liverpool Mercury, July 1871
The Church Association mas passed resolution
on the reply OF the Archbishops Of Canterbury and
York to the memorial OF CO. 200 lay members Of the
Church respecting sacramenta confession In the
Church OF England. The Council complain that
the reply of the prelates does not promise active
measures for the repression OF the evil and they
ever expected the bishops to undertake judicial
proceedings upon every complaint OF VIOLATION 0!
is lett but from the answers generally given
by their Lordships to complaints OF grossly
illegal acts by the clergy the compartments are
led to suppose that there are no enectual and In
expensive means OF REFRESHING such acts within
their Lordships' power section OF this dangerous
humber Of ass ciergymen stands out seifconvlcted
by having signed the late, and now notorious, pc.
ttion to the Upper House OF Convocatlon: Hail OF
II is indeed thought by many that to revoke the
license OF ourate for The fault Of his incumbent
curate himself commits a reasonable act it is no
ground for not dealing with him That the lncum-
Is 10 for the oas
draw the license Of . curate merely, on the
ground OF having signed even such document cur
make 0f1icial inquiry through the archdeecons as
to the practices carried on in all the churches with
which the petitioners are connected (indeed, sucn
q step seems imperatively called ior), and in all
cases where curates and other nOn-benehced petit
TONERS are particpators IN illegal acts to with
ciatng in any diocese till they have given satisfac
tory proof Of having renounced all Romanizing
bents should be inhibited from Ociating out OF the
diocese in which their incumbenctes are situate
TO permit ne ano s9 W as
engaged In conspiracy for It's overthrow ID TO the
Council simply inexplicabe."
Private Conference.
A meeting Of over one hundred clergymen and
laymen OF the Church OF England, Wesleyan Metho-
dist and English Presbyterian denominations was
held on Thursday In the National Club, whitehall
Gardens, London to consider what common action
might be taken to prevent the spread OF rituallsm
in the Church of England and preserve the Profess
,J F Ess s6s EAR, @ aa ss a On tho to p5s
Bls8, CHURCH s Of SD England ciersyman. and
Of the honorary secretaries, to state the object
Mr. BLIoH, in his address. drew most alarming
picture OF the spread oil ritualsm in the Church,
and explained that no time was to be lost In en-
lied. He referred to what had been said by the
Rev. Mr. Marsden at the late Exeter Hall meeting
CONFESSIONAL, 1
be Inado hastings question, and that their aim
ought to be to return nifty or one hundred true
Protestant members 70 rarnameht' mere was
posal showed the extent Of the evil.
The Rev. DR.. DONALD Fraser. the other honor.
airy secretary, spoke as Q Presbyterian, and said
he was ANXIOUS to sink denominationasm in the
present crisis and to do all in his power to AID in
Of England rom being handed over to the Church
OF Rome.
letter was read from the Rev. DR.. Stoughton,
fho Uall -kn mi n Tn fha
effect that another engagement prevented his
carrying out his intention to be present, out that
He, however, satd that before Church OF England
members could expect aid from n0nconfOrmists
they must ntst show themselves really IN earnest
The Rev. Mr.. SKRINE Church OF England) did
not see that movement inaugurated and carried
on BY Church Of England men could be successful.
He thought 1t must be begun and led by noncon-
Mr.. SAMUEL MORLEY, M p was asked by Lord
shaftesbury to address few words to the meet
ing, but the honorable gentleman said ne could not
take part In the proceedings till he heard what was
the object Of the conference.
The Rev. W. ARTHUR wesleyan Methodist said
with the Of and
shment, but II the Protestant iaith was to be per-
verified In the way they saw, II the cause Of Christ
something efYectua was not done by the members
OF the Church of England, he was convinced that
tablishment. Mr. Arthur also said tnat he was
supporter Of Mr.. Gladstone but that In questions
Affecting the Professionalism Of the country he dis
trusted him and his Cabinet. "a remark which
elected the applause OF the meeting)
Tue Rev. Mr.. RUSSELL Congregational minister)
gregational ministers spoke volumes as to their
feelings on the question OF supporting the move
ment, and he did not wonder at 1t, considering
their principles in reference to the establishment
The Rev. CAPEL MoLYNEUx spoke strongly ia
favor OF the revision OF the Prayer BOOK ana OF
the rubrics. He said amid expressions OF dis
sent from members Of the Church Of England)
that he would thousand times rather see discs.
tabiishment than the continuance OF the present
Lord EBURY proposed the appointment Of large
committee, which Lord shaites6ury said ne
would regard as vigilance commistee 70 "a'cn
After some further discussion series OF res0lu-
tions were unanimously adopted to the following
men, nave the right to insist that the Church Of
England while 1t exists as an establishment shall
exist only as Protestant institution; that con-
church, this meeting calls upon all Protestant
Englishmen to use their utmost enorts to COM
plete the reformation, and by all means at their
estant truth throughout the Empire; that Q
wise and judicious revision OF the i0rmular1es OF
5ns OF chey nseded order %
the alleged support which rttualsm nnds in these
formularles, and to promote more friendly relations
great leading doctrines OF the Protestant Reforma-
tom that some common action Is desirable In ORDER
to bring public opinion to bear upon the
the committee be appointed to consider the further
action In this matter.
Lord SHAFTEsBURY said he regarded what nad
been done as purely tentative and experimental
EFFORT and expressed his satisfaction with what
they had accomplished.
The conference lasted three hours.
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS