The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30
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THE BILL TO "PUT DOWN RITUALISN" N TIL
CHURCH OF ENGLAND PASSED TO ITS sEcOEI
READING-kR. DIsRAELI's SPEECH.
rFrcm the Worlds Correspondent
LONDON, July 16.-Last night, after de
bate OF seven hours, and amid o scene of the
utmost excitement, the House of Common,
passed. the second reading OF the bill Which
Mr. Disraeli 60 aptly described as ga law tu
put down the ritualists." SO strong was the
feeling in favor of the bill that its opponents
were fairly cowed, and the second reading
passed without division. You know what
the ritualistic clergymen and two of the
bishops have said would be the consequences
of the passage of this bill. Well, its passage
Is now assured, and We have only to wait for
the consequences.
The DEBATE was exceedingly interesting,
although it was nearly all on one side, as the
opponents Of the bill bad exhausted their
fire on the previous night of the debate.
Until near the close Of the debate it was un-
fake--his Cabinet, it was known, was di.
bate his Secretary Of War had opposed the
yigor as Mr. Gladstone himself. But II Mr..
course he dismissed them when he saw the
temper Of the House; aud after be had made
up bis mind he directed the whirlWind and
rode upon the storm. Many Of the speeches
were excellent, but bis was superb. :
This bill, said Mr.. Disnesi, bad received
very different descriptions, but none OF them
were exactly accurate. 1t was not bid to
attack any Of the legitimate parties Ia the
Church. He regarded the existence Of such
parties as necessary and beneficial; they hive
always existed even from apostolic times
they are q natural Development of the peii.
gious sentiment in man. Ceremony, eIi-
thusiasm, and free speculation are the chsr-
acteristics OF the three great parties in the
English Church. They now have moderu
names, but they have always existed. They
are now called High Church, Low Church,
and Broad Church; and the country hss been
deeply indebted to alt Of them. In his
opinion all OF them Gao pursue their Instincts
consistently with faithful adherence to the
principles aud practices OF the Reformation.
But what b the object OF this bill 1t is
plainly to put down TtUaaisa,. Mr.fGlad-
stone had said he did not know what rituSl-
ism is, but the country does mt share his
Ignorance. !ar .~..s,e. ,s.@ a:s#,. -
"What the country understands by ritual
ISM" said Mr.. Dlsraeli sis practices Ia the
Church to which they are not used, but
which they believe are symbolic0f ,doctribes
which are most une0Rpfe misingly OK pressed
and acknowledged BY writers Of that school
fHear, hear.] Therefore think there. can
be no. mistake among practical men BE- to
what we mean when we say it 10 our desire
to discourage, EitnaIism. The right honora-
BILE gentleman, the member for Greenwieh,
said the other night that to his surprise he
found ,Parliament-be having beea same
time absent from it-TyeYy much excttedIpon
the Church and religious question; aud he
seemed to tzunt, this side of the House and
the Conservative party generally With the
greatness Of the disappointment which he
Believed to have been experienced from such
! result ne having, rs be said, held out to |
The world promise that there would. now
be tranquil time, and that the attention of |
Parliament would NO longer be absorbed BY
discussions and considerations Of such a !
character. But do rot think, SO far as I
lm individually concerned, that the taunt I
vas deserved or was. just. can say most
sincerely that never addressed any body of |
ny countrypen for the last three years with.
,,it having taken the opportunity of intima-
ing to them that great change is occurring
q the politics OF the world. and chat It
you'd be we'll for them to prepare for that
hange-tbear, hesr] -that II Was impossi-
lie TO conceal from ourselves that that great
truggle between the temporal and the spir.
zisl power which had stamped surb tndeii.
lie Gestures on The past was reyiving sgaiR
our time Hear, bear. ] never spokei
pom this subject with passion, nor did i +
sek ~ any way ataRy time TO excite such