, 1875-12-11
CHuRCH.t1NlQH,


LETTER rnoN MI. GLADSTONE TO DH. Do11iSdEH
A correspondent Of tho London Dd,ly Tet-
eQraph soudB to TINT pnpcr tho following letter
addresHeu by tlr. Gludstono TO Dr. DollingeE.
M. ~ CanLroN Hougx TERRACE Il. W. Aug, q
1sTb.-Mx DEAN Dn. poLLiHaEn: I understand it 10
t!u.ua .he Gsntssease u An for ths present year,
III great nNasuru 10 tho questions which Immediately
concern she Eastern Church Yon VIII deal rth those
to state tono considerations belonging to vscw If
them without. which III nearer 10 my province aud
question Of tho alteration of tho cruad IL tho Vest.
heartily esbFacca What understood to e declared 1t
Bopn ass year More rtady III the interest Of rcsce
TO revert to tho aueient form, felt tAa to Altee
aht ten 70 sGsts eost ss.t no t
oe ersiuy '' rrepaeSd I'd i1foraaud: s thst many ais
sas sss ssr. vs aa sy e. vs n1 rsss tGsts
othosn who think restoration atltn,s.h1c would ssl
rim nleaa when il nu become CERTAIN hy trying tho
ground III ail directions that you need not apprehend
tcpet Or pinctiee ontslo tlo creed tecf. il IL not
spcso with regard to the supremacy 10 auy rart
ot o Aoly OF 70 y he sn condition = Of us 5 dead
tho two queaIions Of tho reverence due to SACRED
iHagra and OF tho invocation ot saints can turroee
Esa,eru dytnes sAoId ,,nhapp4ly tnsat reaardiue
coucti4toy destinations pot ~ belonging to dpliue,
aud therefore nuAH!0DA a. III t4C1f press t0Fluui-
ton, parts Of tho iGmutAh1e d0Hnatic truth. ! eaa
surE1ep It, then. vol to deserve confederation whether
tlosp points, with any otoss Ike them, IL there 10
slc should not ls sounded 70 Tho Bottom botore any
very stringent declaration thu subject Of tho atfogxs
IA asye.c1 This u my 1rat ubsersatten. Ny sccona
H. that there conceivable forms Ut declaration by
ncans Of which It may be rossb!o for The two edts
quietly to approximate, until proceeding to the inat
and esrltna! question o. change ~ tho formula Of
tha West. IT, from the Western point OF yew It were
set forth that tho orthodoxy md autcisncy nf tbs
original aud Extern form u acknowledged; thst
alteration In tho toct ne Of tho Church u conceived
10 have bsen made by lhe intsodnct!on of atta}ue.
aud that no secessIo from that doctrine would be ju-
yoyed in s abandonment; that procession from, the
bon IN not intended tn he nsRcrted IN tha SANG sense
and scope - from tho Father: thst tho ground on
which tue question Of ssyettn8 % tho .ncient form IL
not entcrtatnah1e simply aud solely ths want Of Adc
quate authority for the Introduction Of Tho change; In
fhess propositions /! allowable, snd With duo cutret-
toil OF RnRuaHe, 6lrpnss that valuable bonnH might
he tedor to the East should the prospects s-st Of
pomnloatton all round. can eoutsyo it possible that
Tho Eastern diyinea might elr si tn euy recoHu-
tnn u The third of these propositions, md tho mcas
of materially facilitating the Acresato IT the Nest.
In tho Of there proroatians consists my second
mud last observation. have beeH tempted tp
o6cr this. which eau exterior view Of s question,
from my arm confidence in yor wlsaou anl my rrs'
found sympathy with what believe to b. your general
puyp04o; from my coAtctiun tht thu Easern Church
eutoys folscty III bc!ng fire. from colnnta1 to Any
est your plan should fatI sp Eastern sds. uot from
any fca discrepancy tic truths meant to bs c1-
pressed, but fro want In that pe1ihiltJ Of conrrI,-
t!ons and expressions which !. thoroughly compatible
with frntIcl belief and which tho histores q rsu-
stauecs Of tho East, imposing the necessity Of rigid
sttus, hare mot boen we'll Ainrtsd 70 asseiop. with
your accustomed indulgence Ala ths ~ my apology
Of utility. wouli simply bes 5ou 10 cous!der as
written. 1cl!eys me, with warm RESPECT aud regard.
slways faithfully youEs. ". E, GLADSTONE.