The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-01
GheGtttelIigetrter.
MIR. Gladstone aud the Church OF
England.

question raised by himselt-viz--is the
Church Of England worth preserving Z
The telegraph tells us that after summing
up both sides Of the question he comes to
the conclusion that the Church Of England
is worth preserving, but in order to be
preserved, or rather in order to preserve
itself, II must eliminate from its church
policy all remnants of prescription, and
nut itself in accord with the tendency to
iiberality and charity in religious mat
ters that characterizes the times in which
we live. Mr.. Gladstone does not say what
we have written, in so many words, but
We have simply amplifed what is re-
ported in the dispatches.
Whether the recent trouble in regard
to the Wesleyan minister, Mr.. Keet who
was not allowed to describe himself rs
areyerend" on the tombstone Of his
daughter, had anything to do in calling
Mr.. CiIadstone's attention to the sad lack
of l;borolitv in the established church. il
No, limited in the dispatchcs, but II il did
not il may we'll have done 80. At all
events, he has seen cause for delivering
himselton the necessity for reform and
libcrality in the English Church.
When Mr.. Gladstone was Premier
rew veor, ago he brought in bill, and
pOtit through Parliament, that discstab.
Ii.bcd the English Church in ireland,
Ue nlniuly ioreshndowed at that time
hi, hostility to some Of the abuses that
hod solidilied themselves around that
Church, IIc believed that the disscntcrs
oiIrelnnd, including the Catholics, ought
mt IN he tnxod for the support Of u
church organization to which they were
enthusiastically oppo,ed, And 30 after
great effort and bitter opposition from
lbs Tories be mt the bin through both
bou.es of Parliament bnt not until after
tbo House If Lords Ind been stigmatised
nam construction" by the London Times
ond other lending uapcrs.
The controversy cngendered Mt that
hme hocomo oui,e radical In its charac
for 0pJ Mr. Gladstone was viewed with
aroo, susnic,on Lv tho stieElers for the
1roJi,ions onI mononolies of tho Church.
Ho wn, iorcod into n nosttion of ouusi
i,o.,ili,y 10 ,ho Church hv Disroeli, and
mnon ,n,t lama in foct although not in
"aS,o p ,hoy won, hororo tbo con0trv nj the
oIaa,;.m. Io., yoo. TLo rosull wos the
arnarent defeat Of Mr.. Gladstone and his
IiLpsaI mnlicv IN ho,L Church nnd state
mo,,ors TLo Tories revninod their as.
"ondonov in tl,s House II Commons and
A.. GI.d,,ono and his tollowers have
.iaoo ooonnioJ hncL .on,s
Tho o.nso NJ roform however in Great
R.i,oir wos MT sot bock bv Mr.. Glad.
s,ono,. ,,oiOo, ns hos boen obunduntly
aLnmn no NJ. active orI influential dis.
o on'.i"n ~ mrhlic nCairs over since.and
~, ,,,a non,,lor ro.non.e Tint has vel.
oor,ad ~ n. AHA and exhaustive papers on
va,icnnism. ITo a lo.duv n more pop.
nlnr m"n in ttnvlnnd ,han Disraeli. lie
I. W., Oyon di.liteI l,v the Catholics tde.
.n,,o ~ n. onnosition 10 papal intullibil.
;tvl hocnuse of lis agency in tlisestablish.
ins ,ho ANGLICAN Church in Ireland, while
,he Whole boJy Of Protestant dissenters
and Low Churchmop look upon him with
snsciol favor.
THOSE wbo are not familiar with the
h.torv of the prescriptions that have
hoon ipaicted tlpon tlc Disscntcrs Of
rna,ord oil, torliv Ie nreparel To un,ler.
stnnd The nature of Tie abuses against
rhioh NJ (,lodstone Ina an actively sci
,,im.o,i n loto venr. Al one time the
tS.,.Li,,Lod Ch,rch n0do ,be nosition Of
t1i n,'asa,a.s oh,olm,olv ;n,olerohio. Bv s,,e.
ao'.i,'. D,', So'. nfttnifoymiIv nril Conformity
,Ls', ,o i,,,os s' warn "lmo., ontlnwed In polit.
;"s, ;as ' .o"i,, and rolisionsIite, Atone time
. ono 0ias.sm,on ,yero obliged IN give M
& ,h"i. i,sieg. @ in consoouOncp NJ lhe.e ucts
tI',, A, "no,hot a ,;mo t,lnrins tbe existence Of
III. Gonvsn,iclo Ncn Dissen,er, were for.
t;jSoa iii mnIos sovoro nonollio.. from as.
.onhlins togethpr for worship. Az an.
nlhsr Tina during the existence Of The
cnsnoro,ior AAn the presbvterinns were
eSnsciallv nor,scntpd, These acts arc
oniv snscimsn. of ,hs hind ot legislation
Mai nssi IN disgrace the statute books Of
ara Int tbc mere,t shadows ns compared
with them.
The chastn however that continues tt