The New York herald., 1875-07-13
NR, GLADSTONES new PRONINCIlNEETO.

NR GLADST0EES new PR0yUgCIANENT0
HIS LATEST PAPER ON THE ENeLIsH CHURCH
QUESTION
[From the Dublin Evening Mail, July IL
Among the many violent contrasts presented
by Mr. Gadsrone's puolic career perhaps there is
none more striking than that suggested by hts
paper in the Contemporary for July, Of which we
have obtained an early copy, ana from which we
proceed to make some extracts. Mr.. Gladstone's
essay is an earnest plea for the maintenance OF
the English Church. ana an indication Of the only
mode IN which 1t can, he thinks, be maintained.
HIS propositions sum up tnus:-
THE Ex-PREMIERs POSITION.
l. The Church Of this great nation is worth prescrv
ing a. nnd ~ tor that end much may well be borne
preserved cannot be If shift its balance doc
BOOK either Way In contested points or be it BY Test
ng gbcS e 9f the hs matters az
The more We trust to moral forces ard the less to
penal proceedings (Which to considerable extent
exc usiye Of the other the better Tor the establish
II ltgatlOn Is to be cSnnued and to remain within
be confined to the repression OF such proceed1nss as
really imply anisih1Gness to the national religion
ha6iualy enjoy the large measure Of authority anal
M nd u Is sSe II SH
interrogation, ana should ii possible, allow TO stand
over future matters insufcienty cleared
than decide them upon partial and fragmentary
dence.
The ex-Premer says:-
There are those who think that bold changes in the
law ana constitution Of the Church in tho direction OF
larger proportion ~, Of the people NY own opinion Is
ii and Contentious in character as
synonymous with the destruction OF the national esab
fuzzy admit the Sns title Of e. the hep Pato9 70 make any sgen
tranquil season. he would nave Remembered
that ritual and doctrine can be sepalated
e observes, have never been governed BY the abund
purely instrument, aiming at an end s one Of
many instruments and not as the rs among them 10
its working and 70 exhibit its adaptation to human
perence OF the ages is in my view perhaps the no5est
OF all tasks whicn given to the human 70 pur
human nope happiness and virtue But wtR respeSs CT
mind has large margin Of Indulgence If not Of laxity
both ways
He assumes that
In the present instance the contentious of Of tho
two parties are perfectly capable OF being explained and
placed
There is something particularly foggy Ia the fol.
lowing argument
There is in political life practice analogous. as It
seems to me 70 the practice Of importing doctrlnal
indeed very fashion TO urge that something
in itself good aud allowable, has become bad and
VINO ask it The reforms proposed in 1881 and 1855
as levers for uterlor extensions OF the franchise The
irish Church not 70 be dsesablished because the
change would serve as argument for dsesablisning
the Churcn Of England. Irish public houses not
fear the measure shos bring aoodt simar cIcsip nor
in England, where public opinion is not ripe for IL But
the indication OF an ilberal mind and short sighted
sraninG Just claims you disarm undue demands; that
things 1 should M be Judged as Ine5y are in
eyennalties which sanguine friends and bitter foes
With ansshsd surprise ia read in the = woTK o no
mean on h TSsrGa rub that n Nay
eastward but that he would refuse It this
purposes am reluctant to cite a ctod name but
h is necessary to give the means OF Verifying my STATE
tlon OF 1874 pages and might believe, add other
Is needless
THE SPECIAL CHURCH AND STATE
paragraph reads thus 81
We may speak OF holding The Church together or OF
placing the two duties on the same ground or assigning
Certain form closely cOnnscted and the form 1 fSi. Il
herself Will not secure w,tho1t mt o the eontnuna
UNION Of the Church with the state But it IS certain
.roy union VITA The ssts s9s c only eHarSS
still very sronT Any seeession Il of sensible amoa1t
eonstatanE it.sfi into SEPARATE BODY wonia opsfats
Hlity IKE Ike rent oi,b in wall which + manly impSrtaat
Division, Mr.. Gladstone believes, would produce
dsestabhsnmenL He holds the union OF the
people who have not thrown on their allegiance
TO tne Church; ana TO preserve this unity ne
oil penal discipline. This Is the leading thought
and single purpose OF Mr.. Gladstone's paper:-
"when tnat communion lof the church,, by wan
ton innovation, 0etrays its duty and aggravates
the controversies OF CnrlstenIom, the very best
friend to It's eventual unity may be he who az all
hazards and 10 all lengths reslsts the revolutions
arr change" After performing his popular anti
Vatican and anti-ritualist part Mr.. Gladstone ap-
onss the gTS 81 a tGi
Union with rltuansts, be their doctrine sound or
not-unlon, not for truths sake, but for the
Cnurchs sake as an endowed establishment" Is
his urgent advice.
He presses the case thus
The Dean q Bristol, who has argued these questions
aons should be made in the rubr les IL what called
acute eye he has perhaps shSewd sSspieions on that
subject and accordingly he says Il that judgment be
strong and determined measures as shalt compel Id
happy chafscer OF pSrS pleasant prssDeSt @ SS 1Sq or
our ola ssel SUI the Dean has this savsniSse over
aud 4 only the Judgment goes his way will
Ss TRS being one Ike o. an ssRsf Sno in haze s
war war Of klng and Psrigment l shall deplore all ds-
pa,hies sntpatGiss. II twSicS own / dnd it Very
are strongly to use 6arbaroas word estSbishmsntc,
ariAn, m we saald nave agitation Tor change In the law
nave exaggerated bat una sssabe Manifestations Of the
the empoyment Of The interim. tbe party Bit Who ars
by no means 50 closely tied 20 the alliance OF the Church
seek peace through It's dissolution
lie writes again -
And, II he doctrine Of the Eucharist must really be
cast there are no alternatives before except the
one mana disruption, on the other Dostponement OF the
issue until we can approach IL under happier auspices
The auspices are not happy There are those
~ the English church who urge with sincerity and with
linpunnV, the duty OF preaching the 'keal ADsence
ana ana though these be lew yet many VINO shrink
from the word may be nearly win them IN
the tang. ON tue other side, wholly apart
from ths energy OF partisanship, from RomanizinR
qisposon ana from desire for the exatation of an
order there are muttudes Of men who believe that the
lowering OF the Bacramenal doctrine OF the English
Church IN any OF its parts will involve together with
real mutlAtOn Of scriptura and Catholic truth loss
OF her Christian dignity and forfeiture OF all the hopes
associated with her special position In Chrtsendom Of
ali sacraenta doctrine rs so tender in tns respect
aa That Ynlch relAles 10 the kuGhariaL.