The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-28
RITUALIsM AND ROME.

A Grand SenAatiOn In the Re
IlgiOuS Circles Of Great Britain
-Rltualisttc ClergyInen, With
Their Congregations, Preparing
to Scccde from the Anglican
Church.
Especial to the II. Y. Herald.
LONDON, January 24.-The Morning
Post of Saturday 23d inst, startled re.
ligious people here by the publication Of
an intimatiOn that q part OF the extreme
section Of the English Church Is engaged
in direct intrigue with Rome with view
OF secession from the home establishment.
A RruALIsrrc MEMORIAL TO THE HOLY
SEE.
1t is claimed by the writer in the Pot
that information has been gained that 100
ritualistic clergymen Of the establishment
with congregational constituency num-
bering $4,000 men and 100000 women,
have signed memorial to the Pope
containing the following propositions and
petition;
THE PROPOSITIONS,
"That our own bishops committed &c.
clePiastical suicide in selecting the com.
pletc, ascendanCy Of the State over the
Church. .....
"That our consciences do not permit us
TO remain subject 10 these false bishops.
".That We recognize the Pope as the
head OF Gods Church on earth.
"That we accept all that He teaches, in.
Guiding the Vatican.decrees.
"rhat many Of US clergymen being mar
ried cannot become Catholic priests, and
that many OF the fold would not follow
Immediately.
THE PETITION.
Therefore will HIS Holiness consent
to the forming Of n united Anglican
Church like that OF tho Armenian and
Maronite rite, in communion with Rome,
but with u national independence
THE REFORMATION OF CLERdYNES.
an case OF Rome not admitting the val.
idity Of our order with the, Church Of the
Vatican consent TO reordination condi-
tionally, the Pope granting n dispense
ton, permitting those who are married 10
continue 10 serve as priests, while those
who are single shall remain single-cel-
ibacy hereafter to be the rule?
THE vERNACULAR IN WORSHIP.
"Thc petitioners desire to preserve the
vernaCular in worship, except that the
mass may be read in Latin.
THE rorE AS HEAD OF THECHuRCH.
of these concessions are granted, the
petitioners will secede from the Estab.
lished Church Of England and form
United Anglican Church, recognizing the
Roman Pontiir us the supreme head"
LITTLE rRospEcToF SUCCESS.
have authority for stating that there
is little possibility Of the Pope's consent
ing; nor does the movement get the sup
port OF the English Catholic bishops.
REV. DR.. PUsEY ON THE ENGLISH AND
EASTERN CHURCHES.
The English theologian, Rev. DR.. Pu-
sey, writes to the London Times lengthy
letter on the subject Of the efforts which
are being made by the Eastern Church
Association OF Great Britain for Church
reunion. In conclusion he says: "The
English Church does not exclude from
its communion either Greek or Roman
Catholics. In the councils held in order
to reconcile East and West they had the
whole case before them. Ii the Greek
Church wish 10 hold out definite terms
upon which it would receive to commnn-
ion members Of tho English Church, it
would be time for the English Church to
consider them. But let US at least be as
sured that one condition will not be to
give up our expression of belief in Al
mighty God MS He is, and rend our own
Church in two while seeking to increase
union" .-