, 1880-12-05

LETTERS FROM DIss. PusEY AND L1DDoS.
The Rev. Dr.. Pusey, the originator of the
advanced views of Episcopalfanistn. better
known as the Oxford tractarian movement,
has written the following letter touching the
Imprisonment of the Rev. Mr.. Dale, Rector
of St Vetlast, for rituallstic practices i'll
alleged violation of the Public Worship act:
Mr. DEAR Sir: l thank you for your early
information that your pastor, Mr. Dale, has
bccn sent to Jail like an ordinary fclon. Al
though of couree he will receive whatever
courtesy prison rules will allow, at his age
grayely affect his health, if not his life: 1t
will b. blot hereafter upon the allninis
tratlon Of English law in this, our ninetcs:1ittl
century, that while our Supreme Court OF
Appeal olt has ri rnlfofny faVa1 o n e
one accused of heresy., it has used
special pleading to condemn the use
Of vestnlent. and any one who should
wear it. No Church Court could have pro-
ton contained in the Prayer~Book, which is
put into the hands Of us, the clergy, as our
guide in our lniniStration to our people,
shonld be yenal act. No words could pc
palmer than tlosc pretixed to the order for
1ents III the Church and OF the ministers
thereof, ut all times Of their administrations,
shall be retained and be in use as were III
this Church Of England BY the authorities
Ut parlia,nent in the second year OF King
mrnt, fur wearing which your clergyman
has been sent to gaol, was one Of those orna-
mcnts. English common sense will prevail
against the special pleading OF. lawyers. nu
are probably aware that minority OF me
the late Chief Baron Kelly. whose sound
judgments were esteemed so highly-did not
concur in the Judgment for contraveninS
which Mr.. Dale has been sent to g1ol. IL Is
not law (Which all Englishmen respect), but
misintcrpretatlon OF the law, which your
Clergyman has contrayened. But the relne-
dy Is in YOUR own hands. It yol and the par
ishioners Of the two other parishes whose
ministers Lord Penzance speaks ut sending
to gaoi. petition her Majesty to exercise @ her
prerog;.tiye and to restore you your clergy
(altinIgll I, who am not acquainted with
any who have access to her Majesty, have ITO
right to form any opinion), could scarcely
doubt that her Majesty woul!l graclous!y
listen to a request so reasonable. write
tits as not belonging to those who are called
Ritua1ists. 1 Imay, therefore, be held impair
tial when say that 10 one OF those who are
now recognized rs having done good service
TO the Church nearly fifty years & ago. IN III
slightest tloubt about the meaning OF the
rubric for obeying which your minister has
o@-1 0>@ E. 3. PCsEY.
The following letter was forwarded by
Low IoSpoS. Nov. 1, 1880 Ky DEAR Sm: On
the subject Of Mr. Dal4's imprisonment, If
my syinpathies were with the persons who
lave promoted it, 1 sl!fnld regard such ai
event as a very great misfortune. Fur, unless
ali history is to be diafrusted, persecution Is
in the long run much hlore fatal to the cause
Of tie prosecutor; thal to the canse Of II the w
prosecuted. Mr.. Da!eswill not forfeit the
Character de;ervellly command on account
of an incident which, in all probability, the
more farsighted, rs well as the more con,
siderate, Of his opponents already regard
rm,I reas0n to do so. Once more thanking
you for your letter, am. my dear sir, yours
very truly, Il. T.: tloooN: