New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-20
ENGLISH PRIESTS IN PRISON.
SYMPATHY FOR THEM IN NETWORK.

CIRRGyMEN OF THE ENGLIsH CHURcH-IMpoR-
TANcE OF THE QUESTIONS ISvoLvED-A siEuS-
GIR BETWEEN STATE AND CHURCH.
The Rev. DIR. +. G. Ever preached yesterday
morning IN the Church of s.. lgnauus In TINS CITY
nm the action taken by the English courts against
certain cJergymen who were charged with violating
the law in Church matters. DIR. Ever considered
the impr sonmeut of these persecution, and
as an issue IN the great struggle between Church
and state which might lead to the disest Adjustment
of the English Church. He denied the right OF the
courts TO take such action. and criticised freely the
attitude OF many English bishops. In has view the
most vital principles of Christianity itset were IN
vo. we'd IN these matters. HIS text was; hehuei
INTO C,eSar the things which are CaSars and unto
God the things which are Gods" Inc Church oi
St. Ignatms has adopted resolutions of sympathy
and announcement for the imprisoned clergymen.
THE SERMON.
Tn Offering the holy sacrifice this morning,
we nave remembered be God Thomas Pelham Diie'
rector OF ST. VcdasGs. London, and Richard "illiam
Enraght wear Of Holy Trmit}. Birmingham. PRIESTS,
aud IN the nineteenth century. IN the reign OF Queen
Victoria wing In prison for consciences sake Warrants
are issued for the Imprisonment OF he Rev s. X Green
vicar OF ST. Jonu's. Miles plating the Rev j. Bel COX
also vicar OF Margarets Liverpool Is threaieneu
with Incarceration aud suppose 1t not eNtraVa1aht
TO say that priests England who stand ready ana
willing 10 sufer IN the same way, in the same cause
number at least two or three thousand Inc ruDhe
press OF America have almost Ignored rms exraoi"-
nary aiti udc Of religious AFT rs. Ii mention OF ne m
pr~onments has been made il has been OF nal ure cal
culated 10 msead pubic as TO me points al ssuo'
and IN some instances IL has beeu accompanied WIN
superciions sneer.
Tne rector wardens, vestrymen ana parlsnionerS W
This pars D. knowing that the prosecuted lnd imprisoned
prests are right; proud TO make common cause with
them SO far is is possible from tins distance, and feeling
ffH. a ,.4g ff.lgr {. n fieTs u
the members suffer with hun. have drawn up reso utons
OF eneourag and symp lthy which VIII he sent 10
Messr Dale E1r9ght and Green bio ing them Gouspeeo
in their mob passive resistance az INST the violent ana
persccuting spirit OF opposition to fundamental prh-
c,pes of the Cal holc While certainly III
no every eharaole spirit the Rev. Dr. Potter wear oil
St Luke's Sheffield addressing meeting at DERBY.
cries as follows Putting Mr.. Dale ia prison for con-
sciences SAKE! Conscience Is the last plea OF tue scou
drel! say keep nim M, the Old rascal ana WINE
the mob at another meeting utter the cries o. Let nm
rot there" 1t is devJuiW hoped that the
words Of cheer from PARKWAY ST. lgnatlus
Church will enter Holloway and Warwick Jalis
with some little OF comfort on their Wings. Notwl'h-
standiug my remarks you al our meeting IN thc guu
ROOM when the committee was appointed 10 ara" up
the expression Of our feeling parish feel mat
should be derelict duty priest OF the cain
ohc Church aud a IT, II view OF what the puoic
nress mas said TO the deirmen of tine prisoners Ola
not frankly and promptly speak AGAIN ana from INC
more formal aud pubic standpoint OF the CHRISTIAN
pulp In defence of prisoners ami in admiration Tor
Their noble though should stand alone IN
such ac ion IN America. can say little that You my
beloved parishioners do already know; but IL VIII
do Us no narm to consider the whole III view OF The
many strangers who are apt TO be present Win us eacA
Sunday morning.
VIOLATION OF MAGMA CHARTA.
In the first place the that has been maue py
the Reverend Messrs Bennett, Pnrchas, Tooth Mack
onOchie, Dae, Enraght Green and Bell Cox Is simply
determined resistance 10 violation OF Magma Cnat1
The prisoners have the sympathy OF Dr. Pussy, Canon
IJddor Archdeacon DennsOn aud DR.. Lttledae. the
entlre Eng .sh Church Union, numbering some $4,000
persons the Church OF England Workngnens AssO-
claion numbering some 10000, tne Metropolitan Oh
Canada the Bishop of Nova Scotia. Bishops Abraham
and JenDer the b shop OF Tasmania ANA OF many able
LAWYERS aud Judges IN Engani. Ihe number OF sigma
lures petition 20 Her Maies. Tor Mr. DaeS re-
lease mad, at last accounts Decenooi - io"0N0" ~
MaS"a Cnarta declares that the Church shall enjoy
ali her rglts aud privileges One OF thos" privileges
is tndt Church shall ENJOY ier own Julguthls'
There is indeed, ritual aspect OF ths question: cover
ing fundamsnt docfrinal aspect which may or
may SPEAK of by and by But the issue as u stands
merely or many OF rtuai II Is me nIgher
and alllnp question whe ner Magma Charta sail
Dc violated whether mere secular court estaDshei
aDd in opposition TO that consent Is to exercise Juls-
Dale Enracht Green and Bell Cox are vindcating the
constitutional right oil the Anghcdh Ct9ioe C, n
driven ou and made tool Tor Their purposes by
those and outside tue Church VINO violently OPP
her rabIics III her prayer-book ,sc
shou d pass a law, without consulting Our Churcl aLd
iu spite expressed oPposl Ion prOVdlns tiat any
rst insianc no decide what the Cnurchs docrineis
40 Raptisna Regerayn, the Eucharist, he ResnTrec-
ton ana TIE IIration OF the Bi1e, aud what as
pnesi OF that Church might might not hold in the
premises penalty of being deprived OF my priesthood
and. furthermore, that the United states Supreme
Court s~oud the court OF tnai appeal ~ al These
courts b. two Methodists Colonel IngcrsolI ana one
Baptist they happenea 70 1--we ~ me Nieiny OF
my church If would be forbidden by those courts
10 adore my God at the Eucharist OF TO pronounce as
priest anly would 90 TO prison and stay
there IL necessary till died before would yled one
SOLITARY men. The State Courts ~ EIgaSd nat are
Furnishing priests with Imprisonment ior ds6 S
pockets besides not from the FIRST been created
with the slightest rgnt 70 exercise authority IN
English cnurchmau however muon tney nii ~ IN I'M
prison his body, dstran Ills goodS' anu scatter " 'e
Americans are ainy Kept in ignorance of the serious
issue England. 1t is no!ning 1t Is only some tom
cry about Rltuasun. Mass meetings and overflow
meetings la the held IN London, birmingham,
Oxford and other centres but not @ot VI az tns ge's
INTO papers. Sometimes a movement, which seems
petty aud frivolous, because In the nrs my YEAR, oi ss
exstsneeis deep springs are not tui ~
out 10 be a vast revoutOnizer; first, by hoiong Inc
then. M long after years wieoing actual majority.
1t is time somebody said that this thng winch mas
been nIcKnamcd Rtualism i'll England, Is dynamite:
and that it will not do TO play with IT, Holding ne bat
ance power as 1t does, II may, n9twthsIanaing i1s
wonderful selfrestraint SIMPLY defending Itself lOr
years and attacking 1t may say' De g[ov0kea
tion of tie realm disestaOshng The Church
and hurting their lordsblps and bishops from their
benches in Parliament lbs sad result Is IN the near
future, unless Parliament Is wise Ia Time
ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH COURTS.
To clear Of the present deadlock and
excitement Ia England IL is necessary for an American
TO know how the present English Courts arose Under
the terms of oath Henry VIII all ecclesiastical
causes were TO be determined by the spiritually.
and Dot by temporarily. Al that time there was
court called the Court Of Delegates" which, by the
appointment and admission both OF the state and of the
Church. had spiritual functions. For any court thus to
have spiritual functions cOnstutonsly 1t is necessary
for IL to be created and established not only by Parha
Inen which is the legislative body OF tbe STATE Du aiso
nv hath Copyocatons that of Canterbury and that OF
Work. which are legislative bodies OF tne Chuch In
the course OF time however TINS COt OF Deesdtcs WIS