, 1881-05-29

inlzed church sources, to spend this monev m
improvements, tha and then to sell realizing on
rn,f: a .nersaSed value OF the benefice. It IS not
iM3,uaderslield should haze characterized The The
| Ilurch of England as an Augeau Stable
| more an A.lgean stable than u hest of
abuses" 1T vas, he said. ssreeIjns with ii
rot rspvea a' tie ST. stabie iGorrGpt!Sn ssif was was
aitogetaerH WRala t was ee noyet; swspt aWa{ {aF
otha. 5ae slmoniacal eyaslons of the law and, md
OF oftei a scandals connected with tile exercise
g!ahd called for remedial measures Of Tho
| most STRINGENT and radical Character, II
| N;ss ,nhallS agreed, on the suggestion Of 1lr
c"siderea 'it tar le iha Woie question should be
with tie bill which Mr.. F, Stanhone had n"
! reasiy introduced OIL the subject
dne rlgnt IT presentation to Il church or
eccieslastlcal benetice in England is called an
Or III Eross.. 1t has been shown above tint
| tne orlElnal founders, and therefore patrons.
- lile cslurches were the lords of the ,,,a,,ur
| ~ heh the right Of patronage continues nj
.aehea 70 the manor it is called an :ldyowsoll
| appeidnnt, and the right; is couyeyetl win
| the manor rs incident thereto. Wien. how
eEet, Tile property involved III the adyowson
llss once heeil separated from tile property
| oi me manor BY legal conveyance, it is called
~ ~ auvoWsoll ~ gross, aud is annexed to
- 49, NhA1G1s 1lUt ~ HIS IttlnDF
or iafads- t1dyowsons are further divided
| INTO preventative. collective, or dollatfyc:
out these distinctions to not in a1,y direct
way pelong to the present inquiry. 1t Is with
the advoWson III gross, the advuWson which
Is annexed to the person Of its owner. that we
are now concerned. 1t is this kind Of bat
rpnage which has fallen into disgrace in En-
glahd,-not the patronage which belongs to
the great territorial land dIortls or the Bishops,
ana ,n., ,wh,eh, w however wisely Or unwiscy it
come cause Of scandal. Ii is the asvnwson
Ill gross-tile right of patronagc-w is
separated from. the manor, and which has
become property in itself, which fills the
the English Churchu1n, the Iarirt!c PNt.
9x'7taYc Gazette, the Exchange Rc1ixfcr, the
Pictcrnent Cifcnlnr, and otller kindred or
galls OF public sentiment, which gives lucra-
a, wiash tsHmpts the culidity and de-
clergymen. It is this kind Of patroi lt
age-the buying and selling uf which has
50 persistently winke,t at by the English
members Of the Established Churci, aid w by
the Gorcrnnlent-wllich Mr.. Lcathan, the
member ct parliament for li4t}tonticld, and
body OF Christians, has held up to public
view and denounced rs I: scandal to the
country and to the age. The system works !.
world Of evil. II ain sorry" said one Of
these adyoWson purchasers to I'LL old ludy i'll
his parish, Lat DO not sce you ut Church"
May not Eo,' she answered, where 1
think get most good3" 'sBnt don't you
know who put me here ?" lie ,rejoined,
se seff and viii ii avt ns fs fspld fo o with Yoar te
tra1is!ction.'' Well may the London Times
exclainl, - rlic Church Of England binds its
own eyes and affects IL see nothing, whe,l all
the rest of Ensland a, see Erlevous sin and IL
single eye WHICH alone ea1, discern the
trutll,-tile establishment that .conniyes ut
horit:"
Since the days Of Simon Magus, traffic i'll
religious Or ecclesiastical matters las come
under the Churcl's ceilst're. In the old
canon law it was considered Il hcnous crime
and kind Of llcresy. The canonical law,
however, was not deemed sufficient, and a
statute was passed ir the time Of Elizabeth
defining the punishment of. simoly. \
sllnoni:cal presentation was declared to be
utterly void, and the person giving Or taking
the gift forfeited double the value OF one
years profit: the person accepting the bell-
eiice was disabled from ever Holding the
same benetlcc. The law rs it stands is clear
enough. 1t Is not siInony for Il layInan or
spiritual person, hot u1cll;islils for himself
to purchase wnile the church is what is
either HI adynwson or next presentation,
however Immediate may be the prospect Of Il
Vacancy, unless the vacancy is to he occa-
Stoned by s"lne agreement or arransenent
between the parties. Ii Is not slmohy 1nf Il
spiritual person TO purchase Tor h!i-
sell an atvowsoh ,eScep! Under SIM
liar circumstances. But II Is slmony
Tor any person 70 pnlc!lasc lne
next plescntatton WHITE tnc chnrch
Is vacant; ana u = also slmony 1or =. splrlt-
ual person 10 pnIchase Ior hlniseli 11e leAt Ign
presentation, although the church DC tull.
It results from th!s t1;at When the purchaser
OF nvlns enters INTO possession u tne nsual
collstltntnna! manner, nc IS called upon 70
take al oath llke any ntter entern? the hoiy
offlce tllat ne mas noI direcliv or lnMtfectiy
used money to SECURE tile position. lhe sa!e
of auv"wsons with the right or nnMedia1e
presentatlon." IS contrary to law, ahd Mr
STARK informed the Comlnlsslon That ne meyer
faiied to inform both purc!tser a1ld Scilcr
that such TRANSACTION was illegal, hut that It
had no effect. Ant It Is notorious that many
good nen-1nell u anltlittefl p.ely anu chTls-
tian worth-1ntl their way ihtn deSiraoie
livlngs by this mems. Such y the blnntl!nS
influence OF custom, anu sncli Is ti!e evil III
separaDle from pau Illsll1.1Io nele y u
higher law than the law OF Eng1ano, or tne
law even. ot any church. anu ny higher law
property IN patronage Is condemned. u L. Is
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