, 1881-09-04


from prison Of the Rev. Mr. Green, OF Miles
Plating, and Which had been hurried
through the House Of Lords, has fallen
through for the season. 1t was brought up
on Tuesday evening by M1r. Bcrcsford Hope.
a warm friend of the l;ituaIists, for second
reading i'll the Commons when the House was
suddenly counted out. The con1umaelous
priest must, therefore, submit to MS tatc
until Parliament reassembles. The aosorD-
ing Interest which has been universally TAKEN
i'll the Irish Land bill has prevented the gell-
era1 public from giving to the polltlco-eccle-
siastical question the attention and consider
alton which it deserves and Which 0tnerwlse
it would have hatl It isa question on Which
public opinion III England is much divided.
Among rich AMI poor alike, Ill political anu
ecclesiastical circles, in town and Ill country,
the imprisoned clergy have friends rs well
rs foes. If by the one class they are de-
uounccd as scllislilatics and disturbers OF the
peace, by the other class they arc regarded rs
martyrs for liberty, for conscience Tor Tie
truth; and it the Bishops, rs rule, are op-
posed to them and unwilling to grant relief.
workingnell,s societies in London and else
where convey to them their sympathy ana
| proclaim the ininnity OF the laws under
which such things can bc done.
The three clergymell who now command
most attention are the IsGvs. T. Pelham Dale,
| Il. ". Enrasllt, and S. +. Green. The two
| former are no longer i'll prison, bNtarc under
suspension from office. Naturally, therefore,.
| interest centres most III Mr.. Green. Each
| has allowed himself. to be taken to prison
| rather than change his opinions or his prac~
tce. They are, therefore, companions n
sympathy, as they have been and It's they stu
/ in, t1ih J1tii FFhRrn
l lloI lie @ opinions of those prescribed priests,
and who even now llabitlally lnduige IT tue
Mtualistic practices Tor wiilcli tneS nave 9eer
| and from Tie sympathy which the case .of
| Mr.. Green III particular has evoked, it is
| ahuuduntly manifest that ltitualistic observ-
ances have found favor with large number
Of the English people. This whole body,
clerical and lay, Identifies itself with the i'll
| uiy1uual sufferers and makes the cause COLL
mon, 1t is this fact which gives Importance
to tile entire affair. Punishment does not
would no, root out tho disease. :
Dr. pusey regards Mr.. Green It's Il "ilartl-
working, devoted priest, torn from his pco-
Die, WHOM i,e loved. and by, whom lie w:ls
felony, instead OF laboring forsouls for whom
| Christ died. and Ill because lie could nut
ready not into II simple direction of the
PRAYER Book, DIR. Plsey doubtless cor
rpEtly GNurESStS The general SElltflIlGllt III Li!C
EiIuaIists Whatevcr be the merit or delnerit
Of Mr. Green. however righteous, nr unrlgt!t-
cous his punishment, it is utl,lcniable that tie
las sutfrrett-sutfcret SO severely us To coli1-
ula1ld deep aud widespread sympathy. IL
is had enough for such Il m:ell-:l tnan de-
yotcu to his work a1lu accustomed to all the
amenities OF lifc-to be iln.nured i'll q com
,unn prison. condemned to itllencss. and shut
of from ii! the cenltorslof homie. This. now
ever il ap}e,rs, does not complete tile sum Of
| Nr. (;reell:s sutferings. 1t il un1lcc-.
cssary to 20 into all the details Of
Nr. Green's olfense ana i1lprisoll-.
met; Ills primary oifense vas .n pSys'se!t ;'o ef
fnf,sn' however, for wllirl tie suffers inlpris-
n,,,,,t.ni is entit1e1 '.cclttlnlacy and in CON.
! tr,,lnt.' rhc mcului:y ot the case. called
for the interference Of the Lord Chancellor,
and m it was AS; under the direction Of the LORI!
t'h:.nrrllnr that S1r. Green was arrested aud
1n.irr;i IN Lancaster Jail Mr. Green w;lS
tnnf,1nnei by l,vrd Pc1lzancc in tile costs vi
The several proceedings of the Chancery
| Cnurt OF the Province Of York. These costs
forI t,hanceIlor first ordered setlues:ration
~ iss,1r. and then ordered Mr.. Green's fur.
u;tur. n In. sold. It wss declared by the
Lord Chancellor at the same time that tue
t:t;eu until ;All his temporal property l!at
h.,.l, exhausted. Mr. Dale has since toun.
I;n,sr1f in II similar prctlicanlent- In Ills
extremity Mr. Green appealed to. the liollst M
The :.n,u.ai without, however, adding costs
arroinst the appellant.
If wu,l1d have been strange indeed if. under
these accumulated ard accumulatlng trou
; Ma sympathy had not been called forth VI
!, I..l:,f f,f the Imprisoned and uucll-sutferl!lE
rlfr~yn,an. it was in these circumstance:
tl,at the petition was sent to the Home Secre
INV nr.,nr Mr. Green's release, and that tht
urn,,'s:l| was made to scnt 4 similar petition
I;rsct tn.her a;lirstv, This sympathetic feel
;,,a founi is w;iy to the Iln,.st. Of Lords. ant
i.r', i:.,1,chanIv Introduced what llc c;llIet
, | ..Tnc Ecclesiastical Courts Regulation hlll,
. rnirasr raj Of Wr. Green. This bill reveals IN
striEinr manner the pecnliaritics uf EnglIsl
. law 7cne law under which Mr.. Green VA
innrisnncd was passed in 1915. III it
) '~ir "rr.,imal firm it prescribed Imprisonment
t ~ :, r,cans Of enforcing the orders Of
: "ourt. # ,n,,ttp no provision for release. !
i wns ntnnn,]rI III iSlO to meet the case Of
) ccrinim NIr. Th0rogu,tl, who was in
+ ,'riso;,of, I,t.caus,. hr refused to pay Churcl
: ratps and for tlisrpsarIill. tile citation t.
. nnnrar bnfure an ecclesiastical court. an
! jencc eeci it was called 'Tlorogoos act. In it
Il n,nnnfie,1 firm, it allows the release of
G nris1,,,rr jururceratcI under writ tic con
:, 1mnni,rr t.a1,Iru,iu at the expiration OF ST
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