RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 86, 4 January 1908, Page 10

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

ANGLICANISM AND THE NATION. ! BISHOP'S .ARTICLE. •• A very .remarkable-articlo by the Bishop of.' Carlisle, on "Tho Church and tho Nation,"- appears in tho "National Roview." Dr.. Djgglo begins by -contending that. tho. religion of Jesus was, to : bear national • ligion, not iirthp 'sense-of being tho'religion; or a State Chui'cli', but in tho,sense of being, tho roligion of the;nation.' "In so:far as a, nation, is pagan, the Church' should bo tho missionary to tho nation; but in so far in tho nation is Christian, tho . Church; should be identical with ;tho nation and .the nation with the Church.-. But a; great'part; of tho history .Qf Christendom,.since, the days 1 of Constantino, has been • adverse "ito ihe; realisation of. tho . splendid Christian ideal.; Clericalism has bred and: still breeds casto' in religion. It rent a. chashi bqtween ' tho' clergy and laity; J It. has mistaken.theclergy, for tho Church." s ' , :. • ''; - 1

i•: The relation,' he says, of tho English . Church to English Nonconformity is-.-, an* other instance of tho poisonous effects of clericalism. Tho whole history, of Nonconformity should fill -Churchmen - with crimson ! shame, and 1 compel thenv on their knees to shed tears of '. humble. fionitenco.- : . Noncon-. formity was largely, the Church's own creation. And having by-the 'wedlock of he'r pride with her. negligenco.begotten- this offspring, tho, Church 'iforthwith proceeded to pilo civil disabilities on it; with vulgar contumely to treat-it as -.-vulgar;' in extreme in--stances to dub.it as.the sin of schism,'.and till quite lately to: Give.-it universally;:the, cold shoulder" and 'tho ecclesiastical - shrug,'although God-.thovHoly -Ghost-:was:'all tlie while manifestly bestowing His blessing on •it. "It is sometimes"asserted that 'Nonconformists aro .politicians first arid Christians: afterwards. I know a . large number .of thonij and believe the assertion in the overwhelming majority of. instances to bo utterly false. But supposo it true. Who set: them the example? Nowadays, happily, Churchmen arc by no means always of ono-party. But thoro was ; -a time; and that'not-long Bince, when Churchmon: were, almost wholly of. one political partsy and that, as' : then" constituted, not tho party of civic; equality arid religious-; freedom. : And, -if Churchpeople are now" suffering from political antichurchmanship;: they aro-oiily reaping tlio harvest of their own seed of political anti--nonconformity." . The Bishop holds that ; -if tho English' Church is to< remain: :tho Church of tho nation; it must, in ..no way, either in .ritual or doctrine, bo a narrow i sectarian'. church;: It must belong exclusively to no' political or ecclesiastical -party.' The Bible must, bo, its standard,of doctrine. While Ronio holds, the belief it ;does at. present, it must set its facti agaiust all thought' of reunion with. Romp,, and .turn lovingly towards homo reunion. - - ■ •

THE MODERNISTS AND NEWMAN;

Father Tyrrell; who was recently virtually; oxcommunicated fey the l'ope-for .criticising tlio Papal-Encyclical"'-against "Modernism, writing .to the "Gftiardiah"" (Anglican) ,■ says, ■that English.Roman Catholics "have . since 1845 depended upon Cardinal Newman'.and his.-iiieMiod in"; their proselytising efforts, sq : that almost every educated recruit cftUsrNow l ' ■man. )iis '.father.' Hp adds'that : "at..;' Rome, 1 influence of the scholastic; revival, .Newinarfs-anti-scholastic :metlipds .liaivo'.becn steadily -distrusted jaiid disliked;' "That 'ho lias iiot been cpiklo'mrifcd lonjg ago, that after yoars,. of, Bitter''animosity and" attack "ho : was raised.'to ..the purplo by. the ultra-scholastic •Lepi Xllir is'-certainly 'not duo 'to t.iio"co)i.version of his ; adversaries or to', any' sympathy with his methods oh the part of Leo. .It -is -tluo.^sim ply and solely'to the fact, that a, iniotjjod,. however ■, defective/- 1 which' makes ■fpr^.'tho^conversion • of 'England':' 'must .be tolerated ..and even approved as a 1 temporary' expedient,, as' divorce was .tolb'rated by.Moses ■ 'on account of the', hardness of ■men's' heart's. That .Pius Xhadi tho slightest Jdea'Hhat lie jrai*.'condemning Nowmim in' his' Encyclical may- 'be firmly denied. -But if-conjecture is right as to the actual fabricators ''of " the document to which he has' put "his"' name, they aro'tho lineal descendants of that-'inso-lent and aggressive fact-on' for whom New-' man was ever a heretic." THE CHURCH:AND LABOUR, " • Many churches in tho United; States' are discussing eagerly whether to add to their wo.i'k; an entirely.new department. Tlio 'discussion' has been set; going. )by. tho. striking, success of an experiment. bcgim,,fouf years ago by the Presbyterian Church "of America. This, Church formed .what, is called "A; Department of Church and Labour," placing it in charge of tho Rev. Charles Stefzle,. who had been a working : trado unionist in New York for- eight years before qualifying as a Presbyterian minister. The object was to promote "a systematic ,study of tho industrial problem and to seek to bring , about a more cordial relationship between Labour and tho Church." - -. . , V

Mr. Graham Taylor, Professor of Christian Sociology in the Chicago Congregational: Seminary, states, that the religious Press in America is becoming: more sympathetic to Labour and the . Labour Press is showing a more just and generous . attitude 'to the Churches. He regards the discussion of the religious side of. industrial problem's in .the Labour Press - .as .of . special value, because each member of a .trade union'' receives a copy of its journal,' -which is read more thoroughly than , any, other periodical. Another recent tendency which (says the : London "Christian World") is, heartily welcomed by Professor Taylor is the interchange, of fraternal delegations between: religiousand Labour assemblies, as well.as tho election of ifiinisters in industrial centres to honorary membership in trades unions. IS THE PULPIT FREE?' Dr. Lyman Abbott, Bcechdr's successor at Brooklyn, and foremost preacher in America, has been provoked to say something about the freedom of the pulpit by a remark in tho Iter.' W. J. Dawson's ' new novel. Writing' recently, Dr. Abbott said: ./"In 'A Prophet of Babylon,' the Rev. W. J. Dawson : may be presumed-to give his own idea of tho liberty of the modern pulpit in the following dialogue between two ministers :—

".'You assume I'm at war with my Church,' interrupted Gaunt. 'That's not tho case. My Church has always given me the fullest liberty-of speech, and 1 have no reason to suppose thoy. Wish to restrict that liberty.' "

"'Fiddle-de-dee I' Said Jordan. 'Really, Gaunt, you amaze-me. Don't you know that this boasted liberty of specch means nothing moro than liberty to say things your people liko you to say? Begin to say the things they don't want you. to say, and you'll, soon discover how'little your liberty, is. worth.!

.' "Observation and oxporicncc nombino' to convince me .that.there.is no. public platform in'-. America .quite, as free as. the American pulpit. Doubtless tho, preacher. who ..wishes to .influence his congregation Jimst take, account of their previous opinions ; so the lec-turer-must study his audiences,, the,political orator his constituents, tho. editor his reader's, the. teacher his_ pupils, and the 'novelist-'tho general public'. But of them all no ono is less subject to the trammels of popular prejudice than the preacher, provided he has tho courage of his convictions. The pulpit is supported by men who admiro courage rind desire of tho preacher original convictions, not an echo of their own opinions. The current criticism of preachers among the laity is not that they aro too original, but too imitative; not that thoy aro too bold, hut too timid."

Principal Fairbairn, of Oxford, writing-oji the same subject, agrees with Dr. Abbott. He says: —"1 have assiduously laboured -to live up to its ideal by being,- to the. utmost of m.v power, a man who believes that, provided -he speaks the truth as God reveals it to him, and never turns oil' into a-quixotic denunciation -of errors which ho has not takon the pains to understand, all will bo well.' There is nothing in tho wholo of England quite like the freedom granted to an honest young preacher in a Free Church puljiitu"

. PARKER MEMORIAL CHURCH.

OPENED .BY REV. R. J. CAMPBELL

:: Tho Pnrkor Momdtial .' Church at Crowborough, ovected by the City Temple as a memorial to.ita late pastor; has been opened for/'public worship. Tho suggestion that this church .should be established as ■ a memoriajl to Dr. Parker was made by the, Rev: R;-. l 'jl Campbell, when he was invited to succeed the'late doctor at■ thoiCity: •'At; the opening ceromony recently, tho Bov. J: G. Stpypnson,. of. Brighton, 111 expressing his'appreciation of . tho City Temple's geneTosity inbuilding a:villago church, said that the magnificent practice ought to bov-en-couraged, and" lie' had a-wholo list of sites .to-new churches in Sussex; The Rev.-R. J. Campbell, a whoso ■ views have undergone a considerable- chango from thoso ,of ■ : his ■predecessor; unveiled tho memorial-stono to /•Div Parkor. The. inscription is:— - v ; ."This building has''been erected- to tho glory, of• God i by. i the: Church and friends. of. .thehCity Temple, London, 111 -affectionate of .the.. late > Rev... Joseph Parker, IJ.D., who, for moi;e thari. tliirty-throe. .years, was their, revered, and. esteemed: minister. Ho, being dead, , yot speakoth. Natura lo fece e'. poi riippe la .stamps." ... ■/ . • (Mr.* Campbell interpreted tho Italian:.intj .'-Nature; made, him and then broko tho mould.")'. ■ ■',•

Mr. Ctap'pbell .opened the church doors .md:. declared - tho building open. ■ Ho -. then handed the keys, 111 the name of tho City Temple;■ to'the, Secretary of tho Sussex Congiegational Union, in whom ..the trust is vested. ; Dr.. Parker, said Mr. Campbell, needed no special. memorialhis; world-wide work for'tho upbuilding 'of . the Kjrigdom of God wan a moro lasting memorial than any that could bo expressed in bricks and . mor■tar ;.' but 'it ;was at least,, in tho. : .fitness . of. .tilings that a ministry., which' began m; a cauntrv church, and which .to tho end . remained , in close, sympathy .with country, churches, "should receive. ■■ grateful rroocw■.tidn cin the ittahher,'.chosen .thpre-by .his 'own' people. : : .

|, PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS:

■ Elaborate preparations- are"being roado for :the Pan-Anglican Congress, in England next • June; In .America, the. interest is very! keen.' and there is, of course, the added attraction :6f a ; visit to . Europe, so that' 1 probably -at least • 1000 American' delegates may -be expected, and for them it : 'is; proposed to bhar-.' ter one Vor 1 more special > steamers. In England active going, ''on; notably throughi the women's committees, which are' encouraging in ' every 1 diocese, -''-preliminary study "'of-.- the; subjec'ts , tb. l be"., discussed;'" and' also preparing •to . take. i, thank-offerings''.-'to; meet tho expenses of the Congress. ;, : Somo' fitty ''•Paii-Anglican' papers"- are already ; : ih the printers' hands,. and these, with many more,_worc • expected to J)e published.before Christinas. •: ■' - '•..... -. -; :...'.'• ; v ; ..;

V- A NOVEL . COMPROMISE.

Sornp -twenty ■ years ago' an AiYierican'.'sect of Sev'enth Day. Advontists seiit.missionaries to,; England to ni»',ke converts ;.t(Hheir;'doctrine that Saturday is;<,tho : '.only .Divinelyordained'and Divinely-blessed Salibatlu "\Ve do. not know (says tho "Christian .World"),' whether! it ,is froni the ' Seventh Bay ". Advcntists, that tho vicar of St. James'si Eat.dliff, E., got: the novel, suggestion that ho' .propounded with propagandist enthusiasm in. his Citizen Sunday sermon—tliat Christians should keep tho Sabbath on Sunday, from Easter: Day to 1 Michaelmas . Day, =and on Saturday! from Michaelmas; Day to Easter. Thpro-are many.Jr ; vs in the parish, and tho; -vicar, appears'to,'think it not impossible 1 that ■they;might'bb ! induced to fall in with such, a cpmpromiso and keep ,tho saiito Sabbath-all lth'rough;'tlio-year as , tho;' Christians'.; 'Bo' ;ttppeals'to his own-Church-and - .to, the Roman Catholic' Church: and tho. Nonconformists to -come, into, the , compromise .with : the; Jews.'' Our contemporary:-suggests that; when he has converted the rabbis, it will bo time to press his;,appeal on.. Christians.. .'..'.ln. tho United States 'The 1000 Dollar Leaguo' jias hocn started. It takes its' naiiio from'its prbposod' !1 ß011-call of men and women who will c :Kot' ls l?eep ! ;SuiftldJ' thousand, dollars.' Tho "mention' of tli'o' thousand'dollars .smells' of" the'earth'earthly. But why should liot-Sunday be'kept holy; Sabbath;."q'r', not? . 3WO should v.. prefer.- a league of people :wh'o,:pledge themselves' to ■keep'holy all tho days! of the week;"- *..

.PERSONALS. Tho Roy, .'Mark Sutton, : of. St.|..Mary's,--Auckland, has, been '.offered. and '• has 'accepted a.n l appointment as; "organising secretary' of; the Melanesian Missionin Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia,, and West' Australia, with; in' Melbourne/' ..Mr. Suttoir will probably; begin his new work in April' ;

The Rev. P.' T. who has. been acting-Warden. of St. John's College, Auckland, for the last two'years, is about to visit'as a lecturer and .preacher for tho Molanosian Mission. He expects to reach England in April. •

■ Mr. Charles M. Alexander, who was invited, sometime' ago, by the Evangelisation Society of Melbourne, to visit Australia, and bring with him Dr. Torrey, or, another evangelist, is finding difficulty in ifilling 'the order. 1 Writing at Birmingham;'under date November 11; Mr. Alexander says:—"l havo not secured an answer- yet from tho ; people I have, been negotiating with; concerning Australia, but will let you know as soon as I tear something definite.'' I anv doing all I can to, settle matters as speedily as- possible. You know how I lovo^Australia, and I do not want to make a mistake' when l come' out to you again." '

'• Tho Rev. Dr. Clifford, .unveiled : recently a memorial over tho grave' of "Ge6rgo Jacob Holyoako, the pioneer' of cooperation, in Highgat-e Cemetery. ; Thomemorial consists of a marble bust on the top of a granite, slab inscribed with somo of". Holyoake's phrases. .Holyoake's distinctive qualities, said . Dr. Clifford, ' were his splendid idealisms and strenuous practicality. Ho could not bo content with coldly analysing the conditions of industry or an eloquent tirade against economic wrongs. He was a Moses who must lead tho people out of Egypt. ' He made a, now' and living way into the uplifting roalm of, cooperative industry, healed hearts broken by tho strife of capitalism, and opened tho homes of the poor to the cntrauco of comfort and happiness.

Archbishop Dunne, of Brisbane, was presented last week; on behalf. of-.tho laity of Brisbane, with a victoria,' in commemoration of his silver'jubilee. The presentation was made by Mr. A.' J. Thynne, M.L.C., who said that the Archbishop was looked upon by all in Queensland as the ono'man who had led the way in all matters connected with the best interests of the State. Archbishop Dunne said that the gift would always remind him of the many kindnesses of his people, for whom he had always tried to do the best he could. He had been 44 years amongst the people in .Queensland,' having arrived in that State in 1861, Separation Day. During the whole of that time ho had never had a quarrel with anyone, but had received the greatest kindness from all denominations. JOTTINGS. The Rev. J. J. North, of the Vivian Street Baptist Church, will hold next winter a series of open platform discussions-after tho Sun-day-evoning scrvico, similar to thoso held ■by him last year. The Rev. E. H. Hobday, of Mosgiel, will also conduct' a mission in connection with this church. ■

.. A.will, signed "John Bunyan," and dated 1685 (threo years before Bunyan's death) has been discovered among somo' family papers by an Ohio woman.

. , Arrangements aro in progress for an Australasian Baptist Congress, to bo held in Sydney in Soptombor next. Tho representation is to bo five, delegates for tho first 1000 membors, and two for every subsequent thousand or portion of a thousand. Each State is-to appoint a commit-too to 00-oporato with a coniimttco iu Sydnoy in preparing a programme for the meotmgs. Many questions of denominational importanco will bo discussed. Inquiries aro being made as to . tho probability bf/. American or; English representatives being present at- the Congre.ss. Oni' remoteness from Sydney (says tho "Now Zealand Baptist") niakos' it impossible for us to get- any.-adequate representation in this great Congress, but wo liopo that somo will plan to take their holidays at tho timo it is held, ajid thus act on our behalf. . Wo aro entitled to send thirteen.

i ; At tho annual meeting "of -tho Melancsian .' ' Mission, held at Church House, 'Westminster, on Novomber; 7, ; tho Archbishop of Cantoiv v » bury said, it was feel;'in-the . ■ < complexities of . tho age,, that they, could got ;r.w back to.first principles, and if-thorn-was any \ work -in, any- part 6f- tho Church -which did ( = take people back to first principles, it was tho Mclanesian Mission. - If 'there wasany. portion of tho mission fiold wluch had. been commondod. to .thorn by devotion arid martyr- .; v dom, it' was tins mission, as' the- whoje.'st-ory.:: from tho boginning to. the present; tamov had •- • boon ono consccutivo picturo of devoljbn .with r > mcroasing success. Tlwy wore asked to help-' tho mission at a.timo of specialdifficulty;?.■,•<*:■ entailed .by tho'.cost of: forward., progress,;; : . and: it. would bo unworthy, of themv-if'.ttMy.n-j-.rvt-wcro to .let the work. drop. | It was. uplifting- ~: for them to go back to ; first principles—to. tho way m. which tho G-ospo] of. Christ coizld v, 1 bo brought homo to : those who had . liever. i; ; heard it. Ho know of: no missionary, story - -v comparable to that of Molanesiun. r. • Tho Churches of . Christ in Australia expect. • , shortly to send'a .white ,missionary :to., tho; -Island of Pentecost, New Hebrides), where a-. -, number - of- schools have been established by. . converts ,mado in connection with tho : Churches of. Christ- Mission to the/Kanakas.- . in Queensland. Visits to England of missionaries from the- ;• ■ Now Hebrides aro raro, and:no annual meeting is now held in connection with tho John G; Paton Mission Fund.- These facts (says . j the "British Weokly") gave special interest - to a gathering: at tho .CaxtonHall, .which ~ ~ | was. presided over by Lord' Kmnaird, - and ad-... [ dressed by Rev. Frank H. L. Paton, Key.; i Maunco • Frator, Dr. Evan . Mackonzio, .- , i I Dr.-, J. ' Campbell . Nicholson; and Rev. D. I Mafcdonald, D-D.'- Mr. Frank Paton, v who --; • t [ spoke first, alluded lo tho grcat ,plcasure it had given to. Mrs; Paton and hinisolf: during I their .'.present I visit to -meet : face to 'face . friends whose sympathy, .and kindnesshad so often cheered, thom in- the past m Tanna. ... I He mentioned; specially Mr. -A.. K. Langndge in England, Mr. W. Watsin .in .Ireland, and Mrs. James Paton, of Glasgow, : i. who is carrying on. tho ■< late, Rev. - James -~ Faton's work.:. Speaking about. his father's > ■ last days, ;Mr.>Paton said:"His. great loy," : !ns deathveamo near -was the. thought of his., .> Saviour." Tho reports presonted at, the- recent con- v vention',of the Churches of Christ, m the ,Uni ted States; of: America showed that. there v';:. . are. n.ow 11,301 churches; in that land, - with . . > a combined membership of 1,283.416. ;Almost .• £11700,000.' was contributed by Church work. iThere are now'2soo members in the 'churchcsO v : > iii the I'hilippino Islands, there • having. ■ ; been 943 additions during 1 tho past year. .The ; ■■■ church, at Bolcnsti, on the Congo, Mnca, has .• also .had an addition of 180 converts during > tho. past year "■ .! It is surely a significant sign .of the times that; the' Glasgow Presbytery of tho Clulrch , ' of Scotland dared to disapprove very strongly.:: . , of :the formula of subscription which .has been i « , _ sent down to all- the churches, by the assembly. ; .The formula suggested, moreover (says the 'Scottish,:correspondent, of a London. paper), would Seem- to be,- for a. Preshytoriaii,. a com-.. . •. ,paratively .'innocuous brio.: ' It -is 1 in. the fol-;.\' lowing terms'l hereby;subscribe'tho Con-. .-j fessioii of Faith,:the public and avowed confes- > i sion of.'this Churchj approven by former General Assemblies as most agreeable to, the Word . 1 of God, and ratified by Parliament in the. ■ r : yoar ;IG9Oj declariiipc that I believe the Reformed Faith therein set forth to which I will : Disapproval of the formula : was .moved by i' the. Rev.'Peter' Anton,. of ' - Kilsyth."-' After' discussion' and' the submis- 1 sion of-various proposed chanKcs, Mr. An- " ton's motion was carried by tho large ma- • : . jority of 76 votes.to 9. ■ -y' : :

For some time past, ; says the Methodist': " Outlook," a movement lias been afoot for " tho improvement of. tho Durham ; Street;.; Church, ■ Christchurchj'.-. by': means', lof-' addi- ? tioris. and. alteration's, tov the, existing '..build-.-.. ings, and an expenditure of about £3000 was • estimated. to cover the total cost. _ Towards . this. .was;received from; - tho late; Mrs; TV, H. Clark. It was suggested lately by Mr. (J. Bowron that an unselfish aiid. jiie.tiho.d jof,-,extending -jtjio.,4 work '.of -. the Church. would"; be to dovote some part of the proposed ex?, periditnre. to the, foundation of a -work ex- J tending beyond l the more.-,church.,walls, such". as the"' > s ~worlc'..';:' After the 'suggestion 1 had been considered for '. some time, Mr. Bowron ahnouricod thatr his" firm- was willing ,to l double anv, subscriptions received.- ' The matter was- enthusiastically taken up by _, the wholo church, ...and, an' amount four times : as large as that expected was raised. 'As the'result,; a home for; deaconesses has been ; fitted up for the residence and training of . deaconesses for the' whole of: tho connexion. The .opening sere-, mony in connection, with .the new home took place., recently. ' , •.

/•The three leading denominations of Melbourne are seriously considering the matter of-, the most efficient training of Sunday school teachers. The Anglicans have already made a- beginning; they • have set apart one of their clergymen as becretafy of their Sunday School Association, and organiser of their training effort. The Presbyterians, in 1906, arranged a series of-lec-tures and model lessons in six suburban centres. The attendance varied from. 50 to 250. The lecturers were mostly experts. Tho Methodists are availing themselves-of "the advantages offered by the Normal College, by sending some of, their teachcrs to that ■ institution. The Victorian Sunday School Union is now. completing arrangements for the training of a large body of teachers. It. is proposed to give lectures;on the art of teaching, and specimen lessons in ten or twelve suburban centres. - Most. of the lecturers have ' already been' secured; these ' include experts connected with the University Training College, Continuation School, Scotch 1 ; Wesley, Presbyterian Ladies', and Methodist ,-Ladies' Colleges. -. A textbook has-.been'chosen,-and it is proposed to hold a voluntary examination at the close of the lectures in each centre. The management of this interesting experiment is ' in the hands of a committee of the Sunday School Onion. It is intended to form; local committees, composed of" representatives from neighbouring. Sunday ' schools, ; whose" business it will be to -. arrange details and ways and means. .

- When tho Congress of 1908 assembles, no subject, says the "Standard," will stand out witlv greater prominence or ■ demand more immediate treatment than tho whole question of staffing the. Church. ; It -has been stated that at least-.690 additional clergy aro roquired at this very moment, if tho Church in the distant parts of the British Empire ia to be manned with anything at all approaching to efficiency.

The Bishop of Dorking has como forward .witlv tho proposal that the Thanksgiving Servic'o at St. Paul's Cathedral, with ivhicli the Pan-Angiican Congress of 1908 is to be closed, shall include an offering. of clergy from the Church at home for service abroad. At the samo time, the Bishop gives point, to his proposal byronewing his offer recently ■'made to go to. any distant sphere that may lie indicated by the "Church, in the hope that the way may be made more plain for others.

" 111 these days of 'new' theologies, which •frequently turn out- to bo very old indeed, there is nothing surprising in the formation, of 'The Buddhist Society of Great Britain,"' says the "Daily Chronicle." "The new. body .was born at a house in Harley Street. A number of English Buddhists wero present, together .with about' twenty of their Burman co-religionists, who are in England for the purposes of study.' Tho meeting was convened by tho chief secretary of the Iluddhisasana Samagama, or International; Buddhist Society, who has come to Europe furnished with powers from" tho society's headquarters in Rangoon, Burma, to form & branch of the society , in England. . .

Tho Archbishop of Canterbury, addressing a Church Defence mooting at Ashford, Kent, dilated on "tho splendid work, the disinterested generosity, tho ..unconquerable devotion to the great and holy causo which had for hundreds of years lieen shown by Nonconformists." They had hail difficulties.- unknown to Churchmen, to contend against "to supply, things which wero provided for the English Church by the-piety of their ancestors." Very often they |i.k], by their good oxaniple stirred up liio Church of England when it was sleepy. , The ." Christian .World''> thinks that the I'riinato <loua not recognise, apparently, that tho * pious . ancestors" whoso endowments'enrich the B#.' tablished Church were ancestors of Noncon* formists equally with Churchmen, ,