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Otago Daily Times, Issue 4026, 13 January 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)

i " The practice of praying at an enemy in his presence," hays the Pall Mall Gazette, "has been sometimes resorted to with a highly telling effect by those ministers whom the order of the denomination to which they belong permits or compels to extemporise the public prayers ; and the Ritualist editor of the 'Priest's prayer-book,' who is, of coarse* unable to do this in public worship, has hit upon an ingenious means of doii;» somewhat the same tiling in a private way! Is ear the end of the work to which we havereferred tnereoeeurs a list of 'Questions for self-examination bearing on episcopal lite and duties,' which are calculated to , embarrass a Low Church bishou in about as effective a way short of "praying at him publicly as could perhaps be devised. 'Have I,' the bishop is directed to ask himseff. 'ever attempted to make my private opinions and likings an iron F ule tor the diocese?' 'Have I remem- \ bared that the erroneous and strange doctrines which I have promised to drive away do net necessarily mean opinions and practices which I personally dislike, but' &c ? 'Have I ever treated an unbeneficed priest with harsnness and severity which I should not have ventured on with a benenced one »» Have I been careful not to sutround myself with a clque of parasites and flatterers? 'Have I allowed all my clergy free access to me at all times, and not kept th«m Have I ever bargained with another bishop to promote l»s relatives and friends on cor? dition of his promoting mine? Have I ever refused to license curates against whom no objection lay m order to inconvenience and annoy an incumbent I dislike?' 'Have I t™nfl ngUedinOJd(? t0 ol>tain translation to another see f Such are some of the nlea sant questions which, out of pure anliet? for his soul's health, the Ritualist is moved ta suggest to his right reverend fXr It would be worth consideration whether'this ingenious form of annoyance might tot ha It would be agreeable to reflect thafa series ne X Ch ;r eSti°na fer neatly written on a post card, were awaiUrg one^ enemy on hi s breakf »t table o| e mirn?