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   Churchmen�察�if they are only approached and treated in a reasonable way。
   Above all�察�let every parochial incumbent make a point of teaching every
   municant that he is an integral part of the Church of England�察�and
   is bound to do all that he can for its welfare��to visit�察�to teach�察�to
   warn�察�to exhort�察�to edify�察�to help�察�to advise�察�to fort�察�to support��
   to evangelize�察�to awaken the sleeping�察�to lead on the inquiring�察�to
   build up the saints�察�to promote repentance�察�faith�察�and holiness
   everywhere�察�according to his gifts�察�time�察�and opportunity。 He should
   educate his people to see that they must give up the lazy modern plan
   of leaving everything to the parson�察�and must be active agents instead
   of sleeping partners。 On this point�察�I grieve to say�察�the Methodists
   and Dissenters beat Churchmen hollow。 With them�察�every new member is a
   new home missionary in their cause。 Never will things go well with the
   Church of England until every individual member realizes that he has a
   duty to do to his Church�察�and keeps that duty continually in view。

   I begin purposely with this point。 I am certain it is a vital one�察�and
   lies at the root of the whole subject which we are considering。 Best of
   all�察�it is a reform which may be menced at once�察�and needs no Act of
   Parliament to start it。 It needs nothing but a determination on the
   part of the rectors�察�vicars�察�and perpetual curates of England to bring
   the matter before the municants of their respective parishes�察�and to
   incite them to e forward and do their duty。 They have the matter�察�I
   believe�察�in the hollow of their hands。 The laity�察�I believe�察�would
   respond to the invitation�察�if they once realized that the health of the
   Church was at stake�察�and that there was work for them to do。 In truth��
   it is our day of visitation。 In our Established Church it will never do
   to try to man the walls with officers�察�and let the rank and file sit
   idle in their barracks。 Clergy and laity must learn to work together。
   We must have not only an apostolical succession of ministers�察�but an
   apostolical succession of laymen�察�if our Church is to stand much
   longer。

   ��b�� The next point which demands our attention�察�if we want to raise the
   laity of the Church to a scriptural position�察�is the absolute necessity
   of giving every parish and congregation some voice and vote in the
   appointment of its ministers。 I make no apology for taking up this
   defect in our present system�察�because it is directly handled in the
   Church Patronage Bill which is being brought before Parliament。 I own
   that I care little for some of the provisions of that Bill�察�and I doubt
   much if they would work well�察�supposing they passed the fiery ordeal of
   Lords' and mons' mittees。 But there is one clause in the proposed
   measure which is most praiseworthy�察�and I hail it with deep
   satisfaction。 I refer to the clause which would enable the inhabitants
   of any parish to offer objections to a clergy man being placed over
   them�察�for a certain time after his name is made known。 I regard this as
   emphatically a move in the right direction。 I am not anxious to see
   patronage concentrated in one set of hands。 Much less am I anxious to
   see clergymen elected entirely by the parishioners or congregation。 But
   I do think that the people should have some voice in the appointment of
   ministers�察�and that they should not be left to the mercy of。 an
   inpetent patron�察�and not allowed to make any objection to his
   choice。 We all know that a si quis must be read before an ordination��
   and I contend that a si quis should be required in every case before an
   Institution。

   Our present system of appointment to livings entirely ignores the
   laity�察�and often proves a grievous abuse。 Clergymen are constantly
   thrust upon unwilling parishes and disgusted congregations�察�who are
   entirely unfit for their position�察�and the people are obliged to
   submit。 The parishioners are consequently driven away from church�察�and
   the Establishment suffers irreparable damage。 It is high time to give
   up this system。 Let every patron be required to send the name of the
   clergyman whom he wishes to nominate to a vacant living�察�to the
   churchwardens�察�one month before he presents the name to the bishop。 Let
   the name of the proposed new incumbent be publicly read out in church
   like banns�察�and affixed to the church doors�察�on three or four Sundays
   consecutively�察�and let any one be invited to object if he can。 Let the
   objector be obliged to satisfy the bishop and his council that there
   are good reasons�察�whether doctrinal or practical�察�for his objections��
   and let the bishop and his council have power�察�if satisfied�察�to refuse
   the patron's nominee。 Of course such a safeguard as this might often be
   ineffectual。 The objections to the nominee may often be frivolous or
   incapable of proof。 But at any rate a principle would be established。
   The laity of a parish could no longer plain that they are
   perpetually handed over to new parsons without having the slightest
   voice in the transaction。 One right the laity even now possess�察�I
   remind them�察�which I heartily wish they would exercise more frequently
   than they do。 They may effectually prevent young men being ordained who
   are unfit for orders�察�by objecting when the si quis is read。 Well would
   it be for the Church of England if the laity in this matter would
   always do their duty��

   ��c�� The third and last reform in the position of the laity which we
   should aim to obtain�察�is the admission of lay Churchmen to their
   rightful place in the administration and management of the whole
   Church。 I entirely agree with two of my Right Rev。 Brethren�察�that we
   greatly want a National Church Council�察�posed of bishops��
   presbyters�察�and laymen。

   Such a council ought not to possess any legislative powers�察�or to
   interfere in the slightest degree with the prerogative of the Crown or
   the Royal supremacy。 There ought�察�therefore�察�to be no great difficulty
   in obtaining legal powers for its formation�察�and it ought not to be
   regarded with jealousy when formed。 Its main object should be to bring
   the clergy and the laity face to face�察�and to enable them to consider
   all matters affecting the Church's welfare�察�and�察�if necessary�察�to bring
   them under the notice of Parliament。 Its main advantage would be�察�that
   when it brought anything before Parliament which required legislation��
   it would be able to say�察 ┌�Here is a matter about which the clergy and
   laity of the Established Church are agreed。 In the name of that Church
   we ask you to take it up�察�and make it the law of the land。;

   I am afraid it is vain to hope for any large measure of Convocation
   reform。 Ancient and venerable as the Synods of Canterbury and York
   undoubtedly are�察�I think no one will say that they truly represent the
   Church of England。 Even if they adequately represented the clergy�察�it
   is certain that they do not represent the laity。 This alone is an
   immense and intolerable defect�察�and pletely prevents the laity�察�as a
   rule�察�taking any interest in the proceedings of Convocation。 They feel
   that they are left out in the cold�察�and have neither voice�察�nor vote��
   nor place�察�nor part in the discussions�察�either at Westminster or York��
   even when the subjects discussed concern themselves most intimately。 We
   need not wonder that they do not like this。 According to the word of
   God�察�they are ;the Church; as much as the clergy。 They have quite as
   much at stake in the Church's welfare。 They are often as well educated��
   as intelligent�察�as well´informed�察�as spiritually´minded�察�as able to
   discern; things that differ; in religion�察�as any clerk�察�man。 The words
   of the judicious Hooker are worth remembering�此 �Till it be proved that
   some special law of Christ hath for ever annexed unto the clergy alone
   the power to make ecclesiastical laws�察�we are to hold it a thing most
   consonant with equity and reason�察�that no ecclesiastical laws be made
   in a Christian monwealth�察�without consent as well of the laity as of
   the clergy。; ��Hooker�察�Book viii。 chap。 6。�� The simple fact that the lay
   people have at present neither voice nor place in the English
   Convocation�察�is enough to show that it is an institution totally
   unsuited to the age�察�and behind the times。

   Of course I do not forget that a house of laymen has been called into
   existence in the province of Canterbury�察�with the express purpose of
   acting as a consultative body�察�and an assistant to Convocation�察�and it
   has been resolved to form a similar house of laymen at York。 No doubt
   the formation of these two bodies is a great step in the right
   direction。 It is a public acknowledgment that the time has e when
   lay Churchmen must be asked to take a more active interest in the
   affairs of the Established Church�察�and that their past torpid position��
   as sleeping partners in the great ecclesiastical concern�察�can no longer
   be maintained。 For this tardy recognition of the ri

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