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852 THE LEADER. [Saturda y ,
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CRYSTAL PALACE NEWS ROC-AI. ;(To the Edi...
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THE DUTIES OJF THE CkERGY. (To the Edito...
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" A CLERGYMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF SOCIETY." ...
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INDIA. (To the Editor of the Leader.) Si...
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Officers And Gentlemen. I. , Tmo Govkkni...
him the martinet assumes a mild appearance , and proceeds to ask Mm questions which any naval cadet of six months' standing would be able to answer . Our readers may "be as ignorant as the candidate for honours of the precise nature of the terms that follow , but they will see better than the martinet the qualifications of the young aspirant . The examination proceeded thus : — Captain . Mr . , I believe ! Have the goodness to sit down , and make yourself quite comfortable . How would you get your ship under weigh ? Candidate ( after a long pause ) . I should haul the anchor up . Cap . Right enough for a beginning ; but how ¦ would you proceed to perform that ? You do not pass the cable itself round the capstan , do you ? Can . No , sir , decidedly not ; the—the-
Cap . The messenger , as you tvere going , to say . You fasten this to the cable ? Can . By ropes ( doubtfully ) . Cap . Precisely—by ropes , that is , stoppers ; and then you heave round . By-the-bye , how is your uncle , the First ILord ? Can . ( eagerly finding one question he can answer ) . Very well , thank you , sir ; that is , not quite well . Laid -up ; in fact , with a severe attack- ^ - — Cap ; ( with true sympathy" ) . Indeed ; - I am sorry to liear it . Well * you nave passed your examination ¦ very well , and if you come in half an liour we'll sign jovx certificate ! ¦ : ¦ : : - / '; ¦ \ ' ¦ ' ?¦ :- '' -: . ¦ ¦•¦ - ¦ ¦ '' ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ . "' ,. . " . - '¦ ' . ¦ : " :
: Such was actually a fact , and such a midshipman reaUy didpassin tb ^ to remain on the station for some time ias ajcting mate before he departed for England . But on liis arrival there he had to go through the ' examination , to whose severity I have before alluded . It consists of being eafamined in gunnery on board the Excellent , , and , in ; arithmetic and navigation at " the college * " It is needless to add the result of this candidate ' s examination there . TVe heard that he had ¦ been , turned back twice , but are ignorant as to his after career . :
\ ye may , perhaps , have occasion t ; o return to the Governing Classes afloat in a future paper . But though they cause indirectly a great deal of the disagreeableness that exists afloatj they are not the most prominent causes of the general dislike evinced for the service , and to those more important subjects our succeeding article shall be devoted . Late a Middy .
852 The Leader. [Saturda Y ,
852 THE LEADER . [ Saturda y ,
Crystal Palace News Roc-Ai. ;(To The Edi...
CRYSTAL PALACE NEWS ROC-AI . ;( To the Editor of the Leader . ) 'Sie , — -In order to remedy , in some degree , the evil s-effects of forcing people into public-houses to obtain 'the news of the day , and while the paper duty and Stamp Act so grievously interferes with the increase of newspapers , I would urge the necessity of providing public Reading , or IViews Rooms , in places of popular resort . An Educational Court at the Crystal Palace , where newspapers and the leading" periodicals could be seen , as well as scholastic publications , by paying a small , charge for admittance , would be a great accommodation and attraction , not only to men of letters , but to all classe s . Yours , & c , M . H . Feii . de .
The Duties Ojf The Ckergy. (To The Edito...
THE DUTIES OJF THE CkERGY . ( To the Editor of the deader . ) Sib , —Public controversy—will your correspondents pardon me for saying so ?—is not my favourite occupation . I thought the Ohurch to which my services are vowed misrepresented , and , however unintentionally , calumniated , and accordingly said as much ; but I must be pardoned for not entering in a discussion of " verbal inspiration . " Yet so much I will say for the satisfaction of Mr , Birch ( I ought to write " of the M . A . " since he has so humorously denominated me "tho Curate" ) , that there is no point on which the orthodox apprehensions of any
congregation arc liable to bo more easily and painfully excited than this vovy qno of the Inspiration of Holy Writ , and thiB most reasonably 5 because if this bo once set aside— -Church authority being ignored—thore would remain no barrier whatever to the inroads of individual rationalism . Therefore , if the imaginary or real clergyman of tho Portfolio confesses to having shown , unconsciously or not , tl » o . t he did not believe ia tho inspiration of tho Old Testament ( mo need not take account of tho word " verbal , " for it ia absolutely certain that
a congregation would not !) I am fully justified in my remark , that ho had no right to complain of being thenceforth regarded with extreme suspicion by the great body of hia parishioners , A definition of tho exact limits of inspiration might 1 ) 0 ' difficult : I will not attempt itj and will only add , for fear of misconstruction , that I fully and from my heart accept the Gth Article of tho English Church , to ¦ which Mr . Birch refers , and that no man can do so , « J nvy judgment , who does not believe in the hlstoxfcal truth of tho Old Testament , and in the divino inspiration pf Moses , Pavid , nnd tho Prophets . J . o poaa to Mr . Domvillo's inquiry , how I can
reconcile the neglect of the 59 th Canon for public catechising " with common honesty , " I beg to ask him whether he does not know that the Church of England has been stripped by the State of the right to meet in Council for correction and furtherance of discipline ; and that , under these circumstances , it having become impossible to adapt the Canons to the exigencies of the times , some of them have fallen into absolute abeyance 5 Canons , which are not and have not been enforced for 150 years—are they really , all of them , binding in pro conscientce ?—or only such of them as Mr . Domville , or any other individual , may happen to consider commendable ? Give us the free "working of Convocation ^ and we shall soon distinguish betwixt obsolete and essential Canons , and constrain obedience to such as shall be then confirmed .
Meanwhile , as a matter of fact , public catechising ( though too often neglected ) is by no means universally so . I suppose Mr . Domville does not think that the essence of the Canon consists in the half hour before the time of service ? In the church and parish which I am privileged to assist in serving , we have , on the Sunday , besides one cottage-service , morning , afternoon , and evening prayers . In the course of the afternoon service public catechising takes place after the second lesson . 3 Does not this fairly meet the intention of the Canon ? 3 Buti further , the Canon alluded toobviously contemplates a state of ecclesiastical discipline which it is well nigh impossible to realise in any parish—nay , '' the spirit of the ' age , " good or evil , would forbid its literal execution . Could
the adult " ignorants ;'' could servants , could upp ' rentices , could growing youths and naaids be easily prevailed upon to exhibit their defective knowledge before a gazing and listening congregation ? ; A sense of personality , with its nqonsequences-r—pride and shame , did not , exist in the year 1603 in the sense in which it now'governs well liighall minds ; the / world was-more haiye then , modernSj perhaps , will saymore barbarous . Be that as it may , a more private procedure is ho > v eminently desirable for all who have reached the . age of adolesceiice- ^ say is . On this , ground inany clergymen have private classes of young people before or after seryice ( I have one such myself every Sujiday morning ) to instruct them in the elementary truths of religion and duties of morality . " ;• ;¦ ¦¦• ¦ . ¦ „ ¦ ' ¦; ¦ . ¦ •¦ ¦ . ' ¦ / . ¦" . / : •/'•¦ .
finally , no man can liaye a deeper sense than myselfof the practical deficiencies of the English Church : the only wonder is in her past state of servitude , that she has retained all essentials , and has still so strong a hold on : the national heart and mind . But she is a living branch of the universal Church of Christ : God is in her , despite Her - « reakness , and therefore she cannot fall . I remain , Sir , your very obedient servant , Archmr GtibneV , Curate of Buckingham .
" A Clergyman's Experience Of Society." ...
" A CLERGYMAN'S EXPERIENCE OF SOCIETY . " ( To the Ediioi' of the Leader . ) 89 , Great Portland-street , Portland-place , Sept . 4 , 1854 . Sie , — - "Will you allow me , a working-man , and a Member of the Established Church of England , that Church which is said by the writer of the fine letters printed in your columns , " to occupy a position as he thinks halting ever between two opinions , serving God and Mammon , founded in lust , nursed by tyranny , supported by opinion , " to say that my opinion of the laity , the clergy , and the bishops , is as good now , as at was before I read the said to be , and perhaps truly so , experience of one whom 1 think has evidenced in his writing , that he has been , and ib , " unstable as water , " In referring to the ordination service for deacons , I find that your contributor has said that " he trusts he is inwardly moved by tlio Holy Ghost to take upon liim that office , " and again that , « he unfeignedly believes all tho canonical Scriptures of tho Old and Now Testament , " and in the ordering of priests " that he thinks in hia heart , that ho ia truly called , according to the will of our Xord Jesus Christ to tho order and ministry of priesthood . " Once more , has ho not subscribed to the 39 articles ? Allow me to ask ; now , if J , am mistaken when I affirm that it is tho conclusion overy intelligent reader would come to that has read the letters alluded to , that the author of them did not believe at tho timo what ho took an oath ho < lid in hia heart ? This being tho case , your readers will know best what value to sot upon tijw clergyman ' s assertions .
I feel auspicious of u man who writes for Popory , and yet is so timid lest his Toailora should think for one moment tluit ho ehould bo understood aa wishing to favour either popeB or cnrdlnnls . What ho saya of the Pusoytte party , and thoir /« we »< piety , and their beautiful picture of the enrly ohurch , ' with its perfect system adapted to ovory want , a shelter for every sorrow , a home for ovory joy / ' is nil very pretty , and no doubt to a lovely young girl , one we may well suppose ignorant of tho depravity of her own heart , and that « , " sainthood" was not to bo
won by feelings and notions , by beautiful architecture , elaborately finished paintings , and soft melodious music , with -works of righteousn ess which we can do , but as in an earlier church , the church that has been , and now is , and ever will be—the elect who , instead of winning a " sainthood , " are made saints by that Third Person of the Trinity , who convinces of sin , and leads to the only Saviour , in whom they have " wisdom , righteousness , sanctifieation , and redemption . " I will only add that neither myself , nor any other Sabbath schoolteacher , whether male or female , with , whom I ana acquainted , desire , for one moment , to part with the peace and joy -which we have through a lively faith in a living , pleading , and coming Saviour , for the earthy , sensual , and superstitious religion of " Home , " or " Exeter . " " Is this wise ? " Yes it is . J . Clifford Pabkek .
India. (To The Editor Of The Leader.) Si...
INDIA . ( To the Editor of the Leader . ) Sir , —Your kindness in inserting my former very desultory letters emboldens me to trouble you once more -with a few remarks on the subject of our Indian . Empire . This time I would direct your attention to the unfair and anomalous position of the llncovenanted Seryice . I need not remind you that the Government of India is , dnfa ct ^ bers of which exercise in their : y ? ayy the exclusiveness that ; characterises that system of rule . The actual governors of the country are the Civil Servants pf the : Honourable Company ; and , taking them as a body , of well-educated , upright gentlemen .
nothing can be said against them . [ But their education is not appropriate . It is not the sort of training that is best calculated to make good magistrates and judges , as well as collectors 1 of the ^ revenue . Something more is wanted than a knowledge of iLatin and Greek ; or a slight acijuafo ^ hce with Sanscrit roots . It is necessary for a ruler , that he should be familiar with the spirit and circumstances of his own times , and of the people he is called upon to govern And this so ^ t of thing is not to be acquired at Hailey bury College , nordoes it come , by intuition . But there is one thing which . is acquired at HaiLeybury , and that is a class feeling . The young civilians look upon themselves as a superior caste— -as the " twice ^
born , "—the elect of their countrymen . The consequence is , that they hold themselves not only far above the native population , but even above their military brethren ; while bankers , merchants , journalists , and " other" adventurers , are regarded as putside barbarians . This feeling is traditional / and took its rise in the times when few persons proceeded to India unconnected with the Company ^ save those whose antecedents would not bear a very close inspection . . In the beginning , the Civil Service * was conducted by a mere handful of individuals , but as our empire increased , it was found necessary to add to the number of the magistrates . This soon became extremely burdensome , owing to the amount of salaries and
pensions . It was therefore resolved to institute a . secondary corps , generally known as the Uncovenanted Service , because its members can be dismissed at any time , without trial and a without pension . At present a . very large proportion of the public business is transacted by this body . They are employed aa clerks in Government offices , and may rise to the rank of deputy collector . Their salary may also be gradually brought up to 600 rupees a month . But this is the highest point to which they may attain , no matter how splendid their abilities , how sound their knowledge , how immactilate their character . In a social point of view they arc nowhere . Even men of gentlemanly birth and
accomplishments aro not recognised as members of society . And yet in tho Uncovenanted Service you will find very many-who know moro of the real wants of India , of tho language , habits nnd feelings of the natives , than the oldest judges of tho Sudder Ameen . Why then should not the government of the country be thro \ yn opon to all who are competent to take 11 part in it ? If merit -wore tho only criterion , some of the covenanted magnates would soon find themselves outrun in the race by the very men they now affect to look down upon . They toll you , indeed , that the uncovenanted aro generally of low habits , that they drink , that they marry natfvo women , that they themselves aro often coloured mon , and that in
short no gentleman could associate with them . There is something of truth in this , but if the eauae wore removed tho effect would vanish . Mon of fine feolingH , unless greatly reduced in circumstances , will hardly enter a service that places thein in such 11 ftUse position . It tho service of tho Government ; wore an opon one , thoro would bo no lack of caiulidnte 8 oven for tho inferior grades , though theso would after a timo become tho abiding places of only the incompetent . Tho country would of course gnin immensely by tho energy thus infused into its administration , but it ia juat possible that tho eons and nephews of Directors might fail to win the highest prizes . This is tho startling objection— 'thin tho stumbling Mock and rock of offence . J . II .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 9, 1854, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09091854/page/12/
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