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THE CONVOCATION MOVEMENT. IiOED Derby to...
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The Settlement Op Schleswtgholsteitf. Th...
Certainly , all cant of ( xerman unity apart , Danish away is to be preferced to Prussian or to Austrian . But we are anxious to mark in this place , and to enforce upon the attention of our readers tHis latest instance of the summary fashion in which nations and peoples are disposed of by the "Fire Great Powers" sitting in a back parlour in Downing-street . " Nations and peoples indeedJ Such bodiless creations only exist in the disordered brains of democrats and revolutionists . Dukes and duchies , thrones , and dynasties are the only " nations" recoffnised by the Eed-tapeocracy
representing the " Great Powers . " And as we have repeatedly urged , if the nations would take oneleaf out of the diplomatic book—if they would give up their wrangling , and false mystical phrase-making , and all the sound and fury of revolutionary jargon , and become quiet , practical and united ; if they would learn a little of the fixed adherence to a few firm principles of action , the unselfish self-sacrifice for the cause of the common safety , which , these " Great Powers" practice so efficiently , what would become of these said " . Great Powers" in a very few years P
What was the professed object in the settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein question ? To provide for the peace of Europe , and for the succession to the crown 6 f Denmark in the Duchies . In other words , to get rid of all revolutionary elements in that direction . To effect this object , the Red-tapeocracy appoint a meeting : they quietly attaint a Duke of illregulated mind , put him aside with a pension , and insert another prince , having issue , in his stead ; thev twist the roval succession ,
without regard to sacredness of title , or of right ; they shuffle the peoples about from one thimble to another , until you are puzzled to tell to what duke or king these peoples belong . True , they are backed by overwhelming forcer but mark , when Thrones agree , their unanimity is wonderful-. Whilst the revolution was alive , Prussia fpuglit against Denmark : now that the revolution is dead , Bunsen lends a willing hand to protocols , and signs away the duchies to the Dane . The principle is all .
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The Convocation Movement. Iioed Derby To...
THE CONVOCATION MOVEMENT . IiOED Derby told the assembly at the Mansion House , on Saturday , that the Church of England was a compromise ^ an d in that admi ssion he surrendered the only grouud which men , honestly opposed to the revival of convocation and diocesan sy nods , have for a standing-place . Henceforward let no " supporter of Lord Derby , " say that the Church of England is a divine institution . A compromise in essentials involves a cession of truth and an accession of falsehood for
convenience sake . And although practical polities may fairly be defined as the " science of exigencies , " as regards things temporal , religion cannot safely be defined as the science of exigencies as regards things spiritual ; unless it be intended to admit that religion is not a divine but a human institution . We are not arguing the latter alternative—we are only putting strongly and logically the consequences of Lord Derby's doctrine . The Church of England claims to possess the religion ; her ministration , should have , therefore , the outward and visible signs consistent with the les of that ion
inward and spiritual princip relig ; but principles do not admit of compromise ; and , therefore , if the Church of England be a compromise , she is not faithful to her principles , and is , bo far , untrustworthy in matters of such awful moment as are involved in her large pretensions . But the glaring fact , announced so publicly , and with such ostentation of style and occasion , is the summons for all honest men to strive that she cease to be so . We look upon Lord Derby ' s confession as an additional reason , for aiding in the revival of synodical action , which is the only possible remedy , the very last chance remaining ,
by means of which the church may try to become honost and true . In looiking back to the famous debate of Jun ' o , 1851 , when Lord JJedesdale broke ground on the question , and thence up to the current weok , when his lordship placed the Archbishop of York an a position so humiliating to a true churchman , though , possibly , on -the pachydermatous low churchman it produced no such salutary effects , we are struck by the progress which the idea of emancipating the church has made in a period so brief . JSTot only have Buooeasful meetings been iheld to forward 'the revival of diocesan synods , in Derby , { London , and Gloucester , but we ihav ©
seen a diocesan synod in full operation at Exeter' 5 and , what is of far greater importance , we have seen Convocation make a stand in the province of Canterbury , and 3 V £ r . Gladstone introduce and read a . first time , a bill conferring powers on the Colonial church for the purpose of enabling her to manage her own affairs . We haye also seen attempts at partial legislation in Parliament set aside by the unfaltering directness , the admirable moderation , and the consistent teaching of the London Union / in Church Matters , the able letters of D . C . L ,, the statesmanlike leaders of the Morningr Chronicle , and the efforts of a host of
zealous partizans . Our own share in the work may have been ; small , but we have pursued our advocacy , and shall pursue it , actuated by pure motives , and stimulated by high unwavering principles . We have not concealed those motives , nor failed to urge thosejprinciples . What we claim for the Church of England , we claim for the People of England—the right to the fullest possible spiritual development , uncontrolled by state interference , and unassailed fcy penal laws . We have ever stood upon that broad and solid ground , relying not upon compromise * but upon principle , and acting rather with a bravely honest Denison , than with a rashly inconsequent
Derby . It is a pleasure to us , therefore , when we see the movement steadily maintain its integrity , refusing Parliamentary remedies , and firmly demanding the opportunity of finding them for itself . From that posture it must not flinch . Ho hints to" support Lord Derby , " such as were thrown out by certain organs at the commencement of the session , must be allowed to divert the friends of the movement from their straightforward course ; indeed , to all such hints , the Mansion House confession of faith ought to be a sufficient reply . Neither must the advocates of diocesan synods neglect , as they did at Gloucester , to court discussion , to
encounter hostile decisions , even to meet opposition face to face , for truly may it be said of the Convocation party , that opposition is their opportunity . Their cause is full of vitality ; it must advance ; nothing but cowardice can obstruct it ; while unflinching courage and courteous audacity will alone command for it that Buccess which persistent honesty is ever certain to achieve .
Wagner Analyzes. Why Does The Brave Engl...
WAGNER ANALYZES . Why does the brave Englishman , in the midst of a wintry climate , p lunge into a cold shower bath , even before he is warmed with breakfast P Because he earns a robuster health by the process . Why does the foreign artist plunge into English society P Because he earns health of pocket by the process . Albert Wagner has stated the motive in . a confidential letter to a friend , possibly with a candour too coarse for the abrupt publicity of a crabbed court . Other foreign artists , although they may think that " England
rewards only with her money , " do not like to avow the incentive so nakedly . Nay , we believe that some of the highest will not be solely governed by the one motive which too confessedly suffices for pbre Wagner ; but they cannot be so blind to their own feelings as not to know how often it is true in English society , that money is the only return . Wagner—whom the British public is sharp enough to discriminate in this matter from his passive daughter—has been abundantly execrated for his uncomely candour ; but what is he other iihan a Free-trader P He does no more titan apply the maxim , " to buy in the cheapest market and sell
in the dearest . He vends song , which he finds home made , thus obtaining it at prime cost ; and he sells it in . the dearest market—in England rather than in Franco , to Gye rather than to Lumley . It maybe am ugly sight to see art the subject of vending , the sport of chairmen ; but what else does England give to art , except her money P Do artists with their bright , glancing , sonsitivo natures come to England for the sake of our genial climate , or for the enjoyment of our festive " ISonday P" Or , from a cordial yearning towards social institutions , among wlu ' eli Steaks and Stout are most conspicuous P
All the luminaries of art come to London , it da true : we can afford to make London an attractive sojourn to them : wo can even recognise the best . There areamongusmen onoughof finished , tasto and refined feeling to impress upon the general mind the verdict of the nicest and most discriminating criticism . A » d the general mind , being duly
impressed , tmnultndusly welcomes a land , Per haps our enthusiasm for ft great iartist' is immensely heightened when we are told that Sicmn-A . is a " good father , " or Madlle ; B . an "We prqaehable young lady . " We insist far more on the domestic virtues than on the artistei excel lence , ^ and the pride of a " very moral people" is appeased by satisfactory famil y statistiesi-even in an artist . For those who cannot tell one note from another , have a proper sense of respectability , which demands to be gratified evenVheni the ear is dull .
But we stick by public favourites . We applaud an octogenarian tenor as vehemently as a Taniberlik in the prime of his powers . A fact that would rather establish the hearty tenacious affectionateriess of the English character , than the artistic intelligence of an English audience . London is not , whatever we may think , the consecration of an artist's fame , and this all artists know . We reward only with our money : just as Calcutta , where many an Englishman wastes his liver , if not his life , re wards only ( as Mr . Affable
Hawk would say ) with an in- € alcuttable fortune : and as San Franeiscd with its Lynch law murders , and its wholesale conflagrations , rewards the adventurous deserter of an English home—onl y with its gold . How are artists treated in English society ? "Very well , you say , — -too well ; for they are highly paid , they live luxuriously , and they are applauded to the echo— -when successful . But ihat is not enough . Follow them into society and see how they are treated . They are
received into great rooms— -apart ; they are looked at , and listened tOj as clever birds may be , or the Industrious Fleas . Sometimes they are railed off . Mostly , in trust of their tameness , they are suffered to go loose ; for they will only hang about the pianoforte , and do no harm . They are treated with a sort of supercilious indulgence , like creatures that , wlien well bred , behave almost like human beings . Sometimes , at feeding time—for the human bird does not sing well when starving—they are handed over to the graceful hospitalities of—the Pantry !
" Now the artist is , above all creatures , human . Development of the natural emotions is the very object of his training , as it is the original impulse of ' his nature . He seldom has any inordiimte reverence for rank ; but he has an Epicurean sense for all that is tasteful , splendid , dramatic , and gustative . Hence he is fitted to enjoy the pleasures of society ; but being amidst his fellowcreatures , he craves their sympathy , he craves artist
opportunity to express his own . The true hates to be the mere exhibitor or show-boy to his own art ; he detests even the cold-blooded vanity of a Candaules ; he would much rather have the freer licence of a gathering with others of Jus vagabond race , where the mirth , the wine , the inspiration , the enjoyment , are their own , without alien eyes , cold estrangement , and hands that his are not to touch , though the pulses beating in them are half of his own creating .
It is not abroad as it is here . Adversity makes one acquainted with strange bed-fellows , ana many an artist in Italy can trace his blood to high houses and sovereign nobles . Win a base forgetfulness of the true spirit of heraldry , nobles know not their fellows sunken ^ . estate , though their genius may blush with the blood ci kings and queens . For our aristocracy is moswy a parvenu , purse-proud aristocracy . Abroaa , u * nobility is not , forgotten ; but even if that do wanting , the nobility of genius is welcomed ; ana tfhe tailor who lias the utterance of an Ampin ™ enjoys the triumphs of an Arnphion . In Aaj the artist is at home . In St . . Petersburg iWh the Great Bear forgets his autocratic w ^ imosj when he enters the realms of art , and is tuen comvanion of the wandering genius ; as v _ vouch
than one of the brotherhood can . - Petersburg haa no ico like English « goodjo cioty . A cowardly effrontery which brave a real superiority , because it is lic ° ? " £ ooiapower to be insolent—a vulgar upstart < aPF ' tion of things material above > uman fciJ ^ J or art-a conspiracy of exel usive dealing ;»« tesics-a want of life ; such are the eJ Sknd ; the ico which covers good society in JW not the craggy ice o , nd boundless snows otJ * tho not the lutcioua fcuity ico which , tenipors
burning sun of Italy , but the . flat , & $ «« £ . jc p ico ovo * tho muddy pond of wot ? W * f & 6 . garnished in % and canceled undor W ™" " Jjja Slany a hot I & iwa who has fallen , * md Btung
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Leader (1850-1860), May 15, 1852, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15051852/page/14/
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