PREACHING RIGHTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 601, 1 September 1909, Page 7

PREACHING RIGHTS.

INTENDED PROCEEDINGS DROPPED. -' IB* I'elcgnpb.-Frcsa Asioclnllon'.-CoDjrlcnll i , (Rec. August 31, 9.45 p.m.) London, August 31. Dr. Gore, Bishop of Birmingham, has abandoned his intended proceedings against Canon Heiison, for preaching at tho Rev. J. H. Free Church Institute at Birmingham.

■£ ■;"A GREAT-BORE"; TERMINATED. ",.: ■ iV long correspondence was' in the English-.papers in April in-reference, to'the inhibition'issued Bjr- the'.Bishop. of Birmingham: (Dr. Gore) to Canon Henson forbidding i him to ; : preach at the Digbcih;lnstitute, which/is; situated invthe Dontendrdistriot.'.and .nection with Carr's-Lane. Church,:of which.the Rey.' ! 'J.-.:H;Jowett is the minister.- . 'At : the opening- of -the liistituto vlast. > year,".both,:the Rector of Birmingham and Canon Conner .took j .part in'-'the proceedings', ..-and no protest-,.ap-. 'pears :to; have.been made; ;but-upqn : the. an-- : nouncemeht that iCanon/Hensoiii: would/preach ':at''a'servico'in"connection-with the anniversary, /of.'the '-opening -of- tho 'Institute, 1 the Vicar of •St: Gabriel's',' the ■ Rev;' W/'-l H;; Cariss, / wrote to, the: bishop .'representing, that the • Institute wasvirii:his':-parish, .and- pro testing.;,-, against Canon ; ;Henson his .'.An inhibiHon i - : was''iisßued,';-,whioh-,.was:-di»'regaTded.-. It "was; stated-that-;the issuing of" the/inhibition' and. .Canon'.Hehson e inpiwo.mpliimce 1 : with it .would: in.", the ordinary eonrso; be ."followed /by.'the: bishop 'proceedings'in-.the;Court of■'; the "Arches. ':'The;hishbp:;in'.a letter-to, Dairy ' Post'tistated,:-'! >have.:; myself, /before: •now-addressed/meetings .under .Nonconformist auspices'':and::invited •Nonconform ists';,tp .'- : ad-. dress meeting's of/Churchmen: and; spoken .with Nonconformists -on/common/ should:' do'.so -again: where •' the seem to'trie jo.makei such;action legitimate.• But I feel that all.suoh/a'ctions should be eon-; templated'by.-clerßrmen:bf:tho:Chyr6h;ofSEng. lanf ohly'where they, can be-carried;cut-, with: due regard to-thV legitimate office'and' authority, of ■ the - other/ clergy of the "Church'; of.: Eng•land." : And.' I /believe,. that, a- clergyman,of-the Church'■of.'EiiglandyC'nnh'ot;'claim, to,.,preach! under : whatever..;auspices,;,or .in"Whatever/kind: bf.'.buildingV'in-ranotherman's' parish, against ■ his,consent. Several: circumstances">have-.'.'.re'-, cently'ledi me .to'ibelieye '.that''this' question hod/better be brought to thetest.'in'somoway.: \ hope 'that: no'jbitl^rness-of:■ spirit'will, "bo aroused 'in-any.: quarter:' by ; tho incident,",,/■ •'■?■ "-/ --The -bishop /and -.Canon':.. 'Henso'n ■'■:?. are - .'• old. 'friends, -and'the correspondence/,was.carried'on in,a.very:good-natured way;-In one letter the bishop :says :—"lt .is a great -bore;: but ; I. feel Bure'l must, yindioato: the; principle'.of ..the in- 1 , cumbent's;rights,; and/Lhardly know"how y°u; . imagine; any./good-; cause .can. ' be, - served by! ■ignoricgiit. ../Canon Hensoh.writeßir-;"/..-. '".'.lly dear-Bishop-^l.find,:on'reference to:my calendar of engagements, that I;am pledged to preacti'.at-lit." JDwett'8 n lh6t,i.tutb'.oh, T llarch.3l, andil : shall certainly endeavour, to.'kcep my' en.'ghWraent.. '■' You-do. not,suppose ; that_l. Could allow/any• "p6we'r?ih-thp,'yidar.'..of/SrGabriors; ito-virite'rfero:-'with''-';the "exercise.'■•'qf-'Triy,; 'legal iiberty;ot''with' r tli'e f fulfilniept:of : n)y;jpr6mise3; I >cdnfes's'i tov'somV;surprise', that' you 'have/.'-thoiight';;: his:;, 'protest;.'; deserving';;; your 'notice." .-"/ ;";;':','-' /J;-;'":■-"■'.' .•:":.■■' :,:''/ : ';i'.:"■/"