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Grey River Argus, Issue 61, 2 June 1866, Page 3

Dr Colenso was formally excommunicated on Sunday, March 7, at* the Cathedral of Maritzburg. The dean read out the sentence as follows : — ln the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, — We, Robert, by Divine permission, metropolitan of the Church in tho province of Capetown,, in accordance with the decision of the bishops of the province, in synod assembled, do hereby, it being our office and oiw, grief to do so, by the authority of Christ committed unto us; pass upon John William Colenso, D.D., the sentence of the ■greater excommuiuca&oh, thereby separating him from the communion of the Church of Christ so long has he shall obstinately and impenitently persist in his here'Ej.'i. and claim to exercise the office»of a bishop within the province of Capetown. And we do hereby make known to the faithful in Christ that, being thus excluded from all communion with the* Church, he is, according to our Lord's command, and in conformity with the provisions of the xxxiii. of the Articles of Religion, " to be taken of the whole multitude of the faithful, as ; a heathen mail and publican."— (Matt, xviii, 17, 18). Given under, our hand and seal, this 16th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1865. — R. Capetown. :