Ritualism in Auckland.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1632, 11 February 1886, Page 2

Ritual ism m Auckland.

; \ The following taken from tlie A'tick- " kind- Belli, will : interest Clinrchni^n.*:-^' f- The persistence of ihe inciiniibelie' of* Sfc. Thomas' m indulgence « m ritualistic ! practices;, in ;the celebrafcioa of public worship.has, it would appear,, alienated a ; ijarge section of the better, part of his congregation from : him, j&ccordih'g'to the' prbceedirigs of the annual meeting helfl ' m that church recently. " Some of 'the members of tlie ? church <whb 'protested stronglya^ainst such practices, especially the exhibition of the Holy Cross m te^tir;: jval proeassions, declare.d their intentiqn to worship m St. Patrjck'sfor.the.futu'ire',; 'while ! q'thers have miide up'tu'eir min'd^ [ pot tq come back to St.' Thomas' any tnore, and took their leave of the clergyjnan by shakings hands vcitl) ; Him. !i -T>liis is a vary humiliating state of affairs m ia prof essedlvi; Protestant, church, and loiidly calls for the interference of the Bishop of the diocese, under whose Bpirtu&l 4ur|sdictipn St. Thomas' is, jWjitif evangelical ,niinistgr that 1 church cbutd be made oneTof tlie best charges in' the city, there/; being ample materials m; the p.arish^for purpose; , The 'charge is^^xiow:ih s £su^h % *a State of disruption and' confusion 6 .fi'sVto hqW s out' but little hgpe.^of^fanyi s;al^tary iinprov'einent under the presen't*lncuinbency. \yhat a warning 'tins; .should be to clerics of ritualistic proclivities.