REPLY OF THE BISHOP OF MELBOURNE TO THE VERY REV. MR. GEOGHEGAN.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 192, 1 April 1848, Page 4

REPLY O F THE BISHOP OF MELBOURNE TO THE VERY REV. MR. GEOGHEGAN.

The Bishop's luply, which was bioiu-ht Wo liipi uitli the \oi bal answer that Mr. Geoghejjan lmi $>mn oidersnotto ic-ct'ive it, is bul) : ,oined. in onlm to show more fully what were tie feelings whirh dirUlet] his fotiiuT letter, published in the Petit of 'Jo the Very Rev P. B. Gpo^hcgan, Vicar Foran. "Vny Rev. 'Sir— l cannot wonder tiiat it (jj.ivc you ppin I" reaO, is it t?.ne me sincere r-' n to v lltc ' 1V ) leiur to you. I am however mipmed, th.it yi.ix alioulil diurgo me with disin^tiuouanfi^. i should have supjiowl (hat I had rather exposed iT>-clf to your icrsure for hcinir too irnnk end i'l,nn spoken I tlul tioc wii'e without much ronsideration, nor without ii strong oonviction of its being a duty wh'ch Inmllo yfurself. Your oouitesy in le.ivnig your card for me jil.'ccl me under the nrcebfity of ci.her ivluinin<? 30m 1 call, or of omittin./ it iiUoj;clher, 01 of fiankly e\j<l.iin!iig to you my feeling- Rly sense of duly, as a Minister of" the Church of England, pi--eluded me from adopting thp inrt covusc • t e scoond would have been discourteous to \ou : and it therefore only remained for nit- to take the third. In doing tins, while I expiesscd my sentiments of the Chuich of Home without disguw, I most cirefully avoided snying an j thin? which csiM cive offence to you individually. As. I stated, 1 ImvJ heard >cv a'navs psifio? alh"<omi'i»"i led for 30m uMvnity ..fd d.'cietion ; and I 'hnuld hv exceedingly i>oiry, in any intercouue M h ili v.q muy hare with one another, to appear myself wanting in thosa quilUies.. I fihoul 1 be vdiy sony alto to wound jourfeehnss, or to g.ve jou any ofiVnce unneccssinly. 1 write tin 1 ? most sincerely. Nothing but asmseof the oblation which is hud upon mf, to contend earnestly lor tin faith once conmitted to the saints, will, I trust, induce to say, write, or do aty.hin?, which may Ri're j'ou pain ; and while I ;m compelled to oppose what I rep;.ad as false doettine. I hope through the giace of God, to be enabled always lo speak the ti 11'h in love. Believe a>e to icmain, Very ReT. Sir, yours faithfully. C. ME LBOURNE