The Protestant Bishopric at Jerusalem.
It is very probable that the Protestant Bishopric at Jerusalem, -which was established conjointly by Prussia and England in 1841, through the intervention of the great Bunsen, will be discontinued entirely. The two countries had taken turn about in appointing the Bishops, and such excellent men as Gobat, Barclay, and others had graced this chair, and done much for the Evangelical cause in Palestine. But hitherto the Bishops appointed by Prussia were compelled to submit to the three ordinations of the Established Church of England —a fact which reflected upon the legitimacy of the ordination of the Prussian State Church, The latter Government now refuses to submit to this policy any longer, and desires to appoint an incumbent without sending him to England for ordination. To this the Church authorities of England refuse to accede, and Prussia will undoubtedly soon declare its withdrawal from the joint Bishopric affair,
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 119, 12 September 1885, Page 3
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153The Protestant Bishopric at Jerusalem. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 119, 12 September 1885, Page 3
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