CHURCH DISCIPLINE.
THE AROHBISHOP ON RITUALISM. Pur Precs Association. London, March 12. One hundred and fou t en Unionist members of tbe House of Commons interviewed the Arthtrshops cf Canterbury and York resp cthig the uores' io the church, owing to the lack of discipline. The Archbishop of in replying, said th it the deputation wa? right in desiring to di-cisivoly restrain ex reme ritual teachers. Ca<»s of fligr.mt and defiant illegality were few, and wtre chiefly confiued to the dioceses of London, Chichester, and Exter. Matty oth6r cases came very near the line. Tbe matter was engaging the bishops' atteutioD. V hare episcopal authority was defied, stern and drast'c action was essential. The laity were often more responsible for these vagaries and extravagances than the clergy. The Archbishop of York insisted on the need for extending the powers and authority of the bishops.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 63, 14 March 1903, Page 2
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144CHURCH DISCIPLINE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 63, 14 March 1903, Page 2
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