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Article THE REV. BROTHER T. HARVEY AND THE BISHOP.* ← Page 2 of 6 →
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The Rev. Brother T. Harvey And The Bishop.*
does " my Lord Bishop" occur ?—no where ! And it may be a questionable point whether the Christian religion exists in its purity when the functions of its spirituality are thus usurped , and their blessed objects perverted by a leaning to Mammon , and a departure from God . His right reverence will pardon us if , in his treatment of the humble curate , we forget to remember his claim to be heir to the holy apostles . Brother the Rev . Thomas Harvey has since our last number
published his pamphlet , entitled " Positive Ruin , the result of Public Service , " a most startling narrative of persecution and oppression it is ; but what shall we say if it be altogether true , as can scarcely be doubted by the verification of the circumstances it adduces ? That it can hardl y be otherwise may be readily assumed by the silence of the right honourable and right reverend Bishop , who would be justified by a clear refutation of the charges against him . What then must be the inference ? Why
simply this : either that the Rev . Thomas Harvey has sustained grievous injuries at the hands of the Bishop , who assumes to be irresponsible before man , or that the Bishop is in possession of some concealed misconduct of the Rev . Thomas Harvey , which he refrains from disclosing . This is perhaps taking a lenient view of the Bishop ' s possible position , hut it leaves the case thus : —either the Rev . Thomas Harvey has disgraced himselfor he has not . If he haswhdoes not the Bishop
, , y disabuse the public mind , and denounce his victim as unfit for the ministry , by giving proofs of his delinquency ? For , observe , that by withdrawing the chaplain from Antwerp , it is not possible but the public must attribute to the Bishop a desire to remove a supposed scandal to the church ; and yet were such really the case , he , the Bishop , has the hardihood to palm on the congregation of Margaretting , in Essex , the scandal that he thought needful to remove from British community
at Antwerp . Monstrous apostacy ! As connected by birth and circumstance with the Church of England , as by law established , we blush for mitred recusancy , and for the serfdom that has desecrated the HOLINESS OF THE ADORABLE ONE ! The Mammon of power has proved too much for priestly consistency ; and however we regret , and we do sincerely regret , that it has been found necessary that a minister of the Church of England should appeal to the public voice , it is too clear that no other chance of redress remains for him .
The public press has spoken out . Day by day , and week by week , have metropolitan and provincial journals issued their opinions ; even periodicals devoted to Church of England matters have decided that " positive ruin , the reward of public service , " is no fiction , but a dread reality ! Having before stated the case generally , we shall now report progress in detail , awarding to the Masonic Lodge of Good Fellowship ,
Chelmsford , all the honour of having rallied around the banner of our oppressed Brother , and cheerfully follow in the rear of so goodly an example . It appears that the said Lodge " circulated " every Lodge , as well as every Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Master iu the Order of Freemasonry . Whether in this course they were strictly within the letter of Masonic law or not is perfectly immaterial , but that they were within its spirit , we quote from an address of the late illustrious and
Royal Grand Master a few words that are perfectly unmistakeable : — " Justinian declares that he acts contrary to the law who , confining himself to the letter , acts contrary to the spirit and interest of it . " The Provincial Grand Master for Essex , a most amiable Brother ,
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The Rev. Brother T. Harvey And The Bishop.*
does " my Lord Bishop" occur ?—no where ! And it may be a questionable point whether the Christian religion exists in its purity when the functions of its spirituality are thus usurped , and their blessed objects perverted by a leaning to Mammon , and a departure from God . His right reverence will pardon us if , in his treatment of the humble curate , we forget to remember his claim to be heir to the holy apostles . Brother the Rev . Thomas Harvey has since our last number
published his pamphlet , entitled " Positive Ruin , the result of Public Service , " a most startling narrative of persecution and oppression it is ; but what shall we say if it be altogether true , as can scarcely be doubted by the verification of the circumstances it adduces ? That it can hardl y be otherwise may be readily assumed by the silence of the right honourable and right reverend Bishop , who would be justified by a clear refutation of the charges against him . What then must be the inference ? Why
simply this : either that the Rev . Thomas Harvey has sustained grievous injuries at the hands of the Bishop , who assumes to be irresponsible before man , or that the Bishop is in possession of some concealed misconduct of the Rev . Thomas Harvey , which he refrains from disclosing . This is perhaps taking a lenient view of the Bishop ' s possible position , hut it leaves the case thus : —either the Rev . Thomas Harvey has disgraced himselfor he has not . If he haswhdoes not the Bishop
, , y disabuse the public mind , and denounce his victim as unfit for the ministry , by giving proofs of his delinquency ? For , observe , that by withdrawing the chaplain from Antwerp , it is not possible but the public must attribute to the Bishop a desire to remove a supposed scandal to the church ; and yet were such really the case , he , the Bishop , has the hardihood to palm on the congregation of Margaretting , in Essex , the scandal that he thought needful to remove from British community
at Antwerp . Monstrous apostacy ! As connected by birth and circumstance with the Church of England , as by law established , we blush for mitred recusancy , and for the serfdom that has desecrated the HOLINESS OF THE ADORABLE ONE ! The Mammon of power has proved too much for priestly consistency ; and however we regret , and we do sincerely regret , that it has been found necessary that a minister of the Church of England should appeal to the public voice , it is too clear that no other chance of redress remains for him .
The public press has spoken out . Day by day , and week by week , have metropolitan and provincial journals issued their opinions ; even periodicals devoted to Church of England matters have decided that " positive ruin , the reward of public service , " is no fiction , but a dread reality ! Having before stated the case generally , we shall now report progress in detail , awarding to the Masonic Lodge of Good Fellowship ,
Chelmsford , all the honour of having rallied around the banner of our oppressed Brother , and cheerfully follow in the rear of so goodly an example . It appears that the said Lodge " circulated " every Lodge , as well as every Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Master iu the Order of Freemasonry . Whether in this course they were strictly within the letter of Masonic law or not is perfectly immaterial , but that they were within its spirit , we quote from an address of the late illustrious and
Royal Grand Master a few words that are perfectly unmistakeable : — " Justinian declares that he acts contrary to the law who , confining himself to the letter , acts contrary to the spirit and interest of it . " The Provincial Grand Master for Essex , a most amiable Brother ,