21 JULY 1906, Page 16

THE RITUAL COMMISSION.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

Sin,—Mr. Kenrick (Spectator, July 14th) forgets that the laws under which the Prayer-book was originally compiled were all—without exception—" submitted to" and "debated by" the Houses of Parliament, after adoption by Convoca- tion. Any laws drawn up now, after the Report of the Commission, will have to be enacted in like manner to be binding. Lord Beaconsfield's silly Public Worship Act was not so enacted, and it fell to the ground, as it deserved. But if any new laws are constitutionally framed and passed, Mr. Kenrick will have to obey them, like a loyal Churchman and good citizen.—I am, Sir, &c., HIGH CHURCHMAN, OVER FIFTY YEARS IN HOLY ORDERS.