6 NOVEMBER 1936, Page 23

THE CLERGY AND THE ARTICLES

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Stn,—Canon Mozley should have told Mr. Gedge that his law is as out of date as his controversial methods. In 1865, after a royal commission had reported on the matter, Convocations revised the canon which requires subscription, and the new canon was confirmed by an Act of Parliament. The whole purpose of these proceedings was to bring the law into con- formity with the views so well expressed by Canon Mozley. A good account of the matter will be found in Hort's Life (vol. ii. 324 ff).—I am, yours faithfully,