THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE AND CHURCH DEFENCE.
[To rra Eorroa or THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—You seem in such complete accord with the Bishop of Carlisle in your issue of September 21st (p. 395) with reference to the admission of Nonconformists to the sacraments of the Church that, doubtless, you will be able to say whether all Nonconformists should be admitted, or only some, e.g., the Unitarians. And, if not all, why not ? The point is important.
[We would admit all Christians who reverently and devoutly desired to be admitted and were not excluded as open and notorious evil-livers. The object should be to include, not to exclude. This was clearly the object of those who drew the Rubrics of the Communion Service, where no doctrinal inquisition is required or contemplated. We should certainly not exclude Unitarians. The question, however, is one of what the law is, not what vie or our correspondent would like it to be. We shall return to the general question at a later date, but cannot for the present continue this correspon- dence.—En. Spectator.]
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