The Bishop of London after his missionary tour of the
world returned to London last Saturday and received a most hearty welcome. Within four days he found himself being hotly attacked by the Home Secretary as one of the Bishops who connive at lawlessness in the Church. Sir William Joynson-Hicks is,Of course, one of the Evangelical leaders of the opposition to the revised Prayer Book, and recently he expressed himself as " not at all satisfied " with some answers to questions which he had received from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Although we are sure that Sir William Joynson-Hicks is on the wrong side in this matter, his warnings in certain respects cannot safely be ignored. Many of those who arc ready to accept the revision in spite of doubts about Reservation have come to their decision because they trust absolutely in the promises of the Bishops that the new rules for the Communion Service shall be enforced. Something that was illegal will become legal, but some of the present practices in certain London churches will still be illegal. Good faith will require the Bishops actively to stand by their side of the bargain ; the peace of the Church largely depends upon it. * * * *
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