A NATIONAL COMMUNION.
[To THE EDITOR 01 VTR "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The suggestion of your correspondent " W. S. A." in last week's Spectator will commend itself to many Churchmen as at once wise and Christian. In all the Churches the tendency is more and more to leave the responsibility of communicating to the conscience of the communicant. There are probably few clergy who would repel a Nonconformist as such—it is doubtful whether the law would support a minister in repelling an intending communicant on this ground—or dissuade him from presenting himself. But more than this negative action is desirable. The interests both of religion and of the Church would be advanced were the bishops to invite "joined members" of other Christian Churches to com- municate, at least at Easter, in their parish church. National Christianity is worth preserving, and in its interests it may be necessary in the not distant future to remind Noncon- formist Churchmen of their common right of inheritance in the National Church.—I am, Sir, &a., ALFRED FAWKES. The Vicarage, Ashby St. Ledgers.
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