No one, we believe, has, ever blamed the Bishops for
lack of ability or conscience. The 'scholarship and piety that have accompanied their laborious efforts through twenty years have been irreproachable. The care_with which they have tried to find out how best to accept advice and to give help are not denied. The duly elected clerical and lay representatives have given time and thought and have received all sympathy in the consideration of their opinions by the Bishops. The new Measure' is the result. The objections to it come from the extremists on either side. Let them examine carefully whether, after all that has passed, they can justify their hostility. Are they right in continuing dissension ? Is it truly conscience or is it opinion that refuses to be swayed ? Do they realize the liberality of alternatives now offered ?
