LAYMEN IN CONVOCATION.
(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR?')
Sra,—Referring to the Rev. Archer Gurney's letter in the Spectator of the 17th, I hope you will permit me to state my opinion, lormed by an almost constant attendance as a member of the 'General Synod of the Church of Ireland since its formation, that the admission of the laity into Convocation would be of incalcul- able benefit to the Church of England, if the clergy and laity were -to debate together, but of no use whatever, if the debates were to be apart. In order to legislate wisely, opinion must be formed, and for this purpose it is necessary, not only that the clergy should hear ecclesiastical questions discussed from the lay point -of view—an object of which you do not overrate the importance —but that the laity should in the same way become familiar with
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