COMPULSORY USE OF THE " ATHANAS1A_N CREED."
[To THE EDITOR OF IRS " SPECTATOR."]
Siu,—We are instructed by the Council of the Churchmen's Union to express to the Dean and Chapter of Hereford its sympathy with their recent protest against the use of the Quicungue Vult in public worship—a protest which, as we believe, voices the real feeling of many clergy and of the majority of laymen in the Church of England. Bishops are unwilling to enforce the use of this " Creed," even if they could ; and in many churches—more, probably, than is generally supposed—the rubric enjoining it is already a dead letter. In order that we may form some idea of the extent of this practical sympathy with the Dean and Chapter of Hereford, we venture to appeal to your readers, clerical or lay, to inform us of any such cases within their personal knowledge. The information will be regarded as confidential, and no names of parishes or of clergy will be published by the Churchmen's Union.—We are, Sir, &c., T. L. PAPILLON,
Hon. Canon of St. Albans (Chairman).
W. MANNING,
The Rectory, Chipping Barnet, Iferts (Secretary).
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