Excerpt from An Address to the Younger Clergy and Laity on the Present State of Religion: Being Some Contribution Towards a Defence of the Church of England Let us now turn from our special affairs to those general questions which affect the Church at large. And first to those which have created so much discussion of late - the questions brought for decision before the highest Tribunal in the Church of England, the Privy Council, and which have been of such general interest to all intelligent members of our Communion. It will be in your memories that when I last addressed you in Diocesan Synod, I made allusion to these questions. They were then at issue and awaiting decision. Since that decision, I have addressed you in a pastoral letter, a copy of which every instituted incumbent of this diocese, I trust, has received. This makes it less necessary that I should say much to you on the subject at this present moment. I shall therefore add but a few words to what I have previously said; a few words of caution and of encouragement to which my office binds me. May the Holy Spirit of truth and charity bless and guide me in this as in all things. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.