TO THE EDITOR OF THE r.TTTELTON TIMES. Sik,—Will you kindly allow me space for a few remarks in reply to the letter signed "X." in your paper of this date. First; as regards the Bishop of Dnnedin,; the words in my brief note were these—" I regret exceedingly to see the name of the Bishop of Dunedin appearing as engaged in such proceedings as those described in this letter." Now, I ask every candid mind whether this is making " insinuations" (as described by " X.") against the Bishop of Dunedin, or whether this can be construed as "an inten sified instance of doing a possible injury to an absent man." Secondly—The light in which ritualism with its " innocent upholstery is regarded by those who are the true friends of the Church of England athome,maybe gathered from two to toee facts which I will mention presently. No doubt "X.'! is sincere, but his letter shows that he is ignorant of the state of these matters in England; and I gladly avail my self of the opportunity which he has given me of shewing that I am "borne out 7 in my statement. Pact Ist.—On June 2lst, 1866, a numerous deputation of clergy and laymen, headed by the Marquis of Westmeath, waited on the Archbishop of Canterbury and presented a memorial signed by 2499 clergymen and 3010 Church Wardens, praying His Grace to take measures to effectually put a stop to the ritu alistic innovations which had grown up to so alarming an extent. One sentence in the Archbishop's reply is this.—" It is strongly felt that these innovations are but a mimicry of the Church of Rome ; and involve in some instances her erroneous teaching. It will be my duty to pursue such a course as I may deem most effectual for the discouragement and suppression of them." |. Fact 2nd.—Another deputation, headed by Lord Oranmoir, waited the same day on the Archbishop of York, and [presented a similar memorial signed by 2124 clergymen, and 2600 Church Wardens. One sentence from the Archbishop of Fork's reply ia this.—" The use of strrnge vestments and ceremonies which neither we nor our fathers have seen, has often been spoken of as childishness and frivolity. I have never been able to regard it from its ridiculous size. 