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1856-60] LETTER TO MR. LOWDER 233
"
I sincerely trust that God may bless all earnest and singlehearted
efforts to spread the Gospel of His Son through the
masses of the metropolis. You certainly may rely on my readi
ness to give what aid my guidance and advice afford.
"
I doubt not that God will so direct the zeal of those who
seek Him earnestly in prayer, as to save them from any dangerous
errors in doctrine or practice. And though there may be many
zealous men in the diocese to which God has called me, from
whom I must greatly differ, I still trust that I may be a fellowworker
with all who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Mr.
King has communicated with me respecting the chapel to be
opened. I have put him in communication with Mr. Lee, of
Dean s Yard, and I hope all the legal difficulties may speedily
be arranged, when I shall be very glad to see the chapel secured
as a chapel-of-ease. Yours faithfully,
"
A. C. LONDON (Elect)."
Matters came to a point in the autumn of 1858, when
the Bishop s attention was called to certain books and
tracts in circulation in the parish, 1 as well as to the ritual
istic innovations of the Rector. A long interview be
tween the Bishop and Mr. Bryan King resulted in the
following
1
letter :
Among these was a Catechism from which the following
are extracts :
Q. Are all the Bishops equal ?
A. All are equal in their office, but some are higher in honour than
others, as Archbishops, Metropolitans, and Patriarchs, of whom the first is
the Bishop of Rome, the Patriarch of the West.
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Q. What is the fourth commandment of the Church ?
A. To confess our sins to our pastor or some of the priests whenever they
trouble us.
Q. At what time may children begin to go to Confession ?
A. When they come to the use of reason, so as to be capable of mortal
sin, which is generally supposed to be about the age of seven years.
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Q. What is the Holy Eucharist ?
A. It is the true Body and Blood of Christ, under the appearance of
bread and wine.
Q. How do the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ ?
A. By the power of God, to whom nothing is impossible or difficult.