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1866-68] HOME CONSECRATION ABANDONED 391
of Holy Scripture. But my experience has led me to believe,
with respect to Bishop Colenso and all others who teach what I
believe to be dangerous error, that nothing is so likely to give
them influence as any appearance of unfairness in the mode of
treating them, or any endeavour, through zeal against
them and
their errors, to override the law. Believe me, my dear Lord,
yours very faithfully,
Archbishop Longley
A. C. LONDON."
had in the meantime taken a more
decided line, and had written to Bishop Gray as follows :-
The Archbishop of Canterbury to the Bishop of Capetown.
" ADDINGTON PARK, CROYDON,
January 2 jt/i, 1868.
" MY DEAR LORD, I think it is only fair I should inform you
that I have received letters from Bishops of every shade of
opinion in our Church, some deprecating any consecration at all
for the colony of Natal, others it till deprecating the meeting of
be in some
Convocation, when the opinion of the Church may
measure ascertained.
"You may remember that when Mr. Butler consulted the
Bishop of Oxford and myself as to the offer made to him by the
Church in Natal, we advised that he should certify himself
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i. That the canonicity of his election was certain.
2. That it would be recognised by the Metropolitan and
Suffragans as canonical.
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3. That it would be so recognised by the Church at home.
"
Mr. Macrorie may have satisfied himself upon the two first
points, but the above-named communications abundantly show
that he can have no certainty as to the third. In the interest,
then, of Mr. Macrorie himself, as well as of the Church in Natal,
it is of the utmost importance that no final step should be taken
before all doubt on this point is removed. Mr. Macrorie s posi
tion would be a most painful one if after his consecration he
should find that the canonicity of his election was not recognised
by the Church in this country.
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With reference to the proposed consecration of Mr. Macrorie
while, as I have already intimated, I must withhold my consent
to its being performed in my diocese or province, I still adhere