To the Editor of the "Norru-Cutna Dary News"
Sm—When criticizing the politico attitude of the higher clergy of the English Church, it should be re-"membered that bishops and arch-are not representative of the pk and file of parish priests.
bishops and bishops must be "Men qualified to talk with kings and "to hold their own in debate against il comers. Those interested in utch govertiméht can as a rule put fingers early on a mari destined the episcopal bench and watch being "groomed" for office.
can look back through English to the days when the great prelates had as much political power as any temporal lords—and it is dificult to imagine what time they had for anything else than their intricate Statecraft. A man does not become a "statesman overnight or merely by -taking his seat in the House of Lords, ud the sudden raising of an episcopal banner does not-always ensure a full rally. For there isto curious independence in the. Church of England and there ate many parish priests who go on quietly working year after Year without episcopal notiee—they are rather ili the position of admire "able civil servants who can be trusted to use full powers in thei districts without interference from above. These men are the backbone of the Church of England—they have learnt in their parochial work to put personal politics aside—ahd until we see the entire Church ranged against the Government there seens no reason for undue anxiety as to its future relations with the State.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.