To the Editor of the "Norti-Ciuna Darcy News"
Sm,—With reference to your leaderette which appeared under a somewhat condescendingly ironical heading, "Clerics and Politics," allow me to offer a few comments on the above subject, First of all, taking for granted your bold statement that "there seems to be a peculiar impression.gaining ground amongst the clergy of the established Church that the taking of holy orders confers upon them some authoritative quality enabling them to pass judgment on political matters......" may I ask you in my turn if your profession confers upon you some authoritative quality enabling you to pass judgment on a
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venerable and highly respected church dignitary with a world-wide reputation?
Further, if you go as far as to deny the clergy a perfectly understandable and human right of judging political matters on the ground that "the Established Church is much too vocal in matters which do not concern it," I would venture to suggest that, a cording to this principle, we ma just as well deny the same right to physicians, engineers, chemists, business men, and all others who are not rely concerned with political Believe me, in such case the number of those who may fully criticize the: policy without inflicting upon themselves your severe criticism, will be pitifully small.
I would also beg to remind you that when clergy of certain denominations "pass judgment on political matters," and confer their blessing upon proud conquerors, you nev seem to notice it, and c ever reprimand them such Why is this discrimin just because you are r launch an attack against whose members are ye active Christ to indicate why Jucubrations from the Rev. A. Leon. dev's pen were not printed in these columns, Bereft of its vehemence and the accusation against the editor Of this journal of moral cowardice Mr: Leonidov's letter may be taken as stating that he disappro criticism of high dignitaries of the Church of England. That should make everything quite plain.—Ed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.