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160 THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH.
gyman in reference to his suspension of a communicant,
or upon the appeal of any person repelled, should deal
unjustly or arbitrarily, such Bishop may be proceeded
against on a charge of violating his ordination vow to
" execute discipline," etc., provided the wrong should
be so flagrant and clear that " five male communicants
of this Church in good standing, belonging to the Diocese of the accused, of whom two at least must be Presbyters," or " seven male communicants of this Church
in good standing, of whom two at least shall be Presbyters, and three of which seven shall belong to the
Diocese of the accused" (Title IL, Canon 9), shall be
willing to present charges in writing, with a view to the
presentment of the Bishop for trial by his peers. This
contingency is mentioned simply because we wish to
illustrate the whole subject. It is one which never has
occurred to our knowledge, and probably never will
occur.
Thus the clergyman and the layman are each protected, the former in the fulfilment of his duty, the
latter against the tyranny of an arbitrary clergyman.
It is perceived from the foregoing statements, that
the clergyman has the sole right of exercising discipline
in the case of a layman; while it is also perceived that
the layman has a right of appeal and of self-protection,
if he be innocent, and, indeed, a right of punishing the
arbitrary and tyrannical clergyman.
It may be supposed by some that, under these circumstances, a clergyman will be tempted to relax discipline and to deal too leniently with even very unworthy
members of the Church. If it were so, it would be better that the error should be on the side of mercy than
| Title | The comprehensive church |
| Creator | Vail, Thomas H. (Thomas Hubbard) |
| Publisher | Appleton |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000164 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 160 THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. gyman in reference to his suspension of a communicant, or upon the appeal of any person repelled, should deal unjustly or arbitrarily, such Bishop may be proceeded against on a charge of violating his ordination vow to " execute discipline," etc., provided the wrong should be so flagrant and clear that " five male communicants of this Church in good standing, belonging to the Diocese of the accused, of whom two at least must be Presbyters," or " seven male communicants of this Church in good standing, of whom two at least shall be Presbyters, and three of which seven shall belong to the Diocese of the accused" (Title IL, Canon 9), shall be willing to present charges in writing, with a view to the presentment of the Bishop for trial by his peers. This contingency is mentioned simply because we wish to illustrate the whole subject. It is one which never has occurred to our knowledge, and probably never will occur. Thus the clergyman and the layman are each protected, the former in the fulfilment of his duty, the latter against the tyranny of an arbitrary clergyman. It is perceived from the foregoing statements, that the clergyman has the sole right of exercising discipline in the case of a layman; while it is also perceived that the layman has a right of appeal and of self-protection, if he be innocent, and, indeed, a right of punishing the arbitrary and tyrannical clergyman. It may be supposed by some that, under these circumstances, a clergyman will be tempted to relax discipline and to deal too leniently with even very unworthy members of the Church. If it were so, it would be better that the error should be on the side of mercy than |
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