Remarks On A Letter, Lately Published By Mr. Harding, In Defence Of The. Church Pastoral-Aid Society - Softcover

George Clayton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461599066 ISBN 13: 9780461599060

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Remarks On A Letter, Lately Published By Mr. Harding, In Defence Of The. Church Pastoral-Aid Society by George Clayton. This 1841 pamphlet, written by the Rev. George Clayton, MA, Rector of Warmingham, examines the defense of the Church Pastoral-Aid Society as presented by Mr. Harding and others. Clayton argues that the Society's mode of funding and testing clergy departs from Church of England law, in particular challenging the sufficiency of church-provided testimonials and asserting a veto over ordination and licensing. He contends the Society intrudes upon the rights of incumbents and bishops, elevates lay influence, and risks undermining the church’s mission by prioritizing endowment and external oversight over canonical procedure. The work questions whether conscience or expediency justifies interference, notes that apparent success does not validate the method, and maintains that reforms ought to proceed through established Church structures—bishops and convocations. Clayton defends ecclesiastical law and urges restraint, urging renewed emphasis on traditional discipline and worship as a remedy for perceived ecclesiastical decline.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461599066
• ISBN 13: 9780461599060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40