Title: Remarks on a Letter, Lately Published by Mr. Harding, in Defence of the . Church Pastoral-Aid Society
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461599066
ISBN 13: 9780461599060
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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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.

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