nation » (See Appendix H) to the spiritual authority of the Bishop -do hereby solemnly protest against the assumption of the spiritual duties of the Chaplain's Office in this place by the said Reverend T. K. Brown, without licence from the Bishop, as a schismatical and unlawful act; and before CHRIST and HIS CHURCH at large, I hereby warn all members of the United Church of England and Ireland, dwelling in Madeira, not to attend upon his ministrations, and so become partakers in the sins of disobedience and schism nor to recognize him as one duly authorized to ce lebrate Divine Service, to administer the Sacraments, or to perform any other Ecclesiastical act, or Ministerial function, in this Island, according to the Rites and Ceremonies, the Laws and Constitutions, the Rules and Observances of the United Church of England and Ireland. Witness my hand this 17th day of February, 1848. R. T. LOWE. Funchal, Madeira The Reverend T. K. Brown. P. S. (February 19.th)In delivering this day the foregoing Protest personally to Mr. Brown, before its publication, and having implored him, as he valued the Church's peace, and his own soul's, to draw back even yet from his mistaken course, I requested him to regard any words or expressions in this paper, which might seem strong or harsh, as forced from me only by the very urgent circumstances, and extreme nature of the case and I earnestly deprecated his considering them designed to be in any way personally discourteous, or needlessly painful, in the unhappy position into which he has allowed himself to be placed And I am happy to add, that be equally disclaimed all disrespectful words or feelings towards myself. An Appendix, containing further references and authorities in i lustration, will appear shortly. A. 1.o << Although they are by this means made priests of the Catholick Church, and so may effectually administer the Word and Sacraments in any part of the world; yet nevertheless they are not to do it any where, but in the congregation where they shall be lawfully appointed, that is by the Bishop of the place, who alone can lawfully do it. » Note on «The Ordering of Priests », Mant's Book of Comm. Prayer, Vol. ii p. 1385, abridged Edit. 1824. 2. « The word parish is not mentioned in Scripture, but the thing is. I mean in 2 Cor. X. 14; where the Apostle is showing that no man ought to intrude upon the province of another in spiritual things: 'not boasting of things without our measure' (the commission given us by Christ), that is of other men's labours. Now this injunction S. Paul gives to Christians by the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Ghost; and therefore the contrivance of allot |