The Letters of S. G. O, Vol. 2 of 2: A Series of Letters on Public Affairs Written by the REV. Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne and Published in 'The Times', 1844-1888 (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of S. G. O, Vol. 2 of 2: A Series of Letters on Public Affairs Written by the REV. Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne and Published in 'The Times', 1844-1888 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Letters of S. G. O, Vol. 2 of 2: A Series of Letters on Public Affairs Written by the Rev. Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne and Published in 'the Times', 1844-1888 We are urged to ask for more bishops, I would humbly suggest that there can scarcely be greater folly than to seek to increase the number of overseers who either can't see or won't see, or, seeing, won't guide. To regard the bishops as our official protectors against the false doctrines and illegal practices of the clergy, we must have some faith ...
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Excerpt from The Letters of S. G. O, Vol. 2 of 2: A Series of Letters on Public Affairs Written by the Rev. Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne and Published in 'the Times', 1844-1888 We are urged to ask for more bishops, I would humbly suggest that there can scarcely be greater folly than to seek to increase the number of overseers who either can't see or won't see, or, seeing, won't guide. To regard the bishops as our official protectors against the false doctrines and illegal practices of the clergy, we must have some faith in their own creed as to the value of the property they protect. I may be told that certain bishops are speaking out, ' have before this spoken out, against the practices and doctrines of the ritualists. It is a poor house dog that growls at a burglar, and does no more; I think we should hang the dog who watches the thieves entering our house and only begins to bark when our goods are effectually spoiled. I admit a burglar may visit our premises in disguise and pet our watch-dog with pleasant food, and smooth his hostility with caressing words if we found it out, I don't think we should keep that dog to watch our premises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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