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Leader (1850-1860), 10th April 1852, Edition Town of 2, Page 346, Untitled Article

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      HOW PASSION WEEK IS KEP ? , Tubes are ,. amaze . d at us because ^ we do our dancing for otirsely es > feincj . dp . not leave , it to . our domestic Raises . ; . t > . ut , that ' , se ^ j-b ! arfrariaii race has , : npt xriade ' so , great an advance as we . have in doing pur rel ^ ious observances , fcy proxy , as we do bur charitjr i £ ihd sanie , yray ., An ^ ng ljshinan , conscious pjtjhis ngWis , l ^ ijf not surrender , I ^ e . polj ^ a , but , inscribes . autograph graces on the ( ballroom floori whereas ,. W feels the , convenience ; o £ consolidating his charity ; , and giving it in the lump to the Lyirig-ih , me peaf arid Dumb , or Hoyal Free , by the instriimentality of a paid staff ; and his mortifications . if . e . leaves to those who . have mortification more han 4 y to their elbow than , he has . It is a division of

      employments . .. . .: . , . ,., .- ; ¦ . :: ¦ : ..-. ¦ .. " > For example ,, as an ^ emiijent wit ,, whose brilliant pen is still occa ^ onally traced jn the pages of an elder Contemporary , the JUxaminer , said , years ago , of a fast * your rich ; man-undergoes it by adding salt fish , and- eggrsauce to his ordinary dinner ; and he may . well do so according to"the moral oistatisiics , since , insociety atlarge , there is always an abundant supply of fasting on hand to make up a very good average of penance . Passion week is observed on the same principle . If there is any one observance in the

      forms of the Church which ought to affect the Christian profoundly , it is that which reminds him of the suffering Qndured for his sake . / That it was so endured is his belief . Nay , even the most platonized Christian , can . hardly fail to acknowledge the influence of that passage in the history of superhuman endurance , whereof the physical agony was but small part . But . how does your orthodox Christian , who abominates scepticism , or latitudinarism—how does he keep that most solemn and most touching memorial ?

      He obliges the people of the theatres , her Majesty ' s servants , as some are called , whom the law counts , or lately counted , with vagrants , to keep it strictly . Against them the theatres are closed , but not against the orthodox Christian j to him the doors are open with some " Lenten entertainment . " In the metropolis alone two thousand persons are thus thrown out of work , pro salute anionce , they being , in great part , of a class whoso own souls , according to

      official classification , are already lost . But their mortification serves for keeping his own in repair , or rather , for burnishing it anew . They fast , while he VaHes his theatrical entertainments with a monologue , a concept , or an evening party , adds hot cross buns to his ordinary breakfast , goes through the fatigue of an additional church , and the mortification of converting a work-day into a Sabbath , ' and thus , 'by the proxy of p lay-actor and parson , issues fprth into good society , and smiles redeemed .

      We are a moral people , and we know it ; wo are a religious people , and we know it ; wo uro a judicious people , and wo know it ; wo are not a superstitious nor a fanatical people * , and wo know it . Above all , wo are a " respectable '' people . Yes ! respectability is ' the ' real established religion of your sound-minded JUnglishnian , who keeps the most solemn and most hopeful

      anniversary of his Christian year b y roast boof and plum-pudding on Ohristinas-cjiay , snlfc fish mid , ogg-sauco additional , on Ash Wednesday , and hot cross-buns on Good Friday . No matter whether fast or festival , ponitenco or rejoicing , it is always represented to the constitutional lllnglisliman oy fish , flesli , or flour , additional . Tuo jpihee de resistance is constitutionally tjio sonic . ; the spiritual idea is typified' in , the , trimmings , Of course we have a proper ^ Protestan ^ , contempt fpr tho " mummeries of a Church which at least acts

      out its belief ; , of course your Lion tand-IImc ^ rn minister has not words uncharitable ; anci msulting enough , to express his setose ... of ,. tja § ,, treachery of a few of tlie more le ' ai ^ . feci /^ eyoujb ^ y iui ^ sincere ; nien , % Jb , o would ; also parry but the . solamfl and patheiic , ordinances in wliich , tN irv-. iaitli . | S embodied , atid , their church enshrined . For , js npt a , middle wag theLyerysoul pf our social , pplitical , and reiigiou ^ i 4 stitutiqns , r-a middle way between sincere ; . ¦ $$$ . and , sincere . unbelief , a middle , way between convictipn . and ; dissent , a middle way between . or . tKpdoxy consistently developed , and heterodoxy openly , declared . Is it

      not mpre befitting our . § ober , serious , businesslike and . practicaf countrymen not to rush into extremes—re ^ en of religious belief and of reli gipti * practicie . ' ^^ orshfp moderately , keep reserves tpjyarcls , Heaven , and in your com ^ UDinga with tlie supernal , ' " pvis d ' eykhbusiasmeZ And so it happens that the delight and pride pf respectable people is not so much to go , to church , as to have been to church on , Sunaay ,-r-not so much to pray , as to hear a beautiful discourse . " If ot to believe , biit to'f mafee behave , " ii <> tf to worsb-ipb ^ tj ' to / , conform , is the inotto pf your safe constitutional ( ph ^ stian i and th < e ^ hi ^ h pew and th 6 hassock are the emblems of A £ &'Kingdom

      of Heaven , , ,. - . ,: , ; , ., { ' ¦ ' ,,, : ¦ ' . _ . .- v , . . ¦ If any more labpripus . observances are trae .,. soiree poor' euratji p prplay actor can get , it , ^ pne for ypu , ' j . for spciat ( listihQtipns a . re ordained by Providence , and ypur " respectaible" gentleman presuines his right of precedence in entering ; the kingdom of Heayien , any Low Church te ^ t notwithstanding . He can afford , egg-sauce for his , fasting : men <> i lower . social sta ^^ ng ^ , wli <> ilp not keep ' a eppk , niUBt put ^ p witii the plainJfastiner itself , as a substitute ibr . the egg-sauce .

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      * HE NEXt Et / ECTlGi ( r BtJT ONE . Individuals at present are . in , jadvance of parties ,, "The & < zt , . whi ; ch , pbaerv , a ^ pnl . can . easily detect without any very ^ "ex tensive views , " is consolatory' ; for it enables us to discern that we haves still sonaq of the . stuff of political , manlippd ,, if we could but get quit of tl ^ e . pplitioal rubbish —tHe leaving 8 of old factions and old questions , which beset men of the better stamp . ,

      The next elqction will in great part be devoted to the resettlement of . a ^ WJefi- qw ? sjtio , n ., F 4 : per tradera are to'fight their battle o ' er again , are to re-slay slain Protection , and to double-lock the door of the tomb upon that last oeconomic phase of Toryism , ljufc in other respects , it is to be apprehended that practical questions will occupy the second place only , arid that the rubbish will stand foremost . " Reform , " in its most conventional sense—meaning the official existence of a AVhig party which is always ardent for Eeform except when it possesses the power to satisfy its

      ardour— -will occupy a prominent place ; also " Protestantism , " meaning a sectarian bitterness against certain of our fellow-subjects ; and also Financial retrenchment , which is not to bo achieved . All these are names of fair seeming , if they did but represent realities . But , in . the name of Reform , wo shall bo invited to set up again that great impediment of Reform , the Whig party ; the " education" hinted b ^ tho Liberals is a thing unattainable , until they agree to separate it from dogmatic points about wliich they never can agree ; and " Protestantism"'is a

      cpuntor-irritant that has ppsitively increased tho force and Virtual dimensions of the ultra-Catholic jmrty . Half the Upman Catholic part y had pi actically entered tho boundary that divides Protestantism from Catholicism , were dwelling in peace with their Protestant follow-subjocts , aiid wore adopting Protestant habits in the important matters of independent thought , scientific inquiry , and free intercourse ; until they wci ' o sent back with insult and violence by the outburst of technical Protestantism ; and that virulenc 6 i « to bo converted into electioneering ' capital .

      Tho next election , therefore , will be devoted to tho double fastening of the Froo-trado policy , tho discussion of quostionsidlo , ' because- hurdly mature for tho electoral 'field , and of that niischicVpuB schishi which discusaiou will wiclcn . Tho really urgont questions that aropractically proasing upon tho people will be proportionally kept in the back ground , Familiarity with tho Labour question , which vtvH bo han < , Uod at up very disiant date , is , positively a disqualiHcalbioKi at wio next election in most quarters . , The < lissontipns and distnictioris by whieji not only $ hc .

      national church , but all churches , axe , torn * is a subject beyorid the grasji of the men who will be busy ; in creating £ qa {] becp : inmgv delencelgss . istat ^ Mpf , ^ cpuatty ^ , jn > the ( . ^ ce , of AbsoJutistr ilBuron / p , ! is , -a ; qu ^ stipni ,, whiqh , \ % \^ cleverest pi ali . partiesj at eleetbtt ^ e ^ ngi ^ ill . try to . stiflev i Fprieign ! ^ plicy , ; agam / iwiljliwnejtiiberso mi ^ t as .. alltfded to ini a passing ^ s ^ yeratipn of sympathy for freeaom . Italy , for exaiflple ,. fte ^ ItaJiy , thai ? , migh , t ; , be pnee ^ more ^ fhe , foremost champion , o £ , tr ? ie Protestaptisxaji wiU ; l > 6 ( alloinre ^ to sleep in the ' embrace of thetriple . tiara . . For

      English , ProtestaflLtisn ? , ; me ^ ns ,., anything . . rather than . free , 1 ^ li gipn . /^ t , . meana , | hat f mpstj cp )^ hearted sort , of intolerance , w ^ dexstoo ^ L I official indiffwentismiU and ,, state-paid ; ^ vrtkoj&xy . < Xp . educatibij , ; it ^^ ans . tlip " dpgip th , e manger , " As ifcp tHe restip ^ utppe , is . ijk .-JBOJfe . i "iftp ^ der" £ ' , The : ne ^ t ; . Parljanient / wiljL b . qlfcfed , pn tHe strength of ;< iU 0 stipHS that , are , viytuajfly ., pu » t , ; of date , tliat are ; superficial and transi ^ pjrjTi j , a& 4 it fpllpyfs , almost / necessarily that the , aext Parlia ment > cannot last * -,, c ; ! -i , ' ' i .: V- ' -y . ' -y . ; ¦ >¦ ia

      But ^ ei next eleetion will a gceaJbi decree be a preparative for theone after ^ it ; : ahd this is the fact which : wie desire that bath candidates ' and electors shoi ^ d keeip m mjn , ( i . § pme . cancli ^ tes whp ; bee , oiop members ^? ill outlive : tWs' jjiferior trial , frv 4 will have tp take their , stand at the , subsequent election , pn higher groujids . . Others / will now irrevocably ocnark themsejives as . ; ] belpnging to this lower and transitory stage of electoral existence , and will proclaini themselves unworthy of choice hv the ,. broader Ikht of i a . happier . day .

      Candidates cannot aiow , be elected . on ; the strength of these lai'gera , nd : mpre enduring iquestionS j put to no ^ small extentthey can : ] be tested as to their fitness for active service at , the future , timp $ and the remark applies equallyv to , thi s ^ elected , and to the rejepted . On tlie other iian 4 , bp it remembered , that this is the . last pccasjpii , before ,, that more important after-ponijn ^; eleetiqn , when the whole bpdy pf the : electors ; will be , called forth to heai ! pipre / important . subjefits diseussedi and more vital Interests prpbe 4 f tp the ^ uick ^ .,

      ,,.-That there are men in advancbdf their several parties even this miserable session has sufficed to prove . Mr . Disraeli lias more than ever fehowii what he might do . as a scientific politician if the exigencies of his abnormal position and the fears o f his , party , half JUis , master * half his slave , , would let him . Mr . Walpole lias : ostensibly evinced a faculty fpr appreciating national feeling ,, the op * portunities of JParlianientary contest , and tile mfluenpe tp be . gained by a mgre , elevated tone

      than has become , cpmmpn , amongst our statesmen j but his party , , or ratller a ^ parties in the present House , dare not percaiyethe , fbrce of ^ iuet reasoning , wliich would endow , witfh the franchise every man charged wjith the , snprqme trust of defending his ; coun , try , aj ^^ , ( ^ P nper ; WalpoJo must sink tpth ^ flafo feyQl pf his , p ^ rty and pi , the House . Palmerptpn was restless or top vigorous for colleagues superannua ^ ejd eyearaore ip . pojicy than in years . , i $ iv James Graham ; c , a ( n' grasp a knowledge . > pf natipnal , npepssitijos , . \ ty& Jie , is fain , to " act witjh , tjie , noble } ord , " , the rqcofi ° hjea 4 pf ft rococo clique . . , ' , , i ' .

      There arc , individuals also icJipiid their party . Lord Jphn llussell , for example ,, is npt'up to the mark of his own chosen supporters ., , At his conference in Ckesham-placc , 167 Members of Parr liament were present by h ^ e invitation . . Of that number , . 75 voted fpr Mrr iBprf ^ pyfs , ballot motion , 16 onjy against it , ; and pftUp 18 that ypted with Lord John , only thrco had ( bqpn in ,, pffico with him . Anibngs ^ the . aVont i Wqrejaty Lord John ' s cabinet colleagues , except ^ or < jl , Spymour . On Mr . Hume's motion of Marcli , th , e 2 ^ tl +, only 19 of the phesham-placb , councillors voted "With Lord John , while & ) went with ^ . Hwmo , aua 98 didnot thijnk it worth while ^ p attend at all . Out pf doors wo 6 co men prepared to ,, accm > t

      Parlifunenjtaiy duties , and , to discuss in l . arJ ? amout tho merits of tho greatXabpUV , questjpn , ; and theso are njost ' oft ^ om ?« P » . bolpnging . n amant ; , Men of this Bt ^ mp will » pt altpgethw , « bato their language to tho low dift-locjb . and ; , ^ - tioneoring slung of the day ; , thojf will remonipoi that tho picjcod Xncn or ^ ho pr ^ pnlh 49 $ ™* W ° > Ji he tlip ^ qad ^ rsv nndipxpmplai'a m foot htyhW - <»»« more emphtttic cpnipst boyond .. , > r

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), April 10, 1852, page 346, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1930/page/14/