pro THE EDITOR OP TEE "SPECTATOR.')
Sin,—Mr. Arthur J. Clark's letter in your issue of the 17th inst, is as timely as it is admirable. May I be allowed, as a Wesleyan layman, to corroborate his testimony ? Among Wesleyans there are many who can adapt the words of Oberon and say "But we are 'Nonconformists' of another sort." We cherish no hostility or animosity against the Church of England. We remember that Methodism was born within the Anglican pale, and we claim that, as Methodists, we inherit all that is beautiful, reverent, and impressive in the worship of the Church from which we are sprung. We deplore intolerance, whether it be found among Anglicans or Nonconformists, and we are naturally indignant when we hear of the petty persecutions which are sometimes practised by Anglicans towards Nonconformists. But we refuse to condemn a whole Church because of the folly of some who are unworthy members of it. We would gladly co-operate with Anglicans in Christian work, and we look and pray for the coming of a day when all causes of bitterness and misunderstanding shall be removed, and when Anglicans and Nonconformists shall work together and hold the faith in unity of spirit and in the bond of peace.-1 am,
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