Proposed Surrender of the Prayer-Book and Articles of the Church of England / A Letter to the Lord Bishop of London on Professor Stanley's Views of Clerical and University "Subscription"

The author writes to the Bishop of London to oppose proposals to abolish clerical and university subscription to the Church of England’s Prayer-book, Articles, and related declarations. He critiques arguments offered in favor of relaxation, questions historical analogies used to justify change, and maintains that most clergy value existing subscription as a stabilizing safeguard. He argues that eliminating all subscription would act as a preliminary surrender of the Prayer-book, risk enabling further liturgical and doctrinal revisions, and mischaracterizes subscription as a widespread grievance, urging caution and prudence in responding to recent political and legal efforts.