Partie 3 - Notes of James Martineau.

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Refers to the language of, and ideas in, the 'Circular' and its preamble. Remarks that Sidgwick's objections 'might be easily removed by slight changes, keeping the phraseology closer to the guarded language of the preamble.' Discusses the compatibility or otherwise of imposed theological dogmatic conditions and intellectual agreement, and maintains that 'without some "intellectual agreement" there must be religious separation. States that it not be necessary to 'shut out the Positivists by any words' and states the practical object to be 'religious communion of men'. Gives his opinion with regard to the word 'Catholic', and its capitalisation. Considers it desirable to 'say something to encourage liberal movements within existing Churches'.