Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-03 00:00:00

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A large number of ladies and gentlemen attended, the rooms being indeed densely crowded. Among those . present were Rev. James Martineau, Rev. W. H. Chanmng, Rev. P. H. Thom, R ev . J o hn Robbards, Rev. S. A. Steintnal, Rev. H. Clark, late of Chorley, Rev. Charles Berry, Leicester, Rev. W. Binns, Birkenhead, Messrs. J. B. Cooke, S. Thornley, Thomas Bolton, H. Booth, y. Chapple, Charles Holland, Francis Boult, C. E. Rawlins, Charles Willmer, Thomas Avison, C T. Bowring, S. Boult, Joseph Boult, W. J. Lamport, Charles Booth, W. Alfred D evons F. Jevons, Edw ar d E s till, C. P. English, H. T. C oo k , R. M'Connell, Andrew Leighton, A. Ifigginson,. R. Trimbl e . After tea the company assembled m the upper ro oms , and a piece of music was performed by the chorus of the institution. The chair was then taken by J. B. Cooke, Eso. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said : The spirit which for a quarter of a century guided our devo tions, which chiefly assisted in forming for most of us the type of our Christian faith, is amongst us once more in personal presence. I say in personal presence, because in other respects it ever is and ever will be with (Hear, hear.) It is inextricably intertwined amid our memories and our hopes. We are conscious .< its existence at the foundation of our church. It tinges the religious life which gleams upon us within those walls, and is associated with every hymn of praise which we sing. It comes back to us now from a wider sphere, a central school of thought, radiating its influences through all minds are destined to be our teachers for the future. Some of its dear, familiar utterances among us have become fixed as shining lights before the world, and have compelled its homage. (Hear, hear.) Would that there were more of them. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) Those utterances have been conveyed to other lands, and there have become like the early memo ries of home, and thence every echo brings them back to us. They have found access with an irresistible force and an awakening beauty into other churches, tending to liberalise and enlighten, and vivify them. They have made their mark upon the present day, and consciously or unconsciously they must modify the highest views of the highest minds through all future time. With that spirit we are again in close and social relation, and there fore we rejoice. (Hear, hear.) For a brief space of time it is again peculiarly our own, and we receive it with admiration and love. A resolution has been pre pared in which we have attempted to embody, in brief words, our feelings upon the present occasion, which will be submitted to you by our valued fellow-worshipper, Mr. Thomas Bolton. (Applause.) Mr. Thomas Bolton came forward and was received with loud applause. He said it was a most pleasing duty to him to move a cordial vote of welcome to their highly respected friend and former minister in Paradise-street chapel, and in Hope -street Church, a gentleman who had established for himself a lasting fame by his productions, both ou religious and literary questions. (Hear, hear.) All who had the honour and pleasure to be under his ministrations felt deep regret when a sense of duty com pelled him to feel it desirable to quit the ministry in which he had so lbng and so satisfactorily laboured. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Martineau had contributed largely to the general literature of the day, and no one could read the publications of Church men or o f Di ssenters w i thout seeing the great modifications of opinion which had taken place during the last 20 or 30 years, much of which had been brought about by his influence. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. B o lt on ) b e li eved that a great number of those who attended other churches of public worship in England, Were Unitarians in their hearts. (Hear, hear.) He believed if creeds and confessions of faith were abolished, Unitarians instead of being comparatively small in number would be large and influential. (Hear, hear.) He hoped Some who were now living, might see the day when creeds and confessions of faith would be abolished. After a few further observations, Mr. Bolton concluded by moving the resolution, which embodied the welcome of the congregation to him who had been their pastor, teacher, and friend, for twenty-five years, and who had shed a onniant light by his . genius j and 'his acquirements, upon the world. The Rev. W. IL Channing.rose to second the resolution, and was received with cordial acclamation. He said : It cannot but be felt as a source of mutual congratulation, that your friends, sir, have met you once more here, face to face, before this company of their fellow worshippers. I am but expressing the hope which I know is in their hearts, when I utter the wish that this jubilee - for it is a jubilee —may be the first of many gatherings whore a heartfelt welcome may be given to their former pastor. Hear, hear, and applause.) I have small claim to ad dress you, my friends, except that as your minister for the time being, I am, so to speak, your official repreientative, acid I come, therefore, to say to our friend. in the .name of all who are asssembled her; that the regard which was manifested to him by innumerable proofs when he Was with them, is still as fresh As ever. (Applause.) The holly, with its scarlet berries and its evergreen leaf, is not more fresh than is the warm regard for you, sir, in the hearts of the people o f. H ope -street Church. (Applause.) As t carries a summer glow into December fogs, so, I may assure you, that in any ,dark or difficult periods through Which this soci e ty may h ave to pass, it will always turn back to the sunshine and the warmth which you poured upon it. (Renewed applause.) But, sir, the hospitalities Of the week, following each other in rapid succession, told you that story privately. The clasped hand of friendship, and the beaming eye, and the radiant smile Which welcomed you in so many homes, have given you proofs of private feelings which I shall not attempt to repeat. It becomes me, rather, as the representative of this society, to say to you, that I believe, in my heart, you will find the Hope-str( 1° united, as earnest to-day as when you left it. (Hear, hear, and applause.) There have been some losses. Some losses by transmis sion to a better sphere—some losses from causes indepen dent of the doctrines or the usages of this society, by following religious affinities which every conscience should follow. But I believe those losses have been sup plied by additions to our numbers of friends as earnest as _those y ou were wont'to meet. (Hear, hear.) That will be a source of satisfaction to you ; but there is one yet more that is, that the cause of this union is the life w hich had already been received i n t o thi s soc i e t y . (H ear, th rowar.) 'Without the guid ance o f th e i r accustome d l ea d er, n upon their own resources, the members of this body felt what had been latent before; an energy, a zeal, a ad a union which now h ave man if es t e d th emse l ves. Mear, hear.) Yet more satisfactory is it to know that great principal t ru th o f t h e Christian religion which advocated fell broad and clear before and their hearts. You saw this on Society is % 3 numerou you hay( their consciences i rons 0 numster wnoever spoke j:JILLOGU . 1\ . —... a pulpit could wish for a respons e more harmonious than came to you upon that occa ,srul TIL Not one , j ust d i scr i mination—not one profound Feiple—not one felicitous phrase - not one beautiful !Yrabol not one direct appeal from heart to hea r t liv ggiy was l ost. (~ Hear, hear," and applause.) Th e ope-s t r e e t congregation congratulates itself that it has 8° long been fed from the fountain which refreshes so rilally others. We all congratulate ourselves that all the ;lost advanced religious views which the age has known or been expounded among us. You will pardon, sir, 0 Personal appeal. You will pardon me that upon this ,ecasion, I speak so directly of you and to you, for in ling to think of what I should say to night, my spirit will not allow me to speak in any other tone. It is per k°llallY of you, s i r , I must speak, or not at all. You for "w Me too well, and a ll w h o h ave watched my course four that Years i n Li verpool, know me too well to think ~_ I would be tempt e d even i nto friendlx flattery any more than I would u n d erm i ne or seek to displace a rival. cllear.) No, si r ,• of your own personal mer i t, v i ewed n the impartial light of t ruth and love, I may speak, and that is my motive. Without your seeking it, (Ilwithout your willing it, you are a representative man. ear, hea r .) When I say these words I hope every th e in this assem bl y f u ll y comprehends how sienm is , Inehning w hi c h th e y convey . The. representative t ' 44 n 1 1 is set for f tidh by If the li Prvidence, e set forth bef ore h uman it y serve a s a n eal . w'-'-' ' - - ..outa shore forth ofhim with a glorious transparency is dimmed, ' e "Psed, or veiled by any screens of self-love, the Spirit ( t 3 .1 God turns grieved away. It is a very solemn thing G sYIAd forth as a representative of the idea of God. h u e n , 4llB is a divine gift, culture is the benefaction of bf,7 an itY ; and when genius and culture blend, glorious 1 1 , -88 " 1,8 will fructify and precious seeds ripen. Sir, ' 4o w that what I say is true, and that it humbles 41)...°408wohpiiileic Isay it. / The special genius, in which insight and poetic glow are blended in a '''sl armony ; the p ecu li ar cu lt ure w h ere i n a th oro ughly heer drill is united to the romantic freedom Comes from th e f res h i nsp i rat i ons of our own age -toese have met in you. (Hear, hear.) The Greek eafildthtehee German e l ements are combined in the theologian Christian religion of our own day to whom it is h e :‘ , sted to speak with purity and with power, that the oi e r ts of the people may hear and receive gladly. i t :, hear.) Sir, I have been four years in Great 14 . I have earnestly sought to find its greatest of opialion. I have High Church, L ew Ch urch, Broad Church ; mgohkotsnedg of o f Christianity, its Presbyterians, independents, Baptists, Metho dists.lialo England is rich to _day, in strong men, brave men, generous men ; but, sir, wherever I look outside the liberal communioil, I see giants in fetters. I see Seers, but with their countenances veiled. Only within this communi:4n do I see those who can do justice to the New Gospel which God has spoken to the times (hear, hear) ; that gospel which will express the full truth of Christianity as a Providential law for man's renewal, while it does full justice to man's expansive power to receive its influence. He to whom it has been given to speak this great gospel has an inestimable privilege. When such a representative man has come among us, attended by and feeling such solemn responsibilities, it becomes the body, of which he is representative, to do him full justice, and to receive - his claim as one which comes not from any private or personal source, but as a great gift from above. Now, sir, .the communion of liberal thinkers throughout Great Britain owe it to themselves, to their age, to their representative men, to afford a position whereon they can fulfil their appointed duty. It was not by an accident that the minister of Hope-street was transferred from this place to the capital of this great kingdom. Such events, although they are completed by human instrumentalities, come from pro- vidential means—are under providential guidance. 1 am but expressing what I know to be in the hearts of the people of Hope-street, when I say that the liberal communion of the great metropolis afford a place whereon a word of power may . be spoken to the hearts and the minds which can receive it, and pour it gladly and widely over the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) As 1 regard the signs of the times in Great Britain, the day of grace is rapidly speeding, and the day of trial rolls resistlessly on. Here stands on the one side the hierarchical demagogy— and I put those words together purposely—of the Roman Catholic Church ; and on the other side stands bald, hard, and bigoted naturalism. An internecine war goes on between these two. Where is the mediator ? Ido not see it in low church, high church, or broad church. In the broad church only is there promise ; and it lacks unity, confidence, and completeness. It can be found nowhere except in the liberal communion of which you, sir, are a member. (Hear, hear.) The word which was given to me by the Spirit of Truth is spoken, and I gladly give way to one who has proved himself in many hours the tried and trusted frieUd of Mr. Martineau - one whose just and timely words did more perhaps than anything else to determine the change of ministration from Liverpool to London ; one who, in the _Prospective Review, long served as a guide and a representative of liberal opinion, and of earnest religious life. (Loud applause.) The Rev. John 11. Thom rose, and was received with loud applause. He said : My friends, by the great kind ness of your committee, I am privileged to perform the somewhat perilous duty of interposing even for a moment between you and your guest • and, in the name o f th ose who are not immediately of ! Mr. Martineau's form of thought, to swell the greeting which you have given to him, and to express our sympathy and our joy in your rejoicing upon the occasion of his first visit to us since we lost him from among us. It is true that I have no commission to represent those who are not in Hope-street church on this occasion. To seek such a commission would have been quite too formal upon such an occasion, and would have been a formality utterly unavailing, for not a single soul belonging to any of our churches would not gladly this night add his voice to mine and speak for himself. My friends, I believe that after the personal presence of our friend with us to-night—not in the spirit only I am glad to say, but in the body—after that the fittest theme for congratulation is, that the especial good, which we con templated as some compensation fur our loss in resighiug him to a different sphere of services, is in the fairest way of being accomplished (Hear, hear.) And, moreover, that .another good which, perhaps, you did not contemplate which, at all events, you had not calculated upon with equal certainty, has already come into existence, and is I hope, at this moment, an established fact. When you parted with Mr. Martineau in this church, you felt that you were giving him to all our churches. (Hear, hear.) You knew that when he ceased to teach you, it was only that he might become a teacher of teachers. You were consoled in the, no doubt, sad and regretful thought, that you were no longer to receive from his hands your weekly supply of the waters of life, by the con sideration that he was to be engaged in forming the minds and in calling forth the waters of grace from the hearts of those who are .to deter- „ae measure and the stature of free religion and of liberal Christianity for the next generation. (Applause.) But I congratulate you, that over and above that, you have done what, perhaps, you never thought of doing. YQU have sent a missionary to enlighten the people of London—(hear, and laughter) —to sweep away certain very strong prejudices as if they were so many old cobwebs. (Applause and laughter.) You have converted the metropolis to the opinion which we very long entertained here respecting the character of your former pastor and preacher. Certainly, a very short time ago, London, in relation to Northern Uni tarianism, was in an extremely bewildered and dis tracted state of mind. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) I devoutly hope that there is no reporter present, and that what I am saying to-night is not goin g t o ge t i n t o th e inguir.er. ( Laughter.) For, certainly, when London spoke of the particular subject of Northern Unitarianism, and especially spoke of it in connection with the subject of our guest's visit, it spoke only in dismal cries, and in shrieks of the most inarticulate description. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Now, I do not know what this dark magician —(laughter)--has been doing with the people up there—for that was the characte r h had about a year ago—to enable them to bear the light without being dazzled ; but I do assure you, that it is a fact now, and a most remarkable fact, that they can actually at present look at him without winking (lau g ht er )— an d they can actually speak of him without screaming. (Renewed laughter.) In earnest seriousness, 1 do heartily congratulate you, I congratulate us all, that there is a harmony row between north - and south as to the religion, the spirit, the character, and the tenden cies of him whomi we have so long delighted to honour. (Hear, hear.) And as a sign and evidence of th a t harmony, an arrangement, I hope, has now come into effect by which our friend and his able: and right-minded colleague will be again placed in the pulpit as well as in the professor's chatr—(hear; hear, and applause)—an arrangement not only of the utmost importance to the young prophets who are under their moulding hands and to all our churches, but, I sincerely believe, an arrange ment which will have an effect, direct and indirect, upon the religion of the country, and upon the christianity of England. (Applause.) I do regard it as one of the most felicitous circumstances that I can congratulate you to-night upon the prospect of Mr. Taylor and Mr: Martineau becoming public religious teachers in London, a congratulation which could not have been offered to you one single night before this night without some move of difficulty being in the way. (Hear, hear,) I know that, for the sake of the feeling and the motive, my friend will excuse me if I have mentioned this subject somewhat prematurely, and I shall stand no longer between you and him. (Applause.) The resolution was put, and carried by enthusiastic acclamation The Rev. Mr. Martineau rose, and was received with loud and prolonged applause. He said : Mr. Chairman, and Christian friends, I can say little at the outset in reply to this hearty and enthusiastic reception, beyond the simple assurance that no joy with which you have received me this evening can at all exceed that which restores me to you once more. Before I attempt to advert to the many affectionate and kindly things said of me this evening, permit me to turn my thoughts and yours a little away from that subject, and to cast my eyes among you for a while, during the interval between the present evening and that on whieh I last addressed you here. We are, by a happy thought in your arrange ments, in the last evening of another year. It is impossible for me not to direct my attention backwards, and to consider what have been the changes which have occurred in your society, changes which naturally impress me, who have begin absent,from you, on my return to Liverpool again, during the interval which has elapsed. I should feel that my heart was false to the affections formed by my long residence with you if I did not:observe and register as jt were, before proceedingto enter upon newer topics, the changes which have taken place among you since last I saw you face to face. There are, undoubtedly, some friendly looks I miss upon this occasion. I miss, for instance, the honest countenance of one of the most manly, incorruptible, humble-minded, and benevolent of the sons of Liverpool - I miss the honest face and friendly grasp of John Finch. (Hear, hear.) I miss also one of.the kindest, the most modest, the most faith ful, the most religious of our heads of families, David Smith, who, however, has left us behind a legacy —he has left us representatives and successors in whom his influence and his virtues re-appear among us. (Hear, hear.) And I miss, also, the benign countenance of the elder of a pair of brothers, whose names are destined to be handed down to the perpetual gratitude of our church—l miss the face of Christopher Rawdon. (Hear, hear.) I may be pardoned, perhaps, for considering that we in Liverpool are o f one congregat i on, w h et h er we s i t i n this place or in that. (Hear, hear.). I should feel that I was doing an injustice to your feelings and my own did I not note a nd record those changes at this mom e nt. He was a ma n who combination of earnest expe riences, of the most various ex p er i ences o f t h e wor ld, o f had a singular almost all that its accomplishments could give—an undis twbed native KnOcitY and a warm generositym-a man I always looked upon as the very model of a Christian gentle man. (Hear, hear.) Indeed, whenever there was an object in regard to which I wished, as the minister of this congre gation, for any practical aid and help, I said, 'without slight or disrespect to any others, that there were none whose names more readily occurred to me, to whom my mind so readily turned, to whom I was more anxious to present my opinions at once, than these two admirable brothers. (Hear, hear.) Men are of various temperaments and dispositions, and a Minister knows well enough that some require great care and con sideration as to the best way in which they can be approached. There are some whom you conceive, for a while, you can scarcely approach at all, and others who yield not at your pressure. But those gentlemen I always knew would not only receive me in the beginninc , with the utmost courtesy, but I had only to ask myself the question whether the cause for which I made an appeal to them was worthy of the sympathy of honest men, and the support of compassionate men, and if it were so I was not only sure of being received with courtesy at first, but that I should retire with the additional grace of thanks at last. (Hear, hear.) They were indeed supporters of our cause and our church. It would be ungrateful on our part this evening not to remember them. May the great guardian of their spirit and of ours preserve the memo ries of their virtues ! These are not all, nor are they happily the chief changes I have to note among you this evening. I see arounc - fme for the most part - the same faces which I have seen before. So long as our venerable friend, Mr. Bolton, retains among us the moral weight of his character and of his name, we may be sure that our centre of gravity will not be greatly changed. (Applause.) For a weight such as his, independent in a remarkable degree of aniof the contingencies of fortune a weight, independent of any of the considerations of party strife or political ambition —a weight, singularly _ dependent upon the - coMbination of sense, uprightness, and integrity—is seldom to be seen. (Hear, hear.) It is delightful to me to hear his voice again, and to see his venerable form among us this evening. (Applause.) Mr. Bolton's character and his estimation among us have borne perhaps the severest test to which they could well have been put, namely, that they were able to bear the strain and shock of the utmost divergence of opinion (hear, hear) ; that every 'citizen of Liverpool; whether he agrees with him or does not agree with him, hails him with equal honour and respect. (Hear, hear.) Few of us 'have not at one time or another had occasion to differ with him in judgment, as a necessary incident in the case of a mind which works so much by its own independent force; but I venture to say that there is not one of us who, after such a difference, does not carry away an honour for him quite as high as he com menced with (hear, hear), nay, perhaps higher, because it has stood the test of so great a shock. (Hear, hear.) Long may he be preserved to give the dignity and weight of his character to your society. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) I see, indeed, for the most part, a familiar gallery of portraits everywhere around. The dear old faces are still before me. Perhaps, in some cases, there may bed: d a " .iscernet. tittle more of the touches and the traces of time ; but, surely, time is an artist whose work a Christian need never deplore. He may, indeed, pale the cheek, he may blanch the hair, he may print upon the countenance the trace of many a sorrowful experience. But this also is frequently done with so much deepening of the higher expression, that he seems rather to take away the veil, as it were, from the spirit, than to cover over the graces of the natural life. (Hear, hear.) It, is not for a Christian to regret the changes which are wrought by such a cause, and I rejoice, therefore, uncon ditionally and without reserve, in renewing the old friendships, and seeing the old countenances before me to-night. (Hear, hear, and applause.) It may be supposed that after so long a residence among you, my feelings would uaturally cling to the old associations, but I venture also to say that no one rejoices more than I do to see everywhere the indications and signs of a new life arising among you, to take the place of the old, a life manifestly calculated to pour the influence of a freshening mind and a brightening season among you, and to per form many labours which it did not fall to my lot or to my power to be able to achieve. I always knew that it would be so. I knew that my friend on my right hand, my successor, with his rare gifts and graces, with his genial and generous spirit, with his pure and bright and joyous faith, would be able, not only to bring out into ripeness the best fruits of th e e id er ti me , but to scatter many a good and fruitful seed in the new. (Applause.) And accordingly I see the traces of it everywhere. The needles of the ladies have acquired an expertness and an activity which even exceeds those of our previous expe rience. (Laughter.) The number of the teachers in your Sunday schools has received large accessions; and the number •of scha!ars has at least undergone no decline, but I believe it has also, in the same proportion, increased. (Hear, hear.) Aud as for the social spirit which prevails among you, I have only to appeal to the splendid exhibition I see before me this evening to be assured that it has undergone no d ec li ne , b ut has ex perienced an increase among us. I say, then, that I wish here, publicly and from Iny hea r t, t o thank my friend and brother for his good workmanship —workman ship iu which I everywhere behold the skill and the style of the 'l)ivine master workmanship which, I believe, will truly carry out the Spirit of the Gospel, and truly sustain the honour of his own great name. (Ap plause.) I thank him from my heart. But, sir, now that I have uttered his name, how am I to make any return for the recognition which he, as well as the pro poser of this resolution, and my friend, Mr. Thom, have given me this evening ? From you, indeed, my friend, whom I have known so long—from you who, having trained me for so long a time, sent me forth, as it were, to enter the field as a sample of your work—from you I need hardly be surprised at the recognition which I have received this evening. It comes to me very much as to the grown son may come the caresses and the pride of his mother, who fancies, notwithstanding that he may be the most ordinary of mortals, that there is some thing extraordinary and remarkable about him. (Laughter.) I accept it with affection and with gratitUde. But, from my more recent friend, my successor here, I confess it comes to me with an overpowerin g surprise, and I can only see in it a sign, not of any gifts, not of any deserving in myself, but only of that kindly and generous, spirit, which I have occasion, at least, to recognise as characteristic of his country, and which you well know to be pre-eminently and deeply characteristic of himself. As for the great things which he has overwhelmed me by anticipating from Me, I for my own part am perfectly unconscious of my ability to achieve any of them I went to London, not for a larger, but rather for a more special sphere —a sphere, indeed, so inconspicuous that nothing could take me more by surprise than the ferment of surprise which the prospect of it occasioned in our denomination. lam happy to say, that that feeling which was then awakened —a feeling which was quite on one side, and for which there was no manner of recipro city or echo in my own heart —has apparently passed away with the occasion which gave it birth, and I can truly say—and I may say after what Mr. Thom has remarked respecting the London Unitarians—that I have received nothing but the most unmixed and unqualified kindness from every class among our own religious com munity. (Hear, hear.) I am sure that, although the paper to which he has referred bore the names of some of my old friends, the occasion had not passed away before all was forgotten. The pastor and the friend of my boy hood, Mr. Madge, received me with the greatest regard and affection ; and my old and intimate friend, Mr. Thacker, the intimate acquaintance of my collegiate life, received me with no less warmth and kindness. Mr. Thom has alluded to the remarkable, and, indeed, impres sive fact, as it is, to my mind, that, in conjunction with my principal and colleague of the College I have received the call of the congregation to succeed to its ministry. That, is indeed a most remarkable incident. (Hear, hear.) I receive it with gratification, as a proof of the continu ance of that oneness of spirit, that real religious peace existing among us, and which is now confirmed. (Hear, hear.) The tie of that connection gave to my mind strong reasons for listening to the invitation of the congregation just now. As for the future, it is not for men to calculate upon that. It is for the Christian to do his work, not to measure it. Were Ito anticipate how far I can perform the work,.l believe it would thoroughly cripple and deter me. I must endeavour rather to the utmost to forget myself. If lam thus permitted to forget myself, then I shall be content to put my whole energy and heart into the work, and leave the result in the hands of the great Providence of us all. (Applause.) Sure I am of this, that if my friend Mr. Taylor and myself should be placed in the, post, and if we should not be able worthily . to represent the principles of liberal Christianity in the metropolis of England, the fault will lie in ourselves and not in our opportunities. I am firmly convinced that that is the place, and I am firmly convinced that now is the time, when a very con siderable change may be wrought in the christianity of the country. 1 know it is said that the difficulties are now very great from peculiar causes. The difficulties which we have to encounter now are very greatly changed from what they were forty, fifty, or sixty years ago. Then Unitarians stood absolutely and hopelessly alone, objects of general abhorrence and antipathy. (Hear.) There was nobody near them. They were merely objects of repulsion, and of theological reproach. Now the difficulty appears to be to find any person who really differs with us. (Hear, hear.) Go into private society, travel in a railway carriage or in an omnibus, and when the conversation turns upon subjects of morality and religion, you will generally meet with a concurrence and a sympathy which are most unexpected, and which too are most provoking. (Laughter.) You cannot meet with a person who really will oppose you. Yet ; never- NDAY, JANUARY 3, 1839 theless, after all this agreement, when the company has dissolved, and each one disperses to his own place, no effect whatever is visible. The old arrangements, the old divisions of class, remain and rule exactly as before, and despite the agreement of everybody, you seem not the less to be left alone. (Hear, hear.) It is sometimes said, that our work is superseded, that we have nothing more to do, that others have come up with us, and that they are taking the functions which we were performing out of our hands. We find within the limits of the Established. Church itself, every one of the favourite truths upon which we dwelt so many years ago, put forth with not less emphasis than they were in our own places of worship. A few years ago, it was deemed something quite horrible to declare that the New Testament was not responsible for everything in the Old, that Christianity was not simply the continuation of the authority of the early dispensation. Now a learned and scientific professor and clergyman of the Established Church, publishes a volume to shew that Christianity is not responsible for Judaism—that is almost the title of the work by the Rev. Baden Powell. We had been long teaching that it was something monstrous to hold that God could require to be reconciled to man. We find an essay, by the Greek professor of Oxford, maintaining that very position—an essay which entails, indeed, very serious consequences upon him, and which requires from him the re-signature of the Articles of the Church - a process through which he passes with the greatest nonchalance, and signs the Article which declares that by the sacrifice of death Christ reconciled God to man. (Hear, hear.) Doctrines are now advanced by examiners of universities— nay, by clergymen in this very town - upon the subject of the inspiration of the Scriptures, which would have driven an Unitarian from the pulpit, if he had enunciated them thirty years ago. (Hear, hear.) Well, then, are those persons really doing our work ? If I thought they were, and that they did it more powerfully than we could do it, for my own part I would bid them God speed, and would take up the words of the Apostle Paul, and say—" Some preach Christ of contention : some indeed preach Christeven of envy and strife, and some also of good will ; but, notwithstanding, every way Christ is preached, and I therein do rejoice and will rejoice." (Applause.) So far as we are sectarians, I am quite willing to resign the duty into hands able to perform it more powerfully, and with more real success. But, is this really preaching Christ? For my own part, I cannot acknow ledge it. Would the Apostle Paul have rejoiced and recognised as a preacher of Christ, one who was ready in other assemblies to deny Christ ? If he found, for ex ample, that a priest of Isis, a Roman Augur, or the Pythoness of a Greek oracle, who in their proper sea son performed the rites appropriate to their several offices of religion, if he found that such as these professed now and then au adhesion to Christ, would he acknow ledge that that was a proper propagation of the Evan gelical Gospel ? (Applause.) I apprehend that he would not, and that any one who said, upon an appropriate occasion, that these divinities were superstitions, and yet at another time would have no objection to watch the flights of birds, to examine the entrails of victims, or otherwise to sanction the rites of heathendom, would , by no means be recognised by him as a true. disciple of Christ. (Ap plause.) So it is I think on the present occasion. Preach in, Christ is not, I apprehend, the teaching of liberal theology, but it is the adherence to the simplicity and fervour of the Christian religion. (Hear, hear.) Whoever is not in a condition to display that fervour, and to main tain that simplicity cannot be recognised as a real preacher of Christ. To what is this to lead if it is to go on ? If men are to be at liberty to bind themselves to one church while they preach the doctrines of another, to what &it to lead ? There is indeed need of preventing Christianity among us from' descending gradually into the miserable depths of hypocrisy and pretence into which the Chris tianity of France has sunk. What is to stop that progress ? It is my firm conviction that with a moral canker at the heart there can be no Christian fruit borne by the stem. (Applause.) The effect upon shrewd, observing men must be fatal -the effect of this system of paltering in a double sense. (Hear, hear.) It must lead them to despise the teaching of religion, and to believe that there is nothing but mockery, and pretence, and filthy lucre in it. (Hear, hear.) - It is impossible but that such a degradation of reverence for all religions should act other wise than fatally to the spirit of the gospel. (Hear, hear.) For my own part, I believe that a time is com ing which is eminently favourable to the propagation of the purer, simpler, and deeper gospel. There is a tone everywhere prevailing in cultivated society, quite different from that which prevailed half a century ago. The atmosphere of thought is everywhere favourable to Christianity. I believe it is so favourable that any one marked influence of religious success among us will turn the scale entirely in our favour. (Hear, hear.) But, my friends, we must take care, in the first instance, of the spirit of our own church. We must meet the constant conditions of Christian life_ 'W must eposo to live provisionally. We must build our churches as if they were to live for ever. We must work all their resources. We must make them blessings in their neighbourhood, and not consider them as a temporary existence until some change takes place, but as permanent elements and powers through the Christian world. (Applause). In order to de so, we should as much as possible allay any differences which may be destructive - of unity among ourselves. . (Hear, hear). We should build upon firm foundations; we should follow that which we really profess to teach, which we are sure is true, which we are confident is right, and leave the rest to God.. (Applause). Instead of bringing forward that which is more questionable, which is more provoca tive of doubt, that which may create difficulty and excite strife, we should turn to what is deepest and inmost in spiritual life. Whatever we do, we shOuld do so firmly, so cordially, so completely as to for get our interests as a denomination : and if we follow the simple Christian life, teach the simple truth, not endeavour to strain after what we only half believe to be true—suppress nothing and overstrain nothing. I am convinced we shall become a power is this England —this England which loves reality, which loves simplicity, which loves truth, but which has a contempt I for humbug and pretence. (Enthusiastic applause.) Mr. Martineau then, in a few words, apologised for having detained the meeting so long, and renewed his thanks for the reception which had been given him, after which he resumed his seat amid general and prolonged acclamations. Several pieces of music were sung, appropriate to the Occasion, and of which two were composed by Mrs. Ames. At a subsequent period of the evening a vote of thanks was passed, on the motion of Mr. Martineau, to the ladies and gentlemen who had. decorated the rooms. THE MERSEY DOCK BOARD AND THE TIMBER TRADE Queen's Dock, New Year's Day, 1859 TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,---Favour me by inserting, in your next impression, a copy of the enclosed letter, which I presumed to address to each candidate on the lists as a new member for tie Mersey Docks and Barbour Board.—l am - , sir - , yours truly, EDWARD CHALONER Dear Sir,--Seeing your name on the new list for the Mersey Docks- and Harbour Board, I presume to' draw your prompt attention to the fact, that this year the trade with which I am connected has fallen off from 121 to 1 per cent., as shewn in to-day's circular herewith. - Having myself suffered much' local disturbance and inconvenience in the approaches to and exit from the Wood Market of this port, I submit, that the like annoy ance having equally extended to my-employers—being myself but an agent—a reform only can prevent decrease in our Wood trade,-acid especially if the older market be not at least conserved. Wishing you " a Happy New Year," I am, dear sir, yours obliged. _ Queen's Dock. Dec. 31, 1858. EDWARD CHALOSER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—Mr. Pickering's remarks, this morning, at the Dock-office, convinces me that the mode of choosing the names to be " recommended" by the associated delegates, who met at the Chamber of Commerce, was a wrong one. Among those delegates themselves were many very eligible and desirable men. Their choice is not to be wondered at. They, no doubt, felt a delicacy in putting forward any of their own names. This is quite sufficient to explain why Mr. Holland, who, from what Mr Pickering said, was singled out by the delegates, and asked to allow himself to be nominated, should then have said, " No." It is at the same time the strongest reason why he, after being requested by the Ratepayers' Committee, should be supported by every independent voter. Then, again, had Mr. Mclver's friends brought forward his name in time, before their lists were out, no doubt the Committee would have adopted it instead of Mr. Rounthwaite's. The Electors, however, can easily remedy this by substituting the one name for the other. The steam interest will then be fully and well represente DICKEY SAM the younger. Yours, &c., Jan. Ist, 1859. NOMINATION OF PERSONS FOR THE MERSEY DOCK AND HARBOUR BOARD The nomination of persons for the permanent Mersey Dock and Harbour Board took place at the Customs' House, on Saturday morning, at ten o'clock. The attendance was not large, but included most of the members of the late Board. Mr. C. Turner presided. The Solicitor of the Board having read the notice convening the meeting, The Chairman stated the object of the meeting, which was to receive the names of persons who might be nominated as eligible for members of the new Dock Board. Mr. G. H. Horsfall said, he held in his hand a list of names, which he should propose as fit and proper persons to form the New Dock Board. But, before he proposed the names, he might be allowed to allude to the circum stances under which he attended at the meeting. If it would not be trespassing too much on the time of the meeting, he would is the first place state the names of the associations he represented ; namely, the African Association, the American Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce, the Corn Trade Association, the Cotton Brokers' Association, the East India and China Association, the General Brokers' Association, and the Shipowners' Association. At that meeting, when he was deputed, a considerab, e number of gentlemen attended ; and these associations might be looked upon as representing, as far as could be, the various interests of the ratepayers of Liver pool, either with regard to the amount of rates they paid, their individual respectability, or their commercial position in the town. The delegates from each party stated, at the meeting over which he had the honour to preside, that they were perfectly agreed as to the list of names, and that it would not be necessary for the associations to meet again. Then as to the mode of election, in selecting the names they had done, it was understood and decided, thatlany gentleman attending from the various associations was at liberty to name any gentleman he pleased, having first ascertained for himself that the gentleman he might name would serve if elected. It was further agreed that all names for which there should be a majority of votes of the representatives of the associations should be submitted to the ratepayers for approval. Eight associations were represented, and any names for whom five voted would of course be submitted to the ratepayers. There were, out of all the names submitted, only twenty-four that had five votes, and those were the names he held in his hand. Mr: Matthew Gregson declined to serve; and then the next most approved name was submitted. He might add that, although there were only eight associations represented, there was a letter received from the Timber Trade, desiring Mr. J. Farnworth to be put down as their nominee. A letter was also received from the Steam-ship Association, and they presented certain names, but all those names, unfor tunately, had not been selected ; but the majority of those names were contained in the list he should have the honour to propose. He had now briefly stated all the circumstances under which their list was prepared ; and he certainly could not see what fairer or more judicious course could have been adopted. He begged to propose as fit and proper persons to represent the Dock and Harbour Board, the following : T. 1). Anderson, S. J. Arnold, William Barber, William Blane, It. Brockle bank, E. Evans, John Parker, S. It. Graves, James Holme, T. D. Hornby, J. Hubback, R. Hutchison, W. Inman, W. Langton, Samuel Martin, Joseph Mondell, Robert Rankin, J. K. Rounthwaite, H. Segar, jun., F. Shand, James Smith, J. A. Tinnie, J. A. Tobin, and C. Turner. Each named was proposed, and separately seconded, by Mr. C. W. 11. Pickering, who said that, under ordinary circumstances, he should have been silent after the very lucid remarks of Mr. Horsfall ; but he considered this a rather extraordinary occasion. As President of the American Chamber of Commerce —which, in former years, had done more for the benefit of the dock estate than any other body—he might - say that they had taken great interest in this matter, and had acted in the manner they thought would be most advantageous to the dock estate. They had found, front year to year, certain class interests strongly represented; this class must have its representative in the dock still, whilst some other classes were almost forgotten. Some attempt had benev now hispn mgd. tny‘t.r.. +b . and this year the American Chamber of Commerce re: ceived a requisition from the Chamber of Commerce to know if they would associate with them, in order to pro duce the best list Liverpool could afford. We considered this an opportunity of obtaining a thorough and fair representation of the mercantile classes of Liverpool, and they had been much surprised to observe abroad such a feeling of opposition, and' to find that a ratepayers' meeting should be called. He should like to know ho'w that meeting was called, and who tt 1 a it 1, lr fi..em.p.. ; '..p _TI enmo gondol - Ekon who left it on finding what it was. He would not further indulge, beyond one remark which he considered ealled for in connection with apersonal friend of his ; he alluded to his frend Mr. Holland, whose name was on the ratepayers list. lie could not exactly understand the nature' of the objection which Mr. Holland might be lead to make, as he was one of the delegates appointed at the Liverpool Chamber of Cominerce, - to assist at the meeting of the association • and he was, at the meeting, put in nomenation as a candidate, and it was understood that he would stand, and would, there was no doubt, be returned at the head of the poll.. (Hear, hear.) But afterwards, Mr. Holland had refused to have his name on the list, it appeared, as one of' the nominated delegates of the associations. Then, what were they to think of that, when they saw Mr. Holland allow his name to be inserted on a list which the opposition party had put forward against that agreed to by the delegates ? It was stated, that Mr. Holland said ho had not assented to his name being put on the list, but as the papers said lie had, and as he hud not con tradicted it, they must suppose ho had asiented. The conduct of some of the individual members of the Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, was not cal culated to put the Chamber in the po s iti on i n w hi ch he should always wish to sec it. Mr. J. Denton, as Chairman of the Ratepayers' Com mlttee, thought he was justified in saying that he represented a tolerably large body. (Hear, hear.) And as the representative of that body, he wished to make it . knoivn that they did not think they had been fairly treated by those bodies who had thwarted and overruled their decision. (Hear.) Until the meeting of the ratepayers was called he knew nothing of the way the names had been prepared or that would be selected. Without the slightest animosity to any human being, he begged' to nominate, first; Mr. T. B. Forwood, who, he thought, would make a good member of the Board. (Hear, hear.) He next proposed Mr. J. IL - Lockett—(applause)-L -who, having proved himself an honourable and efficient member of the old Board, would not make a bad member of the new one. (Hear, hear.) He next proposed Mr. Francis Boult, broker, who was a member of the old board, and had carefully attended to the interests of the ratepayers and the public. He also begged to nominate Mr. W. M. Moss, a gentleman well known in the town of Liverpool, who would do his duty to the ratepayers and the Board. Next, he came to the name that appeared to form the bone of contention, nearly the last but not least, he proposed Mr. C. Holland. (Applause.) The only other name he had to propose was that of Mr. Thomas Robinson. (Hear, 'hear.) Mr. C. English seconded tho names. Mr. Bibby proposed the name ofa gentleman to whom the town of Liverpool was perhaps more indebted than to any other individual—Mr. Charles Mclver. (Applause.) Mr. Jones seconded the name. Mr. James Samuelson said he had heard it com plained that day, and the ("kiy before, that no meeting of ratepayers had actually been called, but that certain gentlemen had met together,who called themselves a meeting of ratepayers. They had nominated candidates. He did not object to any of the names that had been put forward, and he hoped he was not saying anything dis courteous when he said that a sufficient number of names had not been offered to the ratepayers. (Hear, hear.) There was no choice of names, and they must either take those that had been read, or refuse the whole. In accordance with a request made to him by a few gentlemen on change yesrerday, he had taken th e liberty of putting down the names of four gentlemen con nected with trades which had complained as not being fairly represented. The names he should propose were W. J . Lamport, (who, it was stated bv a g entleman in the room, would not serve), R. A. Madly, (.5. T. Bowring and C. W. 11, Pickering. He proposed those na mes with a vi ew , to break the ice, thinking other gentlemen might be inclined to follow his example. lie had no more to say, except by Mr that he wished the new Mersy Dock and Harbour Board a prosperous new year. (Hear, and cheers.) Mr. Baruchson seconded the names praorp;ohseeadr); Samuelson. He thought some trades were too mu 11 % represented, and others not sufficiently (he He believed he really could not see why the timber trade should have at all. (Hear.) n g o e m n i t n le a ni t another representative in Mr;Farnworth. ratepayer . had any other the coasting trade was not represented The Chairman asked if any rat could be voted for on d i to-day, No list must ;Monday n a n i name to p who r o p wasoe e. not t o contain more than twenty-f o e contained more than that numberiir names. Any list that the names reduced to twen would require to have be impossible to say Whi ItlY four ; therefore, as it would wish to have struck out, the e 1) name the ratepayers might only twenty-four ' b est course would be to have names on an y list. Less than twenty four persons might be voted for. lie hoped they would see as many ratepayers there on - Monday, as could mile it convenient to attend. Mr. Horsfall demanded a pole on behalf of the twenty four gentlemen he had nominated. !A gentleman asked who was the government nominee. The Chairman: Mr. Harold Litterdale. There are four nominated. On the motion of Mr. Horsfall, a vote of thanks to the Chairnian for presiding, was carried by acclamation. : The polling takes place this (Monday) morning. LIVERPOOL ItOMGEOPATHIC DISPENSARY. The annual (reneral meeting of the su b scr ib ers t o thi s institutio n was held on Saturday last, at Mr. Capper's, 43, Bold-street, J. Yate Lee, Esq., in the chair. The other gentlemen present were—Messrs. J. J. Ogden, Beckete, Thomas Haddock Worthington, jun., A. I. Mott, W. Agnew, jun., and I. J. Caliper, secretary. The Chairman called upon the secretary to read the following ANNUAL REPORT. " It affords the committee of the .Liverpool Homceo pathic Dispensary great satisfaction to bring before their subscribers and the public this their seventeenth annual report, showing that the benefits of the institution have been much more highly appreciated by the sick poor durinm the past year than in any preceding period. On the Ist of January, 1858, three paid surgeons were appointed to attend the poor at their ownhomes, and the committee have not been disappointed in the prediction. contained in their last report, that by augmentin g their paid staff they sho u ld grea tl y i ncrease t h e b ene fit s of the institution. During .the past year 812 patients have been visited at th e i r own h omes , showing an increase of 329 over th e num b ers o f the preceding year. To these patients (for the most part labouring under acute disease, and unable to leave their_ homes) 3,312 visits have been paid. The number of applications for relief at the dispensary during the year has been 23,152, and the number of prescriptions dispensed has been 26,464. The number of new patients during the year has bnen 4,616. The number of patients treated since the dispensary was established, 1841, amounts to 49,892. The committee desire to call attention to these figures, and also to the fact that only twenty-seven deaths (so far as they can ascertain) appear to have occurred out of the number of 812, visited at their owe homes ; and it is worthy of remark, that those .who apply personally at the dispensary in the first instance eventually become worse, and are visited at their own. homes. The above number•of deaths may be regarded as comprehending nearly the total mortality occurring among the whole number of dispensary and out-door patients. What stronger evidence can be a.ddecd in favour of the success of homeopathy than the above statement, in support of which, the committee refer to books and printed tabular statements ; and it is well known that many of the patients applying at your dispensary were, prior to such applications for relief, under allopathic treatment. The committee believe that the dispensary is now better appointed, and the patients more regularly attended, than hitherto, whilst its c row d e d rooms an d doors, daily thronged with eager applicants, be ar am pl e testimony to confidence in the system, and to the effi ciency, capacity, and faithfulness of the medical of f icers. The gratitude of the poorer classes is shown by the sum of £l4 13s. 9d. having been con tributed during the present year in voluntary offer ings of the patients themselves through the poor-box. The committee, in reviewing the report of the Liverpool Northern and Southern Dispensaries for the year 1857, observe that the total number of prescriptions dispensed during that year amounted to 32,594, only 6,130 more than were dispensed at the Homoeopathic Dispensary - and it has be en ascer t a i ne d, upon inquiry at t he dispensary, that at the Southern Dispensary the average daily attendance is about fifty only, whereas at this institution au average of eighty, or upwards, are daily prescribed for. More patients arc, doubt less, attended at their own h omes by th e Northern and Southern Dispensaries; but it may be remarked there are seven surgeons appointed to that duty at those es. dispensari Statistical returns from the various home . pathie hospitals show that the average mortality of all patients treated is about six per cent., while similar statistics from the allopathic hospitals show an average mortality of nearly temper cent. The comm itt ee, anx i ous fn nraa +l," - .3 - . • • aarity, have lately accepted manes on behalf of the dispensary • o give public peifor- The first of these is a uuneen, Lo oe given in et. tieorge's Batt, by the Vocal Society, on the evening of Tuesday, the 18th of January The other performance will be undertaken by the Amateur Literary and Dramatic Society, in February next. The committee have to acknowledge the patronage which has been extended to them, in respect of the above concert, by certain distinguished individuals having allowed their to '4l 1- names JC used as patrons ; and also by the permission of the colonel and officers of the sth Dragoon Guards, in allow ing their band to attend. To both of these the committee invite the attention of the public, and of all those interested in extending the benefits of the institution. An oratorio last year, in St. George's-hall, produced the sum of £95 7s. 3d The committee gratefully acknow ledge the handsome legacy of £lOO of the late Israel Barned, Esq. ; and beg to express their warm acknow ledgments to the Rev. W. H. Wright, and the congre gation of Christ Church, Everton, for their generous collection on Sunday evening, the 21st November last, in aid of this charity. In conclusion, the committee would draw attention to the enclosed protest, issued by them, in the Mercury, of the 14th Decerrdier, and other papers, in vindication of the conduct of this committee, and of the subscribers to the Homceopathic Dispensary, and of the system generally. Unfair aspcnignn, couched in unseemly language and in an illibe r al spirit, having been cast upon th practitioners of homeopathy, at a late meeting of the Medical Institute of Lsverposti, induced your committee, though unwillingly, to take this step. The protest was issued by the non-professional members of your committee, and published by them in the local papers, without any concert or communication what ever with any medical officer of this institution, or any other medical practitioner." The adoption of the report was moved and carried, and the meeting then proceeded to the usual formal business of electing now committees and officers, and making other arrangements for the ensuing year. LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE BEFORE Z. B. LLOYD AND MR. DIXON. REFRACTORY SEAMAN. —George Hunt, coloured LIMN who had been engaged as cook and steward on board. the Tickler, was charged with disobedience at sea to the lawful commands of Captain Bevan, master of the ship Mr. Bluck supported the complaint, and Mr. Campbell appeared for the prisoner. When the ship was in the Brazils the captain invited his shippers to dinner, but was sur p rise d when the prisoner refused to cook anything for the party. Ile afterwards refused to obey orders. Prisoner, who is a married nue, was sentenced to twelve weeks hard labour, and to forfeit silty day's pay. ASSAULT ON A WIPE.—John Elliot, who, a few months since, was bound over to keep the peace towards his wife, was committed for three months for having assaulted'har. A MERCANTILE GRIEVANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES, Sir, —Being for some time past an importer of mahogany into the port of Liverpool, I was struck., on going down to the docks yesterday, to find that one of my chartered ships, which has been for some considerable time waiting to land her cargo, had been prevented from getting a berth under o ne of the cranes in the Toxteth Dock, close to the ma hogany sales sheds, because the berth was occupied by an empty vessel. It is i ncomprehensible to me how, portse such like expects appliances as cran es most prat tically put at the disposal o f th e tra d e for 'which. they are expressly provid e d, th ese cranes should in to a see be rendered valueless by a new vessel lyin g idle, e apparently for sale, a n d th a t i n the vast vast dock space of Liverpool not a corner could be found for sot h ot to be, a vessel, but the very P l where she o ug ht whereas a ship c lose at and is waiting with my cargo, which, from its peculiar shape and weight, cannot be discharged without the aid of a crane, thus protracting its sale _ g sa in, until this tun 1 month, a bare market. There are six cranes roundthe dock, all . of which are idle. I was not madeursr._ •. e Lsea to see that on apalication being by my broker, Mr. Chaloner, on the 7th instant, to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, for the removal of this kind of obstruction, an answer was sent from the secretary's office not earlier than the 23rd instant, stating that. " the Board had no power to compel its removal." In my opinion, the wonder is that they should have the power to create such a commercial " barri cade.' There are other cranes in the neighbouring docks, one in the Queen's, and another—aas hydraulic crane—in the Coburg Dock, both berths under the said cranes being occupied by vessels containing cargoes of deals (and consequently . not , , requiring the use of the cranes ), one of wliyeli k least is not working, th oug h I u nderstand sh e he ' occupied the berth nearly a week. tangs I shall be In consequence of this state o i 30th December, 1858. ~allother gang yly which compe compelled a t m o divert another ano e t expecting ALES V IDA.L. port.—l am, yours, 81c., ' e i f e e t r t i n ea g rg t o o o f m Adelphi Hotel, table t the , the fell had the den Lar rich ;ral