The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-12-12 00:00:00

EDUCATION
IN Tlli

Dl OCESE OF SALISBURY.

The LORD BISHOP of SALISBURY gave • lucid and
interesting account of the establishment and progress
of the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education at the
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to some remarks made
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liminary observations, on the ground of not having
given that attention to the subject which perhaps
he ought to have done, the Bishop said
It teems to me most natural to meet to-day under
the presidency of your lordship (Earl :.,haftesbury), for
in the year 1838, when my own heart was—l will not
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committee of which your lordship was a member, and
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Therefore,that
Bishop of this diocese, should be addresaing this meet-
ing on the subject of the education of our poorer
brethren under the presidency of your lordship, who
has evinced so great an interest in furthering the
objects of the National Society. Nay, more; who has
taken the very highest interest in the state, the pro-
gress, and the present success (I may say) of that society
founded many years ago in connection with the National
Society, viz., The Salisbury Diocesan Education Society.
(Applause.) I feel that in every word which I now
utter in support of that society, as I explain to you
what has been its success in past years, I am only
doing that which is most pleasing and delightful to my
heart, via., justifying the first action and the
fervent hopes of my beloved and venerated predecessor
(Bishop Denison), who was one of the Bishops of the
Church of England, that, during the whole of his
episcopate, turned his mind and heart most especially
to the cause of education ; and I remember at that time
to which I have alludedi when the noble earl was a
member of one committee and chairman of another, it
was to the Bishop of Salisbury especially, in the negocia-
tions with the Government of that day in pressing
upon them the necessity for diocesan organization, that
persons most interested in that cause looked—and well
indeed they might do so. (Applause.) He (Bishop
Denison) put forth in a cheap form an admirable
sermon, which I wish every person in the diocese
possessed, entitled " The Church, the teacher Of her
Children," the object of which was to stir up the hearts
of the members of the church so as to lead them to
make greater exertions with regard to national educa-
tion' and especially in reference to local organization in
that b half, and also to show what education it was
that he, with Lord Shaftesbury, and others, intended
provide for those who had hitherto been without that
benefit. (Applause.)
The BISHOP then proceeded to recount the history
of the Sahel:Mrs, Diocesan Board of Education,
remarking that he was very much assisted in doing
so by a short amount of the same compiled by their
excellent secretary (the Rev. Prebendary Wilkin-
son). Ilia lordship said
At the time to which I am alluding, there was the
greatest possible need of something being done in order
to provide more effectually for the education especially
of the lower classes. A statement drawn from one of
the addresses of the bishop of that day, when he wail
speaking under the presidency of the noble earl's father
was as follows :—"But I am not soaking carelessly or
Without consideration; when t assert that this defloietici
is greater than *ithout examination I could have myself
believed—greater, probably, than any would imagine
who have not searched into the facts of the case ; that
it exhibits our country in a most disadvantageous con-
trast with many of the other States of Europe, and
constitutes a national sin, which, if it be not speedily
repented of, threatens to work out its own punishment
in national woe. I fearlessly refer for the proof of this
to everyone who has examined into the facts of the
case. I refer to published statietioal documents of un•
dotilited authority. I refer to most imPortant bedY cif
evidence taken bet tire • committee of the Hotise of
Commons, in the session of Pailiament before the last.
1 refer, as regards this Diocese (though with us the evil
is not so overwhelming as in the manufacturing dis-
tricts), to the statistical details which have been
furnished, in answer to my queries, from every parish,
and which are now digested into a tabular form, and
will shortly be laid before the Board." I will only add
to that statement one or two facts quoted in the address
to justify that position —"it! is stated in the evidence
given before a Committee. of the Honk. of Commons
during the laiit session of Parlianient, that in one dis-,
trict, ont of 4,514 children, 3,299 were not receiving
any education at all. In another, out of 812 children
below twelve years cif age, only sixty-five were under
any Mstruction whatever; and though these may, pro-
bably, be considered extreme cases, ktili different
degrees of aptirdxiniation to them are bat too general."
Now, such being the state of things at that time, about
the year 1838 it was determined by many friends of
education, amongst whom the noble earl was one of
the foremost, to make great exertions to stir up the
hearts, not only of the clergy, but of the laity, to come
forward and do something in furtherance of that cause
especially, entrusted to a particular society, which we
call the "National Society:" The object of the Selig-
Miry Diocesan Board of Education was really to
strengthen the hands of that central society, by stirring
up, through local influence and exertion, the hearts of
the friends of education, and thus to enable the National
Society—either directly or indirectly—to do the
work which it professed to do, but had
hitherto done very imperfectly. The objects
which the founders of the Diocesan Board
had in vie*, and the principles upon which it was
formed; were these :—To give to all persons, who are
ready to accept it at the him& of the Chtireh, a
.good
sound education; and *hat I mean by education, Is an
ed.cation based upon religious principles. lam not
now expressing my own thoughts, but simply bring-
ing out what was the distinct statement of my beloved
predecessor on the subject at that time. He said
"They were convinced that education to deserve the
name, must be based upon religion; and that not a re-
ligion oonsietin_g in those mere vague generalities which
some deem sufficient—generalities Which all will accept,
but none will prtifit by—hat in such an intelligent ac-
quaintance with the doctrines and preoepts of the
Christian faith, as revealed to no in the Word of God,
which may at once inform the underitanding and purify
the heart. They saw also in the National Establiehed
Church of this country, the fitting and responsible in-
strument for superintending this education, on behalf of
that vast majority of the people which is comprised
within its pale—recognising the religious instruction of
the children committed to his care as part of the sacred
duty of the minister of every parish." I cannot con-
ceive worde better chosen to express, firmly yet mode-
rately, temperately and discreetly, the great dialects
that were before the movers in the question of educa-
tion at that time. (Applause.) I cannot conceive that
any person can possibly find fault with the objects of that
movement, when so constituted—when so limited—when
there is so little reserve placed around them, as in that
statement. (Heat, hears) So inueh then for the prin-
ciples of the education to be given. It was to be a Church
of England education; not merely secularinetruotion—l
will not call it education—it was to be religions educa-
tion, and not religion which might be pared down to
suit this man and that man till all was gone —till no-
thing remained but *melee instruction, as must be the
case if that be followed to its logical conclusion. (Hear,
hear.) No ; it was to be an education such as the
Church of England is bound to provide, and so& an one
as she is authorised to teach. (Applause.) These
were the principles of the movement, which the men,
who were on the committee of inquiry and correspon-
deuce, and afterviards of instrucsion, were determined, by
thegraoe of God, to Complies: The object which they im-
mediately set before them was this :—the training of
schoolmasters and schoolmistresses, for they felt that it
Was utterly impossible to give a good education unless
the instructors themselves were well grounded
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spending • little time in National schools, to obtain by
those means whatever benefits they could; in short,to do
the bestthey could under theverydiffioalt circumstances
in which they were pieced. (Applause.) Another
great object, upon which I will not ray much to-day,
for We have Clone but very little in it (though the object
is a great one) for it is beset with great difficulties—
that is, to improve the whole class of schools called
middle-schools, showing that we desire not only to give
a good education to those below us, but to Such as are
on a level with us. (Applause.) Another object waste
inetitateDiaoonal Boards to bring Wheat Upon the whole
subjeot of edttcation by mettle of local agency. (Hear.)
You know that a diocese is divided into archdeaconries
and runal-deaneries, and generally the the local boards
took the form of the rural-deaneries ; it was not in-
variably the came, became in some instances they were
found inconvenient. The skid cobteiiiplated in forming
local boards was the creating of local interest amonget
the clergy and laity, by way of getting subscriptions,
finding good teachers, and urging upon one another,
through neighbourly feelings, to co-operate in the work.
(Hear, hear.) Another great object was inspection. It
was judged, and rightly in my opinion, that one great
means of securing the success of indruction in the
schools and also the devoted attention of the masters
and mistresses, was to excite greater interest in the
minds of the blew in the great and sacred cause of
education, inasmuch as they were men like ourselves,
subject to the very highest influences, by the fact being
set before them that their in the course of each year was
be be inspected and reported upon. (Hear, hear.)
Another thing was to assist in school building. (Hear,'
hear.) These were very much the objects of the 'bishop
and clergy and laity who joined in the great movement
before them, when they formed the Diocesan Board of
Education, with this further purpose —to do its part in
realising the great end set before the National Society,,,
viz., to provide for those persons who would accept it—
• good, sound, religions education, such as would fit
them to do their duty both to God and man.
(Applause.)

His LORDBHIP then proceeded to speak of the
successful reenlis which had attended the formation
of the Board of Education, and to ask the meeting
to concur in his proposition, "That the Salisbury
Board of Education deserves the support of all
friends of education in the diocese."
said that the first object we bad before us, and
which was a most difficult one to compass, was the
training of master and mistresses. Of course, one
difficulty that presented itaelf was the raising of the
requisite funds, but that was to a certain extent
bridged over by the Bishop of Winchester, with the
clergy and laity of his diocese, offering in a brotherly
way to help us by undertaking to tram masters if we
would train mistresses. That reduced very materially
the expense of the whole undertaking, and place this
t object more entirely within our reach. You are
ierfectly aware that we have a training school at
Maly. It began very humbly—with one pupil, a
r small house, and no servant. A Scotch lady, who
been every successful teacher in the city of Rdin•

burgh, came strongly recommended, and undertook tbe
care of that pupil and the small establishment, and
when Mrs. Duncan (the lady in question) left us three
years ago, she had trained 500 pupils; and, I must tasty,
as one perhaps better acquainted for many years with
She working of the institution than anybody else, that to
Mrs. Dancau's skill, judgment, and Chri.tian character
this diocese and the whole Church owe a very great
debt of gratitude for the work she did the, e. (Applause.)
We were most fluxion: to avoid that which we knew
would raise a difficulty, viz., to give such an education
to the young women as would place them above their
work. Accordingly, though it was amiest the advice
of many, we decided not to keep a s-rvant in the hoes.,
but that the whole of the 1 dustrial work should be
done by the pupils. I will tell you a circumstance in con-
nection with one of them who became one of the best of
mistresses, showing the good results of that resolution.
When this pupil was told ,he first day she entered the
institution to go down on her knees and ecrub the door,
she exclaimed, "Oh, that Po and so (mentioning her
name) should came to this state of degradation!" But
she afterwards became a true Christian woman, ready
to do anything it was her duty to do, and she often re-
ferred to that incident as the great means, under
God, of making her know herself and what her duties
were, and to accept that training and education which
became such a blessing to her. (Applause.) lam very
sorry that we sere unable to maintain the exact amount
of industrial work we started with. We did so for
many years, but when the Government Inspector
visited us, and put such a pressure With regard to in-
tellectual work upon us, it was utterly impossible to
keep our position, and yet to do all the industrial work
we had hitherto done. Therefore, though most on.
willingly, we were obliged to devolve some part of it
upon one servant. But the keystone of our whole fabric
as a training school has been to try and keep the
pupils at their right level, newly, to respect themselves,
yet not to be above fulfilling whatever .dety God is
pleased to commit to them. (Applause.) I would refer
to the most excellent account of our excellent secretary
(I wish that every one in the diocese was well acquainted
with this subject), for I am very anxious to impress
upon yon what are the results of our training. Listen
to what Mr. Inspector Cooke Rays :—" I remarked in
many, and more or less in all, the presence of those
qualities which are most essential to a teacher : good
temper, shown under very trying circumstances ; an
unaffected yet self-possessed department, such as sots
undo children, both as an example and a governing
principle; and lastly, goo 1 sense in what they have
attempted and what they omitted. I ant ccinvinced
that in the management of 'their school these qualities
are more sensibly felt, and that their influence must be
considerable in abating prejudices that °Wreak, and
eliciting aympathies that may greatly promote the cause
of education " The next statement is by Mr. Inspector
Tinling :—" I am able to report most favourably of the
general tone and demeanour of the young persons
under training in this institution. During the whole of
my stay in Salisbury I was much struck with the quiet,
respectful, reverential manner of the student', I sa*
them frequently, not only in their schoolroom, but in
the cathedral and daring their walks. They seemed
to use fully alive to the importance of the office for
which they were preparing themselves, and as a body
to be impressed with a deeply religious prayerful
feeling." Mr. Inspector Cooke again, in 1864, said :—"This
Institution is one on which I have always looked with
peettliar interest. It was the first which I officially
visited ; it is, I believe, one of the very first which was
organised on a satisfactory plan; it is alto one which
has gradually adapted itself to changes of circum-
stances, passed through many trial and difficulties,
and now presents in many respects one of the best
models of a system by which mistresses are trained for
the schools of an agricultural district. It may for a
time have appeared doubtful whether a high degree of
proficiency in the course of studies generally adopted
was compatible with thorough domestic and industrial
training. The managers judged, and in my opinion
, judged rightly, that whatever might be the result of the
, examinations, the personal habits of the students,
simplicity in mrinniirs and address, were paramount
objects; but it has been satiefacteirily preeed that; with
an able and efficient staff of officers, bait objects could
be secured completely ; certainly no change for the
worse is observable in the habits of the students, while
their progress and attainments, as tested by examina-
tion, will beer comparison with any institution." I need
no. give any further quotation. I think these st
manta are fully sufficient to confirm my own assertion,
that the object before us was to train up our mistresses
to do that work efficiently, and as God's children which
. committed to them, and that, by God's blessing we
have had, at any rate, tome success. (Rear, hear?) I
will merely say again, that to MM. Dthican, the late
Mrs. Ponta, (who was with no a short time,) and tellies
Greenlaw, the present mistress, together with our
' admirable second mistresses (trained in our own school,
and who join with the utmost loyalty and devotion in
training those who are younger than themselves), and
that excellent man, Mr. Collard, who for many years
was a lecturer in the school, they owed these results.
(Hear, hear.) Of Mr, Collard, I must say, he was a
mead eonscientions scrupulous diligence in his work.
- (Hear, hear.) I think the results of their work is
most satisfactory, and realises all the hopes and expec-
tations of the founder of the institution—my beloved
predecessor. (Applausg.) The training school has ex-
hausted almoit all our kinds at different times, and our
income has !levee been large. When I tell yea that
what with the grant of £2,500 from Government, and
the expense of furniture and fittings for the schools it
has cost upwards of £9,000, no one can for • moment
doubt but that we have had great difficulty in establish-
ing such a training school in the diocese—(hear)—
though it was perfectly true that for some years we
have trained mistresses with suet success. that what we
have received from Government has nearly covered the
expenses. (Applause.) But Government is constantly
devising means to manage these matters more economi-
cally, and what they mean by that is laying heavier
burdens on local resources. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Though we have been able to save a little of our
income, under theee circumstances, I fear that =lees
we can rally the sympathies of churchmen around us the
institution may fail for lack of funds. With regard to
school building, we paid £603 for a site at one time, and
different sum at others. We began on the principle of
making small grants, and you all know that it often
-happens that alien a sniall grant Of but £2O or £4O is
made towarde a school, hundreds and schnetimes theft-
sands of ,pounds gather round it, and the same thing
happened in respect to church building. (Hear, hear.)
Therefore, we hope, that though our grants for school
building have been very small, they have helped for
ward a good work. (Applause.) Another point I have
mentioned is inspection. The late bishop felt it to be
of the utmost moment to secure the inspection of all
schools in the diocese. At that time, you may remem-
ber, Government did not undertake that work, and,
even when they did so, it wag very unwelcome to the
schools, and generally refused. The late bishop felt
that one great difficulty was to eecure good inspectors.
The Bishop of Nevrfonndland did the work once, and
that most effectually, but it Was difficult to find persons
who had the time to devote to it, atid, if they had, they
required remuneration, and we had no means of paying
them. The bishop felt that he must trust to local
agency, and requested the rural deans to teatime school in-
spection, which I beg to remind you was originally one
of the functions Of that office. Well, you know,
a man may be a Very good rut-al dean, yet not the best
qualified for the work of sehool inspection. Besides,
though it is an agreeable thing to go and praige a neigh-
bour's school, it is not at all pleasant to ask a brother
clergyman to find fault with it. (Hear, hear.) But,
the late bishop was a man who always said we must do
the best we mitt tinder omt circumstances- and he ex-
pressed himself quite ready to appoint coadjutor with
the inspector if he felt that he could not undertake it
alone. That system has gone on ever since. Some people
may think that I receive the reports as an every-day
matter and lightly regard them; but, I assure you
that is not the case, and I do feel most deeply indebted
to the rural deans for the pains and trouble they have
taken every year to do that which is at times a very irk-
some work—to send me faithful reports of all the
schools in my diocese. flaring this information, the
blame is entirely thrown on me, if I do net use it to
advance the great cause of education. (Applause.)
With regard to middle schools, we have hardly taken
that matter in hand at all, though we did help in esta-
blishing an etoellent middleschool at Warminster, which
hes prospered. Our asilistebeg, hswever, was very
trifling, though it did start it. But We bate not been
content with seeing the object first set before them—
we have gone on expanding our work We have •
secretary who is constantly pressing on me and others
to try and take a little more in hand—he is always
urging unto work &little harder, and at the last meeting
of the Board he wanted its to undertake other objects..
One of the objects which had been undertaken some
time and was a most useful one, was, a ischool prise
scheme. It differs from the prize schemes of most
dioceses and I think that most will like it better on
that twig:runt It is leanduoted on the system of com-
petitive examinations • we receive persons or any age,
only requiring certificates of regular attendance, and it is '
open to those attending night schools. Thus a broad
basis is given to the movement, and I believe that
persons most interested in the cause of education will
testify that the results have fully equalled their expecta-
tions. (Applause.) We have now made small grants
for three years to aid in securing certificated teachers,
to supply good maps and books for schools, to help I
build schools, to provide proper a hool fittings, to assist 1
poor schools in giving gratuities to adult teachers for I
night sch,iols, and to help in paying mlnitors in schools
(for now that the pupil-teaoher system has fallen
through, we think it right to provide a substitute in
that way). We have also done something to revive
exhibitions. One of the ruri-decanal boards was to
raise small =MI of money, and with them to send
pupils to our training schools, giving the school
exhibitors of from £6 to £lO a-year, which helped to
carry them through their education. Many of the
boards had them; some were founded by individuals
and others by collections. But when the system of
_Queen's scholarships was brought into existence there
became no necessity for them, and, therefore, it was not
to be expected they would be kept up. Now, however,
that the Government system is changed, there is ample
room for the revival of thaw exhibitions, and I do
Must that the little grant of i.:50 a-year we have been
sable to make for three years will stir up the hearts of
'many to assist in the further developement of these
exhibitions, whereby young men and women may be
enabled to undergo ouch a training—the one sex at I
'Salisbury and the other at Winchester, as shall fit them
to do this great work of the Church. (Applause.)
Time is now only one point on which I desire to Bey a
few worde. I know it is tender ground, yet Ido not
think it would be right for me to sit down without
'Mlluding to it. There are great difficulties, my lord, I '
iPture you, befere us. One of those d fficuliies is want
of funds. We have at present only MO a-year, and
are pledged to an outlay of £5OO, exoluaive of any
claims the training school may eventually make upon as.
I assure you that I am not exaggerating the state of the
case, and I do think that in future years the training
school will be in a very different position from what it
is now as regards funds. What has been the whole
tendency of Government measures? to economise its
grants to training schools and all educational efforts;
but I 'hope that we shall not indulge in craven fears,
but be determined that has God has prospered our work,
that work shall go on, whatever may be the dealing of
Government with us. (Cheers.) And lam perfectly
sure that if we have a good work, and as honest men
endeavour to fulfil it, the members of the Church of
England will not allow it to fall for want of funds.
(Loud applause.) That is my own conviction, and I
am glad to find that you agree with me, for it enables
me to engage in the work with a good hope.
(Applause.)

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The BISHOP concluded by referring in those out-
spoken manly terms to the " Conscience Clause."
But there is a still greater difficulty—one which I
feel bound to mention: not that you are unaware of it,
for the public prints are o ndantly reminding us of it.
I remarked to Tout lordship that the committee of
which you were • member, and that of which you were
the chairman, sad which affected so much good, was
, bared upon distinctly reeognised principles—the educa-
tion sotight to be provided was not merely secular
instruction, but religieue education. If you make a
division between the two, I maintain that however
parents may religiously instruct at home, you will
stave abundance of secular instruction, but religions
education will come to nil. (Hear, hear.) But the
Church has pledged herself to take care that the
children entrusted to her teaching shell have the same
as we provide for our own children. The case of the
Chitral is perfectly plain. I remember the time when
the Bishop of Exeter, in answer to Lord lesididowne in
the House of Lords claimed for the Church of England,
and it was assented to by the whole house, that tbe
Church had • right to offer to every man • religions
education. (Hear, hear.) I admit that things are
altered now. We are now placed in • rather different
position. All persons can appeal to Government. and
suocessfully, to be enabled to give to their children
similar advantages to those which the Church has
hitherto been able to give to the children of her
members; and, so far as we are oonoerned, I
trust we can wish for nothing better. We
rejoice that they are helped in doing what their oonscien.
Lions scruples lead them to do and are thankful for the
assistance that has been afforded to us. (Applause)
But this difficulty arises, and I quite saw it must arise;
I do not blame any on exeunt of it, and I admit that
it is a hard matter to solve—the educational grants
come from taxes upon the whole population, and,
therefore, the whole population should share in them.
The way in which this has been effected hitherto is
this: Government say to dissenters, You have your
schools, and Churchmen have theirs • show us that you
have • work to do and we will easel you equally with
Citurchmen. But now Government trays This is too
expensive • system: we cannot go into a parish where
there area few Dissenters to help them build a school.
But how then are these children to be educated?
Government says, Send them to the Church schools.
Dissenters reply, Our consciences will not allow us to do
that. Then Government says, We must constrain
Churchmen so to arrange their schools, and bind them
to such arrangements th.t conscientious Dissenters shall
be able to send their children there without having their
consciences violated. Mush as I desire to respect the
conscientious scruples of every man, we cannot
a'low our education to be tampered with because
of • diffioulty. (Hear, 'sear.) /em net blind to
the fact there is a difficulty, and I do not say it is a
difficulty invented by this man or the other. It is a
difficulty, and really I do not see how we are exactly . to
meet it. Practically, however, there is not the slightPst
difficulty. (Hear, hear.) I repeat it, practically, thtrb
111 not the slightest difficulty. I do not know of me
clergyman in my diocese who would refuse, or, who
would not rather facilitate, the admission of the childtest
of Dissenters into his school, *tinder such terms lad
arranyements as would preclude the violation of their
consciences ; but it is a very different thing to place An
the title deeds of • school that they were to reduce-ito
pare down the principles of Church of England teaching
to meet the scruples of the Baptist, the Congregationist,
the Soeiniau, and such as may have lost all belief. (gp,
please.) lam for dealing in the most considerate way
with Dement' who have conscientious scruples, but I sin
confident that if we &draft what is called the "Consider'
Clause," the only logical conclusion is secular in-
struotion. (Applause.) I am satisfied that we mast
make our stand there, whether we lose all Government
help or not. If Government says, under these circuit-
stances we can no longer assist education, I am per-
fectly prepared to say we Churchmen must forego that
aseiatanoe. (Applause.) Lord Granville—a man whom
I would as soon trust as any one in the Govern-
ment—has given it as his individual opinion that
if a reasonable Conscienoe Clause were laid dews,
it would be very desirable to make it a condition both
of building grants and annual grants. At present if
a seventh part of the population of a pariah dimwits
from the Church, the grant may be refused, but that
condition may be enllrgedc (Hear, hear.) I have some
statements here, obtained from Government,with reyerd
to the effect of the proposed Conscience Clause. The
question was put "Is the Apostles' creed one of the
formularies which a parent under the proposed °lawn
, may require his child not to be taught? and Mr,
Lingen, ot the Education Department of the Privy
Council Office, answered—" I am directed to state tha
, the Jipccatles' Creed, being • formulary of the Chard
, of %gland, might be required not to be taught to a
child by its parent who belonged to a communion
wherein that Creed is not need," And in answer to m
further question, whether the clause allowed promoters
of schools to 'make the daily reading of the Bible
every child that could read an absolute rule in ft
, school, be 'replied, "I am directed to state that
clause allows the managers to do so, asjong as the tek
, of the Bible is not employed to enforce doctrine, whi
(ex hypothesi) is that of the Church of England, but
not also that of the went." I want to know how it,
possible to teach religion and not say things that migh
, be painful to others? I feel that it is impossible. Him
, lordship advised all present to peruse Mr. Hubbard'sl
pamphlet in reference to the Conscience Clause and)
, proceeded—l am sorry to have introduced • stLyeet,
, upon whish some possibly may differ from me, but awl
sure that you wilPadmit that on such a public occasion)
as this it was my duty to refer to it. (Hear, hear.) In!
, conclusion, what I would simply urge is, that wel
, Churchmen be determined, whatever it may cost us—
whatever sacrifices it may involve—to be honest men,
and give to those children committed to our charge that
religious education which we endeavour to give to ourown
children. (Applause ) I will conclude what I have to am
in words which are far weightier to my own heart, and
am sure win be toyoun—those of mybelovedpredeeemer:
—" We do not grudge to others that they teach to their
children the views of doctrinal truth which they them-
, selves hold; but the same privilege the Church concedes
to them she claims for herself. She claims to train up
the members of her own communion in that system of
Christian truth which she has reoeived and holds as true,
, and must needs withhold her ascent from any scheme of
. education which impugns or interferes with the right."
. (Land applause.)

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