The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-24 00:00:00

THE IRISH CHURCH BILL.

The following Protest has been entered against the I
third reading of the Iriai Church Bill :
" Dien! Because this bill, for the first time since
the foundatin of the British Monarchy, introduces, so for
as Ireland is concerned, the principle, unrecognised In
any other country in Europe, of an entire severance of
the State from the support of any and every form of reli-
gious worship.
•' 2. Became the adoption of this principle with regard to
Ireland cannot but give great encouragement to the designs
of those who desire its extension to every part of the United
Kingdom.
" 3. Because it is a violent stretch of the power of Paella
merit to resume a grant made by itself in perpetuity : still
more to cOntiseate property held by long prescription, and by
a title independent of Parliament.
•• 4 Became if this principle be well f tel as regards
private property, it is still more so with regard to that which
has been solemnly set apart for the purposes of religion and
the seiNice of Almighty God.
"5. Because the legislation attempted in this bill tends to
shake confidence in all property, end especially in that which
rtsts upon a Parliamentary thlo heretofore considered as the
most unassailable of all.
"6. BecaiDe it is impossible to place a Church, ilisesta-
Wished and disendowed, and bound t,-gether only by the tie
of a Yolnntary association, ,ai a trading of epiality with the
ye; feet organisattin of the Church of it , whereby,
especially in Ireland, the laity are made completely soli.
servient to the priestl owl, the priests to the bishops, and the
bishops themselves are subject to the uncontrolled authority
of a foreign potentate.
'7. Beempe this bill will be felt as a grievous injustice by
the Protestants if !relent, who, throtigh the'r Irish Parlia-
ment, surrendered their patical independence by a treaty
the Miele mental condition of which was the greater security
of the Protest ant E.tablishrnent.
8. BeCallee While this measure will tend to alienate those
who have hitherto been the firmest supporters of the British
Throne and British connexion, an far from cone Liat ing, much
less Batiyfy ilia, it will only stimulate to fresh demands that
large port ion of the Roman Catholic pm•ula,ion of Irelaed
' which I:mks forward to ulterior and very different objects.
awl, above all, to ultimate emancipation from the control of
the British Legislature.
" DERBY. " SoNDES
" If AR Rowire ELLF.N BOROUGH.'
" MARLBOROUGH, " REDESPALK.
for 1,2, 3,4, 6,7, and S " CLEMENTS.
reasons. " BANDoN.
"StALMEsOCuT. "CHARLES 13. TIIAX.
" CHELMSFORD. " SALToUN
"tin ItOs. " HARTISMERN.
" CRINsTEAD. " MANCHESTER.
" TY ALSINGHAM. "hlAt.PfkLo.
FoRYSTER. " CAIRNS, for 1,2, 3,
" DENM,N. 4, F. 7, .d 8 MOOD.
" t-LANCARTT. " KILMAINE.
" C, A. LICHFIELD. "COLCHESTER.
" BRODRICK. " TREDEGAR
" STEWART or GAELIEN. " O'NEiLL
" CLARINA. " BRooK AND WARWICK.
" KELLIE. " WTNFOLD.
" LAUDERDALE. " (MAHAN.
" " DIGB
" II AWARDER. "SILCHISTER.
" BANTRY " CoLVILLE or Crucoss.
" ABEL CoRN. "EXETER.
NI ELVILLI. " A BERGAVENNT.
AMHERST. " STRATHALLAN.