The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-01 00:00:00

THE DISESTABLISHED CHURCH OF

IRELAND.
The following letter has been forwarded for publicly
tion .

March 24, 1871.
"My dear Archbishop of Armagh,—A meeting of English
bishops lies just been held to consider what steps could be
taken to assist the Church of Ireland. "rhe meeting desired
vie to convey to you an expression of its sincere sympathy
with the Church of Ireland In her present time of tidal and
struggle, and also our confident hope that, notwithstanding
the change that haa befallen her, the Church of Ireland
will still continue united to us in the bonds of Christian
love, and in the same doctrine and discipline which
we have so long held In common. As the Act
Parliament has now come into operation, we think
tint time has arrived for showing our interest In
the sister Church by such material help as we are able to
oiler.iis log IA the many appeals wilkh we have made re-
cently In our dioceses for educational and other purposes,
each bishop will have to exercise his own disci, Lion as to
the time and meaner of aiding you, but tu the meantime
append to this letter a list of contribuitone from the bishops
themselves. II the gifts are small, yen will, 1 am sure,
remember that each of the donors is pledged to works In his
own diocese that almost come up to the measure of his
power, WA we ask you to accept them, not for their amount,
nut for the sincere chrtstian love In which they are offered.
Praying earnestly that every blessing may attend you and the
whole Church.-1 am, my dear Archbishop, your affectionate
friend, W. Er, in.
. . . . _

To his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Artnagh,;'
List of subscriptions :—Archbishop of Canterbury, £l.OOO
Archbishop of York, £500; Bishop of London, £5OO ; Bishop
of Durham, £500; Bishop of Whn.hester, £250; Bishop of
Bangor, £26.0; Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lfoo ; Bishop of
Carlisle, £259 : Bishop of Chester, £250 ; Bishop of Chichester,
Bishop of Ely, £.500 : Bishop of Exeter. £250; Bishop of
Olocester and Bristol, £220; Bishnro of Hereford, £200;
Bishop of Lichfield, £600; Bishop of Lincoln. £5OO ; Bich p
of Llandaff, £O.O . Bishop of Manchester, LOB); Bishop of
Norwich, £300; Bishop of Oxford. 4:250; Bishop of Peter-
borough, £500; Bishop of Ripon, £250; Bishop of Rochester,
£.30; Bishop of Stlistury, £26.0; likhop of St. Asaph, £2OO ;
Bishop of St. David's, £300; Bishop of Worcester, £lOO.
On Tuesday afternoon meeting of the English com-
mittee formed to aid the Irish Church Sustentation
Fund was held at the offices, Charing cross, London,
the Earl of Ilarrowby in the chair.
The hon. secretory, Mr. Nugent, laid before the
meeting a statement of the secretary of the Church of
England Assurance Institution, declaring the measures
which the directors had decided upon adopting for
the purpose of promoting the success of the
efforts now being made to arrange the affairs of
the Church of Ireland. The directors had agreed
that when any lay member of the Church should
be desirous of bequeathing a sum to the Sustenta.
loon Fund, an assurance upon his life, if approved,
should be granted at a reduction of 10 per cent, from
the ordinary rates of premium, and the policy
would lie issued in favour of the Representative Body,
so as to form an indefeasible donation. Churchwardens
and other parochial bodies desirous of providing per-
manent endowments for their respectiv e parishes would
he permitted to insure the lives of the present incum-
bents at 10 per cent, below the usual rate. In these
cases the policies would be drawn up so as tosecure the
application of the souls assured to provide the desired
endowments, It was highly important to take imme-
diate action in this matter, as each day • nhanced the
cost of the required provision, to say nothing of the
losses which the Church must sustain from the incomes
of the clergy being destroyed by death without any
funds falling in to reinstate the same.
The propositions were well received by the COM.
mittee, who will take steps to act upon them.
In addition to the subscriptions already announced,
there were, among others, Lord Churchill, £500; Mr.
Walter, M.P. (first instalment), £100; Mr. Treacher,
£1,000; Lord Dartmouth, £5O. Among further dona-
tions promised are - - Lord Dartmouth, £450; Sir
Roundall Palmer, £500; Mr. Braithwaite, £250; Sir
J. Walton, £500; Lord Lawrence, £1t0; Lord Fitz-
william £lOO.
. . . . . .

A vo.:e of thanks to the noble chairman closed the
proceedings.