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it in grave embarrassments. Before it entered upon this,
while at least it confined itself to its limited operations in
Westminster, it had the countenance of influential laymen of
various parties. Lord Shaftesbury, whose services to educa-
tion and benevolence it would be presmilptuous to praise, was
then a member of the Committee ; and it was under his name
that the appeal was made for funds, which enabled it to erect
the Training College of St. Mark's. It is as needless as it is
painful to dwell upon the change which has since taken place.
( 3.) The second characteristic of a National Society of Edu-
cation is, that it shall combine in its management the two
leading sections of the Church of England. We cannot recog-
nise Tractarians as a constitutional Church party. But in a
truly national Church Society, which requires public support,
and appeals to public confidence, the Evangelical portion, as it
is called, ought to have at least an equal share. The proof of
this is easy. The two sections have, in some cases, formed
distinct Societies for carrying on the same work, and it is a
well-known fact, that the influence and resources of those
Societies which represent the Evangelical section of the Church
are considerably in advance of any others ; the amount of
money contributed by the Protestant and Evangelical party
for religions purposes very far exceeding that which is
intrusted to any Society which is not exclusively in their
hands.

Clearly, then, the National Society, if it was to represent
the Church of England, ought to have had in its management
at least an equal number of the Evangelical party, This, I
presume, was the desire of our present venerated Primate
when he sought to induce members of the Evangelical section
to join the Commiteee of the National Society. It was this
consideration which induced me in 1848 to become a member
of it. It would be useless and tedious to recapitulate efforts
that have been made and hopes which have been disappointed;
the case requires no such statement. The facts are before as
they are plain and undeniable. In describing the manage-
ment of the Society, I speak of the elective Committee alone,-
as by the Charter the -`k ice-Presidents are, in a great degree,
Axed; they include all the Episcopate, of whom we would on
all occasions speak with the reverence which is due to their
office. You will find that the sixteen elected members of
Committee are (as has been shown in oar original papers) the
real representatives and practical managers of the Society.
Of these sixteen members, during the five years in which I
sat in the Committee, two only could be held in any sense to
represent the Evangelical section. One of these two, though
sympathising with their sentiments-, could not be altogether
identified with their party. Event now,- two only of their
Committee can be said to have any sympathy with the Evan-
gelical section ; two out of sixteen ; two in place of eight.
So determined was the Society to keep this one=sided manage-
ment, and to reject those who had way sympathy with the
Evangelical party, that they ejected "as, old member of the
Committee ;! when pressed upon them by the. Episcopate,
they rejected him again • and when the same authority pro-
posed to them even Air. Jackson (now Bishop.of Lincoln),
HenrySiin Dukiwflild„ Sir Robert Inglis, and Mr. Mackenzie
(of St. Martin's), they refused them all. Afternuckevidersces
of partiality, no, maw can say that the management of the
National! Society really represents the Chursh of England.
It cannot be accepted as a National Society—it is- the' repre-
sentatlie'of one chisonly; and if it loses public' support,- it
has its3lf toblame, for' excluding that section whieli.is-proved
to have-the 'greatest amount of public confidence.
IV. Vim may be asked" whether the acts of the- National-
Society's Committee' haecoincided with this one-sided-chaff
ratter. They have. Yon' will find evidence of this- in, the.
two original papers pubEhhed by our Committee.- AN- few
words will recapitulate. the facts. There was an att'srnpt in-
the National- Society's- COratnittee to effect a separation:be,
tween the RiOciety and its-- Tinining-schools : many oV the'
Vice-Presidents-saw the advantage of this, and supporrld the'
plan. It was: defeated ; and the:Training-schools must' now-
be held as indissolubly linked with, the Society. Ther'are
four. Of the Westminster Training-school I can say but
little, having no, materials for forming a correct judgmeuttoft
its merits. We- cannot, however,- expert confidence to be '
placed in a train:ng-school Whicts ismnder the management of
a'Committee exchtdingi as they do,that portion of the Church'
to'which the largest-amount of pub' support is given. Butt
the attendance of the masters in- training at the Broadway'
Church is certainly calculated to mit egrave suspicions. The,
Training-schools of Whitelands;• Battersea, and St. Mark's,
are. under the management of distinct Councils I believe
that the Councils which manage the two first are fairly com-
posed, and may be considered to represent the two sections of
theelcurch. The Ceuncil of St. Markzeois, however, in the
hand S-of an exclusive and extreme party:- On this ground, if
there-were no other, it's as no claim oupublic.confidence; but
even if it had such claiin; itSnwn line of conduct has cancelled
it. mis state of things was brought formally by the deputa-
tion at Lambeth before-the Archbishop,of Canterbury and
thb 'Bisfrop of London and also under- the notice of the
National Society's Cominititee,. in the -Memorial presented in
,15352 by 1,800 influential members of the.Churcb. To meet
this, as'has been done, by asking that the allegations should
hepreved, was to evade the question. The facts•alleged were
not denied; it was, impossible to deny them.; they were
notoritiuse. A peculiar daily service in tl e-nliapet. practices
and Opinions in some of the students -characteristic of that
party' in the Church known. ; for their Romish tendencies, and
the ehoiCe- of a most objectlinable person tame of the highest
pestain'the school, are fat'S patent to all. What was wanted
to set-the-College right in the -estimation cf,The public was
neklierproof nor inquiry, Nit change and refinvn.- A College
so managed, marked with such features, shou:dinot have been
allowed Ito continue for a day in connexion 'with. a Society
which- profestas to be attached to the Rammed Church of
EnglancLi The Bishops of the Church had publicly repre-
hended thiruse of a choral service -in parochi&j,churohes. For
the training, of parochial Schoolmasters that; choral service
was, in St: Mark's, deliberately selected and obstinately re-
tained. The clergy of the: Church require- for their parish
schools-humble, assiduous, mid earnest teachers.:. The-Council
of St. Maries have selected elaborate music and-classical teach-
ing, the'natural result of which has been to-provide-the stra-
w i-bat smattering' #4, cns td
ureacn4cpit ..aufisona-
irgs'forl-teiclairig. A love etA..vangencat tram,. and devotion
to Protestant principle, are tham eharacteristies-of every honest
member of -a-Church which prodahns by its existence and its
formularies-its protest against . Rome. The- Council, of St.
Mark's selected for one of then' most responsible- posts a
master who- had distinguished himself, by h4lonotee 2gerinstt
P7aotestautisne, and by his sympathies with Rome; and who
had so disgusted the great body of- the Brighton-clergy that
they refused to enter the National School wiiiin-heremained
the master These are facial they need nn: comment ; they
admit of none.. They are unchallenged, notorious.. Yon will
state theur,,in all love and; charity, whenever the-training-
schools of-the National Scoiety, and its connaviOn; with St.
Mark's, arehiquired into.
Theforegoing remarks wilLienable you, ,t 3 .zundersawl and
explain ounproceedings.-
You will especially bear in mind that personal,contreversy
is to be carefully avoided, Society must4only be judged
of by its own acts and documents.

Your sole object should be to convey to others, a jrst im-
pression of the magnitude, and urgency et the cause which
you advocate.. It is a great and good wort, affecting the wel-
fare of thatreople, thamcaals of ,the young, and the•iuterests
of true religion. As snail, it appeals feAgeneral support ;
and you will advance it hest by avoiding personal discussions,
and appesling. with conillence to the glearess. wad righ-
teousness. of our cause.

Commenling.it to your advocacy and, to the sympathy of
others, amd, above all, to the blessing of Him, " with oat whom
nothing strong, nothing is holy,"
',remain, Rev, .Sir, your very tiithfuli servant,
J, C. CosQviiouli, Chalr. man of Committee.
To the•Rew.Stewart B. Craig,
Association Sevetary.

[Oun usual; rule- 4, "audi at24ram p,4reera ;" and
therefore we print the above. We cannot say much
for- either- its taste or style ;:.nor can we spare the
spaee_necessary for any lengthened reams upon it.
We may,. however, observe,. generally, that the
lettered the Secretary of the -National. Society, from
which:we, ql.)ted last weeki.containa Isy anticipation
a full, and satisfactory reply, to it,. We would ob-
serve,. particularly, thai, when, Arit. COLQUHOUN
asserts toxards the enil.of, hislotter, that his so-
called, facts are unclulleng_edi, he asserts whit he
latew to be incorrect : for, he had seen the National.
Society' :s letter, whia, deales or explains them all._
charge against lir. DA.ixorist, that he protest6a9
agaiwt Protestantism,. is.dishagenuons : he ought-
, tolue stated, wh4the4hy. Protestantism, he meant
the doctrines contaimd iu. the standards of the.
Church; or that vagye and, indefinite thing which,.
commonly goes lndor the name. One more obser-
vation, and we, have done for the present : if tho
Evangelical party could. only elect two out of Axle=
members, either-they must have failed to subscribe
to the society's: funds, or else neglected to) attend
its meetings;.:-]gip.. L, S.]