The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14 00:00:00

Mr. Ain phlett said he was going to speak of the Irish
Church. That was a question which every Government
must necessarily take into consideration. He bad always
admitted that there were anomalies in that Church that
ought to be rensovcd—(applauset—and the only question
between him and big opponents was this—whether these
anomalies should be reformed and renovated, or whether
they should destroy the church as an establishment alto-
gether ?—(" Reform"). That was a fair question for
discussion ; the question they had to decide, and if they
returned him to Parliament—)" No." groans, and elmera)
—in what some of them considered the unlikely event of
his being returned to Parliameat, he should feel it his
duty to do his best to prevent the total destruction of that
church, but should do the utmost in his power for the
purpose of removing all anomalies in it—(loud cheers).
In taking:that course he was not influenced by any ill-will
to his Raman Catholic fellowesubjects. He had never
joined in any vulgar cry of "No Popery ;" but being a
Protestant himself bethought himself at liberty to adopt
all legitimate means for supporting the Protestant reli-
gion against the R maan Catholic —(lou I cheers). He
should continue to pursue that coarse. Though he
would not raise the cry of "No Popery," he would ask
everybody present to join bin, in resisting the cry of "No
Protestantism "—(cheers). He looked with alarm upon
the proposition to destroy the Protestant Church in Ire-
land, because—(a Voice: "Because it's DO good." Cries
of "'tarn him out ")—he share.] the opinion that had
been held by Dr. Wesley and other great men belonging
to his dissenting fellow.countrymen, who Imd always said
It required the organisation and powei of an EA iblished
Church to maintain its hold against the inroads of
Popery—lcheers). It was sometimes asked why they
were RO much afraid for their church, that it could not
stand on its own foundation against Boman Catholicism.
But he told them this, that the Roman Catholics had this
great advantage over, not only the Establishment, but
over the dissenting sects of the country, that they had
no organised body, they hail a powerful hierarchy, and
, they were kept together and prevented falling into sects
by the exterual poise- of the Pope,—[A Voice: "Support
yoar own Church." Disorder and interruption:. There
was a great desl more he amnia like to say. bat there
were. • few noisy in lividuals in the ',mellow, who did not
wish to hear the argmuents—(interruptioni—and he
would therefore not per.ist in offiring an further re-
marks on that sithiect. He would only say that it was a
remarkable fact that if his argument was not a good one
—if they were not in danger of having Popery come to a
head, and succeed in establishing itself its Irelaud—it
Was a remarkahle fact that the greater part of the Roman
Calle lies of England were set-martial that proposition—
("No," and cheers). Mr. Aniphlett then proceeded to
speak of e location. and announced himself as factorable
to every child in Um country beMg ethos' shed, but lie was
Opposed to the compulsory system, lie had been asked
to soy a few worth with regard to what were called the
Ritindists in the Church of England—hear,diear, and
" Down with them "). He woo far from being a Ritualist,
an I viewed with great disaaprobation the extravagencies
which many god men had gone into in that direction
His sincere belief WaS that these practima were illegal,
&meriting to the existing law ; and that the existing law
if it werc made more cheap mid mare expeditious, would
be sufilident to put them down—(hear, hear). With re-
gard to trades unions, lie huh comets the conclu don that
5:10 combination of working men fir the purpose of regu-
lating the amount of wag's they received for their labour
was perfectly h. gal mil perfectly proper—)loud cheers).
Rut if tins re we iiiiy rules in trades unions by which
in:11.111.1.11i in was brought to bear by the members on
their f••llow.men, ami still tnisre if there were any rules
by which the property of their feliow men who would not
j iin theta wool] be destroyed, he said they were prejudi-
cial, and ought not Lobe allowed. He then pointed out the
unjust manner in skids rates were at present levied, and
in I,lleiUSlllll. t.l :13k the meeting for the hearing they
hal given lunu, nd expressed a firm conviction that in
amither forinight he would be their member—t," No,"
and loud cheers).

Three cheers for Lyttelton was followed by three groans
for the Sunle, and three cheers for Ampldea.
Mr. M. Grazobrook moved a vote of thanks to the
chairman, which, having beau seconded, was duly car-
ried.