The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

THE CHURCH CONGRESS AT MANCHESTER,

Yesterday morning there was again • large attendance,
sod amoept the principal company were the Bishop.' of
Manehester (who presided), Oxford. and Sydney. the Earl
of Herrowby, sad Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.
The Rev. Mr. CADIIAN read a paper on "The Management
of Large Parishes."
The Dean of CHICHENTR (the Rev. Dr. Heck) said that
although far more then thirty yams he had bees the incum-
bent of large pariahs. at Coveatry and at Leede, be must
hormstly metes, be never tried to manage his parish, be-
cause hie parish generally managed him. (laughter and
cheers.) To • amide extent this was a very good plan,
although its good working very much depended upon the
sort of iocumbeet He should say the brat thing the clergy
man should do should be to ascertain clearly, as an banes
map, what were the real prisciples of the church
of England. (Applaime4 He would then know
clearly when to my "No," and when he had done
that he believed the next best Using to do mai to Wake in
the luxury, for which, like all other luxuries, the incumbent
would have to pay, of • large body of zealous curates, and
they would bring into action a large number of lay helpers.
The beet pito was not to ley down any particular sole,
either to a curate or a ley Helper. Let each man act as his
own genius might suggest. Oftentimes. however, when •
person came to the clergyman to offer help, he might de-
peed upon it, it was because the man had mime hobby to
ride. It would not do to tell the man he must cast aside
his hobby, but tact would have to be employed to wale&
that ell things ran smoothly. When onto the eerie was
• brought to believe that the minister was their camel ser-
vant it was astoaishiog what • power of lay help would
come it. The paper which had just been read was most
able, because it was brimful of common same, and was
written by • practical man. (Applause.) There were two
points upon which be would heartily say ditto
to Mr. Cadman. He (Dr. Hula) would my to every
young man goiog into • parish. " Attend first to
your preaching, and then you may do almost anything.'
(Applause.) When once • clergyman had reached the soul
of a man, and when that man supposed that the clergyman
had bee an instrument in God's hand for the conversion
of his soul, that man was their friend to the hoard hie
death. (Applause.) The second point was contained in
those words of wisdom tittered by the author of the paper
! respecting the noe-divisian of perishes. He (Dr. Hoek)
wits rather anxious to emetics this., because his name was
; sometimes aleceiated with the division of parishes. Parishes
; were now in fact divided whether the incumhenta wished it
.or not by the Peel districts. Now all lie did was to bring
is an act of parliameut to place the chapelries in the same
position as the Peel district.. (Applause.) An incumbent
of a poor district was much worse off than a curate. The
only thing that could be done by the incumbent of a large
parish, when he knew that it was impossible for him to
'each all his people, was solemnly to commend the matter
to God. (Applause.)
The diecuasion soon after clo•ed.
Vies Chancellor Sir W. FAG/ WOOD read • paper on
Parochial Mission Women, which did not provoke col:Mo-
vers?. though the meeting was addremed on the *abject by
the Rev. Pelham Dale aud the Rev. Clown Brook.
Two papers were real oe the Growth of the Church in
Lancashire by the Rev. James Bardsley and the Rey. Dr.
Home.

BAZIMAPLE ELECTION.—IIi order not to interfere
with the business of the market, the election of a member
of parliament is the roam of Mr. Patio is deferred until
Monday, when the seasinatioe will take place, and the
polling, of course, es the following day.