The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-18 00:00:00

LONDON DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING

SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this society was held on
Saturday, at Willis's Rousse, St. James's-street; the Bishop
of Los DOS in the chair. Alamo those present were the
Bishop of London, the Bishop of Lincoln, Earl Grosvenor,
Marquis of Blandford, Lord R. °rostrum', the Bishop of St.
Asaph, R. Wigram, Esq , Lord Radstock, A. J Beresford
Hope, Esq., Earl Nelms. Archdeacon Hale, Mr. Justice
Coleridge, Sir Thomas Phillips, F. Sendai, Esq., T. J.
Roweell, Rev. J. P. Phillip', Rev. C. Marshall. Rev.
H. 8. Thornton, Rev. H. G. Watkins, Rev. A. G. Howe,
Rev. Dr. Irene.
The CULLMAN, having enema the meeting with prayer,
proceeded to my that the object of the meeting was to is•
form the public of whet it'd been already done, and 'neon
rage farther efforts to furnish in d mease of church
eatessica. He would not enter on the question of
bow far the inhabitants of London bad answered
the appeal made to them ; he would only =es-
ti= two facts, the first, that the value of property In
the metropoAs rateable to income-tax under Schedule A was
tea millions; the otheras that at the toment moment 840,000
of the inhabitants o Loudon were destitute of all means of
religions instruction. He did not wish to enter farther into
that groaning extent of spiritual destitution, bet it was a
feet, that in London half a million of people knew the
name of God but to profane it, and His Sabbath bat to
desecrate it. Alta proof of the advantages of church eaten-
*ion, be might mention that the churchwardens sad parish
°MOM of Betlinal.green some time since waited on him to
state that the greatest possible improvement had taken
plane, ant only in the religions, but in the social, state of
the inhabitants since the erection of the ten new churches
in thatdistrict. He mast say that the church (messing not
the clergy alom, bat the whole body of the church, laymen
as well as clergy) had neglseted their duty, or it was not
possible the present state of spirituel destitution mold have
ever arisen. The proper mode of church extension
would be to provide in every district where popu-
lation was likely to increase, a church sad clergyman ,
bet, before attempting each • thing, they should
provide for the exhaling spirituel destitution. Nineteen
years ago he had proposed a plan for the erection
of 60 new churches in the metropolis; that appeal
was so liberally responded to that 78 churches had beer
erected through the metrumentality of the Metropolis
Church Building Fund, and a number of others had been
erected through other means. He had himself had the
happiness of consecrating 143 new churches in the diocese,
affurdiag accommodation for 100,000 germs". The Metro-
polis Church Fend had been allowed to die oat ; bet, in
consultation with some friends, be had endeavoured to con-
stitute the primal association, for the purpose of providing
church accommodation for the diocese in general. The
principal support they had hitherto received bad been from
a few wealthy individuals, who had given most munificent
contributiocs. The great object of the society now was, to
interest the inhabitants of London in general in the work,
and induce the merchants and tradesmen to give them their

novo*
The SZCIUITART then read the report, which expressed
the satire:tea of the committee at the fact that a com-
mencement had now been made in the organisation of a
settled system of chards extension. The committee atter
bleed the little that had been done to the Ileums of the
laity of whet the real requirements of the diocese were, red
therefore wirhed Weill public attention to the work now le
progrees, and the prospects for the future. During the pest
ar a paper of inquiries had been forwarded to the income
bents of 2io parishes in the diocese, as to-Ist, the number
of new churches consecrated or existing churches enlarged
during the year ending le May, 1855 ; 2nd, theaburcessall
present in progress, or of the budding of wldelt there it
some definitive prospect ; 3rd, the number of caw
churches required to meet the present spideml MID
of the population. The answers to *see
showed that during the year five new oburishee
Mrs
consecrated, sad two existing churches enlarged; Ibeele I
gave as increase of 4,185 sittings; hut the ported's***
same time bad increased 40,000. Four new eheedies Ilan
now ready for coasseratioo, and five would be eemplemi
within twelve seethe. Bat it appeared tees the state-
meats of the parochial clergy that aplomb dllOO new
ell etedlee. le addition to those now in pease% d
of the
co in eon-
were necessary to meet the existing nee
Wl= ad to their charge. The omelette* would
selbaba teem making any comment on such a statement, bet
may ressmiseeded it to the serious consideration and nasa-
lise of all Christie*. The committee found it Sete
elvisable to give a morrow grant in a few sees,
theta trifling aid in a greater number of assess:
they generally gave one pound for every free sitting. The
grants voted during the year, including those voted
by the late Metropolis Churches Fend, amounted to
&WU The report then urged the necessity of taking early
steps to secure sites at one* in the suburban neighbourhoods
in whittle large populations are springing up. A sWess
opiaion was expressed as to the advantages that would re-
sult to the cense from the formation of local associates la
different parts of the diocese.
Lord RODEXT Gaosignox, in proposing the first Tee-
" That the report be adopted," referred to the large
emeast of church accommodation still required. To erect
100 sew churches would coat about half-a-million, but that
was IBM five per mut. on the amount of property rated ia
die metropolis nadir schedule A. Under such eine*
semerds, there was no reason to despair of future surer&
Tie fret object ought to be to portion out the districts mei
meildorgyasen into them; the want of a church would ems
Is hit, and when that was the case, the money was never
wanting.
Mr. HtllllaD oneradet the resolution.
The Bishop of Leecorx proposed the second rnolution—
" That the rapid Jeanne, of the population in aid around
Lesion (amounting to net less than 40,000 souls annually),
ohm of most serious importance in connexion with the
notritgel wadies of the metropolis, end calls foe
exertion in providing churches, clergymen, sad
Gibs& la destitute neighbourhoods". He remarked that
It at flat sight became almost a source of discouragement to
*lnk that all the efforts hitherto made had availed so little,
but if they looked back to the good that had been effected
during the last twenty years, they had *vary reason to
hope that, undo God's blessing, even a greater fruit w
attend the labour of the future, and to feel that they were only
called on for increased exertions.
The Rev. Mr. BOWINLI. seconded the resolution.
The Marquis of BLLenioati proposed, and Mr. Ceireet
seconded the third resolution :—" That this meeting le tese.
strained to uprose its great regret that the duty of *tee&
in; the parochial system of the church in populous pariahs
has not received the attention which its impotence de-
serve% so that, notwithstanding many instances of hair
'ideal liberality, the societies connected with church execs-
sion receive very inadequate support."
Oa the motion of Earl Nei sots. needed by Mr. A. B.
Hors, thanks were voted to the Right Reverend Chairman,
and the meeting separated. 1001. eras subseribed on the
Wagon.

THE STRAIN HEIM Russth.—An imperial ukase
which has been pabliseed at St. Petenbowi poetpoose to
the 16th September next the recruitment that had bosu
ordered in the goverment of Skatarinoslaw. In order,
however, to accelerate the recruitment ordered in the 16
other government, of the empire it is decreed :-1. That
all
the est:options which bath Ma hitherto admitted are sear
annulled. 2. That in the towns and villages Ihs Mee else
be takes to the ago of 37. 3. That the seramfrolims
wafturet an authorised to take sees osly me if it Mali
be Mad soma; to do eo to complete the maim of meet
demanded.
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