The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-23 00:00:00

CHURCH EXTENSION IN ST. PANCRAS.

Yesterday the annual general meeting of the
friends and @unmakes of the St. NIN3TaII Church Extension
Fund took place at St. BUXOM Veetry-hall, Camdeu-town,
for the purpose of receiving • report Le to the state of the
institution for the past year. The Bishop of LONDON pre-
sided, and was supported by a considerable number of the
local clergy and gentry.
The Right Rev. Cmenutss, who had bees detained at a
meeting of bishops, observed that he felt deeply interested
in this question of church extension as a pert and parcel of
the parochial system, and the subdiviaou of peat and
overgrown parishes into ecrieshistical districts. There was
no parish in the whole of his diocese, or he believed is the
kingdom which so much required this subdivision of
clerical 'labour as Si. Pancras With a population of
200,C30, and steadily increasing is the ratio of 4,000 Who-
titivate every year, there was no greater field for the labour
of an emoriotion like that of the Church Extension Fund.
The late Vicar of St. Banana, Mr. Dale, had done moth to-
ward@ this object ; but it wee to be regretted that the cid,
ginal districts of Si. Jude's, flt. Andrew's, Agar-tows, he.,
were still without churches. On referring to the report, he
was deeply grieved to find that the Church Extension Fund,
so far from being able to complete the object for
which it was intended, was in debt—a circum-
stance which refiec led aerially upon the more wealthy in-
habitants. Re trusted, however, that the time had arrived
when the members of the church of England in that district
would determine to retrieve this disgrace. if they might
call it so. Amongst the methodist and dissenting bodice
them was not an individual, however humble, who did net
costribute in accordance with his or her means, and hence
' they had very large sums of mosey at disposal for reimiunsry
work. Why should not church people follow this example?
Whilst, however, they deplored this dark side of the=
' there was ground for the highest congratulation in
that the working dares were voluntaril aiding the alma
in their movemesta. This was one of the evidential/1d
which there were many every day, that the church dagS•
land was becoming more deeply rooted in the
the people, sad by the diligence and working of the=E
! the parochial districts that feeling of affection waelbessimai
firmly "
TM Retabliabv. Colonel CHAIMIZTS and Diu addles* gee
nsesteng,, and observed that whilst the English gasp* eft-
teibut•d freely to every charity, they acted niapoills to-
wards that greatest of all human duties, the temeliip of
God.
The ltargais Carona Mr. Exam Ulm sod
other geatlemee addrw.f the meeting, and Vices is
support having been adopted. the proosedige knotnated.

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