The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

CHURCH EDUCATION.

The following has been forwarded to ne (the
Daiwa Advertiser) by the Rev. tl. A. Deana :
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thane* team* the bandies sad seetatening of schools,
mail apposes to lave been orAblislasi,la the ewes et the
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whether la revue imanagemest Maass, Or of mama
grants mil gthernment 11111.11061111, and the astir' systems of
state seirlathe is edialeiseseed by the Caseates? of Coastal
ea lasentlea • thee the spat en Ike operation of the
Cosandthse of Nowell es laserime, are entagesistie to,
and beseenelleable whh, the prindpies sad the practice of
the Amok of lkilsaL The wain smith of parliament
mak k ell peehalllN amide whether it will be pos.
Ode ter the shwa ee oentisne to the receipt of rata
lairearsaa Ie the moMeme Inns Ma Me great evils of
a between shwa emill Mate, is respect of
any be subled, I purse sow to appruaeb
Me queuing frusta' ether dile, led to specify the terms
epos width, so it ammo to me. the church can accept
with eddy Mate astistaeth The Hoses of Cosmossvotel
annually ama of wag Mir education' purposes. That
money is panel a mum *Abend fr ,ee a people Many
different term of religious belief, and it is voted by a body
of • corresponding earaeter. la veteran; itt, therefore,
to the people, the newel sources from which it is drawn
have ail to be 030111611111M1 and owed see by their representa-
tives. It is to be observed that the fast, that the govern-
ment of the country may at any true be compseed of per
holding various forms of religions belief; seeledes of
itself the possibility of the government being in a position
to 'semis' aay proper oontrol, dismay or Indirectly, over
the matter, or the manner, of the education of the people.
These mast both be left altogether to the several religious
brditwoompseiag the people. All that the goveremeat can
legitimately do is, 1, to see that the law is net eestravesed
or set aside, in king aunts oat of the memo whish is
iatruned to the 'anemia for edeciational purposes ; 2,
to distribute that missy upon a simple prism& thinly
applicable to all Miens bodies alike; and, 3, t' ascertain.
from time to time, whether that money is bons. Alf applied
to the purposes for which it was raked and granted. The
principle of distribution would be, that grants be made to
the several religions Indi-s is proportion to their mated
requirements, and to the moth' of ittlial esatribadena.
To apply this prineip'e to the use of the 'sheen of the
church of Belgian. Panders and sappectere of oho*
throughout each di thee would, la oath year, make their
spoliation for assistance, through the Dinesaa Board of
Education, to the bi.hop, aid the bishop would make his
represeatatios to the Government to the following effect
That it had been certified to his. that
1. Certaiu schoo's were proposed to be built in the
dimier, with the eireemraness of each propnal, and with
the amount of local contributiens in each separate are.
2. That certain other retools, specifying the circumstances
in each ea e, were in want of annual assistance of various
Wads, including augmentation of rendes of fasten and
miteresses, retiring pen.ions, &c. This class would comprise
the schools of the union poorhouses.
3. That a certain sum in aid was required for the =Mae-
cenas of training schools whether situate in, or cirablithed
in ominexion with, the diocese.
4. That a certain sum, in aid, was required for the pa-
pas of maintaining an efficient diocesan inspection.
The proper ba.nns of the department of Onernment.
to which the distribution of the educational grant was en-
treated would be, simply, to meet this repreeentaien by an
anal grant of money to the Bishop, to be transmitted to
the several pertit s through the Diocesan Board of Bans-
tire, to such an extent as would be consistent with a regard
to the claims of other Dioceses, and with a ri gsrd tv the
' claims of other religious bodies. An anoint return to Par-
liament of the monies granted and applied, with the several
modes of application, and the anneal certificate of the Dio
mean Inspector, as to the ell:nay of each school, would
be the guarantees for the due application of the public mo-
ney. The ainalages of this arrangement would be :
1. That it woultl be simple.
2. That it would In equitable..
3. That it would elicit the greatest amount of local con-
tribution.
4. That it would tarnish ample security for the due appli-
cation of the public money.
6. That it would leave the Church of England, as ell other
religious bodies quite free to conduct its o education
upon intim priiciplee.
6. That it would exclude jealousy and distrust, and
strengthen the bonds of goodwill and mutual reliant, and
cocidenes between Church and State.
I would agent very respectfully to ehurermen that all
these to whose Judgment the above plan appears to offer a
remedy for the unksppy differences at present ezistlag be-
tween Church and Suns in respect of education, and a means
of adjusting their mutual relations, and of strengthening
their sanneake, should endeavour to pri es it upon the no-
ties of parliament as early as possible in Oncoming session.