The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-01 00:00:00

21U KILN IN eorsazumr SCHOOLS IN
INDIA.

DIPTITATION TO LORD PALMERSTON AND
SIR C. WOOD.
A deputation, ocesietiag of the Archbishop of
Ceiterbary;the Moho? of Looks, the Duke of Marlboeough,
the Bel of Shaftesbee7, the Lead Mayor, Lord Caltborpe,
Lard Maimed, Lord Reit*** the Hes. Arthur Kennard,
bl P. ; Mr. lehoy, M.P. • Mr. lather Mille, M.P. ; Mr.
°Tyrone, Asdr:ow Agnew, M.P.; Admiral Hero
rein, the Her. H. B. Deamidt, M.A.,incarebeet of Trinity
Chapel. Conduit-street; the Rey. J. F. lieghans, M.A.,
I rector of Lambeth ; the Rey. Dr. Tidal+, seareltry of the
' Loudon M meiosary Society; the Rev. R. Bergen, 8.D.,
rector of Upper Chelsea; the Rev. J. W. Breve M.A.,
intaister of Portmea Chapel, aid upwards of 70 Mho; pads-
nes, waited upon Lord Palmerston sad Si:Charlie Wood, at
Carnbsidgo Roast, to Saturday allernooe.
The Archbishop of CMITRKBUSY said the object of the
depuia•ios was to request the removal of the antlewPatins
szoinios of the Wood of Ood from the systole of oder:4oos
is the revernment echo& is Lela, ea that use Vile May
be dimmed may be biesidkisl from the hearts( or the nad-
a the Bible Si school been, provider always that sad
be adopted erptai undue interforence with the
Minks rithe Wives es way raw JIM sad proper to the
chief load astleritie• la the several goverammerte of Wis.
Then wee, Ms pen tomato* • gory spowel ban abroad
thee the west of relloisse the people of
lees led to the late ushappyinu=on...ll:et oirealation of
the bible would sod to room tallltifilfllll4l.

Tbe Earl of flaarratutoss remerlid that the gentlemen
with whom *ls wavement talwlatiNd bid been *Alma to
weld dm pedartelby width the disassis• at the geestios in
yealmment Itawheastalask ant Islam left mmeter&
welimely la the herb el die istaraniAnwiiima. But the ...Won
was anteing to • clean sad they were .axiom to draw the
sweeties 01 the Prime *Watt& to the subject. It woe one
la which pent timeless wee takes by all smaselica &moral-
*bone who atm engaged In millenary work in India sad
elembere, and it was to be hoped that the goneenewat weld
deal with a la • *se and liberal spirit.
The Rev. HENRY Vast+, 8.D., Prebeedary of &Pears,
end Semelary to the Church lifissiosary Society, neat •
statement which bad been drawn up for preeestw on to the
Prime looter and the President of the Council of India.

tic.q.tios which the deputation had taken
up Merited a great stational principle. It 'poke of the
interdict which was pieced upon the Introduction of the
Bible into echoola in India, and scored the Prima Minister
that the &parties bed no desire to urge compulsory teach-
ing in government schools, particularly is there were mumps-
natively few schools in India in which good teachers could
be ford. They pleaded only than the absolute interdict on
the intredoction of tee Bible into goverment schools should
be removed, and that the Weal authorities should be 64
liberty to intzoduce voluntary Bible classes wherever they
judged that it might be does with propriety mad
nasty, se it was is Manes and the Psojaub.
They menediated any attempt at preelytir, sad to show that
there was ao danger on that ground it might be stated that
the Bible had been introduced into government echoed+ in
Ceylon without • whisper of prorlytir hung hard. The
istreduotion of the Bible in the present schools in India was
retagnieed by the trier s@ antagonistic to Christianity, end
they hawed!y came to the toriclumias that It wee the wish
of this country that the Bible should be exploded tram their
schools. That, tb.sefors, which was charm. led as
neutrality, was • positive dintriventsere to Christianity.
ilmith'e "Laws of Morals," Whitmire 'thirst Philneophy,::
and ether b mks, were taught, with Milton's "Parries lent,
sad these without the Bible triad to confuse the trice
' mind with regard to Christian truth. It re, moreover. on
lajottice to ladle to withhold the Bible from the education
Whir the gerneenst proviJed, for the people bed • right
Me bre the *we esenird of right and wrong set befote theta.
The err Men d the Bible led to the suspicion that governs
rot inserd m proeslytim by underbiend meths, r the or
eremitism 1 re late mutiny abundantly proved. Sums
Wren from the antilop end speeches of Sir John L les
ereir were girt to show that in his opinion the Bible
red be freely introduced Into schools in India, not only
without danger to British rule, bat with a certuisty that It
would °meta the fideley et India to the British sows.
Sir C. Woou said that the system upon which eines-
lion had hitherto been conducted by government in ladle
we. that secular instruction should be ghee in the reesia,
no religious isomers of any kind 'being provided. The
Bible eir is all the school libraries, sod out of soloed hew
ell who chore might names iseteuctiou from it wither Iris
cation of soy kind. The opinion of Sir John Lawrence bed
been quoted, but he (Sir C. Wood) had heard from other ene
the., ities equally entitled to attention that the introdusting
of the Bible authoritatively In 'thou' bourn in the government
school* would to viewed with the greatest posoibte alarm,
and would tend to produce such an outbreak as was ore.
Moor by patting grossed cartridges Into the hard. of the
soldier.. It wes•schisese that ought not to be oil pled
without great oorideration, or without a full seeurottee that
It would be carded out without the danger which men, yea-
h:ferreted people anticipated. The grant-in-aid system was
applied impartially to ell, and he believed tad given
greet attraction. Is Madras the mtheinnaries had
taken • large proportion—in Helmet only a small
properties had been taken la that manner; but
it was free to ell, and all might have it if they pissie-d. This
was the greatest step that had been taken for toe encoureees
meat of Ceririenity for many yore, and the scheme via not
let Inlly developed. He thought It ought to be allowed to
get into fu I operation before introducing any other retro.
Sir John Lewrenco was no doubt s greet authotity, bat the
Pitopaub was not la all respects • fair representatinn of the
other parts of India. He roared the deputation that no
persona wen most anxious for the advancement of Chris•
eaatty in India than the members of het Majesty's present
government, for every Christian made was a bow bond be-
tween India and Hagler. (Hear, hear.l He het con-
, salted many ministers of religion, and had found that the
opinion was that the et:hetes recommended by the
ion would impede the movement which many religious
Mfg had in view.
▪ lbell el aItAFTF.SIiCRT said the deputation did net
entlemplese the authoritative introduction of the Bible into
echoer. All they wanted wee, that where there was • wish
that the Bible eletell be introduced into schools it should he
lets to the dievetion of the local government.
Lord I'ALMEILSTON thought they were all agreed upon ace
point, namely, that it was their duty and their interest le
preemie the diffusion of Christianity as far as possible
.-147 t the length and breadth of lodic The only qrs.
Ihad to madder was whether the scheme the dew
.glen wee calouleted to promote the spread of
y, or to have a coutrary effivt. He thought that
fist wee a querion which might be safely left in the heads
et the pevernment, for he could arum the deputation and
earn ohs Isle an interest in this important enoject theft
Ibaem weld be so indisposition en the put of the government '
bn=7l dm. proper der soy step that might appear to be
gelculand te emus the efforts of three who were
calsoareasieg to ..stmt Me Nook of India to the Cheri-can
NIL (Roar.) Mach olgleviodouhttdly be raid both weye,
If Ong creed osttoogorgilimio the minted' ihoesthity wish
to itonvert they well repel brad of draw ng them, and
there were tootbolo of piesooloe which might be adopted
without tarring soy elem. Of coarse tbere would not be
the :erre deseeet emenieles on the part of the civil
teerenithe end reemed =stirs Ythere wee in the
ewe of Worn Milt ow la hands. Still, though it
sight sot led to Air% moots night think that undue
admirer wee azireipol la to ode* and might keep their
rider awe,' eltopther. In this way they +tad drive
'way loes whom they wished to attract.
KIKN6IND M P.. said there was • growlog
ethethget the people of this cannery cm the sueje t. and it wee
way rderrie that it should grow into • public rthestion.
▪ sariusi that very mach had been done by the grants in
ell, which owed their argils to Sir C. Wood.
Dells of IiARLSOSOCI3II said that if arrengements
he the spread of Chriseirity is India could be made
tiovoilt the erne, of gorretnent, it would be at itnesere
reentestre to the reuse, eapecielly if it could be done in •
donebtrusive meaner. His legit/tip would hove seen
trio WWI a deep and strong iodine on the subject
erennst the three clue whom the deputation niereeented.
Rs kuted that hi. lordship would etas whether he wse of
upiellea that Christian Wearer ought to be brought to beer
ern the people of India, for he thought that unites an
I emmennee were given that the government were Myr:ally
eatertalestsg the quotation, it would be impossible to prevent
lii•ellleio6 in parliament, and that would give rise to the
segrestiou of rehires whir prudent and sober-minded
people w isid sot wish to see carried out.
lee Rev. H. VVW alto urged that there should be • die-
, Ilse andevatending Ilene the point, acd that Sir C. Wood
resit mettle west he underrovd to be the eerie of the
ineeellist. If he enderetaied the despatches which bad toot
' soot eat arm the subject, it was provided that the Bible
was allowed to be taught in get aliment :heels and by go-
emeriti rcheolmsetere, co that it wee nut done within the
•p~.e~(bd school bourn. Then might, for 'extant", be •
blky Anse molder half an hour before or hell en hour after
the outliner, school bourn.
he C. W oou mid that no alteration had been made In the
plan be had lard down in his deepech of 1854, in which it
wee provided that the Bible should be placed to the library
of every school, so that three scholars who deored it might
freely consult it. The goverment had no desire to stand in
the way of say explanation. the Meilen might ask for as to
teller provided that the institution was given out
ef school 6nrs. Now, if they had a good schoolmaster, sod
the scholars would voluntarily attend, he might teach them
the Chritelas religion to any extent they wished, and to
any extent he was able to give the instruction. Vint tells
gloms twin:wine was 'soiree dads, school boars, just r
is the ease of the nations! system in Inter. wham e/I that
woe 'sight in sob tol bones we common to Reams aerobes
and rot...toes elite. Is Iris to schools were frowner
MChriwirs, Mahosamedimn end Rimier end all rem
gt their pert in the threaten which was gonveyed,
ff the Bible were interred, It would clearly derange the
whole green, of teaching in reboot hours. But half r bear
before er half an hoer attar sob* bow, as had boa as-

malcad, • saboolmasier might Wash Christianity to soy
mom of seholane who might be willing to receive hie in-
grate:los, and to say extent to which he might be able to
davit.
LEd PALMIIISTON said that, according to the statement
of Sir Charles Wood, the principle affirmed by the &rari-
ties, that It was desirable to teach Christianity, appeared to
be issiatainsd. The only difference appeared to bs se to the
boars of the day in which that instruction was to be con-
'eyed. If It wits asentned that a echoolaiseter who was capa-
ble of teaching Chrietianity might assemble his scholars for
that purpose half an hour before or half an hoar after school
hones, he thought that was • recognition on the part of go-
. 'Grow st of the principle for which the deputation contended.
All that was prohibited woe that the •etioolmasier should
teach Christisoity in school bow., while there who were
repent might be afraid or unwilling to receive it. All the
other points which could be raised would be mere matter of
detail if the despatch which Sir Charles Wood had adverted
to had been correctly interpreted by him.
Sir C. Woon—lt is my own deepstoh. (Laughter.)

AN" Jima farther wievereattoa, • - .
The AHCIIIIIIIIOI' thanked Lord Palmerston and iiir Chao.
Wood fw the wart/one wanner in which the deputation had
bean received.. .

lee deputation this retired.